The K.G.B. - The K.G.B.

The K.G.B.

With a new sound blossoming, the boys needed a new name. "The K.G.B." was fittingly mysterious. It may refer to the Soviet version of the C.I.A., but the three letters actually mean much, much more. "We could tell you, but then we'd have to kill you," Moses insists. The most common conception around the East Bay Area, where most of the band is originally from, is that the name stands for "Kensington Garage Band," a reference to Toby and Moses's hometown of Kensington, a small suburb near Berkeley, CA.

Rechristened, Moses, Toby, Tom and Ben recruited Johnny Genius for his six-string prowess. A music student at the School Of The Arts High School in San Francisco, traveling oboist in the Bay Area Wind Symphony and diehard Aerosmith fan, Genius colored their songs and allowed Toby to pawn off those tough guitar parts and devote his energies to fronting the band. That year - 11th grade - the kids got busy in the East Bay all-ages scene. Donning full rock-steady regalia, they set their peers to jamming at Berkeley Square, Ashkanaz, iMusicast, and 924 Gilman Street.