103.9-FM WDRE Modern Rock DREgional: Buzz Zeemer

From the liner notes of "103.9-FM WDRE Modern Rock DREgional: Volume 1"-- a compilation of Philadelphia-area bands released by now-defunct modern rock station WDRE in 1996.

Buzz Zeemer – I Live Next Door

          With guitars at turns jangly or biting, hummable melodies, and killer songs, Buzz Zeemer live in a world somewhere between Matthew Sweet and a younger, tighter version of NRBQ.
          The band is led by Frank Brown on vocals and guitar, with Philly legend (and really nice guy) Tommy Conwell on guitar and vocals, Dave McElroy on bass and Ken Buono on drums.
          After kicking around town for the past couple of years, they released Play Thing, and from the songwriting and playing to the production and even the artwork, this is one of the best local discs to come down the pike. In fact, the release party in March ’96 was like a who’s who in the Philly scene, and with fans like Inquirer music critics Dan DeLuca and Tom Moon, the City Paper’s a.d. amorosi, WXPN’s Bruce Warren, and DRE’s own Rumour Boy, the future looks up for Buzz.
          Voted most likely to get a record deal in 1996, we’d love to help make it happen for one of Philly’s best – Buzz Zeemer!