Also known as: Insect Trust, The
Origin: Hoboken, NJ, USA
The Insect Trust was an eclectic ensemble that proficiently played varying styles of music, including blues and folk-rock, which were accented by different stringed instruments and woodwinds. The band got their unique name from the 'Insect Trust Gazette', a poetry journal published by author Bill Levy when he was in college (Levy originally got the name from the William Burroughs novel 'Naked Lunch'). The group's origins can be traced to founder Bill Barth (guitar, percussion), his girlfriend Nancy Jefferies (vocals, percussion) and Bob Palmer (alto saxophone, clarinet, percussion, recorders),…