Radio de King Missile

King Missile is an avant-garde band that has been led in various disparate incarnations by poet/singer John S. Hall since 1986. Currently called King Missile III (pronounced "the third"), the group released its ninth and most recent studio album, Royal Lunch, in 2004. In 1985, writer John S. Hall began presenting his work at open mike poetry readings. After three shows, Hall became a "featured" poet at the Backfence, a performance venue in Manhattan's East Village.[1] In 1986, feeling that "20 minutes of me reading poetry would be totally boring,"[2] Hall asked his guitarist friend Dogbowl to augment his performances with original music.[1][2] Dogbowl agreed, and with the addition of bassist Alex DeLaszlo, drummer R.B. Korbet, and xylophonist George O'Malley, King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) was born.