Maroons | ja

There are two bands under the same name. 1) The Maroons were a band from NYC that existed from 1978 to 1981. In 1979 they released the rare powerpop classic No Condition/Out Tonight 7″. They played all of the historic local clubs - CBGB, Max's Kansas City, The Ritz, Irving Plaza, Kenny's Castaways, Folk City. They received interest by a small (soon to be BIG) record company called Virgin Records, also A & M records was interested. They split in 1982, later coming together in various incarnations, including the Rockaholics and the Gentlemen Callers. They were featured in the "Rock...

Originally promoted as Maroons, Lateef and the Chief are a side project of Quannum Projects crew members Lateef and Chief Xcel. The duo formally switched their name to Lateef and the Chief sometime prior to the release of their debut album Maroons: Ambush. .