John "Kato" Alaniz is one of the most well-regarded guitar players ever to spring forth from the Corpus Christi music scene. He began his recording career with the long-running hardcore/punk outfit, The Krayons in 1987 -- a post he held until 1994. In Corpus Christi, he also played with the Hershey Squirts, Big Mouth and Machines and Animals.

In Austin, he played with Laughing Stock (two stints) and helped form Manchurian Candidates. More recently, he has played with Sluggard and is currently in Curse the Heavens.

THE BEST of KATO
1) Sluggard (2006 demo)
2) Big Mouth - "Too Confused" (live, 1990)
3) Manchurian Candidates - "Persistence" & "Push" (Side A [not B!] of "Suffer the Innocent" EP, 500 copies, Big City Bastards Records)
4) Krayons - "Social Commentary on 1989" ("Solutions" 12-song cassette demo, 1990)
5) Hershey Squirts - "Mob Mentality" (1990 demo)
6) Krayons - "Four AM Drunks" ("Souvenirs from the Scene of the Crime LP, 500 copies, TFC Records)
7) Manchurian Candidates - "Final Solution" ("Between Reality and Shadow" LP/CD on TFC Records)

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