Education
Bewley attended the University of Georgia art school where he met Michael Lachowski, a fellow art student.
Bewley attended the University of Georgia art school where he met Michael Lachowski, a fellow art student.
Born in Bradenton, Florida, United States. He lived in Sarasota, Florida, Washington, District of Columbia and near Atlanta, Georgia while growing up. They became roommates and decided to form a band.
He and Lachowski, along with fellow art students Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Curtis Crowe, formed the band,, having their first performance in 1979.
On their first trip to New York City, they were written up in Interview Magazine. Bewley was a very influential guitarist and used the guitar to create not just notes, but interesting sounds as well. recorded three albums, three singles and one European Parliament. has opened for U2, R.E.M., the B-52"s, the Talking Heads and Gang of Four. broke up twice, but reunited and had been playing occasional shows.
"s first album Gyrate was re-issued in October 2007 by Doctor of Fine Arts records. Chomp was reissued in 2009.
Bewley was an art teacher for a while, but towards the end of his life devoted more time to his music and his own art
He also played with two other Athens projects: Sound Houses (formerly The New Sound of Numbers) and On February 23, 2009, Bewley was driving on Barber Street in Athens when he suffered a heart attack. According to the band"s statement, his van drifted off the road and overturned.
He was admitted to Athens Regional Medical Center and lapsed into a coma.
He died two days later on February 25 when he was removed from life support. He was 53.
