Short of Breath

Short of Breath formed in the summer of 1999 when guitarist Mike Hatalak called up vocalist Josh Strasburg and asked him to come join a jam session with guitarist Rich Spalla, bassist Paul Yates, and a drummer that they knew. Prior to this, Josh, Mike, and Paul had been playing together in a short-lived band called Stricture, but the energy of that random jam session led them to form what later became known as Short of Breath. The new group immediately