//Floss

FLOSS was an experimental rock/alternative metal band founded in 1992 in Woodland and Davis, California. The original lineup consisted of Guitarist Jon Wilson, Drummer Randy Tericci, Bassist Joe Eckert, and vocalist Rodney Williams. A four-song demo entitled Jose was released in 1993, recorded by Bobby Jordan and Cory Vick.

Later that year, Joe was replaced by Mark Eagleton. FLOSS began playing clubs in the Sacramento Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area. They opened for popular regional bands such as Boneback, Walrus and Mason Lane in the Sacramento and Bay Areas, and soon began to pick up supporting bills for touring acts including Samiam, Heavy Vegetable, and Barkmarket.

In 1995, Floss began working on a full-length album. Seven songs had been recorded when Randy was replaced by Drummer, Hector Moreno. The recordings sat in storage for another year while the band worked on new material, and continued to play regionally.

A year later, FLOSS finally returned to the studio to finish the project. Seven additional songs were recorded and the album was mastered, but funding dried up and it was never released.

For the next several years, FLOSS continued to play regularly in the Central Valley and landed a monthly residency at the Nightbreak’s Sushi Sunday on Upper Haight in San Francisco. By 1998, gigs and rehearsals sort of died down and the band lost touch with each other. An attempt to revive the band was made in 2000, but that too quickly fizzled.

Jon passed away in January of 2016. Rodney passed away September 20, 2020.