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Age: 22.

Band: Johnny 9 and the Racers (Johnny9andtheRacers.tripod.com).

Next gig: Oct. 29 at The Space, with Expiry and Lion of Ido; Nov. 19 at Central Connecticut State University.

Music style: Rock/ska/reggae.

Armed with: 1976 Gibson Les Paul and my voice box.

First record bought: A cassette tape of Tubthumper by Chumbawamba.

First concerts: Sugar Ray at Quinnipiac University in 1999. First club show was The Toasters at the Webster Theater in 2000.

Best show seen at the New Haven Coliseum: Monster Jam!

Listening to: A lot of Elvis Costello. He is the best, and even his "worst" albums are absolutely great. Also, early Weezer, Descendents, Sam Cooke, Propagandhi and a Wallingford band called Hostage Calm.

While cleaning: Early Studio One ska and reggae. It makes even the most tedious tasks enjoyable to move to.

Album that changed his life: The Suicide Machines' Destruction by Definition changed everything. I didn't know what punk, ska or hardcore was at the time, but when I heard it at age 11 I knew whatever this band was doing was incredible and that I wanted to do it, too.

Inspired his first notes: I saw a lot of local punk and ska bands in the late '90s and early '00s, while I was in elementary and middle school. They were older kids, but they were still kids. I got my first guitar the summer before 8th grade, and Johnny 9 had its first band practice the following summer.

Buy him a drink: Jack and Coke.

On TV: "Mad Men"; "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"; "The Office"; "30 Rock" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Favorite Web sites: Cracked.com. It's hilarious, and you learn weird things about history and science.

Films: The Graduate; Little Miss Sunshine; In Bruges; Shaun of the Dead and so many more.

Under his bed: A gift from an ex-girlfriend that I never got around to opening. Ahhh!

Most memorable local show: The Spring Heeled Jack reunion show at Toad's Place in '02. Not only did Spring Heeled Jack, Big Mistake and Pilfers all reunite on the same night, but everyone telling stories and reminiscing about the late Dave Karcich was pretty special.

Also found: Obsessing over/collecting records, supporting local record shops.

Fun fact about David: I have two different colored eyes, like Nick Lachey from 98 Degrees.

If he were a pizza, the toppings would be: The stuff your friend always gets even though you told him you don't really like it and you're going to pick it off.

Question he wished we asked: Where are your favorite places to buy music? Answer: Replay Records in Hamden and Redscroll Records in Wallingford.