“The name came from a close friend Don ( he knows who he is ) and we'll leave it at that,” Jimi relates. “:  It's supposedly one of the only words in the English dictionary with no vowels ... And I love the definition.”

The trio has been playing together for six years now, and has a show coming up Aug. 2 at the Engine Room in Houston, 1515 Pease.  While the Houston area has an abundance of available talent, the band members say, the lack of venues to play makes it a Darwinian war of survival for many acts.

“There's a lot of all ages shows and youth is great,” notes Samford. “But there are a lot of greedy promoters, booking agencies etc., trying to take advantage of bands for their profit. Especially the younger bands, it's a shame that a band can't make an honest living. Or at least gas money to and from the gig.”

“Yeah I see that a lot of these venues are throwing a bunch of bands together giving short sets trying to pack the house and hey I understand money keeps the doors open but the fans feed you,” Jimi adds. “Without them a band is nothing. So if they are upset it throws everything out of whack. Although a lot of this business is trial and error you can't blame every one. You just keep on trying till you get it right. Houston is a great place to be and play and it's getting better everyday. 

“There's a lot of great acts out there busting their asses. So Go out and see a live show this weekend. What's it gonna hurt?”

Paradise says that unlike “music towns” like Austin or Lubbock which are full of college kids who can party all night and get right back up the next morning, a generally more settled population makes Houston music lovers more finicky. They don’t want to waste the one night out they get in a week.

“I think people here in town don't want to go see something they are not sure of... They want a sure thing,” he says. “They want to have a good time and they want it to be guaranteed. That's what we try hard to do. Give them a show not just some band in a club... A show!”

Adds Jimi: “Getting gigs is the hardest thing for a band to do. There's a lot of competition out there. We are friends with a lot of these bands and it's kind of a friendly competetiveness, but it's still there. We just want to rock , party, and rock some more.   Come on out and see us you'll see we're just like you. Just trying to make a living. We all have day jobs, and would love to be able to do this full time, but until that break happens we are going to stay the course.”

It’s a course that, no doubt, will keep Nth and their fans bobbing their heads to the beat for years.