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Between rehearsals and gigs, Shane McGraw spends a substantial portion of his time drumming for two bands. And that's on top of his day job.

"I didn't realize how much time it was really going to take," he says. "But it's worth it."

The Eighty Four resident is a member of the Inconsiderate Few, which took third place at the annual Graffiti Rock Challenge this winter. He also is in Doodis, fast becoming a favorite on Pittsburgh's jamband circuit.

He's drummed for the Inconsiderate Few for going on four years, with bandmates Jim Kopaz and John McElroy on guitars, and Erin Walker on bass. Last year, the band wrapped up "We Ruined It for Everyone," a CD compilation of recordings spanning several years, with some of the tunes dating back to the mid-'90s.

A couple of years ago, the Inconsiderate Few was rehearsing in a studio when Shane heard the band next door playing songs by Phish, one of his favorite groups. The guys in question turned out to be Doodis, and when they needed a drummer a while later, they invited Shane to come aboard.

Doodis still has two original members, guitarist Pete Mansmann (another Washington Countian) and bass player Jason Mitchell, joined by Shane and guitarist Jesse Cronce for the past two years.

The band promotes itself as "Seedless Psychedelic Jams," practioners of the genre pioneered by the likes of the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service, and revived in the '80s and '90s by groups such as Phish, moe. and The Breakfast (formerly Psychedelic Breakfast). As a matter of fact, Doodis opened for The Breakfast at a March show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh.

Keep an eye out for both of Shane's bands at various area venues this summer.