It was back in May 2006, in a dirty Dublin city jukejoint, where Czthzl Melinn, Dara Melinn (no relation), Paddy Lynch and Stephanie O' Keeffe, blind-eyed drunk on industrial- strength absinthe and brandy decided to start the boozy blues outfit which would later become Murder Plan.

That morning, Czthzl had found an old upright piano washed up on the beach; after boasting of this to his drinking pals, they agreed to salvage the instrument. The following evening took them to the strand and onto Cathal's flat where they dragged it up the four flights of stairs to the sitting room; it was here that they jammed out their first few numbers.

Unfortunately, the piano being rotten and out of tune didn't last too long and the band decided to sell it to the spinster living in the apartment below. After receiving a handsome sum from the sale, they bought some new equipment and began to play properly.

So Stephanie sings while Czthzl barks as they draw numerous musical styles into their mix; sometimes playing jazzy blues, before moving to straightforward rock and then onto dirty sleaze-rants. Paddy and Dara, on drums and guitar; known for their sinister behaviour and foul language proved to be pivotal in driving the band's musical direction towards the macabre side of their blues cabaret. All the while, Czthzl, destroyed with the brandy, sits at his piano lashing out sleazy licks and riffs until they've beaten the blues black and blue and black again.

Coming towards the end of 2007, tensions were high with friction building between band members as there was still no full-time bassist. At this point, Donal Melinn, an acquaintance of Paddy's twin sister was enlisted to play with the self-destructive group. This proved to be an inspired choice as Murder Plan returned to the studio, began to write new material and their on-stage fist fights became a thing of the past.

As the book closed on 2007, Murder Plan regrouped and prepared for a New Year's onstlaught. The tango was introduced in early 2008. Things are getting weird now. The church organ is scary. It's 2009 so roll up roll up..to the murder macabaret.

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