Jessica's Crime is a sporadically active American independent rock band. Founding member and lead vocalist Aaron Bishop has cited the band's "day-jobs in professional academia" as the primary reason for their occasional, long periods of apparent quiescence. The band formed originally in 1989 as Mistress Christia, morphing into the SpeedKings by the early 1990s, before establishing themselves as Jessica's Crime in 1995, following a number of changes in personnel. Originally from Dallas, Texas, the band moved to Philadelphia, PA in 1999. As of the release of their 2006 record Gone to Texas, Jessica's Crime comprises two members: founder J. Aaron Bishop (guitars, vocals, bass, programming, etc.) and Michael P (guitars, vocals, bass, banjo, programming). Their musical style contains elements o