Dan Whitaker of Atheltic is also the main man in the
wonderful Great Plaines Gypsies
http://www.greatplainsgypsies.com/

Before joining in Athletic, Tom Mioducki & Ray Rehayem
combined with Too Late For Space's eventual Producer
Todd Rittmann, Pat Samson (both of U.S. Maple fame)
and the mysterious Jack Ahern as The Mercury Players.
While more a precursor to the US Maple sound than to
the folkarockaboom of Athletic, Athletic fans nonetheless
will want to check out this small but growing (?) tribute page http://www.petbaby.com

Bob Schaeffer is a whole bunch of things
look for his rocking ways at
http://cornerstoneras.com/

Empty Bottle is the place to catch new sounds
in the great city of Chicago and they've hosted
Athletic at its most rockin'
http://www.emptybottle.com/

The Nation is our nation's oldest weekly
and a valuable source of fact & opinion
http://www.thenation.com/