Pezband was an American power pop band, formed in 1971 in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States.

The ensemble began in the fall of 1971 when four Oak Park musicians teamed up to jam on covers of songs by The Yardbirds, Kinks and Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac. The original lineup consisted of Mimi Betinis (guitar and lead vocals), Mick Rain (drums and vocals), John Pazdan (guitar, piano and vocals), and Mike Gorman (bass and vocals)

Mick Ruane (aka Mick Rain), drummer for Pezband, died on August 14, 2021. According to the Chicago Sun Times: "Mike Ruane was the big man playing the big drum set for Pezband, one of a wave of effervescent power pop groups also including Cheap Trick, Material Issue and Shoes to emerge from the Chicago area in the 1970s and 1980s. Mr. Ruane, known by the nickname Mick Rain, died Aug. 14 at Tampa General Hospital of complications from COVID-19, according to his daughter Nicoletta Montaner."