Dead Kennedys + special guests June 6, 2013

Lineup: Skip McSkipster (vocals), East Bay Ray (guitar), Klaus Flouride (bass), DH Peligro (drums)

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Dead Kennedys are one of the most popular and important American hardcore punk bands of the late ’70s/early ’80s. They formed in San Francisco in 1978 when EAST BAY RAY placed an ad in a music paper that vocalist JELLO BIAFRA responded to. They were soon joined by bassist KLAUS FLOURIDE, drummer TED and a second guitarist known to posterity simply as 6025. The latter departed in March 1979, while Ted was replaced at the very end of 1980 by D.H. PELIGRO. After a brief rehearsal period, Dead Kennedys played their first gig at Mabuhay Gardens in July 1978. The “Fab Mab” was a Filipino restaurant in San Francisco’s North Beach section that served as a home to punk bands for nearly ten years. It wasn’t too long before the band gained a considerable following around San Francisco. Live, DKs were a combination of chaos and theatrics. Their sound could be described as a cross between the Sex Pistols and the Ventures.
(Punk/Rock)
Doors 9pm, $20/$25

Official Website: http://www.uptownnightclub.com/events/dead-kennedys-plus-special-guests/