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DEAD KENNEDYS were 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.
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29th March 2011
Dave Grohl has never felt guilty about his success. The Foo Fighters frontman started off....
8th August 2008
DEAD KENNEDYS punk icon KLAUS FLOURIDE has quit the group due to medical issues. The rocker....
22nd March 2008
U.S. rockers the DEAD KENNEDYS are searching for a new frontman - after their new lead singer....
22nd March 2007
DEAD KENNEDYS have challenged former frontman JELLO BIAFRA to "put his money where his mouth is"....
27th November 2006
DIRK DIRKSEN, a punk music impresario who ran San Francisco's Mabuhay Gardens nightclub during its....
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