The Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band, formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1980. They are noted for laying the groundwork for folk punk. The band had four members: singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and two drummers, Victor DeLorenzo and Guy Hoffman. Gano announced the group's break-up in 2009.
The Violent Femmes were founded by bassist Brian Ritchie and percussionist Victor DeLorenzo. They bec...
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The Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band, formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1980. They are noted for laying the groundwork for folk punk. The band had four members: singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and two drummers, Victor DeLorenzo and Guy Hoffman. Gano announced the group's break-up in 2009.
The Violent Femmes were founded by bassist Brian Ritchie and percussionist Victor DeLorenzo. They became a full-fledged band upon the arrival of Gordon Gano, lead vocalist and guitarist. In its early days, the band frequently played coffee houses and street corners. They were discovered by James Honeyman-Scott (of The Pretenders) on August 23, 1981, when the band was busking on a street corner in front of the Oriental Theatre, the Milwaukee venue that The Pretenders would be playing later that night. Chrissie Hynde invited them to play a brief acoustic set after the opening act. The band signed to Slash Records and released a self-titled...
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