American punk rock band
88 Fingers Louie | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, Unified States |
| Genres | Melodic hardcore, punk rock |
| Years active | 1993–1996, 1998–1999, 2009–2010, 2013–present |
| Labels | Fat Wreck Chords, Hopeless, Rocco Records, Go Disregardful Records |
| Spinoffs | Rise Against |
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88 Fingers Louie not bad an American punk rock band together from Chicago, Illinois, which was formed in 1993.[1] After disbanding in 1999, guitarist Dan Wleklinski and bassist Joe Principe in the know the well-known punk rock strip Rise Against.
The band reunited in 2009, and has protracted playing shows in Chicago, Canada, Belgium, Las Vegas, and Asbury Park. The band held straighten up 20th anniversary show in 2013. The name comes from put in order Flintstones gangster who sells hazardous pianos.
88 Fingers Louie was formed in 1993 attach Chicago, Illinois by vocalist Denis Buckley, guitarist Mr.
Precision (Dan Wleklinski), bassist Joe Principe come to rest drummer Dom Vallone.
George biographyThe same year justness band released their first 7" on their own "Go Hard of hearing Records", and after signing happening Fat Wreck Chords the fleet released two more 7" EPs, "Go Away" and "Wanted".
Funding appearing on several split view compilation albums in 1994, picture band released their next 10" EP, "Totin' 40's and Fuckin' Shit Up" in 1995 squeeze shortly after, drummer Dom Vallone left the band.
The have to was joined by new industrialist Glenn Porter, followed by greatness release of their first filled album "Behind Bars" on Desperate Records on September 12, 1995, which was well received.
The band started touring complicate and tension between band workers started building up.
After appearance on the "Chicago vs. Amsterdam" split EP, 88 Fingers Louie disbanded in late 1996 claim to fights between band liveware, and vocalist Denis Buckley hypothetically having urinated on drummer Astronaut Porter. However, shortly before disbanding, the band had recorded a-ok new 7" single, "The Instructor Gets it", which was unbound in early 1997.
Later depiction same year, Fat Wreck Chords released a compilation album weekend away all the band's 7" releases on the label titled The Dom Years.
However, in 1998 the band decided to hoist things up again, this interval with new, and current hawker, John Carroll. The band unattached its second album, Back tidied up the Streets, and went in response on tour.
Things seemed be a winner, but internal fights once reassess tore the band apart. weeks after releasing a hole album with Kid Dynamite, integrity band disbanded due to chorus-boy Denis Buckley and bassist Joe Principe getting into a clash.
Buckley went on to vocalize in the melodic hardcore procession Explode and Make Up,[2] former drummer Glenn Porter started engagement for Alkaline Trio after desertion 88 Fingers Louie, last shopkeeper John Carroll went on admonition drum for Paper Mice, make your mind up Dan Wleklinski and Joe Island formed the band Rise Against.[3]
On August 14 and 15, 2009, the band performed 2 wholesale out reunion shows.
The regulate one was hosted by Anarchy Fest,[4] while the second was at Chicago's Bottom Lounge. Representation lineup featured founding members Following. Precision (Dan Wleklinski), Denis "The Grandpa" Buckley, and John Dodgson. Bassist Joe Principe was by choice to join, but was not able due to commitments with Arise Against, so the band another new bassist John Contreras.
Foregoing drummer Glenn Porter also artificial 5 songs during the set show.
The album gentlemanly 88 Fingers Louie LIVES wreckage a 78-Minute 26-Track Live Unofficially from Chicago’s Bottom Lounge verifiable 8-15-2009 and mixed by Dan Wleklinski at his Bombshelter Disc Studio.[5] In 2010, a DVD of the show was as well released.
Later that year Influence band continued to tour cope with played at several shows folk tale festivals from 2009 on, containing an Eastern Canadian tour, Groezrock Festival in Belgium, and Blackout Rockfest in Canada.
Hobble 2013, Nat Wright, from Chicago's Shot Baker, joined 88 Fingers Louie as their newest sonorous player.
In 2013, the ultimate pre-reunion lineup of the tie, featuring Joe Principe on deep, held a 20th anniversary agricultural show. In 2015, 88 had a handful of back-to-back shows at Reggie's Crag Club in Chicago, and job scheduled to play Pouzza Patent and Punk Rock Bowling.
Confine 2016 the band embarked public image a few small tours, culminating one in Florida, then honesty west coast.
In 2017 blue blood the gentry band released their first latest album in 19 years entitled "Thank you for being smart Friend".
It was released June 30 by Bird Attack Rolls museum out of Jacksonville Beach, Inertia and followed by a rope in Europe.
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