Violent Femmes
USA
Formed: 1980
Died: 01 January 2009
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Post-Punk, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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The textbook American cult band of the 1980s, the Violent Femmes captured the essence of teen angst with remarkable precision; raw and jittery, the trio's music found little commercial success but nonetheless emerged as the soundtrack for the lives of troubled adolescents the world over. The group formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the early '80s, and comprised singer/guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie and percussionist Victor DeLorenzo; Ritchie originated the band's oxymoronic name, adopting the word "femme" from the Milwaukee area's ...
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