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Combined with the Effigies and Nude Raygun, Strike Under were among the initial groups to carve away the punk rock and roll tradition in Chicago. With guitarists and vocalists Steve Bjorklund and Chris Bjorklund, bassist and vocalist Pierre Kezdy, and drummer Bob Furem, they made a crucial element of the …

Chicago, IL’s the Bomb is normally much duty punk trio comprising former Nude Raygun leader Jeff Pezzatti (vocals, bass), John Maxwell (electric guitar), and Paul Garcia (drums). The music group came jointly in the past due ’90s and proceeded to go about establishing Jettison Music (called after Nude Raygun’s third …

The Effigies were a significant element of Chicago’s seminal post-hardcore punk picture, along with Big Dark, Naked Raygun, and Hit Under. Their legacy isn’t as heralded as the previous two, partly because they didn’t force a lot of limitations, either thematically or stylistically. But that evaluation shortchanges the Effigies as …