Hunx and His Punx | |
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 Hunx and His Punx at Elsewhere, Brooklyn in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, andLos Angeles,California,United States |
| Genres | Punk rock,queercore |
| Instruments | Vocals,guitar,bass guitar,piano,keyboards,drums,percussion, |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Hardly Art,True Panther Sounds |
| Members | Seth Bogart Shannon Shaw Erin Emslie Nik Johnson |
| Past members | Amy Blaustein Michelle Santamaria Justin Champlin Heather Fedewa |
Hunx and His Punx is an American punk band fromSan Francisco, California.
Hunx, real nameSeth Bogart, started the band in 2008 after years of performing in a pop group calledGravy Train!!!! The group's sound has been compared to girl groups and is a mix of punk and bubblegum music. The band played its first national tour of the United States alongsideJay Reatard andNobunny in 2009. The band officially released its debut singles compilation albumGay Singles in 2010 on True Panther Sounds in the U.S. and Born Bad in France.[1]
In January 2010, Hunx began a tour featuring an all-girl backing band. The new line-up has been identified on the tour and in new songs such as "Lovers Lane" asHunx and His Punkettes.[2]
In March 2010, the band played in a tribute concert for the recently deceased Jay Reatard. In May 2010,LensCrafters began airing a commercial featuring a short audio clip of "Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love".[3] In October 2010, Hunx and His Punx signed toHardly Art. The band's debut album for the label,Too Young to Be in Love, was released in April 2011.[4] It was produced in New York City by Ivan Julian of Richard Hell and The Voidoids.
In June 2011, Hunx announced that they would be playing their last show with the "Punkettes" due to Hunx and His Punx guitarists Amy Blaustein and Michelle Santamaria quitting.[5] He then moved to Los Angeles.
In February 2012, Hunx released a solo album titledHairdresser Blues on Hardly Art. In 2016, he released his second solo albumSeth Bogart under his birth name on Burger, featuring collaborations fromKathleen Hanna andTavi Gevinson.
Hunx and His Punx now consists of Seth Bogart,Shannon Shaw, and Erin Emslie. They releasedStreet Punk in 2013[6] and toured with a new guitarist Nik Johnson.[7] In 2014, they released a greatest hits album for the Japanese leg of theirStreet Punk tour.
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