Finally Punk were an all-female
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quartet based in
Austin, Texas
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formed in 2005. Members: Erin Budd, Stephanie Chan, Veronica Ortuño, and Elizabeth Skadden.
Their demo CD-R titled, ''Get Serious'', was released the same year which included various
lo-fi
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one-minute long punk tracks recorded in true
D.I.Y.
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tradition—on a
4-track in a concrete practice space. Notably, their
Nirvana
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cover for ''Negative Creep'' and aesthetic of rotating instrument and vocal duties, quickly gained attention by
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and
Karen O
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She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...
(
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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), among others. Following their demo release, they assembled 12 songs onto their debut ''Self-Titled'' 7" LP released in June 2006, and was distributed by
Rough Trade and
Kill Rock Stars
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, due to constant support of
Tobi Vail
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(
Bikini Kill
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) who stated:
Summer of 2006, they embarked on an extensive two-month U.S. national tour with
queercore
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punk
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band
Kiosk
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from Australia.
Summer of 2007, Finally Punk released their ''Primary Colors'' EP on the Atlanta-based label Army of Bad Luck run by Josh Fauver (
Deerhunter
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). In support of their EP, they did a second national U.S. tour with all-female
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
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* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
band,
New Bloods of Portland, Oregon.
In 2008, Finally Punk wrote and recorded over a period of 4 days in Austin, TX the ''Hypertension'' 7"
EP which was released by M'Lady's Records that same year. They toured the West Coast, where an infamously disastrous New Year's Eve party show was recorded in Oakland, CA that became the basis for the ''Construct/Destruct'' CD
EP released by London-based label Germs of Youth run by James Hoare (
Ultimate Painting
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).
Finally Punk toured Europe in the summer of 2009, in support of their ''Casual Goths'' 12" co-released by Army of Bad Luck and Germs of Youth. Finally Punk played their last show as a band on July 4, 2009, at The Old Blue Last in London, England.
Over the course of four years as a band, they gained many positive reviews. They were featured on the cover of ''
Maximum Rocknroll
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'' issued November 2008 which includes an interview given by Gene Defcon (The Prima Donnas) and introductory by Layla Gibbon of
Skinned Teen
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. They also played
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in Austin, TX in 2006, 2007, and 2009.
Finally Punk have also toured alongside bands such as
Sex Vid and The
Strange Boys.
Discography
*''Get Serious'' Demo CD-R (self-released, 2005)
*''Finally Punk'' s/t CD (self-released, 2006)
*''Finally Punk'' s/t 7"
LP (Wonk Records, 2006)
*''Primary Colors/KVRX Live'' Cassette Tape (self-released, 2007)
*''Primary Colors'' 7"
EP ABL Records 2007)
*''Hypertension'' 7"
EP M'Lady's Records 2008)
*''Construct/Destruct'' CD
EP (Germs Of Youth Records, 2009)
*''Casual Goths'' 12", which compiles their three 7"s to date
LP (Germs Of Youth/ABL Records, 2009)
Compilations:
*Tracks '"Perks of Old People" and "Manatee" appear on the
Methodist Leisure Inc. free compilatio
''Short Attention Span'' also featuring related band, Dumb Haircuts. (2009
"Methodist Leisure Inc."
Videos:
*''Live 1/Live 2'' on ''New Video Works'' DVD Compilation (Post Present Medium, 2008)
References
*
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Review
''Interrobang No. 17''
External links
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