King Coffey (born Jeffrey Coffey; 1964) is an American drummer, known for being the drummer of the

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noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...

band

Butthole Surfers Butthole Surfers are an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas, by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been ...

. He began drumming in a

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punk band called

The Hugh Beaumont Experience The Hugh Beaumont Experience was a punk rock band from Fort Worth, Texas. The band's original lineup was Brad Stiles on vocals, Tommie Duncan on guitar, Clay Carlisle on bass, and Carter Kolba on drums. Formed in 1980 by members of the private ...

in high school. Around that same time, he also published a

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called ''Throbbing Cattle''. He saw the Butthole Surfers for the first time in 1982 at a time when Scott Matthews was their drummer. Coffey replaced him in 1983 and is still the band's official drummer. In 1990, Coffey founded the

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

Trance Syndicate, and released records by primarily Texas-based artists, including his band

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. In 1995, he co-founded the

Emperor Jones Emperor Jones is a small Austin, Texas based independent record label founded in 1995 by Craig Stewart. It has released albums by acts such as Alastair Galbraith, The American Analog Set, Roky Erickson, Thuja, ST37, The Mountain Goats, Stic ...

record label with his husband Craig Stewart. Besides the Butthole Surfers and Drain, Coffey played in Rubble, Same Sac, Air Traffic Controllers, and guested on

Daniel Johnston Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded a ...

, Richard Buckner, and

Shit and Shine Shit and Shine is an experimental music project based in Austin, Texas. Formed in 2004 by bandleader Craig Clouse, its percussion-driven sound mixes noise with electronics. Clouse is the only consistent member, with an ever-rotating line-up of m ...

recordings. In 2001, Coffey was elected into the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame. In September 2014, Coffey won "Yard of the Month" in his local neighborhood. Coffey currently runs the

Latino Buggerveil Latino Buggerveil is an independent record label and publishing company that was founded by psychedelic noise-punk rock, punk band the Butthole Surfers. The label's first release was the 1987 in music, 1987 album ''A Texas Trip'', a various artists ...

record label, home to the Butthole Surfers' indie catalog, and drums for the noise rock band

USA/Mexico USA/Mexico is an American noise rock supergroup (music), supergroup from Austin, Texas, United States. History The band has their roots in the Austin, Texas noise rock scene, and features Butthole Surfers drummer, King Coffey, lead singer of ...

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