Mike Soucy (born September 8, 1971) was born in

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and grew up in

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. Soucy joined

The Methadones The Methadones were a band formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist Dan Vapid. The Methadones initially lasted only a few shows before Vapid put them to the side to focus on his main band Screeching Weasel. By 1999 Dan was no longer a member of Scree ...

in 2002 and played with them until their official hiatus in 2011. He is currently the drummer for Airstream Futures and formerly of The Bomb and

Dan Vapid and the Cheats Dan Vapid and the Cheats are a pop punk band from Chicago that features former members of Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Noise By Numbers, The Vindictives, Sludgeworth Sludgeworth is an American punk rock band from Chicago, ...

and has also played live with Noise By Numbers. Soucy plays the same green Ludwig super classic drums that he bought back in 1992. He alternates between a

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Ultracast snare and CandC Drum company snares. He also uses

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cymbals and

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3A sticks. On December 18, 2018, Soucy joined band mates

Dan Vapid Dan Schafer (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage name Dan Vapid, is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and variou ...

and Simon Lamb on stage at the Black Moon Gallery, in Oak Park, IL playing tambourine.

Partial discography

The Methadones

*'' Career Objective'' –

Thick Records Thick Records is a Chicago-based independent record label which actively operated from 1994 to 2007. It now exists as a catalog only label for its previous releases. History Thick was formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein, who started the ...

(2003) *'' Not Economically Viable'' –

(2004) *'' 21st Century Power Pop Riot'' –

Red Scare Industries Red Scare Industries (sometimes referred to as Red Scare Records) is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco (but moved to Chicago) by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg. Jeg started the label in 2004 when his f ...

(2006) *'' This Won't Hurt...'' –

(2007) *''The Methadones/The Copyrights Split'' – Transparent Records (2008) *''

'' –

Asian Man Records Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

(2010)

The Bomb

*''Indecision'' – No Idea Records (2005) *''Speed Is Everything'' – No Idea Records (2009) *''The Challenger'' – No Idea Records (2011) *''Axis of Awesome'' – No Idea Records (2015)

Dan Vapid and the Cheats

*''Dan Vapid and the Cheats'' – Torture Chamber Records (2012) *''Two'' – Torture Chamber Records (2013)

Airstream Futures

*''Spirale Infernale'' - Paper and Plastick (2018)

References

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