Suckdog was an American underground band. The core members were the married couple

Lisa Crystal Carver Lisa Crystal Carver (born November 9, 1968, Dover, New Hampshire), also known as Lisa Suckdog, is an American writer known for her writing in ''Rollerderby''. Through her interviews, she introduced the work of Vaginal Davis, Dame Darcy, Cindy Da ...

and

Jean-Louis Costes Jean-Louis Costes (born 13 May 1954) is a French noise musician, performance artist and film actor. Costes has been described as the French version of GG Allin, though unlike Allin's rudimentary brand of hardcore punk, Costes' music is largely ...

. Suckdog toured the continental United States for several years with "Suckdog Circus," performing a mix of wrestling, musical performances, film screenings, and general audience agitation. The heart of the Suckdog Circus were the noise music "operas" written by Costes and Carver which involved strange experimental fantasy stories with much blood and sex. Other performers in the Suckdog Circus included Dame Darcy, Davey "OHIO" Highben, Coz the Shroom,

Nick Zedd Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Place ...

and Helen Suckpuppy. A DVD was released in 2005 by Nut Music entitled ''Drugs Are Nice: A Suckumentary 1988-2005'', containing excerpts of various performances, music videos, short films, and commentary from Lisa Crystal Carver and friends.

Discography

*''Pears & Plums'' (self-released, 1987) *''Rape GG'' with Costes (Costes Disques, 1988) *''Drugs are Nice'' (Suckdog, 1989) *''Little Flowers Dying'' (Suckdog, 1990) *''Onward Suckdog Soldiers'' (Suckdog, 1998)

References

*Calhoun, Ada
"Prophet for Our Times,"
''Austin Chronicle'' (Aug. 11, 2000). Retrieved November 5, 2017.

External links

Suckdog official website
{{Authority control American experimental musical groups Noise musical groups Musical groups established in 1988