Zydepunks (also billed as The Zydepunks) is an American folk punk band based in

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. Founded in 2003, they play a wide variety of multicultural music, including

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, Eastern European music, and punk rock. They perform in English, French, Spanish, Yiddish, Portuguese, and German. Their instrumentation includes vocals, violins, accordions, bass guitar, and drums. Their music is released on Nine Mile Records. They have performed at the

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, and throughout the United States. In November, 2009, the band performed as part of The Revival Tour. They have been reviewed by ''

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''. As of 2012, the band is on hiatus. Frontman Juan Küffner currently leads the

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-based Hollow Point Stumblers, which blends musical influences in a manner reminiscent of The Zydepunks. Many of the band's members perform with frequent Zydepunks collaborators Debauche, a New Orleans Gypsy punk band, and My Graveyard Jaw, a Southern Country rock outfit.

Band members

*Juan Küffner – lead vocals, accordion, fiddle *Eve Venema – accordion, backing vocals *Joseph Lilly – drums, backing vocals *Scott Potts – bass, backing vocals *Denise Bonis – violin, backing vocals

Frequent collaborators and former members

*Michael James – guitar *Joseph McGinty – fiddle *Vincent Schmidt – accordion *Patrick Keenan – bass

Discography

*2004 – '' 9th Ward Ramblers'' *2005 – ''...And The Streets Will Flow With Whiskey'' *2007 – ''Exile Waltz'' *2008 – ''Finisterre''

References

External links

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