It's OK! is a

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formed by

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members

Robert Hecker Robert Hecker (born March 7, 1965), is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter with the bands Redd Kross and It's OK! Hecker was born in Hermosa Beach, California. He played lead guitar and sang with Redd Kross from 1984 to 1991, and again from 200 ...

(guitar, vocals) and

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(drums), along with bassist

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and the late Greg White on vocals. This initial line up of the band released the self-titled debut album ''It's OK!''. The line up of

(guitar, vocals),

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(drums), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), and Matt Smith (bass, vocals) recorded the second It's OK! album, ''Dream''. The line-up of

(guitar, vocals), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), Dennis McGarry (bass, vocals), and Joey Mancaruso (drums, vocals) were signed by

Exene Cervenka Exene Cervenka (born Christene Lee Cervenka; February 1, 1956) is an American singer, artist, and poet. She is best known for her work as a singer in the California punk rock band X. Music career The 21-year-old Cervenka met 23-year-old m ...

of X to Moonlight Graham Records.; however, It's OK!'s third album, ''Cubed'', was released on Econoclast Recordings. The quartet's fourth release is aptly titled ''4''. It's OK! toured California, Oregon, and Washington with

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in June, 2014. It's OK! toured California, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Nevada in September, 2023. In December, 2023, it was announced that former Muffs / Redd Kross drummer Roy McDonald had joined It's OK!, and that they were working on their fifth album. It's OK! performed at BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA on May 5, 2024, on a bill featuring

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Discography

* ''It's OK!'' * ''Dream'' * ''Cubed'' * ''4''

References

External links

It's OK! official website
It's OK American rock music groups {{US-rock-band-stub