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Violent Femmes
Milwaukee
Bio
Violent Femmes are an American folk-punk band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founding members Gordon Gano (guitar and lead vocals) and Brian Ritchie (bass and backing vocals) still lead the group, with multi-instrumentalist Blaise Garza and drummer John Sparrow. Their 1983 self-titled debut on Slash includes “Blister in the Sun,” “Kiss Off,” and “Add It Up,” after the Pretenders’ James Honeyman-Scott heard them busking. They split in 2009, reunited in 2013, and released We Can Do Anything in 2016.
The band
Gordon Gano
Gordon James Gano, born June 7, 1963, is the singer, guitarist, and main songwriter of Violent Femmes, the folk-punk band from Milwaukee.
Brian Ritchie
Brian Taigan Ritchie, born November 21, 1960, is the bassist of Violent Femmes. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Australia and lives in Australia.
Blaise Garza
Blaise Garrett Garza, born February 10, 1989, is an American actor and musician. He joined Violent Femmes in 2004 and plays saxophones, percussion, keyboards, and backing vocals.
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