Hunx and His Punx is an American punk band from San Francisco, California.
Hunx and His Punx | |
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 Hunx and His Punx at Elsewhere, Brooklyn in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, and Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, queercore |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Hardly Art, True Panther Sounds |
| Members | Seth Bogart Shannon Shaw Erin Emslie Nik Johnson |
| Past members | Amy Blaustein Michelle Santamaria Justin Champlin Heather Fedewa |
History
editOrigins
editHunx, real name Seth Bogart, started the band in 2008 after years of performing in a pop group called Gravy Train!!!! The group's sound has been compared to girl groups and is a mix of punk and bubblegum music. The band played its first national tour of the United States alongside Jay Reatard and Nobunny in 2009. The band officially released its debut singles compilation album Gay Singles in 2010 on True Panther Sounds in the U.S. and Born Bad in France.[1]
New line-up
editIn January 2010, Hunx began a tour featuring an all-girl backing band. The new line-up has been identified on the tour and in new songs such as "Lovers Lane" as Hunx and His Punkettes.[2]
In March 2010, the band played in a tribute concert for the recently deceased Jay Reatard. In May 2010, LensCrafters began airing a commercial featuring a short audio clip of "Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love".[3] In October 2010, Hunx and His Punx signed to Hardly Art. The band's debut album for the label, Too Young to Be in Love, was released in April 2011.[4] It was produced in New York City by Ivan Julian of Richard Hell and The Voidoids.
Breakup
editIn June 2011, Hunx announced that they would be playing their last show with the "Punkettes" due to Hunx and His Punx guitarists Amy Blaustein and Michelle Santamaria quitting.[5] He then moved to Los Angeles.
In February 2012, Hunx released a solo album titled Hairdresser Blues on Hardly Art. In 2016, he released his second solo album Seth Bogart under his birth name on Burger, featuring collaborations from Kathleen Hanna and Tavi Gevinson.
Reunion
editHunx and His Punx now consists of Seth Bogart, Shannon Shaw, and Erin Emslie. They released Street Punk in 2013[6] and toured with a new guitarist Nik Johnson.[7] In 2014, they released a greatest hits album for the Japanese leg of their Street Punk tour.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Too Young to Be in Love, Hardly Art, 2011
- Street Punk, Hardly Art, 2013
- Greatest Hits, Violet and Claire (Japan), 2014
Singles
edit- "Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love", Rob's House, 2009
- "Good Kisser" / "Cruisin" Single, Bachelor Records, 2009
- "Hey Rocky", Bubbledumb, 2010
- "Teardrops on My Telephone", Shattered, 2010
- "Don't Cha Want Me Back?", True Panther Sounds, 2010
- "Pink Christmas" with SSION and Samantha Urbani,[8] 2014
- "White Lipstick" / "Lose My Mind", Sub Pop, 2022
Compilations
edit- Gay Singles, True Panther Sounds, 2010
References
edit- ^ "an interview w/ Jay Reatard (whose Shattered Records tour hits Le Poisson Rouge in NYC tonight)". BrooklynVegan. October 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Hunx and His Punkettes Hit the Road". Vice. March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Hunx and His Punx – Free listening, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "a fine little record label, if we do say so ourselves". Hardly Art. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "Hunxxxxxxx (@HunxAndhisPunx) – Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "New Album: Hunx and His Punx – Street Punx (Garage Rock)". stillinrock.com. August 20, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Hunx and his Punx". gayletter.com. August 21, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "SSION, Hunx and His Punx, and Samantha Urbani Wish You a "Pink Christmas"". The Fader. Retrieved December 28, 2014.