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Dicks were an American punk rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in 1980 and initially disbanded in 1986. After the first breakup, singer Gary Floyd formed the band Sister Double Happiness, with drummer Lynn Perko, then later fronted a project called Black Kali Ma.
Profile: American punk rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1980, moving to San Francisco in 1983, and breaking up in 1986, reuniting occasionally until 2016. The original line-up included Gary Floyd (vocals), Glen Taylor (2), (guitar), Buxf Parrot (bass), and Pat Deason (drums).
Bio. From Kill From The Heart: The Dicks, a Commie Faggot Band, emerged during the halcyon days of Austin, Texas punk. The scene centered around the local dive bar Raul’s frequented by local freaks, artists, and soon-to-be punk rockers. The band was the creation of Gary Floyd, a 26 year old from Palestine, Texas who had been a conscientious ...
May 3, 2024 · News May 3, 2024 11:25 AM By Tom Breihan. Gary Floyd, lead singer for the hugely influential hardcore punk band Dicks, has died. Floyd’s contemporary Mike Watt broke the news on Facebook. No...
Fearless, outspokenly political Texas-based punk band led by firebrand singer Gary Floyd. Read Full Biography
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Jun 30, 2021 · The Dicks was a trailblazing punk band thanks to classics like “Dicks Hate the Police” and “Rich Daddy,” sung by Gary Floyd, one of the first openly gay hardcore punk vocalists. On Halloween 2016, The Dicks played its final show at Grizzly Hall in Austin, Texas—the city that birthed the trailblazing hardcore punk band.
These People, recorded following a lineup shift occasioned by the Austin band moving to San Francisco and then everyone but Floyd moving back, displays a massive power shift into amphetamine blues territory, still riddled with hardcore violence but also embracing mood, pacing and proficiency.
