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If the seminal punk bands Black Flag or the Dead Kennedys were to jam with members of Sun Ra's Arkestra, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and James Brown's JBs, the end result might sound a bit like the Dead Kenny Gs, who are coming to St. Louis next Saturday, May 26 to perform at 2720 Cherokee. The music of percussionist/vocalist Mike Dillon, saxophonist/keyboardist Skerik, and bassist and ...

# marykennedy The death by hanging yesterday of Mary Kennedy, Robert Kennedy Jr.'s second wife, brings the total number of premature deaths in the extended Kennedy clan—including two of President John F. Kennedy's infant children—to 11. By contrast, the official count of current and former members of the Dead Kennedys stands at nine. More »

The best Dead Kennedys cover band to ever grace Atlanta is playing its final show today, sometime after 6 p.m. is their best guess, at El Myr in Little 5 Points. Behind El Myr in the parking lot, actually, as part of the revered burrito bar's annual Cinco de May festival.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Jello Biafra’s Alternative Tentacles record label has released stacks of great albums from the likes of the Dead Kennedys (Biafra´s band), The Butthole Surfers, The Dicks, The Melvins, even Noam Chomsky.

This shot was taken at the ASAP Rocky concert last Saturday, which I must say was absolutely insane. While the music was unquestionably hip-hop, the energy pulsating throughout the Masquerade was that of a raging punk show à la the Dead Kennedys.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

The Avengers may not occupy as prominent a place in the history of Bay Area punk as their late '70s contemporaries like the Dead Kennedys or Flipper, but that's no fault of their riotous music. Fronted by singer Penelope Houston, the quartet, who opened for the Sex Pistols' final concert at the Winterland in San Francisco in 1979, put out just a smattering of recordings during its initial run ...

Here's a good one for Jon Stewart fans. Long before stepping into the pulpit of his "Daily Show" desk, Stewart (formerly Jon Leibowitz) loved going to punk shows when he was attending the College of William and Mary. And now, we have proof.

Your Daily Show host attended a Dead Kennedys show in the early 80s, and he got really into it. Can you ID him in this picture? [ Filthy Pit via Gawker ] Read more posts by Kyle Buchanan Filed Under: jon stewart , tv , clickables , the daily show

# thedailyshow Update: Thanks to Doug Dobey and RVA Magazine we learn that Peele is likely wrong, and the person in question is Alford Faulkner, bassist for Red Cross and the Prevaricators. More »

The MOCA presents X , with special guests, The Dead Kennedys, and The Avengers

A warning--some listeners may want to put their ear muffs on. Eight Forty-Eight's Weekly Guide s best known for making plaster castings of the “naughty bits” of male and female rock 'n rollers. Cynthia Plaster Caster has gotten up close and personal with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But her experiences in the music world roamed ...