The Fix (band)
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The Fix were a hardcore punk rock band from Lansing, Michigan
in the early 1980s. They were one of Touch and Go Records
first bands.
, which also featured Tesco Vee as vocalist. In 2006, Touch and Go Records re-released all of their material on CD on their album At the Speed of Twisted Thought...
. The band played on some big bills, including shows with The Dead Kennedys, DOA
, Flipper
, Black Flag
, and many other notable punk rock bands.
The first single has fetched up to $3,500 on eBay and is among the rarest punk rock records in existence.
Following their break up, Wellman moved back to Northern Michigan and became a real estate agent in Boyne City. Calvert played with other bands and is now in a Chicago-based blues outfit. Miller is a writer based in Lansing. He was the editor of Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83.
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
in the early 1980s. They were one of Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
first bands.
History
The Fix was formed in March 1980 by band members Steve Miller (vocals), Craig Calvert (guitar), Mike Achtenberg (bass), and Jeff Wellman (drums). In 1981, the Fix released a single, Vengeance b/w In This Town, with just 200 pressed and issued on Touch and Go Records. In January 1982, a 7 inch EP, "Jan's Rooms," also on Touch and Go, was released. After the band's breakup in early 1982, Miller and Achtenberg formed BlightBlight (band)
Blight is an American hardcore punk supergroup from Lansing, Michigan. Their members came from other Lansing hardcore groups.-History:Blight was formed by The Meatmen's Tesco Vee, The Fix's Steve Miller and Mike Achtenberg, and Pat Clark. They came together in Lansing, Michigan in 1982 after the...
, which also featured Tesco Vee as vocalist. In 2006, Touch and Go Records re-released all of their material on CD on their album At the Speed of Twisted Thought...
At the Speed of Twisted Thought...
At the Speed of Twisted Thought... is a compilation album from the Lansing, MI hardcore punk band The Fix. The compilation was released by Touch and Go in 2006, 24 years after the Fix disbanded.-Track listing:# "Vengeance" - 1:26...
. The band played on some big bills, including shows with The Dead Kennedys, DOA
DOA
DOA is often an acronym for dead on arrival or Dead or Alive.DOA may also refer to:- Film :*D.O.A. , a film noir*D.O.A. , a remake of the 1950 film...
, Flipper
Flipper (band)
Flipper is a punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. The band influenced a number of grunge,, punk rock and noise rock bands...
, Black Flag
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
, and many other notable punk rock bands.
The first single has fetched up to $3,500 on eBay and is among the rarest punk rock records in existence.
Following their break up, Wellman moved back to Northern Michigan and became a real estate agent in Boyne City. Calvert played with other bands and is now in a Chicago-based blues outfit. Miller is a writer based in Lansing. He was the editor of Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83.
Band members
- Steve Miller - vocals
- Craig Calvert - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Mike Achtenburg - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Jeff Wellman - DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
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