The Frantics (band)
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The Frantics was a punk rock
band from Clinton, South Carolina
. Founded by Kevin Mac (vocals/guitar), Timmy Timmy (guitar/vocals), Anthony Price (bass/vocals) and Todd Skeleton (drums/skinny). Drew Perry replaced Todd on drums in late 1998, but only recorded a handful of songs with the band.
The band formed out of high school in 1995, and began recording immediately (one demo album and two 7" EPs in their first year). Frantics toured the U.S. through 1999, recording two LPs and two more 7"es along the way (as well as countless compilation tracks).
They have toured with and/or supported touring bands like: AFI, Parasites, Cletus, Against All Authority, The Pull-Outs, Blanks 77, Flatus, The Vandals, MU330, Bouncing Souls, The Force, Zeke and Mustard Plug.
2005 saw a one-time "reunion" show for the Frantics, playing to raise funds for a cancer-stricken local club owner that booked them during their heyday.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Clinton, South Carolina
Clinton, South Carolina
Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,091 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton was first settled by Scots-Irish immigrants two decades before the American Revolutionary...
. Founded by Kevin Mac (vocals/guitar), Timmy Timmy (guitar/vocals), Anthony Price (bass/vocals) and Todd Skeleton (drums/skinny). Drew Perry replaced Todd on drums in late 1998, but only recorded a handful of songs with the band.
The band formed out of high school in 1995, and began recording immediately (one demo album and two 7" EPs in their first year). Frantics toured the U.S. through 1999, recording two LPs and two more 7"es along the way (as well as countless compilation tracks).
They have toured with and/or supported touring bands like: AFI, Parasites, Cletus, Against All Authority, The Pull-Outs, Blanks 77, Flatus, The Vandals, MU330, Bouncing Souls, The Force, Zeke and Mustard Plug.
2005 saw a one-time "reunion" show for the Frantics, playing to raise funds for a cancer-stricken local club owner that booked them during their heyday.
Discography
- Here's to you demo cassette (1995, SideWise Records)
- She's A Drag 7" EP (1996, Wedge Records)
- Playing Dumb 7" EP (1996, Wedge Records)
- Downtown Delirium 7" EP (1997, Mutant Pop RecordsMutant Pop RecordsMutant Pop Records was an independent record label founded in Corvallis, Oregon in 1995 by Tim "Timbo" Davenport , also known by the "punk name" T. Chandler. The label released approximately 15 full-length albums in compact disc format, and more than 85 releases as 7" vinyl EPs or commercial CD-R...
) - It's Casual LP (1998, tREND iS dEAD! recordsTrend is dead! recordstREND iS dEAD! records is an independent record label based out of Normal, Illinois, United States. The label was founded in 1995, initially releasing cassette and vinyl titles, before switching to more modern compact discs....
) - Downer LP/CD (1999, Spider Club Music)
- Frantics / Black Left Pinky split 7" (2000, tREND iS dEAD! recordsTrend is dead! recordstREND iS dEAD! records is an independent record label based out of Normal, Illinois, United States. The label was founded in 1995, initially releasing cassette and vinyl titles, before switching to more modern compact discs....
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