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MU330 | |
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Background information | |
Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Genres | Ska punk, punk rock, indie rock |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Asian Man Records |
Members | Dan Potthast Ted Moll Chris Diebold Robert Bell Gerry Lundquist |
Website | www |
MU330 is an American ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri. Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "psycho ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism.
Since 1997, the band's musical direction has changed towards a more melodic and lyric-driven ska/indie rock sound, a combination that has been described as "Weezer meets The Specials".[1]
Dan Potthast (guitar/vocals), Ted Moll (drums), Chris Diebold (bass guitar), and Robert Bell (trombone) have remained with MU330 since the band's inception, and the trombonist Gerry Lundquist has been a member for over two decades. There have been several different frontmen in the past, but Potthast has always been the band's principal songwriter and lyricist.[2]