Dicks (band)

Dicks
Dicks performing in Austin, Texas in 2005; pictured left to right: Buxf Parrott and Gary Floyd
Dicks performing in Austin, Texas in 2005; pictured left to right: Buxf Parrott and Gary Floyd
Background information
OriginAustin, Texas
GenresHardcore punk[1]
Years active1980–1986
2004–2016
LabelsR Radical, SST, Alternative Tentacles
Past members
  • Gary Floyd
  • Buxf Parrott
  • Pat Deason
  • Glen Taylor
  • Debbie Gordon
  • Tim Carroll
  • Lynn Perko
  • Sebastian Fuchs
  • Brian Magee
  • Davy Jones
  • Mark Kenyon

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. In 2004, The Dicks reunited and were active until 2016.

The Dicks went through two incarnations in the 1980s, changing its lineup when Floyd moved from Austin to San Francisco in 1983.[2] As a political band with Marxist lyrics during the Reagan Era, they did not shy from controversy. Floyd was one of a handful of openly gay musicians in the 1980s punk scene.[3]

  1. ^ "Dicks | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. ^ Jones, Kevin L. (August 18, 2016). "The Dicks, Influential American Punk Band, Playing Final Show in October | KQED". www.kqed.org. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Shapiro, Gregg (2003-06-18), "Gay Dinosaurs and Others", Windy City Times, retrieved 2008-08-12