Alice Donut
Alice Donut is a rock and roll band from New York City. Formed in 1986, disbanded in 1996, and re-formed in 2001, the band toured vigorously and broke up after their 1000th live performance. Between 1987 and 1996, Alice Donut released seven full-length albums and around 15 EPs, singles, and other releases on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label and various other labels.
2004's Three Sisters, their first release after their hiatus, was recorded as a four-piece with Tom Antona on vocals, Michael Jung on guitar, Stephen Moses on drums and Sissi Schulmeister on bass. Guitarist Dave Giffen rejoined the group for Fuzz, which was recorded in Brooklyn's BC Studio with longtime co-producer Martin Bisi and released on September 05, 2006.
The band's style and lyrics are eclectic. Their music is a mixture of hard rock, punk, and post-punk and typically features melodic, guitar-heavy, odd-metered, and rhythm based pieces and is often punctuated with brass instrumentation. Many of the members are traditionally- or classically-trained musicians, though rarely on the same instruments they play in the band.
Alice Donut's lyrics take on what they view as the perversities, odd details, and petty humiliations of life. Their lyrical subject matter focuses on topics including depravity, domestic violence, and sexuality, reflected in songs like "My Life is a Mediocre Piece of Shit" and "The Son Of A Disgruntled X-Postal Worker Reflects On His Life While Getting Stoned In The Parking Lot Of A Winn Dixie Listening To Metallica".
The band's tenth studio album, "Ten Glorious Animals," is slated for release on Sept. 22, 2009.
Discography
- Donut Comes Alive! (LP, 1988)
- Bucketfuls of Sickness and Horror in an Otherwise Meaningless Life (LP, 1989)
- Mule (LP, 1989)
- Demonologist (Single, 1990)
- Get A Life (Single, 1990)
- Revenge fantasies of the impotent (LP, 1991)
- The Biggest Ass (EP, 1991)
- Magdalene (Single, 1992)
- The Untidy Suicides of your Degenerate Children (LP, 1992)
- Medication (Single, 1993)
- Dry-humping the Cash Cow (live LP, 1994)
- Nadine (Single, 1994)
- Pure Acid Park (LP, 1995)
- Three Sisters (LP, 2004)
- London, There's a Curious Lump in My Sack (DVD, 2004)
- Fuzz (LP, 2006)
- Ten Glorious Animals (2009)
Members
- Tomas Antona - Vocals
- Stephen Moses - Drums, Trombone
- Michael Jung - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
- David Giffen - Guitar, Vocals
- Sissi Schulmeister - Bass, Banjo, Vocals, Accordion
- Richard Marshall - Guitar, Vocals (1990-1995)
- Ted Houghton - Bass, Vocals (1986-1990)
- Tom Meltzer - Guitar, Vocals (1986-1987)