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Naked Raygun was a very influential Chicago-based punk band of the 1980s and early 1990s. All incarnations featured Jeff Pezzati on vocals. Members over time include Bobby Strange, Jim Colao, and Eric Spicer on drums, Marco Pezzati, Pierre Kezdy, and Camilo Gonzalez on bass, Santiago Durango, John Haggerty, and Bill Stephens on guitar, and John Lundin on keyboards. Naked Raygun began as a noisy, free-form band, often trading members with Big Black but later sharpened into a hard pop outfit in a league with the Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Jam.

Releases

Post Naked Raygun

Haggerty and Kezdy would later join with Larry Damore of the Bhopal Stiffs to form Pegboy. Jeff Pezzati is the lead singer of The Bomb. (A different and later band than the San Francisco group, Bomb) A two-show reunion in 1997 produced the live album Free Shit! On August 16, 2006 it was announced that Naked Raygun would reunite for Riot Fest 2006, an annual punk rock festival held in Chicago. Other high profile reunions for Riot Fest 2006 include the Blue Meanies and The Bollweevils

Naked Raygun also played a low-key, Invite Only show on October 19, 2006 at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago.

Reunited For Good

Following their reunion at Riot Fest 2006, Naked Raygun announced that the band was "back for good."[1] The reunited lineup consists of its "Raygun...Naked Raygun" members: Pezzati, Stephens, Kezdy, and Spicer. [2]

References

  1. ^ [1] Naked Raygun Official Web Site.
  2. ^ [2]Official Site - History
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