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The Connie Dungs were an American punk rock band from Ashland, Kentucky, formed in 1994. The core of the group is composed of Brandon Tussey and brothers Chris Griffith and Wayne Griffith. ==Biography== The Connie Dungs are a poppy snotty punk band similar in style to The Ramones and, later, Jawbreaker. They existed as an active band from 1994–2000, taking part in over 20 releases during that time. The Dungs gained some degree of prominence in the American underground punk scene based on sporadic concerts around the middle U.S. including Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In 1994, the Connie Dungs began performing at local shows for friends and punk fans in Eastern Kentucky. During this early period they recorded and released two cassette-tape demos (''Songs for Swinging Lovers'' and ''Nice Guys Finish Last'') which were sold exclusively at shows. Both ''Songs for Swinging Lovers'' and ''Nice Guys Finish Last'' were later collected on one album, ''Songs for Swinging Nice Guys'', released in 1999 on Mutant Pop Records. Their first official release was a split 7" with fellow local punk band Tugboat. These demos and early releases resulted in a 7" single with Chicago indie label Harmless Records, ''Missy and Johnny''. This single was selected in 1995 by Shredder Records as one of the top punk singles of the year and was included in volume three of their annual compilation, ''Shreds''. After signing with Mutant Pop and releasing a series of singles and albums, more buzz came by way of positive coverage from every major underground punk publication including ''Flipside'', ''Punk Planet'', ''The Probe'', ''Jersey Beat'', and ''maximumrocknroll''. Two writers at ''maximumrocknroll'' were particularly enthusiastic about the group: George Tabb and Mykel Board.〔maximumrocknroll, issue No. 197〕 Board once wrote: "They're my new favorite band. In case you haven't heard, they've got the best punk vocalist since H.R.! ... I love you!".〔maximumrocknroll, issue No. 193〕 The Connie Dungs even made an appearance in the December 1996 issue of Guitar School magazine in the article "The Great Unknowns: The Best and the Brightest of Today's Unsung Punk Bands." 〔Guitar School Magazine, December 1996〕 Zac Damon (of Zoinks! and, later, Squirtgun and Screeching Weasel) provided back-up vocals for the second LP, Driving on Neptune. The third LP, ''Earthbound for the Holiday'', featured back-up vocals from Mass Giorgini, the prominent pop punk producer who was a member of later incarnations of Screeching Weasel and a founding member of Squirtgun. Mass also had a hand in recording, mastering, or producing several Connie Dungs releases. The band played their last show August 19, 2000 at the Mutant Pop Festival in Warren, PA. This was the same day their 4th and final LP, Eternal Bad Luck Charm, was released. Following the break-up, the three permanent members (Brandon, Chris, and Wayne) started a new band with a less pop-oriented direction, A Radio With Guts. Brandon also played some solo acoustic shows, including a gig with pop punk luminary Dr. Frank. In March 2011, the Connie Dungs reformed with the original four members (Brandon, Wayne, Chris and John). On July 9, 2011, the Connie Dungs made their return to punk rock at the V Club in Huntington, WV. A month later, the Dungs made their way to Baltimore, MD to the Insubordination Records Festival. The Connie Dungs' last official performance was at the V Club in Huntington, WV on October 12, 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Connie Dungs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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