Dillinger Four
Encyclopedia
Dillinger Four is an American
punk rock
band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis
, Minnesota
. They have released four full-length studio album
s. The current band members are Patrick Costello on bass guitar
and vocals
, Erik Funk and Bill Morrisette on guitar
s and vocals, and Lane Pederson on drums
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. They have released four full-length studio album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s. The current band members are Patrick Costello on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Erik Funk and Bill Morrisette on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and vocals, and Lane Pederson on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
.
Studio albums
- Midwestern Songs of the AmericasMidwestern Songs of the AmericasMidwestern Songs of the Americas is an album released by the punk rock band Dillinger Four.-Track listing:# "O.K. F.M. D.O.A." – 3:10# "#51 Dick Butkus" – 2:24# "It's a Fine Line Between the Monkey and the Robot" – 2:18...
(1998) - Versus GodVersus God-Track listing:#"Who Didn't Kill Bambi?" – 2:06#""Get Your Study Hall Outta My Recess."" – 1:50#"Maximum Piss & Vinegar" – 2:17#"Last Communion" – 2:53#"Suckers, Intl. Has Gone Public" – 2:02#"Total.Fucking.Gone.Song" – 2:38...
(2000) - Situationist ComedySituationist Comedy-Track listing:# "Noble Stabbings!!" - 3:20# "A Floater Left with Pleasure in the Executive Washroom." - 2:37# "Fuzzy Pink Hand-Cuffs" - 2:09# "The Father, the Son, and the Homosexual/Single Parent" - 2:04...
(2002) - Civil WarCivil War (album)Civil War is the fourth album by the Minneapolis, Minnesota punk rock band Dillinger Four, released on October 14, 2008 by Fat Wreck Chords. It is the band's second album for Fat, following 2002's Situationist Comedy. Its recording and production took place over several years, and its release date...
(2008)
EPs
- Higher Aspirations: Tempered and Dismantled (1995)
- The Kids Are All Dead (1996)
- More Songs About Girlfriends and Bubblegum (1997)
- D4! The Bootleg: The BBC Sessions (2010)
Split releases
- The Rebel's Choice (split with The Strike) (1997)
- Dillinger Four / Pinhead GunpowderDillinger Four / Pinhead GunpowderDillinger Four/Pinhead Gunpowder is a split EP by the American punk rock bands Dillinger Four and Pinhead Gunpowder. It was released on May 16, 2000 through Adeline Records.-Dillinger Four:#"Are You the Motherfucker With the Banana?"...
(2000) - Masters of War (credited as "Dylanger Four") with Brother Mark Treehouse and AtmosphereAtmosphere (music group)Atmosphere is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group is composed of rapper Slug and DJ/Producer Ant...
(2004)
Videography
- Belt Fighting the Man (with Toys That KillToys That KillToys That Kill is a punk rock band, formed from a previous incarnation known as F.Y.P . Just after the release of their last album self-titled album, Todd C., SEAN C. and new members started the new band...
and RivetheadRivetheadRivethead can mean:* The head of a rivet* Formerly, since the 1940s, a nickname for American automotive assembly line workers* A fashion style, as described here----...
) - Plea for Peace/Take Action Vol. 2