Wckr Spgt is an American

United States

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 musical band, that formed in 1981 in Claremont

Claremont, California

Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...

, California

California

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. Their influences include dadaism and 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...

, and they were part of an early movement focused primarily on experimental

Experimental music

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 home recording and cassette culture

Cassette culture

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 that eventually evolved into lo-fi and indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

. The band consists of Joel Huschle, Mark Givens, and Dave Carpenter and, over the years, a plethora of guest musicians and artists, notably John Darnielle

John Darnielle

John Darnielle is an American musician, best known as the primary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, and vocalist.-Places Darnielle has lived:...

 of The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker....

, Ian Carlson of The Desperation Squad, and the members of Nothing Painted Blue

Nothing Painted Blue

Nothing Painted Blue is an American indie rock band, sporadically active since the 1990s, led by songwriter Franklin Bruno. Bruno and drummer Kyle Brodie have been the only constant members, as the remainder of the line-up has undergone a number of changes throughout the band's existence...

 (Franklin Bruno

Franklin Bruno

Franklin Bruno is an American singer-songwriter, academic, writer, and blogger originally from Upland, California. He has been a member of Nothing Painted Blue since its inception in 1986....

, Kyle Brodie, and Peter Hughes

Peter Hughes (musician)

Peter Hughes is a multi-instrumentalist currently with the band the Mountain Goats. During live performances, he accompanies leader John Darnielle on bass. His first official recording with the band was 2002's Tallahassee, but he also sang backup vocals on the song "Cubs in Five" from the 1995 EP...

).

Early audio cassettes were distributed throughout the Pomona Valley

Pomona Valley

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 primarily in independent record stores like Toxic Shock in Pomona and Rhino Records in Claremont. In the 1990s the record label Shrimper

Shrimper Records

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 distributed Wckr Spgt recordings including 1997's Everybody's Dead (Oh, No). Their solitary 7" EP 'Cream' (1993) came in a limited edition of 450 in a hand-drawn sleeve sprinkled with glitter.

The Wckr Spgt film

Film

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 Bug-Free America was expected in 2006, but has yet to debut.

Shrimper Records

• 5 Years (Aloha) (Shrimper Cassette)
• Drops Of Love (Shrimper Cassette)
• The Charles Manson (Shrimper Cassette)
• Dance 'Til You Stop (Shrimper Cassette)
• Who Will Die (Shrimper Cassette)
• CRTV (Shrimper Cassette)
• Everybody's Dead (Oh, No) (Shrimper CD)
• Cream (Shrimper 7")

External links

• The Wckr Spgt web site Hosts the band's entire catalog in mp3
  MP3
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