Le Shok

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Name = Le Shok


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Origin = Long Beach, California, USA
Genre = Punk rock, New Wave
Years_active = 1997–2001
Label = Tiger Suit, Know, Kapow, Slamdance Cosmpolis, Initial, Gold Standard Laboratories
Associated_acts = Treadwell, The Locust, Action League, Tunigs, Electric Frankenstein, The Stitches, Nazti Skinz, Neon King Kong, The Distraction, T-Cells, FM Bats, Gods Iron Tooth, Dirty Girls
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Past_members = Asshole Andrew : Guitar Joey Juvenile : Drums Hot Rod Todd : Vocals Darryl Licht : Keyboards Over the Counter Rusty : Bass guitar Shitty Shaan : Guitar, keyboards John Fones : Keyboards

Le Shok was a new wave punk rock band from Long Beach, California, USA. The band was made up of members of various other punk bands from the area and existed from 1997 until early 2001, releasing numerous 7" records, one full-length, and touring the US twice.

Biography

Le Shok formed in 1997 (originally named The Shock) by Asshole Andrew from Treadwell (guitar), Joey Juvenile from The Locust (drums), and singer Hot Rod Todd.

After hearing a rehearsal tape, Darryl Licht from Action League joined the band on keyboards, and Over the Counter Rusty (also from Treadwell) joined as the bassist.

The band released four 7" records on various labels, and in 2000, Gold Standard Laboratories released the band's sole album, "We Are Electrocution", and the band went on a nationwide tour of the United States.

Shitty Shaan, who had filled-in for Darryl at shows he couldn't make, was eventually brought on full-time as a second guitarist, until Darryl left the band for good and Shaan switched to keyboards. Material recorded while the band was still a six-piece found its way onto various vinyl releases.

When Andrew subsequently left the band, Shaan took over guitar duties and John Fones of Tunigs was brought in on keyboards. Following their second US tour, Fones departed and Darryl briefly rejoined the band before Shaan quit, signaling the demise of the band in early 2001.

Following the break-up, members of Le Shok played in bands including Nazti Skinz, Neon King Kong, The Distraction, T-Cells, FM Bats, Gods Iron Tooth, and [http://www.myspace.com/dirtygirlslbmf Dirty Girls] .

Discography

Albums

*"We Are Electrocution" (2000)

ingles & EPs

*"So What" 7" EP (1998)
*"DNA" 7" EP (1999)
*split w/Electric Frankenstein 7" (2000)
*split w/Ink & Dagger 7" (2000)
*split w/The Stitches 7" (2000)
*"S&M" 7" EP (2001)
*"LA to NY" 6" EP (2001)

Influences

* The Screamers
* The Yummy Fur
* Thee Headcoats
* Teengenerate
* The Fall
* The Germs
* The Dickies
* Delta 5
* The Chosen Few
* La Peste

External links and references

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* [http://www.myspace.com/leshokrip Le Shok] on MySpace
* [http://www.leshok.tk/ Biography material adapted from Le Shok]
* [http://www.leshok.net/ Le Shok Discography and Pressing Information]
* [http://www.ocweekly.com/music/music/le-shok-shocker/22794/ "Le Shok Shocker"] , Chris Ziegler, "OC Weekly", April 5, 2001.
* [http://www.ocweekly.com/music/locals-only/le-shokla-to-ny/16962/ "Le Shok LA to NY"] , review, Chris Ziegler, "OCWeekly", September 27, 2001.
* [http://www.ocweekly.com/features/ocs-scariest-people/31-scariest-people-in-oc/23165/?page=5 31 Scariest People in OC] , "OCWeekly", October 26, 2000 (Le Shok singer Hot Rod Todd is number 29)
*"Maximumrocknroll" #208, September 2000 (cover article)
* reviews of various records in "HeartattaCk" 19; "Maximumrocknroll" 183, 197; "Punk Planet" 27