27 Devils Joking

27 Devils Joking was started in 1985 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, by Brian Curley on bass and vocals, Chip Holz on drums, and Jamie Bigelow on guitar. One of the few hardcore punk bands in New Mexico at the time, played a seminal part in the New Mexico punk scene. Each release from them took the band in new directions, eventually being on the forefront of the grunge scene until their demise in 1993. They released "Actual Toons" in 1986, which was followed by "Slonger" in 1988, both on Brian's own Live Wire Records. After "Actual Toons" Jamie left the band and was replaced by Gonzo. While "Actual Toons" was a fast, hardcore punk album which featured guitar solos, uncommon in punk at the time, "Slonger" showed a toned down, less heavy and slower version of the band. Brian eventually moved to second guitar and Tom Trisnovic was brought in on bass. Holz departed and was replaced by Bobcat on drums. This new line up made "Smells Like Fun" in 1989 on Dionysus Records. Gonzo and Tom eventually both left the band, with Tim Stroh replacing Tom on bass. The three released "the Sucking Effect" in 1991, and Spreadin the Love Vibration" in 1993, both on Sympathy for the Record Indutry. Brian called it quits that year and moved to Austin, Texas with his family. Aswell as performing musically, Brian booked many touring acts, including Nirvana's first couple of gigs in New Mexico. This article is about the year. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... In the Indian religions Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, nirvāna (from the Sanskrit निर्वाण, Pali: Nibbāna -- Chinese: 涅槃; Pinyin: niè pán), literally extinction and/or extinguishing, is the culmination of the yogis pursuit of liberation. ...

Members

• Brian Curley - vocals, bass, guitar
• Gonzo- guitar
• Jamie Bigelow - guitar
• Bobcat - drums
• Tim Stroh - Bass
• Chip Holz - drums
• Tom Trisnovic - Bass

Discography

• "Actual Toons" LP
• "Slonger" LP
• "Smells Like Fun" LP
• "the Sucking Effect" LP/CD
• "Spreadin the Love Vibration" LP/CD