Isocracy was a punk rock band from the United States Berkeley-area, formed in 1986. The band was one of the key bands in the MRR/Gilman Street project. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... Maximum Rocknroll Issue #1 Maximum Rocknroll (also known as MRR) is a widely distributed, monthly punkzine based in San Francisco, USA. It features interviews, columns, and reviews from international contributors. ... The 924 Gilman Street project, aka the Alternative Music Foundation, is the Berkeley, California street address, and the official business name, of the all-ages, non-profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as Gilman. ...

John Kiffmeyer (a.k.a. Al Sobrante), who later went on to form Green Day, was the drummer for the band. The other members were Lenny Johnson (guitar), Martin Brome (bass), and Jason Beebout (vocals), who went on to form Samiam. The group recorded an 11 song 7" vinyl titled "Bedtime for Isocracy", released in 1988 through Lookout! Records (L005). The band was later featured on the Lookout! Records' compilation, "The Thing That Ate Floyd". Additionally, Isocracy's EP tracks were rereleased on (L293) "Punk Rock 7"s Volume 1." Al Sobrante (born John Kiffmeyer 1969) was the original drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Samiam is a band from El Sobrante, CA formed in 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Lookout! Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. ...

During their active years from 1986 through 1988, Isocracy was known for their wild performances where anything could happen. According to the book written about the Gilman St. Project, Isocracy was one of the main bands who brought a new sense of positive anarchy to the punk scene. During this time in the mid 1980s hardcore was the dominant musical style in the scene. Isocracy's live shows included playing in laundromats and covering the audience with garbage and shredded paper. In this regard, Isocracy bridged hardcore punk with performance art. Green Day benefited from Sobrante's contacts he had made in the scene prior to their formation. Anarchy (from Greek: anarchía, no authority) has a popular meaning of disorder[1]. However it has a more precise meaning in political philosophy to describe any human society which exists without a state. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1975 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Damned, and The Clash. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about Performance art. ...

References

• 924 Gilman Street
• Lookout Records.
• (L293) review on interpunk.com