Member of influential NYC punk/hardcore/ska bands Choking Victim, and INDK. Currently in the political hardcore band American Distress Choking Victim was an influential Ska/Punk/Hardcore (what they call Crack Rock Steady poking fun at the mid 60s Jamaican style) band from NYC in the 1990s. ... From the ashes of the political ska punk band Choking Victim, came two bands. ...
Skwert is a veteran of the Arizona underground rave/club/bar circuit.
Playing at the local bars, to the big clubs, to the dirty desert, to the mountains atop the valley, to the underground warehouses, to your mama's backyard.
Other cds available from Skwert include; Bun Jammin.2001 (a 10 track funky acidic cheese mix), Cheesy Spoofs.2001 (5 song cheesy remix mix), The Dobrag Remixes.2001 (5 song electro mix of Swell's re-release of Dobrag and remixes) and Acid Breaks '95/'96 (5 song mix of acid breaks that defined his love for breaks)
INDK, along with Leftover Crack, was one of two bands that arose from the now-defunct Choking Victim, fronted by former Choking Victim guitarist Ezra, with the backup vocals and drumming of Choking Victim'sSkwert, the bassbeat stylings of Andy, the guitar and vocal skills of Jimmy, and on another 6-string, Paul.
Ezra continued to play guitar for Leftover Crack, while forming his own side project, Morning Glory (also featuring Jimmy on backup vocals).
Skwert and Paul went on to form the hardcore group American Distress, attempting to separate themselves from the Crack Rock Steady style of music Choking Victim and INDK were associated with.