Dead Fink

about

In 1979, four aspiring musicians from Downers Grove, IL in the 6th grade decided to form a band called Nixon and the Tapes. They were Chris McCracken (bass), Robert “Shrub” Byrne (guitar), Mick Calhoun (guitar), and Dan Schneider (drums). Nobody sang and these youngsters were doing covers of their newfound discovery of punk rock bands at the time such as Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Damned. This band of kids actually played a good handful of high profile shows such as local birthday parties, Mr. Schneider’s local union, and to a school of Deaf Kids. In early 1982, the band morphed into the extremely short lived DDT. The lineup saw Chris McCracken leave because he wasn’t into “hardcore punk” and be replaced by Mike Byrne (Robert’s older brother). The band didn’t even last long enough to find out there was already at least one band called DDT, let alone play any shows. However, the band was very prolific, practicing and recording songs on a boom box nearly every day of their short life. Sadly, in what would become a theme with these Klowns, no one saved anything back then and it’s lost forever. This leads us to Dead Fink. The original lineup of Dead Fink was Mick Calhoun (guitar), Dan Schneider (drums) and Brett Metzger (bass). This was early 1982 and Mick and Bret would write the first two Dead Fink songs independently of each other! Later that year, the hunt was on for a lead singer and they found what they thought was a good fit in a young man named Devon Brock, however i

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It Ain't My War!

Rest in Pieces Split

Rest in Pieces

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Rest In Pieces (Split EP w/ Happy Toons)

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Halloween Party with El Duce' & Friends

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Hardcore History Volume 1: 1980-1985

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Rest in Pieces Split 7″

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Happy Toons/Dead Fink - Rest In Pieces split 7''

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Rest In Pieces 7" (Split W/ Happy Toons)

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split - Dead Fink / Happy Toons - "Rest in Pieces" [7" EP]

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Happy Toons / Dead Fink - Rest in Pieces Split

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Rest in Pieces: Happy Toons/Dead Fink Split

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