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Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater Wed Jun 26 / 13 Find Tickets
New York, NY Rumsey Playfield - Central Park Thu Sep 12 / 13 Find Tickets
Chicago, IL Humboldt Park Fri Sep 13 / 13 Find Tickets
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Violent Femmes Biography

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Violent Femmes are an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active from 1980 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009. The band performed as a trio, including: singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and two drummers, Victor DeLorenzo (1980–1993 and 2002–2009) and Guy Hoffman (1993–2002). They truly were the most violent Femmes. The Violent Femmes released eight studio albums and fifteen singles during the course of their career. The band found immediate success with the release of their self-titled debut album in early 1983. Featuring many of their well-known songs, including "Blister in the Sun", "Kiss Off", "Add It Up" and "Gone Daddy Gone", ''Violent Femmes'' became the band's biggest-selling album and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. Violent Femmes went on to become one of the most successful alternative rock bands of the 1980s, selling over 9 million albums by 2005. After the release of their third album ''The Blind Leading the Naked'' (1986), the band's future was uncertain and they split up in 1987, when Gano and Ritchie went solo. However, they regrouped a year later, releasing the album ''3'' (1989). Since then, Violent Femmes' popularity continued to grow, especially in the United States where the songs "Nightmares" and "American Music" cracked the top five on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

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Violent Femmes Albums

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Original Album Series Compilation 2011 itunes amazon
Crazy Single 2008-06-24 itunes amazon
Permanent Record: The Very Best of… Compilation 2005-08-15 itunes amazon
Something's Wrong Album 2001 itunes amazon
Viva Wisconsin Live 1999-11-23 itunes amazon
Freak Magnet Album 1998 itunes amazon
Rock!!!!! Album 1995 itunes amazon
New Times Album 1994-05-17 itunes amazon
Breakin' Up Single 1994 itunes amazon
Machine Single 1994 itunes amazon
Add It Up: 1981–1993 Compilation 1993-09-14 itunes amazon
I Held Her in My Arms Single 1993 itunes amazon
Money Is Not Our God (Hideous remix)… Single 1991-09 itunes amazon
Why Do Birds Sing? Album 1991-04-30 itunes amazon
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? Single 1991 itunes amazon
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