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Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, formed in May 1987. They were critical to the emergence of Lookout Records and the so-called "East Bay Sound." The band's name was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests in 1952.
Hectic is the debut EP by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy. [2] It was released in January 1988 through Lookout!Records (LK 003).Hectic is credited as one of the first ska-core records.
In 1987 he formed the band Operation Ivy with guitarist Tim Armstrong, bassist Matt Freeman, and drummer Dave Mello. [7] They quickly became a popular band especially at the Berkeley punk club 924 Gilman Street. [4] In 1987, the group released its debut extended play Hectic on which Michaels wrote all of the lyrics. It was followed with an ...
It’s not quite the full Operation Ivy reunion for which fans have been clamoring since 1989, but that group’s Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels have re-teamed in the new group Bad Optix, which ...
In May 1987, Freeman and Armstrong formed the band Operation Ivy. After Operation Ivy broke up in May 1989, they formed a new band, Downfall, which included all but one member of Operation Ivy and two additional members. Downfall recorded a 10-song album which has never been released, then broke up.
In 1987, along with singer Jesse Michaels, bassist Matt Freeman and drummer Dave Mello, Armstrong formed the ska punk band Operation Ivy and enjoyed modest success before the group disbanded in 1989, the same night the album was released. The band would go on to achieve worldwide cult success in the years following its break-up. [12] [13]
Laura Jane Grace has tried for years to get an Operation Ivy set to happen at Riot Fest. Eventually, she took matters into her own hands when the venerable Chicago festival asked her to perform an ...
After the breakup of Operation Ivy, some of the members formed Rancid. They released their debut EP, Rancid , in 1992 with Lookout Records. Screeching Weasel released their third and fifth to seventh albums, My Brain Hurts (1991), Wiggle (1993), Anthem for a New Tomorrow (1993), and How to Make Enemies and Irritate People (1994).