Akimbo

Akimbo is a punk group from Seattle, United States, active from 1998 to 2012. The band is associated with hardcore punk, punk, metal, sludge, stoner rock, noise rock and post-hardcore, and its sound is described as a blend of hardcore punk and classic rock.

History

The band forms in the 1990s and develops an earlier, more progressive punk approach on its split 10-inch with Teen Cthulhu and the Army Of Evil Robots Programmed For Human Destruction 7-inch EP. Around 2002/03, with the release of Elephantine, the band settles into the sound it is best known for. Akimbo tours extensively in the United States and elsewhere, building a cult following internationally. In 2005, Jello Biafra signs the band to Alternative Tentacles. Akimbo breaks up in 2012.

Members

The core line-up consists of Jon Weisnewski on bass and vocals, Nat Damm on drums, and Aaron Walters on guitar. Former members include Jared Burke Eglington, Dustin Brown, Kyle Iman, Stacy Schrag, Patrick Cunningham, Demian Johnston and Chuck Rowell, with several of these credited for specific periods or tour line-ups.

Recordings

Akimbo’s discography includes the split 10-inch with Teen Cthulhu, Army Of Evil Robots Programmed For Human Destruction in 1999, Harshing Your Mellow in 2001, Elephantine in 2003, City Of The Stars in 2004, Forging Steel And Laying Stone in 2006, Navigating The Bronze in 2007, Jersey Shores in 2008, and Live To Crush in 2012.