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Frank Tonche was the original drummer for The Minutemen. [1] When the band was formed by D. Boon and Mike Watt after their first serious attempt at a band, The Reactionaries, fell apart, they had originally wanted their friend and fellow ex-Reactionaries drummer George Hurley to hold the drum seat, but he had joined a new wave band ...
Frank Tonche Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro , California , in 1980. Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon , bassist/vocalist Mike Watt , and drummer George Hurley , Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter.
The band would eventually get together with a welder/polka drummer named Frank Tonche in February, who would be their early drummer.
Após um mês com o Minutemen tocando sem baterista, período fértil em que Boon e Watt escreveram as primeiras músicas, a banda ensaiou e fez alguns shows com Frank Tonche na bateria.
Joining the duo on the drums was Frank Tonche with whom the band featured in a number of gigs. Frank’s stay at Minutemen was short-lived with his departure coming a few months after the band’s formation.
- Eric Kamau
Em 1979, após o The Reactionaries, a antiga banda deles, chegar ao fim, ambos continuaram a escrever novo material e, acompanhados pelo baterista Frank Tonche, formaram o Minutemen. Foi nesta época que o Minutemen assinou contrato com a SST Records, uma pequena gravadora local.
Unha vez tiveron escritas as primeiras cancións comezaron a tocar co batería Frank Tonche, pois George Hurley, con quen querían tocar nun principio, estaba comprometido con grupo de hardcore punk Hey Taxi!, formado tras a disolución de The Reactionaries.
