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The Suicide Commandos
The Suicide Commandos are an American punk rock trio from Minneapolis. They formed in 1975 and released two 7-inch EPs on an indie label in 1976 and 1977 before signing with Blank Records (a subsidiary label of Mercury Records) in 1977 and releasing one album, Make a Record. Despite their short original 4-year stint together, the Suicide Commandos are considered the pioneers for jump-starting a punk rock music scene in the Twin Cities, which eventually produced bands like The Suburbs, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements and Soul Asylum.
Their first album, Make a Record, was recorded and released in 1977, and then re-released on Mercury Records on CD in 1996 and on Island/DefJam iTunes in 2007. A live album, The Suicide Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert was released on Twin/Tone Records in 1979, which was their last performance together before the band broke up. Only 1,000 numbered copies were pressed. In 2000, it was re-released on CD by Garage D'Or Records. The original vinyl release contained 19 tracks, while the CD re-release increased this figure, bringing the total number of tracks to 32.
Their 1977 song "Burn It Down" inspired a short film directed by rock video pioneer Chuck Statler, which featured the burning of a house the band had used for rehearsing for several years. "Burn It Down" was part of a Chuck Statler video retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 2006.
When the Commandos broke up in 1980, Almaas went to New York and formed a band called The Crackers, then issued a solo EP titled "Beat Rodeo". In 1982, Almaas formed a four-man group called (The) Beat Rodeo, which issued two well-received albums in the mid-80s before disbanding. Almaas then went solo again, issuing six albums over the next two decades.
The Suicide Commandos' song "Complicated Fun" was used for Target commercials for Xbox and PlayStation products in 2003–2004. The band was a headline act at the Minnesota State Fair in 2007.
Ahl and Osgood were street corner acoustic musicians in St. Paul during the 2008 Republican convention.
On January 17, 2009, the Commandos played a benefit at Nick & Eddie in Minneapolis for Laura Kennedy, bassist and founding member of the NYC no-wave band the Bush Tetras, who had recently received a liver transplant. David Thomas of Pere Ubu was guest vocalist. November 7, 2009, was declared "Suicide Commando Day" in the city of Minneapolis, MN by Mayor RT Rybak.
On January 29, 2012, the band were a co-headlining act at the 7th Birthday Party for the popular member-supported radio station, "The Current" (89.3 FM). The event was held at 1st Avenue in downtown Minneapolis and brought thousands of the most dedicated fans of the radio station together to witness an important piece of punk rock history at a legendary Minneapolis venue.
The Suicide Commandos
The Suicide Commandos are an American punk rock trio from Minneapolis. They formed in 1975 and released two 7-inch EPs on an indie label in 1976 and 1977 before signing with Blank Records (a subsidiary label of Mercury Records) in 1977 and releasing one album, Make a Record. Despite their short original 4-year stint together, the Suicide Commandos are considered the pioneers for jump-starting a punk rock music scene in the Twin Cities, which eventually produced bands like The Suburbs, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements and Soul Asylum.
Their first album, Make a Record, was recorded and released in 1977, and then re-released on Mercury Records on CD in 1996 and on Island/DefJam iTunes in 2007. A live album, The Suicide Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert was released on Twin/Tone Records in 1979, which was their last performance together before the band broke up. Only 1,000 numbered copies were pressed. In 2000, it was re-released on CD by Garage D'Or Records. The original vinyl release contained 19 tracks, while the CD re-release increased this figure, bringing the total number of tracks to 32.
Their 1977 song "Burn It Down" inspired a short film directed by rock video pioneer Chuck Statler, which featured the burning of a house the band had used for rehearsing for several years. "Burn It Down" was part of a Chuck Statler video retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 2006.
When the Commandos broke up in 1980, Almaas went to New York and formed a band called The Crackers, then issued a solo EP titled "Beat Rodeo". In 1982, Almaas formed a four-man group called (The) Beat Rodeo, which issued two well-received albums in the mid-80s before disbanding. Almaas then went solo again, issuing six albums over the next two decades.
The Suicide Commandos' song "Complicated Fun" was used for Target commercials for Xbox and PlayStation products in 2003–2004. The band was a headline act at the Minnesota State Fair in 2007.
Ahl and Osgood were street corner acoustic musicians in St. Paul during the 2008 Republican convention.
On January 17, 2009, the Commandos played a benefit at Nick & Eddie in Minneapolis for Laura Kennedy, bassist and founding member of the NYC no-wave band the Bush Tetras, who had recently received a liver transplant. David Thomas of Pere Ubu was guest vocalist. November 7, 2009, was declared "Suicide Commando Day" in the city of Minneapolis, MN by Mayor RT Rybak.
On January 29, 2012, the band were a co-headlining act at the 7th Birthday Party for the popular member-supported radio station, "The Current" (89.3 FM). The event was held at 1st Avenue in downtown Minneapolis and brought thousands of the most dedicated fans of the radio station together to witness an important piece of punk rock history at a legendary Minneapolis venue.
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