Dillinger Four

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Dillinger Four
Country	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Years active	1994 – Present
Genres	Punk rock Pop punk
Labels	Hopeless Records, No Idea, Fat Wreck Chords
Members	Eric Funk Patrick Costello Lane Pederson Bill Morrisette

Dillinger Four is an influential American punk band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Formed in 1994, the band has released three full length albums: Midwestern Songs of the Americas (1998) on Hopeless Records, Versus God (2000) also on Hopeless Records, and Situationist Comedy (2002) on Fat Wreck Chords. Also available are This Shit is Genius from No Idea Records, a collection of songs culled from compilations and EPs and First Avenue Live, a live album recorded in 2003. Recently they have begun appearing more and more on compilation CDs, particularly those affiliated with Fat Wreck Chords. The band has announced a new album, tentatively titled C I V I L W A R, to be released sometime around March 2007.

Earlier in their career, they released several vinyl 7" records, such as More Songs About Girlfriends And Bubblegum (on Mutant Pop Records), The Kids Are All Dead and Higher Aspirations: Tempered And Dismantled. Split EPs were released with Pinhead Gunpowder and The Strike.

Current members are Lane "Monkey Hustle" Pederson (drums), Billy Morissette (guitar, vocals), Erik Funk (guitar, vocals), Patrick "Paddy" Costello (bass, vocals.) Funk co-owns the Triple Rock Social Club, a popular bar and music venue in Minneapolis.