Hickey (band)
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Hickey was a "melodic" punk band that started in San Francisco's Mission District, the band recorded, released and distributed their own music. Elaborate and very personal artwork was the style used for the band's records.
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[edit] Founding members
Founding members Matty Luv (guitar, vocals) and Aesop (drums) were members of the Florida punk rock band, Fuckboyz. Bass player Chubby had previously been in the band Schleprock.
[edit] History
Hickey recorded their first 7" EP, Us vs. Them within a month of forming, and released it soon there after. The band quickly became a part of the Probe Records/zine scene. Probe included them on a few compilations. Later, Hickey made 7" records with bands such as All You Can Eat, Fuckface and V.B.F.
Bass player Chubby left Hickey in 1997, and was replaced by Dwight Trash. The band went on to record another LP, as well as the Hickey/Voodoo Glow Skulls split 7". Hickey called it quits in 1998, refusing to contribute any new material for a proposed split with Screeching Weasel, and handing their last recording, "Robots Never Cry," over to trend is dead! records for the Worse Than Alternative It's Another Punk Comp CD.
The original Hickey line-up of Matty, Chubby and Aesop re-united and soon began recording a plethora of new material as Yogurt.
Matty Luv died on October 5, 2002.
Aesop currently plays drums with Ludicra.
Matty and Aesop recorded as Yogurt before and during Hickey's existence. There are "four volumes" of unreleased Yogurt recordings.
Before Matty's death he played guitar in the bands Miami and Unit Breed.
1-2-3-4 Go! Records (http://www.1234gorecords.com) is re-releasing the two full length CD's the band released; the S/T full length and Various States of Disrepair (singles and comp track compilation). 1-2-3-4 Go! will also be releasing a second volume of Various States of Disrepair that includes the tracks left off the previous volume.
[edit] Voodoo Glow Skulls controversy
Probe records released a 7" which was made to look as if it were a split between Hickey and the Voodoo Glow Skulls. One side was actually Hickey playing the song "Food Stamps and Drink Tickets" and the other side had members of Hickey playing a trumpet that was stolen from Voodoo Glow Skulls over the playback of answering machine messages left by Voodoo Glow Skulls members and Epitaph Records employees demanding the return of the instrument. The 7" also falsely had the Epitaph Records logo on the back as Epitaph had no part in the release.
According to the zine included with the 7" the two bands played together at the now closed Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona. Matty Luv, singer of Hickey, made disparaging remarks about Epitaph Records and the commercialization of punk. After members of both bands had a confrontation, the venue owner ejected Hickey. In response, Hickey stole a trumpet out of the Voodoo Glow Skulls van.
After receiving threats on their answering machine, the band returned the trumpet. They released the Voodoo Glow Skulls & Hickey with a zine chronicling the whole affair.
