Artist Biography
Formed around the talents of frontman/sometime-video director Monty Buckles, and joined by Tim Ford (bass) and Josh Erkman (drums), the Lamps emerged as part of L.A.’s much-hyped mid-2000s noise-punk scene. Their self-titled 2005 debut merged the classic basement ruckus of garage-thrash forbears like The Jesus Lizard with the crystalline chaos of local peers like No Age. The threesome quickly set out on a hectic pace of nationwide touring, sharing bills with kindred spirits like the Intelligence, as well as more established neo-garage-misfits the Dirtbombs.
Hometown
United States of America
Genre
Alternative