Manhattan Beach, CA · pop-punk · punk

Descendents

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Milo goes to Riot Fest — the caffeinated blueprint for all pop-punk, still fast, still nerdy, still out-hooking the generations they invented.

Descendents formed in the Manhattan Beach area of Los Angeles County in the late 1970s, built around drummer Bill Stevenson and fronted for most of their existence by singer Milo Aukerman, whose cartoon likeness has served as the band's logo since the album Milo Goes to College. Their line-up has also long included bassist Karl Alvarez and guitarist Stephen Egerton.

The band combined hardcore punk speed with melodic writing and songs about food, coffee, girls and social awkwardness, a formula that became a template for later pop-punk. Their activity has been intermittent, partly because Aukerman spent years working as a biochemist, and members have also recorded as All.

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