Dikembe (band)

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Dikembe
Origin Gainesville, Florida
Genres Emo, punk rock, indie rock
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Labels Skeletal Lightning
Members
  • Randy Reddell
  • David Bell
  • Steven Gray
  • Andy Anaya
  • Scott Carr
Past members
  • Ryan Willems
  • Kenny Jewett
  • Mike Jones
  • Max Stern
  • Evan Weiss
  • Christian Holden
  • Nick Nottebaum
  • Ross Papitto
Website dikembedudes.com

Dikembe is an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida.

Contents

History

Dikembe formed in December 2010. In 2011, the band embarked on a winter tour with You Blew It!. [1] In 2012, they signed to Tiny Engines and released their debut studio album titled Broad Shoulders. [2] Kenny Jewett left the band in 2013 and was replaced with Randy Reddell. The band went on a summer tour in 2013 with Signals Midwest. [3] They released their second studio album in 2014, titled Mediumship. [4] [5] They released their third studio album, Hail Something, as a 3-piece on their newly formed Death Protector Collective label. In October 2017 Andy Anaya of You Blew It! joined Dikembe on guitar. In 2020 they signed to Skeletal Lightning and released their 4th LP, Muck, their first with guitarist Andy Anaya. [6]

Band members

Current Members

Past Members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Live Albums

Splits

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