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It's OK! | |
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Origin | South Bay, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Pop, rock, soul, prog, punk |
Years active | 1992-present |
Labels | Econoclast Recordings, Moonlight Graham Records |
Formerly of | , |
Members | Robert Hecker Ellen Rooney Dennis McGarry Roy McDonald |
Past members | Victor Indrizzo Joey Mancaruso Eric Mitchell Dave Naz Bruce Nicholson Dave Peterson Brian Preiss Matt Smith Abby Travis Fred Trujillo Tom Underhill Greg White Chip Zeitgeist |
Website | http://www.itsoktheband.com |
It's OK! is a musical group formed by Redd Kross members Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals) and Victor Indrizzo (drums), along with bassist Abby Travis and the late Greg White [1] on vocals. This initial line up of the band released the self-titled debut album It's OK!. [2]
The line up of Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals), Dave Naz (drums), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), and Matt Smith (bass, vocals) recorded the second It's OK! album, Dream. [3]
The line-up of Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), Dennis McGarry (bass, vocals), and Joey Mancaruso (drums, vocals) were signed by Exene Cervenka of X to Moonlight Graham Records.; [4] however, It's OK!'s third album, Cubed, was released on Econoclast Recordings. [5] The quartet's fourth release is aptly titled 4. [6]
It's OK! toured California, Oregon, and Washington with Frightwig in June, 2014. [7]
It's OK! toured California, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Nevada in September, 2023.
In December, 2023, it was announced that former Muffs / Redd Kross drummer Roy McDonald had joined It's OK!, and that they were working on their fifth album. [8]
It's OK! performed at BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA on May 5, 2024, on a bill featuring ZZ Top. [9]
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