Supreme Dicks

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Supreme Dicks
Origin Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Experimental rock, indie rock, noise rock, alternative rock, psychedelic rock
Years active1984–1996, 2012–present
Labels Funky Mushroom, Homestead, Freek, Infinite Chug, Runt, Jagjaguwar
MembersJon Shere
Dan Oxenberg
Mark Hanson
Steve Shavel
Jim Spring.

Supreme Dicks is an experimental rock group formed in 1984 by Jon Shere and Stuart Morris while students at Hampshire College. [1]

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The primary band members are Jon Shere, Daniel Oxenberg, Mark Hansen, Steve Shavel, and often Jim Spring. Other members at various times have included Holly Cat, Dan Kapelovitz, Jennifer Stefanisko, John Galvin III, and Dave Taub. Musicians who have joined them onstage include Beck and Ariel Pink.[ citation needed ] The band has performed with Dinosaur Jr., and toured with Neutral Milk Hotel, Kurt Vile, and Bonnie Prince Billy. [2]

Their retrospective box set Breathing and Not Breathing was released on the Jagjaguwar label October 18, 2011. [3] [4] [5]

The band played several shows in 2012, including three at South by Southwest, followed by a short tour with Kurt Vile. [6] They were joined onstage for all of these shows by Holly Cat, known for the 1987 hit "I Wanna Be Like Madonna." [7] The band toured Europe in 2013, and have continued to play shows sporadically, mostly in Los Angeles.

Discography [8]

Studio albums

Singles and EPs

Compilation albums

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References

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