skafish

Bio

February 1976 - SKAFISH gives birth to Punk in Chicago with debut performance and is the first Chicago artist of these genres to play CBGBs in New York, April 1977, at the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles in February 1978, and before 45, 000 people in London in July 1980 with The Police, XTC, and UB-40 at the first Milton Keynes concert.

The first artist to sign with Miles Copelands legendary I.R.S. Records, Skafish released two albums, was featured in the international live concert film Urgh! A Music War, alongside Devo, Joan Jett, and the Go-Gos. In 1985, Skafish began performing a controversial performance art based solo show through the 1990s, eventually taking a break from performing in late 1994.

He has toured/performed with such artists as: Ramones, Iggy Pop, The Police, XTC, UB-40, Squeeze, Ultravox, The Stranglers, Lemonheads, The Cramps, The Mumps, U-2, New Order, and Scorpions.