Wckr Spgt

Wckr Spgt formed in 1981 and began recording and performing in 1982. An unconventional group of artists with a quirky, often controversial sense of humor, Wckr Spgt has remained a vital and vibrant force deep beneath the indieground scene in the Inland Empire. This versatile and unpredictable act has toured as a rock and roll band, performed soundtrack music for art shows, presented performance art "rock operas", and built themselves into an 8'x8' box onstage. The recordings, of which there are over 1000 songs and more than 50 full-length albums, have included experimental noisescapes, punk rock, pop radio songs, anthemic fist-pumping sing alongs, improvisational rock and roll, and hip hop. Currently the band performs a blend of the driving rock sound they honed in the early-nineties with a bit of performance art thrown into the live shows and a dash of improvisation sprinkled on top. Whatever shape the music takes, Wckr Spgt's unique outlook and avant garde humor slices through the heart of it all. A plethora of musicians have been a part of Wckr Spgt at one time or another, sometimes to form side projects and sometimes as band members. The members of Wckr Spgt (Joel Huschle, Mark Givens, Dave Carpenter, and Kyle Brodie) have likewise played with a wide variety of other musical acts. Wckr Spgt has been based in the Inland Empire since their inception and has played some of the great area venues including nearby college campuses, local radio stations, art galleries, and clubs. A post-skiffle band for the indieground set.