Descendents is an
American punk rock band from Lomita, California formed in 1978 by guitarist
Frank Navetta, bassist
Tony Lombardo and drummer
Bill Stevenson. They are known for being one of the early bands in the
hardcore punk scene to sing instead about more personal and comical topics reflective of their own lives. Shortly after forming they enlisted
Milo Aukerman and made what started out a
surf band into a full fledged
punk unit. Descendents have diverged from their punk peers, perhaps because of
the Beach Boys influences, and sang about topics that touched many young punks…
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