Violent Femmes is an
alternative rock band, formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of
Gordon Gano (vocals, guitar), Brian Ritchie (bass), and Victor DeLorenzo (drums), with Guy Hoffman replacing DeLorenzo following his departure starting in 1993 and up until his return in 2002. The band split in early 2009, their last recording being a cover of the
Gnarls Barkley song "
Crazy", a response to Gnarls Barkley's cover of the Femmes song "
Gone Daddy Gone" released the previous year. In January 2013, it was announced th…
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