Lead Shower - Music

Liquid Hips Was Born In August Of 1981 As A Cooperative Post-Post Punk Electric Jazz Hardcore Freebop Unit. The First Show Was That Month At The Legendary A7 In The East Village. The Founding Members Were John Mulkerin Jay Joseph And Rob Reynolds. By The Mid '80's The Band Had Become A Songwriting Vehicle For Frontman John Mulkerin Who Was Also A Member Of Joseph Bowie's Defunkt. By Then The Sound Of Liquid Hips Had Become More Funk/groove Oriented And The Lyrics Became More Pointedly Political. The First Track Surveillance Of The Band's 1993 Debut Album "Fool Injection" Had Been Performed Live Since 1988. Not Many Recordings Survive From The '80's But The Band Performed At Such NYC Nightspots As Danceteria CBGB Cat Club Pyramid Knitting Factory B.A.D. Museum SNAFU Visiones Etc. Liquid Hips Was Part Of The First Wave Of Bands To Successfully Meld Deep Funk With A Hardcore/rap/metal Edge. The Main 1990's Touring Lineup Was John Mulkerin Trumpet Vocals Jeff McErlain And Bill Bickford Guitars Kip Reed Bass Kenny Martin Drums Rob Reynolds Percussion . Liquid Hips Toured Europe 5 Times In The Nineties And Opened Shows For P-Funk Public Enemy The Freaky Fukin' Weirdoz Blurt And Ice-T. read less