Scared of Chaka is an American punk rock band based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that was formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist David Yanul Hernandez, bass guitarist Dameon Waggoner and drummer Jeff Jones. Jones was later replaced by Ron Skrasek. The band played a Dickies-inspired mix of garage and pop-punk, following in the footsteps of local Albuquerque act the Drags.
The band released a number of full lengths, 7-inch EPs, and split records throughout its career for labels including 702 Records, Empty Records, Dirtnap Records and Hopeless spin off Sub City Records. Following the 2001 release of Crossing with Switchblades, the band dissolved. The band played a number of reunion shows in 2008, including Music Fest NW in Portland, Oregon, and FunFunFunFest in Austin, Texas. On September 20, 2008, they performed with Dillinger Four as part of the inaugural year of Forward Music Fest in Madison, Wisconsin.
Following the breakup of Scared of Chaka, Hernandez formed Broadcast Oblivion in 2002 with Coady Willis (of Murder City Devils, Dead Low Tide and Big Business) and Andrew Church (of The Droo Church and Supersuckers).
Hernandez had previously performed in projects with James Mercer, who went on to form the popular indie rock act The Shins (Scared of Chaka also released a split 7-inch with the pre-Shins act Flake Music). The original line-up of The Shins featured Hernandez on bass guitar. After a year, however, he left the band to pursue a personal relationship in New York. In 2003, when Shins bass guitarist Neal Langford left the group, Hernandez re-joined the Shins as a bass guitarist. He currently[when?] lives in Seattle. Skrasek lives in Portland, Oregon, and Waggoner lives in Los Angeles.
Scared of Chaka's music was influential in the U.S. garage / punk rock scene. Current bands which have continued similar musical threads, such as the Riverboat Gamblers, and The Robits from Milwaukee, WI have cited Scared of Chaka as an influence.
Discographyedit
Main albumsedit
Hutch Brown Sayngwich (702, 1995) - LP
Scared of Chaka (702) - LP
Masonic Youth (Empty, 1996) - LP
How to Lose (702 / Empty, 1998) - EP
Tired of You (Hopeless / Sub City, 1999) - LP
Crossing with Switchblades (Hopeless / Sub City, 2001) - LP
Collectionsedit
Seven Stories Tall: Singles '94-'99 (702) - LP
Singles/EPs and splitsedit
Scared of Chaka / The Gain - split 7-inch (702 Records) - EP
Scared of Chaka / Flake Music - split 7-inch (702 Records / Science Project) - EP
Scared Of Chaka / Real Swinger - split 7-inch (Ballroom Blitz Records)
Scared of Chaka / The Traitors - split 7-inch (Johanns Face Records)
"live at Jay's" (Bad Man Records, 2002) - 7-inch EP - ltd 200 - white marble vinyl
Scared of Chaka / Word Salad - split 7-inch (Science Project)
Scared of Chaka "Automatic" 7-inch (eMpTy)
External linksedit
Scared of Chaka at Empty Records
January 01, 1970
scared, chaka, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, so. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Scared of Chaka news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed September 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Scared of Chaka is an American punk rock band based in Albuquerque New Mexico that was formed in 1993 by guitarist vocalist David Yanul Hernandez bass guitarist Dameon Waggoner and drummer Jeff Jones Jones was later replaced by Ron Skrasek The band played a Dickies inspired mix of garage and pop punk following in the footsteps of local Albuquerque act the Drags Scared of ChakaOriginAlbuquerque New Mexico U S GenresGarage punk pop punkYears active1993 2001 2008 reunion Labels702 RecordsEmpty RecordsHopeless Records The band released a number of full lengths 7 inch EPs and split records throughout its career for labels including 702 Records Empty Records Dirtnap Records and Hopeless spin off Sub City Records Following the 2001 release of Crossing with Switchblades the band dissolved The band played a number of reunion shows in 2008 including Music Fest NW in Portland Oregon and FunFunFunFest in Austin Texas On September 20 2008 they performed with Dillinger Four as part of the inaugural year of Forward Music Fest in Madison Wisconsin Contents 1 Legacy 2 Discography 2 1 Main albums 2 2 Collections 2 3 Singles EPs and splits 3 External linksLegacy editFollowing the breakup of Scared of Chaka Hernandez formed Broadcast Oblivion in 2002 with Coady Willis of Murder City Devils Dead Low Tide and Big Business and Andrew Church of The Droo Church and Supersuckers Hernandez had previously performed in projects with James Mercer who went on to form the popular indie rock act The Shins Scared of Chaka also released a split 7 inch with the pre Shins act Flake Music The original line up of The Shins featured Hernandez on bass guitar After a year however he left the band to pursue a personal relationship in New York In 2003 when Shins bass guitarist Neal Langford left the group Hernandez re joined the Shins as a bass guitarist He currently when lives in Seattle Skrasek lives in Portland Oregon and Waggoner lives in Los Angeles Scared of Chaka s music was influential in the U S garage punk rock scene Current bands which have continued similar musical threads such as the Riverboat Gamblers and The Robits from Milwaukee WI have cited Scared of Chaka as an influence 1 Discography editMain albums edit Hutch Brown Sayngwich 702 1995 LP Scared of Chaka 702 LP Masonic Youth Empty 1996 LP How to Lose 702 Empty 1998 EP Tired of You Hopeless Sub City 1999 LP Crossing with Switchblades Hopeless Sub City 2001 LP Collections edit Seven Stories Tall Singles 94 99 702 LP Singles EPs and splits edit Scared of Chaka The Gain split 7 inch 702 Records EP Scared of Chaka Flake Music split 7 inch 702 Records Science Project EP Scared of Chaka Fatal Flyin Guilloteens split 7 inch Dirtnap Records Scared Of Chaka Real Swinger split 7 inch Ballroom Blitz Records Scared of Chaka The Traitors split 7 inch Johanns Face Records live at Jay s Bad Man Records 2002 7 inch EP ltd 200 white marble vinyl Scared of Chaka Word Salad split 7 inch Science Project Scared of Chaka Automatic 7 inch eMpTy External links editScared of Chaka at Empty Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scared of Chaka amp oldid 1130471516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
