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One of the most beloved bands of the golden age of indie rock, Violent Femmes formed in 1981 as an acoustic punk band playing the streets of Milwaukee. They were quickly ranked among the era's most inventive and original, constantly pushing forward with their singular blend of folk and punk, sarcasm and spirituality.

The trio released eight studio albums and more than a dozen singles, among them such iconic classics as 'American Music,' 'Gone Daddy Gone,' 'Nightmares,' 'Add It Up,' and of course, 'Blister In The Sun.' Violent Femmes' remarkable three-decade career earned them cumulative sales of many millions worldwide, with their eponymous first album becoming the first and only album in Billboard history to enter the charts as a platinum album eight years after its initial release.

Their raw sound and honest lyrical perspective has been cited as an influence by artists as diverse as The Smiths,The Pixies, John Cusack, Mark Morris, Pink, Keith Urban, Wim Wenders.

Violent Femmes returned to action in 2013 with an acclaimed performance at Coachella. Viglione (The Dresden Dolls, Nine Inch Nails) came aboard and the newly reconstituted band embarked on a wide-ranging tour that included headline dates and ecstatically received festival sets around the world. The Guardian applauded a London date as "a triumphant rampage through their back catalogue," declaring the band's self-titled 1983 debut to be "a cult classic of teenage alienation - a sneerier, post-pubescent Catcher in the Rye, if you like, with added nocturnal emissions and rattling acoustic bass solos."

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