Flipper (band)

Flipper
Flipper at the 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., 1984
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Noise rock, punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk,[1] post-hardcore
Years active	1979–1987, 1990–1993, 2005–present
Labels	Subterranean, Alternative Tentacles, ROIR, American, Domino
Members	Ted Falconi Steve DePace Mike Watt
Past members	Will Shatter Ricky Williams Bruce Loose John Dougherty Krist Novoselic Bruno DeSmartass David Yow Rachel Thoele
Website	flipperrules.com

Flipper is an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005.^[2] The band influenced a number of grunge,^[3] punk rock and noise rock bands. Their slowed-down, bass-driven and heavily distorted style of punk is considered to have inspired bands such as the Melvins and Nirvana,^[4] whose bass player Krist Novoselic played with the band in the 2000s.^[4]