Minutemen (band)

Minutemen
Minutemen posing in 1982; left to right: Watt, Boon and Hurley
Background information
Origin	San Pedro, California, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk[1][2] art punk[1] punk rock[1] post-punk[1] avant-garde[1]
Discography	Minutemen discography
Years active	1980–1985
Labels	SST New Alliance Enigma
Spinoffs	Dos Firehose Mike Watt and the Secondmen Unknown Instructors
Spinoff of	The Reactionaries
Past members	D. Boon Mike Watt George Hurley Frank Tonche

Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California, in 1980. Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon, bassist/vocalist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter. They were noted in the California punk community for a philosophy of "jamming econo"—a sense of thriftiness reflected in their touring and short, tight songs, and for their eclectic style, drawing on hardcore punk, funk, jazz, and other sources.