Violent Femmes Profile
Members:
Victor DeLorenzo
Brian Ritchie
Gordon Gano
Guy Hoffman
Genres:
Alternative rock
Folk punk
Formed: In 1981, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Debut Album: Violent Femmes (1983)
Breakthrough Singles:
"Nightmares" (1989)
"American Music" (1991)
"Breakin' Up" (1994)
Did You Know:
The group made an appearance on the teen TV show "Clarissa Explains It All"
You can hear their song "Fat" in the documentary "Super Size Me"