The three core members Joe Keefe, Steve Karp, and Jesse Jones met while attending art school in Brooklyn, NY. They recruited John Lynch on drums and in 1988 Yuppicide was formed. They quickly recorded a nine-song demo tape and began playing at CBGB's, Abc-No-Rio, basements, backyards, squats, living rooms-- anywhere and everywhere that they could play.

In 1989 they recorded a 7'' EP with world-famous Don Fury. This was initially released on Evac Records, but the band soon forged an alliance with New York's Wreck-Age Records, who ... Read More

The three core members Joe Keefe, Steve Karp, and Jesse Jones met while attending art school in Brooklyn, NY. They recruited John Lynch on drums and in 1988 Yuppicide was formed. They quickly recorded a nine-song demo tape and began playing at CBGB's, Abc-No-Rio, basements, backyards, squats, living rooms-- anywhere and everywhere that they could play.

In 1989 they recorded a 7'' EP with world-famous Don Fury. This was initially released on Evac Records, but the band soon forged an alliance with New York's Wreck-Age Records, who re-released the 7''.

Their first full length: 'Fear Love' (Wreck-Age) was released in 1990, after which they toured through Europe for seven weeks, building a strong fan base that has stayed with them ever since.

Their second full-length: 'Shinebox' was released in 1993 (Wreck-Age) and marked a stylistic progression, aided by the addition of drummer Pete Guinan.

By their third full-length release: 'Dead Man Walking' (Wreck-Age), Yuppicide had carved out a niche all their own, with songs that had elements of punk and the power of hardcore, but a style that was solely Yuppicide!

Yuppicide's songs have consistently dealt with issues of questioning authority, censorship, and problematic relationships. With lyrics that encompass various characters (assassins to anorexic teenage girls), Yuppicide has rarely walked the common hardcore path.

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