Artist Info: Die Electric Eels

The electric eels (lowercase "e"s in reference to e e Cummings) were a protopunk band active between 1972 and 1975. They formed in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Electric Eels played only five public shows, but during their brief existence they earned a reputation locally for being angry, confrontational, and violent. They were notorious for starting fights with audiences which drew police attention; members were also abusive to each other off-stage. Their style was a dischordant [read more...]