
Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while Steve was still in middle school. With the addition of friends Greg Hetson and John Stielow on drums, the band's first gig was opening for Black Flag. The band has since released eight albums and three EPs.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel played some tracks from the group in the 80's and 90's on his radio programmes, including when their cover of the Osmonds' Crazy Horses under the name of Revolution 409.
Shows Played[]
- 14 December 1982: Notes And Chords Mean Nothing To Me (v/a LP - American Youth Report) Invasion
- 05 January 1983 (BFBS): Notes And Chords Mean Nothing To Me (v/a album - American Youth Report) Bomp! International
- 14 December 1991: Supersonic Christmas () Insipid
- Revolution 409
- 20 April 1989: Crazy Horses (v/a album - The Melting Plot) SST