Deerhoof
Deerhoof is a San Francisco Bay-based band that is known for its prodigious musical output and ever-shifting, off-kilter sound. While Deerhoof's sound has changed dramatically since their beginnings in 1994, the band has become influential and is widely respected in independent and underground rock circles.
Founding member Greg Saunier moved to San Francisco after graduating from a music conservatory in 1991. After arriving in the city, he joined a short-lived four piece goth/metal group called Nitre Pit as their drummer. When that band suddenly broke up, Saunier and then-bassist Rob Fisk formed an ad-hoc duo, named Deerhoof by Fisk. Their style was improvisatory, loud, aggressive and stark. In 1995, the duo played at the Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia,... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie, Noise Rock
- City Of Origin:
- San Francisco, ,California United States
- Formed Date:
- 1994
