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Robert T. Laffoon: Guitar (electric), Vocals | Mike McNaughton: Guitar (electric) | Smitty: Bass guitar | Nick Morales: Drums

Genre: Punk, Rock

Sound description: The band describes its sound as "good old-fashioned rock music, with a dance groove, and a punk-rock attitude."

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• Gulag Carnies website

Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2008

Influences: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Against Me!, Bright Eyes, Rage Against the Machine, the Alkaline Trio, Tupac, the Minutemen, the Matches, Thrice, the Strokes

Background:

The Gulag Carnies were started by Mike and Smitty. They started by throwing out ideas for songs, before coming across Robert Laffoon. A few drummers later, they landed on Nick and now gig consistently, looking to break it.