Pukkelpop 2011

Biography

The Cramps were an American garage punk band formed in Sacramento, California in 1976. The band was influential in founding of a hybrid subgenre later known as " psychobilly ," which is a fusion of punk and rockabilly . Their music is mostly in blues form, played at varying, (though usually fast) tempos, with a very minimal drumkit. An integral part of the early Cramps sound is dual guitars, without a bassist. The content of their songs and image is sleaze, trashy Americana (much in the style of filmmaker John Waters), sexual fetishism, clever bad jokes, and cheap, horror B-movie clichés.

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Origin

United States (Sacramento, California)

Genre

Garagerock, Post-punk, Rockabilly

Performed at Pukkelpop in

1990

Website

http://www.thecramps.com/

Social media

• http://www.myspace.com/cramping
• http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cramps