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Minutemen

Musical Group
Forfans of punk/hardcore, sst devotees, and curious listeners of 1980s alternative rock.
6 Reviews 14 Definitions 21 Charts
Alternative Indie Rock Post-Hardcore

The Profile

Minutemen were an American punk trio from San Pedro, California—D. Boon (guitar, vocals), Mike Watt (bass, vocals), and George Hurley (drums). Active from 1980 to 1985 on SST Records, they fused punk with funk, jazz, and more, championed a DIY ethos (“we jam econo”), and made the acclaimed Double Nickels on the Dime. The band ended after D. Boon’s death in a van accident in December 1985.

Origin: San Pedro, California; Members: D. Boon, Mike Watt, George Hurley; Label: SST Records; Ethos: DIY, “we jam econo,” “our band could be your life”; Landmark release: Double Nickels on the Dime (1984); Disbanded after D. Boon’s fatal crash in December 1985.

Minutemen were a fiercely original American punk trio from San Pedro (1980–1985), mixing hardcore with funk, jazz, and more. Reviews highlight their DIY ethos, SST ties, and the landmark Double Nickels on the Dime. D. Boon’s 1985 fatal van crash ended the band at their creative peak. Their mottos—“we jam econo” and “our band could be your life”—echo through the 1980s underground.

Notable Quotes

❝ "Punk is whatever we make it to be"
❝ Minutemen = modest, minute men.
❝ And indeed it is a masterpiece of rock music composed of a whopping 45 intensely crafted songs made by perhaps the most creative trio in rock, none of which reach three minutes and rarely exceed two, but the surprising fact is that one is more beautiful than the other.
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