Screamers

Los Angeles punk group from the late 1970s known for a keyboard-driven, guitar-free sound, intense live shows and a scarcity of official studio releases.

Keyboard-driven punk band from Los Angeles, active in the late 1970s; notable for influential live performances and demos; did not release a conventional studio album during their original run.

The available review frames Screamers as an essential, almost mythical punk act whose power lived in live performance and demos rather than official releases. It emphasizes their keyboard-driven, guitar-absent sound and the commanding presence of the frontman. The review treats the band's inexistence as part of their consecration.

For:Fans of punk and synthpunk, collectors of rare demos/live recordings, historians of late-1970s Los Angeles music scenes