This article is about the band. For the species of hyena, see Spotted hyena.
Michigan rock group active 1985–1995
Laughing Hyenas
Background information
Origin
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Garage rock, hardcore punk, punk blues, post-hardcore, garage punk, noise rock
Years active
1985–1995
Labels
Touch and Go Records, Third Man
Past members
John Brannon Jim Kimball Kevin Strickland Larissa Strickland Todd Swalla Kevin Ries Ron Sakowski
Laughing Hyenas was an American post-hardcore band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that existed from 1985 to 1995, fronted by Negative Approach vocalist John Brannon. According to AllMusic, "At first, the band specialized in dirges overlaid with the tortuous, throat-shredding vocals of frontman John Brannon. As time passed, their blues connections became more and more explicit".[1] Though they played with many of the era's most notable acts, including Mudhoney, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth the band failed to achieve any level of commercial success, breaking up in the mid-90s due to personal issues.[2]
^Huey, Steve. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
^Coombe, Doug. "An oral history of the Laughing Hyenas, one of the great unsung Detroit rock bands". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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an American punk drummer. His former bands include noise-punk band LaughingHyenas, Mule, and The Jesus Lizard, as well as The Denison/Kimball Trio (which...
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initially broke up in 1984 with singer John Brannon moving on to the LaughingHyenas, and later Easy Action, but the band has reformed as of 2006 and continues...
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striped hyenas at night. The Arabic word for striped hyenas is alluded in a valley in Israel known as Shaqq al-Diba (meaning "cleft of the hyenas") and...
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him two months later. In her book, she describes Murphy as her "personal laugh track". The couple had two children, Lucy and Jack, before divorcing in...
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origin among primate species. The spotted hyena, another species of animal, was also known as the laughinghyena because of the way it sounds when it communicates...
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