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The Cynics
Origin
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Garage rock
Years active
1983–1994; 2002–present
Labels
Get Hip Records
Members
Gregg Kostelich Michael Kastelic
Past members
Becky Smith Bill von Hagen Amy Mathesius Max Terasauro Pam Reyner Steve Magee Kris Kasperowski Mike Kolesar Mike Quinlan Mark Keresmann Mike Michalski Dave Vucenich Richard Schnapp Smith Hutchings Thomas Hohn
The Cynics are an American garage rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, at the time consisting of guitarist Gregg Kostelich, drummer Bill Von Hagen, vocalist Michael Kastelic who joined in 1985,[1] bass player Steve Magee, and keyboardist Becky Smith (later founder of New York City's Bellwether gallery), debuted with their first album, Blue Train Station in 1986.[2] Many of their songs "carry the torch" for other favorite bands as cover songs or tributes.[3] They underwent a number of lineup changes culminating in 1989's Rock and Roll album. They formed their own independent record label called Get Hip Records in 1986.[4]
They suffered an eight-year break up after the release of Get Our Way but returned in 2002 with the release of Living Is the Best Revenge.[5] The release of their 2007 album Here We Are was accompanied with a European tour.[6]
The band's sound is influenced by 1960s garage rock.
^"The Cynics: Pittsburgh's garage kings | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". www.post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
^Levitt, Jonathan. "THE STORY BEHIND THE ALBUM: Rock'N'Roll by The Cynics - Blurt Magazine". Blurt Magazine. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
^"The Cynics: Pittsburgh's garage kings | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". www.post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
^Funk, Harry. "Get Hip at Mt. Lebanon residents' new North Side store". The Almanac. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
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