Alternative rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Jazz-Fusion
Years active
1983–1994, 2011, 2019-present
Labels
SST,[1] Poison Summer Records
Members
Vitus Mataré (vocals, guitar) Kjehl Johansen (guitar) John Frank (drums) Tom Hofer (bass)[2] John Talley-Jones (vocals)
Past members
Adam Marsland (guitar/keyboard)[2] Jamie Lennon (keyboards) John Rosewall (bass) Jason Kahn (drums) John 'Skippy' Glogovac (drums) Hunter Crowley (drums) Mike Patton (bass)
Trotsky Icepick is an American indie rock band, their name referring to Leon Trotsky and his assassination. From 1983 through 1994 the band released six albums, all on SST Records. Trotsky Icepick continues to release records into the 2020s on Poison Summer Records. Members have included alumni from LA indie groups, The Last,[2] Urinals (100 Flowers),[2] Middle Class, Cockeyed Ghost and Leaving Trains.[3][4]
^Christgau, Robert. "Trotsky Icepick". Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ abcdShanley, Mike (July 15, 2011). "L.A. PUNK ALMOST-LEGENDS Trotsky Icepick". Blurt. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^"Danny and the Doorknobs - Poison Summer (1985, Old Scratch)". Willfully Obscure. September 3, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, pp. 175-6
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