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the Medveds, a byproduct of Boston, Massachusetts USA formed in the summer of 1994 and almost immediately took the New England music scene by storm with their under 3 minute, drunken rants. The band’s name, which carried over from earlier garage projects headed up by frontman Ben Hunter, was drunkenly derived from a game of pin the tail on the donkey with a mid-1980s, Cleveland area phonebook. The group landed on the name Keith Medved and it stuck (not to be confused with film critic Michael Medved). During their brief and lawless stint, the Medveds became notorious for their onstage antics which typically included costumed performances, as well as a volatile blend of booze and banter. The Medveds shaped what would become their addictive nautical punk/power pop/psychobilly/ska/oi sound by opening for legendary acts like England’s ‘’Oi’’ pioneers, The Business, at the illustrious Rat in 1997. The band permeated the New England punk scene for nearly a decade and grew a cultish, underground following by headlining shows at staple clubs and neighborhood dives.

In 1996, the band was signed to the indie punk label Pill Party Records and were reluctantly whipped into shape by famed Ohio/West Virginia booking agent “Mean” Russell Taff.