Operation Ivy
Punkska punk pioneersEast Bay Soundhardcore-ska fusionLookout Records lineage
Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California formed in May 1987. The band was stylistically important as one of the first bands to mix the elements of hardcore punk and ska into an amalgamation called "ska punk" and was critical to the emergence of Lookout Records and the so-called "East Bay Sound." The band name was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests. Although the band released just one full-length album
Influenced by: The Clash, Minor Threat, The Specials
- Label:
- Lookout Records
- Active:
- 1987-1992
- Scene:
- Bay Area
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