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![]() MxPxYour Rating:Average Rating:Hometown: Bremerton, WA (USA) About:Related BandsReviewsTours: The Ataris (North America / Europe) The Ataris have announced a number of US and European tour dates for this spring, including stops at Groezrock and Pouzza Fest. You can click Read More for the dates. Update: Mike Herrera of… January 29, 2013 Tours: Pouzza Fest 2013 announces first wave of bands The organizers of Montreal's Pouzza Fest have unveiled some of the bands who will be playing the 2013 edition of the festival. Among those confirmed are MXPX, American Steel, Braid, Big D and the Kids… November 14, 2012 Tours: MxPx All-Stars (Australia) MxPx All-Stars - the touring version of MxPx will head to Australia for some shows in March 2013. You can click Read More for the… October 19, 2012 Videos: MxPx: "Aces Up" MxPx have released their video for "Aces Up." The song comes from 2012's Plans Within Plans. You can click Read More for the video. Update: Fixed the… October 05, 2012 Tours: MxPx All-Stars / Unwritten Law / Versus the World MxPx (All Stars) and Unwritten Law will be co-headlining a fall tour together with support from Versus The World. The "All Stars" lineup of MxPx includes frontman Mike Herrera… August 10, 2012 Videos: MxPx with Joe Jack Talcum: "Punk Rock Girl" (Dead Milkmen) Video has surfaced of long-running pop-punk act MxPx-- who are touring in celebration of their 20th anniversary-- performing a cover of The Dead Milkmen's classic "Punk Rock Girl" in Philadelphia. The band is joined by the Milkmen's own Joe Jack… July 17, 2012 Videos: Cancer: "As Long As We Are One" Cancer have a new music video for the track, "As Long As We Are One", from their upcoming split EP with MxPx. The split is due out August 28 but pre-orders are available… July 16, 2012 Videos: MxPx reflect on 20 years together MxPx are continuing to celebrate their 20th year as a band with a video featuring the band reflecting on their history and longevity. The band released Plans Within Plans , their ninth studio album, earlier this… July 06, 2012 Videos: Mike Herrera / Kris Roe: "Olympia, WA" (Rancid) Mike Herrera of MxPx and Tumbledowne alongside Kris Roe of The Ataris recorded an acoustic cover of Rancid favorite, "Olympia, WA." The song originally appeared on 1995's ... And Out Come The Wolves . You can click Read More for… June 26, 2012 Tours: MxPx All Stars (Europe) MxPx All-Stars, the touring lineup of MxPx have announced a second trip to Europe this summer, with a focus on festivals beginning in late July. The band released Plans Within Plans in… May 24, 2012 |
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Pop punk act MxPx formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington. The band started out as three 15-year-old kids calling themselves Magnified Plaid pounding out music inspired by and similar to the the Descendents and other Southern California pop-punk bands. They didn't really love their band name, however, which was a tribute to the original guitarist's penchant for wearing one particularly loud plaid shirt. Consequently, the name was abbreviated to M.P., but in Yuri's handwriting, periods become "X"'s and since he made up the show posters for the band, the four-letter moniker stuck.
Andy Husted, the former guitarist, left the band in 1995 to continue college. Andy was replaced by Tom to solidify the line-up that would take the band into their post-teen years. Maybe Tom's background as a drummer made up for his relative inexperience playing guitar (he had only played for a year at the time). He and Yuri lock into backbreakingly fast rhythms that rank with vintage Minor Threat for speed and percussive attack. Mike then adds to the mix his signature sing-along melodies that call to mind SoCal punk bands from the early '80s.