About this page: This is the official website of BUCK. It is run by Pepper from the band, and any messages you have for Lisa will be forwarded. You can also e-mail her from HER website lisamarr.org or e-mail Pepper from his band's website bobotadrenaline.com.
And now the BIO:
Nominated for Best Punk Band - New Times 2000 Music Awards
Nominated for Best Pop/Rock Band - L.A. Weekly 2000 Music Awards
Debut Album Nominated for Best Independent Album of the Year - California Music Award 1998
"immaculate...instantly lustable...like the soundtrack for a revolution." - OC WEEKLY
"Every now and then you stumble across a band that reinforces your faith in music." - BARFLIES.NET
"...one of the last great Los Angeles bands of the 90s."- CALENDAR LIVE!
"Great band, this Buck. 'Cause like a li'l brat at Toys R Us with unlimited access to Mom's Visa, all we want is MORE, MORE, MORE!"- FLIPSIDE
"Buck is my favorite band!"- KIM SHATTUCK OF THE MUFFS
"...songs that Courtney Love wishes she could muster, executed with a rowdy, energetic pounce..."- PITTSBURGH WEEKLY
"Lisa and Pepper write exhilarating and unforgettably melodic tunes..."- LA WEEKLY
"perfectly poised...songs that neatly balance punk aggression and melodic hookiness"- BILLBOARD
"Welcome a phenomenal new pop-punk band to the world! - "- MUTANT POP
"Sweet, sincere, and totally lovable...a confectionery delight." - CHART
"mean-eyed pop with a twisted sense of humor" - ALTERNATIVE PRESS
"Buck is one of L.A.'s tighest, liviest threesomes, and seem to effortlessly create...punk-pop trinkets and garage stompers." - CAMPUS CIRCLE
Sprung from the ashes of Vancouver's pop trio cub, bassist/vocalist
LISA MARR "unleashed a new band on an unsuspecting world".
BUCK began lighting up the L.A. music scene in early '98 after
Marr and drummer Lisa G. relocated to the City of Angels.
With the addition of guitarist/vocalist PEPPER BERRY, they
quickly became club favorites and critics darlings. The band signed to a record
deal just three months after their first show and never let their foot off the
gas. Buck's self-titled debut, released in September of '98 on Sympathy
for the Record Industry, garnered praise from around the globe and
won a spot in BAM's Top 20 California Albums of the Year as
well as a nomination for Best Independent Album of the Year
by the California Music Awards.
Over the next three years, Buck contributed to several compilations, released
numerous 7 inches as well as the 7 song EP Buck in Black
on Lancerock Records. The latter recorded entirely live in
the studio, no overdubs in a little less than 6 hours!
With a seemingly ever changing drum chair, Buck spent a lot of their time
on the road with TV appearances, on-air radio performances and touring with
some of their favorite bands like: Dance Hall Crashers, The
Muffs, Mr. T Experience, The Queers,
and The Groovie Ghoulies.
The group disbanded in October of 2000 playing their last show at their
old stomping grounds: Spaceland in Silverlake, CA. Lisa Marr
now heads up her country/pop outfit THE LISA
MARR EXPERIMENT as well as the HERE AND NOW while Pepper Berry fronts the punk trio BOBOT
ADRENALINE.
The trio of Lisa Marr, Pepper Berry and Sherri Solinger reunited in February of 2005 to play 2 reunion shows to coincide with the release of their last 2 studio recordings Former Child Actor and Only Friends, produced by Jeff McDonald (Redd Kross) and released on the Geykido Comet Records. 7 inch available at gcrecords.com.
Buck continues to sporadically reunite, most recently in Feb of 2008 for their 3rd reunion in 4 years. Although, they are few and far between the threesome has left the door open for more reunion shows in the future.
you guys fucking rocked my socks off. and pepper, your guitar playing was amazing. i was so close to you i could feel you sweeting on me and your amp destroying my liver faster then the pats blue ribbon beer! wow. and you made my night when i was the first you handed the buck sticker to. you guys rocked. i just wish you guys would play more frequently.
Great show last night at Alex's Bar! "New York City" was a welcome surprise and the audience participation on "Jerry Hall" and "True Confessions" was a blast. Thank you for an amazing, fun night!
holy crap i love you guys. i have loved you for two years now. i need to get the second album. when are you and lisa reuniting? i need to see you guys live.
