The Chuck Dukowski Sextet (or CD6) is a band featuring former Black Flag bassist

Chuck Dukowski Gary Arthur McDaniel (born February 1, 1954 ), better known by his stage name Chuck Dukowski, is an American punk rock musician most well known for being the bass player, and occasional songwriter for Black Flag. Career Early years Dukowski ...

. The band is called a

sextet A sextet (or hexad) is a formation containing exactly six members. The former term is commonly associated with vocal ensembles (e.g. The King's Singers, Affabre Concinui) or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six ...

even though they only have four members.

History

Dukowski wanted to start playing again so he began playing with a drummer in December 2012. He invited his wife, Lora Norton, to contribute vocals and after a few years his step-son Milo Gonzalez joined as guitarist at the age of sixteen. Dukowski has said that CD6 is the most collaborative band he has been in since Würm with each member having a say in songwriting although Lora handles the lyric writing. The band's first album, ''Eat My Life'', was released on Dukowski's own label Nice & Friendly Records. A second album, ''Reverse the Polarity'', was also released on Nice & Friendly Records. In 2010, Jeff Bowers of ORG Music persuaded the band to join his label. After joining, CD6 released a split 7-inch with

Mike Watt + The Missingmen The Missingmen are a punk rock trio fronted by Minutemen/ Firehose/ Stooges bassist Mike Watt. The band features Watt, guitarist Tom Watson ( Slovenly, The Pair Of Pliers, The Jom And Terry Show, Red Krayola), and drummer Raul Morales ( FYP ...

. A third album, ''Haunted'', was released on ORG.

Discography

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Eat My Life ''Eat My Life'' is the debut release by The Chuck Dukowski Sextet, led by founding and former bassist of Black Flag, Chuck Dukowski.Lang, Dave (May, 2007)"Chuck Dukowski: Interview by Dave Lang" '' furious.com/perfect''. Retrieved January 10, 2 ...

'' (2006) *''Reverse the Polarity'' (2007) *''Haunted'' (2012)

References

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