Deaf Chonky () is an Israeli

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duo. The band members are Adi Bronicki, Tami Kaminsky and Tom Mckinna.

Early years

The two members of Deaf Chonky grew up in

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, Israel where they met near the local bank. Their name was given to them by Kaminsky's father, and means "Girls" in Russian.

Musical influences

The band's musical influences are varied, most notably drawing from garage-punk,

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, and

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. In a 2016 interview, the band noted Blind Man Deaf Boy,

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and

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as their main musical influences.

Discography

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* * All-female punk bands Garage rock groups Israeli punk rock groups Musical groups with year of establishment missing Israeli musical duos Female musical duos People from Rehovot Rock music duos {{Israel-band-stub