Mikey Erg (real name Mike Yannich) is a
punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
drummer, guitarist, and vocalist, from
New Jersey
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. He has played in numerous bands, most famously
The Ergs!,
but also
Star Fucking Hipsters,
The Dopamines,
The Unlovables,
Dirtbike Annie,
Parasites
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The en ...
,
and The LLC (the house band on ''
The Chris Gethard Show''). In 2016, he released his first solo album, ''
Tentative Decisions
''Tentative Decisions'' is the debut solo album by Mikey Erg, released on Don Giovanni Records in 2016.
Track listing
References
Don Giovanni Records albums
2016 albums
Albums produced by Jeff Rosenstock
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''.
In 2013, a
change.org petition was started to have Erg fill the vacant drummer slot in
Against Me!
Against Me! is an American punk rock band, formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida, by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. That same year, Grace moved to Gainesville, Florida, which is considered the band's hometown. Since 2001, the band's lineup ...
. Although
Atom Willard was eventually given the position, the petition caught the attention of the band's front-woman
Laura Jane Grace, who then recorded a four song demo with Mikey for a project unrelated to
Against Me!
Against Me! is an American punk rock band, formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida, by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. That same year, Grace moved to Gainesville, Florida, which is considered the band's hometown. Since 2001, the band's lineup ...
Discography
References
21st-century American drummers
21st-century American male musicians
American male drummers
American punk rock drummers
American rock drummers
Don Giovanni Records artists
Drummers from New Jersey
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Star Fucking Hipsters members
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