Suckdog was an American
underground band. The core members were the married couple
Lisa Crystal Carver and
Jean-Louis Costes. Suckdog toured the continental United States for several years with "Suckdog Circus," performing a mix of wrestling, musical performances, film screenings, and general audience agitation. The heart of the Suckdog Circus were the
noise music
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"operas" written by Costes and Carver which involved strange experimental fantasy stories with much blood and sex.
Other performers in the Suckdog Circus included
Dame Darcy
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, Davey "OHIO" Highben, Coz the Shroom,
Nick Zedd
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and Helen Suckpuppy.
A DVD was released in 2005 by Nut Music entitled ''Drugs Are Nice: A Suckumentary 1988-2005'', containing excerpts of various performances, music videos, short films, and commentary from Lisa Crystal Carver and friends.
Discography
*''Pears & Plums'' (self-released, 1987)
*''Rape GG'' with Costes (Costes Disques, 1988)
*''Drugs are Nice'' (Suckdog, 1989)
*''Little Flowers Dying'' (Suckdog, 1990)
*''Onward Suckdog Soldiers'' (Suckdog, 1998)
References
*Calhoun, Ada
"Prophet for Our Times,"''Austin Chronicle'' (Aug. 11, 2000). Retrieved November 5, 2017.
External links
Suckdog official website
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American experimental musical groups
American noise musical groups
Musical groups established in 1988