Ghoti Hook is a
punk band that formed in
1991 in
Washington, DC. They are on the
Tooth and Nail Records label. The band members are:
Joel Bell - vox;
Jamie Tolosa - guitar;
Mark Lacasse - guitar;
Christian Ergueta - bass; and
Adam Neubauer - drums. The name comes from Adam's dad who suggested it because
ghoti is the
phonetic spelling of the word
fish (as suggested by
Shaw) and the band pronounces it "go-dee".
Influences: The Violent Femmes, The Dead Milkmen, Faith No More, Screeching Weasel, Operation Ivy, Green Day, Metallica
An interesting bit of trivia: they used to cover the theme song to Fraggle Rock.
- Albums:
- Two Years To Never -- Tooth and Nail Records (2000)
- Songs We Didn't Write -- Tooth and Nail Records (1998)
- Banana Man -- Tooth and Nail Records (1997)
- Sumo Surprise -- Tooth and Nail Records (1996)
- EPs
- Boca Grande -- independent (1995)
- No Date -- independent (1994)
I just saw these guys last night (
April 12, 2000). They opened for
The Hippos and
MxPx. They were pretty good. They could probably use a little more
stage presence, but other than that good
punk band. Their
guitarists are really fast. One guy's hand was a
blur during a solo in one of the songs.