BANGZZ is garage punk true to the riot grrrl era that dishes out loud and fast songs with in your face feminist themes. Song titles include "Your Asian Fetish is Racist" "Your Boyfriend is Really Bringing You Down" and "Don't Touch People" to name a few. Planting firm roots in the East Coast Punk scene, the band began turning heads with their campy music videos and explosive live shows while opening up for acts like Wednesday, Mannequin Pussy, Screaming Females, The Gories, The HIRS Collective, Skating Polly, Soul Glo and more. Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill, discovered the bandʼs ramen-encrusted music video for their single, “Hell is Other People” and shared it on social media with the comment “Thank You” and said of the duo, “This is the future and now colliding!” The band consists of Japanese American Guitarist, Vocalist and songwriter, Erika Kobayashi Libero with drummer Jess Caesar. Originally from Tokyo and L.A. respectively, the duo now call Durham, NC home and have been a force in reshaping and redefining the music scene in NC.
