Flav Giorgini has been playing in punk bands since 1984, when he, along with brother Mass (Screeching Weasel, Common Rider), formed Rattail Grenadier in Lafayette, IN (USA). Dan Lumley (Screeching Weasel, Common Rider, The Mopes, The Riverdales) joined them on drums in 1985, and they self-produced their first release in 1986. Rattail Grenadier played many shows throughout the Midwest, South, and East Coast of the US during their tenure on the punk scene. During this time they played with Henry Rollins, Naked Raygun, Zero Boys, Toxic Reasons, Dag Nasty, Screeching Weasel, Material Issue, Screaming Trees, Buzzoven, Operation Ivy, and many more. They disbanded in 1993 after an additional 2 releases, including their best-known, self-titled release on the Chicago label Roadkill Records in 1988.
Along with friend Matt Hart (Freaks of Nature) on vocals, Flav, Mass, and Dan formed Squirtgun in 1994. Squirtgun released 4 CDs on Lookout! Records, 1 on Honest Don's, and a split CD with Teen Idols on Asian Man Records. Squirtgun's self titled debut on Lookout! Records featured guest vocals from Mike Dirnt (Green Day). Squirtgun toured both the US and Europe extensively. During this time together, Squirtgun played or toured with the Suicide Machines, Blink-182, NOFX, Less Than Jake, L7, The Ataris, The Queers, Mr. T Experience, Bouncing Souls, The Donnas, Anti-Flag, Guitar Wolf, Blonde Redhead, the Methadones, 88 Fingers Louie, The Parasites, and many others. Squirtgun is perhaps best known for the song "Social" featured during the opening credits of Kevin Smith's cult classic movie "Mallrats". For short period from 2003 to 2004 Dan Lumley took a break from the band and was replaced by Mike Felumlee (Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes). Squirtgun has a new live CD that was released in early 2009 on Kid Tested Records (Go-Kart Records). Squirtgun toured the US and Europe for the first time in 5 years in the Summer of 2009.
From 1999-2003 Flav ran the online guitar store Guitarpunk.com, which allowed him to work with Johnny Ramone, Matt Skiba & Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio), Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy), Ben Weasel (Screeching Weasel), Joe Principe (Rise Against), Joe Queer (The Queers), Tim Allister (Allister), and Zach Blair (GWAR). From 1999-2003 Flav also fronted the Seattle-based, punk'n'roll band the Simians. During their time together, the Simians played with the Queers, Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), the Explosion, Mudhoney, Schoolyard Heroes, Sleater-Kinney, Pretty Girls Make Graves, and many others. During 2007 and 2008 Flav played in Sinister '66, with Mac (Travis Cut) and Paul Ayriss (The 'Tone). Flav has been performing solo acoustic punk shows since 2004, including gigs with Mike Park, Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, Nick Oliveri (Queens of the Stone Age), Sundowner, Chris Murray, Blag Dahlia, Even In Blackouts, Stza Crack (Leftover Crack), Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers), Jim Sorrow (Freaks Union), Jonny One Lung (The Filaments), Mike Scott (Phineas Gage) and others. Flav has two releases so far, a split 7" with Kepi Ghoulie on Squinty Joe Records (May 2008) and a split CD with Mike Scott on Fond of Life Records (January 2009). His first full-length CD which features 17 songs is set for release in the Spring of 2010.
