Pillsbury Hardcore

Pillsbury Hardcore formed in the summer of 1984 out the ashes of Disinfection (Bill Tuck's first band) & BDT (Joel Connells first band). The band was named by a friend, Pat Kwee, after another pal of ours (Dean Riley Stokes, who on the first gig was our guitar player) who resembled the Pillsbury Doughboy and was feverishly into hardcore, hence Pillsbury Hardcore.



Our first show was a party where everybody was getting drunk, in retaliation to what we were experiencing, we borrowed instruments and called ourselves The Straight Edge Facists/Pillsbury Hardcore. The set consisted of a improv jams with lyrics made up on the spot and basically annoyed all the party goers (this was basically the bands mantra until the end). This would continue for a few more parties and into our first bonafide show, which featured Scab on vox, Bob Durkee on guitar, Jon Roa on bass, and Joel Connell on drums.



This lineup lasted one show and Shawn Connell was brought in on bass duties which also lasted one show when Shawn was moved to guitar and Eric Wood on bass.



This lineup lasted for nearly two years and produced a demo (Poppin Fresh), a live tape (Live In 85), a appearance on Flipside Video, two 7? records (In A Straight Edge Limbo & Horror Snores), and two compilation appearances (End the War Zone & Empty Skulls 2). Sadly the group disbanded in the summer of 1986. After a brief break, the band minus Bill, reformed, which produced a failed attempt at an album. The album material was not up to snuff so plans to release the L.P. were subsequently scrapped.



The band continued for another year which produced some of the tightest material the band ever produced. After a 1987 U.S. tour the band continued to rehearse, then eventually called it quits.



Members of Pillsbury Hardcore went on to form Pissed Happy Children (a.k.a PHC), Shoeface, Process, End to End, & Man is the Bastard.



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