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Punch The Clown

Official website: Punchtheclown.band

Punch The Clown was a ska band from Davis in the 1990s that was active in the Sacramento music scene. The band was formed in the summer of 1992 by Mark Groesbeck and Rick Rocklewitz. Mark sang and played guitar as well as harmonica while Rick sang and played drums. Other members that followed included Bret Enlow on bass, April West on keyboards, Brian Copenhagen on trombone, Mindy Bauer on trumpet and Keith Cline on saxophone.

After their first gig at UC Davis, the band played regularly in Sacramento at Old Ironsides, The Press Clubs and the Cattle Club. The also played several shows in the San Francisco Bay Area.



Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1993 cassette album Three Ring Ska!:
  1. Stress
  2. Party At My House
  3. Drown
  4. My Headaches
  5. Trousers Full of Lovin'
  6. Heather
  7. Sea Monkey Stomp
  8. Trouble




Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1994 album Is Caught Red Handed on Raj Records:
  1. Intro
  2. My Headaches
  3. Don't Fight Now
  4. Stress
  5. Heather
  6. Trousers Full of Lovin'
  7. Party At My House
  8. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
  9. Sweaty Betty
  10. U.S.A. Jam
  11. C.I.A. Chick
  12. Go Ahead
  13. Wise Guy
  14. Sea Monkey Stomp (live)
  15. I Give Up (live)
  16. Pervert (live)
  17. Punch the Clown (live)




Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1996 album Each Sold Separately on Raj Records:
  1. Sea Monkey Stomp
  2. Love, James
  3. I Give Up
  4. Big Mouth
  5. La Tortuga
  6. Rocketship
  7. Trouble
  8. Gin & Tonic
  9. Stratego
  10. Shark Attack Club
  11. Banana Song
  12. I Wanna Get With You
  13. Streets of Sarajevo
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1999 album Secret Life of Punch The Clown on Raj Records:
  1. Clowns R Us
  2. Speedbumps
  3. Watch Out
  4. Who Are You?
  5. Crackerjack
  6. Untitled
  7. Leaving
  8. 8 Ball
  9. Untitled
  10. Song 54
  11. Song 55
  12. Run Away
  13. Pervert
  14. $10 Cigar
  15. Western Sudan
  16. Secret Lives
  17. Auf Dub




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