There is probably no other bassist in punk rock as influential as Chuck Dukowski. An early and key member of Black Flag, Dukowski helped invent, and then de-construct, hardcore punk rock through songs that were at once emotional, explosive, and raw. While Dukowski himself would venture far outside the stereotypical "punk" sound, it seemed that no matter who was wearing leather rackets or had mohawks, Dukowski was the one who truly understood what "it" was all about.
His music has continued to evovled, while retaining its core, and for the past eight years or so, Dukowski has been recording with his Chuck Dukowski Sextet. Although the CD6 started out as an avant-garde jazz-freak out based group, they evolved into something unique that has some elements of punk, heavy metal, folk, and a whole lot of that unquantifiable ingredient- Dukowski. The members too have shifted so that now, 75% of the band is from Dukowski's own household (and the last 25% is a close family friend).
Because the CD6 has an album slated to be release in May, with a single preceding the LP in April, staff writer John Gentile met up with the CD6 to talk about the inter-workings of a family band.
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