Lucky Pierre (band)

The band started as Lakewood native Kevin McMahon's solo project. He started recording demos in 1974, while his brother, Brian McMahon, was a member of the protopunk band Electric Eels. The first line-up of the band as an act included John Guardico on guitar, Denis DeVito on bass and Brian Dempsey on drums. The band started performing in 1976 during the early new wave scene, which included the likes of Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Hammer Damage, Chi-Pig, and Devo. The band was also associated with Pere Ubu, a band which they performed with. In 1990, the band officially disbanded after a final gig. After Lucky Pierre, McMahon formed the industrial rock band, Prick, featuring guitarist Chris Schleyer and Stabbing Westward drummer and Exotic Birds frontman Andy Kubiszewski. The band signed to Trent Reznor's own vanity record label, Nothing Records and released a self-titled album, produced by Reznor. The band was then dropped by Nothing's parent label, Interscope Records and released its second album The Wreckard independently in 2002. In 2004, McMahon reformed Lucky Pierre as a sole member and released its debut album, ThinKing, via his own record label Lucky Pierre Music. ==Members==

Current members • Kevin McMahon – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards (1974–1984, 1988–1990, 2004–present) Past members • John Guardico – guitar (1974–1979) • Brian Dempsey – drums (1974–1979) • Denis DeVito – guitar (1977–1982); bass (1975–1977) • Gary Shay – drums (1978) • Tom Lash – bass (1978–1984, 1988–1990) • Dave Zima – drums (1979–1984, 1988–1990) • Tom Miller – keyboards (1978–1984) • Trent Reznor – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals (1988–1989) • Rick Christyson – guitar (1988–1990) ==Discography==

;Studio albums • ThinKing (2004, Lucky Pierre Music) ;EPs • Communiqué (1988, Banana Records) ;Singles • "Fans & Cameras" / "Idlewood" (1979, Unadulterated Records) • "Into My Arms" / "Match" (1980, Unadulterated Records) • "Stetson's" / "Once A Child" (1981, Unadulterated Records) • Cool Summer Night" / "Chilly Willy" (1983, Unadulterated Records) • "Communiqué" (1984, Unadulterated Records) • "Muchacha Latina Today" / "Birdman" (1984, Banana Records) ;Compilation albums • Lucky Pierre (2009, Lucky Pierre Music) ;Music videos • "Attitude" (2009) • "Fire on the Red Line" (2012) ==References==