Joey Bustos
Joey Bustos is an American musician.
Joey Bustos | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph Babemaquer Bustos |
| Genres | Punk rock, Alternative Rock, Rock, Ska Punk, Garage Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Drummer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, Vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Asian Man Records |
Biography
Bustos was born in San Francisco and raised in Richmond, California.
Music
1993–2004
Joey Bustos was the drummer and a founding member of the influential punk band Link 80. The members later changed the musical direction of the band, and in 2002, changed the name of the band to Desa.[1] Bustos left Desa after the release of their 2003 album Year in a Red Room.[1]
2005–present
He played drums in Street To Nowhere[2] from 2005 to 2008 and currently plays drums in the San Francisco-based rock and roll/soul band The Soft White Sixties, who composed the 2013 album Get Right.
In 2016, Bustos participated in a Link 80 reunion for the Asian Man Records 20th anniversary. On June 17 and 18, the band played two sold-out shows at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill. The lineup also included singer Ryan Noble, guitarists Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Adam Davis, bassists Adam Pereria and Barry Krippene, and horn players Aaron Nagel, Steve Borth and Jason Lechner. Prior to the shows, a video tribute to Nick Traina was shown; the band released the video online on June 20, 2016.[3]
On May 21, 2021, a Link 80 cover of Rancid's "Junkie Man" was released from Lavasock Records' upcoming 25th anniversary tribute to Rancid's punk rock classic ...And Out Come the Wolves featuring Bustos on drums.[4]
Discography
- The Link 80 & Wet Nap Split (1995)
- Remember How It Used To Be EP (1995)
- Rumble At The Tracks EP (1996)
- 17 Reasons (1996)
- Killing Katie (1997)
External links
- The Soft White Sixties
- Link 80 Archived May 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
References
- Mason, Stewart. "Desa". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- Hopkin, Kenyon. "Street to Nowhere". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Nick Traina (Memorial Video). YouTube.
- "Stream Link 80's "Junkie Man" cover from upcoming Rancid 'And Out Come the Wolves' tribute LP". brooklynvegan.com. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.