This is a Fanside! As the original members did not made one yet, I tought its time to do so…hope you agree!!THE DILS were an American punk rock band of the late 1970s, originally from Carlsbad, California, and fronted by brothers Chip Kinman and Tony Kinman.
Their first appearance was as the first act in the "battle of the bands" sequence in Cheech and Chong's film, "Up In Smoke".
Soon after forming in 1977 the band relocated to San Francisco and then Los Angeles, becoming one of the major bands in the early Los Angeles punk scene.
They were known for their conspicuous radical left politics, and for a strong melodic sense that earned them the nickname "punk rock Everly Brothers".
The Dils broke up in 1980, after having released three singles: "I Hate the Rich"/"You're Not Blank," "Mr. Big"/"Class War," and "Made in Canada." The last, a three-sided double-7", showed a gathering roots rock orientation.
The Kinmans would continue to follow in this direction in the cowpunk band Rank and File in the 1980s, and Cowboy Nation in the 1990s. Other stops on the Kinmans' musical trail included a rock guitar and drum-machine project, "Blackbird."
At present (2008) Chip is active in CHIP KINMAN AND PCH, Tony is active in LOS TRENDY, both projects absolute great and more in the Punk/Rockish vein again...
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left to right: Chip Kinman, Zippy Pinhead (Drummer on last 7inch), Tony Kinman
