From The Secret History of the Cedar Valley
History
In 1985 Jeff Eastman, Matthew Hundley, Jonathan Ross, Joe Sims, Dan Harles and Jim Shin were loosely working on putting together a rock cover band. When the cover band concept fell apart Eastman, Hundley and Sims brought Jason Kerns into the picture and the Middle Class Punks were born singing about AIDS, politics and faux Italian hardcore rants. Eventually Sims was replaced by Nick Durnin of Hudson. Jeff Eastman was later dropped and the trio incarnation was dubbed Static Farm with Matt Hundley as the primary songwriter. Following the lead of bands like the Drednex (and an eclectic mix of musical interests) they played a mixture of punk, pop, rock, and reggae.
Band Members
Shows
- Lynching Butterfly Tour
- House of Corruption
- House of Tandy
- House of Wilson - with Crock of Dookey
- House of Cynical
- Hudson High School
- U-Haul - with Slum Party and Harrie Carry
- House of Crude
- Cedar Falls High School
- House of Corruption
Recordings
- Their show at University Hall on April 6th, 1986 was recorded from the soundboard. This cassette was widely circulated among friends of the band.
Photos
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Static Farm on June 4, 1987
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