The Primates
The Primates were one of the original post-punk / rock bands to come out of Athens, Georgia in the mid 1980s. Their loud, fast in-your-face hedonistic style was reminiscent of West Coast bands X and The Minutemen, but peppered with a definite influence of traditional country music. The Primates consisted of - bass and vocals, - guitar and vocals, and - drums and vocals. Before going three-piece, early in the first years The Primates had a second rockabilly style guitarist - Mike Whigham. They at one point served as GG Allin's backing band. More recently, they reformed for a one-off reunion show celebrating the passing of rock dinosaur Tony Mills, whom the band viewed as symbolic of outdated and useless rock music.
