Bambix
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Bambix | |
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 Bambix live 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Members | Willia "Wick Bambix" van Houdt (guitar, vocals) Burn von Pey (bass) Don Cardeneo (drums)[2] |
| Past members | Nathalie Delisse (guitar, vocals) Maniet Voets (bass, vocals), Peter Dragt (drums), Mariena Steensma (bass, vocals) Janneke Bernaert (bass, vocals), Patrick Schappert (bass),[3] Beer (drums), Maniet (bass)[4] |
Bambix is a Dutch punk band founded in Nijmegen in 1988. Their music can also be categorized as riot grrrl or queercore.[5] Their music is melodic punk, driven by female vocals. Bambix has been indexed as a significant musical export of the Netherlands.[6] Bambix has cited Propaghandi, NOFX, Dixie Chicks, Leonard Cohen, Mary Black, Indigo Girls, Michelle Shocked, and early Eagles as musical influences.[7][8]
Bambix was founded in 1988 by Wick Bambix (Willia van Houdt) as an all-women band. The name "Bambix" comes from a manufacturer of baby food in the Netherlands.[8] Wick had the idea to form a band, and put ads in various newspapers to find other band members.[7] Wick has said that, being a woman in punk, she has had lit cigarettes thrown at her hair on stage, as well as overt threats of rape.[9] Over the years, as band members left and were replaced, Bambix has evolved from an all-women band to a woman-fronted band.[1] Wick is the primary songwriter.[10]
Bambix has shared the stage with Bad Religion, Terrorgruppe,[10] Fabulous Disaster, GBH,[10] Good Riddance, The Ataris, Sepultura, Pennywise, Snuff, Snapcase, Instigators, Toy Dolls, Pascow, and Cock Sparrer, among others.[11][12] Recently Wick Bambix has put out a solo album The Pariah's Promise (Rookie Records, 2023) and also performed solo shows.[13][14] The single from this album is the song Solitary.[15]
