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It's OK! (band)

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It's OK!
OriginSouth Bay, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresPop, rock, soul, prog, punk
Years active1992-present
LabelsEconoclast Recordings, Moonlight Graham Records
Formerly of,
MembersRobert Hecker
Ellen Rooney
Dennis McGarry
Roy McDonald
Past membersVictor Indrizzo
Joey Mancaruso
Eric Mitchell
Dave Naz
Bruce Nicholson
Dave Peterson
Brian Preiss
Matt Smith
Abby Travis
Fred Trujillo
Tom Underhill
Greg White
Chip Zeitgeist
Websitehttp://www.itsoktheband.com

It's OK! is a musical group formed by Redd Kross members Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals) and Victor Indrizzo (drums), along with bassist Abby Travis and the late Greg White[1] on vocals. This initial line up of the band released the self-titled debut album It's OK!.[2]

The line up of Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals), Dave Naz (drums), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), and Matt Smith (bass, vocals) recorded the second It's OK! album, Dream.[3]

The line-up of Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), Dennis McGarry (bass, vocals), and Joey Mancaruso (drums, vocals) were signed by Exene Cervenka of X to Moonlight Graham Records.;[4] however, It's OK!'s third album, Cubed, was released on Econoclast Recordings.[5] The quartet's fourth release is aptly titled 4.[6]

It's OK! toured California, Oregon, and Washington with Frightwig in June, 2014.[7]

It's OK! toured California, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Nevada in September, 2023.

In December, 2023, it was announced that former Muffs / Redd Kross drummer Roy McDonald had joined It's OK!, and that they were working on their fifth album.[8]

It's OK! performed at BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA on May 5, 2024, on a bill featuring ZZ Top.[9]

Discography

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  • It's OK!
  • Dream
  • Cubed
  • 4

References

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  1. ^ "Gregory White Obituary - Lawndale, California". Tributes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  2. ^ "It's OK! It's OK! on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ "It's OK! Dream on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ "Moonlight Graham Records | Artists". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  5. ^ "It's OK! Cubed on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  6. ^ "It's OK! 4 on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  7. ^ "Frightwig // It's Ok! (Feat. Robert Hecker of Redd Kross)". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  8. ^ "It's OK! live on KXLU Stray Pop with Stella". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  9. ^ "BeachLife Artist Spotlight - It's OK!". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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