BRMC

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Benicàssim
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock noise rock garage rock shoegazing
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Abstract Dragon Vagrant Co-Op RCA/BMG Island Echo Virgin/EMI
Website	blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com
Members	Peter Hayes Robert Levon Been Leah Shapiro
Past members	Nick Jago

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (often abbreviated as BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The group consists of Peter Hayes (vocal, guitar, harmonica), Robert Levon Been (vocal, bass, guitar), and Leah Shapiro (drums). Former drummer Nick Jago left the band in 2008 to focus on his solo project.

They have released seven studio albums: B.R.M.C. (2001), Take Them On, On Your Own (2003), Howl (2005), Baby 81 (2007), The Effects of 333 (2008), Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2010), and Specter at the Feast (2013), as well as several EPs, and live albums.

They are influenced by artists such as: Lou Reed, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, T. Rex, The Velvet Underground, The Call, Love and Rockets, Daniel Ash, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

The band was formed in 1998, originally called The Elements. After discovering that another band had the same name, the members changed the name to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, after Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang in the 1953 film The Wild One.