The Cynics | |
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Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Genres | Garage rock |
Years active | 1983–1994; 2002–present |
Labels | Get Hip Records |
Members | Gregg Kostelich Michael Kastelic |
Past members | Becky Smith Bill von Hagen Amy Mathesius Max Terasauro Pam Reyner Steve Magee Kris Kasperowski Mike Kolesar Mike Quinlan Mark Keresmann Mike Michalski Dave Vucenich Richard Schnapp Smith Hutchings Thomas Hohn |
The Cynics are an American garage rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, consisting of guitarist Gregg Kostelich, drummer Bill Von Hagen, vocalist Michael Kastelic, bass player Steve Magee, and keyboardist Becky Smith (later founder of New York City's Bellwether gallery), who debuted with their first album, Blue Train Station in 1986. She wrote one of the four extra tracks included on the expanded reissue of Twelve Flights Up, entitled Sixteen Flights Up. (The other three tracks are cover songs.) They underwent a number of lineup changes culminating in 1990s Rock and Roll album. Get Hip Records is their independent record label.