Naked Raygun
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Oct 9, 2026
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Pierre Kezdy passed away in 2020 at the age of 58 from cancer.
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He was the bassist for groups like Naked Raygun and also Pegboy, who were huge on the Chicago punk scene.
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Robert Stooky Antoni passed away in 2023 at the age of 75 from cancer.
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He was the keyboardist and lead singer in Todd Rundgren's early garage rock band known as The Naz.
Joe ShanahanGUEST
I always put a face to it and said, "This is who we are.
Joe ShanahanGUEST
We're regular people." And bands like Naked Raygun and Green Day aren't gonna go away real soon.
EmmaUNKNOWN
Yeah.
Joe ShanahanGUEST
I mean, you're, [laughs] you're gonna be reading about these kids, you know, as they come up, and that was kind of our idea.
14 MINS LATER
Matt BrewerHOST
Mm.
Joe ShanahanGUEST
And I think that the punk rock scene in the '80s w- it was just being built.
Joe ShanahanGUEST
I mean, Naked Raygun-
Matt BrewerHOST
Mm
Bob MouldGUEST
I mean, you know, you know, Husker Du was one of many bands in the '80s that tried to steer the course of American music in a different direction.
Bob MouldGUEST
You know, Minutemen, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, you know what I mean? The Dicks, Big Boys, Naked Raygun, you know, DC, you know, all the, all the Dischord bands, Minor Threat, SOA.
Bob MouldGUEST
I mean, there was...
Bob MouldGUEST
You know, we were, we were very, very fortunate to be part of that movement, and we, Husker Du, took it in a personal direction when people were really solidly o- on the political part of it.
EricHOST
For those of you that don't know, the effigies, they're one of the forerunners of the Chicago punk scene.
EricHOST
They were predating Big Black, Articles of Faith, and Naked Raygun.
EricHOST
And, of course, Alkaline Trio and Rise Against and so on and so on.
EricHOST
But...
Greg BoysenHOST
Yeah.
Greg BoysenHOST
Play some Naked Ray Gun or something after a goal.
Frank NovaHOST
Oh, man.
Frank NovaHOST
Yes, we've gotten to the Naked Ray Gun part of the podcast.
Greg BoysenHOST
Hey, you know, if our guy Sam Fels is listening, he just nodded in approval, I'm sure.
Frank NovaHOST
Yeah.
Dave DeitkeHOST
The Effigies formed in 1980 and have been recognized as one of Chicago's pioneering punk bands, shaping the Midwest scene with their aggressive sound and captivating lyrics and the band's DIY ethos.
Dave DeitkeHOST
Throughout the 80s and 90s, the Effigies shared the stage with many legendary acts such as Naked Raygun, Big Black, and national acts like The Circle Jerks, Black Flag, The Cramps, and P.I.L.
Dave DeitkeHOST
In 2023, the band merged from a period of relative inactivity to record a new album.
Dave DeitkeHOST
But during this time, the tragic passing of John Kesady, the original singer, kind of put a hold on that.
41 MINS LATER
Dave DeitkeHOST
Okay, okay.
Dave DeitkeHOST
I'm trying to think.
Dave DeitkeHOST
What was the club that was across from the baseball stadium? Naked Raygun would play there.
Dave DeitkeHOST
Oh, Cubby
Jack RabidHOST
I probably couldn't do it anyway, but there's got to be some drummer out there who's got the time and the energy and could do those songs justice if only they would entertain the idea.
Jack RabidHOST
Naked Raygun still exists in some form, I think.
Jack RabidHOST
I'm not sure about that.
Jack RabidHOST
If they do, they don't play very much.
Emil AmosHOST
Yep.
Emil AmosHOST
That was when, on the skate videos, you'd hear Sonic Youth, and you'd hear Black Flag, all of the sort of basic fire hose, maybe Naked Ray Gun.
Jacob CiocciGUEST
Right.
Emil AmosHOST
You had a Naked Ray Gun shirt.
Emil AmosHOST
I did.
Emil AmosHOST
Notoriously obscure.
Becca JoyntGUEST
for punk here in Chicago.
Becca JoyntGUEST
He drew the last Naked Raygun album cover and stuff for a bunch of bands here in Chicago and abroad and whatever.
Becca JoyntGUEST
He's got some show now that's going into the Punk Rock Museum and it Is that in Las Vegas? There's some punk rock museum.
Becca JoyntGUEST
He just sent a bunch, like all of his catalog of his posters to
Nick LeetHOST
Who played that one?
Tyler FranklinGUEST
We were there to see Naked Raygun.
Tyler FranklinGUEST
It was their reunion show.
Nick LeetHOST
Oh, shit.
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