Bang Lime - Musicians' History

Musicians' History

Drummer Joules Scott-Key and Guitarist/Vocalist Joshua Winstead met while attending school in Denton, Texas, in 1991 and have been friends for 17 years. As a newly-formed duo, Winstead and Scott-Key played several venues on the Texas Noise rock scene, as well as the underground goth/rock genre in New York City. Later, as the rhythm section for the Canadian New Wave/Indie quartet Metric, the duo received mass exposure via world tours. This was Scott-Key and Winstead’s introduction to a wider spectrum of musical styles that would be heard later in their first Bang Lime album.

While still involved with Metric, Winstead and Scott-Key decided to create their own group to continue creating music while not working with their primary ensemble. This ensemble became Bang Lime. The name was inspired by a poem written by Winstead, and chosen by Scott-Key.

At present, Bang Lime is based in Oakland, California, where they have further experimented musically with facets of the punk genre. Their musical incarnation to date is described by the duo as an experiment with Punk, Noise, Rock, and 60’s Blues.