Dillinger Four are from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They formed in 1994.

C I V I L W A R is their fourth full-length record. In terms of importance, they are to the '90s and '00s what Black Flag was to the '80s (without the Grateful Dead worship). It's not only what they are - a great band - it's what they've helped inspire, build, and represent. They're an earthquake. They're the Redd Foxx mixed with the Chalmers Johnson of punk rock.





In the time between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865, starting at Fort Sumter and ending at Appomattox, 600,000 Americans died in the American Civil War. That took almost four full years. Substitute beer and distilled spirits and add the constant distraction called life. Tack on two extra years. That equals D4's Civil War. Another way to think about it is this: Have you heard the new Scared of Chaka record? No you haven't. They broke up. Dillinger Four didn't. Celebrate that math. A third way to think about this: If this album were a child, it would be six years old and entering kindergarten. Get that kid real drunk and fit him into some smart pants, and that equals D4.