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Be honest: Do you really want an Operation Ivy reunion? Berkeley ska-punk greats Op Ivy started in ’87 and ended in ’89 — you had a garage or an amp, they’d play anytime. The band released one album and toured the country once, and then they broke up. Two members, Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, went on to generational importance as half of Rancid. In recent years, there have been a lot of calls for Operation Ivy — one of the few great American punk bands who have never done the reunion thing — to get back together and headline Riot Fest or whatever. But wou...
Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong of Operation Ivy have formed a new band. It's called Bad Optix and also includes Joey Castillo (Danzig, Circle Jerks, The Bronx) and bassist Spencer Pollard (Trash Talk). Apparently, the band has existed since March 2021 (Jesse has made vague allusions to his new p...
Rancid's Tim Armstrong has reunited with his former Operation Ivy bandmate singer Jesse Michaels in the new band Bad Optix.
Operation Ivy may still be broken up, but half of the legendary punk band is getting back together. Guitarist Tim Armstrong and vocalist Jesse Michaels have lau