Martin Tamburovich

Martin Tamburovich
Martin Tamburovich
Born	June 6, 1958
Died	December 2, 2003 (aged 45)
Instrument(s)	Vocals, saxophone

Martin Tamburovich (June 6, 1958 – December 2, 2003) was the co-founder of New Alliance Records^[1] and vocalist for the short-lived punk/new wave band The Reactionaries.^[2] Tamburovich, along with his San Pedro High School classmates D. Boon, Mike Watt, and George Hurley, formed the band in 1978;^[2] they disbanded a year later. Boon and Watt then formed Minutemen, and Hurley joined them soon after, but Tamburovich would continue to collaborate with his former band members. Since then, he played with such bands as The Slivers and later The Plebs. He resided near San Francisco and still kept in touch with the surviving members of The Reactionaries.

On December 2, 2003, Tamburovich died of a bacterial infection.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

With The Reactionaries

Live recording from George Hurley's shed, January 1979

References

^ Chick, Stevie (2011). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. PM Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-60486-418-2.
^ ^a ^b Ibarra, Craig (2015). A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985. END FWY. pp. 32–38. ISBN 978-0-9860971-0-2.

External links

Mike Watt's obituary of Tamburovich (December 30, 2003)

[1] Chick, Stevie (2011). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. PM Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-60486-418-2.

[ibarra-2] Ibarra, Craig (2015). A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985. END FWY. pp. 32–38. ISBN 978-0-9860971-0-2.

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