History

Brooklyn, 1999. Drummer Dick Knight had a vision: A band that could play as loud and fast as he does. He put an ad in the student-run paper "The Rag" during his final year at Brooklyn Park Middle School. Johnny Goldstein, who had just received a bass for Christmas and didn't know which end was which, responded to the ad. The two of them took turns screaming vocals to terrible songs about chicks and hating school. After hundreds of terrible jam sessions and countless temporary bandmates, they spent their Junior year Fort Hamilton High School looking for a permanent singer and guitar player.

Having just moved from Cleveland, guitarist Howie Clark was asked to join the band a dozen times before reluctantly accepting. He later revealed that his reluctance to join was due to the fact that neither Johnny nor Dick could carry a tune. Thankfully, he stuck around, and the three of them managed to recruit local singer/activist Lemus Kuhl to become their front man. This marks the beginning of Raunchy Edna. The band name came from a friend who always referred to "McDonald's" restaurants as "Raunchy Edna's". It had a nice ring to it.

Their senior year ended with the recording of a demo tape, which was quickly circulated among the local music scene and college radio stations. They received a lot of attention from Brooklyn's 105.3 FM "The Facts", with host Uncle Rob giving them a significant amount of airplay in exchange for gifts. They managed to get a one-record deal with MCE Records shortly before the company was bought out by Warner Bros Records. The album was a succes, and Warner has supported them while they tell real stories of love, hate, and income inequality.

Mission

The band's mission is simple: To fight against economic inequality. "Screw the one percent."™

Members

Lemus Kuhl

Vocals & Guitar

Lemus was born in Germany and grew up in Kentucky. He is a classically trained pianist, but he switched to the dark side after hearing a Sex Pistols album at a party in high school. Since then he has devoted his talents to promoting loud music and equality for all.

Howie Clark

Guitar

Howie is a native of Cleveland. He has played guitar since the age of 7 and has never had a lesson, despite our many requests. He plays a mean guitar and is the biggest musical influence to Raunch Edna. He threatens to quit every time we go on tour, but he's on board with 2015/2016, so let's see how it goes.

Johnny Goldstein

Bass & Backing Vocals

Johnny puts the "ass" in "bassist". A prankster and douchebag at heart, he's been known to set our beds on fire, hit on our wives, and push kids out of the way in an emergency. But we can't find a better bassist and we're kind of stuck with him.

Dick Knight

Drums

Come to one of our shows and see how many drumsticks this guy breaks. Dick beats the skins better than anyone. He started drumming at a Brooklyn middle school, which is where he met our bassist Johnny in the band program. (Nerds.) He is the one who came up with this whole idea, bringing us all along for the ride.