thumb|right|Late 1980s flyer for band performances at the "Vogue" club in [[Seattle, WA. Dharma Bums is listed as playing on Wed 20, with their frequent opening act Nirvana listed on Sun 24. This flyer is now on display at the "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses" exhibit in Seattle.]]
The Dharma Bums were a U.S. garage band, consisting of Jim Talstra, John Moen, Jeremy Wilson, and Eric Lovre. They named themselves after the Jack Kerouac book The Dharma Bums.
The band was formed in 1987 in Portland, Oregon, United States, In an interview with Fuse TV posted on YouTube on March 11, 2012, Courtney Love herself says, "I met (Kurt) in 1988 at a Dharma Bums show."
Discography
LPs
- Haywire (PopLLama Records, 1988)
- Bliss (Frontier Records, 1990)
- Welcome (Frontier Records, 1992)
Singles
- Haywire (7", PopLLama Records, 1988)
- Givin In (7", Frontier Records, 1991)
- Battle Of The Northwest Super Powers! (7", Frontier Records, 1992, Split 7" with Young Fresh Fellows)
References
External links
- [ Dharma Bums entry on allmusic.com]
- SATYRICOM ...THE ALBUM is a tribute to the defunct Portland nightclub.
- Influential Portland band Dharma Bums reunites