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Diesel Boy
(Celebrating 30 Years of Cock Rock)
2023 was a banner year for Diesel Boy. After twenty something years away from the
spotlight, the California skate punk quartet brushed off the dust, chipped away the rust,
and released "Gets Old," which found the band receiving the best reviews of its career.
They also hit the road for the first time in decades, playing shows in both Europe and
the US, and appearing on festival stages for Punk Rock Holiday, Brakrock, Pouzza, Red
Bridge, and more.
"Is it a reunion if no one cared we were gone or that we're back," singer/guitarist Dave
Lake quips on "Lost Decade," the leadoff track from "Gets Old." It turns out that some
people, at least, ARE glad the band has returned. The excitement has reinvigorated the
band's members, which include founders Dave Lake and Greg Hensley (bass), along
with Jack Miller (guitar) and Paul Davis (drums), the former of whom moonlights as The
Punk Historian on YouTube.
Though the band splits its time between grown-up jobs, raising families, and the rigors
of middle age (except for Jack!), 2026 gives them plenty to crow about. Diesel Boy is
celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album "Cock Rock" with a series of full
album playthrough shows — a chance for old fans to relive the classics and new ones to
see what all the fuss was about.
Though they are firmly focused on the future, Diesel Boy has plenty of history. The band
formed in California's wine country in 1993, made four records for Fat Wreck Chords
imprint Honest Dons in the '90s and 2000s, and crisscrossed the globe endless times
before taking a decades-long break. While on hiatus, their songs continued to rack up
millions of streams, as offers for festivals and new music persisted, prompting the band
to relaunch their career. Humbled by enthusiastic fan response and grateful to still have
an opportunity to play music together, Diesel Boy is hoping to stick around for good
this time.
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