Iconic punk band from the 90's era, The Squids formed on the NW side of Chicago in 1989, in the basement of keyboardist/producer William LaTour along with Chicago born vocalist Joey Spatafora, and were recording and gigging 1990-2005. Original members Bolander Davis (guitar), Judy Johnson (bass), and Jimmy Vass (drums)
The Squids Official Youtube collection include classics like "Bad Haircut" , "Dirt", "Every Time She Calls", live concert performances at the Chicago Metro and The Avalon. Videos feature everyone in the band - Joey Spatafora and LaTour, Scott Bahry, drummers Jimmy Vass, Dave Hunt, bassists Judy Johnson, Greg McDaniel, guitarists Robert Fesus, Skip Pedersen, Guy Dominick, and the late Bolander Davis
Three of our music video's have been #1 videos on Funny Or Die - Bad Haircut, Every Time She Calls, Get Off My Cloud
"Dirt" charted #1 on the N1M Top 100 Punk Chart for in 2019-2020, "Bad Haircut" charted #1 in 2024-2025, "Harmonica Song" #1 2026
