Founded by two brothers who played hard and fast music with in-your-face political songs like “I Hate the Rich,” and “Class War,” The Dils were in the forefront of the West Coast punk movement of the ...

The Kinman brothers launched the Dils, regarded as one of California’s earliest punk acts, in the mid-Seventies. The Carlsbad, Calif., trio’s first single, 1977’s “I Hate the Rich” b/w “You’re Not ...

As a member of beloved punks The Dils and then a number of other projects, all with his brother Tony (Rank & File, Blackbird, Cowboy Nation), Chip Kinman is a Hallowed figure on the L.A. scene. It's ...

Country songwriter, composer, and punk musician Tony Kinman has died following an extended battle with cancer. His brother and longtime bandmate Chip Kinman announced the news on Facebook Friday ...