This article is about the music group. For other uses, see Civet (disambiguation).

[Civet]
Origin	Long Beach, California
Genres	punk rock
Labels	Hellcat Records
Website	https://www.myspace.com/civet
Members
Liza Graves Suzi Homewrecker Christian Riersgard Jonny Grill
Past members
Jacqui Valentine Roxie Darling Jackie Daniels Bombshell Brenz Danni Harrowyn

Civet is a punk rock band from Long Beach, California.

History [link]

The self-described “femme fatale punk rock” band made a breakthrough after signing with Hellcat Records and releasing their first album under this label with the title Hell Hath No Fury.^[1]

In an interview the lead singer Liza Graves said, that the name does not only represent the animal civet, but was used after they heard it means flower in Slavic languages.^[2]

In a November 2008 interview, Liza Graves announced that the band had a new line up. The previous rhythm section, consisting of Jackie Daniels on bass and Bombshell Brenz (Brenna Red) on drums, had been replaced by Jacqui Valentine (bass) and Danni Harrowyn (drums).^[3]

There was no announcement when drummer Danni Harrowyn was replaced with Roxie Darling.

In November 2010, the band's rhythm section, Jacqui Valentine and Roxie Darling, quit the band during a tour opening for Nashville Pussy. The band finished the tour with friends filling in for the departing musicians.^[4]^[5]^[6] Roxie Darling posted a statement about the departure on her Facebook page.^[7]

The band announced via myspace on the 12th January 2011 that their new album, "Love & War" is due to be released on Hellcat Records on 22 February 2011. "L.A Nights" is to be the first single from the album.^[8]

Influences and style [link]

Their musical style is compared to The Distillers, Bikini Kill, the Runaways^[9] and Motörhead on rock’n’roll cocaine.^[10] Civet themselves have stated on numerous occasions, that their biggest influence and inspiration comes from The Runaways.^[11] They have been touring with the likes of Social Distortion, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Street Dogs and Dropkick Murphys.

Band Members [link]

Ms. Liza Graves (guitar and vocals)
Suzi Homewrecker (guitar and backing vocals)
Christian Riersgard (drums)
Jonny Grill (bass and backing vocals)

Former Band Members [link]

Jackie Daniels (bass)
Jacqui Valentine (bass)
Bombshell Brenz aka Brenna Red (drums)
Danni Harrowyn (drums)
Roxie Darling (drums)

Discography [link]

Year	Title	Label
2000	Beauty Kills EP	Princessmut
2001	Grace Land	Princessmut
2003	Civet	Callgirl
2005	Massacre	Disaster
2008	Hell Hath No Fury	Hellcat Records
2011	Love & War^[8]	Hellcat Records

Videography [link]

"Son of a Bitch" (2008)
"You Get What You Pay For" (2011)

References [link]

^ "Civet". 2009-07-09. https://www.hell-cat.com/artists/artist/223/Civet. Retrieved 2009-07-209.
^ "Civet Interview". 2009-07-09. https://www.skratchmagazine.com/interviews/int-0507-civet.php. Retrieved 2009-07-209.
^ SCULLEY, ALAN (2008-11-20), All-female Civet tuning into 'punk rock edge', https://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/nov/20/all-female-civet-tuning-into-punk-rock-edge/, retrieved 2010-11-27
^ Civet Breaking News, 2010-11-10, https://www.metaladies.com/2010/11/10/civet-breaking-news/, retrieved 2010-11-27
^ Civet Myspace Blog, 2010-11-08, https://www.myspace.com/civet/blog/540492825, retrieved 2010-11-27
^ Civet loses rhythm section, to keep playing, 2010-11-09, https://www.punknews.org/article/40527, retrieved 2010-11-27
^ Roxie Darling - I have an announcement, 2010-11-26, https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150095436490446, retrieved 2010-11-27
^ ^a ^b "2011 Civet Album". Civet via myspace. https://www.myspace.com/civet/blog/541645766. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
^ "Civet - Hell Hath no Fury". 2009-07-09. https://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=3750. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
^ "Hell Hath No Fury Review". 2009-07-09. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/civet/hell_hath_no_fury/index.html. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
^ "Civet Interview". 2009-07-09. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMYD6tfO3X4. Retrieved 2009-07-09.

External links [link]

Official Website

https://wn.com/Civet_(band)

Civet

A civet /ˈsɪvᵻt/ is a small, lithe-bodied, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The best-known civet species is the African civet, Civettictis civetta, which historically has been the main species from which was obtained a musky scent used in perfumery. The word civet may also refer to the distinctive musky scent produced by the animals.

A minority of writers use the name civet to cover Civettictis, Viverra and Viverricula civets. But in more common usage in English the name also covers Chrotogale, Cynogale, Diplogale, Hemigalus, Arctogalidia, Macrogalidia, Paguma, and Paradoxurus civets.

Taxonomy

The common name is used for a variety of carnivorous mammalian species, mostly of the family Viverridae. The African palm civet (Nandinia binotata) is genetically distinct and belongs in its own monotypic family, Nandiniidae.

+/- (band)

+/-, or Plus/Minus, is an American indietronic band formed in 2001. The band makes use of both electronic and traditional instruments, and has sought to use electronics to recreate traditional indie rock song forms and instrumental structures. The group has released two albums on each of the American indie labels Teenbeat Records and Absolutely Kosher, and their track "All I do" was prominently featured in the soundtrack for the major film Wicker Park. The group has developed a devoted following in Japan and Taiwan, and has toured there frequently. Although many artists append bonus tracks onto the end of Japanese album releases to discourage purchasers from buying cheaper US import versions, the overseas versions of +/- albums are usually quite different from the US versions - tracklists can be rearranged, artwork with noticeable changes is used, and tracks from the US version can be replaced as well as augmented by bonus tracks.