July 2001: Gay Black Republican forms with members:
Jeff Spalding (guitar), Rich Barker (bass), Tony Garcia (vocals) and Lenen Nicola (drums)
August 2001: GBR released 4 song EP Stampede of Greed
December 2001: First Performed Punk Rock Night at the Melody Inn
May 2002: Released full length album Drive by Plane-ing
April 2003: NUVO Newsweekly named GBR as on of the city’s most improved bands
October 2003: Released second full length album Ballet on Barbed Wire
December 2003: NUVO Newsweekly named Ballet ...  read more

July 2001: Gay Black Republican forms with members:
Jeff Spalding (guitar), Rich Barker (bass), Tony Garcia (vocals) and Lenen Nicola (drums)
August 2001: GBR released 4 song EP Stampede of Greed
December 2001: First Performed Punk Rock Night at the Melody Inn
May 2002: Released full length album Drive by Plane-ing
April 2003: NUVO Newsweekly named GBR as on of the city’s most improved bands
October 2003: Released second full length album Ballet on Barbed Wire
December 2003: NUVO Newsweekly named Ballet on Barbed Wire one of the top 10 local albums
2004: Marty Green replaced Lenen on Drums
May 2005: Sean Copley replaced Marty on Drums
March 2006: Released third full length album Enola
August 2006: Doc Gremore replaces Tony on Vocals
November 2006: GBR was featured on the Z99.5 Homegrown Buzz radio show
November 2006: GBR was IndianapolisMusic.net’s Band of the Week
September 2007: Creepy 13 replaced Sean on Drums
October 2007: Won Punk Rock Night award for “Best Sleeper Band”
August 2008: Signed with Ft. Wayne record label Chain Smoking Records
September 2008: Released fourth full length album Capitol Wave
October 2008: Capitol Wave Won the Punk Rock Night award for “Best Release”
January 2010: Kyle Billingsley replaced Creepy 13 on drums
July 2011: GBR was voted Best Punk Artist of 2011 in the NUVO Newsweekly Best of Indy issue the week they open up for Joe Jack Talcum of the Dead Milkmen.

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