Alice Donut formed in the punk underground of New York City's Lower East Side in 1987, eventually releasing six studio albums and one live LP (recorded at CBGB's) before their initial break-up eight years later.
Jello Biafra was an early encouragement for the group, and he signed them to his Alternative Tentacles label, where Alice Donut released all of their albums of the '80s and '90s. The band's punk style was occasionally leavened with elements of oddball country and funk, but by 1993's Pure Acid Park, the sound was commercialized a bit, much like fellow psychedelic punks...