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By Paul Campagna

3/22/2026, 10:33:13 PM

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By Paul Campagna

3/22/2026, 10:40:05 PM

**F.V.K./E.M.G.** (1986-1988?)
F.V.K./E.M.G. was a Delaware-based hardcore punk band that originated in the mid-1980s. The band started as a two-piece by Jeff and Bobo in 1986 in Milford, DE.
*Psychedelic Love Ranch approximate location:* 38.925615986219434, -75.3768686681924
*Final lineup:* Bob Varisco aka Bobo Rhetoric, Michael Stewart, Jeff Larimore aka Jeff Lydon, Pete Weidman, Dave McGurgan
*Past members:* Scott Bryan
*Links:*
- [F.V.K./E.M.G. shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=F.V.K.%2FE.M.G.)
*List of releases:* [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/2861538-FVKEMG)
- Musik Butchers cassette (self-released 1987)
- God’s Favorite Band LP (self-released 1988) [listen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkhO9uQyjlM)
# Photos
![](http://image-hosting-870336987758.us-central1.run.app/images/6691ec09-96d0-4d41-a603-040097f05928){350}
Photo by Marc Clery
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Photo by Michael McGaughey
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Courtesy of Fiorella Cuervo
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Photo by Michael McGaughey
# Videos
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# Media mentions
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*No Idea* zine #6, 1988
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Top 10 [*Maximum Rocknroll* 060, May 1988](https://archive.org/details/mrr_060/page/n1/mode/2up)
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[*UD Review* vol. 115, no. 9, Oct. 7, 1988](https://udspace.udel.edu/items/16338ebd-9510-4e62-849c-e33870f1e728) by Vanessa Groce, photo by Eric Russell
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Top 10 [*Maximum Rocknroll* 070, Mar. 1989](https://archive.org/details/mrr_70/page/n1/mode/2up?q=of)
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Ad in [*Maximum Rocknroll* 071, Apr. 1989](https://archive.org/details/mrr_71/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22obvious+bunch%22)
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Bazooka Joe (South Carolina) mention playing F.V.K. house [*Maximum Rocknroll* 079, Dec. 1989](https://archive.org/details/mrr_79/page/n85/mode/1up)
# Flyers and Posters
[F.V.K./E.M.G. shows on Delaware Music History Archive map](https://www.delawaremusichistory.com/map.html?band=F.V.K.%2FE.M.G.)
Non-Delaware gigs
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Delaware gigs
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# Misc
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