What is Violent Femmes?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Violent Femmes | Img = Violent Femmes 8221.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = Violent Femmes, 2006 | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-punk]], {{nowrap|[[folk punk]]}} | Occupation = | Years_active = 1980–1987, 1988–2009 | Label = [[Slash Records|Slash]], [[Reprise Records|Reprise]], [[Elektra Records|Elektra]], [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]], [[Beyond (record label)|Beyond]], [[Def Jam]] | Associated_acts = | URL = {{URL|http://vfemmes.com/}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = | Past_members = {{ubl | [[Gordon Gano]] | [[Brian Ritchie]] | [[Victor DeLorenzo]] | [[Guy Hoffman]] }} }} '''Violent Femmes''' is a [[rock and roll|rock]] group. They formed in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], USA in [[1980]]. {{music-stub}} [[Category:American rock bands]] [[Category:American punk bands]] [[Category:People from Wisconsin]]