I think Rancid is my favorite band. They formed in Berkeley, California in 1991.
Don't know much about them. They're a punk band, yes?
Yeah Tim Armstrong, and Matt Freeman are probably the most well known members of it.
Hmm. Berkeley is a really cool town. Are the band members from there?
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by former members of the band Operation Ivy, Rancid is often credited as being among the wave of bands which revived mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid-1990s. Over their -year career, Rancid remained signed to an independent record label and retained much of its original fan-base, most of which was connected to its underground musical roots.
Rancid has had two lineup changes since its inception
played numerous shows with Los Angeles bands Fishbone and The Untouchables.
History Influence.
Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy has cited the Uptones as a key influence. His bandmates Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman were also influenced by the Uptones, having opened for them in their earlier band, Basic Radio. Michaels describes the Uptones' place in the underground Berkeley ska scene in an interview: 
There was a ska scene in Berkeley that most people don't know about, in the mid-80s, and it was like high school, really