Band, 1985-1995 US, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Alternative and Rock
Laughing Hyenas were an American alternative rock band based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, that existed from 1985 to 1995. The band was formed by vocalist John Brannon (ex-Negative Approach), guitarist Larissa Stolarchuk (ex-L-Seven), bassist Kevin Monroe, and drummer Mike Danner. Danner would quickly be replaced by Jim Kimball. Both Stolarchuk and Monroe, who were new to their respective instruments when the band formed, would adopt the surname "Strickland" during their time in the band. This line-up remained intact through the band's first 5 years, recording 3 LPs. Monroe and Kimball the departed to form the band Mule while Brannon and Stolarchuk added bassist Kevin Reis and drummer Todd Swalla (ex-Necros (2)). This line-up released the 1992 EP "Crawl". Ron Sakowski (ex-Necros (2)) would replace Reis on the band's final LP, 1995 "Hard Times". Brannon would would go on to form Easy Action (2) and later re-launch Negative Approach (with both groups featuring contributions from Ron Sakowski). Larissa Stolarchuk passed away in October of 2006.
![]() | Jim Kimball dr |
![]() | Kevin Munro b, voc |
![]() | John Brannon voc *1961 US |
![]() | Larissa Stolarchuk voc, g 1960-2006 US |
![]() | Ron Sakowski b |
![]() | Mike Danner dr |
![]() | Todd Swalla dr, perc |
![]() | Kevin Reis |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Crawl / Hard Times | Laughing Hyenas | 2018 | Album |
Hard Times | Laughing Hyenas | 1995 | Album |
Crawl | Laughing Hyenas | 1992 | Album |
Life Of Crime / You Can't Pray A Lie | Laughing Hyenas | 1990 | Compil. |
Here We Go Again | Laughing Hyenas | 1990 | Single |
Life Of Crime | Laughing Hyenas | 1990 | Album |
You Can't Pray A Lie | Laughing Hyenas | 1989 | Album |
The Bob Magazine #36 Giveaway | The Lime Spiders / Nikki Sudden / Laughing Hyenas / The Bevis Frond | 1988 | Album |
Merry Go Round | Laughing Hyenas | 1987 | Album |