Gary Llama is a artist and punk rocker from Richmond, Virginia.
He got his start making music in the City’s punk scene during the 1990s, as the singer and guitarist for the band, 500$Fine.
Following the passing of 500’s bassist and close friend Patrick Daly, Gary founded OVOLR! to release the final recordings of 500$fine. He also began recording solo work, and by 2000, had recorded and released a self-titled full length under the aka of Silence Is Suicide, a blueprint for what would go on to be decades of solo releases, with earlier work under the aka of F-Box, and instrumental work under the names Imagination Society, Cinema Society, Champions of Society, and ‘Beat Weirdos.
In 2011, Gary began releasing books via the label, first of his visual artwork, followed soon after by collections of his essays, a few works of fiction, and the autobiography of growing up in a punk band while in his early teens, ‘Struggle Against’.
He has since released over 20 books through the label, and over 70 recordings.
Gary also hosts the occasional podcast, Various Things
You can see his visual artwork at Gallerie De Fxxry