Murphy's Law is an influential American hardcore punk band from New York City, formed in 1982. While vocalist Jimmy Drescher remains the only founding member of the band, the line-up has consisted of numerous musicians who have performed with a diverse selection of musical acts across multiple genres, such as Skinnerbox, Danzig, The Bouncing Souls, Mucky Pup, Dog Eat Dog, Hanoi Rocks, Agnostic Front, Warzone, Cro-Mags, D Generation, New York Dolls, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, The Slackers, Thursday, Skavoovie and the Epitones, White Trash and Glen Campbell.
Murphy's Law came out of New York City's mid-'80s hardcore scene and formed in Astoria, Queens, around vocalist Jimmy G. (James Drescher), but the group's lineup also included guitarists Todd Youth, Jack Flanagan and others; bassists Pete Martinez, Chuck Valle, Sal Vilanueva and Dean Rispler and drummers Doug E. Beans and Eric Arce.
The group's self-titled debut, released on Profile in 1986, contained the usual '80s subjects (boredom, alienation, weed, beer, etc.), but the songs were definitely there, and Murphy's Law improved even more with their second album, 1989's Back with a Bong! The band was on the Profile-associated Combat Records for 1991's The Best of Times, but recorded little during the early '90s. In 1995, Murphy's Law came back with the EP Good for Now, and the full-length Dedicated arrived the following year. Best of Times/Good for Now was issued in 2000; The Party's Over came next in the spring of 2001.
The band continues to tour the world today. The line up today consists of singer, Jimmy G (James Drescher), Bassist, Big B (Brendan P) and Drummer, Monsta (Walter R). there are several guitar players in rotation at this time, including Larry the Hunter, Gary Bennett, Joe James, Phil Caivano, AJ Novello, and a varied cast of NYHC veterans join us from time to time. New music is being recorded as of spring 2025, with releases scheduled for later in 2025.
