# The Vandls | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-vandls
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-vandls/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 10:56 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-vandls
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-vandls/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-vandls/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Vandls
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-vandls`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 10:56 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-388c0c3bc75535d5
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1111
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 8
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 4
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: My Girlfriend
- Current-month titles with activity: My Girlfriend
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Vandals formed in Southern California in 1980, part of that region's punk scene. Their early albums like Peace Thru Vandalism (1982) and When in Rome, Do as the Vandals (1984) established their sound, fast, melodic, and laced with satire. The lineup settled around Dave Quackenbush on vocals, Warren Fitzgerald on guitar, Joe Escalante on bass, and Josh Freese on drums. In 1996, they had a radio hit with 'My...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. My Girlfriend — https://lyroverse.com/the-vandls/my-girlfriend