Carlos Cadona

Carlos Cadona
Also known as	6025
Genres	Punk rock, post-punk
Occupation(s)	Guitarist
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1978-unknown
Associated acts	Dead Kennedys

Carlos Cadona, better known by his stage name 6025, is an American musician who served as the second guitarist for the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys, from their formation in July 1978 to March 1979. Due to his very short tenure in the band and disappearance from the public eye almost immediately thereafter, very little is known about him, and the circumstances surrounding his departure from the band remain contested.

Dead Kennedys (1978–1979)

Jello Biafra met Cadona, who dubbed himself 6025 for unknown reasons, at the Mabuhay Gardens, and asked him if he wanted to pose as the band's drummer. 6025 then told Biafra that he could play guitar, and was invited to the group, subsequently joining in July 1978.^[1][2] Although he is sometimes claimed to have been a drummer or singer, frontman Jello Biafra has stated that 6025 was recruited solely as a guitarist.^[3][4] Initially the band was a quartet, consisting of bassist Klaus Flouride, vocalist Biafra, guitarist East Bay Ray, and drummer Bruce Slesinger, all of whom had answered an ad placed by Ray.^[5]

Biafra stated, "a week before our first gig we got a guitarist who called himself 6025 and he left about 6 months later".^[3] He actually parted with the band roughly eight months later, in March 1979.^[6][7] 6025's final live appearance with the Dead Kennedys was on March 3, 1979. The performance was taped and officially released 25 years after the fact as Live at the Deaf Club.^[6]

Discography

• 1980 – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
• 1987 – Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
• 2004 – Live at the Deaf Club

References

1. Buckley, Peter. "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
2. Boulware, Jack; Tudor, Silke (September 29, 2009). Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive And Occasionally Pointless History Of Bay Area Punk From Dead Kennedys To Green Day. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-1-4311380-5. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
3. "Jello Biafra Interview in January, 1981". Retrieved 9 November 2010.
4. Alex Ogg (1 May 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-987-3.
5. "Dead Kennedys interview by Devin Herndon, February 14th 2002". Retrieved 9 November 2010.
6. Alex Ogg; Winston Smith; Ruby Ray (1 July 2014). Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables: The Early Years. PM Press. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-1-60486-489-2.
7. "Dead Kennedys official bio". Retrieved 16 December 2010.