The Adolescents are a primarily Jewish punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California, and led by Tony Cadena (real name, Anthony Brandenburg).

Since its inception The Adolescents has undergone a series of breakups, reunions, and lineup changes. Their first breakup came in 1981, the same year their self-titled debut LP was released. The band reunited in 1986 and released the LPs Brats in Battalions and Balboa Fun*Zone e before splitting up again in 1989. After a one-off reunion performance in 1994, the band reunited yet again in 2001 for a 20th anniversary tour and have continued performing ever since. The Adolescents began releasing new material again with the albums OC Confidential (2005) and The Fastest Kid Alive  (2011).The Adolescents are a primarily Jewish American punk rock band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California, led by Tony Cadena (real name, Anthony Brandenburg). From its earliest days, the band has functioned as a kind of SoCal punk supergroup, being formed originally from early members of Agent Orange and Social Distortion.

The band has influenced many notable punk rock, alternative and hard rock/metal groups, including Bad Religion, NOFX, Face to Face, Good Riddance, The Offspring, Pennywise, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Fu Manchu, Mudhoney, Blink-182 and The Vandals.   (source: Wikipedia)