It's OK! (band)

It's OK!
OriginSouth Bay, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresPop, rock, soul, prog, punk
Years active1992-present
LabelsEconoclast Recordings, Moonlight Graham Records
Formerly of,
MembersRobert Hecker
Ellen Rooney
Dennis McGarry
Dave Peterson
Past membersVictor Indrizzo
Joey Mancaruso
Roy McDonald
Eric Mitchell
Dave Naz
Bruce Nicholson
Brian Preiss
Matt Smith
Abby Travis
Fred Trujillo
Tom Underhill
Greg White
Chip Zeitgeist
Websitehttp://www.itsoktheband.com

It's OK! is a musical group formed by Redd Kross members Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals) and Victor Indrizzo (drums), along with bassist Abby Travis and the late Greg White[1] on vocals. This initial line up of the band released the self-titled debut album It's OK!.[2]

The line up of Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals), Dave Naz (drums), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), and Matt Smith (bass, vocals) recorded the second It's OK! album, Dream.[3]

The line-up of Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals), Ellen Rooney (vocals, factotum), Dennis McGarry (bass, vocals), and Joey Mancaruso (drums, vocals) were signed by Exene Cervenka of X to Moonlight Graham Records.;[4] however, It's OK!'s third album, Cubed, was released on Econoclast Recordings.[5] The quartet's fourth release is aptly titled 4.[6]

It's OK! toured California, Oregon, and Washington with Frightwig in June, 2014.[7]

It's OK! toured California, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Nevada in September, 2023.

In December, 2023, it was announced that former Muffs / Redd Kross drummer Roy McDonald had joined It's OK!, and that they were working on their fifth album.[8]

It's OK! performed at BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA on May 5, 2024, on a bill featuring ZZ Top.[9]

The line-up of Robert Hecker, Ellen Rooney, Dennis McGarry, and Roy McDonald recorded the band's fifth album, Product Of California,[10] which was released on Econoclast Recordings.

In January, 2026, it was announced that former Redd Kross drummer Dave Peterson had joined It's OK!, and that Joe Dean was accompanying the band on bass.

Discography

  • It's OK!
  • Dream
  • Cubed
  • 4
  • Product Of California

References

  1. ^ "Gregory White Obituary - Lawndale, California". Tributes.com. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "It's OK! It's OK! on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "It's OK! Dream on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Moonlight Graham Records | Artists". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "It's OK! Cubed on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "It's OK! 4 on Spotify". spotify.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Frightwig // It's Ok! (Feat. Robert Hecker of Redd Kross)". Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  8. ^ "It's OK! live on KXLU Stray Pop with Stella". Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "BeachLife Artist Spotlight - It's OK!". Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "It's OK! Product Of California on Spotify". Retrieved October 2, 2025.