Bob Rob Medina

Robert "Bob Rob" Medina is an American artist, author, musician and educator hailing from Denver, Colorado and currently residing in Alexandria, Egypt. In 1988, Medina founded the Denver-based punk/hardcore record label, Donut Crew Records, releasing the Colorado Crew series of compilation 7" EP's featuring The Fluid, Warlock Pinchers, and many others. He was a member of the bands Idiots Revenge, Short Fuse, Suede Fruit, Rotoflo, Savalas, Llamas Nova, Chocolate Kiss and Cabron. Medina is a prolific visual artist, having shown in over 50 group and solo exhibitions worldwide. In 2008, he presented a solo exhibition in Tijuana, Mexico, entitled Buttoning Up the Border. In 2012 his San Diego solo exhibit, Where You From? A Collection of Sights and Sounds from Alexandria, Egypt drew coverage from National Public Radio. In 2015, he published his first book, Denvoid and the Cowtown Punks (Robot Enemy Publications), a collection of illustrations as well as personal memoirs, photos and interviews documenting the punk scene of 1980's Denver.