m★16

is a high octane rock n’ roll band that took form in Riverside, CA in 2023 but has since reformed and relocated to Los Angeles.

The four members of Los Angeles based rock band M-16 posing in a music studio. Two stand on either side, one sits on the floor clinging to a standing member's leg. Frontman Kyler Hutchison sits in the back gazing upward.

M-16 is a Los Angeles based rock n roll band originally formed in 2023 in Riverside, CA. Throughout the years the line up has changed but now consists of Kyler Hutchison (Guitar/ Vocals) Owen Pedragon, (Bass/Vocals) Aidan Steckley (Drums), and Brandon Piñeda (Guitar). We are a high energy band that blends elements of post punk, blues, jazz and art rock into an intense but focused sound. Our main influences span genres and decades and include bands such as The Minutemen, Captain Beefheart, The Doors and Ween.

FFO: Captain Beefheart, Minutemen, Parquet Courts, Viagra Boys

past releases

Black and white collage of four men's faces with serious expressions, the top left man has a cigarette in his mouth, and the bottom middle man has a septum piercing. Text at the top reads 'M-16 I WANT A GARDEN (FOR DENNIS DEAN).

I Want a Garden (for Dennis Dean) - Single

“Despite the misspelling of his name, this song is a love letter to D. Boone of Minutemen. The lyrics are centered around meeting someone who makes you wanna get your act together but still being in love with being a degenerate and the whole reckless abandon thang.” —Kyler Hutchinson

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Two white dogs, one on the stairs and the other on the bench, with the words 'M-16' in blue in the top left corner and 'Hair' in blue in the bottom right corner.

Hair - Single

“Hair” points toward the necessity to take responsibility for one’s own healing.

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