It's OK! (band)

{{short description|American musical group}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = It's OK!

| background = group_or_band

| origin = South Bay, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| genre = Pop, rock, soul, prog, punk

| years_active = 1992-present

| label = Econoclast Recordings, Moonlight Graham Records

| past_member_of = {{Redd Kross}}, {{The Muffs}}

| associated_acts = Redd Kross, The Muffs

| current_members = Robert Hecker
Ellen Rooney
Dennis McGarry
Roy McDonald

| past_members = Victor Indrizzo
Joey Mancaruso
Eric Mitchell
Dave Naz
Bruce Nicholson
Dave Peterson
Brian Preiss
Matt Smith
Abby Travis
Fred Trujillo
Tom Underhill
Greg White
Chip Zeitgeist

| website = http://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{{cite web|url=http://www.tributes.com/show/Gregory-Wayne-White-88553510/ |title=Gregory White Obituary - Lawndale, California |publisher=Tributes.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-21}} on vocals. This initial line up of the band released the self-titled debut album It's OK!.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2A5HWrN4XSBfPnWS2Dg0vC?si=TAaayQ3OTf6LvhD3VbEqgg |title=It's OK! It's OK! on Spotify |publisher=spotify.com |date= |accessdate=2023-12-31}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4LrLB8KNo1FcwCxlfDWCtt |title=It's OK! Dream on Spotify |publisher=spotify.com |date= |accessdate=2023-12-05}}

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.;{{cite web |url=http://www.moonlightgrahamrecords.com/artists/ |title=Moonlight Graham Records | Artists |accessdate=2012-02-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120904130520/http://www.moonlightgrahamrecords.com/artists/ |archivedate=2012-09-04 }} however, It's OK!'s third album, Cubed, was released on Econoclast Recordings.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6bKmHgmtcO8qxBxrHgBmB3|title=It's OK! Cubed on Spotify |publisher=spotify.com |date= |accessdate=2023-12-05}} The quartet's fourth release is aptly titled 4.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4gsbpBPm1mmcH3nbDXeG6K|title=It's OK! 4 on Spotify |publisher=spotify.com |date= |accessdate=2023-12-05}}

It's OK! toured California, Oregon, and Washington with Frightwig in June, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://chopsuey.com/calendar/frightwig-its-ok-feat-robert-hecker-of-redd-kross/ |title=Frightwig // It's Ok! (Feat. Robert Hecker of Redd Kross) |accessdate=2014-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328124629/http://chopsuey.com/calendar/frightwig-its-ok-feat-robert-hecker-of-redd-kross/ |archivedate=2014-03-28 }}

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.{{cite web |url=https://spinitron.com/KXLU/pl/18346578/Stray-Pop |title=It's OK! live on KXLU Stray Pop with Stella |date= |accessdate=2023-12-31}}

It's OK! performed at BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA on May 5, 2024, on a bill featuring ZZ Top.{{cite web |url=https://www.beachlifefestival.com/copy-of-artist-spotlight |title=BeachLife Artist Spotlight - It's OK! |date= |accessdate=2024-02-12}}