In the early 80's, Jim Jarmusch was part of was part of a New York based No Wave rock band called The Del-Byzanteens.
They released a 7" single, "Draft Riot", a 12" EP, "Girl's Imagination", and one LP, "Lies to Live By".
Apart from Jarmusch (vocals, keyboards), the group consisted of:
Phil Kline(vocals, guitar); Josh Braun (percussion, drums); Dan Braun (drums, percussion); and Philippe Hagen (bass).
Luc Sante wrote the lyrics to some of their songs and James Nares sometimes contributed as a percussionist.
"At that time everyone in New York had a band," Jarmusch recalled in an interview The Washington Post (1984) . "The idea was that you didn't have to be a virtuoso musician to have a band. The spirit was more important than having technical expertise, and that influenced a lot of filmmakers."
Youtube has two performances by The Del-Byzanteens, of the song "My World is Empty":
