Dwarves is an American
punk rock band formed in
Chicago, Illinois, as The Suburban Nightmare, in the mid-1980s. They are currently based in
San Francisco,
California. Formed as a
garage punk band, their career subsequently saw them move in a
hardcore direction before settling into an eclectic punk rock sound emphasizing intentionally shocking lyrics. They have been described as "one of the last true bastions of punk rock ideology in the contemporary musical age".