The band known as UKLA was formed in suburban central Connecticut in the post-punk/pre"alternative" year of 1986 by 3 high school sophomores, Wes Sekula (lead vocals, guitar) Brian Williams (bass, vocals) and Jon Kleinman (drums, vocals).

Bored with the Reaganesque mid-eighties suburban high school life, the three formed a then unfashionable, pre-Nirvana power trio and dubbed themselves "Green Panic."

Inspired by groups of the day - Husker Du, The Replacements, U2 and REM - Green Panic were pulled from the basement by 16-year-old punk rock maven Fuschia Vomit, aka Tris Oakley. She was talked into managing the band and set up a series of "all-ages" high school and Elks Hall shows during the winter of 1986. Oakley also arranged a basement recording session with Clarion XD5 4-track wizard Bob Cormier. The resulting cassette enabled Oakley to book the pubescent trio into rock clubs including a stint at New York’s legendary CBGB's. Just as Green Panic was on the verge of notoriety, they were blacklisted by most of the nightclub booking agents and Elks Hall representatives following a series of incidents allegedly perpetrated by the band and its followers during and following Green Panic shows in 1987-88.

In 1989, in order to beat the blacklist, Green Panic changed its name to the Gasoline Gang, and moved to Boston. They recorded "Run & Hide/Up in the Air" and "87" with bizarre hermit Dave Renz at Renz Studios (a one room hut in rural CT). The tape caught the ear of Boston Rock scenester/confidence man Martin Doyle, who took over as manager and booked the still underage band into a series of furious shows with such artists as Bullet LaVolta, Buffalo Tom and The Lunachicks. Ultimately, outside distractions and confusion reigned and the trio broke up in 1990, vowing never to work together again.

Ridiculously, after a series of musical projects, the inevitable reunion took place in 1993. Dubbing themselves UKLA, they went into the studio with former Lemonheads producer Tom Hamilton. From the sessions they released their Car and Space themed "W-O" split single with popular surf rockers The Bald Guys in 1994. Throughout 1994-1995 UKLA released two more singles ("Spaceships/OLE’" and "Noel Mayoro/Audience," recorded by Middle East Soundman Y-Mike) and embarked on a long series of shows playing with bands such as Throwing Muses, The Fleshtones and a surprise show with Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg. During that period, the band was approached by punk enthusiast & Fan Attic Records founder Ron Lacer, who made the band a cornerstone of his "Runt of The Litter" Boston Punk/Pop tape and CD series.

In 1996, UKLA was asked to perform in the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble. Fan Attic Records was ready to release the new UKLA CD, but the band decided to call it quits during a sold out show at the Middle East Café in December of 1997.

2 years after the break up, Lacer and Elis Eil - founder of new label ELIS EIL Records conspired to finally release the UKLA CD. Entitled "LTD." and edited by Godsmack producer Andrew Murdock, it contains 23 tracks from almost all of their cassette and vinyl releases from 1986-1997.