For those that are interested, from the Punk77 list. By the way, the Avengers opened for the Sex Pistols last show ever at Winterland in San Francisco. The other opening band was the Nuns (incl. Alejandro Escovedo). There actually was a third band listed on that show, Negative Trend, but Bill Graham turned the house lights on so they wouldn't get to play. steve >Penelope Houston and Greg Ingram to Play Avengers Shows in Support of >New Avengers Compilation > > >Lookout! Records is very proud to be releasing a new compilation of long >unavailable underground legends The Avengers. With the release of The >Avengers' .....Died For Your Sins on February 23, 1999, Lookout! hopes >to >bring this quintessential punk rock band to a new generation of fans. > >The Avengers were one of the most exciting and arresting bands of the >original San Francisco punk scene. Led by Penelope Houston on vocals, >The >Avengers only lasted for two years, 1977 to 1978. Their powerful debut >album, which has been out of print for the last ten years, inspired many >of >today's best punk rock bands. The Avengers' self titled album was a >compilation of singles, many of which were produced by Steve Jones, and >is >now a highly collected classic. > >Personally compiled by Penelope Houston, the songs on ...Died For Your >Sins >are live and studio recordings from 1977 & 1978, as well as three brand >new >recordings of Avengers songs. The new recordings feature original >Avengers >guitarist Greg Ingram, Joel Reader (of The Mr. T. Experience) on bass >and >Danny Panic (of Screeching Weasel & the Groovie Ghoulies) on drums and >were >recorded by Kevin Army. > >Penelope and former Avengers guitarist Greg Ingram will be performing >Avengers songs as the Scavengers at The Great American Music Hall in San >Francisco on February 24. Fellow Lookout! artists Pansy Division and the >Hi-Fives will be opening the show. On Friday, February 26, the >Scavengers >will play at Berkeley's prototypical all-ages club, 924 Gilman St. >Opening >that show will be The Cuts, a new band putting out their first single on >Lookout! on March 23. > >"Whether anyone outside of San Francisco realized it at the time, The >Avengers were a major national musical asset," says the Trouser Press. >And >indeed, who could be expected to realize it, when this classic group's >legacy has been represented on rare, unsanctioned and hard-to-find >releases >since their untimely demise in 1978. Currently, there are no Avengers >releases in production except this release from Lookout! Now everyone >will >have the chance to understand why The Avengers are one of the most >important punk bands of any era. > >For more information, call Tristin at Lookout! at 510-849-830 ext. 13 or >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
