Avengers (band)
| Avengers | |
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 Avengers Chicago 2012 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock |
| founding | 1977 |
| resolution | 1979 |
| Founding members | |
| Penelope Houston | |
| Greg Ingraham (until 1978) | |
| Danny Furious | |
| Jonathan Postal (1977) | |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Penelope Houston |
guitar |
Brad Kent (from 1978) |
Drums |
Danny Furious |
bass |
James Wilsey (from 1977) |
The Avengers were a California- based punk rock band of the first wave. The singer of the band was Penelope Houston , who later turned to folk music.
history
The Avengers supported the Sex Pistols on their last show in Winterland and their 4-song EP was produced by their guitarist Steve Jones . Released in 1979 on White Noise Records , this recording included both the memorable song The American in Me and Uh Oh! , White Nigger and Corpus Christi .
An earlier 3-song EP was released in 1977 from Dangerhouse Records . A full album titled Avengers was released in 1983. A compilation called Died for Your Sins was released in 1999 by Lookout! Records launched.
Web links
- Avengers at Discogs (English)
- Avengers at Myspace
- Penelope Houston's website
- Interviews with Penelope Houston and Danny Furious (English)
- "We Are The One" and "White Nigger" . Videos from the CBGB concert on September 8, 2006. PUNKCAST # 1028 .