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The Bags were one of the first generation of punk rock bands to emerge out of Los Angeles.
The band was formed by Alice Armendariz and Patricia Rainone, who had met at an audition for Venus and the Razorblades, Kim Fowley’s next
attempt at creating a band after The Runaways had left him. Alice and Pat decided to form their own band and from this The Bags were born.
They took the band’s name and their stage names “Alice Bag” and “Pat Bag” from a gimmick that the band used during early performances
where they would perform with grocery bags over their heads (the practice did ...read more
The Bags were one of the first generation of punk rock bands to emerge out of Los Angeles.
The band was formed by Alice Armendariz and Patricia Rainone, who had met at an audition for Venus and the Razorblades, Kim Fowley’s next
attempt at creating a band after The Runaways had left him. Alice and Pat decided to form their own band and from this The Bags were born.
They took the band’s name and their stage names “Alice Bag” and “Pat Bag” from a gimmick that the band used during early performances
where they would perform with grocery bags over their heads (the practice didn’t last, in part due to an incident where Darby Crash of The
Germs ran up on stage and ripped the bag off of Alice’s head). Alice Bag was the vocalist and Pat Bag played bass. The band was rounded out
by guitar players Craig Lee and Rob Ritter, and Terry Graham played drums.
The Bags played their first show at The Masque on September 10, 1977. The band’s live shows soon became legendary. The concerts were
riotous affairs including altercations with celebrities, such as one between singer Tom Waits and drummer Nickey Beat at The Troubadour.
By 1979, they had released their first record, a single called “Survive”, backed with “Babylonian Gorgon”, released by independent record label
Dangerhouse Records. “We Don’t Need The English” was included on the Yes L.A. punk compilation released by the same label. « hide |
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