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This video is a performance by the legendary punk rock band Frightwig–an all girl SF-based group who were way ahead of their time, pretty fucking scary, and highly influential. They were my very first favorite local band upon arriving to San Francisco around 1982 or so, along with The VKTMS, both of whom i saw at The Mabuhay gardens on Broadway. Both of these bands are playing a reunion show along with a whole bunch of other great sf bands like The Mutants, the Avengers, The Offs (!!!) and more doing a big show for bands who played at the mabuhay gardens. too bad it’s completely sold out, but for those lucky enough to be in on this, it should be an amazing day of music. I cant wait. Many of these bands still figure prominently in my DJ sets, I’m proud to say after all these years, because its only right to support local talent and musically SF has always served up a steady diet of palatable and memorable bands and artists, their records sounding as fresh and dangerous now as they did 20 years ago. Frightwig is just one of the many great bands to pull from the archives. I’ll try to feature a few others in the coming days.
but heres another of my fave tunes by frightwig called “Punk Rock Jail Bait”
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and yet another –grunge before grunge was ever born–“American express” listen and learn
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i remember seeing this band once back in the 80’s i think, and was impressed..was Courtney Love one of their fans?
yes she was–and when nirvana did mtv unplugged kurt wore a frightwig t-shirt
My Godmother is Suan Miller (Guitar and Vocals) and I can tell you she is still as bitchin today as she was wayy back when! Only wish I was back then to see her live, but she is alive and doing well and still a rockin lady today!