The Slickee Boys

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The Slickee Boys
Classic line-up circa 1985. From left: John Chumbris, Dan Palenski, Mark Noone (seated), Kim Kane, Marshall Keith.
Background information
Origin	Washington, D.C., USA
Genre(s)	Punk Garage Rock Psychedelic New Wave Rock
Years active	1975 – 1991; (more-or-less-annual reunion shows continue to the present)
Label(s)	Limp (US) Dacoit (US) Line (Germany) Twin/Tone (US) New Rose (France) Giant (US)
Members
John Chumbris : Bass Giles Cook : Drums John Hansen : Rhythm Guitar Martha Hull : Lead Vocals Kim Kane : Rhythm Guitar Thomas Kane : Bass Marshall Keith : Lead Guitar, Keyboards Mike Maxwell : Bass Mark Noone : Lead Vocals Emery Olexa : Bass Dan Palenski : Drums Chris Rounds : Drums Andy von Brand : Bass Howard Wuelfling : Bass

The Slickee Boys were a Washington, D.C.-area punk/psychedelic/garage rock band, led by Kim Kane, Mark Noone and Marshall Keith. The band has become underground legends in the D.C. punk community. They were known for their wild costumes and graphics.

[edit] A Little History

The band was founded in the mid-1970s by guitarists Kim Kane and Marshall Keith (with Kane as principal songwriter) and featured Martha Hull on vocals. The band released its first EP, "Hot and Cool," in 1976—an event documented by members of the new wave community as the third DIY new wave record ever recorded.^{[citation needed]}

In 1978, Mark Noone replaced Hull as the singer, with the band benefitting from Noone's showmanship as well as his songwriting. In 1983, a music video for their song "When I Go to the Beach" placed second in MTV's Basement Tapes competition. This resulted in the video being shown regularly as well as garnering the band the distinction of being first from the D.C. area to get airplay on the then-new video channel.^{[citation needed]}

In 1988, after a short European Tour, founding member Kim Kane departed to focus on his band Date Bait. The band soldiered on with long-time roadie John Hansen taking over on rhythm guitar, until they called it quits in 1991.

[edit] Reunion Shows

Starting shortly after the break-up, reunion shows have taken place most years (as recently as 2006), usually the week between Christmas and New Years, with one show each in Baltimore and D.C. Frequently the line-up changes during the course of the show, with band members taking turns playing on different songs.

December, 2006; from left: Kim Kane, Mark Noone, Marshall Keith

[edit] Trivia

• The Slickee Boys' alter ego rockabilly band is called the Wanktones.
• "When I Go to the Beach" can be heard in the 1987 movie Back to the Beach.

[edit] Discography

[edit] 7" vinyl

• Hot and Cool - EP, Limp, 1976
• Mersey, Mersey Me - EP, Limp, 1978
• 3rd EP - EP, Limp, 1979
• "The Brain That Refused to Die" - single, Dacoit, 1980
• "Here to Stay" - single, Dacoit, 1981
• "When I Go to the Beach" - single, Dacoit, 1983
• "When I Go to the Beach" - single, Twin/Tone, 1983
• "When I Go to the Beach" - single, New Rose, 1984
• "Your Autumn Eyes" - single, New Rose, 1987
• 10th Anniversary EP - EP, Dacoit/D.S.I., 1987
• "This Party Sucks" - single, New Rose, 1988
• "Long Way to Go" - single, Dacoit, 1995

[edit] Full-Length LPs/CDs

• Separated Vegetables - vinyl, Dacoit, 1978
• Separated Vegetables - vinyl, Limp, 1980
• Here to Stay - vinyl, Line, 1982
• Cybernetic Dreams of Pi - vinyl, cassette, Twin/Tone, 1983
• Cybernetic Dreams of Pi - vinyl, Line, 1983
• Cybernetic Dreams of Pi - vinyl New Rose
• Uh Oh... No Breaks! - vinyl, cassette, Twin/Tone, 1985
• Uh Oh... No Breaks! - vinyl, New Rose
• Fashionably Late - vinyl, CD, New Rose, 1988
• Here to Stay - CD, Line, 1988
• Live at Last - vinyl, cassette, Giant, 1989
• Live at Last - vinyl, CD, New Rose, 1989
• Somewhat of an Anthology - CD, Dacoit, 2002
• Cybernetic Dreams of Pi - CD, Dacoit, 2005
• Fashionably Late/Live at Last - 2xCD, Last Call, 2006

[edit] Compilation Albums

• 30 Seconds Over D.C. - LP, Limp, 1978
• Best of Limp, Rest of Limp - LP, Limp
• Battle of the Garages - LP, Voxx, 1981
• Battle of the Garages - LP, Line, 1981
• Newlines Vol.2 - LP, Line, 1981
• Connected - LP, Limp, 1981
• Han-O-Disc - LP, D.I.Y., 1982
• The Rebel Kind - LP, Sounds Interesting, 1982
• The Rebel Kind - LP, Lolita, 1983
• The Train to Disaster - LP, Bonafide, 1983
• The Train to Disaster - LP, L.S.D., 1983
• Midnight Christmas Mess Again - LP, Midnight, 1986
• Play New Rose for Me - 2xLP, New Rose, 1986
• Laserock'n'rollparty Vol.1 - CD, New Rose, 1987
• Every Day Is a Holly Day - 2x10", CD, New Rose, 1988
• Every Day Is a Holly Day - CD, Giant, 1988
• Laserock'n'rollparty Vol.2 - CD, New Rose, 1989
• New Rose Story - 4xCD, Last Call, 2000
• Counter Culture 1976 - CD, Rough Trade, 2007

[edit] Other

• "Long Way to Go" - 6" flexidisc, Gorilla Beat, 1982
• Hi-Muck Cassette Magazine, 1983

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• music videos for "When I Go to the Beach" and "Gotta Tell Me Why"

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