The Alley Cats (punk rock band)

For the doo-wop group, see The Alley Cats (doo-wop group). For the Malaysian band, see Alleycats.

The Alley Cats were a Lomita, California-based punk rock trio featuring husband-and-wife team Randy Stodola (guitar and vocals) and Dianne Chai (bass and vocals), along with drummer John McCarthy.[1][2] Originally signed to Dangerhouse Records along with other California-based punk bands including X, The Weirdos, The Avengers, The Dils, and The Bags,[3] they released their first single "Nothing Means Nothing Anymore" backed with "Give Me a Little Pain" on March 30, 1978.[4] The band appears in the 1982 film Urgh! A Music War.[5]

The Alley Cats were regular performers at such Los Angeles venues as The Masque, Whisky a Go Go, Hong Kong Café, and Club 88.[6]

Reformed as "The Zarkons", they released two albums, Riders In The Long Black Parade (1985) and Between the Idea & the Reality…Falls the Shadow (1988),[7] before disbanding in 1988.[8]

Reformed recently by frontman Randy Stodola, The Alley Cats now feature Apryl Cady on Bass and Matt Laskey on Drums. San Pedro-based they perform regularly.

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. The Alley Cats - Nightmare City, The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  2. True, Chris. The Alley Cats (punk rock band) at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  3. Dangerhouse Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  4. The Alley Cats--Nothing Means Nothing Anymore Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  5. Urgh! A Music War. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  6. Gehman, Pleasant. "The Alley Cats", In 1979-1982 [CD booklet], Tarzana, Calif., Time Coast Music, May 2007.
  7. Between the Idea & the Reality…Falls the Shadow. Nothin′ Sez Somethin′. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  8. The Zarkons - Riders In The Long Black Parade (1985). Retrieved July 10, 2010.

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