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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