SPOTLIGHT ON:
The Dishrags (also known as Dee Dee and the Dishrags) were a Canadian all-female punk rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia in the late 1970s. Now considered the first punk group of note to emerge from the Vancouver music scene, the Dishrags were influenced by the work of the Ramones, and were forerunners in establishing the city's punk movement.
After appearing on the compilation album Vancouver Complication in 1979, the band recorded two EPs and had more tracks released following disbandment.
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Originally known as Dee Dee and the Dishrags, the band was formed in 1976 in Victoria, British Columbia, a city 60 miles from Vancouver, and included the trio of high school students Jade Blade (lead guitar, vocals), Carmen "Scout" Michuad (drums), and Dale Powers (bass guitar). Moving to Vancouver, with its burgeoning punk rock scene, the Dishrags opened for the city's first punk concert, sharing the bill with the Furies at the Japanese Hall on July 30, 1977.
The band performed sporadically thereafter while also attending high school in Victoria, and inspired the formation of three other punk female groups, the Visitors, Devices, and Zellots.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLih4dwMCyrn6lkf68byx-C4lRxkIkqDzf
Discography:
EPs
Past Is Past – Modern Records (MR1), 1979
Death in the Family – [self-published], 1980
Compilation albums:
Love/Hate – Other People's Music (OPM-2112), 1996
There's No Dee Dee – Jem Records (none), 2006
Past Is Past – Base Records (BASE-019), 2008
Three – Supreme Records (SE-07), 2015
