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band formed in 1983, composed of three musicians from

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and one from

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History

The band played their first show in 1984, and signed to Olympia's

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label soon afterwards, on which they released two singles ("Riverbed" and "Old Time Religion") in 1987. One of their recordings, "Gonna Find A Cave" written by

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and Buddy Scott, made an appearance on the '' Sub Pop 200'' compilation alongside tracks by

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Members

Current members

* Kurt P. Kendall (

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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) * Bon Von Wheelie (

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) * Kahuna (

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

) * Dale Phillips (

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)

Past members

* David Duet – vocals (1984–1986)

Discography

Albums

* ''Hit It or Quit It'' (1988)(Sub Pop/K Records) * ''Thrillsphere'' (1990) (Pop Llama) * ''New American Shame'' (1993) (Empty) * ''Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays'' (1998) (Wig Out) * ''The Illusion of Excitement'' (2003) (Wig Out)

EPs and singles

* ''She No Rattle My Cage'' (7", K Records, 1987) * ''Old Time Religion'' (7", K Records, 1987) * ''Blue Christmas / Sleigh Ride / X-Mess'' (7" split with ''Kings of Rock'', Regal Select Records, 1989) * ''When Opposites Attract'' (7", Wig Out! Records, 1989) * ''Batman Theme'' (Instrumental) (7" with ''Steve Fisk'', K Records, 1989) * ''Stomp and Shout and Work It On Out'' (EP, Dionysus Records, 1990) * ''Cleopatra and the Slaves'' (7", Wig Out! Records, 1990) * ''Sister Mary Motorcycle / Take Up The Slack, Daddy-O'' (7" split with ''The A-Bones'', Cruddy Record Dealership, 1991) * ''Plays'' (2x7", Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1992) * Work that Crowd / Granny's Pad (7", Empty Records, 1992) * ''Don't Be Grateful / Cold Shoulder'' (7", split with ''Popdefect'', Dionysus Records, 1995) * ''The Track / Scorpio 9'' (7", Estrus Records, 1996) * ''Kick Out The Jams! / You Got What It Takes!'' (7", split with ''The Mono Men'', Gearhead Records, 1996) * ''I Know Why Santa is Drunk/Letter to Santa'' (7", split with ''The Dignitaries'', Unsmashable Records, 2013)

Compilation appearances

* "Louie Louie" on ''Stomp And Shout And Work It On Out !!!!'' (1990) (Dionysus Records) * "Bring on the Dancing Girls" on ''

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'' (1992) (K Records) * "Tarantula" on ''

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'' (1993) (K Records) * "The Track" on '' Estrus Sampler: 26 Excellent Spicy Sizzlers'' (1999) (Estrus Records) * “Gonna Find a Cave” on '' Sub Pop 200'' (1988) (Sub Pop)

External links

Official website
* Girl Trouble at the AMG {{Authority control Musical groups from Tacoma, Washington Garage punk groups Musical groups established in 1984 PopLlama Records artists Garage rock groups from Washington (state) Rock music groups from Washington (state)