Rizzo was an American punk band from

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, United States.

History

Sarah Dale (

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s and

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) and Jen Abercrombie (

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and

) formed the band in 1995. They originally called themselves Mopar, but after discovering that they had both played the role of Rizzo in their high school productions of '' Grease'', they changed their name to that of the character. In addition to the ''Phoning It In'' LP/CD produced in 2001, Rizzo released one single, recorded by

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, and two split singles. Abercrombie also contributed vocals to the

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albums ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Discography

Singles and EPs

* ''One Way Ticket To Vegas'', cassette EP (1996) *

/ Rizzo split 7-inch,

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(1997) * ''Shymaster '' 7-inch EP,

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(1998) - recorded by

at his apartment.

Albums

* ''Phoning It In'' CD/LP. Sympathy For The Record Industry (2001)

Compilations

*''Something Cool'' compilation, CD, "Allie"

, (1997) *''Little Darla Has A Treat For You (Vol. 10)'' compilation, CD, "TheJoke's On You" Darla Records, (1998) * ''It Takes Two, Baby '' 7-inch EP, Sympathy For The Record Industry (2001) *"Gigantic: a tribute to Kim Deal" compilation CD, "Doe"

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(2008)

Citations

General and cited references

* Strong, M. C. (2003). ''The Great Indie Discography (2nd Edition)'' p. 944. Published by Canon Books Ltd. (US/CAN) . {{Authority control All-female punk bands Punk rock groups from California