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|width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Dale Morrison (lead guitar/backing vocals)<br>- Jason Beert (guitar/backing vocals) <br>- Matt Wong (drums/backing vocals)<br>- Sarah Bowman (bass/backing vocals)<br>- Sarah Williams (vocals) <br>- Former Members: Amethyst | |width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Dale Morrison (lead guitar/backing vocals)<br>- Jason Beert (guitar/backing vocals) <br>- Matt Wong (drums/backing vocals)<br>- Sarah Bowman (bass/backing vocals)<br>- Sarah Williams (vocals) <br>- Former Members: Amethyst (vocals), Andrea Horan (vocals), Mike Ray (guitar) | ||
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Formed to be a silly punk band with cross-dressing members, although both female singers did dress as per their gender, but rather gaudy, Mary Kayos was something new that blasted onto the Rapid City punk scene. While the looks and antics were strange (including a repeating sample of the phrase "Sex and Violence" as they entered the stage, whilst giving audience members wedgies on the way up), the message was feminism. <br> | Formed to be a silly punk band with cross-dressing members, although both female singers did dress as per their gender, but rather gaudy, Mary Kayos was something new that blasted onto the Rapid City punk scene. While the looks and antics were strange (including a repeating sample of the phrase "Sex and Violence" as they entered the stage, whilst giving audience members wedgies on the way up), the message was feminism. <br> | ||
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Always dressed in costume (including shirts with phrases such as "I Put The Whore In Horse", a decapitated Scottie dog skirt a-la a poodle skirt, and Sarah Bowman's famous "Fuck Off" beauty pageant sash) and terrible make-up, they came to play and have fun.<br> | Always dressed in costume (including shirts with phrases such as "I Put The Whore In Horse", a decapitated Scottie dog skirt a-la a poodle skirt, and Sarah Bowman's famous "Fuck Off" beauty pageant sash) and terrible make-up, they came to play and have fun.<br> | ||
The intent behind the band was to get more females involved in bands within a male dominated scene in Rapid City. | The intent behind the band was to get more females involved in bands within a male dominated scene in Rapid City. | ||
The initial incarnation of Mary Kayos was Mike Ray on guitar, Andrea Horan on vocals, Matt Wong on drums, Dale Morrison on keyboard, Amethyst | The initial incarnation of Mary Kayos was Mike Ray on guitar, Andrea Horan on vocals, Matt Wong on drums, Dale Morrison on keyboard, Amethyst on bass, and Jason Beert on guitar. The first practice was in Jason Beert's garage, and was put to a halt by the Pennington County Sheriff's Department.<br> | ||
After this practice, Mike and Andrea realized what a wreck this was and proceeded to bow out. Amethyst took over as vocalist until the band no longer held an inspiration for her. Sarah Bowman agreed to step up and play bass for us. | After this practice, Mike and Andrea realized what a wreck this was and proceeded to bow out. Amethyst took over as vocalist until the band no longer held an inspiration for her. Sarah Bowman agreed to step up and play bass for us. | ||
In need of a new vocalist, the band spread the word, with help from Ruth Milne's article in the Rapid City Journal, and a few people tried out.<br> | In need of a new vocalist, the band spread the word, with help from Ruth Milne's article in the Rapid City Journal, and a few people tried out.<br> |
Revision as of 16:49, 13 May 2017
Releases
Live Recordings
Photos
Links
See Also
- American Heavy Metal Weekend
- Clause 83
- Corundum
- Diarrhea of a Madman
- Disinfectant
- Frankie Horseshit
- Fuck the Genre
- Glover
- Red Champion
- Stop the Presses
- Yoknapatawpha
Stickers/Merchandise
- 2 t-shirts were available
The first, a 2-sided shirt stating "We Put The Fuck In Fuck You" The 2nd, a 1-sided shirt with Tura Satana graphic and "Go Fuck Yourself" underneath.