The Avengers is an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in San Francisco, California. The band recorded an EP, We Are the One (1977), and after opening for the Sex Pistols worked with Steve Jones, but didn't released a full-length album before breaking up in 1979. After the breakup an EP with the Steve Jones-produced songs was released (The Avengers), and later an album, Avengers, in 1983. Their lead singer, Penelope Houston, is also a folk singer who has a solo career. Since 1999 a number of other albums were released with studio and live tracks, and the band has come together for various occasions.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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 Avengers in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | scAvengers |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1977–1979, 1999, 2004–present |
| Labels | Dangerhouse, White Noise, CD Presents, Lookout! Records |
| Members | Penelope Houston Greg Ingraham Joel Reader Luis Illades |
| Past members | Danny Furious (Danny O'Brien) Jonathan Postal James Wilsey Brad Kent Danny Panic |
External links
- Avengers on MySpace
- Penelope Houston's official web site
- PUNKCAST#1028 video of CBGB show — Sep 8 2006.
- ^ Backman, Karl (December 1, 2004). "Danny Furious of the Avengers interviewed". Summer of Hate. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Houston, Penelope. "glad i'm a girl store — avengers CDs, t-shirts and more". Penelope Houston. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography. Canongate Books. p. 9. ISBN 1-84195-335-0. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Encoule, Jean (January 1, 2005). "The Avengers – Payback". Trakmarx. Retrieved October 23, 2010.