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The Germs – Show List and Key Dates

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This index will attempt to gather show dates and flyers for all appearances


1977

Date: April 16, 1977
Venue: The Orpheum Theatre
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: opening for The Weirdos, The Zeros

Date: May, 1977
Venue: The Roxy Theatre
Location: West Hollywood
Notes: Up in Smoke movie shoot. This show is the source for the  recording of “Sex Boy,” the B-side to the  band’s first single.

Date: June 21, 1977
Venue: Whisky a Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood
Notes: with Screamers, Zippers





Date: August 5, 1977
Venue: Larchmont Hall
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: Slash benefit with Screamers, Dils





Date: September 4, 1977
Venue: The Masque
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Skulls, Alley Cats, Needles & Pins





Date: September 25, 1977
Venue: Whisky a Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood
Notes: with The Weirdos, The Bags





Date: October 1977
Venue: Whisky a Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood
Notes: with Blondie, Devo



Date: October 7-8, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco
Notes: with The Weirdos





Date: November 23, 1977
Venue: The Masque
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Skulls, Eyes, Waxx, Naughty Women







Date: Friday, December 2, 1977
Venue: The Masque
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Skulls, Controllers, Hitmakers, LA Shakers, Rubber City Rebels

Date: Saturday, December 3, 1977
Venue: The Masque
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Controllers, Hitmakers, LA Shakers, Rubber City Rebels, Front Bottom Rear & Fidel


1978

Date: Friday, February 24, 1978
Venue: Elks Building (Park Plaza Hotel)
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: Masque benefit with Zeros, Dils, Eyes, Screamers, Controllers, Bags, Deadbeats






Date: Friday, March 10, 1978
Venue: Elks Building (Park Plaza Hotel)
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with Needles & Pins





Date: Friday, April 21, 1978
Venue: Larchmont Hall
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Bags, Controllers, Middle Class





Date: Tuesday, May 23, 1978
Venue: Whisky a Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood
Notes: Lobotomy Night #2 with Bags, Stitches





Date: Friday-Saturday, July 14-15, 1978
Venue: Whisky a Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood
Notes: Lobotomy Night #3 with Red Lights





Date: Wednesday, September 6, 1978
Venue: The Rock Corporation
Location: Van Nuys
Notes: with The Simpletones, Brainiacs





Date: Tuesday, October 31, 1978
Venue: Roosevelt Hotel
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with The Go-Go’s, Mau-Mau’s, Hal Negro and the Satin Tones





Date: Saturday, November 4, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco
Notes: with Dead Kennedys, The Red Products



Date: Tuesday, December 19, 1978
Venue: 1317 W. 7th
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with Controllers, Bags, Middle Class






1979

Date: Friday, January 12, 1979
Venue: The (other) Masque
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Dead Kennedys, Rhino 39

Date: Saturday, January 13, 1979
Venue: The (other) Masque
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Dead Kennedys, Rotters

Date: Saturday, February 24, 1979
Venue: The (other) Masque
Location: Hollywood
Notes: with Cramps, Dead Boys, Pure Hell, Wall of Voodoo, Extremes





Date: Saturday, March 3, 1979
Venue: Deaf Club
Location: San Francisco
Notes: with Dead Kennedys





Date: Tuesday, March 13, 1979
Venue: Squeeze
Location: Riverside
Notes: with X, Rhino 39

Date: Saturday, May 26, 1979
Venue: Club 88
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with Alley Cats, Dred Scott






Date: Tuesday, July 17, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Café
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with Extreme, the Adaptors







Date: Wednesday, August 15, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Café
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with B-People, Vs





Date: Saturday, September 22, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Café
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with Middle Class, Black Flag



Date: Wednesday, October 31, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Café
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with Fear, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Chinas Comidas





Date: December 14, 1979
Venue: Hope Street Hall
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with X, Suburban Lawns





Date: December 23, 1979
Venue: Whisky a Go-Go
Location: Hollywood
Notes: Masque Xmas party with Arthur J. and the Gold Cups

Date: December 31, 1979
Venue: Hong Kong Café
Location: Los Angeles
Notes: with Johanna Went





Date: January 29, 1980
Venue: The Great Gatsby
Location: Redondo Beach Pier
Notes: with Black Flag, Descendents, Eddie and the Subtitles





Date: February 17, 1980
Venue: Kings Palace
Location:Hollywood
Notes: Youth Party Benefit with X, Circle Jerks, Top Jimmy, UXA, Gestapo, Lost Souls, the Men.





Date: February 17, 1980
Venue: Kings Palace
Location:Hollywood
Notes: with Circle Jerks, Mau Mau’s





Date: Tuesday, February 26, 1980
Venue: The Great Gatsby
Location: Redondo Beach
Notes: with Circle Jerks, Cheifs, Crowd, Eddie and the Subtitles





Date: March 13, 1980
Venue: Fleetwood
Location: Redondo Beach
Notes: with Middle Class





Date: April 26, 1980
Venue: Fleetwood
Location: Redondo Beach
Notes: with Middle Class, Adolsecents, der Stab





Date: December 3, 1980
Venue: Starwood
Location:
Notes: Reunion show with Middle Class, the Screws

Dangerhouse Records

Dangerhouse was one of the first independent labels to document the burgeoning West Coast punk rock scene. It was a short-lived enterprise, starting in 1977 and shuttering by the end of 1980, but nonetheless left an indelible mark on the punk rock history of California.

Established by David Brown and Pat “Rand” Garrett, both members of the punk rock band Black Randy and the Metrosquad, the company operated on a limited budget, supported by the more conventional typesetting and aerospace jobs of the founders. Black Randy himself got a day job in telemarketing and joined the effort as a business partner.

Despite its scarce resources, Dangerhouse was notable for its production quality. They released records by many of California’s finest first-wave punk bands, including X, Avengers, the Weirdos, and the Dils.


A. Singles and EPs (7″)

1. Randoms ‎– ABCD / Let’s Get Rid Of New York
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: PT-1
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1977

 

 

2. Black Randy & The Metrosquad ‎– Trouble At The Cup
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: MO-721
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, EP
Released: 1977

 

 

3. Avengers ‎– We Are The One
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: SFD-400
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, EP
Released: December 1977

 

 

4. The Dils ‎– 198 Seconds Of The Dils
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: SLA-268
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: December 1977

 

 

5. Weirdos ‎– We Got The Neutron Bomb
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: SP-1063
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1978

 

 

6. Alleycats ‎– Nothing Means Nothing Anymore / Give Me A Little Pain
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: LOM-22
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: March 1978

 

 

7. X ‎– Adult Books
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: D88
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: June 1978

 

 

8. Black Randy And His Elite Metro Squad ‎– Idi Amin
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: IDI-722
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, EP
Released: April 1978

 

 

9. The Deadbeats ‎– Kill The Hippies
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: IQ-29
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, EP
Released: July 1978

 

 

10. Howard Werth ‎– Obsolete
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: DH-101
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1978

 

 

11. Bags ‎– Survive
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: BAG 199
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: December 1978

 

 

12. Eyes ‎– TAQN
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: IZE-45
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1979

 

 

13. Rhino 39 ‎– Xerox/No Compromise
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: RH-39
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1979

 

 

14. Black Randy & Metrosquad ‎– I Slept In An Arcade
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: KY-724
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1979

 

 


B. LPs (12″)

1. Black Randy And The Metrosquad ‎– Pass The Dust, I Think I’m Bowie
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: PCP-725
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Released: 1979

 

 


C. Compilations

1. Various ‎– Yes L.A.
Label: Dangerhouse
Catalog Number: EW-79
Format: Vinyl, LP, Single-Sided, Compilation
Released: August 1979

Notes: includes The Bags, Eyes, The Alley Cats, Black Randy, X, Germs.

The Alley Cats

The Alley Cats were a Los Angeles-based punk rock trio featuring Dianne Chai (bass and vocals), Randy Stodola (guitar and vocals), and drummer John McCarthy. They were part of the first-wave L.A. punk rock scene. X’s John Doe described the band as having “made some of the toughest, most nihilistic music on the scene.” (further reading…)