The Debbies
From 1979-81, the Debbies explored an eerie blend of thrash, reggae and funk in live shows at memorable venues such as the Gorilla Room, Oddfellows Hall, Wrex, Bahamas Underground, Portland's Urban Noise Club and Tacoma's Diggers Tavern opening for San Francisco's legendary Pink Section.
The band's actual stage debut was at Seattle's prime punk palace, the Showbox Theater, opening for British new-wavers, Fingetprintz. The Seattle Weekly acknowledged the band by featuring their photo on the magazine's cover. The Seattle Times noted that the Debbies were "danceable" but seemed befuddled that the band "doesn't have any females, let alone anyone named Debbie."
The Debbies
Seattle Weekly c.1980
cover art: Wally Danger
The Debbies
c.1980
Shown from left to right are Bruce Peters, Keith Galpin, Pat Murray, Steve
Ahlbom and Peter Blecha. Photo by Larry Simpson.
The Debbies c.1979
80 South Jackson
Shown from left to right are Ken Burris, Keith Galpin, Pat Murray, D. Thom
Bisset and Steve Ahlbom.
If you have a sound application and want to hear a recording of Cool 2B
Fun (recorded in 1980 at Music Farm, Seattle, WA) click on the following
link:
- Cool 2B Fun (868k - cul2bfun.wav)