Girl Trouble are a punk rock band from Washington, USA, formed in 1983, when three musicians from Tacoma, WA and one from Spokane, WA (Kendall) joined forces.

History

The band played their first show in 1984, and signed to Olympia's K Records

K Records

K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...

 label soon afterwards, on which they released two singles ("Riverbed" and "Old Time Religion") in 1987. One of their recordings, "Gonna Find A Cave" written by Jimmy Radcliffe

Jimmy Radcliffe

James "Jimmy" Radcliffe was an American soul singer, composer, arranger, conductor and record producer.-Biography:James Radcliffe was born in New York City...

 and Buddy Scott, made an appearance on the Sub Pop 200

Sub Pop 200

Sub Pop 200 is a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene . It features songs from Tad, The Fluid, Nirvana, Steven Jesse Bernstein, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks, Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, The...

compilation alongside tracks by other Washingtonians such as Nirvana

Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

 and Soundgarden

Soundgarden

Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...

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Various albums followed on different independent labels (the band to this day have never signed to a major label). As a side project, guitarist Kahuna plays in a Sonics

The Sonics

The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, originating from the early and mid-1960s. Among The Sonics' contemporaries were The Kingsmen, The Wailers, The Dynamics, The Regents, and Paul Revere & the Raiders...

 tribute band (New Original Sonic Sound), featuring members of Mudhoney and the Young Fresh Fellows

Young Fresh Fellows

The Young Fresh Fellows are an American alternative rock group that was formed in 1981 in Seattle, Washington, by Scott McCaughey and Chuck Carroll; Tad Hutchison, Chuck Carroll's first cousin, joined for the recording of the group's debut album in 1983....

. Together with fellow garage enthusiasts the U-Men, Girl Trouble helped re-establish the Pacific Northwest as a premier garage rock region.

Members

• Kurt P. Kendall (vocals
  Singing
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  , saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Bon Von Wheelie (drums
  Drum kit
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• Kahuna (guitar
  Guitar
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• Dale Phillips (bass guitar
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Albums

• Hit It or Quit It (1988) (Sub Pop)
• Thrillsphere (1990) (Pop Llama)
• New American Shame (1993) (Empty)
• Tuesdays Thursdays & Sundays (1998) (Wig Out)
• The Illusion of Excitement (2003) (Wig Out)

EPs and singles

• Stomp and Shout EP (Dionysus)
• "Work that Crowd/Granny's Pad" (Empty)
• "Blue Christmas Sleigh Ride" b/w King's of Rock "X-Mess", split release (1989, Regal Select) Produced by Steve Fisk and Tim Olsen