White Trash Debutantes
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The White Trash Debutantes are an American
rock
band from San Francisco
, California
, active since 1989.
One critic wrote: "Punk rock has always had its socio-political agitators as well as bands that simply wanted to entertain; White Trash Debutantes are a perfect example of the latter."
Perhaps the political undepinnings of White Trash Debutantes message are not so obvious. A careful listening to their music may betray a commitment to mindless rebellion, sexual deviance, and solipsism: Their music abuts head-on with the rush toward fascism, the lack of compassion, and the aimless goals of the 'American Dream.'
The White Trash Debutantes first debuted at San Francisco's Covered Wagon Saloon on October 18, 1989 for a birthday party for Punk Globe
Editor and Debutante Ginger Coyote.
Joey Ramone
invited them to partake in his "Circus Of the Perverse" party in New York City playing with the likes of Debbie Harry
, Bebe Buell
, Ronnie Spector
, Lemmy (Motörhead) and the Ramones
in 1990.
" began using their material on the show's soundtrack.
White Trash Debutantes was featured in the full length movie "Blast Off.. Shonen Knife" by filmmaker David Markey.
Appeared in the documentary film "A Regular Frankie Fan
" about fans of the cult film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show
."
Appeared in the feature film "Tweek City
", shot in San Francisco; directed by Eric G. Johnson. The band's music also was used in the film's soundtrack.
at the Rock City News Awards.
White Trash Debutantes were named "Best 2004 Underground Punk Band" and Ginger Coyote "Best 2004 Underground Diva" by Demons In Exile.
asked Ginger Coyote to contribute to her book "His Bright Light" which details her son's (the late Nick Traina) battle with being bipolar. The band wrote and recorded the song in the memory of the late Nick Traina.
Ginger Coyote and Jayne County
recorded two songs together in June 2006--"Rock n Roll Republikkkan(renamed from "Punk Rock Republican")," in which Jayne and Ginger name some well known 'Republikkkans' in the music industry; "Trans-Generation," a song written by Jayne County
as an anthem for those with gender identity issues.
White Trash Debutantes played a memorial tribute for the late Dirk Dirksen "The Pope Of Punk" at The Great American Music Hall
along with Jello Biafra
and many others.
The band has toured the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan playing with such notables as Rancid
, the Ramones
, Green Day
, Blondie
and The Offspring
.
The band generated a lot of publicity when they invited notorious former Olympic skater Tonya Harding
to join the band.
At one time, they also had, as a member, an 85-year year old, Patty Pierce (who is featured in the book, Ring Master, by Jerry Springer
).
The band has also been featured on many Television Shows such as Jerry Springer
, "E Gossip," "Inside Edition," "Late Night With Conan O' Brien," "MTV News" and "Entertainment Tonight."
Cheap Date - 12" Vinyl Teen Rebel Records
A Prom Night Gone Bad - CD WTD Records
Crawl For It - CD Desperate Attempt Records
So What's It All About? - White Trash Debutantes/CellBlock5 Split CD Orange Peel Records
McRackins/White Trash Debutantes - Split 12" Helter Skelter Records (Italy)
My Guy's Name Is Rudolf - 7" Vinyl 206 Records
It's Raw..... But You Live For It - CD 206 Records
Rock On Sister Friend - Vinyl EP Beer City Records
Psych 9/White Trash Debutantes - Split 7" Vinyl Psych 9 Records (Austria)
Evil Surfin' Bird - CD Booz Records (Japan)
Let There Be Singles - CD Alternative Tentacles
Black Eyes and Broken Bottles - 12" Vinyl and CD Beer City Records
Best Of Burnt Ramen - CD Ramen Core Records
Get Happy - CD-Slap Happy Records
STRANGLEHOLD: Punk Rock Across The Nation - CD Triple X Records
A Fistful Of Rock n Roll - CD Victory Records
Hear This - CD Sub City Records (includes "Hey Nick... You Did Okay")
LAPD - CD LAPD Records
A Tribute To Johnny Thunders - CD Safety Pin Records
Ambush Attack - CD Ambush Records
It's Just Not Boys Fun - CD Wolverine Records
Rebel Noise Presents - CD Rebel Noise Records
Put A Little Pussy In Your Punk - CD On The Rag Records
Los Todos Ramones - CD Rockaway Records (Argentina)
Punk All Over The World - CD Berlin Records (Germany)
Proud and Loud - CD Music Zombie Records (England)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, active since 1989.
Origins
The band deals with issues of gender equality and transcendence.One critic wrote: "Punk rock has always had its socio-political agitators as well as bands that simply wanted to entertain; White Trash Debutantes are a perfect example of the latter."
Perhaps the political undepinnings of White Trash Debutantes message are not so obvious. A careful listening to their music may betray a commitment to mindless rebellion, sexual deviance, and solipsism: Their music abuts head-on with the rush toward fascism, the lack of compassion, and the aimless goals of the 'American Dream.'
The White Trash Debutantes first debuted at San Francisco's Covered Wagon Saloon on October 18, 1989 for a birthday party for Punk Globe
Punk Globe
Punk Globe, is a fanzine and online magazine, started by Ginger Coyote in July 1977. It was originally distributed on photocopied pages folded together. After its first year anniversary, Chris Coyle, manager for SVT, a San Francisco-based punk band, suggested a newsprint format...
Editor and Debutante Ginger Coyote.
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...
invited them to partake in his "Circus Of the Perverse" party in New York City playing with the likes of Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
, Bebe Buell
Bebe Buell
Beverle Lorence "Bebe" Buell is an American fashion model and singer, and Playboy magazine's November 1974 Playmate of the Month. She is also known for dating rock musicians. She is actress Liv Tyler's mother from a brief relationship with Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler...
, Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector
Veronica Yvette "Ronnie" Spector is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."-Personal...
, Lemmy (Motörhead) and the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
in 1990.
Film work
George Michalski, the Musical Director for the hit CBS Drama, "Nash BridgesNash Bridges
Nash Bridges is an American television police drama created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit. The show ran for six seasons on CBS from March 29, 1996 to May 4, 2001 with a total of...
" began using their material on the show's soundtrack.
White Trash Debutantes was featured in the full length movie "Blast Off.. Shonen Knife" by filmmaker David Markey.
Appeared in the documentary film "A Regular Frankie Fan
A Regular Frankie Fan
A Regular Frankie Fan is a 2000 documentary film on the fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was narrated by Paul Williams and written and directed by Scott Mabbutt. The majority of the documentary was filmed at theaters screening The Rocky Horror Picture Show in and around Southern...
" about fans of the cult film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...
."
Appeared in the feature film "Tweek City
Tweek City
Tweek City is an American film written and directed by Eric G. Johnson.Tweek City premiered on May 28, 2005 in Santa Monica, California at the Dances With Films Festival. In 2006, Maverick Entertainment Group acquired the worldwide rights and on January 2, 2007 they released it on DVD throughout...
", shot in San Francisco; directed by Eric G. Johnson. The band's music also was used in the film's soundtrack.
Awards
The White Trash Debutantes won the Rockies award for "Best Punk Band 2003" and the "Best Punk Band 2004"at the Rock City News Awards.
White Trash Debutantes were named "Best 2004 Underground Punk Band" and Ginger Coyote "Best 2004 Underground Diva" by Demons In Exile.
Noteworthy events
Novelist Danielle SteelDanielle Steel
Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel , better known as Danielle Steel, is an American romantic novelist and author of mainstream dramas....
asked Ginger Coyote to contribute to her book "His Bright Light" which details her son's (the late Nick Traina) battle with being bipolar. The band wrote and recorded the song in the memory of the late Nick Traina.
Ginger Coyote and Jayne County
Jayne County
Jayne County , formerly known as Wayne County, is an American male-to-female transsexual performer, musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades. County would go on to be known as rock's first transsexual singer...
recorded two songs together in June 2006--"Rock n Roll Republikkkan(renamed from "Punk Rock Republican")," in which Jayne and Ginger name some well known 'Republikkkans' in the music industry; "Trans-Generation," a song written by Jayne County
Jayne County
Jayne County , formerly known as Wayne County, is an American male-to-female transsexual performer, musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades. County would go on to be known as rock's first transsexual singer...
as an anthem for those with gender identity issues.
White Trash Debutantes played a memorial tribute for the late Dirk Dirksen "The Pope Of Punk" at The Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
along with Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
and many others.
The band has toured the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan playing with such notables as Rancid
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
, the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
, Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
, Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
and The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
.
The band generated a lot of publicity when they invited notorious former Olympic skater Tonya Harding
Tonya Harding
Tonya Maxine Harding is an American figure skating champion. In 1991 she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second in the World Championships. She was the second woman, and the first American woman, to complete a triple axel jump in competition...
to join the band.
At one time, they also had, as a member, an 85-year year old, Patty Pierce (who is featured in the book, Ring Master, by Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer
Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
).
The band has also been featured on many Television Shows such as Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer
Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
, "E Gossip," "Inside Edition," "Late Night With Conan O' Brien," "MTV News" and "Entertainment Tonight."
Discography
San Francisco - 7" Vinyl Alternative TentaclesCheap Date - 12" Vinyl Teen Rebel Records
A Prom Night Gone Bad - CD WTD Records
Crawl For It - CD Desperate Attempt Records
So What's It All About? - White Trash Debutantes/CellBlock5 Split CD Orange Peel Records
McRackins/White Trash Debutantes - Split 12" Helter Skelter Records (Italy)
My Guy's Name Is Rudolf - 7" Vinyl 206 Records
It's Raw..... But You Live For It - CD 206 Records
Rock On Sister Friend - Vinyl EP Beer City Records
Psych 9/White Trash Debutantes - Split 7" Vinyl Psych 9 Records (Austria)
Evil Surfin' Bird - CD Booz Records (Japan)
Compilations
Shonen Knife Presents - CD MCA JapanLet There Be Singles - CD Alternative Tentacles
Black Eyes and Broken Bottles - 12" Vinyl and CD Beer City Records
Best Of Burnt Ramen - CD Ramen Core Records
Get Happy - CD-Slap Happy Records
STRANGLEHOLD: Punk Rock Across The Nation - CD Triple X Records
A Fistful Of Rock n Roll - CD Victory Records
Hear This - CD Sub City Records (includes "Hey Nick... You Did Okay")
LAPD - CD LAPD Records
A Tribute To Johnny Thunders - CD Safety Pin Records
Ambush Attack - CD Ambush Records
It's Just Not Boys Fun - CD Wolverine Records
Rebel Noise Presents - CD Rebel Noise Records
Put A Little Pussy In Your Punk - CD On The Rag Records
Los Todos Ramones - CD Rockaway Records (Argentina)
Punk All Over The World - CD Berlin Records (Germany)
Proud and Loud - CD Music Zombie Records (England)