The Slickee Boys
Active from 1976 through 1991, with numerous short reunions in the years since, the Slickee Boys played a self-described ‘slickee-delic’ blend of psychedelic and garage rock, new wave, rockabilly, exotica, and punk that made them local favorites and helped establish the D.C. punk scene. The Slickee Boys were stalwarts of the scene in the late 1970s and 1980s, serving as mentors to many in the initial hardcore wave. Their defining lineup was established in 1979 with vocalist Mark Noone and bassist Emory Alexa joining founding guitarists Kim Kane and Marshall Keith, and drummer Dan Palenski for the group’s creative peak. A trio of singles from 1979-1981—Third, “The Brain That Refused To Die,” and “Here To Stay”—and 1983’s Cybernetic Dreams of Pi LP found the Slickee Boys at the height of their powers. Also notable is the band’s record for the most performances at D.C.'s long-running 9:30 Club, with 81 shows in total.
Drawn from the Paul Bushmiller collection on punk, the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection, the D.C. punk collection, the D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection, the Skip Groff papers, and the Robbie White collection.
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Fliers
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![The Mad and Bad Brains](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1980/f.80.03.07-slickee.jpg)
![Slickee Boys Greeting Card](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1980/f.80.03.14-slickee.jpg)
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![Billy Hancock, Slickee Boys, Bad Brains at UMD](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1980/80.04.11-billy.jpg)
![Punk Rock Movie at Ontario Theatre](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1980/80.05.29-movie.jpg)
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![Slickee Boys and Dirty Work at One Flight Up](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1980/f.80.07.06-slickee.jpg)
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![Slickee Boys and Black Markey Baby at Stamp](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1985/f.85.04.19-slickee.jpg)
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![Slickee Boys and Rhomboids Flier](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1985/f.85.11.22-slickee-02.jpg)
![Slickee Boys and Rhomboids Flier](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1985/f.85.11.22-slickee.jpg)
![Slickee Boys, Volcano Suns Flier](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1985/f.85.12.04-slickee.jpg)
![NRBQ and Slickee Boys Flier](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1985/f.85.12.31-snrbq.jpg)
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Zines
![Vintage Violence, Issue 1](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/modern-songs-of-war/gulf/punk-test/vintage-violence-77.jpg)
![Vintage Violence, Issue 4](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1970s/vintage-violence-4.jpg)
Ephemera
![Slickee Boys Greeting Card](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/modern-songs-of-war/gulf/punk-test/slickee-greeting.jpg)
![Slickee Boys Here to Stay promo](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1981/e.81.00.00-slickee.jpg)
![9:30 Club Schedule](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1983/e.83.09.00-9.30-02.jpg)
![7th Street Entry Calendar](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1984/e.84.02.00-slickee.jpg)
![Calendar for Baltimore Venue Girard's](/binaries/content/gallery/scpa-exhibits/persistent-vision/1985/e.85.04.00-slickee.jpg)
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