* John Chumbris - Bass, vocals
* Giles Cook - Drums
* John Hansen - Rhythm Guitar
* Martha Hull - Lead Vocals
* Kim Kane - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
* Thomas Kane - Bass
* Marshall Keith - Lead Guitar, Vocals
* Mike Maxwell - Bass, Vocals
* Mark Noone - Lead Vocals
* Emery Olexa - Bass
* Dan Palenski - Drums, Lead & Backing Vocals
* Chris Rounds- Drums
* Andy von Brand - Bass
* Howard Wuelfling - Bass, Vocals
If you wanna get in touch w/ any current or past members, leave a message here-most of us are in touch these days
...............to avoid any confusion: this profile was set up by a second generation Slickees fan -tha 1 who Trevs.Thanks trev for dragging the Slickees(kicking and screaming) into the 21st century---Marshall
from Wikipedia:
The Slickee Boys were a Washington, D.C.-area psychedelic / garage rock / punk band, led by Kim Kane, Mark Noone, and Marshall Keith. The band has become underground legends in the D.C. punk community. They were known for their wild costumes and graphics.
Live favorites included "The Brain that Refused to Die", "When I go to the Beach", "Here to Stay", and a rave-up cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men".
For encores they would often switch instruments and play covers such as Alice Cooper’s "Eighteen" or Herman’s Hermits’ "Henry the Eighth".
After a temporary split, the band has reunited and found a significant following in Germany and France.
The Slickee Boys’ alter ego was a rockabilly band called the Wanktones.
from All Music Guide:
Power poppers/garage punks the Slickee Boys got their start in Washington, D.C., in 1976, recording several EPs (collected on the 1982 German compilation Here to Stay) and an album, 1977’s Separated Vegetables, for the Dacoit and Limp labels. Led by guitarists Kim Kane (also the band’s chief songwriter) and Marshall Keith, the Slickee Boys went through a number of personnel changes over their history; initial lead vocalist Martha Hull was replaced by Mark Noone shortly after their first EP, but would later work with Kane in Afrika Korps. The band signed with Twin/Tone for 1983’s Cybernetic Dreams of Pi, one of their best efforts, but 1985’s Uh Oh...No Breaks found them a bit shy of new material, re-recording parts of their back catalog. The group had a sort of last hurrah with Fashionably Late, recorded in 1988 for the French New Rose label, then put out a live album, Live at Last, in 1989 of oft-recorded Slickees material. Kane then left to form a new group, Date Bait.
from Ear Candy:
The Slickee Boys were a 5-piece psychedelic rock band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Not quite punk but not quite pop either, they carved out an innovative niche somewhere in between. Singing about lost love, meeting girls or just heading to the beach for kicks, these were songs that got you moving but also featured melodic hooks that would stick in your heads for days afterwards. While looking back to long forgotten bands of the "Nuggets" variety such as The Squires and The Chocolate Watchband for inspiration, The Slickee Boys gradually evolved into a distinctive guitar power pop band with songs that refused to fit into any trendy category dreamed up by slimy record executives to create a "buzz". The Slickee Boys simply rocked- and left you begging for more. Here’s a perspective on why The Slickee Boys mattered-and why the uninitiated should still seek out their music today.
thanks for the add..just wanted to let you know my dad George(Bud)Budnovitch used to be in charge of the fan club we are from falmouth va. when i was a kid i would have to sleep on the floor in my living room and the slickee boys would crash in my room..please keep me posted on any shows i would love to come and see a show its been along time since ive seen you guys play....thanks again for the add ..........Sean Budnovitch
HI!!! I heard your show at the Back Cat was over the top.....that the prism broke a trillion times over into kazillion beautiful psychedelic shards....wish I could have traveled down from here on Cape Cod....I'm hoping to be lucky enough to get another chance this year....cheers!....Annie
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