Artist description Do A "Google" search on "The Sillies" for newspaper and magazine articles on the band.

Music Style Punk Rock

Musical Influences Roxy Music, The Stooges, MC 5, New York Dolls, Brian Jones' Stones

Similar Artists Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Stranglers, early Ultravox

Artist History The Sillies formed in early 1977 as Detroit's first true punk rock band. They debuted at the Kramer Theater to a crowd of 1,000, toured the U.S. and Canada, and opened their own nightclub, Bookie's Club 870. They played shows with The MC 5, The Damned, The Dead Boys, Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers, etc. Death and institutionalization has changed the personnel from time to time, but the general direction has remained the same: straight down.

Group Members Ben Waugh-guitar, vocals; Meagan RayGun-vocals; Keith Kaos-drums, vocals; Dean Denizen-bass; Victor Bad Idea-guitar, vocals. ALSO: Cranky: keyboards (in L.A.)

Instruments Guitars, bass, drums, piano, organ, Mellotron, alto saxophone.

Albums "AMERICA'S MOST WANTON", (Nebula Records/Scooch Pooch Records) "PUBLIC ENEMA NUMBER ONE" (live, Nebula Records)

Press Reviews "Like Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and other legendary creatures of the night, The Sillies keep coming back to shock,horrify, offend, and amuse all onlookers; they're still Detroit's lowest form of entertainment."MAXIMUMROCKNROLL"Hard, obscene, cartoonish, gross, and even pretty."CURRENT Magazine"Ann Arbor's legendary most dangerous band."THE MICHIGAN DAILY"Appalling, yet spellbinding...an X-rated gong show for the young and desperate."DETROIT NEWS"I was awestruck; an absolute freakshow."MIKE HALLORAN, 91X

Additional Info Sillies/Bookie's 100% cotton tee shirts available for $16 postpaid (within U.S.) Write Silliesmail@aol.com for details. PAYPAL accepted.

Location Detroit, MI, Michigan - USA

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