(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Dust off your eighties vinyl and get ready for a night featuring the bands who created some of the legendary hits of the decade when Missing Persons, Bow Wow Wow, and Trans-X head to House of Independents in Asbury Park. The early summer show takes place on Thursday, June 30. Doors are at 7:00pm and admission is $30.
Famed as much for their video-ready space age image as for their music, the Los Angeles-based new wave outfit Missing Persons formed in 1980, a year after the marriage of singer Dale Bozzio and her husband, drummer Terry. A one-time member of Frank Zappa’s backing band, Terry Bozziomet the former Dale Consalvi (an ex-Playboy Bunny) at a Hollywood recording studio, the couple recruited fellow Zappa alumnus Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and Patrick O'Hearn on bass, and with classically trained keyboardist Chuck Wild in tow, they began playing area clubs. In 1981, the band released its self-titled debut EP; after signing to Capitol, the label reissued the record in 1982, and the singles "Words" and "Destination Unknown" both nearly hit the Top 40. Their videos also helped Missing Persons find success on the fledgling MTV network, where Dale Bozo’s hiccuping voice and campy look (comprised of shocking-pink hair and sci-fi outfits capped off with Plexiglass bras) combined with the group's synth-driven songs to make them naturals for heavy rotation. Later in 1982, the group issued its first full-length album, Spring Session M (an anagram of their name), which launched the underground smash "Walking in L.A.”
Bow Wow Wow is the groundbreaking quartet organized by U.K. manager Malcolm McLaren (best known as the mastermind behind the Sex Pistols) which formed at the start of the '80s. McLaren matched the trio of musicians who had constituted Adam Ant's Ants -- Matthew Ashman on guitar, Leigh Gorman on bass, and David Barbarossa on drums -- with teenage singer Annabella Lwin, retaining the earlier group's African-derived drum sound. In 1983, Lwin quit the group for a solo career. Bow Wow Wo is regarded as new-wave hitmakers behind “I Want Candy,” the ubiquitous hit that solidified the band as one of the biggest acts in their genre.
Trans-X is a Canadian 1980s synth band from Montreal, Canada. Best known for the song "Living on Video" which charted world wide. The song went top ten in many countries and reached #61 in America.
The show is part of House of Independents New Wave Knights series. House of Independents is located at 572 Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park, NJ.
