INSAINTS
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The Insaints were an American punk rock
group from San Francisco, CA, originally fronted by controversial vocalist Marian Anderson from 1988-1994. Seven years later, in 2001, Anderson died of a heroin overdose at the age of 33.
In 2005, the group reformed under the same name with Eva Von Slut as its new vocalist.
A documentary about the Insaints, narrated by Henry Rollins
, is set for an upcoming release and will feature interviews from Daniel DeLeon, Texas Terri
, and assorted Gilman Street
veterans.
Singer Anderson and guitarist Deleon formed a psychobilly
group in 2001, called the Thrillkillers. The group's first and last performance was in September 2001. Marian Anderson's death occurred a little over one month later on November 4, 2001. She was survived by her daughter, Hannah Lolly Anderson.
Nowadays, guitarist Deleon is active the psychobilly
band Rezurex and Goth band Neon Kross.
Eva Von Slut is a burlesque performer and has fronted the psychobilly
band Thee Merry Widows, as well as the punk band The White Barons.
with the Diesel Queens, released by Maximum RocknRoll
. The founder of Maximum RocknRoll
, Tim Yohannan
, was dating singer Anderson at the time, thus the record is dedicated to him.
On November 9, 2004 the six tracks from the EP, along with the four other outtakes from the 1993 EP recording and nine additional live tracks, were released as a full length album called Sin of Saints. The proceedings from the album sales at present go to Anderson's daughter.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
group from San Francisco, CA, originally fronted by controversial vocalist Marian Anderson from 1988-1994. Seven years later, in 2001, Anderson died of a heroin overdose at the age of 33.
In 2005, the group reformed under the same name with Eva Von Slut as its new vocalist.
A documentary about the Insaints, narrated by Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
, is set for an upcoming release and will feature interviews from Daniel DeLeon, Texas Terri
Texas Terri
Texas Terri, is a punk rock singer and songwriter originally from Austin, Texas. She has been in the rock 'n' roll business for over two decades....
, and assorted Gilman Street
924 Gilman Street
924 Gilman Street is an all-ages, not for profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as "The Gilman." It is located in the West Berkeley area of Berkeley, California about a mile and a half west of the North Berkeley BART station and a quarter-mile west of San...
veterans.
Post-breakup
Marian played guitar and sang backups in the band the Ritalins with John Kiffmeyer(Al Sobrante)drums, Rotten Ron Ready bass, and Josh Donald vocals. Lasted almost 2 years and every show was chaos. One with photos of a mini riot where Marian hit Purple Onion owner Tom Guido in the head with her guitar werere printed in MRR issue 178 S.F. scene reportSinger Anderson and guitarist Deleon formed a psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
group in 2001, called the Thrillkillers. The group's first and last performance was in September 2001. Marian Anderson's death occurred a little over one month later on November 4, 2001. She was survived by her daughter, Hannah Lolly Anderson.
Nowadays, guitarist Deleon is active the psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
band Rezurex and Goth band Neon Kross.
Eva Von Slut is a burlesque performer and has fronted the psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
band Thee Merry Widows, as well as the punk band The White Barons.
Recorded output
During their previous existence, the Insaints' catalogue consisted of only one official release, in 1993; a split, double 7-inch EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
with the Diesel Queens, released by Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum rocknroll is a widely distributed, monthly not-for-profit fanzine based in San Francisco, USA. It features interviews, columns, and reviews from international contributors...
. The founder of Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum rocknroll is a widely distributed, monthly not-for-profit fanzine based in San Francisco, USA. It features interviews, columns, and reviews from international contributors...
, Tim Yohannan
Tim Yohannan
Tim Yohannan, born August 15, 1945, died April 3, 1998 in San Francisco, California of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, was the founder of Maximum Rocknroll , a radio show and zine documenting the punk scene around the world...
, was dating singer Anderson at the time, thus the record is dedicated to him.
On November 9, 2004 the six tracks from the EP, along with the four other outtakes from the 1993 EP recording and nine additional live tracks, were released as a full length album called Sin of Saints. The proceedings from the album sales at present go to Anderson's daughter.