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Clox

2013-04-04T19:37:39Z

Vendooza:

Clox was born in the fall of 1977 and had only two personnel changes until they broke up. The lineup consisted of Terry Fox [vocals and rhythm guitar], Jimi T [vocals and rhythm guitar], Eddie Kilowatts [amazing lead guitar and vocals], Johnny M [drums and vocals] and John Spencer [bass guitar]. The band emerged during the late '70s punk/new wave explosion but never promoted themselves in that vein. Clox was know as an "Urban Rock" band that wrote and played music which reflected their experiences living in their beloved city of Chicago. Some of their songs were topical, some were un-love songs, some were love songs, but mostly their music reflected the times that they were living in; Science, biotechnology, androgyny and day to day, night to night life in the city.

Using three guitars in a very multi-layered and textured sound, they wrote original music and performed their very own versions of some classic and contemporary songs of the time.

CLOX was a band that refused to be pigeon-holed or classified by the social movements and music trends of the late '70s and early '80s. Their sound was unique and their songs were contemporary and caught the attention of the music critics of the Chicago music scene.

Although they played a rigorous live schedule, their recording schedule was even more rigorous after they were selected to record a song on the Loop "Chicago Rocks Volume I" album. Their song, "Out of Control", was recorded at the legendary Paragon Studio owned and engineered by Marty Feldman, the producer was John Ryan. John was a Chicago native that migrated to L.A. and set up shop as "Chicago Kid Productions". This recording encounter led to Marty becoming their manager.

In January 1980 Terry Fox left the band to open the notable Chicago club, EXIT. The band continued to record and perform as a 4 member band and in May of 1981 they finally disbanded. They were never signed to a contract and have only one song recorded and put to vinyl...Out of Control. In 1991 the band reformed for a "reunion". They played gigs at Chicago's Bucktown Pub and the renowned China Club before saying good-bye for good. During their reunion time they recorded 2 songs written by Terry Fox, "Crossfire" and "Suspicion".

There are many live recordings spanning their career and Terry Fox is currently putting these songs to photo/video format for YouTube. Stay tuned.

Clox

2013-04-04T19:22:56Z

Vendooza: Created page with "CLOX was born in the fall of 1977 and had only two personnel changes until they broke up. The lineup consisted of Terry Fox [vocals and rhythm guitar], Jimi T [vocals and rhythm ..."

CLOX was born in the fall of 1977 and had only two personnel changes until they broke up. The lineup consisted of Terry Fox [vocals and rhythm guitar], Jimi T [vocals and rhythm guitar], Eddie Kilowatts [amazing lead guitar and vocals], Johnny M [drums and vocals] and John Spencer [bass guitar]. The band emerged during the late '70s punk/new wave explosion but never promoted themselves in that vein. CLOX was know as an "Urban Rock" band that wrote and played music which reflected their experiences living in their beloved city of Chicago. Some of their songs were topical, some were un-love songs, some were love songs, but mostly their music reflected the times that they were living in. Science, biotechnology, androgyny and day to day, night to night life.

Using three guitars in a very multi-layered and textured sound, they wrote original music and performed their very own versions of some classic and contemporary songs of the time.

CLOX was a band that refused to be pigeon-holed or classified by the social movements and music trends of the late '70s and early '80s. Their sound was unique and their songs were contemporary and caught the attention of the music critics of the Chicago music scene.

Although they played a rigorous live schedule, their recording schedule was even more rigorous after they were selected to record a song on the Loop "Chicago Rocks Volume I" album. Their song, "Out of Control", was recorded at the legendary Paragon Studio owned and engineered by Marty Feldman, the producer was John Ryan. John was a Chicago native that migrated to L.A. and set up shop as "Chicago Kid Productions". This recording encounter led to Marty becoming CLOX manager.

In January 1980 Terry Fox left the band to open the notable Chicago club Exit. The band continued to record and perform as a 4 piece and in May of 1981 they finally disbanded. They were never signed to a contract and have only one song recorded and put to vinyl...Out of Control. In 1991 the band reformed for a "reunion". They played gigs at Chicago's Bucktown Pub and the renowned China Club before saying good-bye for good. During their reunion time they recorded 2 songs written by Terry Fox, "Crossfire" and "Suspicion".

There are many live recordings spanning their career and Terry Fox is currently putting these songs to photo/video format for YouTube. Stay tuned.

O'Banion's

2010-04-24T17:56:07Z

Vendooza: I changed staff entries and the O'Banion's Reunion web address

'''O'Banion's''' was one of the oldest and longest running of the original punk clubs. Located on Clark St. and Erie, O'Banion's opened its doors in June of [[1978]]. From time of its opening until its closing on February 3rd [[1982]], the time during O'Banions operation was often considered to be the zenith of the original Chicago punk movement. After O'Banions closing, the scene transformed to larger venues, more people and less of a close-knit community.

Every year, the members of the original O'Banion's scene have a reunion weekend in honor of their fallen venue. In [[2005]], the reunion took place at [[Club Foot]] and the musical portion was at [[The Note]] - acts such as the [[The Swingers]], [[Tu Tu & The Pirates]] and [[Bonemen of Barumba]] played reunion shows.

(Note: Contrary to popular belief, O'Banion's was not the former location of Irish gangster Dion O'Banion's flower shop. O'Banion was a part owner of Schofield’s Flower Shop, located at 738 North State, directly across the street from Holy Name Cathedral. That was also the location of the Al Capone ordered hit that ended O'Banion's life.

661 N. Clark was, however, the former site of McGovern's Liberty Inn. The website for The Kerryman Bar and Restaurant, the current establishment at that address, quotes unnamed sources to the effect that "O'Banion wowed patrons with his beautiful Irish tenor voice at McGovern's Liberty Inn, where he worked as a singing waiter; later, he and his pals would rob drunken customers of their wallets and mug others outside")

== General Info ==

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* '''Address''' - 661 N. Clark
* '''Phone #''' - (312) 664-8585
* '''Hours''' - Open from 7am to 4am

== History ==

Despite the swankiness of its current River North location, the area at the time of O'Banion's was something far different. Previous to it's incarnation as Chicago's #1 punk venue, O'Banion's building occupied a wide array of seedy businesses.

* The McGovern Saloon
* The Liberty Inn (Chicago's largest strip club in the 1950s)
* A lesbian bar
* A "rough" gay bar named PQs

== Employees ==

* Roseann - Bartender
* Bobbi Bland - Bartender
* Nancy Rapchak - DJ
* Michael Balkunis - DJ
* Everett - A Real Pain
* Chuck Wassastrum - Doorman
* Larry Bartolli - Doorman
* Ken Ellis - Doorman
* Kenny B. - Doorman
* Bob Bell - Doorman
* Bob Larson - Doorman
* Terry Fox - Manager / Booking Agent / DJ
* Rocky - Doorman

== Trvia ==

* The bartender would play Sham69's ''Sunday Morning Nightmare'' to let the patrons know that the crowd is shifting from a gay clientèle to a punk clientèle.
* [[Santiago Durango]] and [[Marko Pezzati]] first met at O'Banions - later forming [[Naked Raygun]]

== 2007 Reunion ==

The 2007 O'Banion's reunion took place on June 9th at [[Club Foot]] and had a better than usual turnout (though it's always packed there). The reunion doubled as a impromptu gather for many members of the [[ChicagoPunkPix]] message board.

ChicagoPunkPix webmaster [[Marie Kanger Born]] took photos of the event and has a great writeup [http://chicagopunkpix.com/CPP/?p=11 in her online zine].

== Notable Shows ==

* October 31,[[1978]] - [[ Nodes]]
* October 5, [[1980]] - [[Strike Under]], [[Six Feet Under]]
* February 23, [[1981]] - Naked Raygun, [[Silver Abuse]]
* June 24, [[1981]] - The Fix, [[The Subverts]], Red Squad
* June 29, 1981 - [[Naked Raygun]]
* July 1, 1981 - Strike Under
* July 23, 1981 - Naked Raygun
* August 3, 1981 - Minor Threat, Youth Brigade, Necros
* August 5, 1981 - Husker Du
* August 29, 1981 - [[Effigies]]
* September 5, 1981 - Strike Under
* September 19, 1981 - The Dead Kennedys
* October 1, 1981 - Husker Du, Six Feet Under
* October 16-17, 1981 - Strike Under, [[Trouts]], [[Direct Drive]], [[Tense Experts]]
* October 29, 1981 - [[Direct Drive]], T.S.O.L.
* October 31, 1981 - T.S.O.L., Naked Raygun, The Subverts
* November 1, 1981 - T.S.O.L., Direct Drive
* December 5, 1981 - Effigies
* December 12, 1981 - Direct Drive
* December 31, 1981 - [[Naked Raygun]], [[Trial by Fire]]
* January 8, 1982 - The Subverts, Direct Drive
* January 22, [[1982]] - Toxic Reasons, [[Articles of Faith]]
* January 23, [[1982]] - Toxic Reasons

== External Links ==

* [http://obanions.net O'Banion's reunion home page]
* [http://www.chicagobarproject.com/Memoriam/O'Banion's/O'Banion's.htm O'Banion's in Memoriam by Sean Parnell]
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/06/12/obanions-reunion-night/ MXV reviews 2005 O'Banion's reunion]
* [http://www.thekerrymanchicago.com/history.php O'Banion's history on the current bar's (the Kerryman) web page]
* [http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/obanion/shop_6.html Info about Dion O'Banion's flower shop]
* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=659.0 CPP thread on the infamous O'Banions bathroom]

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