Rizzo (band)

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Rizzo
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Punk
Indie rock
Years active1995–2002
Labels Sympathy For The Record Industry
Cher Doll Records
Harriet Records
Past membersJen Abercrombie
Sarah DeAngelis

Rizzo was an American punk band from Los Angeles, California, United States.

Contents

History

Sarah Dale (drums and vocals) and Jen Abercrombie (guitar and vocals) formed the band in 1995. They originally called themselves Mopar, but after discovering that they had both played the role of Rizzo in their high school productions of Grease , they changed their name to that of the character. [1] In addition to the Phoning It In LP/CD produced in 2001, Rizzo released one single, recorded by Jimmy Tamborello, [2] and two split singles. Abercrombie also contributed vocals to the Tullycraft albums City of Subarus and Disenchanted Hearts Unite . [3]

Discography

Singles and EPs

Albums

Compilations

Citations

  1. "Rizzo | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. "Rizzo (2) - Shymaster". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. "Jen Abercrombie". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. "Various Artists - Gigantic: A tribute to Kim Deal - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-09-10.

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