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Published: October 12, 2007
The Avengers' current tour helps fans relive punk rock's early days
By George Lang
In 1977, when The Avengers first blasted through "Teenage Rebel” at San Francisco 's Mabuhay Gardens, Penelope Houston was the rebel of the title, a San Francisco Art Institute student with spiky blond hair and a surplus of rage. The group was one of the first punk bands in the Bay Area at a time when there was barely a template for punk — there was the first Ramones disc, but for the most part, The Avengers we...
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