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Penelope Houston Live on WMBR's 3 Ring Circus Program

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Punk Rock Pioneer Penelope Houston of The Avengers joins WMBR's 3 Ring Circus at 5 p.m. Punk -- Folkie -- Popstar. Penelope Houston has been called a lot of things. In the New York Trouser Press Record Guide, Ira Robbins proclaimed her, at 19, as "...the archetypal indomitable rock'n'roll woman, her strength and aggression are what elevates these tracks from energetic but typical punk to remarkable personal statements... the Avengers (her first band) were a major national asset." In The Unknown Legends Of Rock And Roll, she's marked as "the soul-sister to Nick Drake and Sandy Denny." The All Music Guide states that she "helped pioneer the melodic-yet-hard-hitting alternative rock... mined by such performers as Liz Phair and Aimee Mann." We're honored to have Houston visit the WMBR studios, talk about those early days of punk, punk today and play some music.

Location: 88.1 FM

For more information about this event, contact:
Joan Hathaway
circus@wmbr.org
617-253-4000

Visit: http://wmbr.org/circus