The Gories

The Gories
Origin	Detroit, Michigan
Genres	Garage rock, punk blues
Years active	1986–1993 2009–present
Labels	In the Red Sub Pop Crypt / Matador
Past members
Mick Collins (guitar, vocals) Dan Kroha (guitar, vocals) Peggy O'Neill (drums)

The Gories are an American garage rock trio that formed in Detroit in 1986. They were among the first 1980s garage punk bands to incorporate overt blues influences. The band features Mick Collins (of The Dirtbombs), Dan Kroha (of The Demolition Doll Rods) on guitar and vocals, and Peggy O'Neill on drums.

While the band originally broke up in 1993, the band reformed in July 2009 for a reunion tour across Europe, along with co-headliners The Oblivians. The band reconvened for a second reunion tour in 2010, this time across North America. It is not known at this point whether the band will record new material, or continue to perform live past 2010.

History

The Gories were formed in 1986 by metro-Detroit natives Mick Collins, Dan Kroha, and Peggy O'Neill. The Gories took their name from a band that appeared on the 1960s television show Gidget. [1] At the time they formed the Gories, only Collins had had any musical experience, and they had to teach themselves how to play. [2] The Gories released their first album, "Houserockin'," in 1989. The album was allegedly recorded in a Quonset hut. The release had been predated by a cassette-only collection of demos and live recordings, with extremely limited retail distribution in the metro Detroit area. [3] The band recorded the followup LP, "I Know You Fine, but How You Doin'," in 1990. They soon signed to the German label Crypt Records and released "Outta Here." After only three albums, the band suffered an infamous break-up in 1992. Mick Collins went on to form various bands including Blacktop and The Dirtbombs, while Dan Kroha joined Rocket 455 and later formed the Demolition Doll Rods and The Readies. Peggy O'Neill went on to join '68 Comeback and Darkest Hours. [4]

The Gories reunion

On September 30, 2008, via the Goner Records message board, Greg Cartwright of the Oblivians announced that the Gories and the Oblivians would play reunion shows in Detroit and Memphis, as well as multiple shows across Europe in the summer of 2009. The Detroit Free Press reported the reunion on April 1, 2009. [5] Detroit's free weekly newspaper the Metro Times ran a cover story on the Gories in its June 24, 2009, issue. The Oblivians-Gories show at the Majestic Theater in Detroit on June 26, 2009, featuring WFMU DJ Mr. Fine Wine playing records between acts, sold out.

Discography

Singles

• Nitroglycerine 7" (New Rose, 1990, new 141/NR 100)
• Here Be The Gories 7" (In The Red Records, 1991, ITR 003)
• Give Me Some Money 7" (Subpop, 1992, SP 134)
• Baby Say Unh! 7" (Estrus Records, 1992, ES 724)
• To Find Out 7" (Giant Claw, 1992, GCS-005)
• You Little Nothing 7" (Get Hip Records, 1995, GH-173)
• Again and Again 7" (In the Red Records) still unreleased

Splits

• Split 7" with Lord High Fixers (Hate Records, 2000, hate mag #8)
• Split 7" with the Dirtbombs (Fortune Teller Records, 2004, FTP 201)

Albums

• House Rockin' LP/CD (Fanclub Records/New Rose, 1989, NR 340/FC 077)
• I Know You Fine, But How You Doin' LP/CD (New Rose, 1990, ROSE 219)
• Outta Here LP/CD (Crypt Records, 1992, CR-030)
• I Know You Be Houserockin' CD (Crypt Records, 1994, CR-CD-04241) (re-release of first 2 records)

References

• Zorn, Alex. "The Gories Biography" "www.allmusic.com". Accessed May 25, 2007.

• Edmonds, Ben "Gories Reunite" "www.freep.com". Accessed April 5, 2009

• Grunnenrocks "Gories Discography" "www.grunnenrocks.nl".