UPDATE: This post was re-uploaded 09/07/2013. Enjoy, NØ.
The Brainiacs were a rarity, a No Wave band from L.A. (maybe they were punk/funk, I'm not very good with the whole labeling/genre thing). They were an integral part of the L.A. punk scene of the late 70s/early 80s.
Young Marquis, The Punks, The Brainiacs, Dell & the Sensations,
Levi & the Rockats - New Masque, February 3, 1979
The Brainiacs, The Spoilers - Club 88, April 26, 1979
The Brainiacs - Club 88, May 22, 1979
The Brainiacs, The Plugz - Club 88, July 6, 1979
The Eyes, Brainiacs, Suburban Lawns - Hong Kong Cafe, July 24, 1979
Suburban Lawns, Brainiacs - Club 88, August 1979
The Vktms, The Brainiacs - Club 88, August 31, 1979
The Brainiacs, Zilch - Hong Kong Cafe, October 30, 1979
Mnemonic Devices, The Brainiacs - Hong Kong Cafe, November 27, 1979
Nervous Gender, Fear, The Brainiacs - Anti Club, December 6, 1979
The Clones, Subhumans, The Brainiacs - Hong Kong Cafe, December 20, 1979
Frontman Wayzata Camerone was an L.A. musician who played sax & sang for The Brainiacs from 1979-1981. He also ran a notorious afterhours punk club frequented by
X,
Blasters,
Plugx,
Go-Go’s,
Fear,
Weirdos, etc.
photo by Wayzata Camerone
There is a
blog administered by executors of his estate that features Wayzata’s rarely seen black-&-white photographs. His photography 'documents a nocturnal world fueled by restless desire'.
Wayzata Camerone - vocals & C melody saxophone; Jeff Freeman - rhythm guitar; John Shourt - lead guitar & keyboards; Scot Boyd - Fender bass & backing vocals; Dave Spafford - bells; & Vito 'Jack' Codini - skins & handguns.
A side: Drunk with Funk
B side: Fashion Duress
Enjoy,
NØ