Neo Boys
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Neo Boys
| image =
| caption = Neo Boys promo image
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| origin = Portland, Oregon, United States
| genre = Punk rock
| years_active = 1977-1983
| label = K Records
| associated_acts = The Wipers, Nico, Greg Sage, Television, Poison Idea, Sado-nation, Smegma, and Fred Cole's The Rats, Napalm Beach, Randy and the Randies
| past_members = Pat Baum
Meg Hentges
Kim Kincaid
K.T. Kincaid
Jennifer LoBianco
Carol Stienel
}}
Neo Boys was an American punk band from Portland, Oregon, United States, active from 1978-1983. Considered Portland's first all-female punk band,{{cite journal|last=Clarke|first=S.P.|title=History of Portland Rock 1|journal=Two Louies Magazine|year=2011|url=http://www.twolouiesmagazine.com/history/history-of-portland-rock-part-1/|accessdate=29 September 2013}} Neo Boys are noted for their political and feminist lyrics.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15963-neo-boys-give-me-the-message/|work=Track Review|title=Neo Boys: Give Me The Message|publisher=Pitchfork|last=Pelly|first=Jenn|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=29 September 2013}} Hannah Lew, of Grass Widow, wrote: "They created a world I have taken refuge in during times when I felt the effects of narrow attitudes about gender and women's voices in music."
History
Before Neo Boys was formed, Kim Kincaid, K.T. Kincaid and Jennifer LoBianco were part of Formica and the Bitches.{{cite journal|last=Golnar|title=Neo Boys|journal=Maximumrocknroll|date=March 2005|issue=262|url=http://maximumrocknroll.com/|accessdate=29 September 2013}} The band only played a few shows before breaking up.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioruido.com/soloparapunks/product_info.php?products_id=470|title=Neo Boys - Self Titled EP reissue|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509040054/http://www.radioruido.com/soloparapunks/product_info.php?products_id=470|archivedate=2013-05-09}}
Neo Boys band members included Kim Kincaid (vocals), K.T. Kincaid (bass), Jennifer LoBianco (guitar) and Pat Baum (drums).{{cite web|title=Neo Boys|url=http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/sooner-or-later-klp242|publisher=K Records|accessdate=29 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073845/http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/sooner-or-later-klp242|archivedate=24 October 2013}} After Jennifer LoBianco left the Neoboys, Carol Steinel played guitar with the band from 1979 to 1980, followed by Meg Hentges who joined as a guitarist in 1980. Jennifer went on to form the band, Randy and the Randies before leaving for Los Angeles in 1980.{{Cite web|url=http://pzebulon.com/philip/randy-and-the-randies/|title=Randy and the Randies|website=Pzebulon.com|accessdate=23 September 2020}}{{cite news|last=Ham|first=Robert|title=Neo Boys compilation solidifies band's place in history|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2013/09/all-girl_band_neo_boys_reflect.html|accessdate=29 September 2013|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=29 September 2013}}
They regularly shared bills with The Wipers, opened for Nico, and played their first show with Television. Most of their early shows were performed in basements, colleges, and art galleries.
Keeping with the punk template at the time, the band started as four teens making loud sounds and writing self-reflective lyrics. But this quartet was one of the first all-female groups of its kind in Portland, distinct when compared to the city's male-dominated music scene.
Neo Boys were featured in Northwest Passage: The Birth of Portland's DIY Culture.{{cite news|last=Chess|first=Lance|title=Staff Pick Northwest Passage: The Birth of Portland's DIY Culture|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/northwest-passage-the-birth-of-portlands-diy-culture/Film?oid=117556|accessdate=29 September 2013|newspaper=The Portland Mercury}}
Discography
= EPs =
- Crumbling Myths (1982, self-released)
- Neo Boys (1980, Greg Sage's Trap Records), Tracks: "Never Comes Down", "Give Me the Message" and "Rich Man’s Dream"
= Compilations/Live =
- 10/29/79 (1979, Live LP, also featuring The Wipers and Sado-Nation)
- Sooner or Later (2013, 2CD, K Records/Mississippi Records)
=Documentary=
- Northwest Passage: The Birth of Portland's DIY Culture{{cite web|last=Lastra|first=Mike|title=Northwest Passage: The Birth of Portland's D.I.Y. Culture|url=https://www.amazon.com/NORTHWEST-PASSAGE-PORTLANDS-D-I-Y-CULTURE/dp/B000OYC1CW|work=DVD|date=12 June 2007|publisher=ID/ODD|accessdate=29 September 2013}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf0mJMSmkSo Neo Boys (Live at the Long Good-Bye, 1979)]
- [https://krecs.com/collections/neo-boys Neo boys (K Records)]
- [https://neoboys.bandcamp.com/ Neo Boys Bandcamp]
- [http://psuvanguard.com/uncategorized/screams-from-the-vault-the-neoboys/ Screams From the Vault: The Neo Boys]
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Category:All-female punk bands
Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
Category:1978 establishments in Oregon
Category:Musical groups established in 1978
Category:1983 disestablishments in Oregon
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1983