The Enemy and Clone at The Evergreen State College Library, Olympis, WA, May 25, c. 1979

This poster advertises a performance by Seattle, Washington, bands The Enemy and Clone at The Evergreen State College’s library in Olympia, in the late 1970s or early 1980s. 

Clone was a late 1970s Seattle Punk or Glam band featuring vocalist Charles Guerra (d. 1990), often known as Upchuck, who later formed The Fags. The name Clone came from keyboardist Gordon Raphael, born Gordon Halpern (b. unknown), who went on to produce The Strokes’ debut EP and their first two albums. Guitarist Jeff Gossard (b. unknown), cousin to Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard (b. 1966), had already been playing with Upchuck, and drummer Dave Drury (b. unknown) and bassist Mike Davidson (b. unknown) also joined the band, coming from another Seattle group called The Lewd. Clone released one single, “Jacuzzi Fluzzi,” and briefly performed a handful of their own songs in Seattle before parting ways. 

The Enemy was a Seattle Punk band active from 1978 to 1982, featuring Peter Barnes (b. unknown) on drums, Michael Clarke on bass (b. unknown), vocalist Suzi Grant (b. unknown), George Gleason (b. unknown) on guitar and vocals, Paul Hood (b. unknown) on bass and vocals, and Damon Titus (b. unknown) on guitar, bass, and vocals, managed by Roger Husbands (1940 – 2015). The band was formed by many members of the Fruitland Famine Band, which had been active from 1974 to 1978. Their first single was “I Nneed an Enemy” in 1978, and their second was “Trendy Violence,” a year later. The Enemy also opened Seattle’s first Punk bar, Tthe Bird, in March 1978, at 107 Spring Street. Enemy manager Husbands founded the all-ages venue with musician and writer Neil Hubbard (b. unknown). The venue lasted less than three months, ordered to vacate by the landlord on June 1, 1978, and Seattle Police confronted their final party, and the altercation (which resulted in a monetary settlement for Tthe Enemy), was recorded by local Punk photographer Bob Kondrak (1948 – 2009), and featured in “Trendy Violence.”