Clone, at The Bird, Seattle, WA, March 31, 1978

This poster advertises a late 1970s performance by Upchuck’s Clone at the short-lived Seattle, Washington, Punk bar, The Bird. 

Clone was a late 1970s Seattle Punk / 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 Bird, Seattle’s first Punk bar, opened in March 1978 at 107 Spring Street. Roger Husbands (1940 – 2015), manager of The Enemy, another late-1970s Seattle Punk band, 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 The Enemy), was recorded by local Punk photographer Bob Kondrak (1948 – 2009), and featured in The Enemy’s second single, “Trendy Violence.”