Bags (Los Angeles band)

Bags
Also known as	Alice Bag Band
Origin	Los Angeles
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1977–1981
Labels	Dangerhouse
Associated acts	The Gun Club, Castration Squad, 45 Grave, The Damned
Past members	Alice Armandariz Patricia Morrison Craig Lee (died 1991) Rob Ritter (died 1990) Terry Graham

The Bags were an American punk rock band formed in 1977. They were one of the first generation of punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles, California.

The Bags were formed by Alicia Armendariz and Patricia Morrison, who had met at an audition for Venus and the Razorblades, Kim Fowley's next attempt at creating a band after The Runaways had left him. Armandariz and Morrison decided to form their own band and from this the Bags were born. They took the band's name and their stage names "Alice Bag" and "Pat Bag" from a gimmick that the band used during early performances where they would perform with grocery bags over their heads (the practice did not last, in part due to an incident where Darby Crash of the Germs ran up on stage and ripped the bag off Alice's head). Alice Bag was the vocalist and Pat Bag played bass. The band was rounded out by guitar players Craig Lee and Rob Ritter, and Terry Graham on drums.

The Bags played their first concert at The Masque on September 10, 1977. Their concerts were riotous affairs including altercations with celebrities, such as one between singer Tom Waits and drummer Nicky Beat at The Troubadour.

By 1978, they had released their only own record during the band's lifetime, a single called "Survive", backed with "Babylonian Gorgon", released by independent record label Dangerhouse Records. "We Don't Need The English" was included on the Yes L.A. punk compilation album released by the same label.

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