Rizzo (band) explained

Rizzo
Background:	group_or_band
Genre:	Punk Indie rock
Years Active:	1995–2002
Origin:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Label:	Sympathy For The Record Industry Cher Doll Records Harriet Records
Past Members:	Jen Abercrombie Sarah DeAngelis

Rizzo was an American punk band from Los Angeles, California, United States.

History

Sarah Dale (drums and vocals) and Jen Abercrombie (guitar and vocals) formed the band in 1995. They originally called themselves Mopar, but after discovering that they had both played the role of Rizzo in their high school productions of Grease, they changed their name to that of the character.^[1] In addition to the Phoning It In LP/CD produced in 2001, Rizzo released one single, recorded by Jimmy Tamborello,^[2] and two split singles. Abercrombie also contributed vocals to the Tullycraft albums City of Subarus and Disenchanted Hearts Unite.^[3]

Discography

Singles and EPs

One Way Ticket To Vegas, cassette EP (1996)
Tullycraft / Rizzo split 7-inch, Harriet Records (1997)
Shymaster 7-inch EP, Cher Doll Records (1998) - recorded by Jimmy Tamborello at his apartment.

Albums

Phoning It In CD/LP. Sympathy For The Record Industry (2001)

Compilations

Something Cool compilation, CD, "Allie" Cher Doll Records, (1997)
Little Darla Has A Treat For You (Vol. 10) compilation, CD, "TheJoke's On You" Darla Records, (1998)
It Takes Two, Baby 7-inch EP, Sympathy For The Record Industry (2001)
"Gigantic: a tribute to Kim Deal" compilation CD, "Doe" American Laundromat Records (2008)^[4]

General and cited references

Strong, M. C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography (2nd Edition) p. 944. Published by Canon Books Ltd. (US/CAN) .

Notes and References

Web site: Rizzo | Biography & History. AllMusic. 24 September 2020.
Web site: Rizzo (2) - Shymaster. Discogs.com. 24 September 2020.
Web site: Jen Abercrombie. Discogs.com. 24 September 2020.
Web site: Various Artists - Gigantic: A tribute to Kim Deal - Amazon.com Music . Amazon . 2017-09-10 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034839/http://www.amazon.com/Gigantic-tribute-Deal-Various-Artists/dp/B0019MFY9A . dead .