appeared in
Seattle, San Francisco, New York and finally LA from 1978-1980
Chinas Comidas did shows with
The Ramones, Ultravox, Dead Kennedys, Offs, Germs, The Bags, Fear, Redd
Cross,
Black Flag, Blackouts, Mentors, Lewd, Plugz, Zippers, Dred Scott
and many others.
Chinas Comidas released two singles on their own Exquisite Corpse label.
Chinas Comidas live at Washington Hall 1979 opening for DOA and the DILS
An early version of Chinas Comidas
photo by Abbot Genser (1978)
after a hair cut, a later version of Chinas Comidas (in New
York 1978)
photo by Abbot Genser (1979)
Chinas Comidas from an article in Slash Magazine (LA) (1980)
Chinas performed at the Whisky, Hong Kong Cafe and many other
locations throughout LA from 1979 to 1981.
When Chinas left the band in 1980,
Brock, Rich Mark and Dag continued as Exquisite Corpse and performed several
shows in LA before disbanding.
At that point in 1980, Johanna Went invited Mark and Brock to join her performance art act
Johanna Went / Brock in LA / Brocks
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