▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁music ▁scene , ▁the ▁D ish rag s ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Ram ones , ▁and ▁were ▁for er unn ers ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁city ' s ▁punk ▁movement . ▁After ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁compilation ▁album ▁V ancouver ▁Comp lication ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁band ▁recorded ▁two ▁EP s ▁and ▁had ▁more ▁tracks ▁released ▁following ▁dis band ment . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁De e ▁De e ▁and ▁the ▁D ish rag s , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁a ▁city ▁ 6 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁V ancouver , ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁tri o ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁J ade ▁Bla de ▁( le ad ▁guitar , ▁vocals ), ▁Car men ▁" Sc out " ▁Mich u ad ▁( d rum s ), ▁and ▁D ale ▁Pow ers ▁( b ass ▁guitar ). ▁Mov ing ▁to ▁V ancouver , ▁with ▁its ▁bur geon ing ▁punk ▁rock ▁scene , ▁the ▁D ish rag s ▁opened ▁for ▁the ▁city ' s ▁first ▁punk ▁concert , ▁sharing ▁the ▁bill ▁with ▁the ▁Fur ies ▁at ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Hall ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁The ▁band ▁performed ▁sp or ad ically ▁there after ▁while ▁also ▁att ending ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁inspired ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁three ▁other ▁punk ▁female ▁groups , ▁the ▁Vis itors , ▁Dev ices , ▁and ▁Z ell