The Slamhound Hunters was a blues band in the 1980s that featured Louis X. Erlanger, Kim Field, Mark Dalton, and Leslie Milton. They performed around the Pacific Northwest and in Europe, playing original music and opening for acts like Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Righteous Brothers, and Otis Rush.
Red Dress was formed in 1976 by Gary Minkler and his high school friend Rich Riggins. The two explored jazz, contemporary classical music, and the blossoming punk rock scene. Though Riggins left the band and other musicians came and went over the decades, Gary Minkler and Red Dress continued to perform at least into the early 2010s.
This poster from 1981 advertises a joint show for the Slamhound Hunters and Red Dress, staged at Dez's 400, a favorite club of local musicians, located across the street from the Seattle Center Arena and the Seattle Opera House. The show also featured The Spitting Cobras.
Text on poster: Two Of The Northwest's Finest Bands Together Two Nights Only, The Slamhound Hunters Featuring Louis X. Erlanger Former Lead Guitarist With Mink Deville and Featuring Very Special Guests The Spitting Cobras, Red Dress Playing Their Hits: Bob Is A Robot and Pterodactyl Teenagers, Friday and Saturday, May 22 & 23, Dez's 400, 400 Mercer (Across From Seattle Center Arena). Seattle Slim Graphics.
Caption information source: "Seattle 1978-1990: The Slamhound Hunters," Kim Field, http://www.kimfield.com/seattle-1978-1990; "Night Notes," The Seattle Daily Times, July 1, 1983, p 55.
ID Number: 2013.87.105
Date: 1981
Physical Description: 1 poster : color ; 14 x 22 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
