A Salem man is dead after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 44 in Phelps County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report states that it happened T
Ground-breaking, delightful, and iconic, three words to describe each and every song in The Catholic Girls’ catalog – from their witty 1982 debut to their genre-defying two-CD anthology.
Gail Petersen of The Catholic Girls is a singer-songwriter, a writer, and an artist. Her approach to creating stems from her homegrown passion for live music and slick approach to originality. Being a creative is who she knew she was from a young age and continues to work hard to be – regardless of the social, political, or musical curve balls thrown her way.
Decades after her father caught her singing in vibrato, the rockstar’s new wave band has an anthology out that tracks her progression as an artist alongside her bandmates and best friends.
For any musician or band, a slot at the musical guest on
Saturday Night Live is a highly coveted gig. It offers national exposure to millions, and always results in a bump in recognition and record sales. That was true when the show debuted in 1975, and remains steadfast in 2020.
But in 1983, it would be an opportunity given then snatched away from the Catholic Girls. The all-female punk/new wave/rock quartet had released their self-titled debut on major label MCA a year earlier, and single “Boys Can Cry” was gaining traction. But as singer/guitarist/songwriter Gail Petersen puts it, the “edgy” TV show simply caved in to a threat that hadn’t even been made.