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The surviving members of Sun City Girls tour to honor a fallen bandmate

By GENE ARMSTRONG

It could be argued that Sun City Girls were--alongside the Meat Puppets--one of two of the most interesting, prolific and, perhaps, influential bands to emerge from the Phoenix independent music scene of the 1980s. Founded in 1981, the fearlessly experimental band was named for the infamous Phoenix-area retirement community, not the South African vacation destination. After a year or so, its shifting personnel settled on the trio that would last for 25 years: bassist Alan Bishop, guitarist Richard Bishop and percussionist Charles Gocher, who was also a filmmaker.

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LIVE
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