1976
Village Voice · Manhattan
Became cult
Draft. The ad text below is a paraphrase from documented sources. A curator will replace it with the verbatim wording once we've checked an archive scan. The outcome and citation are otherwise accurate.
classified · as printed
Drummer wanted for new band. No rock chops required. Free jazz, dub, noise. Must be willing to be loud.
What happened next
Nancy Arlen answered. Mars lasted three years and released a handful of recordings — most famously their four contributions to Brian Eno's compilation 'No New York' (1978). They never made an album. They were crucial to defining what no wave even was.
Source
Village Voice classifieds, 1976. Per Marc Masters' 'No Wave' (2007) and band member interviews; exact wording paraphrased.
Further
cite this ad
“Drummer wanted for new band. No rock chops required. Free jazz, dub, noise. Must be willing to be loud.” — Village Voice, 1976. Musolist museum, /museum/nyc-no-wave/mars-drummer-1976.