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
Composer-vocalist seeks collaborators for downtown chamber-rock project. Conservatory training a plus. No melody required.
What happened next
Jeffrey Lohn met Glenn Branca through scene channels and the two formed Theoretical Girls with Margaret De Wys and Wharton Tiers. The band lasted three years; both Lohn and Branca went on to define the no-wave / new-music overlap that produced Sonic Youth, Swans, and the entire downtown noise scene of the 80s.
Source
Village Voice classifieds, 1976. Per various downtown NYC scene histories including Marc Masters' 'No Wave'; exact wording paraphrased.
Further
cite this ad
“Composer-vocalist seeks collaborators for downtown chamber-rock project. Conservatory training a plus. No melody…” — Village Voice, 1976. Musolist museum, /museum/nyc-no-wave/theoretical-girls-lohn-1976.