Pela's frontman Billy McCarthy was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California and dropped out of high school at age 16, after which he played in failed bands up and down the west coast, later moving overseas to Europe to make a living as a subway busker. He worked in 10 countries, most of which would have him only long enough to pay for one-way tickets to the next city. (During this tour of duty he attempted to play a restaurant in Italy dressed as...
These are photos from concerts where Pela played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Woolworthy / Charging Hoses / Pela / Proletariat 7 Aug 24, 1996 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Woolworthy