Rights of the Accused started out as teenage hardcore punk band with a humorous lyrical bent. The band was formed in 1982 in Chicago, IL, by Mike O'Connell (vocals), Anthony Illarde (drums), and Jay Yuenger (guitar). After a few different bassists moved in and out of the group, Steve Stepe joined in time to appear on the band's first 7", "Innocence", which released a label run by Steve and his brothers. Steve left the band in 1984 when he moved away from Chicago and was replaced by Tom Faulkener...
These are photos from concerts where Rights Of The Accused played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Wax Trax / Wax Trax 33 1 / Front 242 / The Ex / Rights Of The Accused / Luc Van Acker / Paul Barker / Chris Connelly / En Esch / Guenter Schulz / Raymond Watts / Mona Mur Apr 17, 2011 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Scott Heins
