The Dead Boys emerged from Cleveland in the late 1970s and would go on to achieve national (and even international) acclaim before quickly imploding.

Photographer Dave Treat captured the band during that time period. Dead Boys 1977: The Lost Photographs of Dave Treat, a new book edited and designed by locally based writer and graphic designer Ron Kretsch, chronicles the group’s early days.

To celebrate the book’s release, Kretsch along with the Grog Shop’s John Neely will play old Cleveland punk tunes at a release party that takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at Blue Arrow. Treat will be on hand as well, and there will be raffles for VIP book/shirt/poster packages.

The photos show members of the band cavorting in the “rust belt ruins” of mid-1970s Cleveland. Many of them have never been seen by the public.

This article appears in Sep 20-26, 2017.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.

One reply on “Blue Arrow Records to Host Release Party for ‘Dead Boys 1977: The Lost Photographs of Dave Treat’”

  1. It can be (successfully) debated that outside of the Ramones and Patti Smith, the Dead Boys had the most influence on the cross-pollination of the USA and UK punk rock scenes.

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