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While the band was centered on Jennifer Miro and Jeff Olener through its various incarnations, Alejandro Escovedo, who went on to later success as an Americana and alternative country musician, was also a key member during its years of fame in late 1970s San Francisco.
Escovedo began performing in the first-wave punk rock group the Nuns, with Jennifer Miro and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. He moved to New York in 1978 and joined the Judy Nylon band. Escovedo lived in the Chelsea Hotel.
Jan 11, 2012 · The group, which also included Jeff Olener and Alejandro Escovedo, played the first punk show at the famed North Beach nightclub Mabuhay Gardens in 1976. Two years later, it supported the Sex...
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Feb 18, 2024 · Alejandro Escovedo, San Antonio, Texas, USA; guitar), Jennifer Miro (keyboards, vocals), Mike Varney (bass) and Jeff Raphael (drums) were among those passing through the Nuns’ ranks, of whom Escovedo subsequently joined Rank And File and the True Believers, before embarking on a solo career.
Jennifer Miro, who was in a Mill Valley-based band that covered Doobie Brothers songs, practiced at the same warehouse. Olener soon invited Miro to join his band; Miro, who was unhappy with the band she was in, jumped at the opportunity.
Jan 4, 2012 · SF Weekly reports that Jennifer "Miro" Anderson, singer for the 1970s and 80s punk act the Nuns, died of cancer-related causes last month in New York City, at age 54. The Nuns, which also...
Instigated by Alejandro Escovedo as a college project, the band quickly earned media praise and garnered a rabid local cult following. But time quickly passed them by. Aggressive musicianship and demanding vocals — especially Jennifer Miro’s ice-cold, intense singing — make the first album (which the group had to reform to record) well ...
