The Hates’ unlikely debut was at a black tie affair in downtown Houston on December 15, 1978 opening for Louisiana’s King of Zydeco,Clifton Chenier under the name of Guyana Boys Choir. Dropping the moniker but keeping the material, frontman Christian Arnheiter and bassist Robert Kainer recruited Glenn Sorvisto to play drums. This lineup recorded two EPs and ushered in the next decade performing “No Talk in the Eight- ies” at the stroke of midnight, December 31st, 1979 on the stage of the now-defunct Paradise Island. Read more on Last.fm