Photo
courtesy of Ryan "Ryco" Collins
Variant
Cause
Seattle,
Washington
1985
- 1990
Members
Tony
Bortko ~ Lead Guitar
*
Ryan
"Ryco" Collins ~ Bass, Vocals
*
Mark
Fenton ~ Drums, Vocals
*
Jan
Gregor* ~ Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals
*
Rick
"Wayo" Hogan ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Frank
Holman ~ Keyboards, Vocals
*
Greg
Morlan ~ Lead Guitar
*
Indicates
Original Members
Frank
Holman replaced Rick Hogan and Tony Bortko replaced Greg Morlan
In
Memory of
Tony
Bortko
b:
1953 - d: 4 December 2006
Greg
Morlan
b:
June 1957 - d. 19 Aug 2013
The
Pacific
Northwest rock scene of the 1980s was a hotbed of creativity, with a
multitude
of bands developing uncommon sounds in relative geographic isolation.
Living
was cheap and a band had the time to play and grow, unconstrained by
any
set musical standards of conformity. A rock generation preceding the
grunge
groups that put the Pacific Northwest on the rock map, Variant Cause
was
an odd combination of disparate personalities who came together to
create
a brand new sound.
Any given week
throughout
the 80s you could find them performing their neoteric rock somewhere:
at
an armory dance, a DIY loft party or an intimate rock club. In Seattle;
Spokane; Bellingham; Salem; Portland; Moscow; Tacoma and all points in
between. They were the local opening act for Iggy Pop, Nico, Ian
Hunter,
the Godfathers and the Blasters.
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