Das Fürlines
Das Fürlines from New York City, USA were an influential, all-female "punk-polka" band in the mid-1980s, renowned for their rousing performances. History. Das Fürlines appeared on the US TV shows "Entertainment Tonight" and "Andy Warhol<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 15 Minutes" in 1985, and released their debut album "Das Fürlines Go Hog Wild" on their own label, Palooka Records. Their next album, "Lost in the Translation" (1986), was a lot more contextual than "Go Hog Wild." In 1988, they released a concept album, "The Angry Years," which was inspired by the self-help book "Women Who  Love Too Much." They split up acrimoniously in 1988 after a spate of betrayal and infighting during a tour. They released the four-CD compilation "Bratwurst, Bierhalls, and Bustiers: The Box Set," which contained various outtakes, B-sides, and rarities. They reformed in 1996 to perform a few benefit concerts to raise money for lead singer Wendy Wild's medical bills. She died of cancer in 1996.