Chuck Welch, Lenny, and Rick Nick at a very
early RZA gig at Jimmys (where the old stage was)

A Brief History of New Orleans Rock
(March 1998 OffBeatfeature)

Eventually, two compilation albums, No Experience Necessary and N.O. Questions, N.O. Answers, were released locally to document the wave, and Jimmy's routinely booked bands like Defectors, RZA, Lenny Zenith, Sluts, Uptights, Shellshock, Fugitive, the Plague, the Ditty, and 30 Second flash. Jimmy also recalls one night at his club where most of the city's punk and new wave bands played and someone shot video footage for a documentary.

Before and after the Cold's early reign, other bands were crowding into the mix: Waka Waka, a Pretenders-ish band known as the Uptights, androgynous power-pop-rocker Lenny Zenith...

RZA