 An early version of the Textones consisting of Olson, Kathy Valentine, Markus Cuff, and David Provost, played the late 1970s punk/new wave scene in Los Angeles and toured the US and Europe.They also released an EP in the UK and a single in the US.Their debut album for A&M Records, "Midnight Mission", consisted of Olson along with George Callins, Joe Read, Tom Jr Morgan, and Phil Seymour.