My Table of Gigs Attended at Which Clubs for August thru October 2010
DATE | CLUB | BAND | NOTES |
10/26 | Echoplex | Simon Stokes w/Lightning Bill | A 4 piece with Bill for the Murder Ballads gig. Bill practically writes one song onstage. |
“ | “ | Frank Fairfied | Will success go to his head? His impassioned mini-speech a bit convoluted and obtuse |
10/25 | The Redwood | Phil Alvin Quartet | |
10/24 | The Viper Room | Sylvain Sylvain/Cheetah Chrome Band (with a Les Warner and a Sean KOONTZ (SP) | |
“ | “ | Royal Highness | Formerly Chelsea Smiles |
10/22 | Redwood | DJ Bonebrake Syncopators | Too Loungey with vibes throughout |
10/21 | Crazy Girls | Mondo Generator | Nick’s 39th Birthday |
“ | “ | The Vultures 2012 | Metal of decent caliber out of Seattle |
10/20 | El Cid | Hugh Cornwell | Did all of Norvegicus Rattus for the second set and plenty off Hooverdam and various hits for the first |
10/19 | Redwood | Sylvia Juncosa | Her bday party with cake provided by Kat |
“ | | Kat Arthur and band | Steve Reed, Mark Segal, and Tony Fate |
“ | “ | Carnage asada | Their residency at Dirty Ed tuesday |
10/18 | Redwood | Phil Alvin | Played alone I think |
10/17 | Viper Room | Hoodoo Gurus | Excellent in every way |
“ | “ | ? | |
10/16 | Tribal Café | Dino Corona | His art show and an appearance by one of his bands. The Latter never took place but the former rocked. |
“ | Redwood | Inazuma | |
“ | Taix | Mecolodiacs | |
“ | “ | Atomic Sherpas | |
10/13 | The Bordello | Lightning Hickock | |
“ | “ | Spider Problem | |
“ | “ | KamiKaze | |
“ | “ | Bug Girl | This show I helped them get. First I tried Three Of Clubs but then this came open and it was Lightning’s show and he wanted to see them. |
10/12 | Redwood | The Probe | Dirty Ed night/The Probe record release party |
“ | “ | Sylvia Juncosa (co-headliner) | |
“ | “ | The Amadans | Missed Em’ Play |
10/11 | Redwood | Phil Alvin Quartet | Bateman decides Skip is out and Gary is in. |
10/10 | Redwood | Bug Girl | Aussie Band just happened to be passing thru and got on end of a Cantu night |
“ | “ | Sylvia Juncosa | |
“ | “ | Backbiter | Don’t see them nearly as often now that the Highland Park venues aren’t amongst my stomping grounds for various reasons |
“ | “ | Electric Children | The main guy in this band is somebody’s kid and he was all stoked to be on this bill and I was happy for him even if I wish Bug Girl had played his slot when a lot of people were still there |
10/06 | Redwood | Sassafras | |
“ | “ | Kamikaze | Chick drummer Bateman noted was best he’d ever seen! Check out Mindee and the chick in Pretty Mess |
“ | “ | Form and File | |
10/05 | Redwood | Carnage Asada | Can finally hear hear cello |
“ | “ | Fatso Jetson | Eddie from Relax there to check it out. |
“ | “ | Dos | Missed them |
10/04 | Redwood | Phil Alvin (with Skip Heller ) | Just one “friend” 2nite |
10/03 | Cat Club | The Binges | Tie –in with metal show on vh1 that digs them.. Didn’t see other bands |
“ | Redwood | Crawlspace | Only caught last part of last songbut got reacquainted with Eddie |
“ | Liquid Kitty | The Silverbacks | Performed with two of Top Jimmy’s band!! |
9/30 | Binges Practice Space | The Binges | First time at a practice of theirs. |
9/29 | Redwood | Sassafras | |
“ | “ | Non Ultra Joy | John ex-spider problem’s band |
“ | “ | Dangerously Sleazy | |
9/28 | Redwood | A Pretty Mess | Last day of their residency |
9/27 | “ | Phil Alvin w/trio | |
9/26 | Redwood | Juju Bones | |
“ | “ | Crystalles | Cantu’s B-Day Party |
“ | “ | Lightning Woodcock | With Clayton |
9/24 | Redwood | Paul Collins Beat | |
“ | “ | The Neurotics | |
“ | “ | The CHOPSTICKS | Jellybean, the artist,over from Japan with his band |
9/23 | The Echo | BellRays | Not as good without Tony |
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“ | “ | The Jim Jones revue | Awesome but no drug interest |
9/22 | Redwood | Sassafras | |
“ | “ | Tarantula | Last show before guys had to go sweat their visas |
9/21 | Redwood | A Pretty Mess | |
“ | “ | Jughead’s Revenge | (Death Hymn #9 cancelled) |
9/20 | Redwood | Phil Alvin | |
9/15 | Redwood | Stab City | |
“ | “ | Spider Problem | |
“ | “ | Seattle band Lightning Bill liked a lot | Research name! |
9/14 | La Cita | Tarantula | |
“ | Redwood | A Pretty Mess | |
“ | “ | Black Widows | |
“ | “ | Abactive Ramex | Whatever that name means forgot to ask! |
9/11 | Redwood | Flash Express | 10th anniversary of band. Packed House. |
“ | “ | Death Hymn #9 | |
“ | “ | Portland’s Walking With Walter (??) | |
9/09 | Redwood | Yuppie bands ??? | Prett paxked for this crap |
9/08 | Redwood | Sassafras | |
“ | “ | Terraform | Bought their tape so they’d have gas money – one of two cassettes I’ve bought lately proving they are making a minor comeback! |
“ | “ | Stag Bitten | |
“ | “ | Okie Dokie | Smarmy locals who pissed Dirty Ed off |
9/07 | Redwood | A Pretty Mess | |
“ | “ | The Livingstons | |
“ | “ | Kamikaze | |
9/03 | Redwood | Maus Maus | |
“ | “ | Symbol Six | |
“ | “ | Billy Bones | |
9/02 | Redwood | Pete Molinari | Brit newbootie Dylan-type |
“ | 3 of Clubs | Neurotics/Crazy Squeeze missed em both! | |
8/30 | Redwood | The Three Hos | Smokey Hormel, Rick Holstrom, Steve Hobbes |
“ | “ | Phil Alvin | |
8/29 | Redwood | Theww Stains | Singer now backed by no original members |
“ | “ | UXA | |
“ | “ | Neighborhood Bullies | |
8/25 | Redwood | Sassafras | |
“ | “ | Cobra venom | |
8/23 | Redwood | Frank Fairfield/Blind Boy Paxton | Last show togewtrher ever? |
“ | “ | Phil Alvin | They didn’t ask him to sit in |
8/16 | Redwood | Phil Alvin | |
“ | “ | Blind boy and Frank | |
8/14 | Cretin’s Rooftop | The Mormons | Not in to their shtik but they’ve been around for a while |
“ | “ | Lighning Bill | |
8/11 | Redwood | Debut of Sailor’s thing under pseudonym Spumco Something or other | Can’t read my own writing half the time |
8/10 | Viper room | Tarantula | |
8/8 | Echoplex | Power of the Riff festival | Made it for Goatsnake, Repulsion who has a Superbees member in it (who knew) and Nighthorse and awfulest From Ashes Rise |
8/2 | Redwood | Beginning of Phil Alvin Trio | |