The Afghan Whigs at Maxwell's (03-19-1992)

On March 19th, 1992, The Afghan Whigs played at Maxwell’s! The Cincinnati band was in the midst of a year-long stretch of tour dates in support of their third album, Congregation, which was released on January 31st. Immediately following the album’s release, the band played four shows on the west coast in February, before taking a few weeks off. This three-day stretch on the east coast started in Philadelphia on March 18th at The Khyber and ended on the 20th at CBGB. They’d hit several more U.S. cities in April and May before heading to Europe in August and September.

Congregation is widely considered to be the band’s breakthrough record. After touring for two years in support of their 1990 album Up in It, the band received a $15,000 advance from Sub Pop to record Congregation. It was primarily recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington and Buzz's Kitchen in Los Angeles in the summer of 1991. The band's frontman, Greg Dulli, produced the album entirely with audio engineer Ross Ian Stein. The album's production and release were hindered by Sub Pop's financial difficulties, which were eventually resolved by the massive commercial success of Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind.