The Jesus Lizard at Irving Plaza (01-25-1997)

January 25, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

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On January 25, 1997, the Jesus Lizard played a high energy set at Irving Plaza. They treated their audience to a mix of songs from their Touch and Go classics, "Goat" and "Liar," as well as newer jams from their 1996 major label debut, "Shot." The Jesus Lizard recently embarked on a second reunion tour in 2017 - one that the band dubbed their very last! Hope you had a chance to see them live! If not, you'll always have this tape!

Set list:

Puss
Now Then
Destroy Before Reading
Thumbscrews
Fly on the Wall
Mouth Breather
The Associate
More Beautiful Than Barbie
Mailman
Boilermaker
Cold Water
Killer McHann
Good Riddance
Blockbuster
Gladiator
Glamorous
Nub
Seasick
Wheelchair Epidemic (The Dicks cover)
Monkey Trick
Shut Up

Superchunk at Bowery Ballroom (01-23-1999)

January 23, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

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On January 23, 1999, Superchunk played the Bowery Ballroom for the very first time! This show would be the band's first of many performances at this Lower East Side statple, as I had the pleasure of catching them at the Bowery during the "I Hate Music" tour back in 2013. Oh, and they'll be back in April for a two-night stand with the newly reunited Swearin'!

Superchunk would go on to release their seventh studio album, "Come Pick Me Up," in August of 1999. They identified several of these "new" songs throughout their set.

Set list:

White Noise
Watery Hands
Song For Marion Brown
Honey Bee
Skip Steps 1 & 3
The Majestic
European Medicine
The Cursed Mirror
Driveway To Driveway
Sick To Move
Smarter Hearts
Nu Bruises
Hyper Enough
Like A Fool

Encore:

1,000 Pounds
Brand New Love (Sebadoh Cover)
Cast Iron
Precision Auto

Henry Rollins (Spoken Word) at Maxwell's (1-20-85)

January 20, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

On January 20th, 1985, Henry Rollins performed some of his original poetry at Maxwell's. Sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy this performance! Here's some pictures from the show:

Dinosaur Jr. at Maxwell's (1-17-1991)

January 17, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

On January 17, 1991, Dinosaur Jr. played one of their trademark tinnitus inducing sets at Hoboken New Jersey's Maxwell's! I was very excited to hear this tape, as it captures the band at around the seven year mark of their existence and features absolute classic songs including The Wagon, Kracked, and Sludgefeast. Plus, it was mere weeks before the release of the major label debut, "Green Mind." Check it out and enjoy!

Set list:

The Lung
The Wagon
Kracked
Green Mind
Thumb
Blowing It
I Live For That Look
Budge
Yeah, We Know
Sludgefeast

BR5-49 at Tramps (1-16-1997)

January 16, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

Set list:

1) Honkey Tonk Song

2) Bettie Bettie

3) Right Or Wrong

4) Change The Way I Look

5) You Are Never Nice To Me

6) Settin' The Wood On Fire

7) My Eyes Are Jealous

8) Hometown Boogie

9) I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train

10) Waiting For a Train

11) Even If It's Wrong

12) Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)

13) Pain, Pain Go Away

14) A-11

15) Instrumental

16) Snakes Crawl At Night

17) Out of Habit

18) I Ain't Never

19) Lifetime To Prove

20) Take Me Back To Tulsa

21) Matchbox

22) Six Days On The Road

23) Cherokee Boogie

24) Big Mouth Blues

25) Long Gone Lonesome Blues

26) Knoxville Girl

27) One Long Saturday Night

28) Me 'n' Opie Down By The Duck Pond

29) Sea Of Heartbreak

30) Instrumental

On January 16, 1997, Nashville, Tennessee's BR5-49 played an extra long set at Tramps. Who are BRR5-49 you ask? I was wondering the same thing myself. BRR5-49 were a bit of a "thing" in the late 1990s. They found some mainstream success with their country/rockabilly group despite initially receiving a lukewarm reception from country radio. The group also released an album with a rotary phone on the cover (see below)!

Oh and if you're a 20 or 30 something like me, I bet you've never been to Tramps! I didn't know much about this venue, but a brief Google search revealed that it was originally located at 125 E. 15th St. until the late 1980s. This hot spot then moved across twon to West 21st street and hosted a wide range of acts including Buddy Guy, Sam and Dave, Big Joe Turner, Matthew Sweet, Robyn Hitchcock, and the Wedding Present! Cool!!

Sex Pistols at Longhorn Ballroom (1-10-78)

January 10, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

On January 10, 1978, the Sex Pistols brought their antics to the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, Texas - the fourth date on their only ever U.S. tour. I also just learned that the Longhorn Ballroom was primary used as a western dance hall and was previously owned by Jack Ruby. Yeah, the guy who shot Lee Harvey Oswald!

Set list:

1) God Save the Queen
2) I Wanna Be Me
3) Seventeen
4) New York
5) E.M.I.
6) Bodies
7) Belsen Was a Gas
8) Holidays in the Sun
9) No Feelings
10) Problems
11) Pretty Vacant
12) Anarchy in the U.K.

Encore:

13) No Fun (Stooges cover)

Minutemen at 9:30 Club (1-3-1985)

January 03, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

Minutemen performing at Washington D.C.'s 9:30 club

The second tape in the collection takes place on this day in 1985 and ventures out of the NYC area to another haven of punk rock, Washington D.C. This tape contains the second half of the Minutemen's set at D.C.'s legendary 9:30 club.

Set list:

16. I Felt Like A Gringo
17. Static
18. Search
19. Cut
20. There Ain't Shit On TV Tonight
21. Dream Told By Moto
22. Lost
23. Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing
24. Jesus And Tequila
25. The Glory Of Man
26. Hey Good Lookin'
27. Little Man With A Gun In His Hand
28. History Lesson (Part II)
29. Party With Me Punkers
30. Green River
31. The Red And The Black

Soul Asylum at Maxwell's (1-1-1991)

January 01, 2018 by Thomas Gallo

Soul Asylum played a rockin' set to ring in 1991 at my favorite club, Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ.

Setlist:

1) Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins cover [Medley])
2) Easy Street
3) Be on Your Way
4) Closer to the Stars
5) Veil of Tears
6) All the King's Friends
7) Nice Guys (Don't Get Paid)
8) Village Idiot
9) Stranger
10) Never Really Been
11) We 3
12) Gullible's Travels
13) To Sir With Love (Lulu cover)
14) Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye cover)
15) Candy (Iggy Pop cover)
16) Dirty Old Town
17) Rhinestone Cowboy (Larry Weiss cover)
18) Pissin' in the Wind
19) Tell Me Something Good
20) The Tracks of My Tears (The Miracles cover)
21) Lone Rider