Wednesday, November 9, 2011

1995-Siouxsie and the Banshees-The Wiltern Theatre

Went with Cathy.

Don't remember a lot about this show.  All Siouxsie shows were fantastic.  She really knows how to play the audience.  Couldn't find anything online about it either.
I did find a set-list from another show on this tour and will include it here. 
Maybe if you went you can add some insight into the show. 
The Double Life
Forever
The Killing Jar
Tearing Apart
Face to Face
Stargazer
Fall From Grace
Christine
Dear Prudence
Not Forgotten
The Rapture
Night Shift
B Side Ourselves
Falling Down
Love Out Me
Cities in Dust
Israel

1995-Adam Ant-The Pantages Theatre


 
Went to see Adam Ant at the Pantages with Ron, Bianca and Cathy.
Ran into Ron's Mom there too.
It was a great show. Had a really good time!
The venue is amazing.  Such a beautiful theatre. 
Set list for the show;
Wonderful
Alien
Viva Le Rock
Desperate But Not Serious
Car Trouble
Cleopatra
Never Trust A Man
Room At The Top
Gotta Be A Sin
Beautiful Dream
Beat My Guest
Man Called Marco
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Stand and Deliver
Vampires
Ants Invasion
Killer In The Home
Dog Eat Dog
Ant Music
Physical

Adam also played a free show at the Virgin Megastore on Sunset Blvd.
A friend took these wonderful pictures! 
Thanks Danny!
The set list for this free show was;
Wonderful
Alien
Won't Take That Talk
Gotta Be A Sin
Beautiful Dream 
Jed the Fish from KROQ
Rodney Bingenheimer back stage
Rodney with Adam
The free show!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

1995-Throwing Muses-The Henry Fonda Theatre

Don't think I went to the Henry Fonda Show but I did go to the Coach House one.
When went Ron.  Ron may have gone with Bianca to the other one.

1995-Sebadoh-The Palace

Went with Ron. Happy Birthday! 
Is this the show where the guy tuned his guitar the entire show?!?
I think this was for the release of Rebound.

1995-14th Annual Bob Marley Day Festival-Long Beach Arena


Went with Cathy. 
That's Ice T's autograph.  I met him in the lobby between acts.
Inner Circle, Steel Pulse, Ini Kamoze.  This was the night of Toasters and Dance Hall reggae.
My favourite!  I went to these shows for a number of reasons.  Probably not what you think.  I wanted to eat jerk chicken and fried plantains, buy some souvenirs and remember Bob.
These were my big purchase at the market place.  I had heard Jamaica had issued a stamp in Bob's honor and I really wanted to have one.  Luckily someone there had them! 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

1994 - Sugar - Hollywood Palladium


Went to this show with Ron and Bianca.
What a powerful show.
Wish I had seen Husker Du.
Magnapop opened the show.
Can't find a setlist or any info online.
If you were there what do you remember?

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

1994 - They Might Be Giants - The Pantages Theatre


Went with Ron and Bianca.
Opening artist, Frank Black

This was a crazy show.  It was really like we had stepped into a world we didn't belong too.
Or the joke was on us cause we weren't supposed to be there cause we didn't know the secret handshake.
The crowd knew all the moves and acted out the songs with TMBG as they were played.  Ron and I stood or sat and watched all this play out like we really were in a foreign land.  It was nuts.  Weird Al Yankovick was sitting two rows behind us.  That was awesome.  Frank Black was great.  Playing his songs quickly like the time was running out for him and well maybe it was! 
Here is a review from the LA Times...
LA Times Pop Music Reviews
They Might Be Giants, but Then Again . . .
November 19, 1994
RICHARD CROMELIN
It's OK to be geeky.
That's the underlying message in everything done by They Might Be Giants, the Brooklyn band that's gradually built a strong cult following of fans grateful for the freedom to wear fezzes and pogo uninhibitedly down the aisles.
Actually, the fez look has faded into the TMBG archives, but at the Pantages Theatre on Thursday the essence remained the same, even as the sound has matured and expanded. The core duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell now fronts a full-fledged, versatile band, but the two remain nerdy naifs getting a kick out of playing rock star.
The music ranged from an adenoidal, streetcorner vocal-group sound descended from homies Dion & the Belmonts to jerky new-wave to Beach Boys-ish pop to campfire kiddie tunes. Intricate vocal arrangements made unwieldy word clusters flow smoothly and to comic effect, and there was even some black-and-white TV era "sounds of the city"-type scoring.
But a little Giants can go a long way. Balancing the charm of "Birdhouse in Your Soul" and the moral affirmation of "Your Racist Friend" were musical jokes that went on way too long and never paid off, and a lack of coherence in their mix of spoofery and sincerity.
Frank Black opened with a solo set of songs about Pong, the Ramones, John Denver and assorted esoterica. Eventually he started slinging his guitars onto his back when he picked up a new one, and when he walked off the stage he looked like some prehistoric creature festooned with spiky armor.