MY SHOW HISTORY
I GUESS IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN
This is the only entry that I re-publish periodically just so I can keep track of this stuff.
(circa 2004 blog starts here)
A few months ago, my cousin-in-law Evan asked me what the best concert I have ever attended was. I couldn’t really think of which one was the best. However, it started me thinking about all of the concerts that I attended. I’ve managed to fill in a fair percentage of My Show History, right here. Unfortunately, this is definitely not all of it. This is maybe half of it. As I remember shows, I’ll fill in gaps and whatnot.
HERE WE GO
Oct. 12, 1993 – IMU, Iowa City – Primus / The Melvins / The Jesus Lizard
1995(?) – IMU, Iowa City – Ani Difranco
1995(?) – Great Mid, Iowa City – Kelley Clute
Jun. 28, 1996 – Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA – Lollapalooza (The Ramones, Soundgarden, Metallica, etc.)
Oct. 4, 1996 – Col Ballroom, Davenport, IA – Marilyn Manson
Oct. 26, 1996 – The Mark, Moline, IL – Smashing Pumpkins (w/ Jimmy Frog)
Apr. 27, 1997 – CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA – Dar Williams
Nov. 14, 1997 – The Mark, Moline, IL – 311
Dec. 10, 1997 – The Riviera, Chicago – Portishead
Feb. 19, 1998 – Col Ballroom, Davenport, IA – Delbert McClinton
Oct. 22, 1998 – River Center, Davenport, IA – Rob Zombie / Monster Magnet
Nov. 7, 1998 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City – The Queers
Nov. 27, 1998 – Sokol Hall, Omaha – Tricky w/ Whale
Mar. 12, 1999 – The Mark, Moline, IL – Rob Zombie / Korn
Mar. 13, 1999 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City - 90 Day Men / Burmese / Ten Grand
Apr. 14, 1999 – IMU, Iowa City – Liz Phair
2000(?) – Gabe’s, Iowa City – Jets to Brazil / Joan of Arc / Alto Heceta
Sep. 28, 2000 – Gabe’s, Iowa City – Low / Winter Blanket
Nov. 10, 2000 – Gabe’s, Iowa City – The Frogs
Mar. 9, 2001 – Sokol Underground, Omaha – Azure Ray / Bright Eyes
Mar. 30, 2001 – IMU Ballroom, Iowa City – Dismemberment Plan / Alto Heceta
Apr. 21, 2001 – Holy Name Fieldhouse, Omaha – Desaparecidos (debut) / Bright Eyes / Cursive / Sorry About Dresden
Aug. 17, 2001 – Sokol Auditorium, Omaha – The Faint / Bright Eyes / Cursive
Aug. 29, 2001 – Green Room, Iowa City – The Faint
Oct. 11, 2001 – IMU Ballroom, Iowa City – They Might Be Giants
Nov. 30, 2001 – Kansas City – Weezer / Tenacious D / Jimmy Eat World
Jan. 20, 2002 – Green Room, Iowa City – Her Space Holiday / Ides of Space / Gloria Record
Feb. 17, 2002 – Grinnell, Iowa – Dismemberment Plan
Feb. 27, 2002 – Union, Iowa City – Rev. Horton Heat / Nashville Pussy
Mar. 10, 2002 – Green Room, Iowa City – Mountain Goats / John Vanderslice
Apr. 25, 2002 – IMU, Iowa City – Ween
May 3, 2002 – Gabe’s, Iowa City – The Frogs / The Eggnogs
May 11, 2002 – Congress, Chicago – Belle and Sebastian
June 7, 2002 – Iowa Arts Festival – Iris DeMent / Greg Brown
June 26, 2002 – Council Bluffs – Vans Warped Tour (Hot Water Music, Alkaline Trio)
July 14, 2002 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City – Neko Case
Aug. 4, 2002 – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City - Desaparecidos
Aug. 9, 2002 – Sokol Auditorium, Omaha – Rilo Kiley / Desaparecidos / Neva Dinova
Nov. 13, 2002 – Jones Hall, Houston – Beck / Flaming Lips
Dec. 10, 2002 – Proletariat, Houston – City of Caterpillar
Feb. 12, 2003 – Mary Jane’s, Houston – Wind-Up Bird / One AM Radio
Feb. 25, 2003 – The Engine Room, Houston – Interpol
Mar. 6, 2003 – DiverseWorks, Houston – Low
Mar. 9, 2003 – Walter’s, Houston – Groceries / Electric Eel Shock
Mar. 12, 2003 – Engine Room, Houston - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
April 17, 2003 – Mary Jane’s, Houston - Dirty Three
April 26, 2003 – Numbers, Houston – The Faint / Les Savy Fav
June 11, 2003 – The Proletariat, Houston – Frox Noxon / UME / Sjolander
July 26-28, 2003 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Music Festival (Broken Social Scene, etc.)
Nov. 13, 2003 – Rudyard’s, Houston – Howlin’ Hachima / Jackie & The Cedrics
Jan. 31, 2004 – J & J Pizza, Denton – Neil Hamburger
Mar. 20, 2004 – Proletariat, Houston – Broken Social Scene / Stars
Mar. 22, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – The Ponys
Apr. 23, 2004 – Emo’s, Austin – Peaches
Apr. 29, 2004 – Woodlands Pavilion, Houston – David Bowie / Polyphonic Spree
May 10, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – Six Organs of Admittance
June 3, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston - U.S. Maple
Aug. 10, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – The Soviettes
Aug. 15, 2004 – Woodlands Pavilion – The Cure / Interpol / Mogwai
Aug. 26, 2004 – Rudyard’s, Houston – Dead Roses / The Detonations
Dec. 18, 2004 – Curtain Club, Dallas – Benzley
Jan. 20, 2004 – Cactus Music, Houston – Camper Van Beethoven
Feb. 24, 2005 – Numbers, Houston – Blonde Redhead / Interpol
March 24, 2005 – Mary Jane’s, Houston – Black Mountain / Mountain Goats
July 22-24, 2005 – Hillside Festival, Guelph, ON – Romi Mayes, Buck 65, Sarah Sleane, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, etc.
Aug. 26, 2005 – 21st St. Co-Op, Austin - Jana Hunter
Aug. 27, 2005 – Scottish Rites Theatre, Austin - Jandek
Sep. 9, 2005 – The Parish, Austin – Magic Markers / Sunburned Hand of the Man
Sep. 13, 2005 – Emo’s, Austin – Retribution Gospel Choir (Mark Kozelek, Alan Sparhawk)
Oct. 13, 2005 – Emo’s, Austin – Growing / Black Dice
Nov. 12, 2005 – Emo’s, Austin – Cannibal Ox
Feb. 15, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Plastic Constellations / Swearing at Motorists / The Hold Steady
Mar. 4, 2006 – Quality Seafood, Austin – Aw Shucks and the Oyster Po’Boys
Mar. 11, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Tossers, The Horrorpops, Sick Of It All
Mar. 14, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Flight of the Conchords / Brian Posehn / Patton Oswalt
Mar. 15, 2006 – Stubbs, Austin – Brightblack Morning Light / New Pornographers / Belle & Sebastian / Mogwai
Mar. 16, 2006 – East Seventh, Austin – Afrirampo / Oxbow / Witch
Mar. 16, 2006 – Zilker Park, Austin – Blackalicious / Spoon / Echo & the Bunnymen
Mar. 16, 2006 – Emos Annex, Austin – Erase Errata / Two Ton Boa / Xiu Xiu / The Gossip
Mar. 17, 2006 – End of an Ear, Austin – Black Heart Procession / Elf Power
Mar. 17, 2006 – Austin City Limits – Jolie Holland
Mar. 17, 2006 – Elysium, Austin – Princess Superstar
Mar. 17, 2006 – Crown and Anchor, Austin – Ariel Pink
Mar. 17, 2006 – Antone’s, Austin – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings / Neko Case
Mar. 18, 2006 – Emos Lounge, Austin – Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice / The Gossip / The Giraffes
Mar. 18, 2006 – French Legation, Austin - The Noisettes / The Gris Gris
June 17, 2006 – La Zona Rosa, Austin – Echo and the Bunnymen
June 20, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Lovely Feathers / Man Man
June 22, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Bavu Blakes / The Coup
June 24, 2006 – White Rabbit, San Antonio – This is Hell / Modern Life is War / Cattle Decapitation / Bane
July 17, 2006 – Lamar St. Footbridge, Austin – World Inferno Friendship Society
July 19, 2006 – The Peacock, Austin – The BassTurd
July 29, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Peaches
Aug. 10, 2006 – Stubb’s, Austin – Bloc Party
Aug. 18, 2006 – White Rabbit, San Antonio – Phenomenauts / Left Alone / Suburban Legend / Voodoo Glow Skulls
Aug. 25, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin - Comeback Kid / Terror / Gorilla Biscuits
Aug. 29, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Fatal Flying Guillotines / The Plastic Constellations
Sep. 9, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – White Whale
Sep. 13, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – Ho-Ag
Sep. 14, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Polyphonic Spree
Sep. 15, 2006 – ACL Day One – Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Guster / Wolf Parade / Stars / Gnarls Barkley
Sep. 15, 2006 – The Paramount Theater, Austin – My Brightest Diamond / Sufjan Stevens
Sep. 16, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – My Brightest Diamond
Sep. 16, 2006 – ACL Day Two – TV on the Radio / The Shins / The Raconteurs / Explosions in the Sky / Massive Attack
Sep. 17, 2006 – ACL Day Three – Damian Marley / Ween / New Pornographers / Flaming Lips / G. Love & Special Sauce
Sep. 21, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Lemurs / French Kicks
Sep. 22, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Independents / Mika Miko / The Gossip
Sep. 29, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Panther / Envelopes / Ratatat
Oct. 11, 2006 – The Parish, Austin – Mark Kozelek
Oct. 21, 2006 – Stubb’s, Austin – CSS / Ladytron
Oct. 21, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Michael Ian Black / Michael Showalter
Oct. 24, 2006 – Stubb’s, Austin – The Decemberists
Nov. 1, 2006 – Bowery Ballroom, NYC – The Bird and the Bee
Nov. 1, 2006 – The Living Room, NYC – Super XX Man
Nov. 1, 2006 – Pianos, NYC – Peter and the Wolf / Ravens & Chimes / Mixelpixel
Nov. 1, 2006 – Cakeshop, NYC – The Virgins
Nov. 2, 2006 – Cakeshop, NYC – Baby Calendar / Keith John Adams / Casper and the Cookies
Nov. 3, 2006 – Sin-e, NYC – IV Thieves / Cinematics / Apples in Stereo
Nov. 3, 2006 – Pianos, NYC – Fatal Flying Guilloteens / The Plastic Constellations / The Big Sleep
Nov. 4, 2006 – Northsix, NYC – When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Portastatic / Malajube / Snowden / The Album Leaf
Nov. 4, 2006 – Sin-e, NYC – Ultra Dolphins / Tone / Grails
Dec. 12, 2006 – KVRX, Austin – Romi Mayes
Dec. 13, 2006 – Cactus Cafe, Austin – Adam Carroll / Sam Baker / Gurf Molix / Romi Mayes
Dec. 14, 2006 – Red’s Scoot Inn, Austin – White Ghost Shivers
Dec. 30, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – The Hickoids / Gang Green
Dec. 31, 2006 – Emo’s, Austin – Flametrick Subs / Black Lipstick / Starlight Mints / The Octopus Project
Feb. 17, 2007 – Triple Crown, San Marcos – The Carnys / Fambly
Feb. 21, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Me Infecto / My Education / Red Sparowes
Feb. 26, 2007 – Cactus Cafe, Austin – Jonathan Richman
Mar. 1, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Umi / Dead Prez
Mar. 9, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Xperimental Dental School / Macromantics / Deerhoof
Mar. 13, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – C-Mon and Kypski
Mar. 14, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Little Ones / Micah Wolf / Via Tania / Marnie Stern
Mar. 14, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Emma Pollock / Beirut / The Mountain Goats
Mar. 14, 2007 – The Ritz, Austin – Black Moth Super Rainbow
Mar. 15, 2007 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – Loney, Dear / The Pipettes
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Tokyo Police Club
Mar. 15, 2007 – Scoot Inn, Austin – Mew
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s Annex, Austin – Oxbow / Big Business / Jesu
Mar. 15, 2007 – The Mohawk, Austin – Besnard Lake / I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s Outside, Austin – The Gossip
Mar. 15, 2007 – The Parish II, Austin – Asobi Seksu
Mar. 15, 2007 – Emo’s Inside, Austin – The Ponys
Mar. 16, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Twilight Sad / Thee More Shallows / Geisha Girls / Walter Meego
Mar. 16, 2007 – Auditorium Shores, Austin – X-Clan / Public Enemy
Mar. 16, 2007 – Emo’s Outside, Austin – Brother Ali / Aesop Rock / El-P
Mar. 16, 2007 – Beauty Bar Patio, Austin – The Pack / The Federation
Mar. 17, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Phonograph
Mar. 17, 2007 – Typewriter Museum, Austin – Australian Cattle God / MC Tracheotomy
Mar. 17, 2007 – The Fort, Austin – Redman
Mar. 17, 2007 – Exodus, Austin – Walter Meego
Mar. 17, 2007 – Elysium, Austin – Les Berg Sans Nipple / Black Moth Super Rainbow & The Octopus Project
Mar. 18, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Finches / Dodo Bird / Roommate
Apr. 5, 2007 – La Zona Rosa, Austin – The Noisettes / TV On the Radio
Apr. 11, 2007 – CMA, Austin – You Make Engine / Rubber Robot
Apr. 14, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Sebadoh
Apr. 18, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Lomita / Deerhunter / The Ponys
Apr. 19, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Deerhunter
Apr. 26, 2007 – Emo’s Lounge, Austin - Red X Red M / Oh, Beast! / STNNNG
Apr. 28, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Pleaseeasaur / Neil Hamburger
May 3, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Grails / Mono
May 9, 2007 – The Backyard, Austin – Man Man / Modest Mouse
May 25, 2007 – The Palladium, Dallas – Morrissey
Jun. 1, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Palaxy Trax / Octopus Project / Peel
Jun. 8, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Blitzen Trapper
Jun. 8, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Blitzen Trapper / Illinois / The Hold Steady
Jun. 10, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Janeane Garofalo / Patton Oswalt
Jun. 12, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – The Carnys / Dan Deacon
Jun. 23, 2007 – Independence Brewery, Austin – The Laughing
Jun. 24, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Unwed Sailor / Ponytail / Battles
July 6, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Yellow Fever / Belaire
July 8, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – Sparrow House
July 11, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Best Fwends / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Parts and Labor
July 12, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – The Veils
July 12, 2007 – Trophy’s, Austin – The BassTurd *
July 28, 2007 – LMNL, Austin – Broet
July 28, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Sugar & Gold / Gravy Train
Aug. 1, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Portugal. The Man
Aug. 2, 2007 – Hole in the Wall, Austin - Jack Grace
Sept. 10, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Night Viking / Humcrush
Sept. 11, 2007 – KVRX, Austin – John Vanderslice
Sept. 11, 2007 – The Parish, Austin – John Vanderslice
Sept. 12, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – The Rentals
Sept. 23, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – OM
Sept. 25, 2007 – Emo’s Lounge, Austin – Tim Barry / William Elliott Whitmore
Sept. 27, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Panthers / Mono / High on Fire
Sept. 29, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – The Lemurs / Do Make Say Think
Oct. 2, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Turbonegro
Oct. 17, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Big Business with The Melvins
Oct. 19, 2007 – The Mohawk, Austin – Boris and Damon & Naomi with Michio Kurihara
Oct. 30, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Grayskul / Atmosphere
Nov. 2, 2007 – Tantra, San Marcos – Boonsborough / The BassTurd / The Carnys *
Nov. 11, 2007 – The Compound, Austin – The Evens
Nov. 16, 2007 – Trophy’s, Austin – Sidler / Quebron / The BassTurd / Kozmodrone *
Nov. 17, 2007 – Emo’s, Austin – Black Moth Super Rainbow / Aesop Rock
Jan. 19, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Fatal Flying Guilloteens / Les Savy Fav
March 8, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Yellow Fever
March 12, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Evangelicals / Headlights / YACHT / The Raveonettes
March 12, 2008 – Lovejoy’s, Austin – Fishboy
March 12, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Panther / The Blow
March 12, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Kirsten Ketsjer / The Plastic Constellations / The Dodos
March 13, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina – Akron/Family / Helio Sequence
March 13, 2008 – Typewriter Museum, Austin – Vena Cava / Shellshag / The Slits / This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
March 13, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Evangelicals / Bon Iver / Jens Lekman
March 14, 2008 – Longbranch Inn, Austin – Fuck Buttons / Annihilation Time
March 14, 2008 – Vice Party, Austin – Raveonnettes / Dark Meat
March 14, 2008 – Red Eyed Fly, Austin – Land of Talk
March 14, 2008 – Volume, Austin – Dirty Wormz
March 14, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – The Apes
March 14, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Kid Sister / Cool Kids / A-Trak / The Clypse
March 15, 2008 – Waterloo Park, Austin – Janeane Garofalo
March 15, 2008 – Bourbon Rocks, Austin – Monotonix
March 15, 2008 – Emo’s Annex, Austin – High Strung / Ra Ra Riot
March 15, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – Dokkebi Q
April 19, 2008 – Alamo Downtown, Austin – Negativland
May 2, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – Atmosphere
June 4, 2008 – Stubb’s, Austin – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
June 11, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin - Black Knights / Stone Mecca / The RZA
June 28, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Clouds / Torche / Boris
July 5, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Harlem / Brides / GRAVY TRAIN!!!!
August 1, 2008 – Red-Eyed Fly, Austin - For the Most Part / Under the Gun
August 9, 2008 – The Parlor, Austin – Bill Latham / The BassTurd
August 20, 2008 – Emo’s, Austin – The Cool Kids
October 8, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Yelle
October 9, 2008 – The Moose Lodge, Austin – The BassTurd
October 9, 2008 – Mohawk, Austin – Monotonix
October 11, 2008 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – The Skatalites
October 14, 2008 – Paramount, Austin – Magnetic Fields
December 28, 2009 – Sokol Underground, Omaha – Artillery Funk
December 30, 2009 – Yacht Club, Iowa City – Nate Unique
March 18, 2009 – Red 7, Austin – Loney, Dear / The Thermals
March 18, 2009 – Buffalo Billiards – The Boat People
March 18, 2009 – Speakeasy, Austin – Poper / Bomba Estereo / Dr. Krapula
March 19, 2009 – French Legation, Austin – Camera Obscura / The Thermals / Cursive / Efterklang
March 19, 2009 – Radio Room Patio, Austin – Red Red Meat / Obits
March 19, 2009 – Radio Room, Austin – Pretty & Nice
March 19, 2009 – Plush, Austin – Constants / Caspian
March 20, 2009 – Habana Calle, Austin – The Mae Shi / Charles Hamilton
March 20, 2009 – Mohawk, Austin – The Rosebuds
March 20, 2009 – Habana Calle, Austin – Mi Ami / Crocodiles / Earthless w/J. Mascis
March 20, 2009 – Austin Music Hall – Datarock / Tricky / DEVO
March 21, 2009 – Friend Island, Austin – Balmorhea
March 21, 2009 – Mrs. Bea’s, Austin – Blank Dogs / Real Estate / Woods
March 21, 2009 – Radio Room, Austin – Dry Spells / Bart Davenport / Sugar & Gold / Gravy Train!!!!
March 21, 2009 – Mohawk, Austin – The Monotonix
April 18, 2009 – Tantra, San Marcos – The BassTurd *
May 1, 2009 – Beerland, Austin – Victims of Leisure / Tunnels
August 28, 2009 – Flamingo Cantina, Austin – Benny vs. The Beast / The Suspects
September 3, 2009 – Beer Land, Austin – Box Elders
December 20, 2009 – St. David’s Church, Austin – Bill Callahan
January 29, 2010 – The Limelight, San Antonio – DJ Jester / Lord Grunge / The BassTurd / Joe Jack Talcum (of Dead Milkmen) *
February 13, 2010 – Mohawk, Austin – DJ Jester / Lord Grunge / The BassTurd / Joe Jack Talcum (of Dead Milkmen) *
February 16, 2010 – Cactus Cafe, Austin – Mike Doughty
March 17, 2010 – Emo’s, Austin – The Black Angels
March 17, 2010 – Mohawk Inside, Austin – Phantogram
March 17, 2010 – Barcelona, Austin – The Spit Brothers
March 17, 2010 – Mohawk Outside, Austin – Gates of Slumber / Priestess / High on Fire
March 18, 2010 – The Parish, Austin – Sleigh Bells
March 18, 2010 – ???
March 18, 2010 – Mohawk, Austin – First Aid Kit / Salem / jj
March 19, 2010 – Fader Fort, Austin – Harlem
March 19, 2010 – Stubb’s, Austin – Hole
March 19, 2010 – Galaxy Room, Austin – Local Natives / Antlers / Les Savy Fav
March 20, 2010 – Fader Fort, Austin – Dum Dum Girls
March 20, 2010 – MWTX, Austin – Crystal Antlers / Fucked Up / Neon Indian
July 23, 2010 – Headhunters, Austin – Coolzey / The BassTurd
July 28, 2010 – Mohawk, Austin – Boris
August 4, 2010 – The Parlor, Austin – How I Quit Crack
September 6, 2010 – The Ogden, Denver – Scissor Sisters
*Shows marked with an *asterisk* are ones at which I performed.
Also, more times than I can count: Bright Eyes, Cursive, Good Life, Saddle-Creek bands aplenty.