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We went to see Liz Phair at the 9:30 club last night. It was one of the better live shows I've seen--she was very much at ease on stage, talked a lot, and seemed to really enjoy performing. The only time she looked a little bored was when she finished the show with "Supernova." (Speaking of "finishing the show", can we at long last ditch the prepared encores?) Of course, it was hard to see Liz, given that she's only 5'2" and we were on the floor standing amongst a whole lot of tall people.
And now, for no good reason, a list of the bands I've seen over the years. I wish I could say it was complete--I was very good in my younger days about writing down all of my recreational activities, but then I got old and stupid. And deaf, probably from all these shows.... A lot of the shows at the 9:30 (a moment's silence, please, as we remember the original location at 930 F Street) were "3 Bands/3 Bucks" nights, so when you see a big pile of no-names, remember that we were there more for the 3 Bucks portion rather than anything specific about the 3 Bands.
As for entry #1, it was my parents' idea. That's all I can say.
John Denver Capital Centre, 1978
Seals and Crofts/KC & the Sunshine Band/Foreigner Cap Centre, Dec. 1979
Rush Cap Centre, Jan. 1983
REM/the DBs UF Bandshell, late 1983-early 1984
Adam Ant/The Romantics UF O'Connell Center, 1983 or 1984
Sting UF O'Connell Center, 10/19/1985
U2 Jacksonville, FL, 4/30/1985
The Smiths GWU Smith Center, 8/8/1986
Lust 4 Life 9:30 Club, 7/3/1987
Billy Idol/The Cult Merriweather Post Pavillion, 7/31/1987
Squeeze/Winter Hours Merriweather, 8/1/1987
The Now/The Mondays Fort Reno, 8/13/1987
Big Bang Theory 9:30, 8/15/1987
New Order/Gene Loves Jezebel/Echo and The Bunnymen Merriweather, 8/21/1987
Hyaa!/Swimming Pool Qs 9:30, 8/22/1987
U2 RFK, 9/20/1987
Winter Hours 9:30, 9/26/1987
R.E.M./10,000 Maniacs Patriot Center, 10/10/1987
Swimming Pool Qs 9:30, 11/6/1987
Fetchin Bones 9:30, 12/5/1987
Soulside 9:30, 1/13/1988
Unknown/Lake Quiet Awhile 9:30, 1/16/1988
Eek-a-Mouse 9:30, 1/20/1988
Fetchin Bones/Mambo-X, Defenestration 9:30, 1/29/1988
Sting GMU Patriot Center, 1/30/1988
DT & the Shakes/The Tools/Strange Exchange 9:30, 3/18/1988
Scruffy the Cat/Full Fathom Five 9:30, 4/30/1988
Bobby McFerrin 5/15/1988
East Side 9:30, 5/21/1988
The Ocean Blue/John Comstock 9:30, 5/28/1988
The Promise/Miracle Legion 9:30, 7/2/1988
Three Bands, $3 (didn't list 'em!) 9:30, 9/4/1988
Eric Clapton/Mark Knopfler Cap Centre, 9/8/1988
Fetchin Bones 9:30, 9/23/1988
Robert Plant Cap Centre, 10/24/1988 or 7/16/1990 (?)
Winter Hours/Carry Nation 9:30, 12/3/1988
Metallica/The Cult Cap Centre, 7/28/1989
Soulside 9:30, 9/28/1989
Frontier Theory/Terrill 9:30, 9/23/1990
Sisters of Mercy/Danielle Dax Citadel Center, 4/3/1991
Salt Diamond Mine, Alice Donut, and Monkey Spank 9:30, 11/30/1991
Cranberries/Suede WUST Music Hall, 10/12/1993
Jazz Passengers Featuring Debbie Harry Blues Alley, 12/1/1993
(uhhhhh..... I'm sure I saw SOME concerts during this stretch!)
U2 Zurich, 7/23/2001
Echo & the Bunnymen/Psychedelic Furs Nation, 11/18/2001
X 9:30, 6/14/2003
Blondie 9:30, 6/29/2003
Pernice Brothers Black Cat, 4/15/2004
Blondie 9:30, 5/10/2004
Liz Phair/Matt Pond PA 9:30, 10/12/2005 X/Juliana Hatfield 9:30, 12/5/2005
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