Cloaca Melodia

The Marquee, New York, NY This was one of the coolest Billy Bragg shows I attended, primarily due to some technical difficulties early on in the set. post continues.... Bragg's guitar wasn't coming through properly, so while the problem was being corrected Bragg began to sing one of my favorite pieces of Bragg obscurata: "I Don't Need This Pressure, Ron," an acapella Reagan-era number (the title satirizes the Spandau Ballet U.K. hit "I Don't Need This Pressure On") which I used to play all the time on my college radio station. Frankly, I was shocked and delighted he pulled that one out--I never expected to hear it live! I went to the show with my then-girlfriend Christine.

The Marquee, New York, NY Me and my friend Kathy scurried over to this show after catching Elvis Costello and The Replacements at Madison Square Garden , making this quite the music-packed evening. We, unfortunately, missed most of King Missile's set due to this two-show gambit, which was a shame since we were both big King Missile fans (we attended six KM shows together in four different cities throughout 1991). post continues.... Bongwater was terrific, though, and the packed house was fully appreciative. I seem to recall Kramer playing bass with the instrument loose, no guitar strap. It seemed rather unwieldy. One of the most memorable moments in the show was when Ann Magnuson addressed the crowd. "Let me introduce you to my friends. This here is Thelma," she declared, pointing to one of her breasts as the audience wildly cheered the reference to Geena Davis' character in the just-released film. She indicated the other one. "And this is Louise." Pause a b...

The Marquee, New York, NY...... sorry, I haven't yet written about this show... add your own comments if you were also there!   my ticket from the show

The Marquee, New York, NY.... Yet another band that was woefully unprepared for the Google era (just try searching for "Something Happens"!). Tickets were $13.50/advance, $15/door.  The Irish band was touring in support of their latest album  Stuck Together With God's Glue . I remember the band giving a shout-out to Long Island radio station WDRE and getting a big reaction from the crowd. Everybody sang along when they played "Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, (Petrol)" from their latest album.    

The Marquee, New York, NY..... This was one of the loudest concerts I ever attended. My ears were ringing for a full three days afterwards. Soul Aslym setlist: Spinnin' Be On Your Way Cartoon Little Too Clean Easy Street Nice Guys (Don't Get Paid) Something Out Of Nothing Veil Of Tears To Sir With Love Marionette All The King's Friends Grounded Sometime To Return Gullible's Travels Made To Be Broken Medley Closer To The Stars Freaks Do Anything You Wanna Do

The Marquee, New York, NY Baerwald performed this show with the wrist of his strumming hand in a cast. post continues.... I was working occasionally at his label, A&M, at the time (from where I got the tickets), so I sidled up to one of the label's publicists and asked what happened to his wrist. "I know," she shouted back at me over the music, "he won't tell us."