The Archive of My Past Performances
DON'T LOOK BACK-- (John Lee Hooker):
"Don't look back...over the days...of yesteryear
You cannot live on...in the past....Don't look back"
My favorite version of this song is by the band Them (featuring Van Morrison), done in 1965.
Do yourself a favor and check it out. (Here’s one version: https://youtu.be/3BQM1Jk1Oq4)
Listening to this record (and all great music) seems to put me in some kind of otherworldly place.
Here’s my performances history, in which I do look back:
1984
April 5th-BENEATH BROADWAY, 148 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA (basement of Broadlind Hotel)
Maybe my 1st “documented” performance, that I can remember, anyhow.
This was a very funky place in downtown Long Beach, with poetry, performance artists and musicians.
1987
JANUARY 18th—BILBO BAGGINS, 2701 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA
I think that I sketched this little gem the same night I performed there.
I remember meeting Luke, of Luke and the Locomotives, at Bilbo’s, during the 80’s.
This was pretty much my 1st continuous hangout place, as I began to play regularly.
FEBRUARY 3—SNAPPER’S, 18685 H-Main St., Huntington Beach, CA
FEBRUARY 4—Private party, rooftop of building, Huntington Beach, CA, with the Swinging Esquires (my only performance with this band).
MAY 8—RUTABEGORZ, 211 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton, CA
JUNE 2—SNAPPER’S
NOVEMBER 1—COURT OF ST. JAMES restaurant, 14041 Beach Blvd. Westminster, CA. Playing acoustic guitar and singing to diners in a fancy restaurant. I remember thinking, “wow, this is great! I’ve finally made the big time and secured a steady gig”. (It lasted 1 more night). The beginning of many dashed dreams to come.
NOVEMBER 2—COURT OF ST. JAMES
1988
JANUARY 3—BILBO BAGGINS
JANUARY 11—THE BREAKAWAY, 11970 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista, CA. This place, a seafood restaurant/bar, was a seminal location for emerging musicians in Los Angeles/Hollywood. Personally, the Breakaway was 1 of 4 places where I honed my craft, so to speak. There was music most nights and I learned a lot about performing here. Many truly great acts appeared on this stage throughout its existence. This was the first venue where I felt the “magic” of a creative scene going on around, with the talent mixing and blending and swirling around and outwards to new creations.
EARLY SUMMER—the formation of da da da, the first band I was ever a member of (and up to 2020, the only band I’ve been with). Yes, the spelling is in lower caps, and the name reflects the Dada movement in the arts world, during the early 20th century in Europe. Nonsense, irrationality, and anti-bourgeois sensibilities are some features prevalent in the work of these creative artists. da da da blew some minds, including mine. Long live da da da.
da da da
Members: Gary Bogdanoff—lead guitar, vocals
Saki Anderson—bass guitar, vocals
Rod Smear—rhythm guitar, vocals
Todd Snow—drums
Pat Burke-percussion
JULY 8—LA VIDA HOT SPRINGS, 6105 Carbon Cyn. Rd., Brea, CA. 1st appearance of da da da
…and the dancing never stopped…..
JULY 10—da da da-LA VIDA HOT SPRINGS
JULY 30—da da da-MEADOWLARK COUNTRY CLUB, 16782 Graham St., Huntington Beach, CA
AUGUST 28—da da da-Private party, 29 Palms desert, CA
OCTOBER 23—da da da-JOSIE’S, Orange County, CA
Saki, the “artist” of the group, made this promotional flyer for the band.
Most of the band all lived together in the same house, in Orange, CA, during this time. Great times.
OCTOBER 29—da da da-DESERT ROCK FESTIVAL, 29 Palms, CA
A terrific flyer designed by Saki for our Desert Rock Festival
The other band at this festival, Mirrored Image, included drummer Scott, who was the brother of da da da lead guitarist/visionary, Gary Bogdanoff.
NOVEMBER 30-BREAKAWAY
Back to my solo shows. At this point, I am playing with the band, da da da, as well as playing solo.
This is a cool schedule for the Breakaway, for November of ‘88. How many musicians can you recognize? Some are well-known. On Sunday nights, the show was hosted by Darius, a super cool musician who helped a lot of us get established into the “scene”. I wonder where he is now??
DECEMBER 18-da da da-GOODIE’S nightclub, 1641 N. Placentia Ave., Fullerton, CA
The 1st of quite a few da da da performances at this venue.
This is the ticket that we would pre-sell to our fans.
DECEMBER 21-da da da-GREEN DOOR, 9191 Central, Montclair, CA
Another interesting flyer, created by our bass player, Saki, for this show.
This may have been our only gig at this venue. Interesting tidbit (or not), Montclair is right next to Claremont, (get it?), in the San Gabriel valley, southeast of Los Angeles. Frank Zappa spent some time in the early to mid 60’s in these environs.
DECEMBER 26-BREAKAWAY. Back to a solo performance.
1989
JANUARY 5-da da da-GOODIE’S nightclub.
…rockin’ eclectica…….
JANUARY 10-BILBO BAGGINS-solo gigs again.
JANUARY 19-BILBO BAGGINS
JANUARY 31-BILBO BAGGINS
FEBRUARY 5-BREAKAWAY
FEBRUARY 19-da da da-GOODIE’S nightclub
FEBRUARY 26-da da da-GOODIE’S nightclub
My impressions of our show that night. Notice the titles of some of the numbers we did.
Ahhhh….a real set-list from this night.
I’m noticing 5 of my originals on this list. I doubt that we would have performed more than 8 or 9 songs this evening.
MARCH 14-BILBO BAGGINS
MARCH 22-da da da-WHISKEY A-GO-GO, 8901 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA. The legendary Hollywood music venue.
This looks to be an Orange County-based local music paper, with da da da listed, for bookings.
MARCH 29-BREAKAWAY. Solo.
APRIL 3-BREAKAWAY
APRIL 7-da da da-The STRAND, 1700 Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, CA
We were the supporting act for Wild Child, a Doors tribute band. The lead singer of Wild Child really did look like Jim Morrison, too! I think he became semi-famous later on. His name was Dave something. da da da did (dadadadid) several shows with Wild Child in that time period. I remember that the Strand had a revolving stage, set among dinner tables with nice table-cloths and everything. Very “upper-class” environment.
I also remember that we lost quite a bit of $$ on this one. Standard policy, unfortunately.
APRIL 11-BILBO BAGGINS. Back to being a solo act.
APRIL 15-Costa Mesa, CA. neighborhood festival. Outside. A nice gentleman named Jonathan booked me for this one. Funny how the memory works, isn’t it? I cannot remember anything else about this show. But Jonathan and I met and hung out for a week or so around this time.
MAY 9-BILBO BAGGINS
JUNE 16-da da da-The STRAND
da da da business card.
JUNE 25-da da da-GOODIE’S nightclub
Yup..the 80’s…big hair and heavy metal. da da da was definitely not a part of THAT scene
Bottom of the bill…there we are. Payin’ dues. On a screamin’ Sunday.
JULY 7-da da da-The PALOMINO CLUB, 6907 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA
The famous Palomino club. Probably the best-known country music club in the Los Angeles area. The bands and acts that appeared on this legendary stage throughout the years: Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Everly Brothers, Flying Burrito Brothers, Rick Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, to name 8. Also was the place where George Harrison, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty and others had an impromptu jam one night. Venue closed not too many years after this show.
They had a great pinball machine here, too.
JULY 23-da da da-LA VIDA HOT SPRINGS
Somewhat of a biker bar, roadhouse kind of a place. We liked it.
JULY 30-da da da-GOODIE’S nightclub
Three Bob Marley/Wailers songs on this set-list. I don’t think we ever did a show without playing some Marley and some Grateful Dead material. “Lively Up Yourself”—I still have memories of practicing and practicing the off-beat rhythm to this song, during da da da rehearsals. Poor Gary, trying to teach us how it should go. I learned a great deal from him.
AUGUST 7 OR 8—BREAKAWAY. Solo performance.
AUGUST 11-da da da-The STRAND
Another da da da/Wild Child shared bill.
This show here may have been the final performance of da da da. For the short time we were together, we made some incredible music. Sadly, we never released a record. But, there are hours and hours of da da da recordings which reside in the Sphere Vaults, which very well could see the light of a new day.
AUGUST 29-BILBO BAGGINS. Solo show. At this point in time, I am basically a solo act, with da da da transforming into different and new realms of creativity.
SEPTEMBER 5-BREAKAWAY
Yes, everything WAS exploding my head apart in those days. Creative explosions, y’ understand.
This flyer covered 3 of my solo shows during this period.
SEPTEMBER 6-8121 CLUB, 8117 Sunset Blvd., (downstairs from the Coconut Teaser). My 1st appearance of many at this cool place on the “strip”. You could always hear the street crowds and cars while performing here. Raw and funky and smelly.
SEPTEMBER 17-BREAKAWAY
Jay Tinsky was the one who booked the acts at the Breakaway. And perhaps Mike Giangreco, as well. A lot of talent on this month’s schedule, as you can see. I remember being blown away by watching David Zasoloff one night here. Oh, and there’s Smokey Miles playing on the 21st. Funny and terrific guy. Very kind. I later appeared on one of his cable access shows that he produced. (Somewhere later on this time-line).
In these days, I was living in Orange County, CA., and I would spend as many nights as I could in the LA area, soaking up the atmosphere, staying up late ‘till the wee hours of the morning, and finally driving back to the bands’ home, and then doing it again and again. Oh yeah, and working a 40-hour week at the same time. Payin’ dues.
OCTOBER 17-NATURAL FUDGE CO., 5224 Fountain Ave., Hollywood, CA. My first appearance at this venue.
Brenda, who ran the Natural Fudge, was a beautiful, crazy character, whom we all loved. Some nights you would get some strange steet people coming into the club. I don’t believe there was a cover charge, so, anyone could just walk in. Well, it WAS Hollywood!!
OCTOBER 26-BENEATH BROADWAY
NOVEMBER 3-MAMA PAJAMA, 3786 Durango Ave., West Los Angeles, CA. One of the 4 “magic” spots for me, personally. Could be my 1st show at this boutique, art gallery, coffee-house, vintage clothes space. This venue would become one of the most important and influential spots that I had the pleasure to play. Truly epic. And all happening in a little, tiny storefront on Venice Blvd. Nora Landrum was the owner/mama, and her daughter, Linda, (soon to become the legendary, brilliant artist Alfalfa Jones), the artistic spirit of this mecca for coffeehouse artists/musicians/poets/comics/story-tellers/magicians/freaks/dancers, and everyone else who had something that could not be contained inside their creative heads. More about this place later.
NOVEMBER 4-BOHEMIAN CAFE (Bogarts), 6288 Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, CA. First appearance at this small club. (located in the same building as Bogarts nightclub).
I met Dan Smith in Orange County. We would play together and practice at his home. Great bass player. Super guy. He’s still playing, too, I believe. I met Jef Davis around the clubs in LA. He worked at the McCabe’s guitar shop, in Santa Monica, which is one of the few places on this time-line that is still open. Jef is a wonderful, kind soul with a lot of talent and creativity. Not too long after this show, we moved in together with some others, into a magical place in the Silverlake section of LA. More on that later.
This show was probably the only time Dan and Jef and I played together for a show. I’ve no idea what we played this night. Probably a lot of my originals.
NOVEMBER 10-SUNSETS club, Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA.
NOVEMBER 17-MAMA PAJAMA
NOVEMBER 30-BREAKAWAY
DECEMBER 14-CLUB 88, 11784 West Pico Blvd., LA, CA.
My 1st appearance at this club. I remember this joint as being a bit “seedy”. Although memories can often be mistaken. You know what they say, “if you can remember the 60’s, then you probably weren’t there”. Well, that can be true for the 80’s and 90’s as well.
Looks like I played about 9 songs this show. With either “Poor Little Fool”, or “Window Shop” being the last request. Who was Bill?
Guess I’m the opening act at this show.
Maybe it was Bill Skinner who requested my last song? (see set-list above).
DECEMBER 17-???
DECEMBER 26-BILBO BAGGINS
1990
JANUARY 5-MUSICIAN’S RECORD SHOP, 1624 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA
JANUARY 6-MAMA PAJAMA
JANUARY 8-BREAKAWAY
JANUARY 9-THE CENTRAL, 8852 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood, CA. First time at this venue. This location had been here for years. Previously Filthy McNasties, and then, later on, the Viper Room.
JANUARY 11-BENEATH BROADWAY
JANUARY 12-MAMA PAJAMA
Names and autographs of the other friends performing this night.
Greg was a very terrific friend of mine. He loaned me a guitar of his for quite a while, since mine was broken.
Tom was the mandolin player. Lived in his camper that we called Daddy’s Den. Lots of jams in that camper. Heart of gold.
JANUARY 12-MUSICIAN’S RECORD SHOP
JANUARY 15-BREAKAWAY
Other performers/attendees on this evening.
John was a genius engineer, and a music lover as well. Ani was from the east, as in India, I believe. Is that her signature in her native script?
JANUARY 18-8121 CLUB
JANUARY 19-MUSICIAN’S RECORD SHOP
JANUARY 20-BREAKAWAY. I was part of the backup band for the Toads (Tom McLaughlin’s band).
JANUARY 22-BREAKAWAY
JANUARY 26-MUSICIAN’S RECORD SHOP
JANUARY 29-BREAKAWAY
JANUARY 30-BILBO BAGGINS
FEBRUARY 1-CAGNEY’S BY THE SEA, Huntington Beach, CA
First time at this restaurant/club.
FEBRUARY 2-MAMA PAJAMA
Alfalfa Jones designed and produced a Mama Pajama calendar, with different musicians/artists for each month.
FEBRUARY 8-CLUB 88
FEBRUARY 9-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 12-BREAKAWAY
FEBRUARY 15-CAGNEY’S BY THE SEA
FEBRUARY 16-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 17-BREAKAWAY
The picture on this flyer was taken while sitting in Mama Pajama.
FEBRUARY 17-MUSICIAN’S RECORD SHOP
FEBRUARY 19-BREAKAWAY
FEBRUARY 20-BREAKAWAY
Playing with others on this night. Toad music.
Looks like we were the Toad Cadets. Very nice flyer designed by Carl Hartel.
FEBRUARY 22-BENEATH BROADWAY
FEBRUARY 22-CAGNEY’S BY THE SEA
FEBRUARY 23-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 25-MCCABE’S GUITAR SHOP, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA. First time for me playing at this club. Many great singer/songwriters appeared on this stage. On this night, I was back-up guitarist for blues singer, Maria Downey.
MARCH 4-MAMA PAJAMA
Beautiful souls—Jef and Joan would soon move in together in our Silverlake home.
MARCH 5-BREAKAWAY
MARCH 6-BILBO BAGGINS
MARCH 8-BENEATH BROADWAY
MARCH 9-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 12-BREAKAWAY
MARCH 13-BILBO BAGGINS
MARCH 16-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 17-MUSICIAN’S RECORD SHOP
MARCH 19-BREAKAWAY
MARCH 22-BENEATH BROADWAY
MARCH 22-CAGNEY’S BY THE SEA. Yes, sometimes I would play at 2 places a night. Sometimes 3 a night. There might even be a listing somewhere where I have played 4 different venues in one night. Payin’ dues.
MARCH 23-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 25-”song swap”, home of Andy Manoff, West LA, CA. Andy was/is a wonderful human being with a deep, velvet voice, who can play just about any kind of instrument, as well as making them. This was one of those events/parties that songwriters would host at their homes, where a number of songwriters would get together and share songs.
MARCH 25-AL’S BAR, 305 S. Hewitt St., Los Angeles, CA. 1st time at this venue. Seedy, smelly, dirty, amazing atmosphere. Legendary venue in downtown LA for punks, poets, etc.
Must be a very profound statement of writing along the edges of this flyer. Or not.
MARCH 26-BREAKAWAY
MARCH 30-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 31-BREAKAWAY
APRIL 2-BREAKAWAY
APRIL 5-BENEATH BROADWAY
Reading my note right below this flyer is a reminder of those times, when I didn’t have enough $$ to make copies of my flyers to hand out. Payin’ dues.
APRIL 6-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 8-IGUANA coffeehouse. 1st time at this coffeehouse. The 3rd of 4 venues that truly made a great impression on myself and the entire Los Angeles/Hollywood area of musicians/artists/poets. Tom Ianello was the owner/host of this great spot. More about this place later, for sure.
APRIL 9-BREAKAWAY
APRIL 20-BREAKAWAY
Here’s what was going on at the Breakaway for April of ‘90.
APRIL 21-CONTINENTAL CABLE, Marina Del Ray, CA, cable access TV taping.
APRIL 22-MCCABE’S
APRIL 23-BREAKAWAY
APRIL 29-8121 CLUB
Wood & Smoke (appearing on May 12), were an acoustic duo whom I first met at the Bilbo Baggins club in Orange County. Cool guys. Wonder where they are now? Wouldn’t it be interesting to research all of these acts and find out who and what and where and how? OK. Go for it, all of you historians.
APRIL 30-BREAKAWAY
MAY 1-BREAKAWAY
Dee Dee Dunmoyer and I, in the lobby of the Breakaway, waiting to perform.
This was an article appearing in the LA Times, as the acoustic music scene keeps getting bigger and better all around these parts.
MAY 2-MAD HATTER’S espresso bar, 5819 W. Pico Blvd., LA, CA. First time at this coffeehouse.
I probably drew this while waiting to perform at Mad Hatter’s. More than likely, I performed some of the songs in this sketch on that night.
MAY 4-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 5-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 7-BREAKAWAY
MAY 11-MAMA PAJAMA. Solo and with a band.
MAY 13-IGUANA
MAY 14-MAMA PAJAMA. With band on this night.
MAY 17-BREAKAWAY
Note: Jay Friedmann on guitar and vocals. Jay and I hooked up and played as a duo quite often. Jay was/is an excellent guitarist and stylist. Very classy, I always thought. I was very fortunate have spent time with him.
Note #2: Notice the special guests, the Oxymorons. At least 1 member of this band, had been a quasi-member/hanger-on of da da da in the earlier days.
MAY 18-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 19-BOHEMIAN CAFE
MAY 26-CHERRY ORCHARD. ??. Where was this spot? And what was this place? I know that I performed here on this night, though. “..the ravishes of tyme drift away…as memories and forgotten dirt…”
JUNE 3-GORKY’S, 1716 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, CA. First appearance at this bar/club.
JUNE 4-BREAKAWAY
JUNE 8-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 9-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY, 1308 Factory Place, #4J, LA, CA. Art studio opening. First of many performances for the greatly talented and imaginative and creative and wonderful artist, Barbara Mendes.
Barbara Mendes met us and we met her at Mama Pajama. Just one of many examples of how a small spot like Mama’s could change the world just by being there, where creative minds could meet and mingle and spread wings into so many different facets of life and love and joy. Barbara created this flyer for her opening night. What a talented and beautiful spirit she was/is. Look her up.
JUNE 11-BREAKAWAY
JUNE 13-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, 742 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA. coffeehouse/restaurant. 1st appearance at this legendary meeting place for talent and creativity, in the heart of Hollywood. This is the 4th of 4 very special places for me and the entire artistic community of musicians/artists/film-makers/screen-writers, singers, set-designers, producers, directors, casting agents, actors, promoters, aspiring wanna-bes, folkies, rockers, punk, avant-gardists, photographers, and on and on and on. Words cannot adequately describe the great times we had here. Food/alcohol (which straight coffeehouse were not allowed to sell), inside dining, with outside firepit for socializing. Events/music almost every night. Everyone stopped by here, at all hours, to mingle and hang out. Rich and Leslie Brenner were the owners/operators of this oasis. From here on out, everything is in place for the renaissance of creative music/poetry/happenings in LA/Southern California. If you were like me, it was too exciting to sleep. So, you didn’t sleep much. There will probably never, ever be a tyme like this (approximately 10 years) again. Before the internet and the computer chip took away our physical and creative alliances and relationships with each other, THESE WERE THE BEST OF TIMES. The ones who were there…well, you know who you are. The ones who missed it….well…cie la vie.
JUNE 15-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 16 OR 17-CHERRY ORCHARD
JUNE 17-MCCABE’S
JUNE 18-BREAKAWAY
JUNE 20-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 21-BE- BOP RECORDS, 18433 Sherman Way, Reseda, CA. This was a record store in the Valley.
JUNE 22-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 23-BOHEMIAN CAFE
JUNE 24-CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, 5930 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA
What was I doing here? Well, it was an opportunity to perform, that’s all. No other deep philosophical reason.
JUNE 24-IGUANA. So, after the show above, I headed on over to the Iguana. For a magic Sunday night.
JUNE 28-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 29-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 1-Private party, 3149 Ettrick St., Silverlake, CA
This was our 1st party we hosted, at my new home in Silverlake. Great times. Barbara Mendes drew this sketch while it happened. Incredible.
JULY 2-BREAKAWAY
JULY 6-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 7-THE FRET HOUSE, 309 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA
My first time appearing at this guitar shop/performance space in the San Gabriel valley. I would play here quite a few times.
This journal sketch was made while I was hanging out, before and after my part of the show. Notice some of the songs that I was thinking about playing that night.
JULY 8-CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY. Back for one more time. I lived pretty close by this location.
JULY 9-BREAKAWAY
JULY 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 13-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 14-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
Art opening for Rick Cummings.
JULY 15-COMEDY STORE (Belly Up room), 8433 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA. First time at this venue. This is the world famous comedy club where all the great comedians appear. In those days, they would have variety shows in a special room, downstairs from the main room. The Belly Up room show was hosted by Skip E. Lowe. What a character he was. Later to be immortalized as Jiminy Glick, the hilariously funny tv interviewer, invented by Martin Short. I don’t think Mr. Short ever really actually acknowledged who he was basing his comedy character on, but anyone who spent time with Skip E. Lowe, knows.
JULY 16-BREAKAWAY
JULY 18-MAMA PAJAMA
Some very talented people performed on this night. Geez. And for $3.00 cheap.
JULY 20-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 21-THE BASEMENT, Methodist church, 1226 N. Alvarado St., Echo Park, CA. My first appearance at this spot. This is where I met Mark Phillips, who hosted the events here. He is the soul of the Earth. And probably still playing his guitar/harmonica blues-style stuff.
JULY 22-COMEDY STORE (Belly Up room).
JULY 23-BREAKAWAY
JULY 26-NATURAL FUDGE CO.
JULY 26-THE ONYX, 1802 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz, CA. First time here. This was the archetypal coffeehouse/art gallery spot, with funk poetry and performance artists. Had some great times here.
JULY 27-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 29-COMEDY STORE (Belly Up room).
JULY 29-HIGHLAND GROUNDS. So, after the gig above, I made the 15 minute drive to Highland Ave., and let loose again.
AUGUST 3-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 4-FRET HOUSE
AUGUST 5-THE SHAMROCK, Hollywood Blvd. and Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA. Basically a bar, with live music. Super atmosphere. This was my first time here.
AUGUST 6-BREAKAWAY
AUGUST 10-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 17-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 20-BREAKAWAY
AUGUST 26-SANTA FE ARTS COLONY, Santa Fe Ave., LA, CA
This was Barbara Mendes’ get-together, with hundreds of attendees. Named after one of my songs, “Shake The Tree”. We danced and played and sang and laughed the day and night away. Good times.
Check out the flyer here. Done by Barbara that very same day/night!
AUGUST 27-”Velvet Revolution” play, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 West 8th St., LA, CA
I played the part of a singing, guitar-playing troubadour. Pretty big production. We practiced and rehearsed and everything.
SEPTEMBER 1-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 2-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 3-BREAKAWAY
SEPTEMBER 6-BENEATH BROADWAY
SEPTEMBER 7-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 8-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 8-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
SEPTEMBER 9-NATURAL FUDGE CO.
SEPTEMBER 9-Private party, John’s house, 8926 1/2 National Blvd., Venice, CA. If anyone can tell me which John this was/is, please let me know.
SEPTEMBER 10-BREAKAWAY
SEPTEMBER 15-8121 CLUB
SEPTEMBER 15-Private party, Silverlake home.
Another blast at our home.
Looks like I played 3 different places on this date. No time for sleep when there’s so much going on.
SEPTEMBER 16-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
SEPTEMBER 17-BREAKAWAY
SEPTEMBER 23-NATURAL FUDGE CO.
SEPTEMBER 29-ZERO ONE art gallery, 7025 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Another “Shake The Tree” festival.
SEPTEMBER 30-IGUANA
OCTOBER 7-MAMA PAJAMA
OCTOBER 8-DUGRAN NEU cafe, Reno, NV. My first appearance outside of California.
OCTOBER 13-ZERO ONE art gallery
OCTOBER 22-BREAKAWAY
OCTOBER 24-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
Painting done by Barbara Mendes.
OCTOBER 29-BREAKAWAY
OCTOBER 31-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
That’s Steven Bosco on the far right.
NOVEMBER 3-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
I’m playing the guitar that Greg Naseman let me use for a while. Amazed that I didn’t break it completely.
NOVEMBER 16-MAMA PAJAMA
NOVEMBER 18-NATURAL FUDGE CO.
NOVEMBER 19-BREAKAWAY
NOVEMBER 21-TRANCAS nightclub, 30765 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, CA. First time at this cool music club.
NOVEMBER 23-MAMA PAJAMA
NOVEMBER 25-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 30-MAMA PAJAMA
3 performance dates and notes/observations, on this journal page, describing 2 days in the life of Sphere.
DECEMBER 1-FRET HOUSE
DECEMBER 1-JABBERJAW, 3711 Pico Blvd., LA, CA. First time at this coffeehouse/music venue. Lots of bands played this “underground” club. That wasn’t underground at all.
DECEMBER 7-THE BUZZ, 3932 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA
First time appearance at this small coffeehouse. I don’t think this place lasted too long. At this time, places were opening up all the time, everywhere. The scene was rapidly changing and evolving.
DECEMBER 9-IGUANA
DECEMBER 10-BREAKAWAY
DECEMBER 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 14-MAMA PAJAMA. In 6 days, I have found myself playing at the 4 best coffeehouse/music venues in the area. Pretty cool. Flying high.
DECEMBER 16-”Main Street Magic” Festival, Edgemar courtyard, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica, CA
DECEMBER 16-IGUANA
DECEMBER 19-LA BRACERA restaurant, Reseda CA
DECEMBER 20-Cable access show, channel 65
DECEMBER 21-MAMA PAJAMA
DECEMBER 22-MAMA PAJAMA
Flyer for my final performance of 1990
1991
JANUARY 18-MAMA PAJAMA
JANUARY 25-IGUANA
JANUARY 25-NEW MOON restaurant, 9th and San Pedro, LA, CA
First time here. I’m sitting in with the band Molest Station. We were very loud!!
JANUARY 27-Home of Greg Bannon, loft, filming of Paul Kirshbaum film/movie. I wonder whatever happened to the footage.
JANUARY 27-IGUANA
JANUARY 28-BEVERLY HILLS ROADHOUSE cafe, Beverly Hills, CA. First time at this new spot in fancy-dancy BH. It sure didn’t seem to fit in with the neighborhood. Didn’t last long, either.
FEBRUARY 2-recording studio, with Baraka, North Hollywood, CA
FEBRUARY 3-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 4-NATURAL FUDGE CO.
FEBRUARY 5-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 8-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 9-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY. Opening for Robin Ryan.
FEBRUARY 9-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 10-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 11-BREAKAWAY
FEBRUARY 12-AMBROSIA restaurant, Encino, CA
FEBBRUARY 12-Recording session at 2 Guys From The Valley studios.
FEBRUARY 16-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 17-”Club Maxxee Padd”, at Hully Gully recording studios, 2471 Fletcher Dr., Silverlake, CA
This was a 3 AM show. See the flyer (left) and use your imagination.
Also, notes on the other shows around this time, duly scrawled into my journal.
FEBRUARY 17-IGUANA
MARCH 3-RAJI’S, 6160 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. First appearance for me at this very “atmospheric” place.
MARCH 5-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 6-AMBROSIA restaurant
MARCH 10-IGUANA
MARCH 12-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 17-IGUANA
MARCH 18-BEVERLY HILLS ROADHOUSE
MARCH 19-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 26-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 28-RAJI’S
Playing with Molest Station.
MARCH 30-MAMA PAJAMA
I produced this show at Mama’s. Robert LaCarr was a gifted harmonica player. Nell Brickner was a sweetheart acoustic singer. Jim Prior——we got to be pretty tight in those days. Very very good friend of mine. Heart of gold, “y’sah”, as he used to say. I miss him still.
I may have met Enzo and Carmen on this night. Super cool people, from Italy.
Set list for the show. 3 or 4 of those songs I don’t quite remember nowadays.
March schedule for Mama’s, designed by Alfalfa Jones.
APRIL 2-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 3-IGUANA
APRIL 5-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 6-Private party, Silverlake home.
Another shindig at our home.
APRIL 7-IGUANA
APRIL 9-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 15-AT MY PLACE, 1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA
This could have been my initial show with the NAS organization. Paul Zollo hosted this show. We have been friends ever since. Check out his book on songwriting for a terrific read.
APRIL 21-D.A. WARD GALLERY, 1931 Bay St., LA, CA
Listing for the show, in the LA Times.
MAY 5-Private party, Silverlake home.
Front side of our flyer, designed by roommate/musician, Jef Davis.
Back side of flyer. Just in case you’d like to find our once legendary home. Do not disturb current occupants, please.
MAY 7-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 8-VAN GOH’S EAR, 796 Main St., Venice, CA. First time at this very funky, small coffeehouse.
MAY 13-COBALT CAFE, Woodland Hills, CA. First appearance at this fine coffeehouse in the San Fernando valley.
MAY 14-ST. MARKS, Venice, CA. First time here. New places opening up all over the area now.
MAY 14-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 21-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 26-IGUANA
MAY 28-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 2-IGUANA
JUNE 3-CLUB LINGERIE, 6507 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA
This was basically a rock music venue. On this night, I was sitting in with Molest Station.
JUNE 5-NATURAL FUDGE CO.
JUNE 6-NATURAL FUDGE CO.
This flyer has several dates for this time period.
JUNE 8-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
JUNE 9-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 16-ART/TOI restaurant, Hollywood, CA
JUNE 17-COBALT CAFE
JUNE 25-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 27-Home of Jeff Gold, songwriter workshop, LA, CA. Jeff was/is a guitarist/songwriter. At that time, he would occasionally host these workshops for other songwriters. Still a friend to this day.
JUNE 29-THE BASEMENT
Spyder Blue also on this show. Really nice duo. Bass and guitar.
JUNE 30-IGUANA
JULY 1-COBALT
JULY 2-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 3-IGUANA
JULY 5-THE BUZZ
JULY 9-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 10-KXLU radio, 88.5 FM, Loyola Maramount University, LA, CA
Ahhh…”Papa John”. Never a dull moment with him around. Hope he’s still around somewhere. This was a fun appearance on live radio, talking and playing songs. There may be a recording of this in the Sphere archives, deep in the bowels of cassette-ville.
JULY 13-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 14-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 30-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 31-COMMON GROUNDS, 9250 Reseda Blvd., Northridge, CA. My first time performing at this coffeehouse, near the college. Cool place and space.
AUGUST 2-COMMON GROUNDS
AUGUST 4-IGUANA
AUGUST 6-CAFE BECKETT, 5649 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. Cool, artsy coffeehouse in the midst of touristy Hollywood. My first appearance at this spot.
AUGUST 10-MAD HATTER coffeehouse. Somewhere in Hollywood, but I cannot recall exactly.
AUGUST 13-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 16-COMMON GROUNDS
AUGUST 17-CAFE BECKETT
AUGUST 18-GREEN DRAGON, 22 West Mission St., Santa Barbara, CA. First time here in Santa Barbara, at this popular coffeehouse.
AUGUST 20-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 23-IGUANA
AUGUST 24-Plaza Del Oro mall, Encino, CA. Outside performance. Must have been some kind of festival, street happening thing here.
AUGUST 27-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 30-MAMA PAJAMA
Pickin’ out a surfboard for my next ride to all of the coming gigs seen on the flyer, perhaps?
AUGUST 31-THE BASEMENT
SEPTEMBER 1-MAMA PAJAMA
My set list for this show.
SEPTEMBER 3-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 5-MILLIE’S CAFE, 3524 W. Sunset Blvd., Silverlake, Ca. This was/is a great, cozy restaurant in the heart of Silverlake, right on the strip. A few booths, and counter service, too. All the “hipsters” would hang here. No way was I “hip”, but I loved the soup, and hanging out, reading the paper on a Sunday afternoon. I don’t believe they had live entertainment very often. But, this was one of those nights.
SEPTEMBER 7-ELIXER coffeehouse, 8612 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA. First time appearance at this small place.
SEPTEMBER 8-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 17-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 20-COBALT cafe, 21622 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA. New location for the Cobalt cafe, in the “valley”. “Valley” usually meant the San Fernando valley, to us natives. Over the Cahuenga Pass. Sometimes the valley just seemed far, far away from Hollywood/Los Angeles. And I don’t mean in physical miles. But this place rocked and rolled, with poetry and spoken word and art, etc.
SEPTEMBER 21-ELIXER
SEPTEMBER 25-TRANCAS
SEPTEMBER 27-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 28-CAFE BECKETT
SEPTEMBER 28-THE BASEMENT
OCTOBER 1-THE TROUBADOUR, 9081 N. Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA. My first time at this famous club. Google it some time, for those who don’t know.
OCTOBER 5-COMMON GROUNDS
OCTOBER 8-MAMA PAJAMA
OCTOBER 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 13-IGUANA
OCTOBER 14-IGUANA
OCTOBER 16-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 19-MAMA PAJAMA
First time I can recall being on the same bill with Andrew Lorand (part of Clean & Jerk). Andrew is an exceptional human, and a very talented musician/songwriter. Our paths will cross many, many more times.
OCTOBER 23-ORVILLE AND WILBER’S, 401 Rosecrans Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA. 1st appearance here.
OCTOBER 25-COBALT
OCTOBER 29-TROUBADOUR
OCTOBER 30-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 2-FRET HOUSE
NOVEMBER 3-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 5-MAMA PAJAMA
NOVEMBER 10-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 12-MAMA PAJAMA
NOVEMBER 17-MCCABE’S
NOVEMBER 19-MAD HATTERS
NOVEMBER 24-UNIVERSAL BAR & GRILL, 4093 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. First of several gigs at this venue.
NOVEMBER 24-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 26-MAMA PAJAMA
DECEMBER 1-IGUANA
DECEMBER 4-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 7-BARBARA MENDES GALLERY
DECEMBER 8-IGUANA
DECEMBER 10-MAMA PAJAMA
DECEMBER 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 13-MAMA PAJAMA
DECEMBER 16-COBALT
1992
JANUARY 5-MAMA PAJAMA
JANUARY 14-MAMA PAJAMA
JANUARY 17-MAMA PAJAMA
JANURAY 19-IGUANA
JANUARY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 23-EAGLES coffeehouse, 5231 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. First time here at this place, in the heart of what became known as “NOHO”, in the valley.
JANUARY 26-IGUANA
JANUARY 28-MAMA PAJAMA
JANUARY 30-IGUANA
The Iguana—-”where a bunch of streets collide…”
FEBRUARY 2-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 9-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 11-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 13-EAGLES
FEBRUARY 16-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 17-COBALT
FEBRUARY 18-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 21-IGUANA
Set list of possible songs to play this night.
FEBRUARY 25-COMMON GROUNDS
MARCH 3-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 7-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 8-MAMA PAJAMA
Linda Landrum, soon to be Alfalfa Jones. One day, she will be world-renown, and too famous to be seen anywhere. And I can say that I once was a part of an art show she had.
MARCH 9-ST. JAMES CLUB, 8358 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood, CA. Now, this was a rare occurance at the time. The high-clientele, fancy, upscale, trendy, $$-rich club located in an expensive, Beverly Hills type of hotel. Bohemian, artsy/hippie types mingling with starlets and actors and $$$$. I don’t think it lasted long.
MARCH 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS. Back to my ol’ stomping grounds.
MARCH 15-IGUANA
MARCH 17-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 20-COBALT
MARCH 22-IGUANA
APRIL 4-FRET HOUSE
APRIL 5-IGUANA
APRIL 6-COBALT
APRIL 10-SWEETART cafe, 8789 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. First appearance here.
APRIL 14-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 17-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 21-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 26-IGUANA
APRIL 27-COBALT
MAY 4-COBALT
MAY 5-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 7-VAN GOH’S EAR
MAY 9-COBALT
MAY 15-COBALT
MAY 16-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 17-IGUANA
Tom, the owner, gives me a series of shows for May.
MAY 22-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 23-ELECTRIC CAFE. Somewhere in Hollywood.
MAY 24-IGUANA
MAY 26-MAMA PAJAMA
MAY 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 31-IGUANA
JUNE 3-KXLU radio, 88.5 FM
JUNE 5-IBIZA restaurant, Hollywood, CA
JUNE 7-IGUANA
JUNE 14-IGUANA
JUNE 15-TOUCHE, Marina Del Rey. Very faint memory of driving to this place and seeing boats and docks near the shore. Nothing more.
JUNE 17-COMMON GROUNDS
JUNE 18-SWEETART cafe.
JUNE 22-TOUCHE
JUNE 24-COMMON GROUNDS
JUNE 26-COMMON GROUNDS
Looks like I’m beginning to close the shows, instead of opening. I always preferred closing, cuz I never thought about time while performing.
Oh, look!. It’s Scott Edwards on the 20th. He was the host of the open mike nights at Common Grounds. Great guy. Oh, to have hair like that! And there’s Sandy Ross and Len Chandler on the 27th. Mathew Lee on the 23rd. Fine keyboard player and super cool dude. And Jeff Winter on the 9th. Class guy.
JUNE 27-IGUANA
JUNE 28-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 4-IGUANA
JULY 12-IGUANA
JULY 14-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 16-CINEMA CAFE, 7160 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA. First appearance at this coffeehouse.
JULY 20-COBALT
JULY 21-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 23-EAGLES
JULY 31-COBALT
AUGUST 2-IGUANA
AUGUST 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 8-MAMA PAJAMA
Photo/promo photographed outside of Mama Pajama, by Alfalfa Jones.
AUGUST 9-IGUANA
AUGUST 16-IGUANA
AUGUST 19-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 22-KIBITZ ROOM, CANTER’S restaurant/deli, 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Hollywood, CA. 1st appearance at this great bar/room. Very inspirational and influential venue for me. This would have to go into my personal top 5 spots in LA of all time. No other place like it. The bartenders alone are worth the price of admission (which was $0). The stories I could tell. But I won’t. Not here anyway. Anyone who is anyone has performed here at least once. Great memories and stories are intertwined with this place. And it’s still there. For LA rock music history, this is one of the best, if not THE BEST, hangouts, ever. 24 hours. I’d hang out after shows, before shows, dance, mingle, conversate, perform. Many is the night where i’d see the sun come up, here in this Fairfax neighborhood. ‘Nuff said.
AUGUST 23-IGUANA
AUGUST 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 28-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 29-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 31-COBALT
SEPTEMBER 1-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 2-COMMON GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 4-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 5-SWEETART cafe
SEPTEMBER 13-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 15-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 21-CONGO SQUARE, 1238 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
SEPTEMBER 22-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 23-COMMON GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 28-CONGO SQUARE
SEPTEMBER 30-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 10-LINNAE’S cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo, CA. Very nice. They put me up for the weekend here.
OCTOBER 11-IGUANA
OCTOBER 13-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 14-COMMON GROUNDS
OCTOBER 20-SAGEBRUSH CANTINA, 23527 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, CA. This was an audition. I must have failed.
OCTOBER 20-IGUANA
OCTOBER 25-IGUANA
OCTOBER 26-COBALT
OCTOBER 30-COBALT
OCTOBER 31-Private party, Sue’s house, Silverlake. “Oh, Suzie Q..”
NOVEMBER 2-CONGO SQUARE
NOVEMBER 3-MAMA PAJAMA
NOVEMBER 19-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 21-EAGLES
NOVEMBER 24-ESPRESSO BAR, 34 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA. Very funky and creative coffeehouse. My 1st time here. The amazing Maurice was our host.
NOVEMBER 29-IGUANA
DECEMBER 6-IGUANA
DECEMBER 8-MAMA PAJAMA
DECEMBER 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 12-GALAXY, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. May have been a Christmas show. And Paul Zollo may have handled the festivities. I do KNOW that it was cold that night.
DECEMBER 13-COFFEE JUNCTION, 19221 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, CA. Do we need another coffeehouse? Yes. 1st time for me at this place.
DECEMBER 13-IGUANA
DECEMBER 14-ROCKET J’S record shop, ??. Sorry, I cannot remember where this was exactly.
DECEMBER 21-CONGO SQUARE
DECEMBER 26-IGUANA
DECEMBER 27-UNIVERSAL BAR & GRILL
DECEMBER 28-CONGO SQUARE
DECEMBER 30-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
1993
JANUARY 2-FRET HOUSE
JANUARY 3-IGUANA
JANUARY 4-CONGO SQUARE
JANUARY 9-MAMA PAJAMA
JANUARY 13-COMMON GROUNDS
JANUARY 17-IGUANA
JANUARY 22-COBALT
JANUARY 23-GALAXY. NAS (National Academy of Songwriters) night.
JANUARY 24-IGUANA
JANUARY 25-CONGO SQUARE
JANUARY 26-MAMA PAJAMA
JANUARY 28-EAGLES
JANUARY 31-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 1-CONGO SQUARE
FEBRUARY 2-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 3-COMMON GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 4-EAGLES
FEBRUARY 5-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 7-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 10-COBALT
FEBRUARY 10-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 11-EAGLES
FEBRUARY 14-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 15-CONGO SQUARE
FEBRUARY 16-MAMA PAJAMA
FEBRUARY 18-EAGLES
FEBRUARY 19-CONGO SQUARE
FEBRUARY 23-ESPRESSO BAR
FEBRUARY 24-Poetry event, ??
FEBRUARY 28-IGUANA
MARCH 1-ANASTAZIA’S ASYLUM, 1028 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA. First appearance at this coffeehouse.
MARCH 2-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 3-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 5-WHOLE EARTH coffeehouse, ??
MARCH 12-COBALT
MARCH 13-IGUANA
MARCH 14-IGUANA
MARCH 17-ANASTAZIA’S ASYLUM
MARCH 21-IGUANA
MARCH 22-BABA COOL coffeehouse, ??
MARCH 23-MAMA PAJAMA
MARCH 24-COMMON GROUNDS
MARCH 25-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 1-BREAKAWAY
APRIL 3-FRET HOUSE
APRIL 4-IGUANA
APRIL 5-BABA COOL
APRIL 9-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 13-MAMA PAJAMA
APRIL 14-COMMON GROUNDS
APRIL 19-BABA COOL
APRIL 20-EAGLES
APRIL 22-DISCAFE BOHEM, 4430 Fountain Ave., Los Feliz, CA. 1st time at this place.
APRIL 23-DISCAFE BOHEM
APRIL 28-HOLLYWOOD MOGULS, 1650 N. Schrader Blvd., Hollywood, CA. NAS night.
APRIL 29-DISCAFE BOHEM
APRIL 30-EAGLES
MAY 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 5-SUNSET CLUB, 322 W. Sierra Madre, Sierra Madre, CA. 1st appearance at this hard rock/heavy metal club.
MAY 6-EAGLES
MAY 8-IGUANA
MAY 8-Private party, Home of Brian May, Malibu, CA
MAY 8-Private party, Hollywood, ??
3 different appearances on this date, starting with this opening at the Iguana cafe.
MAY 10-NATURAL FUDGE CO
MAY 12-HOLLYWOOD MOGULS, NAS night.
MAY 13-COBALT
MAY 16-IGUANA
MAY 17-BARNSDALL ART PARK THEATRE, 4814 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA
Bowerbird Intelligentleman’s production here. If you can read my scribbles on the flyer, there is more info about this. Very talented spoken word/poets here. Where is Bowerbird today?
Still more info on this amazing, unique series, in Los Angeles.
MAY 19-COMMON GROUNDS
MAY 23-IGUANA
MAY 24-GROUNDS ZERO, 124 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA. 1st time at this new coffeehouse.
MAY 25-HIGHLAND GROUNDS. NAS night.
MAY 27-IGUANA
MAY 29-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 30-Home of Paul Hambrick, Van Nuys, CA
MAY 31-BABA COOL
JUNE 2-COMMON GROUNDS
JUNE 3-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, Western Beat night. Billy Block usually hosted this night. Super guy.
JUNE 5-Private party, home of Doug Humphries, San Fernando valley.
JUNE 6-IGUANA
JUNE 7-CONGO SQUARE
JUNE 13-45 BEAN TOWN, 45 N. Baldwin Ave., Sierra Madre, CA.
JUNE 13-OVERLAND CAFE, 3601 Overland Ave., Palms, CA
JUNE 16-LOUISE’S TRATORIA, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Feliz, CA. 1st time here. This spot later became the Derby. Nice restaurant and bar/lounge for performances. Real tableclothes, too.
JUNE 16-IGUANA
Part of Bowerbird’s poetry series. This night, at the Iguana.
JUNE 18-MAMA PAJAMA
JUNE 20-IGUANA
JUNE 25-DISCAFE BOHEM
JUNE 27-LOUISE’S TRATORIA
JUNE 27-IGUANA
JUNE 27-KIBITZ ROOM. Busy night, topping it off at the Kibitz. Open til 2 am. And then, food if you want to go into the restaurant section afterwards. You never knew who you would see there. I once sat in a booth next to Muhammad Ali, the greatest. Tommy Lasorda, Phil Spector, Rodney Bingenheimer, “the mayor of sunset strip”. And that one guy who played that guy, in that movie. I saw him one time.
JUNE 30-COMMON GROUNDS
JULY 5-NATURAL FUDGE CO
JULY 6-THE DERBY, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Feliz, CA (formerly Louise’s Tratoria).
JULY 8-DISCAFE BOHEM
JULY 11-IGUANA
JULY 12-CONGO SQUARE
JULY 12-TROIGHTS, downtown LA
JULY 14-IGUANA
LA Times listing.
JULY 20-THE DERBY
JULY 21-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 23-??
JULY 27-MAMA PAJAMA
JULY 29-EAGLES
JULY 30-Private party, home of Alec
AUGUST 2-IGUANA
AUGUST 3-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 5-WEDNESDAY’S CHILD, Santa Monica, CA
AUGUST 6-COBALT
AUGUST 9-NATURAL FUDGE CO
AUGUST 10-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 11-LITTLE TOKYO PIZZA, Japanese Village Plaza, downtown LA.
AUGUST 13-HOLIDAY INN, Burbank, CA
AUGUST 15-HOLLYWOOD MOGULS
AUGUST 16-COBALT
AUGUST 17-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 18-HOLLYWOOD MOGULS
AUGUST 25-GAGA cafe, 2943 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA
AUGUST 27-MAMA PAJAMA
AUGUST 29-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 30-CONGO SQUARE
SEPTEMBER 6-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 8-COMMON GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 9-EAGLES
SEPTEMBER 10-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 13-CONGO SQUARE
SEPTEMBER 14-MAMA PAJAMA
SEPTEMBER 20-GENGHIS COHEN, 740 N. Fairfax, Los Angeles, CA. First time at this restaurant/performance spot.
SEPTEMBER 26-CONGO SQUARE
SEPTEMBER 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 29-COMMON GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 30-CENTURY CABLE, Eagle Rock, CA, cable tv access show.
OCTOBER 11-BARNSDALL ART PARK
OCTOBER 13-IGUANA
OCTOBER 16-GRAFITTI coffeehouse, LA
OCTOBER 20-HOLLYWOOD MOGULS
OCTOBER 22-MAMA PAJAMA
OCTOBER 24-IGUANA
OCTOBER 25-CONGO SQUARE
OCTOBER 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, NAS night.
OCTOBER 28-DISCAFE BOHEM
OCTOBER 29-GRAFITTI
NOVEMBER 1-GENGHIS COHEN
NOVEMBER 3-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 9-COLLOQUY, Beverly Hills, CA
NOVEMBER 10-BARNSDALL ART PARK
NOVEMBER 11-EAGLES
NOVEMBER 12-GRAFITTI
NOVEMBER 13-Arts Fair, Pasadena, CA. Outside.
NOVEMBER 14-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 17-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 20-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 23-HOLLYWOOD MOGULS
NOVEMBER 26-GRAFITTI
NOVEMBER 29-CONGO SQUARE
NOVEMBER 30-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
This was a fun night. Look at the fantastic poets here: Ellyn Maybe, etc…….
DECEMBER 4-COMMON GROUNDS
DECEMBER 6-GROUNDS ZERO
DECEMBER 10-IGUANA
DECEMBER 11-IGUANA
DECEMBER 12-IGUANA
DECEMBER 13-COLLOQUY
DECEMBER 14-IGUANA
DECEMBER 22-TILLY’S, Wilshire at 11th St., Santa Monica, CA
DECEMBER 26-IGUANA
1994
JANUARY 5-Custer Christiansen Covina Mortuary Chapel, 124 S. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA. A very sad day for all of us. Attending the service of Nora Landrum, owner/visionary of Mama Pajama. Her positive and loving spirit will always remain with everyone who loved her.
JANUARY 6-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 10-TROUBADOUR
JANUARY 11-ESPRESSO BAR
JANUARY 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 16-IGUANA
JANUARY 19-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 20-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, Western Beat night.
JANUARY 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 28-GRAFITTI
JANUARY 30-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 7-COBALT cafe, 22047 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA. New address for this terrific coffeehouse in the valley.
FEBRUARY 8-JAVA JOE’S-??
FEBRUARY 9-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 16-Private party, home of Tom Brennan, Hollywood, CA
FEBRUARY 18-GRAFITTI
FEBRUARY 19-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, NAS night.
FEBRUARY 23-IGUANA
Benefit for Ellyn due to the big earthquake of ‘94. Lots of devastation ‘round here. Immensely talented get-together here tonight.
FEBRUARY 28-ZERO GROUNDS
MARCH 5-IGUANA
MARCH 6-IGUANA
MARCH 13-IGUANA
MARCH 14-COLLOQUY
MARCH 16-COMMON GROUNDS
MARCH 18-GRAFITTI
MARCH 20-IGUANA
MARCH 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, NAS night.
MARCH 23-COMMON GROUNDS
MARCH 27-IGUANA
MARCH 28-COLLOQUY
APRIL 5-GRAFITTI
APRIL 6-GRAFITTI
APRIL 10-IGUANA
APRIL 19-GRAFITTI
APRIL 22-NOVEL cafe, 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA
MAY 3-IGUANA
MAY 4-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 6-GRAFITTI
MAY 10-IGUANA
MAY 13-COBALT
Set list for this night’s performance. Songs with a check mark are the ones actually played, in most cases.
MAY 17-IGUANA
MAY 21-”Maypole” party, 850 N. Fuller, Hollywood, CA
Sarah & Josh invited many of us to their annual get-together. Very cool.
MAY 24-IGUANA
MAY 25-COMMON GROUNDS
MAY 27-28-”Scratch-fest” desert festival, 29 Palms, CA
JUNE 7-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 13-FOGLIFTERS, ??
JUNE 17-MIDNITE SPECIAL, 1318 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
JUNE 18-THE BUZZ, 3932 W. Sunset Blvd., Silverlake, CA
JULY 1-??
JULY 2-IGUANA
JULY 8-GRAFITTI
JULY 10-IGUANA
JULY 11-COBALT
JULY 12-INSOMNIA cafe, 13718 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA
JULY 13-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 18-TOWNHOUSE, 52 Winward Ave., Venice, CA. This was a club downstairs from the bar. Funky neighborhood.
JULY 19-ESPRESSO BAR
JULY 27-THE BUZZ
JULY 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 30-GREEN DRAGON, 22 W. Mission Street, Santa Barbara
JULY 31-IGUANA
AUGUST 5-PETTERSON’S FRENCH ROAST cafe, 10019 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA
AUGUST 6-IGUANA
AUGUST 7-IGUANA
AUGUST 10-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 11-SPONDA, 49 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA. First time here.
AUGUST 12-GRAFITTI
AUGUST 15-THE ROXY (On the Rox), 9009 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood, CA
1st appearance for me at this club. Mike Giangreco booked this club, which was above the well-known main club, called The Roxy.
AUGUST 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 18-LAS PALMAS, 1642 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, CA
First appearance at this venue/restaurant. The members of Soljak look a bit too young to be here, don’t you think?
AUGUST 18-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, Western Beat night.
AUGUST 21-COFFEE JUNCTION
AUGUST 21-THE HAPPENING, 4495 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA
AUGUST 23-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, NAS night.
AUGUST 24-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 27-BARBARA MENDES ART GALLERY
AUGUST 28-LUNA PARK, 665 N. Robertson Blvd., W. Hollywood, CA
AUGUST 31-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 1-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, Western Beat night.
SEPTEMBER 6-CAT AND FIDDLE, 6530 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA. First time appearing at this place. Long-time patron. Great patio outside, bar and restaurant inside. Plenty of charm and interesting people. Rock stars, writers, actors, beautiful women. Originally owned by Kim Gardner, English musician of the 60’s, 70’s…Big football crowd, as in soccer. Lots of Irish and English hung out here. For a while, they had live music inside, hosted by Sean, who also hosted over at the Kibitz room. Lots of LA film history here.
SEPTEMBER 8-IGUANA
Kathrin Shorr—wonderful person, super nice and friendly, and talented.
SEPTEMBER 11-JAVA ZOO-?? I haven’t a clue where this was. But I played here on this afternoon. Pretty sure it was afternoon, because later that night, I was at the Iguana.
SEPTEMBER 11-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 12-COLLOQUY
SEPTEMBER 13-ALLEY JAVA, 113 N. Maryland, Glendale, CA
SEPTEMBER 14-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 15-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 19-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 20-ALLEY JAVA
SEPTEMBER 22-CAFE HILLEL, ??
SEPTEMBER 23-Private party, home of Phil Hulet and Remi, Cerritos, CA. Phil was a friend of mine when we both attended Long Beach State university, and ran the college radio station, KSUL. We were both DJ’s as well as working in other capacities. Pat Barr and Doug Busek were also on board at the same time. Super guys. Phil continued working in radio and is probably “on the air” right now somewhere.
SEPTEMBER 24-BARBARA MENDES ART GALLERY
SEPTEMBER 25-IGUANA
SEPTEMBER 26-GENGHIS COHEN
Check out the LA Times listing….”Tod Smear…Dan Bern….Severin Browne..” Severin was/is Jackson Browne’s brother.
SEPTEMBER 28-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 2-IGUANA
OCTOBER 4-GRAFITTI
OCTOBER 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 8-GRAFITTI
OCTOBER 9-IGUANA
OCTOBER 10-TROUBADOUR, NAS night.
OCTOBER 11-ALLEY JAVA
OCTOBER 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 16-IGUANA
OCTOBER 18-ESPRESSO BAR
OCTOBER 25-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 25-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 30-EAGLES
OCTOBER 31-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 1-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 2-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 3-FRET HOUSE
NOVEMBER 4-GRAFITTI
NOVEMBER 5-”downtown lives art show”, downtown LA
Great mix of music/multi-media, poetry, theatre in this series of show.
NOVEMBER 16-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 18-ST. BARNABAS CHURCH, Eagle Rock, CA
“Friday Night Live” series produced by Eddie O’Brien. Terrific host and fun to be around.
NOVEMBER 20-IGUANA
NOVEMBER 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 26-BEATLESFEST, Marriot Hotel, LA. I played a few songs at this convention for Beatlemaniacs. Beatles song only, of course.
NOVEMBER 27-Festival. Outdoor. Memorial Park, Pasadena, CA
NOVEMBER 29-??
DECEMBER 1-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 3-FRET HOUSE
DECEMBER 5-CONGO SQUARE
DECEMBER 7-HIGHLAND GROUNDS-NAS night.
DECEMBER 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 11-RUSTY’S TAVERN, 256 pier, Santa Monica, CA. First time at this cool tavern right on the Santa Monica pier. I can still smell the fish and sand.
DECEMBER 13-CINEGRILL, Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. 1st appearance at this legendary “old Hollywood” nightclub/stage.
DECEMBER 14-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 25-Private party, Alfalfa Jones, Andy Manoff and friends home. Merry Christmas.
DECEMBER 27-KIBITZ ROOM
DECEMBER 29-SAN FRANCISCAN, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA. First time appearance in “the city by the bay”. Beautiful place.
DECEMBER 30-CAFE BLUE FRONT, San Francisco, CA
DECEMBER 31-THE BLUE LAMP, 561 Geary St., San Francisco, CA. Wonderful to spend the New Years celebration in SF.
1995
JANUARY 4-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, Western Beat night.
JANUARY 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 12-SOUND GALLERY, 8121 Sunset Blvd., Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA
This was the same space as the former 8121 Club. Now renamed the Sound Gallery. Diane Hall was the terrific hostess (formerly host of the Highland Grounds open mic shows). Different name, same smelly, funky atmosphere, with pool tables upstairs. Atmospheric, one could say.
JANUARY 25-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 26-SPONDA
JANUARY 29-IGUANA
JANUARY 29-KIBITZ ROOM
FEBRUARY 5-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 6-CROOKED BAR, 8121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA. Another name change. Used to be the Sound Gallery. Still beneath the Coconut Teaser club. Diane Hall still the hostess.
FEBRUARY 7-STAGE LEFT coffeehouse, 208 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA. 1st time at this venue. More “upscale” than some of the Hollywood clubs, reflecting the Glendale “vibe”.
FEBRUARY 8-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 10-GRAFITTI
FEBRUARY 12-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 14-GROUNDS ZERO
FEBRUARY 15-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 16-CROOKED BAR
Cool and fascinating listing from the local LA Weekly newspaper. Just on this one page, you can find many talented and varied acts and clubs that were thriving at this particular time. Some even became famous or were on their way, or were going the opposite direction.
FEBRUARY 18-BRAND LIBRARY outside in park, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA. Strange, unique performance on the outside grounds of this iconic library. If you have not visited this place, do so before it’s gone.
FEBRUARY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 24-IGUANA
The front door of the Iguana. Look, there’s Dan Bern (middle) and Tom McGlauglin (sitting).
FEBRUARY 26-IGUANA
FEBRUARY 26-KIBITZ ROOM
FEBRUARY 27-CROOKED BAR
MARCH 2-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, Western Beat night.
MARCH 7-IGUANA
MARCH 8-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 9-PALOMINO. Note: this was the night where I was thrown out of the club, due to mistaken identity, while playing pinball in the lobby. I must have looked like someone else.
MARCH 11-Private party, home of Dan Smith, with band, Huntington Beach, CA
MARCH 14-CAT AND FIDDLE
MARCH 15-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 16-SOUND GALLERY (CROOKED BAR)
MARCH 21-ALLEY JAVA
MARCH 24-IGUANA
MARCH 28-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, NAS night.
MARCH 29-IGUANA
MARCH 31-Loft, 810 E. Third St., downtown LA
Community activism at work.
APRIL 2-IGUANA
APRIL 3-”Electric Coffee” tv show taping, World TV studios, 6611 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA
My notes may be able to explain more about this event. In an upside-down world.
APRIL 4-STAGE LEFT
APRIL 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 10-CROOKED BAR
APRIL 11-STAGE LEFT
APRIL 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 13-IGUANA
APRIL 23-??, Temple City, CA
APRIL 28-??, Temple City, CA. I just cannot remember this place. But I was there….twice!
APRIL 30-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 1-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 2-STAGE LEFT
MAY 3-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 6-Private party, home of “gin”?
MAY 9-IGUANA
Notice that Chuck Z was on the bill this night. One of the funniest comedians I’ve ever known. Yes, he was “unbelievable. Wild. Funny as Hell”.
MAY 14-IGUANA
MAY 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 24-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 28-IGUANA
MAY 29-??, formerly King King club, LA, CA
MAY 30-STAGE LEFT
JUNE 2-Private party, home of Jean Louie, ??
JUNE 3-FRET HOUSE
JUNE 6-IGUANA
JUNE 12-HOTEL UTAH, 500 4th St., San Francisco, CA. The beginning of a short trip to SF.
JUNE 13-PARADISE LOUNGE, 1501 Folsum St. San Francisco, CA
JUNE 14-BLUE LAMP, SF. End of short SF visit.
JUNE 21-COMMON GROUNDS
JUNE 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 30-IGUANA
JULY 2-IGUANA
Stand on your head, and find out more about the inner ramblings inside the sphere head.
JULY 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 16-IGUANA
JULY 19-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 23-IGUANA
JULY 24-UNURBAN coffeehouse, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA. First time at this coffeehouse on the west side of town.
JULY 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 30-IGUANA
Sad occasion. Last night of the Iguana coffeehouse. Thanks, Tom, for making it happen.
AUGUST 4-HARD TIMES cafe. First time here. Somewhere in Hollywood, I believe.
AUGUST 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 15-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
Nova and Kristine…beautiful and wonderful people.
AUGUST 20-COBALT
AUGUST 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, NAS night.
AUGUST 26-??
SEPTEMBER 11-TROUBADOUR
Backstage with Peter Tork..that was fun.
SEPTEMBER 13-COCO CLUB, 139 8th St., San Francisco, CA
Back in SF, along with Mark Humphries and Jim Savarino.
OCTOBER 4-EDINBURGH CASTLE, 950 Geary St. San Francisco, CA
OCTOBER 5-OWL AND MONKEY cafe, 9th Ave., Sunset district, SF, CA
OCTOBER 9-SWEETWATER, 153 Throckmorten Ave., Mill Valley, CA. First time appearance at this cool music club in Mill Valley. Fun to drive north, over the Golden Gate bridge, and back again, late at night, in the fog. And somehow getting lost.
OCTOBER 10-MAD DOG AND THE FOG, 530 Haight Steet, SF, CA. Very very funky. Lots of characters. Nearby the famous Haight/Ashbury section of town, where, once, the hippies and entire counter-culture would hang and groove.
OCTOBER 11-ARTIST cafe, ??, San Francisco, CA
OCTOBER 13-CAFE INTERNATIONAL, 508 Haight Street, SF, CA. On this night, my guitar was almost stolen. One minute later, if I had not come back into the place, it would have been taken by a street urchin. Nevertheless, it was saved by an employee there, and I was able to perform in front of a great crowd, filled with a varied assortment of junkies, poets, musicians, activists, clowns, tourists, spoken worders, and probably some provocateurs of espionage and other clandestine activities. Some scary moments every so often in this neck of the woods. Yet, exhilarating!
OCTOBER 15-CAFE INTERNATIONAL
OCTOBER 17-UNIVERSITY OF SF, CA. Somewhere on campus where performances took place. Very spur of the moment gig.
OCTOBER 18-WHAT IS ART PLAYHOUSE, 2044 N. Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA
1st and only time at this spot. I think Paul Hambrick put this one together. Nice guy, and talented player. He’s still doing it..somewhere..
OCTOBER 25-BLUE LAMP
OCTOBER 26-BLUE LAMP
NOVEMBER 2-OWL AND MONKEY
NOVEMBER 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
Back home in Los Angeles for this show. Note: also on the bill is Mike Isenberg, he of engineer/sound system man-in-charge of Highland Grounds shows. What would we have done without him? He always made me sound better. (“more reverb, Mike!!!!”)
NOVEMBER 13-HOTEL UTAH. Back in SF.
NOVEMBER 13-SWEETWATER
NOVEMBER 14-MAD DOG IN THE FOG
NOVEMBER 20-SWEETWATER
DECEMBER 3-CENTRAL MARKET CAFE, 38th and Lamarr, Austin, TX. Living in Austin, Texas. I began to play in this city where clubs and venues were plentiful.
DECEMBER 4-CACTUS CAFE, 24 and Guadalupe, Austin, TX
DECEMBER 5-FLIPNOTICS, 1603 Barton Springs, Austin, TX
DECEMBER 6-GINO’S, 730-A West Stassney, Austin, TX
DECEMBER 6-THREADGILL’S, 6416 N. Lamarr, Austin, TX
DECEMBER 7-RUDAMAYA, 4th and Lavata, Austin, TX
DECEMBER 9-ESPRESSO LUBE. Austin, TX. Combination oil-change and music venue. Seriously.
DECEMBER 10-CENTRAL MARKET CAFE
DECEMBER 12-STAGE LEFT. I’m back in El Lay for the holidays.
DECEMBER 13-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 14-SOUND GALLERY
DECEMBER 17-MINGLE CAFE, 11962 Wilshire Blvd., West Los Angeles, CA. First appearance at this cozy venue.
DECEMBER 19-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 28-SPONDA. Tami Michelle hosted this nice place in Hermosa Beach.
DECEMBER 31-COFFEE JUNCTION
1996
JANUARY 2-DIZZY DEBBIE’S coffeehouse, 467 S. La Brea, LA, CA. Yet another new coffeehouse opens in the area.
JANUARY 3-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 4-RUDAMAYA. Back to Austin, TX.
JANUARY 7-COMMON MARKET CAFE
JANUARY 8-CAFE CUBITA, 2002 Manor Rd., Austin, TX
JANUARY 9-BOOMERZ, 6148 Hwy 290 West, Austin, TX. A bit outside of town for this BBQ joint/music venue. You want BBQ? Try Austin, TX.
JANUARY 10-GINO’S
JANUARY 11-RUDAMAYA
JANUARY 16-HANK’S ROADHOUSE, 1000 S. Lamar, Austin, TX
JANUARY 17-BOAR’S HEAD pub, 700 West 6th St. LA, CA. My Austin sojourn finished, I’m back in LA. This is my only appearance at this spot.
JANUARY 23-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 24-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 25-SWING CAFE, 8545 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hollywood, CA. 1st time at this venue.
JANUARY 28-KIBITZ ROOM
JANUARY 29-AMAZON, Santa Monica, CA. 1st time here. This place was decorated like an Amazon jungle. Very nice.
JANUARY 30-DIZZY DEBBIE’S
JANUARY 31-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 1-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 3-FRET HOUSE
FEBRUARY 6-DIZZY DEBBIE’S
FEBRUARY 7- VHTV Channel 19 community access cable, Verdugo Hills High School.
FEBRUARY 7-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 8-SPONDA
FEBRUARY 12-CROOKED BAR
FEBRUARY 14-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 15-CAFE MIA SAMATA, Montana and 7th, Santa Monica, CA. Maybe my only appearance at this small joint/cafe on the westside of town.
FEBRUARY 18-KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, 4378 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. 1st time at this kind coffeehouse.
FEBRUARY 19-UNURBAN
FEBRUARY 21-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 22-SPONDA
FEBRUARY 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 28-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 2-MINGLE cafe
MARCH 3-OPEN FIST THEATRE, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA. First appearance here. Known mostly for spoken work/poetry, theatre, I believe.
MARCH 6-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 9-RAVEN PLAYHOUSE, 5223 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood, CA
Kathleen Hietala, wonderful patron and supporter of the arts community, put this show on.
MARCH 9-EAGLES
MARCH 13-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 2-STAGE LEFT
APRIL 6-FRET HOUSE
APRIL 10-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 13-SPONDA
APRIL 16-STAGE LEFT
APRIL 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 23-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 25-SOUND GALLERY (CROOKED BAR)
I like the fact that Iggy Pop and Peter, Paul and Mary are performing here at the same time. Check listings for more diversity.
This one’s easier to read.
MAY 2-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 4-Private party, home of Josh and Sarah, Hollywood, CA
MAY 7-STAGE LEFT
MAY 8-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 15-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 19-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 27-COBALT
JUNE 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 6-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 11-STAGE LEFT
JUNE 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 19-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS-NAS night.
JULY 6-HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL, Bear Valley, CA
Camping for the weekend at this Northern California music festival.
JULY 24-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 25-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, NAS night.
JULY 27-Private party, home of Mark Washington, La Crescenta, CA
AUGUST 7-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 21-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 28-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 4-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 14-HYPERDISC, 2623 Main St., Santa Monica, CA
I think Hyperdisc was a record store that also had performances for a little while.
OCTOBER 30-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 1-GEMINI MANOR, ?? Not sure. Could have been a private get-together in Hollywood. Perhaps in the Larchmont section of LA?
DECEMBER 4-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 20-FAIS DO DO, 5247 West Adams, LA, CA. Very eclectic club and environment.
DECEMBER 21-THE LIBRARY CAFE, Toluca Lake, CA.
1997
JANUARY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 23-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 26-LIBRARY CAFE
JANUARY 27-CROOKED BAR
FEBRUARY 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 6-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 23-KIBITZ ROOM
MARCH 22-BEYOND BAROQUE, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA
A real pleasure to perform at this historic and iconic poetry/performance venue in Venice.
Add to that, the opportunity to be on the same show with Tracy Theilen, makes it a memorable evening.
Check out the talent here. Oh, look!! There’s Ellyn Maybe with Exene, member of the fantastic LA punk band, X.
MARCH 23-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY ??-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
Oh, look….there’s Rich Brenner standing in the doorway of his place, Highland Grounds. Don’t tell anyone, but, one night, me and Brandon Meyer and a couple of others, climbed up on the billboard from the roof and caused a ruckus. If only Rich knew the trouble we caused….As he would say….”god bless him”….
MAY 25-KIBITZ ROOM
JUNE 18-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 29-THE ONYX
JULY 31-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
This night was a record-release party for the DOT cd. A big thanks to Kathleen, Andrew, Mark, Alfalfa, and everyone else who helped with that album.
AUGUST 3-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 4-ON THE ROX (ROXY)
AUGUST 13-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 14-HOT HOUSE CAFE, LA, CA
AUGUST 16-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 20-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 20-ON THE ROX (ROXY)
OCTOBER 20-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
OCTOBER 31-?? (Formerly Linneas)
NOVEMBER 23-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 24-KIBITZ ROOM
NOVEMBER 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 7-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 10-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
1998
JANUARY 23-BOOK GRINDERS, 13321 Burbank Blvd., Van Nuys, CA. 1st time here.
JANUARY 28-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 4-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 16-UNURBAN
MARCH 18-SPACELAND, 1717 Silverlake Blvd., Silverlake, CA. First time at the trendy rock club. Whatever trendy means.
APRIL 2-HIGHLAND GROUNDS-Western Beat night.
APRIL 15-???
APRIL 18-VENICE H.E.A.R.T., 819 Milwood Ave., Venice, CA
1st and only appearance at this venue.
APRIL 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 2-THE BASEMENT
Oh, look..i’m a “psychedelic folk-rock lord”
I love these listings. Like a time capsule.
Mark Phillips….one of the kings of the acoustic music underground scene in LA/Hollywood.
MAY 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 23-MOONDOG CAFE, 7160 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA. My first time here.
JUNE 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 19-KIBITZ ROOM
JUNE 24-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 25-MOONDOG CAFE
JUNE 27-KIBITZ ROOM
JULY 1-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 2-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 6-CROOKED BAR
JULY 8-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 9-WESTWOOD BREWING COMPANY, 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA.
JULY 10-LUNA PARK
JULY 19-MCCABES Concert In The Park, 851 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA
JULY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 23-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 24-MALIBU INN, 22878 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, CA. 1st and only time at this venue.
AUGUST 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 22-MOONDOG CAFE
On the bill with P.F. Sloan, the “Eve of Destruction” singer.
SEPTEMBER 27-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 30-Private party, home of Dan Giles, Silverlake, CA. Dan was a very cool promoter for a series of shows at the Kibitz room, and other venues.
NOVEMBER 1-MCCABES
NOVEMBER 4-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, Western Beat night.
DECEMBER 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
DECEMBER 16-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
1999
JANUARY 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
Nice to have a series of Friday nights here. The sun went Nova not too long after.
JANUARY 25-KIBITZ ROOM
JANUARY 27-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
???-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS. With Dave (D.K.) on drums. One of the only drummers that I’ve found that I can play with.
FEBRUARY 10-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
FEBRUARY 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, with DK on drums.
FEBRUARY 19-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, with DK on drums.
FEBRUARY 22-KIBITZ ROOM, with DK on drums.
FEBRUARY 24-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS, with DK on drums.
MARCH 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 19-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 24-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 1-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 7-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
APRIL 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 5-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 14-STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, CA
JUNE 19-BARCLAY’S, 8976 Tampa Ave., Northridge, CA
Sharing the bill with the off-beat, funny, and dazzling singer/songwriter Laurie Powell.
JULY 18-MALIBU INN
JULY 31-BARCLAY’S
Another show with the Laurie at Barclay’s.
2000
SEPTEMBER 24-Coffee Bazaar art show, 661 W. Arrow Hwy., San Dimas, CA
2001
FEBRUARY 23-QUE’S RIVERBOTTOM, 4201 West Olive Ave., Burbank, CA
A special night for the record label run by Mark Humphreys, Trough Records. Mark was/is a great supporter of local artists and musicians in and around LA.
MAY 29-KNITTING FACTORY, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA
LA Times review of the show.
1st appearance for me at the popular Knitting Factory.
NOVEMBER 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 29 THRU DECEMBER 1-tribute/fan gathering for George Harrison, Hollywood and La Brea (location of Beatles star on sidewalk).
A very sad day for music lovers around the world. Upon hearing the news of George Harrison’s death, everyone just seemed to gather. Most went to the logical place, where the Beatles star was located on the walk of fame. The 1st night, we just sat around candles and listened to his music on the radio and CD/sound systems. By the next day or two, guitars came out, and everyone just seemed to spontaneously start singing and playing together. The feeling and love between everyone on the streets, complete strangers on normal days, was immense. At that time, we all felt like family. It’s hard to describe in words what that weekend was like. Many people stayed for hours and hours around that location, going home for maybe some sleep or food, then coming back. We were family. The power of music and love really came together in a profound way for those few days. Nothing was planned or thought-out. Soon, though, the tv and radio and media and microphones came, and before long, the spirit seemed to dissipate, and then it became something else. But, for those rare hours in the late Thursday night and into Friday and part of Saturday….it was quite an incredible time and place.
2002
APRIL 10-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MAY 30-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 26-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JULY 31-??
SEPTEMBER 22-??, San Fernando valley.
2003
JANUARY 25-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JANUARY 31-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
Spent a great weekend here, playing for the locals in the artistic community of Cave Creek, AZ
FEBRUARY-Cave Creek, AZ
FEBRUARY 22-BEYOND BAROQUE
MARCH 28-??
MAY 5-FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE, 1000 Fremont Ave., S. Pasadena, CA
MAY 10-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 25-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
JUNE 2-KULAK’S WOODSHED, 5230 Laurel Canyon Blvd, N. Hollywood, CA. 1st of many appearances at the coffehouse venue, with simultaneous live internet broadcast. Owned and operated by Paul Kulak.
JUNE 21-KIBITZ ROOM
JULY 23-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 6-??, Altadena, CA
SEPTEMBER 11-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 12-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
NOVEMBER 15-TAIX restaurant, 1911 Sunset Blvd., LA, CA. 1st of many gigs at this beautiful french restaurant/lounge spot.
DECEMBER 6-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
2004
JULY 9-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
2005
JANUARY 11 OR 12-ALEX THEATRE, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA. First appearance at this fine theatre.
JANUARY 13-THE DERBY
JANUARY 15-KIBITZ ROOM
MARCH 2-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
MARCH 25-18TH STREET ARTS CENTER, 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA
2006
JUNE 17-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
AUGUST 20-FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE
DECEMBER 22-HIGHLAND GROUNDS
2008
MAY 14-UNIVERSAL BAR AND GRILL
2009
MARCH 17-THE TALKING STICK, 1411-C Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA
I believe there is a film/video out there somewhere of my performance here on this night. Very cool place.
NOVEMBER 26-KIBITZ ROOM
2010
FEBRUARY 13-KULAK’S WOODSHED
MARCH 13-KULAK’S WOODSHED
A lot of fine talent here tonight.
MARCH 26-YUCCA COMMUNITY CENTER, 6671 Yucca St., Hollywood, CA
This was a small, friendly, community gathering, right down the street from where I lived.
MAY 20-KULAK’S WOODSHED
Another Bobfest. My notes describe the evening in detail.
DECEMBER 14-VIVA CANTINA, 900 West Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA
I performed here a few times. Nice stage. This was my set list for the night.
2011
JANUARY 11-VIVA CANTINA
JANUARY 18-VIVA CANTINA
JUNE 5-BEYOND BAROQUE
It was a privilege to be part of this art show for Paddy Campanero, at Beyond Baroque. Paddy is a truly unique and amazing artist and writer living in Los Angeles. She continues to inspire me and many others with her work and her profound intelligence and awareness.
2012
JANUARY 9-RED ROCK coffeehouse, 201 Castro St., Mountain View, CA. Relocated in Northern California, I’m discovering new places to play.
JANUARY 9-BAMBOO LOUNGE, 162 Jackson St., San Jose, CA. First time at this place.
JANUARY 16-BAMBOO LOUNGE
FEBRUARY 6-BAMBOO LOUNGE
2013
DECEMBER 6-CAFE FRASCATI, 315 S. 1st Street, San Jose, CA. 1st of many appearances at the coffeehouse in downtown San Jose.
2015
FEBRUARY 21-MIKE’S PLACE, 5837 Camden Ave., San Jose, CA. Nice, friendly neighborhood bar. Performed here many times throughout the years.
APRIL 8-#1 BROADWAY, 102 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, CA
One of my favorite venues to play. Nice stage, pool table, dancing. Other musicians to jam with. I learned a lot about performing during my time here.
APRIL 15-#1 BROADWAY
APRIL 22-#1 BROADWAY
APRIL 29-#1 BROADWAY
MAY 20-#1 BROADWAY
MAY 27-#1 BROADWAY
JUNE 24-#1 BROADWAY
JULY 29-#1 BROADWAY
AUGUST ??-PEET’S coffee, 279-1 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos, CA. I performed here a number of times. Very nice people to have known.
AUGUST 6-#1 BROADWAY
AUGUST 9-PIONEER SALOON, 2925 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA. First appearance here. Only played here a handful of times during the next year or so.
AUGUST 9-MIKE’S PLACE
The nice thing about playing here was that I was the only act for the entire night, so I had a chance to expand my show, and play for hours and hours. Hence, all of the songs on this set list. Helped to make me a better player and singer.
AUGUST 12-GVA CAFE, 17400 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, CA. Cool venue, located on the main street of Morgan Hill.
AUGUST 12-#1 BROADWAY. Unlike Hollywood, places in northern California are usually spaced very far away from each other. But on certain nights, I would perform at GVA, and drive up to Los Gatos and finish the late evening/early AM at #1 Broadway. Good times.
SEPTEMBER 12-#1 BROADWAY
SEPTEMBER 27-PIONEER SALOON
SEPTEMBER 30-GVA CAFE
OCTOBER 2-APPLE JACK’S, 8790 La Honda Road, La Honda, CA
A rustic, out of the way, cabin-like bar nestled among the Santa Cruz mountains.
OCTOBER 7-#1 BROADWAY
OCTOBER 13-GVA CAFE
NOVEMBER 22-MIKE’S PLACE
I would attempt to organize sets into spaces of sit-down, stand-up, acoustic, electric portions of the shows.
DECEMBER 2-#1 BROADWAY
2016
FEBRUARY 21-MIKE’S PLACE
MAY 15-MIKE’S PLACE
JUNE 2-BLUE ROCK SHOOT, 14523 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA
Outside the Blue Rock Shoot, before performing.
JULY 13-#1 BROADWAY
JULY 24-MIKE’S PLACE
sets expanding…songs a’learning. Paying dues.
JULY 25-MIKE’S PLACE
AUGUST 30-??
SEPTEMBER 6-#1 BROADWAY
SEPTEMBER 28-#1 BROADWAY
NOVEMBER 20-MIKE’S PLACE
NOVEMBER 26-GVA CAFE
DECEMBER 4-GVA CAFE
DECEMBER 4-#1 BROADWAY
DECEMBER 7-JJ’S BLUES, 3949 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose, CA. In former days and times, this venue was a hot-spot for travelling bands touring and gigging around the U.S. By the 21 century, though, the music business changed in may ways. By 2016, places were closing, gigs dried up, and many places went under. I only witnessed the tail end of any real “scene” here. Played here a few times. Nice stage and some good musicians still around.
DECEMBER 21-GVA CAFE
DECEMBER 21-#1 BROADWAY
DECEMBER 30-GVA CAFE
2017
JANUARY 11-#1 BROADWAY
JANUARY 27-MIKE’S PLACE
JANUARY 29-MIKE’S PLACE
FEBRUARY 2-’LIL LOU’S BBQ, 2255 S. Winchester Ave, Campbell, CA. A fun joint with BBQ, beer, nice stage and an audience that loves music. Played here a handful of times.
MARCH 1-??, Atascadero, CA. On a spontaneous, haphazard journey down south, I played this downtown bar. Only time here.
MARCH 13-HARVELLE’S BLUES CLUB, 1432 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA. Played a few songs at the legendary blue’s club.
MARCH ??-CINEMA BAR, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA. Cannot remember the exact date, but Andy Manoff and myself played here one afternoon for several hours.
MARCH 23-#1 BROADWAY
MARCH 29-#1 BROADWAY
This is what happened on this night.
APRIL 5-GVA CAFE
APRIL ??-#1 BROADWAY
MAY 6-KIBITZ ROOM
This is the standard flyer that I started using for my shows. Gives people a change to understand what type of songs I perform.
JUNE 3-MIKE’S PLACE
JUNE ??-GVA CAFE
JUNE 11-??
JUNE ??-#1 BROADWAY
JUNE 30-HUB’S COFFEE, 630 Blossom HIll Road, San Jose, CA. Performed at the local coffeehouse a handful of times. Nice folks.
JULY 24-FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE
AUGUST 16-’LIL LOU’S BBQ
AUGUST 24-LOS GATOS COFFEE ROASTING, 101 W. Main St., Los Gatos, CA. Played here a few times. Great people audience, in the heart of the small downtown area of Los Gatos. Teri Hope, owner/operator is super nice.
SEPTEMBER 17-MIKE’S PLACE
SEPTEMBER 23-LOS GATOS ROASTING
OCTOBER 8-MIKE’S PLACE
NOVEMBER 2-HUB’S COFFEE
NOVEMBER 24-88 KEYS, 1295 E. Dunne Ave., Morgan Hill, CA
This restaurant/lounge venue turned out to be a terrific place for me to expand my repertoire and hone my skills as a performer. I’d usually play 4, sometimes 5 hours straight, just to get the music out there. Wonderfull staff and friendly audience.
DECEMBER 28-88 KEYS
DECEMBER 31-MIKE’S PLACE
2018
JANUARY 2-??
JANUARY 8-POOR HOUSE BISTRO, 91 S. Autumn St., San Jose, CA. Always a good time playing on the outside (covered) stage. Thankfully, they had heaters for us, as this night was particularly freezing!
JANUARY 10-GVA CAFE
JANUARY 21-MIKE’S PLACE
JANUARY 26-88 KEYS
FEBRUARY ??-GVA CAFE
FEBRUARY ??-#1 BROADWAY
FEBRUARY 15-LOS GATOS ROASTING
FEBRUARY 22-GVA CAFE
FEBRUARY 22-#1 BROADWAY
FEBRUARY 24-LOS GATOS ROASTING
MARCH 2-SAVANAH CHENELLE WINERY, 23600 Congress Springs Rd., Saratoga, CA. My first ever show at a winery. This was inside, due to the weather.
MARCH ??-UGLY MUG coffeehouse, 4640 Soquel Dr., Santa Cruz, CA. Small coffeehouse. My only performance here.
MARCH 16-88 KEYS
APRIL 2-SAVANAH CHENELLE WINERY
APRIL 20-88 KEYS
APRIL 30-POORHOUSE BISTRO
MAY ??-KULAK’S WOODSHED
MAY 6-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 7-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 9-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 12-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 16-KIBITZ ROOM
MAY 19-LAST STAGE WEST, 15050 Morro Rd. Atascadero, CA. Cool “roadhouse” type of joint. Fantastic stage set-up with top-of-the-line microphones, so that you did not need to plug in with your equipment or amps. Devised by the owner himself. I just heard about this place while I was in town for the afternoon, so I decided to check it out. Ended up playing a few songs on this night, and then playing an entire show the following night. Great garden outside area, too. Wonderful memories of this venue.
MAY 20-LAST STAGE WEST
MAY 25-MIKE’S PLACE
MAY 30-MURPHY’S LAW, 135 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, CA. My only appearance at this spot in downtown Sunnyvale.
JUNE 2-MIKE’S PLACE
JUNE 3-MIKE’S PLACE
JUNE 11-MIKE’S PLACE
??-LOS GATOS ROASTING
JULY 11-LOS GATOS ROASTING
JULY 13-88 KEYS
JULY 14-COACHES bar, 40968 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA. My only appearance at the sports bar in Fremont.
JULY 18-LOS GATOS ROASTING
JULY 19-LOS GATOS ROASTING
AUGUST 17-MIKE’S PLACE
SEPTEMBER 15-COACHES (cancelled)
This was a cancelled gig. But, here’s the set list anyway, for what I would have played.
Are those wet smudges on top tears from the last minute cancellation? I think not.
SEPTEMBER 23-LOS GATOS ROASTING
DECEMBER 27-KIBITZ ROOM
DECEMBER 31-MA ROUGE CAFE, 55844 Twenty Nine Palms Hwy., Yucca Valley, CA. I was travelling in this desert area, and just thought I’d stop in to ask if they wanted some entertainment on this last day of the year. They said “yes”, I set up my equipment, and played for hours, tips only. Very cool place.
2019
JANUARY 7-PEET’S COFFEE
JANUARY 17-LOS GATOS ROASTING
JANUARY 18-88 KEYS
JANUARY 31-LOS GATOS ROASTING
FEBRUARY 6-’LIL LOU’S BBQ
FEBRUARY 7-ART BOUTIKI, 44 Race St., San Jose, CA. 1st and only appearance at this nice neighborhood, funky performance place.
FEBRUARY 13-IL SOGNO restaurant, 200 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell, CA. First of many appearances at this place, right in the heart of downtown Campbell.
FEBRUARY 15-MIKE’S PLACE
FEBRUARY 20-IL SOGNO
FEBRUARY 22-88 KEYS
FEBRUARY 28-LOS GATOS ROASTING
MARCH 8-CAFE FRASCATI, 315 S. First St., San Jose, CA
MARCH 22-88 KEYS
MARCH 26-IL SOGNO
APRIL 3-IL SOGNO
APRIL 14-MIKE’S PLACE
APRIL 17-IL SOGNO
APRIL 26-88 KEYS
MAY 17-MIKE’S PLACE
See those burnt markings? That is what can happen when you lay your set list on the floor, on top of some lamps used for lighting. I was so hot that night that I was a fire hazard.
MAY 19-SARAH’S VINEYARD, 4005 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy, CA
1st appearance at this beautiful winery located in the hills of Gilroy, CA
MAY 23-THE OFFICE, 2306 Almaden Rd., Willow Glen, CA. My one and only gig at this local bar.
MAY 31-MIKE’S PLACE
JUNE 8- CAFE FRASCATI
JUNE 16-MIKE’S PLACE
JUNE 19-IL SOGNO
JUNE 21-88 KEYS
JUNE 24-MIKE’S PLACE
JULY 6-1440 MULTIVERSITY, 800 Bethany Dr,. Scotts Valley, CA. 1st appearance of many at this fancy retreat set in the mountains of Scotts Valley. Spritualism, yoga, meditation, teaching, healthy eating are all a part of this paradise.
JULY 12-1440 MULTIVERSITY
JULY 13-SARAH’S VINEYARD
JULY 19-88 KEYS
JULY 26-1440 MULTIVERSITY
JULY 31-IL SOGNO
AUGUST 16-1440 MULTIVERSITY
AUGUST 23-1440 MULTIVERSITY
AUGUST 23-88 KEYS
AUGUST 30-1440 MULTIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 6-1440 MULTIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 7-Private party, Capitola, CA
SEPTEMBER 9-1440 MULTIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 13-MIKE’S PLACE
SEPTEMBER 14-SARAH’S VINEYARD
SEPTEMBER 14-Private party, Silvercreek, CA
SEPTEMBER 20-88 KEYS
OCTOBER 18-88 KEYS
NOVEMBER 8-MIKE’S PLACE
NOVEMBER 16-1440 MULTIVERSITY
NOVEMBER 18-MIKE’S PLACE
NOVEMBER 29-1440 MULTIVERSITY
DECEMBER 7-88 KEYS
DECEMBER 13-1440 MULTIVERSITY
DECEMBER 15-SATORI CELLARS, 2100 Buena Vista Ave., Gilroy, CA
DECEMBER 28-1440 MULTIVERSITY
2020
JANUARY 10-1440 MULTIVERSITY
JANUARY 17-88 KEYS
JANUARY 29-1440 MULTIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 8-SARAH’S VINEYARD
FEBRUARY 8-1440 MULTIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 21-88 KEYS
FEBRUARY 22-SATORI CELLARS
FEBRUARY 29-1440 MULTIVERSITY
MARCH 6-1440 MULTIVERSITY
MARCH 14-1440 MULTIVERSITY
JULY 10-88 KEYS
JULY 31-88 KEYS
AUGUST 2-LA VIE DANSANTE WINERY, 3200 Dryden Ave., Gilroy, CA. First time appearance at this cool winery. Outside underneath the trees. On this afternoon, I could feel the people have been starved for social activity and live music.
SEPTEMBER 4-88 KEYS
SEPTEMBER 18-88 KEYS
NOVEMBER 19-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR, 1185 Charlotte Hwy., Fairview, NC. My first ever gig east of Texas. Friendly folks all around.
NOVEMBER 27-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
DECEMBER 10-THE DUGOUT, 430 N. Main St. Hendersonville, NC. First time here at this tavern/pub right in downtown Hendersonville. Nice people all around.
2021
JANUARY 2-GUIDON BREWING CO., 415 8th Ave. East, Hendersonville, NC. My first show at this nice venue. Very nice people here.
JANUARY 5-HANDLEBAR & GRILL, 1655 Old Haywood Road, Asheville, NC. 1st time here at this neighborhood, down-home, “honky-tonk” bar.
JANUARY 7-JOINT NEXT DOOR. Another fine evening at this cool little bar, on a cozy night with the snow falling outside, too.
JANUARY 14- JOINT NEXT DOOR. A small but very enthusiastic crowd. Looks like this venue will be a continuous weekly Thursday event for me. We’re hoping the crowd will grow when the weather warms, and hopefully, the restrictions are laxed.
JANUARY 21-JOINT NEXT DOOR.
JANUARY 28—JOINT NEXT DOOR.
FEBRUARY 4—JOINT NEXT DOOR.
FEBRUARY 11—JOINT NEXT DOOR.
FEBRUARY 18—JOINT NEXT DOOR.
FEBRUARY 25—OKLAWAHA BREWING, 147 1st Ave. East, Hendersonville, NC. First time at this nice brewery in downtown Hendersonville. Small crowd, but very enthusiastic.
MARCH 2-HANDLEBAR & GRILL.
MARCH 4-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
MARCH 11- HANDLEBAR & GRILL—CANCELLED. Show cancelled after I had arrived, set-up all my gear, etc. Owner told me, “oh, we might close early tonight..”, etc. Then cancelled. Failed to pay me, as well. Class Act.
MARCH 18-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
MARCH 19-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING, 1127 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville, NC. 1st time at this nice spot. Might become a regular venue for me here.
MARCH 21-ARCHETYPE BREWING, 265 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC. 1st time at this venue. Because they do not have the required license for “cover” songs (temporarily), I performed only my own compositions or public domain songs. Quite a change for me, and it is good to begin writing and performing my own stuff again.
MARCH 25-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
MARCH 26-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Surprise show for me, as I was just hanging out here, and, it turns out the scheduled act did not show up. So, I drove home, gathered my equipment, and put on a show for a good-sized crowd, dancing and in a great mood. Special night. Thanks, Shelby.
APRIL 1-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
APRIL 8-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
APRIL 9-MAD CO. BREWING, 45 North Main St., Marshall, NC. First time at this venue.
APRIL 11-ARCHETYPE BREWING (WEST).
APRIL 13-ONE WORLD BREWING, 520 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC. First time at this nice, outdoor venue.
APRIL 15- THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
APRIL 22-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
APRIL 23-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING.
APRIL 29-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
APRIL 30-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING. Last minute booking. Outside stage.
MAY 6—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
MAY 13-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
MAY 14-SILO BAR—TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER, 25 International Blvd., Mill Spring, NC. 1st time at this outdoor venue/bar, on the sprawling grounds of the world-renowned horse- event center.
MAY 20-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. This was an early evening appearance, due to a new schedule for the Joint, which will be putting on Karaoke every Thursday evening instead of live entertainment. But, I was outside on the patio on a beautiful evening, and we will see if this is a permanate thing, or not. My new film-maker friends attended, and plans were made for filming next week.
MAY 27-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
MAY 28-SILO BAR. Thunderstorms stopped the set at 10 pm.
MAY 29-GAZEBO—TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER. First time at this location on the same grounds as the Silo Bar.
MAY 30-CANE CREEK VALLEY FARM, 1148 Cane Creek Road, Fletcher, NC. 1st time appearance at this venue. Great folks here. This was a Memorial Day celebration outside on the farm.
JUNE 3-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
JUNE 4-SILO BAR, TIEC (Tryon International Equestrian Center)
JUNE 5-GAZEBO—TIEC
JUNE 10-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
JUNE 11-THE PIZZA MACHINE, 108 Black Mountain Ave., Black Mountain, NC. 1st time at this location, as part of a “Patriot” event.
JUNE 17-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Lighting and sound help courtesy of Matt. Looked great. Professional looking. Ha.
JUNE 24-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
JUNE 27-”FREEDOM FEST”-2021. DEERFIELDS, MILLS RIVER, NC. First festival of the Health Freedom Network organization.
Beautiful location here, among trees, lakes, deer, music, and good people.
Health Freedom Festival poster.
I was added to the Main stage in between Natti Love Joy and Sundried Vibes. Much better, with audience and crowd. Notice my name…Rob Sphere. Oh well.
JULY 1-LAST CHANCE SALOON- 2519 Highlands Hwy., Walhalla, SC. 1st time for me in South Carolina, and at this venue. Outside.
JULY 8-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 10-GAZEBO, T.I.E.C.
JULY 15-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 22-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 23-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING. 80’S Night. The rains came and washed out most the show. Fireflies were there, though.
JULY 30-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Closed the evening after a duo did their set, mostly based on John Prine songs.
JULY 31-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Began the night on the outside patio, and switched mid-way to the inside bar area. Performed from 6 pm to 12 pm. Great night.
AUGUST 5-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
AUGUST 12-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
AUGUST 26-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Rainy and wet, so played inside
SEPT 2-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
SEPT 4-CANE CREEK VALLEY FARM. Afternoon outside.
SEPT 5-GREENHOUSE MOTO CAFE, 4021 Haywood Rd., Mills River, NC. 1st time at this venue. Interesting mix of motorcycle parts/paraphernalia/bar/performance venue, located inside a greenhouse. Very unique.
SEPT 9-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
SEPT 11-CANE CREEK VALLEY FARM
SEPT 16-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
SEPT 18-CANE CREEK VALLEY FARM
SEPT 23-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
SEPT 25-CANE CREEK VALLEY FARM
SEPT 30-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
OCT 2-CANE CREEK VALLEY FARM
OCT 6-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Switched to Wednesday night. Open “jam night” followed.
OCT 13-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
OCT 20-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
OCT 27-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
OCT 31-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING. This night was inside. Warmer and more intimate than the outside stage. Performed from 3 pm to a little after 8 pm. No breaks. Who else does this? Nice crowd.
NOV 3-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
NOV 10-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
NOV 17-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
NOV 24-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Great night. Show began at around 5 pm and when I got off stage it was 12:30 am. No breaks. Great crowd! 7 1/2 hours—non-stop. Personal record set this night.
DEC 1-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DEC 8-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DEC 10-CURSUS KEME BREWERY, 155 Thompson St., Asheville, NC. First time at this unique brewery. Great crowd of free-thinking, sovereign people on this night.
DEC 15-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DEC 17-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DEC 22-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DEC 29-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DEC 31-SWEETEN CREEK BREWERY. Warm and nice in the enclosed outdoor patio. Enthusiastic and friendly crowd.
2022
JAN 5-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
JAN 12-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
JAN 14-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING.
JAN 19-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
JAN 26-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
FEB 4-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING.
FEB 5-CONTINUUM, 147c 1st Avenue East, Hendersonville, NC. First appearance for me at this art studio/tattoo venue. Very nice stage. I performed at the monthly art marketplace, where artists/vendors display their art.
FEB 9-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
FEB 16-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
FEB 23-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
FEB 26-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING
MAR 2-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 3-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 5-CONTINUUM
MAR 9-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 11-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 16-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 23-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 24-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 26-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING
MAR 30-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAR 31-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 2-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 6-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 7-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 9-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING
APRIL 13-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 16-BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT, 47 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC. First time here at this fine restaurant in downtown Asheville.
APRIL 20-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 21-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 22-BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT
APRIL 27-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 30-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAY 2-SMILEY’S ACOUSTIC CAFE, 111 Augusta St., Greenville, SC. First time at this music venue.
MAY 4-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAY 5-CONTINUUM
MAY 11-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAY 18-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAY 19-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAY 20-BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT
MAY 25-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JUNE 1-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JUNE 2-CONTINUUM
JUNE 7-SOVEREIGN KAVA BAR, 268 Bilmore Ave., Asheville, NC. First appearance here for me. This was a “jam” night, with about 5 other local musicians. Played about 15 minutes.
JUNE 8-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JUNE 10-Private party—nighttime outside, with a fire, in the country, Fletcher, NC
JUNE 15-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JUNE 22-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JUNE 24-BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT
JUNE 25-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING. Played both outside stage, and then, later in evening, the indoor patio area.
JUNE 29-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 1-THE TIKI BAR-GENEVA RIVERSIDE LODGING, 3147 Memorial Hwy., Lake Lure, NC. 1st and last time here. Enough said.
JULY 4-Private 4th of July party. Berton, NC. Complete with smoking pig and fireworks.
JULY 6-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 7-CONTINUUM
JULY 8-BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT
JULY 13-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 20-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 23-SWEETEN CREEK BREWING
JULY 27-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 29-BLACKBIRD RESTAURANT
AUGUST 3-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
AUGUST 10-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
AUGUST 17-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
AUGUST 24-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
AUGUST 29-BREWSKIES. Jam night.
AUGUST 30-THE SOCIAL, 1078 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC. First time here, at their open mic/jam night.
AUGUST 31-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
SEPTEMBER 7-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Broke 2 strings tonight. One on acoustic, and one on electric. That’s a good night.
SEPTEMBER 11-OKLAHAMA BREWING
SEPTEMBER 14-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Final appearance here for awhile. Great crowd. Appreciative and very supportive. Helps so much with gas money for my upcoming Tour-Route 40.
OCTOBER 8-MIKE’S PLACE. Here on the West Coast again, at my old stomping grounds, in San Jose.
OCTOBER 10-UNURBAN CAFE. Santa Monica.
OCTOBER 14-KIBITZ ROOM. Hollywood.
OCTOBER 15-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 16-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 17-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 21-KIBITZ ROOM
OCTOBER 24-THE TRIP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA. 1st time here at this really nice venue.
OCTOBER 26-CINEMA BAR. This place is great because they only have 1 TV, and it’s never on. Like the good ol’ days, when humans had to interact with themselves, instead of the glaring screens.
NOVEMBER 1-JOSHUA TREE SALOON, 61835 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA. 1st time performing at this terrific saloon/restaurant, here in the desert community of Joshua Tree.
NOVEMBER 9-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Back from my U.S. tour, and at my weekly residency at this watering hole/restaurant in Fairview, NC.
NOVEMBER 16-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
NOVEMBER 23-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
NOVEMBER 30-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DECEMBER 14-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
DECEMBER 21-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
DECEMBER 28-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
2023
JANUARY 4-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JANUARY 10-SHILOH AND GAINES, 700 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, NC-First time at this new bar/coffee house/music venue.
JANUARY 17-SHILOH AND GAINES
JANUARY 18-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JANURAY 19-FLOOD GALLERY FINE ARTS CENTER, 850 Blue Ridge Rd., Black Mountain, NC- First time at this venue.
JANUARY 21-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. A very brief appearance for 1 song, after being called up on stage to sing a song during the regular act’s performance.
JANUARY 22-ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE, 747 Haywood Rd., Asheville. First time here at the tea-house, fun venue.
JANUARY 24-SHILOH AND GAINES.
JANUARY 26-LURED MARKET AND GRILL, 2655 Memorial Hwy., Lake Lure, NC. First time at this place.
JANUARY 30-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING, 461 Main Street, Chimney Rock Village. First time at this cool, small venue, right on the banks of the Broad River. Great crowd.
FEBRUARY 1-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR.
FEBRUARY 7-SHILOH AND GAINES
FEBRUARY 9—LURED MARKET AND GRILL
FEBRUARY 11—HAPPY VALLEY FILLING STATION, 1275-NC-268, Lenoir, NC. First time at this brewery.
FEBRUARY 13—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
FEBRUARY 14—SHILOH AND GAINES
FEBRUARY 19—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
FEBRUARY 21—SHILOH AND GAINES
FEBRUARY 23—LURED MARKET AND GRILL
FEBRUARY 26—GUITAR BAR, 122 Riverside Dr. Ste. D, Asheville, NC—My 1st time performing at the unique, community-based, Sunday brunch, musician hang-out.
FEBRUARY 27—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MARCH 1—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MARCH 5—GUITAR BAR
MARCH 5—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
MARCH 7—SHILOH AND GAINES
MARCH 9—LURED MARKET & GRILL
MARCH 11—Private party——Geneva Inn, 3147 Memorial Hwy., Lake Lure, NC
MARCH 12—GUITAR BAR
MARCH 13—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MARCH 15—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MARCH 21—WHITE HORSE, 105 Montreat Rd., Black Mountain, NC. First time here. Great sound system, terrific stage, and wonderful owners and audience. Bob Hinkle, co-founder and manager, has a storied, musical past, worth checking out.
MARCH 21—SHILOH AND GAINES
MARCH 22—TWIN LEAF BREWERY, 144 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC. 1st time appearing here. Very cool place.
MARCH 24—HAPPY VALLEY FILLING STATION
MARCH 28—WHITE HORSE
MARCH 29—TWIN LEAF BREWERY
APRIL 2—GUITAR BAR
APRIL 2—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
APRIL 4—WHITE HORSE
APRIL 5—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
APRIL 6—LURED MARKET & GRILL
APRIL 9—GUITAR BAR
APRIL 10—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
APRIL 17—BUSH FARMHOUSE, 151 S. Ridgeway Ave., Black Mountain, NC. First appearance at this indoor/outdoor restaurant/bar.
APRIL 19—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR. Great night, Played outside on the patio, and then moved inside later on. Good night for tips, too.
APRIL 23—GUITAR BAR
APRIL 23—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
APRIL 24—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
APRIL 25—WHITE HORSE
APRIL 25—SHILOH & GAINES
APRIL 28—LA TAPA LOUNGE, 400 East State St., Black Mountain, NC
APRIL 30—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MAY 3—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAY 5—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MAY 9—WHITE HORSE
MAY 10—TWIN LEAF
MAY 14—PISGAH BREWERY, 2948 US 70 Hwy., Black Mountain, NC. 1st time here, performing/jamming with the host musicians. “Get Up, Stand Up”, one of the songs we played together.
MAY 16—SHILOH & GAINES
MAY 17—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MAY 18—LURED MARKET & GRILL
MAY 21—GUITAR BAR
MAY 22—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MAY 24—TWIN LEAF
MAY 26 CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MAY 28—GUITAR BAR
MAY 30—WHITE HORSE
MAY 31—TWIN LEAF
JUNE 4—GUITAR BAR
JUNE 4—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
JUNE 6—WHITE HORSE
JUNE 7—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JUNE 11—GUITAR BAR
JUNE 11—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
JUNE 13—WHITE HORSE
JUNE 14—TWIN LEAF
JUNE 18—GUITAR BAR
JUNE 20—SHILOH & GAINES
JUNE 21—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JUNE 27—WHITE HORSE
JULY 2—GUITAR BAR
JULY 3—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
JULY 5—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 9—GUITAR BAR
JULY 9—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
JULY 11—WHITE HORSE
JULY 12—THE BARREL HOUSE, 1459 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, NC. First time at this bar in North Asheville.
JULY 19—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JULY 23—CHIMNEY ROCK BREWERY
JULY 25—WHITE HORSE
JULY 26—TWIN LEAF
JULY 30—GUITAR BAR
JULY 30—ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
AUGUST 1—WHITE HORSE
AUGUST 2—THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
AUGUST 6-GUITAR BAR
AUGUST 8-WHITE HORSE
AUGUST 9-TWIN LEAF
AUGUST 13-GUITAR BAR
AUGUST 13-ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
AUGUST 14-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
AUGUST 15-WHITE HORSE
AUGUST 16 THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
AUGUST 19-MARS THEATRE BREWING COMPANY, 70 N. Main St., Mars Hill, NC—First time here at this 1940’s movie theatre turned-family brewery.
AUGUST 20-GUITAR BAR
AUGUST 22-WHITE HORSE
AUGUST 23-TWIN LEAF
AUGUST 27-GUITAR BAR
AUGUST 27-ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
AUGUST 28-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
AUGUST 29-WHITE HORSE
SEPTEMBER 1-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
SEPTEMBER 3-GUITAR BAR
SEPTEMBER 5-WHITE HORSE
SEPTEMBER 6-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
SEPTEMBER 10-GUITAR BAR
SEPTEMBER 12-WHITE HORSE
SEPTEMBER 13-TWIN LEAF
SEPTEMBER 17-GUITAR BAR
SEPTEMBER 19-WHITE HORSE
SEPTEMBER 24-GUITAR BAR
SEPTEMBER 26-WHITE HORSE
OCTOBER 1-GUITAR BAR
OCTOBER 4-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
OCTOBER 8—GUITAR BAR
OCTOBER 8-ELEVATED KAVA LOUNGE
OCTOBER 9-ASHEVILLE GUITAR LEAGUE, Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC. This was an engagement as a speaker/presenter for the Nation-wide Guitar League, here at the Asheville location. Spent a couple of hours performing, answering questions, in front of the members of this club.
OCTOBER 10-WHITE HORSE
OCTOBER 14-BILL’S CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER, 198 Clubhouse Rd., Lake Lure, NC. I was part of the outside afternoon entertainment for the nice folks of this mountain community.
OCTOBER 16-WHITE HORSE
OCTOBER 18-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
OCTOBER 20-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
OCTOBER 23-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
OCTOBER 24-WHITE HORSE
OCTOBER 29-GUITAR BAR
NOVEMBER 1-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
NOVEMBER 4-SWEETEN CREEK COFFEE, 330 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville, NC. 1st time performing at the coffeehouse, where I’m usually a customer, doing my reading, writing and drinking. This was an anniversary show for the venue.
NOVEMBER 5-GUITAR BAR
NOVEMBER 6-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
NOVEMBER 7-WHITE HORSE
NOVEMBER 8-TWIN LEAF BREWING
NOVEMBER 12-GUITAR BAR
NOVEMBER 14-WHITE HORSE
NOVEMBER 15-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
NOVEMBER 17-ALL IS WELL CAFE, 3445 Hendersonville Rd., Fletcher, NC- 1st time here at a new coffeehouse in town.
NOVEMBER 19-GUITAR BAR
NOVEMBER 20-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
NOVEMBER 21-WHITE HORSE
NOVEMBER 24-THE BUZZ, 225 S. Grove St., Hendersonville, NC. First time at this new coffeehouse. Slow night, after Thanksgiving. These are the “dues-paying gigs”, of which seem to be my life story.
NOVEMBER 26-GUITAR BAR
NOVEMBER 28-WHITE HORSE
DECEMBER 3-GUITAR BAR
DECEMBER 5-WHITE HORSE
DECEMBER 6-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
DECEMBER 10-GUITAR BAR
2024
JANUARY 3-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
JANUARY 13-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING. Great afternoon/evening, inside the small area.
JANUARY 17-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
FEBRUARY 7-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
FEBRUARY 20-WHITE HORSE
FEBRUARY 21-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
FEBRUARY 26-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MARCH 5-WHITE HORSE
MARCH 6-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MARCH 11-CHIMNEY ROCK BREWING
MARCH 12-SHILOH AND GAINES
MARCH 13-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MARCH 20-THE JOINT NEXT DOOR
MARCH 29-THE PALMS, 83131 Amboy Road, 29 Palms, CA—First time here at this great place in Wonder Valley. Hosted by my good friend, Grey Hill, whom I last saw many, many years ago, when we were both living in Hollywood. He’s got a nice thing going with this oasis in the desert.
MARCH 31-JOSHUA TREE SALOON. Been awhile since I played here about a year ago. Now it’s outside in the patio area. Nice Sunday afternoon for the tourists and locals. I also played with the band for a couple of numbers before closing time.
MARCH 31-SPAGETTI WESTERN, 50048 29 Palms Hwy., Morongo Valley, CA—I finished off the day, driving south to Morongo Valley, to perform at this restaurant/bar, with a nice stage and nice folks. Met many ex-Los Angeles residents/musicians, who now make their home here in the hi-desert.
APRIL 7-THE KIBITZ ROOM
APRIL 9-THE BARREL TAVERN, 4547 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA. First time here at this local watering hole in the San Fernando Valley, CA. Adam Sears puts on a great show, hosting this weekly open mic night.
APRIL 11-THE KIBITZ ROOM. Played 4 hours at this imprompt gig. Thanks, Jimmy.
APRIL 13-WEST VALLEY MUSIC CENTER-24424 Vanowen Street, West Hills, CA—First time here at Jeff Gold’s Songwriters Acoustic Music Series.
APRIL 14-THE KIBITZ ROOM—Played open mic portion of the show, and then did a another set, in place of scheduled act Steven Rowe. Great crowd.
APRIL 15-HARVELLE’S, 1432 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA. First time here on their blues jam night. A few really good horn players were here, as well as a terrific violin player, who I jammed with on “Roadhouse Blues”. Didn’t catch her name, though. Cover charge plus 2-drink minimum for musicians (I didn’t), means I probably won’t be back. Host CC seemed like a nice guy, though.
APRIL 16-THE BARREL TAVERN.
APRIL 26-THE PALMS
APRIL 28-MIKE’S PLACE, San Jose, CA—Been a long time since I was last here. This was the last stop on my Santa Fe Trail Tour. Played for 5 and 1/2 hours. Tips were good. Slept in car in the parking lot after the show, and began the long drive back across the U.S., following closely the old Oregon Trail.