Modern Lovers. 1973
Real Kids. 1973
Original Line-up with Kevin Glasheen on drums!.
Real Kids and Mechanics. 1975
Tony and the boys join the Kids at the Rexicana in lovely suburban Marshfield!.
Real Kids. 1976
Two nites of Summertime fun at the Rat!.
The Mezz, Television, Patti Smith, Bonjour Aviators. 1976
The Mezz were among the groups featured at this two- nightPlymouth Rock Party, advertised as the First Rock and Roll Video Party.
Thundertrain. 1976
One of the first posters included in an LP by a local band.
The Mezz, Charles Street Choir, Johnny Tomorrow. 1977
The Mezz spend three days at their home base, the Rat, the club which they helped pioneer.
Luvlace Lads, Mindless Fucks, Real Kids, Infliktors. 1977
The Tenth Anniversary of the Luv Lace Lads was the ocassion of this stellar bill at the Rat.
Willie Loco and the Boom Boom Band. 1977
The king of Boston Rock at the Rat, with the Infliktors.
Reddy Teddy and Real Kids. 1977
Awesome double bill weekend at the Rex!
Nervous Eaters and Real Kids . 1977
Classic Beantown rockers at the Sunnyside.
Tracks. 1977
Leather-clad Lori Doll and Co. at the Rat
Infliktors. 1977
First generation punks at the Rat.
Leslie West. 1978
Mountain's guitar god appeared at the Frolics in Salisbury Beach along
with Minx, which featured members of seminal early 70's North Shore
rock acts Orphan Annie and Lovelace.
Real Kids. 1978
On tour, at Phase III, in the company of the likes of the Dead Boys, the Police and Alternative TV.
Real Kids. 1978
Still on their national tour, this time appearing at Bookie's.
Slow Children. 1978
One of the first Slow Children shows at the Rat.
Real Kids and Raggae. 1978
Three nites of roots rock and raggae at the Club, Cambridge's own dive-cum-hotspot.
Willie Loco and the Boom Boom Band. 1978
Willie in Paradise. I passed out on Tuinals at this show!
Neighborhoods. 1979
'Hoods invite you to "get into your coma position" for a live radio show.
Rock for Humanities Benefit, 1979
Lou Miami, Bound & Gagged, the Roamers, Richard Nolan, the Bones,
Slow Children and more! This December show at the Space was an
early Xmas for denizens of the growing indie scene. And the next
weekend Mission of Burma and Peter Dayton were playing...not bad!
Lyres, Loners, Dark, Bones. 1980
Cantone's: Italian Restaurant by day, legendary dive by night.
Velvetones. 1980
Harvard's Dunster House was never the same after this inaugural show.
Paranoids, Dull, Ordinary Men. 1980
Also appearing at this Kirkland House Junior Common Room gig were Debbie and Her Imaginary Playmates and the Pontiff.
Ordinary Men, the Bones. 1980
Quincy House- Q World - hosted two of Harvard's big five bands.
Sex Ventures, 1980
May Day celebration that would make Lenin proud, as the DIY people
took back the means of rock production at Harvard's Dunster House.
Bones. 1980
This show marked the start of the Bones' gig as 3rd house band
at the Rat (after the Stompers and Dawgs).
Sex Ventures, Kid Sonic. 1980
Maura Moynihan, daughter of the venerable Senator from New York,
was the singer and sometimes drummer for the SV's for this show
at Harvard's Dunster House.
Pastiche,Slow Children, the Count. 1980
One of Varulven Records R & R Spectaculars at the Paradise.
Rings, Peytons, Vinny Band, Trademarks. 1980
A long, wild weekend at the North Shore's Canterbury.
Decoders. 1980
This 2/22 Dunster House Jr. Common Room show was the inaugural
performance for the band whose members went on to Morphine, Mr.
Happy and the Either/Orchestra.
Slow Children. 1980
On March 5 the Slowsters hit the Paradise with their new lineup.
Bones. 1980
The one and only time Jim Koffman let the Bones through the doors of
the Underground
Bones. 1980
April 28 at the Rat, the night I smashed up the Hagstrom III guitar
that hung for years on the Rat wall-right next to a sawed-off
Harmony
from a Plasmatics show.
Velvetones, Steve Stain, the Aids. 1980
38 Thayer St., the pioneer loft that brought the scene to the South End.
Mod Lang. 1981
Before the Sex Execs formed the principal members were in the Mod
Lang, one of the most popular acts ever at the Underground.
Johnny Thunders,Daughters,the Bones. 1982
The late, great rocker at the late, great Storyville.
The Bones, Slow Children. 1982
Harvard's Adams House hosted this show on Feb. 5.
Taxi Boys, the Bones. 1982
Club Canterbury played host to this early show by Real Kids alumni.
Boys Say Go. 1982
Boston DJ Pool favorites cross-pollinating the Rat with
techno-funk on August 23.
Queers,Ex-Girlfriends,Pirahna Bros.,etc... 1985
A cast of dozens at this Chet's Last Call benefit tries to
"Get behind the Queers before they get behind you"!
Pixies. 1986
This Death to the Pixies poster was the first thing many
Boston fans
saw to alert them of a strange, new group.
Three Colors, Treat Her Right. 1986
The Soul Selects Records roster appearing under one roof at the
Paradise.
This was a great show!
Life on Earth. 1986
Drummer Clark Goodpastor of the Dark and 500 TV and future Tin Machine guitarist Reeves Gabrelle brought their considerable talents to this Jumpin Jack Flash show.
Volcano Suns, Busted Statues. 1987
The poster for this gig at T.T. the Bear's says it all:
"Months in the
making, a spectacle of light and sound".
Pixies. 1987
When 4AD released the 1986 Fort sessions as Come On Pligrim
they
released this poster too.
Fort Apache North Grand Opening. 1987
The Bristols, Treat Her Right, Fabulous Roys, Ex-Girlfriends, Goo
and the Jolly Ranchers helped us open our new room.
Middle East. 1987
Back when there was only the one upstairs stage Samara was one of the
feature
belly dancers. We had to compete with her for the early
weekend slots
when Billy, Skeggie and I started booking music into the Middle East!
The Middle East Restaurant. 1988
Helldorado Productions inaugural gig at the Central Square venue.
Cloaca. 1988
Two former Sex Execs in a rare live show at the Brattle Theater by
the strange group spawned in the recording dungeons of Contempt Studios.
Anastasia Screamed. 1988
The Rat, T.T.the Bear's, and Bunratty's, were on the August
schedule
for Anastasia's summer.
500 TV. 1988
Bringing the Boston sound to the ladies of Wellesley College at
Schneider
Student Center.
Fleshtones, Joe Harvard in Ohio... 1994
A few momentos from my hiatus in Columbus, Ohio. My Mardi Gras pals
Peter Zarimba and company were in town and we opened for them. Our
schedule included: Ween, Jonathan Richman, Freedie Johnson and others.
Peecocks. 1995
Luuu-cy! I'm homo! Or something like that. July 28 at
the Middle East.
Peecocks. 1996
Jim Moran and company were even spookier than usual on Halloween at
the Plough and Stars.
