Duran Duran 8/18/00 New World Music Theatre w/Amy, Sarah & Sean Ticket Price: $26.50 Yep, that’s right. Duran Duran. Hard to believe I would see this band, right? Guess what else. The New World Music Theatre is in Joliet, Illinois! Uh huh, we drove all the way to Joliet to see the “wild boys”. IfContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 34 – duran duran & elastica”
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concert memoirs pt. 33 – the the, boss hog, bob mould, manplanet & los straitjackets
The The 5/6/00 First Avenue w/Amy Ticket Price: $18.00 This was the second time I had seen The The and the first for Amy. Amy and I were pretty tight by this time. We were close to moving in together at her apartment. One bedroom, shared with a dog and a cat, pretty cramped, butContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 33 – the the, boss hog, bob mould, manplanet & los straitjackets”
concert memoirs pt. 32 – rev. horton heat, los straitjackets, yo la tengo & rev. horton heat
Reverend Horton Heat w/Los Straitjackets 12/13/99 First Avenue w/Amy & Mark Ticket Price: Unknown I had heard of both of these bands before I met Amy, but I hadn’t heard any of their music. Amy introduced me to the Reverend, she had two or three of his albums, and I liked what I heard. So,Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 32 – rev. horton heat, los straitjackets, yo la tengo & rev. horton heat”
concert memoirs pt. 31 – robyn hitchcock & stereolab
Robyn Hitchcock w/Tim Keegan 11/11/99 First Avenue w/Amy Ticket Price: Unknown This was my first official date with Amy, the woman who would later become my wife. We did the traditional dinner thing first at a nearby restaurant, Pizza Luce. We then made our way over to First Avenue and were greatly entertained by Mr.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 31 – robyn hitchcock & stereolab”
concert memoirs pt. 30 – love & rockets & buzzcocks
Love & Rockets w/Orgy3/5/99 First Avenue w/John, David & Kjrsten Ticket Price: Unknown The opening act, Orgy, was ok. Just ok. I hadn’t heard much about them before the show. I knew they did a cover of New Order’s brilliant “Blue Monday”. About all this new Goth band did was remind me that the bandsContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 30 – love & rockets & buzzcocks”
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