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When

City

Place

With...

Notes

#

Chip/Scooter/Scott era:

1991

East Lansing

Howland House

El Smasho

 

1

 

Ypsilanti

house party

2

 

Albion

Albion College Filmfest

Veronica Lake, Carpet

 

3

 

East Lansing

Howland House

El Smasho, Queer Daddies

 

4

 

East Lansing

Small Planet

El Smasho

 

5

 

Flint

Capitol Theater

El Smasho

6

 

Flint

Capitol Theater

El Smasho, Carpet

 

7

 

East Lansing

Erikson Kiva

El Smasho

8

 

Haslett

Ruskin's Reef

Apollo 9

 

9

 

East Lansing

Small Planet

Veronica Lake, El Smasho

 

10

When

City

Place

With...

Notes

#

Scott solo era:

1992

East Lansing

Howland House

Sleepyhead

 

11

 

East Lansing

Small Planet

Either Way Patsy Dies

12

1993

Flint

Capitol Theater

Apollo 9

13

 

Ann Arbor

The Lab

Apollo 9

 

14

When

City

Place

With...

Notes

#

Brian/Pat/Scott era:

1993

East Lansing

Center St.

Kill Devil Hill, Queer Daddies

 

15

 

Flint

Capitol Cafe

EL Smasho, Kill Devil Hill, Queer Daddies, Apollo 9

"For Geniuses Only" benefits

16

 

Detroit

U of Detroit coffeehouse

EL Smasho, Kill Devil Hill, Queer Daddies, Apollo 9

"For Geniuses Only" benefits

17

 

East Lansing

Erickson Kiva

EL Smasho, Kill Devil Hill, Queer Daddies, Apollo 9

"For Geniuses Only" benefits

18

1994

Minneapolis

Uptown Grill

Codeine

 

19

 

Chicago

Lounge Axe

Apollo 9, Yum-Yum Bubblegum

 

20

 

East Lansing

Banana House

Actionaries

 

21

 

East Lansing

Kenny's House

1/2 Japanese, Sleepyhead, Sniffs

 

22

 

Flint

WFBE

El Smasho, Day 28

live radio broadcast

23

1994

East Lansing

MSU Ballroom

Verve Pipe, El Smasho, etc.

EL homegroans show

24

 

East Lansing

Oak St. house party

Kill Devil Hill

 

25

 

Kalamazoo

house "party"

El Smasho, Dave Hill

#2 worst show ever

26

 

Traverse City

Union St. Station

 

27

 

Traverse City

Union St. Station

the Motor Dolls

#1 worst show ever

28

 

Lansing

WDBM

Actionaries

"Harvest Live" radio show

29

 

East Lansing

E. Grand River house party

Tom's going away party

30

 

Ann Arbor

Church St. house party

Tiger 100

 

31

 

East Lansing

208 Bailey house party

Tiger 100, Apollo 9

Halloween Party

32

 

Ann Arbor

Westside Laundrymat house

Karp, Dave Hill

 

33

 

Ann Arbor

Rick's American Cafe

The Actionaires, Tiger 100

 

34

 

Detroit

Zoot's Cafe

Tiger 100

Holiday Pops Festival

35

1995

Ypsilanti

Green room

Grout, Tiger 100

 

36

 

Ann Arbor

Rick's American Cafe

Jaks

 

37

 

Grand Rapids

The Intersection

Jaks, Tiger 100, Mound

 

38

 

Ann Arbor

Blind Pig

Edsel

 

39

 

Ann Arbor

Rick's American Cafe

The Actionaires, Tiger 100

 

40

 

Detroit

Alvin's

Black Mali, Tiger 100

 

41

 

Kalamazoo

Club Soda

Jaks

 

42

 

Ypsilanti

Green Room

Some band from DC

#4 worst show ever

43

 

Traverse City

Some bar

w/ ???

least memorable show

22

 

East Lansing

Gunson St. house party

Calliope

 

44

 

Detroit

Zoot's Cafe

Roy Montgomery

made $5

45

 

Grand Rapids

Reptile Haus

Tuscadero

 

46

 

East Lansing

Bogue St. Co-op

Universal Indians, Dave Hill

 

47

 

Ann Arbor

Westside Laundrymat

Lungfish

I wish I would have watched Lungfish play!

48

 

Ann Arbor

Westside Laundrymat

Karp, the Fags

 

49

 

Flint

Flint Local432

Red Thread, Secret Lab, Peek

 

50

1996

Flint

Flint Local 432

Red Thread, Minefield Hopscotch, Big Liquid

 

51

 

East Lansing

Caffe Latte

Bantam Rooster, Millenary

"Homage to the Square" show

52

 

Kalamazoo

31-G

Jaks

 

53

 

East Lansing

MSU Kresge Art building

 

Art Show opening

54

 

Lansing

Millenary House

Chinese Millionaires, Ohio

Farewell Show

55

When

City

Place

With...

Notes

#

Damian/Janna/Peter/Scott era:

1998

Philadelphia

Cresson St.

private party

56

1999

Philadelphia

Cresson St.

private party

57

2000

Philadelphia

Khyber Pass

Josh Joshua, Aim of Conrad, Crew Jones

 

56

 

Philadelphia

Trocadero Balcony

Team USA, Army of the Red Museum, the Rosenbergs

 

57

 

Detroit

Gold Dollar

The Witches

2000 Michigan Tour

58

 

Flint

Flint Local432

2000 Michigan Tour

59

 

Philadelphia

Trocadero Balcony

Secession Movement

 

60

2001

New York City

Collective: Unconscious

 

with the film "Lo-Fi, Circa 1979," by Steve Zacks

61

2002

Philadelphia

Dos

Retail

last show

62