Kansas, with Loverboy opening, Barnhill Fieldhouse, Fayetteville, AR, 1980.
Bunches of local punk/new wave/inept bands at Col. Smuckers in Fayetteville, 1980-1982.
Elvis Costello and the Attractions, with Aztec Camera opening, Mud Island Amphitheatre, Memphis, 198(3?) (“Punch the Clock” tour).
The Go-Gos, Mud Island Amphiteatre, 1985-86 (“Vacation” tour)
The Connells, S.O.B., Little Rock, AR, 1986
Translator, S.O.B., Little Rock, 1986
Lots of shows, mostly at S.O.B. in Little Rock, by a band called Jubilee Dive, which was a precursor of The Gunbunnies, 1985-1986.
Lots of shows, at various central Arkansas venues, by The Caterwaulers (my college roommate’s band).
An early show by Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ at the 688 in Atlanta, fall 1986.
Uncle Green, 688, fall 86
The Connells, 688, fall 86
Bo Diddley, The Rollick (in the old 688 Club space), early 1987
Tiny Lights, The Dugout, Atlanta, 1987
Panther Burns, The Cotton Club, Atlanta, 1987?
R.E.M., with the dBs opening, The Fox Theater, Atlanta, 1987
Elvis Costello, solo/acoustic set with Nick Lowe opening/assisting, Atlanta Civic Center, 1987
The Meat Puppets, abandoned nursery warehouse, Little Rock, 1987
Dash Rip Rock, The Dugout, Atlanta, 1987
Alex Chilton, The Dugout, 1987
Joe “King” Carrasco, The Dugout, 1987
The Fleshtones, with the Gunbunnies opening, The Cotton Club, Atlanta, 1987-8
They Might Be Giants, The Cotton Club, 1987 (the night I met my wife)
Flat Duo Jets, 40 Watt, Athens, GA, 1987
An Evening with the Garbageman (fronted by Kelly Hogan, just before The Jody Grind), The White Dot, Atlanta, 1987
They Might Be Giants, Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, 1992
The Cramps, with Flat Duo Jets opening, Roxy Theater, Atlanta, 1993
(I know I’m forgetting several shows each at the 688/Rollick, Dugout, Cotton Club, The Point, The White Dot, Star Bar, etc. in Atlanta, 1986-1989)
The ones I most regret missing were Jonathan Richman at the Point in Atlanta in the late eighties, and Kirsty MacColl at the Variety Playhouse in 1993 or 1994.
