Sunday, December 24, 2023

THE MAU MAUS

artist: MAU MAUS (Hollywood, California, USA)
venue: T-Bird Rollerdome
location: Pico Rivera, California, USA
date: 22 January 1983
length: 19 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

BLACK FLAG

artist: BLACK FLAG
venue: unknown
location: Salt lake City, Utah, USA
date: 28 June 1982
length: 47 minutes

HERE

Saturday, November 18, 2023

FAGGZ

artist: FAGGZ (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Kommotion
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 08 November 1996
length: 13 minutes

HERE



Monday, August 14, 2023

RED SCARE

artist: RED SCARE (unknwon)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: 13 September 1996
length: 21 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

TALON

artist: TALON (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: ??
length: 30 minutes

HERE
File this under: If You Know, You Know. But if you don't know, TALON was in STRAY BULLETS and later NOXIOUS PRICKS after he relocated to San Francisco in the early 2000s. Punk as fuck always, and this acoustic set highlights a frustrating existence in this realm punctuated by thieves, pigs, violence, addiction and redemption, even temporary. There were less than ten people in the 'audience' and he forgets the words and/or music to about half of the songs, but as excited as I was when I unearthed this tape (from AlcoholoScott's collection), it brought me to tears when I listened to it.  

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

BLACK MARKET BABY

artist: BLACK MARKET BABY (Washington DC, USA)
venue: ??
location: Washington DC, USA
date: 29 November 1984
length: 34 minutes

HERE

Friday, July 21, 2023

ELBO ROOM



artist: SCRAPER/S, MANE, HATCHET (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Elbo Room
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: ?? 2013
length: 28 minutes

HERE


Tuesday, July 18, 2023

BITZ (?)

artist: BITZ...maybe? I'm not actually sure.
venue: Hodell Hall
location: ?? GERMANY
date: ??
length: 30 minutes

HERE
Going to need a little assistance from the audience here...
Kinda sounds like an acoustic beerhall piss-up courtesy of some irreverent (and drunk) German punks. The tape just reads "BITZ! Live at Hodell Hall!" so...do your thing, internet. 

Saturday, July 15, 2023

KUNG FU USA

artist: KUNG FU USA (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: unknown
length: 42 minutes

HERE

Monday, June 19, 2023

TALK IS POISON

artist: TALK IS POISON (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: ??
length: 20 minutes

HERE
Rough board mix that takes some serious getting used to - essentially just one guitar and vocals.
But...it's TALK IS POISON. 

Friday, June 16, 2023

9353

artist: 9353 (Washington, DC, USA)
venue: DC Space
location: Washington, DC, USA)
date: 25 June 1983
length: 82 minutes

HERE

Monday, June 5, 2023

THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH

artist: THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH (UK/USA)
venue: BBC ONE
location: England
date: ??
length: 30 minutes

HERE

Monday, May 29, 2023

SUBHUMANS


artist: SUBHUMANS (Warminster, West Wiltshire, ENGLAND)
venue: 100 Club
location: London, ENGLAND
date: 27 November 1984
length: 58 minutes

HERE

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

THE FREEZE

artist: THE FREEZE (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
venue: ??
location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 18 September 1981
length: 31 minutes

HERE

Sunday, May 21, 2023

TORCHES TO ROME

artist: TORCHES TO ROME (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA
date: ??
length: 22 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

PISS JAR

artist: PISS JAR (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: 924 Gilman Street
location: Berkeley, California, USA)
date: 13 September 1996
length: 14 minutes

HERE

Sunday, April 30, 2023

NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES

artist: NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES (Minden, GERMANY)
venue: AJZ
location: Bielefeld, GERMANY
date: 1983
length: 23 minutes

HERE

Monday, April 17, 2023

FLESHIES

artist: FLESHIES (Oakland, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: ??
length: 22 minutes

HERE

Thursday, April 6, 2023

EXIT 86

artist: EXIT 86 (Athens, Georgia, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: ??
length: 35 minutes

HERE

Thursday, March 30, 2023

SICK PLEASURE

artist: SICK PLEASURE (??, GERMANY)
venue: AJZ
location: Bielefeld, GERMANY
date: 28 January 1984
length: 24 minutes

HERE

Monday, March 27, 2023

GASP

artist: GASP (Los Angeles, California, USA)
venue: KUCI, 88.9FM
location: Irvine, California, USA
date: 28 March 1996
length: 8 minutes

HERE
Just three songs, but with a band like GASP, you take what you can get and you say "thank you."

Thursday, March 23, 2023

BUTTHOLE SURFERS

artist: BUTTHOLE SURFERS (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
venue: Mabuhay Gardens
location: San Francisco. California, USA
date: 18 January 1986
length: 59 minutes

HERE

Monday, March 20, 2023

UPRIGHT CITIZENS

artist: UPRIGHT CITIZENS (Bottrop, GERMANY)
venue: AJZ
location: Bielefeld, GERMANY
date: 14 January 1984
length: 47 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

JACK KEVORKIAN CHRISTMAS

artist: JACK KEVORKIAN CHRISTMAS (??)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: ??
length: 23 minutes

HERE

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

THE URCHIN

artist: THE URCHIN (Tokyo, JAPAN)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 12 August 2001
length: 30 minutes

HERE

Thursday, February 23, 2023

INDIGESTI

artist: INDIGESTI (Vercelli, ITALY)
venue: 44th & Sansome Squat
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 01 August 1986
length: 47 minutes

HERE

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

JANE'S ADDICTION

artist: JANE'S ADDICTION (Los Angeles, California, USA)
venue: I-Beam
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 10 April 1989
length: 50 minutes

HERE
Audience recording - I especially appreciate the guy proclaiming "IT'S PURE VODKA, WHADDYA EXPECT?!?" after someone comments about how bad his drink smells. Later, a guy (maybe the vodka guy) asks another attendee: "Who is this?"

Monday, February 13, 2023

TILTWHEEL

artist: TILTWHEEL (San Diego, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 12 August 2001
length: 21 minutes

HERE

Sunday, February 5, 2023

CUTTHROATS 9

artist: CUTTHROATS 9 (San Francisco, California, USA)
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 18 August 2001
length: 44 minutes

HERE
Short lived trio featuring Chris Spencer (UNSANE) and Will Carroll (DEATH ANGEL, OLD GRANDAD)

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

THE DAMNED

artist: THE DAMNED (London, ENGLAND)
venue: Monte de Mar
location: FRANCE
date: 05 August 1977
length: 45 minutes

HERE
Quality is rough - set is screaming. 

Saturday, January 28, 2023

JOHN COOPER CLARKE

artist: JOHN COOPER CLARKE (Manchester, ENGLAND)
venue: ??
location: ??
date: 1982
length: 19 minutes

HERE

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

SUBHUMANS

artist: SUBHUMANS (Warminster, West Wiltshire, ENGLAND)
venue: Longmarch Hall
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 18 May 1984
length: 41 minutes

HERE

Thursday, January 19, 2023

THE FREEZE

artist: THE FREEZE (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
venue: ??
location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
date: 29 November 1981
length: 28 minutes

HERE
Another set recorded a couple of weeks alter (also in Boston, of course) went up a few months ago, in case you need more FREEZE

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

UNKNOWN ARTIST

artist: UNKNOWN
venue: Mission Records
location: San Francisco, California, USA
date: 06 October 2001
length: 15 minutes

HERE

Friday, January 6, 2023

FALSE PROPHETS

artist: FALSE PROPHETS (New York City, New York, USA)
venue: Kennel Club
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
date: 15 June 1986
length: 40 minutes

HERE

Monday, January 2, 2023

BENDER


artist: BENDER (Bath, England)
venue: The Square
location: Harlow, Essex, ENGLAND
date: 07 April 1995
length: 31 minutes

HERE