May 22, 2008
Gondolfi : Champaign : Sunday!
Galen Gondolfi tipped us to an amazing show in Champaign this weekend. For those who remember these sorts of things, Champaign cranked out an inordinate amount of quality rock bands in the early/mid-'90s and a bunch of them are reuniting this holiday weekend. More than a few of these groups were regulars at Cicero's, the Side Door and other great rock clubs of STL lore. I am sorely tempted by this one!
The details, compliments of G-squared:
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In short, this Sunday, May 25, various bands on Champaign's Mud/Parasol label will be reuniting with their original line-ups. Tix are $10 and the show is expected to sell out. Ticket purchasers are pilgrimaging from NYC, Boston, LA and London. Some of the bands have myspace pages; Parasol also has a website as does The Highdive - the club hosting the show.
Bands:
Driver Has No Cash
Corndolly (has members residing in Brooklyn and SF; Matt Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces was their sole male member)
Dick Justice (I drummed for this band, the bass player Rob Arrol now also resides in St. Louis. The myspace page is very embarrassing - a bit over the top. We were named after the Dick Justice of the University of Illinois' Senate Committee on Judiciary Affairs - no joke. He will actually introduce us that night. The last time we played St. Louis was at the Gargoyle with Arcwelder in 1992 or so. We opened for Pavement, Yo La Tengo and Joan Jett back in the day. We later put material out on Thick Records out of Chicago).
Moon Seven Times (released material on Roadrunner)
Mother/Menthol (eventually signed to Capitol Records)
Honcho Overload (included members of Hum who eventually signed to MCA)
Showtime is 8:00 pm.
Sorry, no Judge Nothing.