Timeline
The Gigs & Recording Sessions
At venues where The Dancing Cigarettes performed "several" or "countless" times,
the date listed below is the FIRST TIME playing that pub, club, haunt, hole.
Also, the band played at various sites in and around Indiana University
(e.g., Dunn Meadow), but the the specific show dates are now lost in the ether.
1979
AUG 6 • Home Grown Records Album Contest at the BLUEBIRD, Bloomington, IN • LINE-UP > Michael Gitlin: guitar, vocals // Linda Manus: vocals // Tim Noe: keyboard, sax, guitar, accordion, vocals // Don Trubey: sax, vocals // Seth Kahan: jawharp
SEP 2 • WXKE Labor Day Radiothon at Southtown Mall, Fort Wayne, IN • LINE-UP > Michael Gitlin: guitar, vocals // Gary Hines: guitar // Linda Manus: vocals // Tim Noe: keyboard, sax, accordion, vocals // Don Trubey: sax, guitar // Seth Kahan: percussion
SEP 23 • Live in Your Living Room audio-video recording session, Bloomington, IN • LINE-UP > Michael Gitlin: guitar, vocals // Darren Haggerty: drums // Linda Manus: vocals // Tim Noe: keyboard, sax, guitar, vocals
DEC 31 • New Wave New Year at the Monroe County Library Auditorium, Bloomington, IN • LINE-UP > Michael Gitlin: guitar, vocals // Linda Manus: vocals // Tim Noe: keyboard, vocals // John Terrill: drums // Don Trubey: sax // Professor X: guitar
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stills from "Destination Damnation" video |
1980
FEB 9 • Anti-Draft Rally at the Whittenberger Auditorium, Bloomington, IN • LINE-UP > Emily Bonus: bass, vocals // Michael Gitlin: guitar, vocals // Darren Haggerty: drums // Linda Manus: vocals // Tim Noe: keyboard, sax, vocals // Don Trubey: sax, guitar
MAR 1 • first of countless gigs at BULLWINKLES, Bloomington, IN • LINE-UP > Emily Bonus: bass, vocals // Michael Gitlin: guitar, vocals // Tim Noe: keyboard, guitar, sax, vocals // Jaclyn Oddi: synth, percussion, vocals // John Terrill: drums, guitar, vocals // Don Trubey: guitar, sax, drums, vocals • this is the final, fixed, "set in stone" six-pack LINE-UP... until one major change in September 1981, when the band becomes a quintet
MAR 25 • CBGB, New York City, NY
JUN 13 • street dance at S. Grant & E. 4th St., Bloomington, IN • Destination Damnation video captured by Bill Weaver
JUN 30 • first of countless gigs (with the final six-pack LINE-UP) at the BLUEBIRD, Bloomington, IN
SEP 20-21 • THIRD BASE, Indianapolis, IN
OCT 21-22 • "Puppies in a Sack" / "Mr. Morse" / "Pop Doormat" / "Best Friend" (4-song EP) recording sessions at Zounds Studio, West Lafayette, IN • engineered by Brad Garton [ Info Link ]
NOV 23 • Uptown Cafe's 4th Anniversary Bash at Rick's Rarehouse, N. Morton & W. 8th St., Bloomington, IN
DEC 11 • GENTRY REMEDY CO., Bloomington, IN
DEC 12 • Tim, Jaclyn, and Don roll up (to Chicago) for the Magical Mister Vliet Tour [ Info Link ]
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photos by Booth |
1981
MAR 7 • SAM'S, Dayton, OH
MAR 9 • opening act for DNA at the BLUEBIRD, Bloomington, IN [ Info Link ]
MAR 19 • closing act for William Burroughs and John Giorno at the BLUEBIRD, Bloomington, IN [ Info Link ]
APR 27 • fire destroys the Towne Cinema while The Cigs play "Burn In Heaven" two doors down at the BLUEBIRD, Bloomington, IN • nested 'tween the movie house and the 'BIRD, the Uptown Cafe— which employed 83.33% of the band— is damaged by smoke and falling bricks [ Info Link ]
MAY • radio interview at WBWB 97 FM, Bloomington, IN
MAY 22-23 • first gig at THE MUSIC BOX, Kansas City, MO
MAY 26 • radio interview at KYYS 99.7 FM, Kansas City, MO
MAY 27 • radio interview at KJHK 90.7 FM, Lawrence, KS
MAY 27-28 • first gig at OFF THE WALL HALL, Lawrence, KS
MAY 29-30 • NEW YORK TIMES, Omaha, NE
JUN 3 • ZOOGIE'S, Minneapolis, MN
JUN 4-5 • GABE'S, Iowa City, IA
JUN 6 • first of several gigs at SPACE PLACE, Chicago, IL [ Info Link ]
JUN 9 • first gig at MERLYNS, Madison, WI
JUN 12 • TUTS, Chicago, IL [ Info Link ]
JUN 13 • THE STARSHIP, Milwaukee, WI [ Info Link ]
JUL 10 • first gig at CLUB AU GO GO, Lexington, KY
JUL 22 • MARBLE BAR, Baltimore, MD
JUL 24 • opening act for Tiny Desk Unit at 9:30 CLUB, Washington D.C. [ Info Link ]
JUL 31 • • • OMNI'S, Philadelphia, PA • • • cancelled due to fire at venue [ Info Link ]
AUG • "Razor Hand" recording sessions at Shade Tree Studios, Lake Geneva, WI • engineered by Jeff Kreegar
AUG 5 • GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, New Haven, CT
AUG 7 • TRAX, New York City, NY
SEP • Jaclyn Oddi leaves the group to focus on No New York, her clothing-magazine-record store in Bloomington, IN
SEP 10 • MABEL'S, Champaign, IL
SEP 11 • opening act for MX-80 at BULLWINKLES, Bloomington, IN [ Info Link ]
SEP 19 • opening act for MX-80 at BULLWINKLES, Bloomington, IN
OCT 30 • first of countless gigs at SECOND STORY, Bloomington, IN [ Info Link ]
NOV • "Burn In Heaven" recording sessions at Home Grown Studios, Bloomington, IN • engineered by H.R. Heinsohn
DEC 3 • TEWLIGAN'S, Louisville, KY [ Info Link ]
DEC 11 • opening act for the Babylon Dance Band at SECOND STORY, Bloomington, IN [ Info Link ]
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photos by Charles Silver |
1982
FEB 7 • opening act for the Fleshtones at PANAMA RED'S, Champaign, IL [ Info Link ]
FEB 9 • opening act for the Fleshtones at OSCARS, Bloomington, IN
FEB 26 • Campus Community Art Fair at I.U. Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN
MAR 2 • live show cablecast by WQAX 100.3 CFM and Channel 3 CTV from OSCARS, Bloomington, IN [ Info Link ]
MAR 9 • JOE'S STAR LOUNGE, Ann Arbor, MI
MAR 10 • BOOKIE'S, Detroit, MI
MAR 11 • FREE STYLE, Dearborn, MI
MAR 14 • first gig at the FREEZER THEATRE, Detroit, MI [ Info Link ]
MAR 16 • first gig at MR. GOODBAR, Buffalo, NY
MAR 19 • first gig at BROTHERS III, West Haven, CT
MAR 23 • radio interview at WCHC 88.1 FM, Worcester, MA
MAR 23 • XIT 13, Worcester, MA [ Info Link ]
MAR 25 • radio interview at WFMU 91.1 FM, East Orange, NJ [ Info Link ]
MAR 25 • SILVER DOLLAR SALOON, Harrison, NJ
APR 1 • EAST SIDE CLUB, Philadelphia, PA
MAY 6 • EXIT, Chicago, IL [ Info Link ]
MAY 12 • HOWARD STREET TAVERN, Omaha, NE
MAY 19 • live show radio broadcast at KOPN 89.5 FM, Columbia, MO • ten songs from this performance appear on The School of Secret Music CD
MAY 26 • BUNCHES, East Lancing, MI
JUN 3 • THE CONTINENTAL, Buffalo, NY
JUN 6 • opening act for Men & Volts at MAVERICKS, Boston, MA [ Info Link ]
JUN 8 • RALPH'S, Worcester, MA
JUN 19 • ELECTRIC BANANA, Pittsburgh, PA [ Info Link ]
JUL • "Golden Moment" / "Jungle Book" recording sessions at Home Grown Studios, Bloomington, IN • engineered by H.R. Heinsohn
JUL 7 • CLUB C.O.D., Chicago, IL [ Info Link ]
JUL 8 • CROSS CURRENTS, an adjunct to New Music America, Chicago, IL [ Info Link ]
JUL 14 • THE DRUMSTICK, Lincoln, NE [ Info Link ]
JUL 27 • DANCETERIA, New York City, NY
AUG 6-7 • JEFFERSON DAVIS INN, Lexington, KY
SEP 4 • 1982 World SubGenius Convention, Chicago, IL [ Info Link ]
SEP 11 • University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
SEP 16 • CAESAR'S PUB, Indianapolis, IN
OCT 14-15 • THE BEAT, Louisville, KY
NOV • "Bells Are Ringing" recording sessions at Barrelhead Mobile Studio, Bloomington, IN • engineered by Don Radick
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