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Davis80smusic

I am here for Networking

About Me

Looking for photos/fliers/MP3s/links related to the late 70's - late 80's Davis, California music scene - most will wind up on www.davis80smusic.com Proprietor: Robert Toren aka Photo Robert

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who were involved with the ~1978-89 Davis music scene, and folks interested in those bands, and especially folks willing to share related photos/links/fliers/written memorieswww.davis80smusic.com http://www.youtube.com/davis80smusic http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/davis80music/ Davis80smusic is also a Facebook group

My Blog

Thin White Rope rare live footage!

Matt Abourezk presents this rare, previously unseen footage of Thin White Rope, performing the song "It's OK" in their final show ever. Shot in Ghent, Belgium (1992), this footage is unedited and roug...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 10:36:00 GMT

Hey - That Guy is naked! (Thin White Ropes Guy Kyser performs nude)

I was there. The night before the gig at the Olive Pit, Guy and I were hanging out. And yes, there was drinking involved. To be perfectly honest, Guy was hitting it so hard that I kind of backed off.....
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:09:00 GMT

Dream Syndicate Live 1986 That’s What You Always Say

Dream Syndicate performing That's What You Always Say on the Out of the Grey Tour, 1986 or 1987. A ferocious, string-shredding version of the song. Shot on film in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Shot by Danny P...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:34:00 GMT

Grey Bouquet

  Grey Bouquet were deeply involved in the mid-80s Davis  / True West / Thin White Rope / Olive Pit / Samurai Sounds / KDVS  scene - check out their brand new page and music clips(!)&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:52:00 GMT

Grey Bouquet and The Olive Pit: Davis mid-80s

Hi Robert, Thanks for putting together so much rich '80s Davis music memories (www.davis80smusic.com) ! I've spent a couple hours browsing around, checking out the links and enjoying every minute of ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:17:00 GMT

Wikipedia davis_california_music_scene

Okay - here is the first dark-chocolate-fueled stab at a wikipedia entry for davis_california_music_scene. It is very very raw, like a newborn baby - I'm a visual guy and don't fancy myself much of a ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:27:00 GMT

SHAKE SOME ACTION Part III

SHAKE SOME ACTION PT III The Origins of the Davis 80s Music Scene -+- by Jerry Drawhorn -+-  In the Fall of '78, Wynn and Gracyk were joined by at KDVS by Kendra Smith, Russ Tolman...
Posted by on Thu, 17 May 2007 21:37:00 GMT

Becker-Iggy onstage 'fisticuffs'

Stella at stellarwars left this comment on Joe Becker's MySpace page: "Rumor has it that Joe engaged in a faux onstage fistfight with Iggy Pop."Davis80smusic commented back:"re the Iggy "fist fight" -...
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 20:06:00 GMT

SHAKE SOME ACTION Part II - The Suspects

SHAKE SOME ACTION PT II The Origins of the Davis 80s Music Scene -+- by Jerry Drawhorn -+-  A local bar named Cassidy's had made an effort to bring in some Bay Area talent and soon...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 18:33:00 GMT

SHAKE SOME ACTION PT I by Jerry Drawhorn

 SHAKE SOME ACTION PT I The Origins of the Davis 80s Music Scene -+- by Jerry Drawhorn -+- The mid-seventies in Davis, California were, like most of America, in a post-Vietnam, p...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:38:00 GMT