Boston Punk/Rock

1976 Club Listings - Boston Punk Scene
The Club - Feb26 Thur The Ramones
The Plymouth Rock Party (951 Comm Ave) - Feb 20+21 Fri+Sat
Television, Bonjour Aviators, and Mickey Clean and the Mezz
Rock Party Prizes:Free Baby Watson Cheese Cakes, Columbo yogurts and jeans from The Lodge tickets $3.00
The Club - March 2+3+4 Tues_Thurs Stormin' Norman and Susie.
The Club - March 5+6 Fri+Sat Pep's Energy
The Club - March 10 Wed Greater Boston's First Bicentennial Tournament of the Bands
Marshalls, Peps Energy & Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band $2.50 Cover
The Club - March 11 Thurs Greater Boston's First Bicentennial Tournament of the Bands High Heels, Third Rail, The Boize $2.50 Cover
The Club - March 12 Fri Greater Boston's First Bicentennial Tournament of the Bands $2.50 Cover Infliktors, Rich Kids (They backed out and Back Alley filled in-ed), Fox Pass
The Club - March 13 Sat Greater Boston's First Bicentennial Tournament of the Bands Winners playWillie Loco, High Heels and Back Alley.Willie wins.$2.50 Cover
The Club - March 19+20 Fri Sat The Boize
The Club - March 23+24 Tues+Wed Baird and the Year of the Ear (Jazz Funk) The Club - March 25+26+27 Thurs+Fri+Sat Fox Pass The Rat - March 24 Weds Mickey Clean & The Mezz and Willie Loco
"A Mezza Zoic Party to say Good Bye To Helanie Saad" (She's still leaving and coming back!...2004.-ed) The Orpheum - March Roxy Music and Fox Pass The Rat - March 2 Tues Showcatlive recording session. Symphony Hall - March 28 Sun Patti Smith
The Club - April 6 The Walnut Band The Club - April 7 Lovelace Cohen Auditorium (Tufts) - April 9 Fri Willie Loco and The Boom Boom Concert Band
with Fox Pass and The Atlantics The Club - April 13+14 Boston's Top Rock ... Fox Pass The Club - April 27+28 DMZ "Newest heavy metal band in The City" The Club - April 29+30+ May 1 Thurs+Fri+Sat Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band and Reddy Teddy The Club - May 6+7+8 Thurs+Fri+Sat The Boize The Rat - May 14 Friday The HeartBreakers and The Bonjour Aviators ($2.00 Cover!) The Rat - May 20 Thursday Infliktors The Rat - May 21+22 Fri + Sat Infliktors w/ Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band The Club - June 11+12 Fri+Sat Tuff Darts and Fox Pass The Rat - June 21+22+23 Mon+Tues+Weds DMZ The Rat - June 25+ 26 Fri+Sat Reddy Teddy & Susan The Ra t -July 3 Bicentennial Cavalcade of Boston Rockers
Willie Loco and The Boom Boom Band, DMZ guests Marc Thor, Jon Macey, Mickey Clean. The Rat - July 8-11 Thurs- Sun The Infliktors The Rat - July 9-10 Fri +Sat The Infliktors and The Miamis (from NYC) Max's Kansas City - July 11th Sunday Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band & Reddy Teddy (NYC Debut) The Club - July 26 Mon Willie Loco Benefit (Money needed to release Hit Her Wid De Axe)Featuring Thundertrain, Marc Thor, The Bloody Virgins and Third Rail Fitzhugh Lane Park (Gloucester) August 1st , SundayWillie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band with Andy & Jon Paley, The Marshalls & The Boize The Rat - Aug 5-8 Thurs-Sun The Infliktors The Rat - Aug 6+7 Fri+Sat The Infliktors and The Heartbreakers Paul's Mall - Aug 16 Mon Fox Pass and Cap'n Swing (Early Cars-ed)The Rat - Aug 19+21 Thur-Sat Third Rail and Cherry Vanilla from NYC The Rat - Aug 26 Thurs The Runaways The Rat - Aug 28 Sat The Tracks Messiah Parish Hall - Sept 17 Fri Third Rail, Bonjour Aviators, Boom Boom Band and Sneaker The Rat - Sept 23-26 Thur-Sun Susan and The Heatbreakers The Club - Sept 24 Fri Third Rail The Rat - Oct 1+2 Fri+Sat Reddy Teddy and DMZ Poster The Club - Oct 8+9 Fri+Sat Willie Loco and the Boom Boom Band and Third Rail The Rat - Oct 10 Sun Tuff DartsThe Rat - Thurs-Fri The Infliktors and The Boize The Rat - Sat+Sun The Boize and Riot (from NYC) The Rat - Sun Pinch The Rat - Mon+Tues+Wed Lawrence Talbot and The Molls The Rat - Thurs+Fri Blondie and The Boize The Rat - Mon+Tues+Wed Cloud The Rat -Thurs Thundertrain with The Dead Boys The Rat - Fri Thundertrain with The Infliktors The Rat - Sat Thundertrain with SuicideThe Rat - Dec 20 Mon The Infliktors with special guest The Rat - Dec 21 Tues Thrust The Rat - Dec22 Wed Carnelian The Rat - Dec 23 Thurs DMZ The Rat - Dec 24+25 Fri+Sat Merry Xmas The Rat- Dec 26 Sun Cloud The Rat - Dec 30 Thurs Willie Loco and The Boom Boom Band and DMZ The Rat - New Years Eve Dec 31 FriReddy Teddy, Willie Loco and The Boom Boom Band and Thundertrain. Steel Rail Bluesreleased. Benefit for Willie at The Club in late July netted $700 to put out his record Hit Her Wid De Axe Boston the band released Aug 23 Count singleSalt Water Summer Fox Pass single released in March July issue of Rock Scene Mag has pictures of the Marshalls, Fox Pass, Marc Thor, Third Rail, Reddy Teddy.
1977 Club Listings - Boston Punk Scene
The Rat - Jan 1 Sat Willie Loco and The Boom Boom Band
The Rat - Mon+Tues+Wed Slash and Johnnie Barnes
The Rat -Thurs+Fri+Sat Talking Heads and Fox Pass
The Rat - Sun Real Kids and Nervous Eaters
The Rat - Tues+Wed The Atlantics with Special Guests
The Rat -Thurs Real Kids
The Rat - Fri The Shirts with Real Kids
The Rat - Sat The Shirts with Infliktors
The Rat - Sun The Shirts with Nervous Eaters
The Rat - Jan 31+Feb1+2+3 Mon+ Tues+Wed +Thurs Infliktors with special guest
The Rat - Feb4+5+6 Fri+Sat+Sun Reddy Teddy with Johnny Barnes and The Rhythm Method
The Rat - Feb 7+8+9 Mon+Tues+Wed Cars and Nervous Eaters
The Rat - Feb 10+11 Thurs+Fri Thundertrain and The Dead Boys (I have a note indicating that maybe The Nervous Eaters and Willie Loco played instead)
The Rat - Feb 12+13 Sat+Sun Willie Loco Alexander and Suicide
The Club - Feb 3+4+5 Thurs-Sat Third Rail
The Club - Feb 6 Sun Sea King and Thrust
The Club - Feb 7 Mon Wayne Naus and Greg Hopkins 15 piece Jazz Big Band
The Club - Feb 8+9 Tues+Wed Chris Martin Group
The Club - Feb 10+11+12+13 Thurs+Fri+Sat+Sun Sea King and Showdown
Dummy's - Feb 16+17 Wed+Thur Bonjour Aviators with The Count and Guest Band
Dummy's - Feb 18+19 Fri+Sat Third Rail and Willie Loco and The Boom Boom Band
Dummy's - Thur+Fri+Sat Tracks featuring Lorry Doll
Dummy's - Feb 23+24 Wed+Thurs Johnny Barnes Band and Nite Flite
The Rat - Mon+Tues+Wed Slash
The Rat -Thurs+Fri Sass and the Laughing Dogs
The Rat - Sat+Sun Sass and The Cars
The Rat - Feb 21 Mon Sass (held over)
The Rat - Feb 22 Tues The Fast and Thundertrain
The Rat - Feb 23 Wed The Fast and Willie Loco
The Rat- Feb 24 Thur John Cale and Willie Loco
The Rat - Feb 25 Fri John Cale and Third Rail
The Rat - Feb 26 Sat John Cale and The Molls
The Rat - Feb 27 Sun The Molls and Carnelian
The Rat - Mon+Tues+Wed Carnelian
The Rat - Thurs+Fri Reddy Teddy and The Atlantics
The Rat - Sat+Sun Reddy Teddy and DMZ
The Rat - Mon toThurs The Infliktors
The Club - March 7 Mon Wayne Naus and Greg Hopkins 15 piece Jazz Big Band
The Club - March 8 Tues House of Assembly (Reggie act)
The Club - March 9+10 Wed+Thur DMZ and Tracks
The Club - March 11+12 Fri+Sat Third Rail and Sea King
The Rat - March 7+8 Mon Tues Orchestra Luna
The Rat - March 9 Wed Max Fergenson Band
The Rat - March 10+11 Thurs+Fri Willie Loco Alexander and His Boom Boom Band and The Infliktors
The Rat - March 12+13 Sat+Sun Real Kids and the Nervous Eaters
The Rat - March 14 Mon Runaways with the Real Kids
The Rat - March 15 Tues Runaways with the Reddy Teddy
The Rat - March 16 Wed Runaways with the Thundertrain
The Rat - March 17 Thurs Infliktors and Thundertrain
The Rat - March 18 Fri Thundertrain and Willie Loco Alexander and The Boom Boom Band
The Rat - March 19 Sat Thundertrain, DMZ and Marc Thor
The Rat - March 20 Sun Real Kids, Boize and DMZ
The Rat - March 21 Mon Tracks
The Rat - March 22 Tues Tracks and the Molls
The Rat - March 23+24+25+26 Wed to Sat The Cars and The Shirts
CBGB's - March 23 to 27 Wed to Sun Appearing from the "Live At The Rat" Record Release
9 Boston Bands.Willie Loco, Thundertrain, Susan, Marc Thor, The Real Kids The Inflictors, DMZ, Third Rail, and The Boize.
The Rat - Mon Carnelian
The Rat - Tues Carnelian and Guest
The Rat - Wed Slash and guest
The Rat -Thur+Fri Nervous Eaters and The Real Kids
The Rat - Sat+Sun Nervous Eaters with Special Guests
The Rat - Mon+Tues Carnelian
The Rat - Wed Thundertrain and DMZ
The Rat -Thurs+Fri DMZ and The Real Kids
The Rat - Sat+Sun DMZ and Special Guest from ? (That's the way it's listed-ed)
The Rat - Mon Cat's Ass ( This is the way it was listed, but who also played was The Dammed-ed)
The Rat -Tues The Shirts (The Dammed also played this nightnot listed in paper-ed)
The Rat - Wed The Shirts and Johnny Barnes
The Rat -Thurs The Shirts and Johnny Barnes
The Rat - Fri The Shirts and Johnny Barnes
The Rat - Sat The Shirts and Third Rail
The Frolics -April 1+2 Fri+Sat James Montgomery and Reddy Teddy
The Rat - April 17 Sun Ramones and DMZ
The Rat -- April 18 Mon Sea King
The Rat - April 19+20 Tues+Wed Real Kids and Malpractice
The Rat - April 21+22+23+24 Thur+Fri+Sat+Sun Thundertrain and The Dead Boys
The Frolics - April 15+16 Fri+Sat Ramones and DMZ
The Frolics - April 22+23 Fri+Sat Fabulous Rhinestones and the Johnny Barnes Group
The Rat - Sun Thundertrain and The Dead Boys with special appearance by Beyond Bondage
The Rat - Mon+Tues+Wed The Molls and Max Ferguson Band
The Rat -Thurs to Sun The Cars and Good Rats
The Rat - Mon Rage
The Rat -Tues+Wed Tracks and Sea King
The Rat -Thurs The Molls and Susan
The Rat - Fri Willie Loco and his Boom Boom Band and Susan
The Rat - Sun Susan and Cat's Ass
The Rat - May 9+10 Mon+Tues The Real Kids and The Molls
The Rat - May 11+12+13+14 Wed to Sat TVT and Orchestra Luna
The Rat - May 15 Sun Inflictors and Tracks
The Rat - May 16+17+18 Mon+Tues+Wed Slash and Easy Action
The Rat - May 19+20+21+22 Thurs+Fri+Sat +Sun Mink DeVille with The Cars
The Rat - May 23+24 Mon+Tues Fat and Real Kids
The Rat - May 25 Wed Rage and Inflictors
The Rat - May 26 Thur Inflictors and Reddy Teddy
The Rat - May 27 Fri Nervous Eaters and Reddy Teddy
The Rat - May 28+29 Sat+Sun Atlantics and Reddy Teddy The Rat - Mon+Tues Mindless F*cks with One The Rat - Wed The Ketims and Tracks The Rat - Thurs+Fri DMZ and The Nerves The Rat - Sat+Sun Third Rail and The Nerves The Rat - Mon+Tues Malpractice and Slash The Rat - Wed BENEFIT for FRENZY MAGReddy Teddy, Baby's Arm, The Atlantics, Tracks, La Peste and special guest performers.The Rat -Thurs+Fri Johnny Barnes and The Nervous Eaters The Rat - Sat+Sun Mindless F*cks, The Real Kids, The Infiktors. The Rat - Mon SUPERSTAR JAM "77With 99 44/100% of Boston's Best Rockers From Bostons's Best Bandssee ya!The Club - June 17+18 Fri+Sat Third Rail and DMZ The Rat -Tues Slash and Easy Action The Rat - Wed+Thurs Orchestra Luna The Rat - Fri+Sat+Sun Reddy Teddy with special guests, and Dirty Angels. The Rat - Mon+Tues Yarbles The Rat - Wed Road Apples and The Shirts The Rat -Thurs+Fri Cat's Ass and The Shirts The Rat - Sat Willie Loco Alexander and his Boom Boom Band and The Shirts Paul's Mall - July 11 and 12-Fox Pass, Pierce Arrow The Rat - July 11 Mon Easy Action and Lady Luck The Rat - July 12+13 Tues+Wed Easy Action and Baby's Arm The Rat - July 14 Thurs DMZ and The Romantics (from Detroit) The Rat - July 15 Fri DMZ and Special Guests The Rat - July 16 Sat DMZ and Willie Loco and his Boom Boom Band The Rat - July 17 Sun DMZ and Special Guests Cantone's - July 25 Mon Juke Box SpecialPitcher's of beer ½ price ( This is the first listing I have for Cantone's which opened in this time frame.-ed ) Cantone's - July 26 Tues Caradhras Cantone's - July 28 Thurs Real Kids Cantone's - July 29 Fri Real Kids Cantone's - July 30 Sat Willie Loco and his Boom Boom BandThe Rat - Aug 1+2+3 Mon+Tues+Wed The Molls with Special Guest The Rat - Aug 4+5+6 Thurs+Fri+Sat Wayne County and the Electric Chairs and Third Rail The Rat - Aug 7 Sun SPECIAL NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (Not a band..(the movie?-ed)-at 8:30 and 12 midnight ) and Third Rail at 11:00pm Cantone's - Aug 2 Tues La Pest (That's the way they listed it !-ed) Cantone's - Aug 2 Tues Rage Cantone's - Aug 3 Wed Nervous Eaters Cantone's - Aug 4 Thur Nervous Eaters Cantone's - Aug 5 Fri Real Kids Cantone's - Aug 6 Sat Real Kids The Ra t- Aug 8+9 Mon+Tues The Marshalls and Hard Core The Rat - Aug 10+11 Wed+Thurs Flying Guitar and The Cars The Rat - Aug 12+13 Fri+Sat Nervous Eaters and The Cars The Rat - Aug 14 Sun East Pike and East Wing Cantone's - Aug 8+9 Mon+Tues Rage Cantone's - Aug 10 Wed Punk (?-ed) Cantone's - Aug 11 Thurs Nervous Eaters Cantone's - Aug 12+13 Fri+Sat Real Kids The Club - August 22to 24 Real Kids,Starliner The Club - August 25to 27 Johnny Barnes, Easy Action, Nervous Eaters The Rat - Aug 23+24 Tues+Wed The Destroyed and Special Guests and Baby's Arm The Rat - Aug 25+26 Thurs+Fri Third Rail and The Erasers (from NYC) The Rat -Aug 27+28 Sat+Sun Third Rail and Easy Action Cantone's - Mon Juke Box SpecialPitcher's of beer ½ price Cantone's -Tues Real Kids Cantone's - Wed+Thur Baby's Arm Cantone's - Fri La Peste Cantone's - Sat Real Kids (door prizes)The Club - -Aug 22+23+24 Mon+Tue+Wed The Real Kids and Starliner The Club - Aug 25+26+27 Thurs+Fri+Sat Jah Malla (reggae band) Cantone's - Aug 22+23 Mon+Tues Baby's Arm Cantone's - Aug 26+27 Fri+Sat Nervous Eaters Bunratty's - Aug 28-31 Sun-Wed Private LightningThe Rat - Aug 29 Mon Wimpy The Rat - Aug 30+31 Tues+Wed The Destroyed and Rage The Rat - Sept 1+2 Thurs+Fri Johnny Barnes Group and The Boyfriends (form NYC) Cantone's - Aug 30 Tues The Destroyed Cantone's - Sept 2 Fri Real Kids Cantone's - Sept 3 Sat Have a nice Labor Day ! The Rat - Sept 13 Tues Lawrence Talbot Band and Hard Core The Rat - Sept 14 Wed The Atlantics with The Feelies (from NYC) The Rat - Sept 15+16 Thur+Fri The Atlantics with Alex Chilton (of the Box Tops)win tickets on WCOZ The Rat - Sept 17+18 Sat+Sun The Atlantics with The Mumps (from NYC)Cantone's - Sept 6 Tues The Real Kids Cantone's - Sept 7+8 Wed+Thurs The Atlantics Cantone's - Sept 9+10 Fri+Sat The Nervous Eaters Cantone's - Sept 13+14+15 Tue+Wed+Thurs Tony and The Rock'n' Mechanics Cantone's - Sept 16+17 Fri+Sat The Marshalls The Rat - Sept 3+4 Sat+Sun Fri Johnny Barnes Group and Teenage Head (from Toronto, Canada's ..1 Punk Band) The Rat - Sept 5 Mon HELD OVER Johnny Barnes Group and Teenage Head The Rat - Sept 6+7 Tues+Wed Road Apples and Third Rail The Rat - Sept 8+9+10 Thurs+Fri+Sat The Cars and Nervous Eaters The Rat - Sept 11 Sun THE MARC THOR BENEFIT .featuring: Reddy Teddy, Nervous Eaters, Willie Loco, The Atlantics, La Peste, The Destroyed, Real Kids, DMZ, The Count andTracks. Cantone's - Sept 19+20 Mon+Tues Marshalls Cantone's - Sept 21 Wed Real Kids Cantone's - Sept 22 Thurs Tracks Cantone's - Sept 23 Fri DMZ Cantone's - Sept 24 Sat GRAND REUNION: Knobs, Bloody Virgins, Bonjour Aviators, also comedy by Mario Cantone The Rat - Sept 19 Mon Third Annual Reunion of Lovelace with Shane Champagne The Rat - Sept 20+21 Tues+Wed Talking Heads and Fox Pass AD The Rat - Sept 22+23 Thur+Fri The Dead Boys and The Destroyed The Rat - Sept 24+25 Sat+Sun The Dead Boys and Slash The Rat - Sept 26 Mon SPECIAL RAT RECORDS SHOWCASE Nervous Eaters, Buck and Third Rail AD The Rat - Sept 27+28 Tues+Wed The Return of The "NEW" Infliktors with special guests The Rat - Sept 29+30 Thurs+Fri Reddy Teddy and Nervous Eaters The Rat - Oct 1+2 Sat+Sun Reddy Teddy and The StreetsCantone's - Sept 27+28 Mon+Tues Elixir (funk band) Cantone's - Sept 28 Wed Real Kids Cantone's - Sept 29+30 Thur+Fri La Peste Cantone's - Oct 1 Sat Nervous Eaters Cantone's - Oct 3+4+5 Mon+Tue+Wed Tony and The Rock'n' Mechanics Cantone's - Oct 6+7 Thur+Fri The Real Kids and DMZ Cantone's - Oct 8 Sat The Real Kids The Rat - Oct 3 Mon Showcat and Wimpy The Rat - Oct 4 Tues DMZ and Roger Bruce Band The Rat - Oct 5+6+7 Wed+Thur+Fri Johnny Barnes Group and Johanna Wild The Rat - Oct 8+9 Sat+Sun Third Rail and DMZ The Rat - Oct 10 Mon Shane Champagne Band The Rat - Oct 11 Tues Sea King and Whimpy The Rat - Oct 12 Wed Sea King and Tracks The Rat - Oct 13+14 Thur+Fri The Jam and The Nervous Eaters The Rat - Oct 15+16 Sat+Sun Fox Pass and Dirty AngelsCantone's - Oct 11+12 Tues+Wed Hard Core Cantone's - Oct 13 Thurs The Real Kids Cantone's- Oct 14+15 Fri+Sat The Marbles and The MechanicsCantone's - Oct 18+19 Tues+Wed Shane Champage Band Cantone's - Oct 20 Thurs La Peste Cantone's - Oct 21+22 Fri+Sat Third Rail And the First Boston Appearance of The Neighborhoods with Careful Mike (Of course they have played Cambridge -The Club- for months.-ed) The Rat - Oct 27+28 Thur+Fri Reddy Teddy and The CrampsThe Rat - Nov 7 Mon Auditions for "LIVE AT THE RAT II "Lord Manuel with Garbo, Eastwood Peak, and Shane Champage The Rat - Nov 8 Tues Auditions for "LIVE AT THE RAT II"Where Cares, Neighborhoods, and Peter Vallis The Rat - Nov 9 Wed Stephan Lovelace and Rubits-The all purpose band, and One The Rat - Nov 10 Thurs The Real Kids and The Mechanics The Rat - Nov 11+12 Thurs The Real Kids and The Criminals (from NYC) The Rat - Nov 14 Mon The Dead Boys and the Nervous Eaters Cantone's - Nov 11+12 Fri+Sat Ann Prime (from Yazoo) Cantone's - Nov 8+9+10 Tues+Wed+Thurs Shane Champagne and (From Dante productionsa band called) Vinnie Cantone's - Nov 11+12 Fri+Sat Mechanics and Yazoo (from Canada) Cantone's- Nov 15 Tues Neighborhoods with Carful Mike Cantone's - Nov 16 Wed Marshalls Cantone's - Nov 17+18 Thur+Fri Marshalls with Sea King Cantone's - Nov 19 Sat A party with African Core (They ment Africa Corps-ed) and Baby's Arm Happy Birthday Miss LynCantone's - Nov 21+22 Mon+Tues Inflictors and guest Arlene Fins Cantone's - Nov 23 Wed Real Kids Cantone's - Nov 24 Thur HAPPY THANKSGIVING Cantone's -Nov 25+26 Fri+Sat The Feelies (from NYC) The Rat - Mon+Tues Slash and The Yazoo Band (from Canada) The Rat - Wed Tracks and La Peste The Rat - Thurs Nervous Eaters and Tracks The Rat - Fri+Sat+Sun The Cars and The Mechanics The Rat - Mon Fox Pass, Max and Winter Wood Fire The Rat - Tues Lilith (An All Girl Band) The Rat - Wed Skayfish (from Chicago) and Luna The Rat - Thurs+Fri Skayfish (from Chicago) and The Streets The Rat - Sat The Streets and Rage The Rat - Sun The Streets and Harleguin The Rat - Nov 14 Mon Black Sheep of the Family, Marshalls and Peter Vallis The Rat - Nov 15 Tues SPECIAL RECORDING OF LIVE AT THE RAT IIChris Martin , The Molls and Cat's Ass The Rat - Nov 16 Wed SPECIAL RECORDING OF LIVE AT THE RAT IIChris Martin, The Molls and Fighter The Rat - Nov 17+18 Thurs+Fri The Atlantics and Luna The Rat -Nov 19+20 Sat+Sun The Atlantics and La Peste Orpheum Theatre - Nov 18 Ramones, Talking Heads. The Rat - Mon SPECIAL RECORDING OF LIVE AT THE RAT IIbeginning at 6pmSouthern Comfort,Menace,Neighborhoods, and Shane Champagne The Rat - Tues SPECIAL RECORDING OF LIVE AT THE RAT IIThe Nervous Eaters, Lazers, The Marshalls, The Mechanics The Rat - Wed+Thur+Fri Fox Pass and Reddy Tedddy The Rat - Sat+Sun Fox Pass and Third Rail.The Rat - Nov28 Mon (ALL WEEK- SPECIAL RECORDING OF LIVE AT THE RAT II Special Guests Each Night) The Count, Harleguin The Rat - Nov 29 Tues Balloon,Hard Core The Rat - Nov 30 Wed Johnny Barnes Group, Neighborhoods The Rat - Dec 1 Thurs The Molls, The Lazers The Rat - Dec 2 Fri Slash, Fighter The Rat - Dec 3+4 Sat+Sun Menace, Marshalls, The Mechanics. Cantone's - Nov 28 Mon Mechanics, Fighter Cantone's- Nov29+30 Tues+Wed Mechanics Cantone's - Dec 1 Thur Shane Champagne Band Cantone's - Dec 2+3 Fri Sat Shane Champagne Band, Inflicktors Cantone's - Dec 5+6+7 Mon+Tues+Wed The Jaguarsa different sound -Roots Level Rock and Roll Cantone's - Dec 8 Thurs The Mechanics Cantone's- Dec 9+10 Fri+Sat DMZ Cantone's -Dec 12 Mon Ann Prim Group Cantone's - Dec 15 Thur Thrills Cantone's - Dec 16 Fri La Peste and The Inflictors Cantone's - Dec 17 Sat The Real Kids The Club - Dec 13+14 Tues+Wed The Stompers (formerly Sea King) and The Destroyed The Club - Dec 15+16+17 Thurs+Fri+Sat Third Rail, Max (Introduction band for James Montgomery), and The Neighborhoods The Club - Dec 27+28+29 Tues+Wed+Thurs Max and the Original Sin and Surprise Guest The Club - Dec 30+31 Sat+Sun The Atlantics and La Peste The Rat - Dec 26 Mon New England and Maxx The Rat - Dec 27+28 Tues+Wed The Clones and The Mechanics The Rat - Dec 29+30+31 Thur+Fri+Sat Nervous Eaters and Reddy Teddy Cantone's - Dec 26+27+28 Mon+Tues+Wed Ann Prim Group Cantone's - Dec 29 Thurs Cat's Ass and Six Feet Under Cantone's - Dec 30 Fri The Real Kids and The Infliktors Cantones - Dec 31 Sat NEW YEARS EVE PARTY with The Real Kids, DMZ and TracksHere are some events that happened this year.Live at the Rat released April Maxanne leaves WBCN Anarchy In The UK released Real Kids - All Kindsa Girls released Bonjour Aviator single released Reddy Teddy LP ( or late 1976?) Paradise Club opens. Cantone's opens in the spring. Photo of Lee Ritter in Time magazine Miss Lyn gets Married to Kenne Gizmo on WTBS on Oedipus show. Greg Reibman is on WERS ............................................................ .................................................... 1978 Club Listings - Boston Punk Scene The Rat - Jan 1 Sun Nervous Eaters and Reddy Teddy The Club - Jan 2 Mon The Count with Pastiche and Phobia The Club - Jan 4 Wed The Neighborhoods Benefit for David MinehanFeaturing Al "Lorenzo" Drake, Third Rail, La Peste, Swine Lovelace, The Rubits, The Count, The Bimbos, The Muffin Band The Club - Jan 5+6+7 Thur+Fri+Sat The Clone and Slash The Club - Jan 8+9 Sun+Mon Buck and Fighter The Club - Jan 10+11+12 Tues+Wed+Thur Ann Prim Group and The Mechanics.firstBoston Appearance since June 1977THUNDERTRAIN and Thrills The Club-Jan 13+14 Thur+Fri Thundertrain The Rat-Jan 9 Mon SOCK HOP JAM '78Featuring members ofThe Modern Lovers, Reddy Teddy, Johnny Barnes Group, Kalishes, J. Wild, Kommandos, Fox Pass, Automobiles, Nervous Eaters The Rat - Jan 10+11 Tues+Wed The Molls and New England The Rat - Jan 12+13 Thurs+Fri The Atlantics and Tuff Darts The Rat - Jan 14+15 Sat+Sun The Atlantics and Laughing Dogs Paradise - Jan 13 Johnny Barnes Group Cantone's - Jan 22 Sun New bands..Back Street Beat and Furor Cantone's - Jan 23+24 Mon+Tues The JaguarsThe Club - Jan 24+25+26 New England, Axis, The Stompers The Club - Jan 27,28,29 Original Sin, Clone, Slash Paradise - Jan 25+26 The Cars with The AtlanticsCantone's - Jan 25+26 Wed+Thurs La Peste and Baby's Arm Cantone's - Jan 27+28 Fri+Sat The Infliktors and Thrills Cantone's - Jan 29 Sun Nervous Eaters and The Real Kids The Club - Jan 24+25+26 New England, Axis, The Stompers The Club - Jan 27,28,29 Original Sin, Clone, SlashThe Rat - Jan 23 Mon Benefit for The Destroyed...with Rage, Rainbow and many other Boston BandsThe Rat - Jan 24+25 Tues+Wed Clone and Slash The Rat - Jan 26+27 Thur+Fri Fox Pass, The Neighborhoods and The Vinny Band The Rat - Jan 28+29 Sat+Sun Fox Pass and Luna The Paradise - Jan 24 Tues Reddy Teddy and Fox Pass The Paradise - Jan 25+26 Wed+Thurs The CarsThe Rat - Mon+Tues Thrills and The Destroyed The Rat - Wed+Thurs+Fri DMZ and The Mechanics The Rat - Sat+Sun Easy Action and The MechanicsRexicana Ballroom (Marshfield) - Feb 3+4 Fri+Sat Johnny Barnes Group and George Thorogood and The Delaware Destroyers Rexicana Ballroom (Marshfield) - Feb 17+18 Fri+Sat Reddy Teddy, Fighter, The Atlantics and Fox Pass Cantone's - Jan 29 Sun Real Kids and The Mechanics Sunday Afternoon Special Cantone's - Jan 30+31 Mon+Tues The Mechanics plus new sensation The Furor Cantone's - Feb 1+2 Wed+Thurs What the hell is Shane Champagne and Human Sexual ResponseThe Club - Jan 28+29 Sat+Sun Original Sin, Clone, Slash The Club - Jan 30+31+Feb 1 Mon+Tues+Wed Human Sexual Response, The Infliktors and Baby's Arm The Club -Feb 2+3+4 Thur+Fri+Sat The Atlantics and Fighter The Rat - Jan 30 Mon Nooky Sash and Rolland Julius and friends The Rat - Jan 31+Feb1 Tues+Wed Thrills and Moving Parts The Rat - Feb 2+Feb 3 Thurs+Fri The Mechanics with DMZ The Ra t- Feb 4+Feb 5 Sat+Sun The Mechanics with Real KidsThe Club - Feb 6+7+8 The Lasers, The Bimbos and Surprise Guest The Club - Feb 9+10+11 Thundertrain and Baby's Arm The Club - Feb 12+13+14+15 One, Reckless Driver, The Lasers, Stephan Lovelace New Band The Club - Feb 16+17+18 Reggae Rock and Roll featuring Jah Malla and The Real KidsCantone's - Feb 13 Mon Rip Chord Cantone's - Feb 14 Tues Cupid and The Quivering BowstringsValentines Special-She drinks for half price-wear pink. Cantone's - Feb 15 Wed Thrills and The Infliktors Cantone's - Thurs Feb 16 Thrills, Baby's Arm Cantone's - Feb 17+18 Fri+Sat La Peste and Tracks The Club - Feb 17+18+19 Tues+Wed+Thurs Fox PassCantone's - Feb 19 Sun Miscarriage Stockholders' Fund Raising Benefitand Carmen Monoxide Birthday Party Real Kids, Mechanics and Shane Champagne Cantone's - Feb 20+21 Mon+Tues Thrills Cantone's - Feb 22+23 Wed+Thurs Six Feet Under Cantone's - Feb 24+25 Fri+Sat Marshalls and Jaguars The Club - Feb 20+21+22 Mon+Tues+Wed The Lazers, The Bimbos, and Stephen Lovelace's Holy Trinity The Club - Feb 23+24+25 Thurs+Fri+Sat Johnny Barnes Group and CloneThe Rat - Mon+Tues+Wed The Diodes (from Canada) and Thrills The Rat - ThursFri+Sat The Johnny Barnes Group and Nervous Eaters The Rat - Sat+Sun The Johnny Barnes Group and Lazers The Rat - Mon+Tues The Epoch and Roland Julius and Friends The Rat - Wed+Thurs+Fri The Romantics (From Detroit) with Third Rail The Rat - Sat+Sun Nervous Eaters and Max Live WCOZ broadcast Sunday at MidnightCantone's - Feb 27+28 Mon+Tues Furor and Rip Chord Cantone's - March 1 Wed Italian Rock and Roll with Vinny Cantones - March 2+3 Thurs+Fri Shane Champagne and Vinny Cantone's - March 4 Sat Back By Popular Demand Human Sexual Response and La Peste The Club - March 1 Wed Rip Chord and 2 Surprise Guests The Club - March 2+3+4 Thur+Fri+Sat Thundertrain and Baby's Arm The Club - March 6+7+8 Mon+Tue+Wed Reckless Driver and Rip Chord The Club - March 9+10+11 Thurs+Fri+Sat Fox Pass and Reddy TeddyCantone's - March 6 Mon Epoch, Baby's Arm Cantone's - March7 Tues Baby's Arm, Stompers Cantone's - March 8+9 Wed+Thurs Stompers, Fighters Cantone's - March 10+11 Fri+Sat Inflictors, Nervous EatersThe Rat - March 13 Mon The Stompers The Rat - March 14 Tues Six Feet Under and Axis The Rat - March 15 Wed Shane Champagne and Reckless Driver The Rat - March 16+17 Thurs+Fri The Atlantics and The Fast (from NYC) The Rat-March 18 Sat The Atlantics and The Laughing Dogs (from NYC) The Rat-March 19 Sun WCOZ Live Broadcast of The Atlantics and The Stompers The Club - March 13+14+15+16 Mon+Tues+Wed+Thur The Bimbos and Baby's Arm The Club - March 17+18+19 St Pats Day Party Third Rail and Neighborhoods plus a feature film featuring Jonathan Edwards The Rat - March 17 Fri The Fast Cantone's - March 13+14 Mon+Tues Unnatural Axe and Surprise guest Cantone's - March 15+16 Wed+Thurs The Outer Tubes Cantone's - March 17+18 Fri+Sat Mechanics and the Jaguars Cantone's -March 19 Sun Victory House No Booze BenefitStarring Shane Champagne and The Mechanicscomedy by Mario Cantone.. skit by Teddy Cantoneslide show by John DeMiranda food and prizesall proceeds go to the Victory House Cantone's -March 20+21 Mon+Tues Rollen Julius and Rip Chord Cantone's - March 22+23 Wed+Thurs Stompers (this is rock and roll)The Furor Cantone's - March 24 Fri Reddy Teddy and Mechanics Cantone's - March 25 Sat Nervous Eaters and The Senders (from NYC) The Club - March 27+28+29 Jamaica Way featuring "Rollie" The Club - March 30+31,April1 Reddy Teddy and OneThe Rat - March 20 Mon The Stompers The Rat - March 21 Tues Easy Action with Cat's Ass The Rat - March 22 Wed Easy Action with The Furors The Rat - March 23+24 Thurs+Fri The Stranglers with Thrills and The Nervous Eaters The Rat-March 25+26 Sat+Sun Luna and Shane Champagne The Club-March 19 Sun Embalmers' Party (Spectators Welcome) The Club-March 21+22 Tues+Wed Clone with Slash and Easy Action The Club-March 23+24+25 Thurs+Fri+Sat Listen (British Rock Band) and Two Surprise BandsThe Cricket (Ashland) - March 30 Thurs Thundertain. Cantone's - March 27 Mon Nite Flite Cantone's - March 28 Tues Nite Flite and Max Cantone's - March 29 Wed Rip Chord and Max Cantone's - March 30 Thurs The Marshalls Cantone's - March 31+April 1 Fri+Sat The Shane Champagne Band Cantone's - April 2 Sun Once a Month Rock and Roll Party -The Marshalls and The Stompers. The Club - April 2 Sun Benefit F.T.W. 3pm to 1am The Club - April 3+4+5 Mon+Tues+Wed The Destroyed, Baby's Arm, and Mark Thor The Club - April 6+7+8 Thur+Fri+Sat Johnny Barnes, Clone, Reckless Drivers The Rat - April 3 MonStompers, DMZ The Rat - April 4 Tues The Flashcubes and Spys The Rat - April 5 Wed Reckless and The Destroyed The Rat - April 6+7+8 Thur+Fri+Sat The Erasers, (from NYC) , Thrills and The Lazers The Rat - April 9 Sun Third Rail presents The Spring Super Jam The Club - April 9+10+11+12 Shane Champagne The Club - April 13+14+15 Reddy Teddy and SlashThe Club - April 16 Reddy Teddy, Slash The Club - April 17+18+19 Ripchord, Surprise guest The Club - April 20+21+22 Thundertrain, Baby's Arm Cantone's - April 24+25 Mon+Tues The Busters Cantone's - April 26 Wed The Real Kids (Admission $2.00) Cantone's - April 27 Thurs Human Sexual Response, Larry Bangor movie Cinderella is shown Cantone's - April 28+29 Fri+Sat Nervous Eaters, The Mechanics Cantone's - April 30 Sun Spring Fever Party with Real Kids, Nervous Eaters, Mechanics. The Club - April 24+25+26 Mon+Tues+Wed Storm, Shiver, surprise guest The Club - April 27+28+29 Thur+Fri+Sat Fox Pass, The City, Topaz The Rat - Sat+Sun The Diamonds CBGB's - April 29 The Shirts and Mickey Clean and The MezzThe Rat - Mon Stompers The Rat -Tues The Spys, The Slugs The Rat - Wed (April 26?) Ripchord, The Neighborhoods The Rat -Thur+Sun Johnny Barnes, Balloons (Thurs+Fri only) The Rat -April 17 Monn Stompers The Rat - April 18 Tues Luna , Spys The Rat - April 19 Wed Luna, Marshalls The Rat - April 20+21+22+23 Thur to SunNervous Eaters, The Fast Paradise - April 19 The Streets Paradise - April 23 Patti Smith Paradise - April 24 Fox Pass, Bonnie Parker Paradise - April 26 Good RatsInn-Square Men's Bar - April 23 Sun Battle of the Bands The Stompers and The LazersSome consider this battle of the bands as the first 'Rumble'. First prize=$500 This was the ballot Inn-Square Men's Bar - April 24 Mon The Mechanics and Thrills Inn-Square Men's Bar - April 25 Tues Marc Thor and Unnatural Axe Inn-Square Men's Bar - April 26 Weds La Peste and Baby's Arm Inn-Square Men's Bar - April 27 Thurs Semi-Finals Inn-Square Men's Bar - April 28 Fri Semi-Finals Inn-Square Men's Bar - April 29 Sat Finals La Peste wins. Paradise - May15+16 Lou ReedThe Club - May 1,2 and 3 Mon-Tues-WedTwo surprise groups. The Club - May 4,5, and 6 Thur-Fri-Sat.Topaz Cantone's - May 1 and 2 Mon-Tues Trix with Peter Vallis Cantone's - May 3 and 4 Wed-Thurs La Peste , The Girls (cover $2.00) Cantone's - May 5 and 6 Fri-Sat The Count and Gizmos Poster Cantone's - May 7 Sunday The Count, Unnatural Axe, The Destructors The Rat - May 1 Mon Stompers The Rat - May 2 Tues Spys and City The Rat - May 3 Wed Shane Champagne Band, The Mechanics The Rat - May 4 + 5 Thurs+Fri The Atlantics , The Cramps The Rat - May 6+ 7 Sat+Sun The Atlantics , Shane Champagne Band The Club - May 16+17 Tues+Wed Original Sin, Surprise guest The Club - May18+19+20 Thurs+Fri+Sat Johnny Barnes Group, Shane Champagne The Club - May 23+24 Tues+Wed Clone + Maxx The Club - May 25+26+27 Thurs+Fri+Sat Thundertrain, Reckless Cantone's - May 28 Sun Eastwood Peak with guest Willie Loco Cantone's - May 29+30 Mon+Tues The Rentals Cantone's - May 31 Wed Ann Prim Group and Ripchord Cantone's - June 1 Thurs First time in Boston-Paul Starfield and the Mutant Kings Cantone's - June 2+3+4 Fri+Sat+Sun The Infliktors and La Peste New Wave Juke Box by Oedipus.The Rat - May 29 Mon Stompers The Rat - May 30 Tues Spys and The Mutant Kings The Rat - May 31 Wed Mutant Kings and Klone The Rat - June 1+2 Thurs+Fri Nervous Eaters and StompersThe Rat - June 3+4 The Nervous Eaters and Reckless Cantone's - Wed+Thurs Ann Prim, Stompers Cantone's - Fri+Sat Vinny, Third RailCantone's - June 12-13 Mon-Tues Cash Cantone's - June 14 Weds. Invaders, Rip Chord Cantone's - June 15 Thurs. The Flash Cubes, The Invaders Cantone's - June 16 Fri. Lazers, The Flash Cubes Cantone's - June 17 Sat. Lazers and surprise guests The Rat - June 12 Mon. The Stompers The Rat - June 13 Tues Harlequin, Flashcubes The Rat - June 14 Weds Harlequin, Flashcubes, Slugs The Rat - June 15-16 Thurs-Fri The Real Kids, Dots The Rat - June 16-17 Sat-Sun The Real Kids, SorrowsThe Club - June 18 A Tribute To A Friend 1am to 1pm. - Cancer Society Benefit.28 Bands..including The Count, Lazers, La Peste, Pastiche.Baby's Arm, Thrills, Marshallsmore...1:00 pm to 1:00 am The Club - June 20+21 Tues+Wed (Progressive Country Rock..)Monroe County and Outlaws The Club - June 22+23+24 Thur+Fri+Sat City and The Stompers The Paradise - June23+24 Fri+Sat The Atlantics and La Peste Cantone's - Mon The Bimbos $1.00 cover Cantone's -Tues Fantasythree piece all original music. $1.00 cover Cantone's - Wed Max and Fantasy Cantone's - Thurs Maz and Ripchord Cantone's - Fri +Sat The Lazers and The Mechanicstwo of Boston's hottest! Cantone's - Sun Doors open at noonLots of Italian FoodLots of BandsLots of Surprise GuestsCome on and party!
Cantone's - Mon+Tues The Molls (Progressive New Wave) and The Moving Parts
Cantone's -Wed+Thur Ann Prim Group and The Inflictors.both groups back by popular demand.
Cantone's - Fri+Sat Baby's Arm and (from NYC)The Nervous RexTwo Hot Bands
Cantone's - Sun The Real Kids Food and Lots of MusicDoors open at 4:00 pm music starts when the music starts.
Cantone's - Mon. Beer Bash (not a group, just drinkin' heavy-ed)
Cantone's - Tues. The Real Kids
Cantone's - Wed-Thurs The Neighborhoods, The Vinny Band
Cantone's - Fri-Sat The Ann Prim Group, The Fast
Cantone's - Sun. The Count, Unnatural Axe, The Blue Moon Band
The Rat - Mon The Stompers
The Rat -Tues- The Dictators, The Spys
The Rat - Weds The Dictators, Klone
The Rat - Thurs+Fri DMZ, The Poles
The Rat - Sat-Sun DMZ, La Peste
Cantone's - Tues Musical Surprise
Cantone's -- Wed Real Kids, Nervous Eaters
Cantone's -Thurs Nervous Eaters and surprise guests
Cantone's - Fri+Sat The Fleshtones, The Neighborhoods
Cantone's - Sun New Wave Spring Fever Party: The Count, Unnatural Axe, The Kustons, The Condemned
The Rat - Mon Stompers
The Rat - Tues Reckless + Storm
The Rat - Weds Reckless + Lolo
The Rat - Thurs Luna + Lolo
The Rat - Fri+Sat Luna + The Mechanics
The Rat - Mon+Tues Boyfriends, Roland Julius
The Rat - Wed Shane Champagne, Nookie Sash
The Rat - Thurs+Fri Third Rail, Neighborhoods, Stompers
The Rat - Sat Sun Third Rail, Vinny Band, Maxx
The Rat - Mon Stompers
The Rat - Tues Spys, Reckless
The Rat - Wed Pasta Nite-Free Pizza Vinny Band, Reckless
The Rat - Thurs+Fri UK Squeeze
The Rat - Sun John Kalishes presents The Last Annual Don't Look Back Jam, The Dawgs
Cantone's - Mon+Tues The Dawgs,
Cantone's - Wed+Thurs Inflicktors, City
Cantone's - Fri+Sat The Stompers, The Senders
The Rat - Mon The Stompers
The Rat - Tues Baby's Arm, Spys
The Rat - Wed Baby's Arm, Phantoms
The Rat - Thurs+Fri Reddy Teddy, The Mumps
The Rat - Sat+Sun Reddy Teddy, Helen Wheels Band
The Paradise - June 28 Wed Thundertrain and The Nervous Eaters
The Paradise - June 29 New Wave Rock and Roll Pop Spectacular Featuring..The Count Viglione's August Phenomenon, V, The Stompers, The Marshalls and From NYC, Nervous Rexadmission $3.50
The Paradise - June 30-July 2 The Cars
The Club - June 27+28+29 Tues+Wed+Thur Human Sexual Response and The Phantoms
The Club- June30+July 1+2+3 Fri+Sat+Sun+Mon DMZ and The Mechanics
Inn Square Men's Bar - June 28+29 Wed+Thurs The Mechanics
Inn Square Men's Bar - June 30+July 1+2 Fri+Sat+Sun La Peste
The Summit Room (Peabody)-June29+July1 Nervous Eaters and Real Kids
The Club - July 1+2+3 Sat+Sun+Mon DMZ and The Mechanics
The Club - July 5+6+7+8 Wed+Thur+Fri+Sat Klone and Fighter
Cantone's - July 3+4 Mon+Tues Jaguars
Cantone's - July 5+6 Wed+Thurs The Curse (Canadian all female band) and The Count (Boston's Underground Cult Figure)
Cantones - July 7+8 Fri+Sat The Neighborhoods and The Nervous Eaters Poster
The Rat - July 3 Mon Stompers and Busters
The Rat - July 4 Tues The Infliktors and Special Guest
The Rat - July 5 Wed Eastwood Pike and The Phantoms
The Rat - July 6+7+8+9 Thur+Fri+Sat+Sun Thurs+Fri+Sat+Sun Thundertrain and The Romantics
The Paradise - July 7+8 Fri+Sat The Ramones
The Club - July 10 Mon Blind Juggler (A Primitive Futuristic Transcendent Environmental Experience)
The Club - July 11+12 Tues+Wed Eastwood Peak and The Moving Parts
The Club - July 13+14+15 Thur+Fri+Sat (Returning by popular demand ..)Johnny Barnes Group and Panic
The Summit Room (Peabody) - July 6+7+8 Reddy Teddy and Fox Pass
The Summit Room (Peabody) -July 13+14+15 Klone and Balloon
The Club - July 27+28+29 Thur+Fri+SatThundertrain and Sass
Cantone's -July 30 Thrills and Baby's Arm
The Paradise-July 31 Stompers
The Summit Lounge (Peabody) - Aug 3+4+5 Thur+Fri+Sat Thundertrain and special friends.
The Rexacana Ballroom - Aug 4+5 Fri+Sat Marshalls and The Stompers
Cantone's - Mon+Tues The Slugs
Cantone's - Wed+Thurs Vinny and The Nervous Eaters
Cantone's - Fri+Sat The Fleshtones and The Infliktors
Cantone's - Sun Doors open at 4:00pm Benefit PartySurprise AttractionItalian Food
The Club - Aug 1 Tues Tracks and The Phantoms
The Club - Aug 2 Wed Second Annual Lorry Doll Birthday Celebration Featuring: Tracks, The Boulevards and Zoo Types
The Club - Aug 3 Thur Nervous Eaters with The News
The Club - Aug 4 Fri Nervous Eaters with Kill Sound
The Club - Aug 5 Sat Nervous Eaters with Baby' s Arm
The Rat - Aug 7 Mon The Vinny Band and Jewels
The Rat - Aug 8+9 Tues+Wed The Neighborhoods and Tracks
The Rat - Aug 10+11+12+13 Thur+Fri+Sat+Sun Luna with Laughing Dogs
The Summit Room - Aug 10+11+12 Thur+Fri+Sat Thundertrain
The Paradise -Aug 7 Mon Fox Pass and Storm
The Club - Aug 8+9 Tues+Wed Johanna Wild and Kid Morocco
The Club - Aug 10+11+12 Thur+Fri+Sat The Streets and Reckless
Cantone's - Mon+Tues Loose Change 9-1 pm
Cantone's - Wed+Thur Back by popular demand.Unnatural Axe and Baby's Arm
Cantone's - Fri From NYback by popular demand Flashcubes and Maxx
Cantone's - Aug 21+22 Mon+Tues Zoo Types (Silly Rock and Roll)
Cantone's - Aug 23+24 Wed+Thurs The Marshalls and special guest Ray Paul
Cantone's - Aug 25+26 Fri+Sat Human Sexual Response plus The Jaguars
The Rat - Aug 21 Mon The Invaders and Hal Greer
The Rat - Aug 22 Tues The Thrills and Loadstone
The Rat - Aug 23 Wed The Thrills and Nightwing
The Rat - Aug 24+25 Thur+ Fri The Fast and Shane
The Rat - Aug 26 Sat The Fast and Vinny
The Rat - Aug 27 Sun One night onlyRiser with Vinny
The Rat - Mon The Rings and Hot Dates
The Rat -Tues Barker Gang and Chicken With Lips
The Rat- Wed Barker Gang and Rock and Roll Rebels
The Rat - Thurs+Fri DMZ. And the return of Mickey Clean
The Rat - Sat+Sun DMZ with the MollsNEWLY AIR-CONDITIONED
The Club - Aug 28+29+30 Mon+Tues+Wed The Rings and First Time Ever-The Hot Dates
The Club - Aug 31+Sept 1+2+3 The Storm, Outlan'Zeeksm and Sparky and The Blades
The Club - Aug 21+22+23 Mon+Tue+Wed Epoch and Loudestone
The Club - Aug 24+25+26 Thurs+Fri+Sat Back Alley Band and Trapper (formerly Links)
Cantone's - Aug 28+29 Mon+Tues The Boogers
Cantone's - Aug 30+31 Wed+Thurs From NYC -The Verbs and back by popular demandThe Stompers
Cantone's - Sept 1+2 Fri+Sat The Flashback (from NYC) and back by popular demand The Neighborhoods
Cantone's - Sept 10 Sun Thrills (Rock and Roll Party ..doors open at 5:00..music starts at 6:00)
Cantone's - Sept 11 Mon Ann Prim Groupcover $1.00
Cantone's - Sept 12+13+14 Tues+Wed+Thurs From NYC Assassin Records Presents.Hot Lunch, 45 Debut, Dizzy and Celebrate The Criminal
Cantone's - Sept 15+16 Fri+Sat The Misfits (from NYC) and Loose Change (from Boston)
Cantone's - Sept 17 Sun Frenzy Magazine Benefitdoors open at 5:00..music starts at 6:00
The Club - Sept 11+12+13 Mon+Tues+Wed Look and Pulse
The Club - Sept 14+15+16 Thur+Fri+Sat Klone and La Peste
The Mad Hatter-Sept 17 Sun 8 Hours OF Rock'n'Roll Featuring: Johnny Barnes Group, Empty Hearts, The Real Kids, Tastie Leggs, Thundertrain, Shane Champagne, Infliktors, Thrills, Neighborhoods, Savannah, and Baby's Arm. Hosted by WBCN's Oedipus. Beer 50 cents. Mixed Drinks 75 cents. Tickets $5.00
The Club - Sept 18+19+20 Mon+Tues+Wed Loose Change and The Boogers
The Club - Sept 21+22+23 Thurs+Fri+Sat The Streets and Reckless
The Rat- Sept 18 Mon Shane Champagne-Free welcome back to Boston party ..and The Dawgs
The Rat - Sept 19 Tues The Rentals and The Destroyed
The Rat - Sept 20 Wed The Phantoms and Ground Zero
The Rat - Sept 21+22 Thur+Fri The Final Appearance of The Johnny Barnes Group with La Peste
The Rat - Sept 23+24 Sat+Sun The Final Appearance of The Johnny Barnes Group with The Marshalls
Cantone's - Sept 18+19 Mon+Tues Hot Dates $1.00 cover
Cantone's - Sept 20+21 Wed+Thurs The Stompers and The Zoo Types
Cantone's - Sept 22+23 Fri and Sat Punkadelic Weekend The Verbs and Mass punkers delight-The Rentals
Buttercup Lounge (Lunenberg) - Sept 23 Thundertrain
The Rat - Mon Tour De Force plus Zoo Types
The Rat - Tues Rock and Roll Rebels plus Sparky and The Blades
The Rat - Wed Ripchord plus The News
The Rat - Thurs+Fri Thundertrain and The Neighborhoods
The Rat - Sat Thundertrain and Hot Dates
The Rat - Sun Thundertrain and The Rings
The Rat - Mon Johanna Wild and Kid Morocco
The Rat - Tues Johanna Wild and Shane Champagne
The Rat - Wed Real Kids and The Neighborhoods
The Rat - Thurs Real Kids and The Dawgs
The Rat - Fri DMZ with La Peste and The Thrills
The Rat - Sat Johnnie Barnes with The Vinny Band, Tweezer and Sun
The Rat - Sun Streets with Reckless and Klone
The Rat - Mon Stompers and Panic
The Rat -Tues Shane Champagne Band and Ripchord
The Rat - Wed Shane Champagne Band and Unnatural Axe
The Rat - Thur+Fri Streets and Klone
The Rat - Sat Last American Date U.K. Squeeze with Baby's Arm
The Rat - Sun Last American Date U.K. Squeeze with Kill Sound
The Club - Oct 2+3+4 Mon+Tues+Wed Naughty Daughty Rich Band and Special Surprise Guest
The Club - Oct 5+6+7 Thur+Fri+Sat Shane Champagne Band and Human Sexual Response
Cantone's - Mon+Tues Maxx
Cantone's - Wed+Thurs The Count's Auguste Phenomenon and The Blue Moon Band
Cantone's - Fri+Sat The Real Kids and their special guest
Cantone's - Oct 2 Mon Ann Prim Group
Cantone's - Oct 3+4 Tues+Wed Phantoms
Cantone's - Oct 5 Thurs Surprise Party..cheap drinks
Cantone's - Oct 6+7 Fri+Sat Vinny and The Infliktors
The Rat - Mon Stompers
The Rat - Tues Maxx and Kill Sound
The Rat - Wed The Dictators with The Marshalls
The Rat - Thurs The Dictators with Baby's Arm
The Rat - Fri+Sat+Sun Johnny Barnes and Balloon
The Rat - Mon Stompers and Kid Morocco
The Rat - Tues Klone and Rafferty
The Rat - Wed Klone and Slugs
The Rat - Thurs and Fri The Slugs
The Rat - Sat+Sun The Slugs and Shane Champagne
The Rat - Oct 16 Mon Precious Metal with Sarless
The Rat - Oct 17 Tues Precious Metal with The Vultures
The Rat - Oct 18 Wed Shane Champagne and The Infliktors
The Rat - Oct 19+20 Thurs+Fri Luna and The Neighborhoods
The Rat - Oct 21+22 Sat+Sun Luna and The Laughing Dogs
The Rat - Oct 16 Mon Lips and Boogars
The Rat - Oct 17 Tues Harry Toledo and Cassandra
The Rat - Oct 18 Wed Harry Toledo and The Rentals
The Rat - Oct 19 Thurs Nervous Eaters and Thrills
The Rat - Oct 20 Fri Nervous Eaters and DMZ
The Rat - Oct 21+22 Sat+Sun Mickey Clean and the Mezz
The Rat - Oct 23 Mon Baby's Arm and Hot Dates
The Rat - Oct 24+25 Tues+Wed Rod Swensons TV Tape of The Ramones, Blondie, and The Dead Boys along with DMZ and The Plasmatics
The Rat - Oct 26 Thurs The Police and The Vinny Band
The Rat - Oct 27 Fri The Police and Unnatural Axe
The Rat - Oct 28 Sat The Police and Tracks
The Rat - Oct 29 Sun The Police with The Reds (from Philadelphia)
Cantone's - Oct 22 Sun The Verbs invite Rock and Rollers from 2-6pm-No cover charge. The Real Kids 7-11pm $2 cover.
Cantone's - Oct 23 Mon Ann Prim Group
Cantone's - Oct 24 Tues The Boogers
Cantone's - Oct 25 Wed The Boogers and Moving Parts
Cantone's - Oct 26 Thurs The Moving Parts and Unnatural Axe
Cantone's - Oct 27+28 Fri+Sat The Zoo Types and Ann Prim
Cantone's - Oct 29 Sun The Verbs 2-6p -no cover
Cantone's - Mon Ann Prim
Cantone's -Tues Marilyn Wilde Group
Cantone's - Wed+Thurs Rip Chord and Soma
Cantone's - Fri+Sat La Peste and The Nervous Eaters
Cantone's- Sun The Verbs 2-6pm, The Real Kids
The Club - Oct 23+24+25 Mon+Tues+Wed The Pits and The Empty Hearts
The Club - Oct 26+27+28 Thur+Fri+Sat Nervous Eaters and La Peste
The Club - Oct 17+18 Tues+Wed The Empty Hearts and The Vinny Band.
The Club - Oct 19+20+21 Thurs+Fri+Sat Klone and The Hot Dates
The Rat - Mon Tracks and The Buster
The Rat - Tues +Wed Marshals and The Dots From NYC
The Rat - Thurs+Fri The Real Kids and The Shades from Philly
The Rat - Sat+Sun The Real Kids and The Vinny Band
Cantone's -Mon Ann Prim Group
Cantone's - Tues+Wed The Zoo Types and Loose Change
Cantone's - Thurs Human Sexual Response and Thrills
Cantone's - Fri+Sat Mickey Clean and the Mezz with Thrills
Cantone's - Sun Rock and Roll with The Verbs
The Club - Oct 9+10+11 Mon+Tues+Wed Phantoms, Ground Zero and Lex Luther
The Club - Oct 12+13+14 Thur+Fri+Sat Balloon and The Toys
The Club - Oct 29 Sun Nervous Eaters and DMZ
The Club - Oct 30 Mon Thundertrain and The Toys
The Club - Oct 31+Nov 1 Tues+Wed The Streets, Loose Change and The Empty Hearts
Cantone's - Oct 30 Mon Ann Prim Group
Cantone's - Oct 31 Tues Halloweenprize for best costume..Third Annual Gala MasqueThe Infliktors and La Peste..and The Rats
Cantone's - Nov 1 Wed La Peste and Guests
Cantone's - Nov 2+3 Thurs+Fri The Count, The Slugs and Cash 3 Kids
Cantone's - Nov 4 Sat The Count, Cash 3 Kids, and The Blue Moon Band
The Club - Nov 2+3+4 Thur+Fri+Sat DMZ and Mickey Clean and the Mezz
The Rat - Mon Johanna Wild and Kid Morocco
The Rat - Tues Johnny Barnes Review and DMZ with Harlequin
The Rat - Wed Nervous Eaters and Thrills
The Rat -Thurs+Fri Streets with Reckless
The Rat - Sat+Sun Streets with Sal Baglio and The Stompers
The Rat - Nov 7 Tues Tracks, The Rentals and The Destroyers
The Rat - Nov 8 Wed The Screamers from LA and Marc Thor and The Destroyers
The Rat - Nov 9+10 Thur+Fri The Atlantics and Thrills
The Rat - Nov 11+12 Sat+Sun The Atlantics and Mickey Clean and The Mezz
The Club - Nov 6+7+8 Mon+Tues+Wed The Lips and Starless
The Club - Nov 9+10+11 Thurs+Fri+Sat Balloon and Loose Change and Kid Morocco
Cantone's - Nov 6 Mon Baby's Arm
Cantone's - Nov 7+8 Tues+Wed The Stompers and The Marshalls Cantone's - Nov 9+10 Thurs+Fri La Peste and Unnatural Axe
Cantone's - Nov 11 Sat La Peste, Unnatural Axe and Thrills
Cantone's - Nov 13 Mon Baby's Arm
Cantone's - Nov 14+15 Tues+Wed The Rentals and Throbbing Members
Cantone's - Nov 16 Thurs Vinny and Thrills
Cantone's - Nov 17 Fri Thrills, Vinny and The Neighborhoods
Cantone's - Nov 18 Sat Nervous Eaters and Vinny
The Rat - Nov 13 Mon Special Beer Night withThe Stompers and The Dawgs
The Rat - Nov 14 Tues The Neighborhoods and Thundertrain
The Rat - Nov 15 Wed The Neighborhoods and The Lazers
The Rat - Nov 16+17 Thur+Fri DMZ and The Nervous Eaters
The Rat - Nov 18+19 Sat+Sun DMZ and La Peste
Cantone's - Nov 13+14+15 Mon+Tues+Wed Lips and Starless and The Throbbing Members
Cantone's - Nov 16+17+18 Thurs+Fri+Sat Trapper (formerly Lynks) and The Back Alley Band
The Rat - Nov 20 Mon The Stompers and The Dawgs
The Rat - Nov 21 Tues Ripchord and Throbbing Members
The Rat - Nov 22 Wed The Dawgs and Dopes
The Rat - Nov 23+24 Thurs+Fri The Real Kids and Very Special Guests
The Rat - Nov 25+26 Sat+Sun The Real Kids and The Vinny Band
Inn-Square Men's Bar - Nov 24+25+26 Fri+Sat+Sun Ray Paul and RPMGala Thanksgiving Party
Cantone's - Nov 20 Mon Baby's Arm
Cantone's - Nov 21 Tues The Rentals and Great Buns
Cantone's - Nov 22 Wed The Troggs and The Real Kids 9:30 and 11:30Live Broadcast at 9:30 by WTBS 88.1 FM
Cantone's - Nov 23 Thurs The Fast (from NYC) and The Dawgs
Cantone's - Nov 24+25 Fri+Sat The Fast (from NYC) and Human Sexual Response
Cantone's - Nov 26 Sun Thrills Benefit The Nervous Eaters, La Peste, The Neighborhoods, and Unnatural Axe
Boscos (Scituate) Nov 30+Dec1+2+3 Private Lightning
The Paradise - Dec 6 Willie Alexander and The Boom Boom Band and The Streets
The Paradise - Dec Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
The Paradise - Dec 8+10 Elvis Costello.....Photo..... Comment
The Club - Dec 6+7 Stephan Lovelace and Rupits (The All Purpose Band) and One
The Club- Dec 8+9+10 The Streets and Nervous Eaters
The Paradise - Dec 8 Fri The Real Kids and The Stompers
The Paradise - Dec 9 Sat Thundertrain and Unnatural Axe
The Club - -Dec 5+6 Tues+Wed Johanna Wild and Snap Draggon
The Club - Dec 7+8+9 Thur+Fri+Sat The Streets and Kid Morocco
The Club - Dec 10+11 Sun+Mon Phobia and Pastiche
The Club - Dec 12+13 Tues+Wed Garbo and Marilyn Wilde and the Boogers
The Club - Dec 14+15+16 Thur+Fri+Sat Balloon and Loose Change
.
The Rat - Dec 10 Sun DMZ and Suicide
The Rat - Dec 11 Mon Dawgs and Riff Raff - 35 Cent Beer Night
The Rat - Dec 12+13 Tues+Wed Direct from EnglandChelsea and The Nervous Eaters
The Rat - Dec 14+15 Thurs+Fri Johanna Wild and Reckless
The Rat - Dec 16+17 Sat+Sun The Streets and Kid Morocco
Cantone's - Dec 11 Mon Johanna Wild
Cantone's - Dec 12+13 Tues+Wed Marc Thor with Special GuestsAl Lorenzo Drake and Ken Scales
Cantone's - Dec 14 Thurs Thrills with Unnatural Axe
Cantone's - Dec 15+16 Fri+Sat Thrills and from NYC The Senders
Inn-Square Men's Bar - Dec 20+21 Wed+Thurs Robin Lane and The Chartbusters
The Rat - Mon Stompers
The Rat -Tues The Epoch with Spys
The Rat - Wed The Epoch with The Storm
The Rat -Thurs+Fri DMZ with The Sorrows (from NYC)
The Rat - Sat+ Sun DMZ with The Dots (from NYC)
The Club - Dec 17+18 Sun+Mon Outland Zeeks and Storm
The Club - Dec 19+20 Tues+Wed Phobia and Pastiche
The Club - Dec 21+22+23 Thurs+Fri+Sat Garbo and Deuce and Marilyn Wilde The Rat - Dec 18 Mon The Dogs and Riff Raff
The Rat - Dec 19 Tues Benefit Featuring" The Neighborhoods, Willie Alexander, Third Rail, Vinny Band and The Count
The Rat - Dec 20 Wed Xmas Party with The Real Kids and Shane Champagne
The Rat - Dec 21+22 Thur+Fri The Neighborhoods and The Original Radio Hearts featuring Al Lorenzo Drake
The Rat - Dec 23 Sat The Neighborhoods with Mickey Clean and the Mezz
The Rat - Dec 25 Mon Merry Christman, Come On Down Were Open
The Rat - Dec 26 Tues Loose Change and Pulse
The Rat - Dec 27 Wed Harlequin and Hot Dates
The Rat - Dec 28+29 Thur+Fri Real Kids and from DetroitThe Silles and Nikki Korvette and The Convertibles
The Rat - Dec 30+31 Sat+Sun Real Kids and Dawgs and Classic Ruins
The Club - Dec 27 Wed Last Time PlayingFox Pass with Auguste Phenomenon
The Club - Dec 28+29+30 Thur+Fri+Sat The News and Hilton James Band
The Club - Dec 31 Sun The Charge with The News and Garbo $6.00 Free Champagne, hats, horns, noise makers, etc.
The Paradise - Dec 29+30 The Talking Heads
Cantone's - Dec 26+27 Tues +Wed Classic Ruins and Pastiche
Cantone's - Dec 28 Thurs The Marshalls and The Neighborhoods
Cantone's - Dec 29+30 Fri+Sat La Pest and The Nervous Eaters
Cantone's - Dec 31 Sun Thrills, Unnatural Axe and La Peste
Inn-Square Men's Bar-Dec 31 Sun The Jaguars
The Rat - Mon Roland Julius
The Rat - Tues+Wed East Side Heaters, The Epoch
The Rat - Thurs MOTOR CITY REVIEW : The Pigs, The Niggers (listed as The ******), The Traitors
The Rat - Fri+Sat+Sun Pere Ubu, Suicide Commandos, The Molls
The Rat - Mon (ALL WEEK- SPECIAL RECORDING OF LIVE AT THE RAT II Special Guests Each Night) Fly By Night, Mechanics, The Fools
The Rat - Tues+Wed Luna, Balloon
The Rat - Thurs+Fri+Sat DMZ, Suicide, Nervous Wrecks
The Rat - Sun WCOZ-Live Broadcast of The Johnny Barnes Group also appearing Shane Champagne
Cantone's - Mon+Tues Riff-Raff (alsoBeer Banquet. Draft beer is 40 cents and admission in a dollar)
Cantone's - Wed Ann Prim Group, Stompers
Cantone's -Thur Ann Prim Group with Special Guest
Cantone's - Fri LIVE BROADCAST BY WTBS La Peste, Thrills
Cantones - Sat Thrills, La Peste
The Rat - Mon+Tues Teenage Head with The Stompers
The Rat - Wed Winterwood Fire with Alan Milman Sect
The Rat -Thrus-Sun Luna and Fox Pass
The Rat - Sun WCOZ Live Broadcast of Luna
Cantone's - Mon+Tues Ripchord
Cantone's - Wed+Thurs East Side Heaters, Stompers
Cantone's - Fri+Sat Neighborhoods, Vinny
The Rat - Mon Stompers
The Rat - Tues The Dots (from NYC) and Fly
The Rat - Wed The Dots (from NYC) and The Heat
The Rat - Thurs+Fri The Boy Friends (from NYC), The Mechanics, and Stompers
The Rat - Sat+Sun The Boy Friends (from NYC), The Mechanics, and Slash
The Proletariat at the Rat:
Date Venue Location Bands
12 7/27/81 The Rat Boston, MA Off Limits
19 8/16/81 The Rat Boston, MA Dead Boys Plan 9
22 8/26/81 The Rat Boston, MA Vital Signs The Gluons
26 9/20/81 The Rat Boston, MA The MIA's Patio Act
31 10/15/81 The Rat Boston, MA Peter Dayton Band 007
62 8/26/82 The Rat Boston, MA Native Tongue Basic Plaid & Pearls
66 9/12/82 The Rat Boston, MA Mission Of Burma Sorry
102 9/23/83 The Rat Boston, MA The Effigies Stranglehold
1995:
Anal Cunt-The Rat, Boston, MA