Sunday, January 17, 2010

Classic Stickmen Live Dates and the Graveyard of Lost Gigs

BEFORE DON VARNER - THE EARLY TURGID PERIOD
12.31.91 Grinnell New Year’s, Lake Forest (Cancelled)
3.1992 Betty Oyskin Opening (Cancelled)
4.1992 Apples, Brentwood (Never booked)
5.13.92 Bill and Sarah at Frankel Dorm, Scripps College
5.1992 Black and Blue Lawn Recital, Laguna Hills
5.1992 Comic Quest, El Toro (Cancelled)
5.1992 Victor and Rich on KUCI
6.20.92 Fathers’ Day, Laguna Hills
6.1992 Beach Party (with Ben George)
6.30.92 Garage Performance, Mission Viejo

DON VARNER JOINS - THE CLASSIC PERIOD
8.1992 The Allens' Kitchen, Mission Viejo
9.1992 The Arboretum, Laguna Hills
9.1992 Sap-Aid, Scripps College, Claremont (Event fell through)
10.31.92 Halloween Show, Mission Viejo
11.1992 Thanksgiving Jam, The Little Theater, Mission Viejo HS (Rescheduled to 12.5.1992)
12.5.92 The Post-Thanksgiving Jam, Laguna Hills
12.25.92 Roving Acoustic Reunion, Mission Viejo
12.25.92 Roving Acoustic Reunion, Mission Viejo
12.25.92 Roving Acoustic Reunion, Laguna Hills
12.25.92 Roving Acoustic Reunion, Laguna Hills
12.25.92 Roving Acoustic Reunion, Lake Forest
12.31.92 Janet’s New Year’s, Laguna Hills (Collapsed)

MATT MUNSON LEAVES/RICH AMTOWER JOINS - THE TURBULENT PERIOD
3.26.93 Post Warming Hut show Jam (Don and Some Girl), Irvine
3.27.93 Comeback Concert, Mission Viejo
4.4.93 1st Annual Asphalt Rodeo, Claremont (Cancelled)
4.13.93 Bill and Sarah at The Grove House, Pitzer College (Cancelled)
4.21.93 Earth Day, Cal State Fullerton (Cancelled)
4.27.93 Bill and Sarah at The Grove House, Pitzer College (Cancelled)
5.4.93 Bill and Sarah at The Grove House, Pitzer College
5.21.93 Lunchtime Show, The Quad, UC Irvine (Cancelled)
5.29.93 Springfair, Laguna Hills
6.4.93 Battle of the Bands, El Toro High School (Cancelled)
6.6.93 Jennifer Allen Wedding, Irvine (Cancelled)
6.1993 OC All-Star Jam, UC Irvine - Matt and Don with The Warming Hut

THE CLAREMONT PERIOD - CLASSIC STICKMEN REUNION
7.31.93 The Boiler Room, Harvey Mudd College (as Imperial Probe Droid)
8.5.93 The Fischers' Den, Laguna Hills (as Imperial Probe Droid)
8.22.93 Concertina, Mission Viejo (Victor and Rich as Tower)
8.28.93 The Muddhole, Harvey Mudd College (as The Stickmen, minus Victor)
8/9.1993 Live Sessions at the Dynamics Lab, Harvey Mudd College
9.3.93 The Muddhole, Harvey Mudd College (as The Stickmen, minus Victor)
10.1.93 The Fischers' Patio, Laguna Hills (Classic Stickmen reunited)
11.11.93 Live at Carl's Suite, Atwood Dorm, Harvey Mudd College
11.13.93 Kohoutek Music Festival, Pitzer College (Not booked)
11.93 Café Espresso Yourself (Not booked)
12.31.93 Grinnell New Year’s Party (Cancelled)
2.26.94 2nd Annual Asphalt Rodeo, Claremont
3.4.94 The Wash, Pomona College, Claremont
3.4.94 The Muddhole, Harvey Mudd College
3.25.94 Clark V Dorm, Pomona College
4.29.94 Grace Dorm, Scripps College, Claremont (Collapsed)
5.14.94 The Wash, Pomona College
5.14.94 Atwood Dorm, Harvey Mudd College
5.18.94 Todd Hansen's Birthday Party, Hollywood (Cancelled)
7.4.94 Street Show, Mission Viejo (Cancelled)
7.18.94 Allen Studios, Mission Viejo
8.5.94 The Fischers' Den, Laguna Hills
8.12.94 The Wash, Pomona College
9.1994 The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano (Never booked)
9.1994 The Balboa, Isla Vista (Cancelled)
10.29.94 Halloween, Mission Viejo
10.31.94 Halloween, Mission Viejo
11.26.94 Borders, West Hollywood

THE LOST WEEKEND - MATT MUNSON WALKABOUT/DON VARNER MOONLIGHTING
1.6.95 The Leaving at Marco Forster JHS, San Juan Capistrano
2.22.95 Moral Pride at The Youth Center
4.15.95 All Star Jam, The Youth Center, San Juan Capistrano (Cancelled)
5.6.95 The Leaving Farewell Show
7.29.95 Black and Blue at the Balboa, Isla Vista
8.9.95 Black and Blue at Joe’s Deck Party, Isla Vista (Cancelled)
8.12.95 Black and Blue at LHHS Class of ’90 Reunion (Cancelled)

THE SECOND REUNION - YOUTH CENTER PERIOD
9.2.95 The Youth Center, San Juan Capistrano
9.95 Opening for Van Halen/Hootie and the Blowfish at LA Coliseum (Collapsed)
9.95 Willamette University, Oregon (Never booked)
9.95 Seattle, Washington (Never booked)
10.20.95 Sesame Tree Apartment, Goleta
11.23.95 Thankgiving In Style, The Youth Center, San Juan Capistrano
12.20.95 Signmasters, Laguna Hills
12.30.95 Zybul New Year’s, Mission Viejo
12.31.95 Riley New Year’s, Lake Forest
12.31.95 Grinnell New Year’s, Lake Forest
1.13.96 Sesame Tree Apartment, Goleta
1.20.96 The Living Room, Goleta (Rescheduled)
2.2.96 House Party, San Diego State University
3.2.96 The Living Room, Goleta (With Chromosome Tea, VLA, Kinder Ficker)
3.10.1996 Borders Live Demo Acoustic Set, Laguna Hills
3.1996 The Bistro, Willamette, Oregon (Never booked)
5.18.96 Black and Blue Lawn Recital Re-enactment, Laguna Hills
6.1996 Matt Munson at Diedrich’s Coffee House (Cancelled)
6.19.96 Don Varner and One Element at The Coach House, San Clemente
7.4.96 Independence Day, Laguna Hills (Cancelled)
8.31.96 One Element at The Coach House, with Foghat
8.20.96 Ed-a-Palooza, Mission Viejo
9/10.1996 One Element (featuring Don) at The Galaxy, with Great White (Cancelled)
9/10.1996 One Element (featuring Don) at The Galaxy, with Yngwie Malmsteen
10.12.96 Maya’s Place, San Juan Capistrano, with Dr. Awkward (Rescheduled)
10.19.96 Maya’s Place, San Juan Capistrano, with Dr. Awkward (Cancelled)
10.31.96 Halloween Show, Cliff House, Santa Barbara (Cancelled)

MATT MUNSON SOLO - SLAVE TO THE GROUNDS
11.9.96 Matt Munson at Diedrich’s, Mission Viejo, with Bill
11.19.96 (The Last Band On Earth) Paintball War (Cancelled)
11.16.96 Matt Munson at Haute Caffe, Rancho Santa Margarita
12.14.96 Matt Munson at Voxel Christmas Pary, Irvine
12.28.96 Matt Munson at Diedrich’s, Mission Viejo
12.1996 The Last Band on Earth at Cal State Fullerton (Cancelled)
6.1997 The Last Band On Earth Lifeguards Show, Huntington Beach (Event cancelled)
7.1997 Matt Munson in Concert

THE MY NEW INVENTION PERIOD - THIRD REUNION AND CD RELEASE CONCERTS
12.27.97 Tea Time, Mission Viejo (as The Last Band on Earth)
3.28.98 LollapAzusa, Azusa Pacific University (last show as The Stickmen)
7.11.98 Live Bands In The House Recording Session, Santa Fe Springs
9.1998 UCSB Student Radio (Never booked)
9.1998 Isla Vista Brewing Company (Fell through)
10.1998 Kansas City, Missouri (Cancelled)
10.30.98 Fibertron Halloween Party, La Mirada
10.31.98 Scores, Fullerton (Cancelled)
11.20.98 Scores, Fullerton (Cancelled)
11.25.98 Sports Page Lounge, Lake Forest
11/12.1998 Las Vegas, Nevada (Collapsed)
12.1.98 Anthill Pub, UC Irvine
12.16.98 Sports Page Lounge, Lake Forest
12.1998 Airshow Christmas Party, Irvine (Collapsed)
12.1998 Bennett Lientz Christmas Party (Collapsed)
1998-9 The Rock Spot TV Show, Santa Barbara (Never booked)
1.27.99 Sports Page Lounge, Lake Forest
2.5.99 Anthill Pub, UC Irvine
2.1999 Anthill Pub, UC Irvine (Rescheduled)
3.1.99 Unplugged at the Anthill Pub, UC Irvine
1998-9 University Center, Santa Barbara (Never booked)
5.1.99 LollapAzusa ’99, Azusa Pacific University
5.22.99  Extravaganza, UC Santa Barbara Harder Stadium (Never booked)
May/June 1999 St. John the Baptist Convent, Baldwin Park (Cancelled)

FINAL MY NEW INVENTION DATES AND POST-BREAKUP CONCERTS
7.4.99 Independence Day, Laguna Hills
10.1999 The Mercury Lounge, Goleta (Never booked)
1.2000 Lunchtime Show, Quad, UC Irvine (last concert by the full band)
8/9.2000 Santa Monica Pier, with Men at Work (Cancelled)
10.5.2000 Los Angeles Chiropractic College
3.17.2001 My New Invention's Last Ride at Tru Rehearsals, Santa Fe Springs
9.7.2002 Ten Dollar Helmet at the Walteria Block Party, Torrance
9.25.2002 Acoustic Armageddon with Bill at Starbucks, Mission Viejo
11.6.2002 Acoustic Armageddon with Bill at Starbucks, Mission Viejo

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