Michael Steele
Updated 12/162011
The Runaways (1975)
8/12/75-Phast Phreddie's House, Torrance, CA.
Setlist: (partial): Wild Thing/Come Now [Troggs covers, the latter introduced by Joan as 'this is a song about [i]fucking![/i]"]
[http://www2.metrotimes.com/music/story.asp?id=14948]
Notes: Debut Runaways gig with original Michael/Joan/Sandy lineup.
8/13/75? -The Whiskey, Los Angeles
Note: Referenced by Joan Jett in this interview. http://joanjettbadrep.com/Interviews/fanclub/Vol1Bio.shtml
8/x/75-The Whiskey, Los Angeles
Setlist: Rock N'Roll/Thunder/American Nights/Wild Thing/Secrets
Note: (Currently) the only live recording of the Michael-era Runaways. Could possibly be the 8/13/75 gig.
9/28/75-The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles
Other Acts: Opened for The Stars. [http://mickisteele.net/images/Runaways_Poster_sm.jpg]
10/13/75 [Monday] The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles
Other Acts: Ratz. [add poster]
Note: Photographed by Heather Harris. Possibly Micki's last Runaways gig.
10/30/75: 'former movie theatre', Laguna Beach
Notes: May be after Micki's departure.
Slow Children (1979)
5/26/79 - Madame Wongs, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Zippers.
9/4/79 - Madame Wong's, Los Angeles, CA
9/12/79 - Londoner's, Los Angeles, CA
9/27/79 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Red Shift
10/2/79 - Madame Wong's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Donald
10/5/79 - The Whisky, Los Angeles
Notes: Mentioned in LA Times review (10/5/79):
"Opening-act Slow Children's problems weren't quite so grave. A two-man, two-woman group fronted by a ragamuffin rock poet named Pal Shazar, Slow Children unleashed a torrent of stream-of-consciousness rock babble wrapped in cerebral pop riffs. The hero here is obviously Patti Smith and Shazar exudes a similar appealingly child-like gamine quality. Smith casts a big shadow that Shazar will have to work hard to transcend. However, now that rock's visionary high priestess has become such a parody of herself, perhaps the time is right for someone else to step into those shoes. Shazar seems like she could do the job."
(Opened for David Werner)
10/21/79 - Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Jules & The Polar Bears
Notes: Jules & The Polar Bears features Jules Shear, later to write 'If She Knew What She Wants'.
10/31/79 - Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Jules & The Polar Bears
12/7/79 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Kingbees
12/9/79 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Sumner
12/17/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe
Other Bands: Hot Lips & Fingertips, John Zambetti, The Lights etc:
12/31/79 - Madame Wong's West
Other Bands: Jules & The Polar Bears, Sumner.
Elton Duck (1979-1980)
5/13/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Scooters, Yarbles
5/29/79 - Doug Weston's Trobadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Let's Eat, The Makers
6/5/79 - Hong Kong Cafe, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Daily Planet.
Notes: First 'rock' gig held at the popular LA venue.
6/12/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Robert Stoddard Band
6/20/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Phil Seymour & The Feel, Donald
6/22/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Daily Planet
6/29/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Toasters
7/22/79 - Hong Kong Cafe, Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: Daily Planet, Diana Harris and the Tuff Tones
8/5/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Big Wow, Daily Planet, Robert Stoddard Band, Diana Harris and the Tuff Tones, Harold Way, the Model, Gary Myrick and the Figures, Whizzer etc:
Notes: Played as part of a 'rock marathon at Club 88', 2 p.m to 2 a.m. Proceeds were used to renovate the club's stage facilities. ['Rock Marathon at Club 88', Los Angeles Times, 20/7/79]
8/30/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Model, Catch.
9/29/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Let's Eat, Naughty Sweeties.
10/14/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Plimsouls, Bates Motel.
1/27/80 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Adapters, Radio Kings
3/12/80 - Club 88, Los Angeles
Other Bands: All Night
6/30/81 - Icehouse, CA
Greg Best (1980-81?)
[Note: Not sure of particular dates MS was in band.]
5/27/80- Londoner, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Exquisites, Street Gang
6/2/80 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: 4 1/2, Who Cares?
4/4/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy and the Beachnuts, Toni & The Movers
4/22/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Kid America
5/19/81 - Trobdadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Billie, R.P.M, Ultramonic
5/25/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Doll, Rick Elias
6/8/81 - Dillon's Dance Palace, Westwood, CA
Other Bands: Hit & Run, Uptown
7/8/81 - Madame Wong's, Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: Triple Play, Madame X
7/13/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Bleeding Art, Nipper
9/7/81 - Dillon's Dance Palace, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Lt. Elmo, Glyders
9/8/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: The Extruders, J.D. Drew
9/14/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Shakey Jake, Flame Outs
9/21/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Klaus Erik & The Akt, What Is This
9/28/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Lipstick Killers, Nowhere Fast
10/12/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Miro
10/19/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Lipstick Killers, Jennifer Miro
11/12/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Honest Cartwrights, Risky Shift
11/13/81 - Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Romantics, The Producers
11/17/81 - Dillon's Dance Club, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Madame X, Genetics
11/28/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Naughty Sweeties
Toni & The Movers (1980/81)
11/14/79 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: T-Bags, Caroline Peyton
11/19/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Gail Kantor, Berlin
Notes: Billed as 'Toni Childs & The Movers'
11/28/79 - Londoner, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Pensils
12/8/79 - Pippin's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Berlin
12/23/79 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Dyan Diamond, 88,
12/26/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe
Other Bands: Magic
12/30/79 - Londoner, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Clones, Differentials
1/11/80 - Pippin's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Translators, The Jitters
1/19/80- Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Code Blue
2/2/80 - Village Mews, Los Angeles, CA
Notes: Free concert.
2/3/80 - Starwood, Santa Monica
Other Bands: The Trend, The Bullet Boys
(Note: display ad for 'Sweetwater' on the same page mentions a band called The Twisters playing 'every Thursday'. Is this the mysterious 'Twister'?)
2/16/80- Londoner, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Radio Kings
2/20/80 - Whiskey, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Robert Stoddard
2/26/80 - Flippers, West Hollywood, CA
Other Band: Robert Stoddard
3/6/80 - Whisky a Go Go
Other Bands: Candy Apple, Orchids
3/13/80 - Madame Wong's Chinatown,
Other Bands: Carolyn Peyton, Teri Mansfield
5/1/80 - Madame Wong's, CA
Other Bands: Catch, Pencils
5/27/80 - Flipper's, West Hollywood, CA
Other Bands: Differentials, Neo Paris & The Futures
5/28/80 - Starwood, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: The Boxboys
Note: Same poster lists Joy Division, for a 6/9/80 gig that never happened.
7/3/80 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Toasters, Mick Smiley
7/19/80 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Pencils, Differentials
7/29/80 - Flipper's, West Hollywood, CA
Other Bands: Roach & The White Boys, X-Streams
8/15/80 - Arena, Culver City
Other Bands: Makers, Differentials
8/23/80 - Trobadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Neo Paris & The Futures, Toasters, The Model
8/26/80 - Flippers, West Hollywood, CA
Other Bands: Falcons, Resistors
9/11/80 - Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Billy And The Beaters, Roger Romeo
9/28/80- Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Wet Picnic
9/30/80 - Flippers, Los Angeles [pre-Micki?]
Notes: Played with The Last Wet Picnic
10/16/80 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Orchids, Robbie Rist
10/24/80 - Blackie's, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Textones
11/18/80 - Flippers, Santa Monica
Other Bands: Blasters
11/21/80 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Toasters, Zippers
12/4/80 - Madame Wong's, CA
Other Bands: RPM
12/11/80 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: 24 K, Johnny Coolrock
1/2/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
1/3/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
1/17/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: Plimsouls
1/24/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Pop
1/27/81 - Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Greg Sutton, Tropic of Pico
2/27/81 - Blacky's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy and the Beachnuts
3/4/81-Cathay De Grande, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/The Good Life/Black Into White/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/I Was Wrong/Something's Burning
Other Bands: Gaea
3/7/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy & The Beachnuts
3/10/81 - Topanga Corral, Topanga, CA
Other Bands: Beach & The Beachnuts
Notes: Opening gig of the venue's 'Grand Re-Opening Party Week' (LA Times, 3/1/81, p.69.)
3/13/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, California
Other Bands: John Hiatt
3/14/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, California
Other Bands: John Hiatt
3/16/81 - Starwood, Santa Monica, California
Other Bands: Sumner
3/21/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown
Other Bands: Beachy & The Beachnuts
3/28/81 - Blacky's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy & The Beachnuts
4/10/81 - Blacky's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Sights, Robert Stoddard
4/17/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, California
Other bands: Rubber City Rebels, Moon Martin
4/17/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Billy Sheet's
Notes: One of the above two gigs may not have been played.
4/18/81 - Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles, California
Other Bands: Rubber City Rebels, Moon Martin
3/16/81 - Starwood, Los Angeles (8151 Boulevard.)
Notes: KLOS NIGHT, played with Sumner. On Monday the venue offered 'Phast Phreddie's Rock Dancing' and on Tuesdays/Wednesdays 'Rodney Bingenheimer's New Wave Disco'.
4/24/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Benders, Little Itch
5/x/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/Something's Burning/The Good Life/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/Bitches & Bastards/I Was Wrong
5/8/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Robert Stoddard Band, Badcats
Random Note: Split Enz plays the same night at the Golden Bear across town. MS plays 'I Got You' with Crowded House just under seven years later. [4/11/87]
5/15/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
5/16/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
5/23/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Willys, Combonation
5/29/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Tommy Tutone, Daniel Webster [Note: Listed in 5/24/81 LA Times as being Toni & The Movers + Radio Music.]
5/30/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Tommy Tutone, Daniel Webster
6/x/81 - Soundstage, Valencia, CA
Setlist: Something'S Burning/Africa
Notes: Filmed for New Wave Theater. Only known footage of Toni & The Movers, and only Something's Burning has surfaced thus far. Footage of Africa exists but is presently unsurfaced.
6/5/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: The View, Radio Music
Notes: Radio Music includes Mark Buchholtz and Steve Schiff, soon to play as part of Nadia Kapiche.
6/7/81 - Dillon's Dance Palace, Westwood, CA
Other Bands: Twisters
[Note: Greg Best plays same venue on 6/8/81.]
Nadia Kapiche (1981)
6/15/81-Cathay De Grande, Los Angeles
Setlist:
Toni & The Movers (continued)
6/19/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Beachie & The Beachnuts, Sgt. Rock Storm & The Hurricane Band
7/3/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/The Good Life/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/Jam A/I Was Wrong
7/4/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/The Good Life/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Jam A/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/Bitches & Bastards/I Was Wrong
7/10/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
7/11/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
7/17/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Falcon
7/17/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Falcon.
Notes: Final Movers gig.
Nadia Kapiche
7/21/81: Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
7/22/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Speed Limit, Twisters
Notes: Listed as 'Nadie Kapiche'
Setlist:
Snakefinger (1982)
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Note: George B.George's last Snakefinger gigs in May 1982. Michael joins (and departs) Snakefinger prior to beginning of 'History of the Blues' tour.
Apaches of Paris (1983)
4/23/83-Elk's Club, Monrovia, CA
Setlist (partial): Be My Squeeze/Cinderella Au Go-Go/I'll Never Lose This Feeling/Sometimes/Til The End of The Day
Notes: Opened by Tiger Lily. Til The End Of The Day is a Kinks cover sung by Michael.
5/15/83 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Second Language, Kagney & The Dirty Rats, Foreign Language, Split Image, The Groceries
8/12/75-Phast Phreddie's House, Torrance, CA.
Setlist: (partial): Wild Thing/Come Now [Troggs covers, the latter introduced by Joan as 'this is a song about [i]fucking![/i]"]
[http://www2.metrotimes.com/music/story.asp?id=14948]
Notes: Debut Runaways gig with original Michael/Joan/Sandy lineup.
8/13/75? -The Whiskey, Los Angeles
Note: Referenced by Joan Jett in this interview. http://joanjettbadrep.com/Interviews/fanclub/Vol1Bio.shtml
8/x/75-The Whiskey, Los Angeles
Setlist: Rock N'Roll/Thunder/American Nights/Wild Thing/Secrets
Note: (Currently) the only live recording of the Michael-era Runaways. Could possibly be the 8/13/75 gig.
9/28/75-The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles
Other Acts: Opened for The Stars. [http://mickisteele.net/images/Runaways_Poster_sm.jpg]
10/13/75 [Monday] The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles
Other Acts: Ratz. [add poster]
Note: Photographed by Heather Harris. Possibly Micki's last Runaways gig.
10/30/75: 'former movie theatre', Laguna Beach
Notes: May be after Micki's departure.
Slow Children (1979)
5/26/79 - Madame Wongs, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Zippers.
9/4/79 - Madame Wong's, Los Angeles, CA
9/12/79 - Londoner's, Los Angeles, CA
9/27/79 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Red Shift
10/2/79 - Madame Wong's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Donald
10/5/79 - The Whisky, Los Angeles
Notes: Mentioned in LA Times review (10/5/79):
"Opening-act Slow Children's problems weren't quite so grave. A two-man, two-woman group fronted by a ragamuffin rock poet named Pal Shazar, Slow Children unleashed a torrent of stream-of-consciousness rock babble wrapped in cerebral pop riffs. The hero here is obviously Patti Smith and Shazar exudes a similar appealingly child-like gamine quality. Smith casts a big shadow that Shazar will have to work hard to transcend. However, now that rock's visionary high priestess has become such a parody of herself, perhaps the time is right for someone else to step into those shoes. Shazar seems like she could do the job."
(Opened for David Werner)
10/21/79 - Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Jules & The Polar Bears
Notes: Jules & The Polar Bears features Jules Shear, later to write 'If She Knew What She Wants'.
10/31/79 - Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Jules & The Polar Bears
12/7/79 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Kingbees
12/9/79 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Sumner
12/17/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe
Other Bands: Hot Lips & Fingertips, John Zambetti, The Lights etc:
12/31/79 - Madame Wong's West
Other Bands: Jules & The Polar Bears, Sumner.
Elton Duck (1979-1980)
5/13/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Scooters, Yarbles
5/29/79 - Doug Weston's Trobadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Let's Eat, The Makers
6/5/79 - Hong Kong Cafe, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Daily Planet.
Notes: First 'rock' gig held at the popular LA venue.
6/12/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Robert Stoddard Band
6/20/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Phil Seymour & The Feel, Donald
6/22/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Daily Planet
6/29/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Toasters
7/22/79 - Hong Kong Cafe, Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: Daily Planet, Diana Harris and the Tuff Tones
8/5/79 - Club 88, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Big Wow, Daily Planet, Robert Stoddard Band, Diana Harris and the Tuff Tones, Harold Way, the Model, Gary Myrick and the Figures, Whizzer etc:
Notes: Played as part of a 'rock marathon at Club 88', 2 p.m to 2 a.m. Proceeds were used to renovate the club's stage facilities. ['Rock Marathon at Club 88', Los Angeles Times, 20/7/79]
8/30/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Model, Catch.
9/29/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Let's Eat, Naughty Sweeties.
10/14/79 - Trobadour, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Plimsouls, Bates Motel.
1/27/80 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Adapters, Radio Kings
3/12/80 - Club 88, Los Angeles
Other Bands: All Night
6/30/81 - Icehouse, CA
Greg Best (1980-81?)
[Note: Not sure of particular dates MS was in band.]
5/27/80- Londoner, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Exquisites, Street Gang
6/2/80 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: 4 1/2, Who Cares?
4/4/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy and the Beachnuts, Toni & The Movers
4/22/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Kid America
5/19/81 - Trobdadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Billie, R.P.M, Ultramonic
5/25/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Doll, Rick Elias
6/8/81 - Dillon's Dance Palace, Westwood, CA
Other Bands: Hit & Run, Uptown
7/8/81 - Madame Wong's, Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: Triple Play, Madame X
7/13/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Bleeding Art, Nipper
9/7/81 - Dillon's Dance Palace, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Lt. Elmo, Glyders
9/8/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: The Extruders, J.D. Drew
9/14/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Shakey Jake, Flame Outs
9/21/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Klaus Erik & The Akt, What Is This
9/28/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Lipstick Killers, Nowhere Fast
10/12/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Miro
10/19/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Lipstick Killers, Jennifer Miro
11/12/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Honest Cartwrights, Risky Shift
11/13/81 - Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Romantics, The Producers
11/17/81 - Dillon's Dance Club, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Madame X, Genetics
11/28/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Naughty Sweeties
Toni & The Movers (1980/81)
11/14/79 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: T-Bags, Caroline Peyton
11/19/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Gail Kantor, Berlin
Notes: Billed as 'Toni Childs & The Movers'
11/28/79 - Londoner, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Pensils
12/8/79 - Pippin's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Berlin
12/23/79 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Dyan Diamond, 88,
12/26/79 - Bla-Bla Cafe
Other Bands: Magic
12/30/79 - Londoner, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Clones, Differentials
1/11/80 - Pippin's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Translators, The Jitters
1/19/80- Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Code Blue
2/2/80 - Village Mews, Los Angeles, CA
Notes: Free concert.
2/3/80 - Starwood, Santa Monica
Other Bands: The Trend, The Bullet Boys
(Note: display ad for 'Sweetwater' on the same page mentions a band called The Twisters playing 'every Thursday'. Is this the mysterious 'Twister'?)
2/16/80- Londoner, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Radio Kings
2/20/80 - Whiskey, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Robert Stoddard
2/26/80 - Flippers, West Hollywood, CA
Other Band: Robert Stoddard
3/6/80 - Whisky a Go Go
Other Bands: Candy Apple, Orchids
3/13/80 - Madame Wong's Chinatown,
Other Bands: Carolyn Peyton, Teri Mansfield
5/1/80 - Madame Wong's, CA
Other Bands: Catch, Pencils
5/27/80 - Flipper's, West Hollywood, CA
Other Bands: Differentials, Neo Paris & The Futures
5/28/80 - Starwood, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: The Boxboys
Note: Same poster lists Joy Division, for a 6/9/80 gig that never happened.
7/3/80 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Toasters, Mick Smiley
7/19/80 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Pencils, Differentials
7/29/80 - Flipper's, West Hollywood, CA
Other Bands: Roach & The White Boys, X-Streams
8/15/80 - Arena, Culver City
Other Bands: Makers, Differentials
8/23/80 - Trobadour, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Neo Paris & The Futures, Toasters, The Model
8/26/80 - Flippers, West Hollywood, CA
Other Bands: Falcons, Resistors
9/11/80 - Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Billy And The Beaters, Roger Romeo
9/28/80- Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Wet Picnic
9/30/80 - Flippers, Los Angeles [pre-Micki?]
Notes: Played with The Last Wet Picnic
10/16/80 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Orchids, Robbie Rist
10/24/80 - Blackie's, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Textones
11/18/80 - Flippers, Santa Monica
Other Bands: Blasters
11/21/80 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Toasters, Zippers
12/4/80 - Madame Wong's, CA
Other Bands: RPM
12/11/80 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: 24 K, Johnny Coolrock
1/2/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
1/3/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
1/17/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, CA
Other Bands: Plimsouls
1/24/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles
Other Bands: The Pop
1/27/81 - Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Greg Sutton, Tropic of Pico
2/27/81 - Blacky's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy and the Beachnuts
3/4/81-Cathay De Grande, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/The Good Life/Black Into White/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/I Was Wrong/Something's Burning
Other Bands: Gaea
3/7/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy & The Beachnuts
3/10/81 - Topanga Corral, Topanga, CA
Other Bands: Beach & The Beachnuts
Notes: Opening gig of the venue's 'Grand Re-Opening Party Week' (LA Times, 3/1/81, p.69.)
3/13/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, California
Other Bands: John Hiatt
3/14/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, California
Other Bands: John Hiatt
3/16/81 - Starwood, Santa Monica, California
Other Bands: Sumner
3/21/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown
Other Bands: Beachy & The Beachnuts
3/28/81 - Blacky's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Beachy & The Beachnuts
4/10/81 - Blacky's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Sights, Robert Stoddard
4/17/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, California
Other bands: Rubber City Rebels, Moon Martin
4/17/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Billy Sheet's
Notes: One of the above two gigs may not have been played.
4/18/81 - Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles, California
Other Bands: Rubber City Rebels, Moon Martin
3/16/81 - Starwood, Los Angeles (8151 Boulevard.)
Notes: KLOS NIGHT, played with Sumner. On Monday the venue offered 'Phast Phreddie's Rock Dancing' and on Tuesdays/Wednesdays 'Rodney Bingenheimer's New Wave Disco'.
4/24/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Benders, Little Itch
5/x/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/Something's Burning/The Good Life/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/Bitches & Bastards/I Was Wrong
5/8/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Robert Stoddard Band, Badcats
Random Note: Split Enz plays the same night at the Golden Bear across town. MS plays 'I Got You' with Crowded House just under seven years later. [4/11/87]
5/15/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
5/16/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: John Hiatt
5/23/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Willys, Combonation
5/29/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Tommy Tutone, Daniel Webster [Note: Listed in 5/24/81 LA Times as being Toni & The Movers + Radio Music.]
5/30/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Tommy Tutone, Daniel Webster
6/x/81 - Soundstage, Valencia, CA
Setlist: Something'S Burning/Africa
Notes: Filmed for New Wave Theater. Only known footage of Toni & The Movers, and only Something's Burning has surfaced thus far. Footage of Africa exists but is presently unsurfaced.
6/5/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: The View, Radio Music
Notes: Radio Music includes Mark Buchholtz and Steve Schiff, soon to play as part of Nadia Kapiche.
6/7/81 - Dillon's Dance Palace, Westwood, CA
Other Bands: Twisters
[Note: Greg Best plays same venue on 6/8/81.]
Nadia Kapiche (1981)
6/15/81-Cathay De Grande, Los Angeles
Setlist:
Toni & The Movers (continued)
6/19/81 - Blackie's, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Beachie & The Beachnuts, Sgt. Rock Storm & The Hurricane Band
7/3/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/The Good Life/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/Jam A/I Was Wrong
7/4/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
Setlist: Still Movin'/Shift/The Good Life/Africa > Confessions Of A Love/Jam A/Losin' You/Broken Hearts/1980s Man/Bitches & Bastards/I Was Wrong
7/10/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
7/11/81-Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
7/17/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Falcon
7/17/81 - Madame Wong's Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Other Bands: Falcon.
Notes: Final Movers gig.
Nadia Kapiche
7/21/81: Madame Wong's West, Los Angeles
7/22/81 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Other Bands: Speed Limit, Twisters
Notes: Listed as 'Nadie Kapiche'
Setlist:
Snakefinger (1982)
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Note: George B.George's last Snakefinger gigs in May 1982. Michael joins (and departs) Snakefinger prior to beginning of 'History of the Blues' tour.
Apaches of Paris (1983)
4/23/83-Elk's Club, Monrovia, CA
Setlist (partial): Be My Squeeze/Cinderella Au Go-Go/I'll Never Lose This Feeling/Sometimes/Til The End of The Day
Notes: Opened by Tiger Lily. Til The End Of The Day is a Kinks cover sung by Michael.
5/15/83 - Madame Wong's West, Santa Monica, CA
Other Bands: Second Language, Kagney & The Dirty Rats, Foreign Language, Split Image, The Groceries
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