BadComrade wrote:From memory, I can say that I've attended at least 22 Shellac shows (all in Chicago) from 1993-now:
AJAX records in-store Jan 1993
Logan Square "PINE TAR 406" show
Fallout Comedy Club night 1
Fallout Comedy Club night 2
Lounge Ax New Year's Eve
Fireside Bowl New Year's Day
Lounge Ax benefit for friend with cancer
Lounge Ax Valentine's day night one
Lounge Ax Valentine's day night two (I still have my $2 bills)
Empty Bottle unannounced "special guest" @ last ever KILLDOZER show
Lounge Ax Taste of Lincoln Park stage (which read "Shellag")
Robbie Fulks Birthday
Congress Theater Save Lounge Ax show
Congress Theater with Fugazi (only 1 of the 2 nights)
Centrum Night 1
Centrum Night 2
Bottom Lounge 1st show of the 4 show weekend
Martyr's 2nd show of the 4 show weekend
Martyr's 3rd show of the 4 show weekend
Martyr's 4th show of the 4 show weekend
HALLOWEEN show with David Yow as The Sex Pistols
Subterranean benefit show for [img=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A//www.jacksonpresleydiamond.com/&ei=2SooQ5TdLM3qYNGFlaYN]Jackson Presley Diamond[/img]
I can also name about 5 or so Chicago area Shellac shows I -didn't- go to... and people always bitch that they "never play" in Chicago... pfft.
I think the only other bands I've seen more than 5 times are Dis, Dianogah, Silkworm and Six Finger Satellite...
Why the fuck am I not in fucking Chicago?