mike watt and the black gang crew




shot of mike watt and the black gang crew in 1997

joe baiza - guitar (left)
watt - thud staff, spiel (center)
stephen hodges - drums (right)

steve reed - soundman + singing from the mixing desk

steve kaul - the man outside the van


performing watt's punk opera "contemplating the engine room"
(out now on columbia records)






read the tour diaries!




"sticking the head out the hatch" tour '97


tue, oct 7   bojangles, 7042 folsom bl., sacramento, ca   916-386-0390

wed, oct 8   slim's, 333 11th st., san francisco, ca   415-255-0333

thu, oct 9   berbatis pan, 231 sw ankeny, portland, or   503-248-4579

fri, oct 10   crocodile cafe, 2200 2nd av., seattle, wa   206-448-2114

sat, oct 11   starfish room, 1055 homer st., vancouver, bc   604-682-4171

mon, oct 13   neurolux, 111 n. 11th st., boise, id   208-343-0886

tue, oct 14   spanky's, 45 w. broadway, salt lake city, ut   801-359-1200

wed, oct 15   fox theatre, 1135 13th st., boulder, co   303-447-0095

fri, oct 17   ranch bowl, 1606 s. 72nd st., omaha, ne   402-393-0900

sat, oct 18   7th st. entry, 29 n. 7th st., minneapolis, mn   612-338-8388

sun, oct 19   o' cayz corral, 504 e. wilson, madison, wi   608-256-1348

mon, oct 20   blind pig, 6 taylor st., champaign, il   217-351-7444

tue, oct 21   the patio, 6308 n. guilford, indianapolis, in   317-253-3444

wed, oct 22   sudsy's, 2626 vine st., cincinnati, oh   513-751-2300

thu, oct 23   little brothers, 1100 n. high st., columbus, oh   614-834-2205

fri, oct 24   double door, 1572 n. milwaukee, chicago, il   312-489-3160

sat, oct 25   magic stick, 4120 woodward av., detroit, mi   313-833-9850

sun, oct 26   grog shop, 1765 coventry, cleveland heights, oh   216-321-5588

mon, oct 27   lee's palace, 529 bloor st. west, toronto, on   416-532-7389

tue, oct 28   cabaret music hall, 2111 st. laurent bl., montreal, pq   514-845-2014

wed, oct 29   the met, 130 union st., providence, ri   401-861-2142

thu, oct 30   middle east, 472 mass. av., boston, ma   617-354-8414

fri, oct 31   tramps, 45 w. 21st., new york, ny   212-727-7788

sat, nov 1   upstairs at nick's, 43 n. 3rd st., philadelphia, pa   215-351-9923

sun, nov 2   black cat, 1831 14th st. nw, washington, dc   202-667-4490

mon, nov 3   cat's cradle, 300 e. main st., carrboro, nc   919-967-9053

tue, nov 4   music farm, 32 ann st., charleston, sc   803-722-8904

wed, nov 5   the point, 420 mooreland av., atlanta, ga   404-659-3522

thu, nov 6   covered dish, 210 sw 2nd av., gainesville, fl   352-377-3334

fri, nov 7   sapphire supper club, 54 n. orange av., orlando, fl   407-246-1419

sat, nov 8   club down under, f.s.u. campus, tallahassee, fl   904-644-6710

sun, nov 9   the nick, 2514 10th av., birmingham, al   205-252-3831

mon, nov 10   exit/in, 2208 elliston pl., nashville, tn   615-321-4400

tue, nov 11   phoenix hill tavern, 644 baxter av., louisville, ky   502-589-4958

wed, nov 12   side door, 2005 locust, st. louis, mo   314-231-3666

thu, nov 13   blue note, 17 n. 9th st., columbia, mo   573-874-8889

fri, nov 14   bottleneck, 737 new hampshire, lawrence, ks   913-842-5483

sat, nov 15   juke joint, 124 park central sq., springfield, mo   417-831-5651

sun, nov 16   will rogers center, 4322 n. western, oklahoma city, ok   405-525-3361

mon, nov 17   galaxy club, 2820 main st., dallas, tx   214-742-2852

tue, nov 18   electric lounge, 302 bowie st., austin, tx   512-476-3873

wed, nov 19   urban art bar, 112 milam, houston, tx   713-225-0500

fri, nov 21   launch pad, 618 central av. sw, albuquerque, nm   505-764-8887

sat, nov 22   nita's hideaway, 1816 e. rio salado pkwy., tempe az.   602-967-9531

sun, nov 23   club congress, 311 e. congress, tucson, az   520-620-1607



as of november 16, 1997








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