Birth of Pylon - Valentines Day 1979 - 40 Watt Studio Party Opened for the Tone-Tones - February 14, 1979 Pylon Timeline - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 1978 Fall - Randy has idea to start band Equipment obtained - guitar for $1 at a flea market & bass for $35 at a pawnshop Michael and Randy start to practice at Barber Street They move to Michaels studio and continue practicing Curtis overhears them and offers to play w/ them Band initially called Diagonal Tape played before B-52s show 1979 February 14 - Vanessa auditions & band becomes Pylon March 9 - Chapter 3 Records - Athens March 9 to July 10 - 5 parties #2 is at 40 Watt Club - Curtis loft #3 is at Brick House #4 and #5 - perhaps Pylon Park? July 3 - Tyrones - Athens August 17- Hot Club - Philadelphia August 21 - The Rat - Boston August 22 - Hurrah - NYC September 8 - Agora Ballroom - Atlanta September 9 - Agora Ballroom - Atlanta September 19 - Tyrones - Athens October 3 - Hurrah - NYC October 31 - Tyrones - Athens November 2 - Punk Homecoming - Athens (Greek Party) November 13 - Roses Cantina - Atlanta November 14 - Roses Cantina - Atlanta November 15 - Roses Cantina - Atlanta November 28 - Tyrones - Athens December 31- Egyptian Ballroom Fox Theater - Atlanta 1980 January - Cool/Dub 7 released by DB Recs January 9 - Hurrah - NYC January 11 - Hot Club - Philadelphia January 13 - TR3 - NYC January 17 - University of Georgia/Memorial Hall February 20 - Tyrones - Athens February 29 - Georgia Theatre - Athens Opened for John Cale March 20 - Hurrah - NYC March 21 - Hurrah - NYC March 22 - Hot Club - Philadelphia March 23 - CBGB - NYC March 24 - Mudd Clubb - NYC March 25 - TR3 - NYC March 26 - Maxwells - Hoboken NJ April 17 - Numbers - Atlanta April 24 - Agora Ballroom - Atlanta June 6 - Danceteria - NYC June 7 - The Living Room - Providence RI June 8 - Underground - Boston June 11 - Rahars - Northampton, MA June 13 - Maxwells - Hoboken, NJ June 14 - Trax - NYC June 17 - Tramps - NYC July 4 - 40 Watt Club - Athens July 25 - 688 - Atlanta July 26 - 688 - Atlanta July 29 - Numbers - Atlanta August 9 - Danceteria - NYC August 25 - Central Park - NYC Opened for The B-52s August 27 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC August 29 - Club 57 - NYC August 30 - Rahars - Northampton, MA September 3 - Spit - Boston September 4 - Danceteria- NYC September 5 - Underground - Boston September 6 - Underground - Boston, MA September 7 - Elks Lodge - Philadelphia September 9 - TR3 - NYC September 10 - Maxwells - Hoboken, NJ September 11 - The Station - Chapel Hill, NC September 25 - Agora Ballroom - Atlanta Opened for The B-52s September 26 - Agora Ballroom - Atlanta Opened for The B-52s September 27 - Agora Ballroom - Atlanta Opened for The B-52s October 3 - 688 - Atlanta October 4 - 688 - Atlanta October 17 - Punk Homecoming - Athens (Greek Party) October 24 - Danceteria - NYC The Side Effects opened November 18 - Gyrate Release Rarty - The Channel - Boston November 18 - The Channel - Boston November - December - Tour UK https://facebook/groups/726750637402440/permalink/731548523589318/ Thanks Bo Cooper
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:18:50 +0000
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