I ended up over here when I noticed that this Sunday The Hemlock has got one of those awesome early shows presented by the Coalition Of Aging Rockers — 6 bucks (5 bucks if you’re over 30) gets you I Love My Label, a Stiff Records tribute band. Starts at six, so you can get a good night’s sleep.
No better time to reflect fondly on my very first rock concert — The Go-Go’s, on their Vacation tour, supported by A Flock Of Seagulls and The Rockats, in Birmingham, Alabama. (Thanks, Dad! Hope you enjoyed it!)
The Go-Go’s – How Much More from the We Got The Beat 7″ on Stiff Records
Bonus Incredible Eggs
This might take all weekend to digest, so you better get started right away. Here’s a 1982 Baltimore TV-news story in which Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock (who might actually have been like that when she was sober, so don’t judge) recalls her first big touring gig playing drums for Edith Massey?
and why not, here’s the Rockats with “Make That Move”:
