Monday May 24 [1987] KUSC co-presents Erasure & Pray for Rain at the I-Beam, Haight Street, San Francisco

Here are a few Southern California concerts Goldenvoice presented in March of 1986. Some of the shows: The Damned Social Distortion Lords of the New Church Butthole Surfers Jesus & Mary Chain Click the image to see a larger version Thanks to...

Among the highlights of the San Francisco concert schedule from March of 1986… The Fillmore Big Audio Dynamite Marillion Freaky Executives Wolfgang’s Leon Redbone KITS welcomes… Fine Young Cannibals Monkey Rhythm From The San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Datebook, March 2,...

Here’s a Crowded House poster announcing their concert in San Diego on April 20, 1987 at Freeborn Hall, UCD. Ticket prices ranged from $10.50 to $12.50. Click on the image to see a larger...

Here are some of the posters, album covers, autographs, ticket stubs and other random bits of music memorabilia I had up on my bedroom walls from 1983 to around 1988. Autographs below include Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Go West, Gene Loves Jezebel, Level 42, King, Julian Cope, Ten Ten, Peter Murphy and General...

Lloyd Cole, for all intents and purposes, faded into obscurity after his popularity in the 1980s. Turns out, the Brit ended up marrying an American in December 1989, and they now live with their two sons in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions re-formed briefly in 2004, and completed a...

As of 2011, Big Audio are back — and they’re as BAD as ever! The band, originally started by former Clash co-leader Mick Jones, re-formed with the original 5-member lineup they had in the mid-’80s, with their first couple albums, This Is Big Audio Dynamite and No. 10 Upping St. Here is the band...

Less of a “Where are they now?” story and more of a “Here they are now!” tale, Crowded House re-formed (sadly, minus the late Paul Hester) to release the album Intriguer in 2010. Here’s how the two remaining original members, Nick Seymour and the amazing Neil Finn, looked in a...

As of 2009, former Thompson Twins leader Tom Bailey was performing as International Observer — described as “Indo-fusion music” – and you can check out their myspace page here. (Readers down under can also check out the Vitamin site.) Here’s a photo of Tom from about 2009: Tom...

Check out Mark King and Mike Lindup of Level 42 as they appeared in Performing Musician in 2008.   In the above pic, both Mark and Mike were about 50 years old. (Mike was born March 17, 1959, and Mark on October 20, 1958.) For the band’s current status, check out...