01.03.02 - hot shots II: lansing, mi
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notes: the opening band had a cd called "the marty genneti EP". no one remembers the band name though. this was the band's 4th and final show at hot shots. in the words of fuzz manager joe davis: "the rude staff, lack of patrons, and death-metal loving sound guy made us want to leave. plus, the bartender took nate's milk and threw it outside." [thanks jmfd]

01.04.02 - mac's bar: lansing, mi
other bands: the jinx, zerethan
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notes: the state news printed an article about this show. in it they say the band was "complex, but not overly confusing, making itself dreary and danceable at the same time." the article also called brandon mead "the highlight" and it would be hard to disagree. the setlist was written out by yours truly, mr. backstage pass.
pictures: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
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01.19.02 - churchill's food & spirits: flint, mi
other bands: rosetta, the pusherz
set: coldfeet, e-life, i don't have one, the, loopy, fade away/sonic.com, low, genome project, dr. rewind, germany, giraffe bucket, expiration date, raisins and rubberbands, travis ate my atari, me and the sea
notes: first time all 3 bands on the rexrode record lable played a show together. all three performances recorded by eric best and bootleg copies are circulating. [thanks jmfd]
pictures: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08
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01.29.02 - the blind pig: ann arbor, mi
other bands: east road west, two red lines, abusing troy
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notes: the guy from abusing troy looked exactly like tom green, but apparently he had heard that before because he didn't enjoy being told so. this show was part of the blind pig showcase night which happens on one or two tuesdays a month at the blind pig and features local or up-and-coming bands. good show, good times. [thanks jmfd]
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02.08.02 - the elbow room: ypsilanti, mi
other bands: rosetta, the pusherz
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notes: another show with all of the rexrode bands, and there was a decent turnout. joe davis: "scary bar, but good PA." [thanks jmfd]

02.13.02 - the temple club: lansing, mi
other bands: rosetta
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notes: first fuzz show at the temple, where they now love playing- nice venue, good show.

02.16.02 - churchill's food & spirits: flint, mi
other bands: the pusherz
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02.23.02 - the point after: lansing, mi
other bands: rosetta, the pusherz, the south, the shoes
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notes: this was the rexrode showcase night featuring all of the bands on the label. the state news wrote an article about the night which you can read here.

02.27.02 - rick's american cafe east: lansing, mi
other bands: rosetta
set:
notes: well...joe davis, would you care to sum up the evening? - "rick's did not enjoy the fuzz. all of the sorostitutes in their black bar pants couldn't figure out how to do a booty dance to 'loopy'." [thanks jmfd]

03.10.02 - wired frog: eastpointe, mi
other bands: the pusherz & others
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notes: the band enjoyed the venue, and the setup of the stage and it could have been a great show. however, the fuzz's set was heard by a grand total of four people, and they knew their names (joe, alyssa, anne & alan). [thanks jmfd]

03.13.02 - the blind pig: ann arbor, mi
other bands: rosetta, the pusherz
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03.15.02 - churchill's food & spirits: flint, mi
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03.27.02 - the temple club: lansing, mi
other bands: rosetta
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04.04.02 - mac's bar: lansing, mi
other bands: famous ray
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04.11.02 - the green door: lansing, mi
other bands: jeff raudebaugh
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notes: brandon raudebaugh's brother, jeff opened for the band, and brandon's girlfriend, alyssa stuck up for the band. some regulars at the green door didn't dig the show and complained that they couldn't dance to the music, and alyssa told them that studio 54 was right down the street. [thanks jmfd]

04.20.02 - churchill's food & spirits: flint, mi
other bands: dan k project, glowb
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notes: well what else should the fuzz be doing on 4/20 than playing music with hippies. the other bands and their crowds may have been a little confused by the fuzz but everyone had a great time. one hippie was heard to remark about the slide show, "i like the pictures." [thanks jmfd]
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06.08.02 - curwood festival: owosso, mi
set: dr. rewind, loopy, raisins and rubberbands, travis ate my atari, country song, e-life, me and the sea, baba o'riley, coldfeet
notes: the annual curwood festival provided the fuzz with an almost-hometown show with many friends and family, as well as lots of teenagers in attendance. the music may have been a little too mature for the crowd, but good times were had by all. the band's first show in seven weeks was a shortened set in the early evening. the sound guy and mead had a little tiff. the sound guy was telling mead "how gigs work." much like walker-texas ranger, mead doesn't take no shit from no one. he was quick to quiet the aging, beer-bellied sound guy. [thanks jmfd]
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06.14.02 - benchwarmer's: manistee, mi
set 1: giraffe calf, dr. rewind, i don't have one, raisins and rubberbands, low (cracker), surrender (cheap trick), mind so much, $.10, the, the national anthem (radiohead), travis ate my atari, whiskeydick
set 2: loopy, germany, sweet caroline ( neil diamond), what deaner was talkin' about (ween), country house (blur), echo again, expiration date, space oddity (david bowie), fade away, she don't use jelly (flaming lips), soap/loser/where it's at (beck), sober (tool), in the sticks
set 3: doorsy intro, continuing story of buffalo bill (beatles), e-life, house of the rising sun (animals), disco 2000 (pulp), big me (foo fighters) scooby doo theme, genome project, baba o'riley (the who), me and the sea, coldfeet
notes: this was the first of two 3 hour long shows in a quaint sports bar. the staff was very accomodating and charge the guys for about 1/4 of the beer they drank. there was a decent crowd there, but the guys aren't exactly selling out arenas yet. the band stayed with manager joe davis' parents, who didn't seem to mind having a bunch of smelly guys in their house. dedicated fuzzkateer ed made this trip with the band and after the show at the burger king drive-thru he got to taste everything he drink that night for a second time as he opened the van door and proceeded to projectile vomit. mead and nate were yelling "rock & roll!" [thanks jmfd]
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06.15.02 - benchwarmer's: manistee, mi
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set 3: misty mountain hop silly intro, me and the sea, country house (blur), echo agian, fade away, scooby doo theme, giraffe calf, the bends (radiohead), coldfeet
notes: saturday, the band spent the day in the pool, playing football and driving all of the other people out of both pools. night #2 in manistee provided even less of a crowd at benchwarmer's. apparently this tiny burg was not ready for quasi-space folk because the bar was damn-near empty. "the guys" (two guys who really dug it) stuck around for the whole show and even clapped. mead yelled out "let's hear it for the guys!" in between songs. saturday night the van got pulled over by the manistee cops, but luckily the ever-sober nate was driving, and they were let off with a warning. [thanks jmfd]
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06.26.02 - the temple club: lansing, mi
set: dr. rewind, i don't have one, loopy, germany, $.10, e-life, whiskeydick, raisins and rubberbands, travis ate my atari, sweet caroline (neil diamond), me and the sea, coldfeet
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07.17.02 - the temple club: lansing, mi
set: loopy, the, in the sticks, germany, travis ate my atari, coldfeet, e-life, me and the sea, raisins and rubberbands
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08.08.02 - shiawassee county fair: corunna, mi
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notes: well this sounded like a good idea-a hometown show at the fair where all the country-folk go to inbreed and talk about farm animals. the band playing in a big show tent on a ready-to-collapse stage, with a shitty sound system. the real kicker was the showtime: 4pm on a thursday. there were some family members that got out of work early to come sit in the wooden folding chair, as well as some old folks, and some bored tractor repairmen. the band tried to make the best of it, but it was hard to get inspired. their biggest accomplishment this day was making a little girl hold her hands over her ears and wince in pain.

09.19.02 - mac's bar: lansing, mi
other bands: blind shame
set: raisins and rubberbands, the largest number, loopy, paranoid android (radiohead), in the sticks, germany, the, travis ate my atari, race for the prize (flaming lips), coldfeet, thick as thieves, me and the sea, whiskeydick
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09.28.02 - the chicken shack: east lansing, mi
other bands: buddha's belly, the pusherz
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notes: t'was a fun party, the basement still smells really bad tho. the first show by the band at the legendary chicken shack. the bands played in the basement of the large house, but could be heard in the backyard where a lot of kids stayed to avoid the $3 cover charge. pretty large turnout, and good times by all.
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10.17.02 - city park grill: petoskey, mi
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notes: from joe davis: "i tried to book this place in the summer. but, they finally got a hold of us for a late fall show. if you've ever been to petoskey in the fall, you know that it's like a ghost town. not a very fun show - very few people. but, a cool restaurant/bar. plus, the fuzz got lots of free drinks & two hotel rooms for the evening." last set was all covers, ,ranging from the bends and buggin' to shook me all nite long. [thanks mead]
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10.19.02 - the chicken shack: east lansing, mi
other bands: the transfer, ettison clio, bridge to canada, motion city soundtrack
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10.25.02 - common grounds coffee house: east lansing, mi
other bands: the farewell drive
set: coldfeet, thick as thieves, travis ate my atari, germany, paranoid android (radiohead), dr. rewind, loopy, the, genome projeect, race for the prize (flaming lips), in the sticks, $.10, fade away/sonic.com, me and the sea
notes: a cool venue in the basement of a dorm. there were very few people. we expected a big turnout cuz the place is all ages. but that didn't happen. the farewell drive is a bunch of pompous assholes. they played their set and then took off. of course, they show back up at the end to collect some money. if you ever get the chance to check them out, don't do it unless it's to throw eggs. the fuzz played a sub-par set. it just wasn't clicking. the people who run this thing are very nice, but they have a creepy amount of "dorm energy". dorm energy is the phenomenon you see exhibited in youngsters who think the dorms are the tops. they're always running around and laughing. weirdos. the performances of "dr. rewind" and "coldfeet" from this date are included on the live release "nuckel sammitch".[thanks jmfd]
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10.26.02 - the chicken shack: east lansing, mi
other bands: the fags, lisboa, the haskels, thunderbirds are now!
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11.01.02 - the temple club: lansing, mi
other bands: the haskels, buddha's belly
set: coldfeet, dr. rewind, loopy, the, in the sticks, creep (radiohead) (with rob from the pusherz), germany, walking with thee (clinic), thick as thieves, travis ate my atari, raisins and rubberbands, whiskeydick, me and the sea
notes: from fuzz manager joe davis: "in the halloween spirit, the fuzz dressed as characters from super mario brothers for their set. interestingly, neither of these bands has yet fulfilled their end of the 'gig swap' bargain. it's called a 'gig SWAP' not a 'gig give'."

11.08.02 - the elbow room: ypsilanti, mi
other bands: loaded 44's
set: loopy, dr. rewind, travis ate my atari, in the sticks, the, germany, coldfeet, thick as thieves, me and the sea
notes: quote from brandon raudebaugh: "we only played a little over a half hour .....and the other bands blew... "

11.09.02 - churchill's food & spirits: flint, mi
other bands: bridge to canada, the pusherz
set: whiskeydick, travis ate my atari, germany, crystal lake (grandaddy), loopy, the, in the sticks, drums (improv), dr. rewind, race for the prize (flaming lips), coldfeet, raisins and rubberbands, thick as thieves, me and the sea, giraffe bucket
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11.20.02 - leopold brothers: ann arbor, mi
other bands: nick strange trio, the dave luther group
set: i don't have one, dr. rewind, coldfeet, loopy, travis ate my atari, thick as thieves, the, in the sticks, germany, raisins and rubberbands, whiskeydick, me and the sea
notes: the fuzz went on second in front of a decent sized crowd (at least for a wednesday). they proceeded to run through a pretty standard setlist with a focused and tight sound. more notes soon.
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11.23.02 - skelletones cafe: grand rapids, mi
other bands: joust, be nicholas be'
set: dr. rewind, in the sticks, loopy, germany, raisins and rubberbands, thick as thieves, travis ate my atari, coldfeet, whiskeydick, me and the sea
notes: another very good show. a lot of kiddies showed up to this all ages coffeehouse. they give the bands drinks and they all took advantage of that. ed had so much coffee that he got the hershey-squirts. [thanks jmfd]

12.07.02 berkley front: berkley, mi
other bands: my cousin leonard
set: dr. rewind, coldfeet, travis ate my atari, germany, disco 2000 (pulp), the, in the sticks, i don't have one, raisins and rubberbands, loopy, race for the prize (flaming lips), thick as thieves, whiskeydick, me and the sea
notes: the berkley front was voted number 1 in oakland county for best beer selection, and they don't disappoint. everyone commented on how much beer there was to choose from. maybe not coincidentally there were a lot of people at this show too. there were even a couple hecklers, but after ms. pants confronted one there was no longer a problem. the band gave one patron a presspack after he claimed he would put the fuzz in a documentary about detroit bands, with the likes of the von bondies and white stripes, but nothing ever came of it. this was the same guy who claimed that the guys ripped of a song because it sounded a lot like disco 200. mead would later say, "turns out that isn't ours." [thanks jmfd, mead]

12.14.02 churchill's food & spirits: flint, mi
other bands: the farewell drive, leper colony
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notes: once again, the farewell drive left immediately after their set. the gig was booked before the first show the fuzz played with the farewell drive, otherwise, there would have not been a second time. mead on the farewell drive situation: "me and nate left to eat while the farewell drive was playing to get even. the best part was that they couldnt figure out the PA so they played with constant feedback the whole time we were gone. . so they only had 2 songs that sounded rite. . . to quote brodie bruce in mallrats, 'thats what u get for fuckin with me' " leper colony was very cool though, and used tv's to create static sounds thru their instruments. not much to say about the actual fuzz show-pretty standard. [thanks jmfd, mead]
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