The Front Lines
Timeline
The Lines: Phil on guitar/vocals; Kier on guitar; Seth on drums; John on bass
Fri 4/20/79 Greek Talent Show; Norris Center, NU Sat 5/12/79 Rally Against the Draft; Admin Center, NU Fri 5/25/79 Paradise, Shanley Hall; NU Sat 5/26/79 Armadillo Day; University Place, NU
The Front Lines: Phil on vocals/guitar; Kier on guitar; Steve on drums; John on bass
Wed 10/31/79 Norris Center; NU Sat 11/17/79 Willard Hall; NU
The Front Lines: Phil on vocals/guitar; Kier on guitar; Steve on drums; Kevin on bass
[first Demo at Studiomedia - Winter 1980 Rebel Not Home, Just Because, Voice of America] Sat 5/17/80 Foster House; NU Sun 5/25/80 Tut's (now at Belmont) w/ Lucky Pierre Wed 5/28/80 Wizards Thu 6/05/80 O'Banion's w/ Trouble Boys Sat 8/02/80 Delta Tau Delta Thu 9/04/80 Studiomedia: record w/ Carey Bell (Where Do We Go from Here? e.p.)
Sun 9/14/80 Pi Kappa Alpha
Mon 9/15/80 Phi Kappa Sigma
Tue 9/16/80 Theta Delta Chi
Wed 9/17/80 Zeta Beta Tau
Thu 9/18/80 Bobb-McCulloch Hall
Fri 9/19/80 Theta Xi
Sat 9/20/80 Triangle
Thu 11/20/80 Project 72 WNUR Marathon for MD, NU
Fri 11/21/80 Joliet Catholic High School [snowstorm]
??? 0/00/00 Gordon Tech High School, Chicago;
w/ The Hounds
?The Front Lines: Phil, vocals/guitar; Kier, guitar; Kevin, bass; Bruce, keys; Steve, drums
Fri 2/06/81 Shanley Hall, NU;
Practical Theater Pay-the-Rent Party
Fri 0/00/81 Misfits w/ B.B. Spin
Sat 0/00/81 Misfits w/ B.B. Spin
& Insect Surfers (from DC)
Thu 2/12/81 Waves
Wed 2/25/81 Park West; w/ B.B. Spin
Sat 2/28/81 Delta Upsilon; NU
Fri 3/06/81 N.U. Apartments; NU
Sat 3/07/81 Video Dancestand? [backstage pass]
Thu 4/16/81 Chick's (Skokie); formerly Poor Richard's Fri 4/24/81 Waves w/ The Individuals Sat 4/25/81 Sigma Chi, NU; Northwestern ID Thu 4/30/81 Chick's (Skokie); 2 for 1 pitchers! Fri 5/01/81 Jamie's w/ Legacy Sat 5/02/81 Jamie's w/ Poison Squirrel Thu 5/07/81 Chick's (Skokie); 2 for 1 pitchers! Thu 5/14/81 Chick's (Skokie); 2 for 1 pitchers! Fri 5/15/81 Willard Hall; NU Sat 5/16/81 Sigma X, Derby Days outdoors; NU Fri 5/22/81 Norris Back Lawn, NU; w/ Robert Gordon Sat 5/23/81 Armadillo Day; NU Sun 5/24/81 Psi Upsilon (roof); NU Thu 5/28/81 Chick's (Skokie); 2 for 1 pitchers! Fri 5/29/81 Chick's (Skokie); formerly Poor Richard's Sat 5/30/81 Chick's (Skokie); formerly Poor Richard's
Summer Tour 1981
Wed? 7/01/81 Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner;
Worcester, MA
Thu 7/02/81 The Channel, Boston; w/ The Nighthawks
Sat 7/04/81 East Side Club, Philadelphia;
w/Joey Wilson & The Pets
Sun 7/05/81 The Cellar Door; Washington, DC
Mon 7/06/81 The Ritz; New York City
Wed? 7/00/81 The Continental; Buffalo
Fri? 7/00/81 Nunzio's; Detroit
Fri 7/24/81 Misfits; Loyola/Sheridan, Chicago
Fri 8/07/81 Misfits; w/ The Speedies (from NYC)
New Student Week/Rush Week 1981 Mon 9/21/81 Theta Chi; NU Tue 9/22/81 Alpha Tau Omega; NU Wed 9/23/81 North Allison; NU Fri 9/25/81 Theta Xi; NU Sat 9/26/81 Triangle; NU
Thu 10/15/81 Exit; 1653 N. Wells, Chicago
Thu 11/12/81 Louis Room, NU; w/ Gary U.S. Bonds
Thu 12/03/81 Chick's (Skokie); NU Night
Fri 12/04/81 Misfits
Thu 12/10/81 Chick's (Skokie); NU Night
Thu 1/07/82 NU Year's Eve;
Orrington Ballroom, Evanston, IL
??? 0/00/00 "Beach Party" (indoors);
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Thu 3/11/82 Misfits; Record Release Party
(Capital Attraction/In This Universe)
Thu 4/22/82 C.O.D.
Fri 4/23/82 Misfits; w/ Amy Hart & the Attack
Sat 4/24/82 Sigma Delta Tau Sorority Formal;
The 95th, John Hancock Center
Wed 4/28/82 Biddy Mulligan's
Mon 5/17/82 Studiomedia: record demo
(Don't Look Now/The Crossfire)
The Front Lines: Phil, vocals/guitar; Kier, guitar; Kevin, bass; Bruce, keys; Jeff, drums
8/01/82 -8/06/82 rehearse; Reading, PA
Sat 8/07/82 WRUW Radio, Cleveland
[returning from Reading, PA]
Wed 8/25/82 Club C.O.D. w/ The News
?The Front Lines: Phil, vocals/guitar; Kier, guitar; Kevin, bass; Bruce, keys; Ronny[?], drums
New Student Week 1982 Sun 9/19/82 Norris All-Campus Picnic (IFC/Pan-Hel); NU Wed 9/22/82 Acacia; NU Fri 9/24/82 (Theta Chi - cancelled) Sat 9/25/82 Triangle; NU Sun 9/26/82 Theta Xi; NU
?The Front Lines: Phil, vocals/guitar; Kier, guitar; Kevin, bass; Bruce, keys; Ed, drums
Thu? 10/28/82 Halloween Party; Norris Center, NU Wed 11/10/82 Shanley Hall, NU; Dance for Disarmament Fri 11/19/82 The Bar, Norris Center, NU
Fri 1/28/83 Tut's w/ The Brains
??? 0/00/00 Crow's Nest w/ The Grass Roots
Iowa City
??? 0/00/00 former bowling alley?
Omaha, Nebraska
Sat 3/05/83? Dance Marathon; NU???
Sat 3/19/83 Tut's w/ Mission of Burma
Thu 0/00/00 Maxwell's; Iowa City
Fri 0/00/00 Maxwell's; Iowa City
Sat 0/00/00 Maxwell's; Iowa City
Sat 4/23/83 Norris Center, NU; COMING ON:
taping for fall Disney Cable show
featuring college talent; never saw it
Fri 4/29/83 Tut's; All Ages Show!
Fri 5/06/83 Park West w/ Modern English Sat 5/14/83 Cubby Bear Fri 5/20/83 On Broadway w/ The Sheiks Sat 5/21/83 Armadillo Day; NU ??? Sun? 5/29/83 Detroit [Memorial Day - final Ed gig?]
?The Front Lines: Phil, vocals/guitar; Kier, guitar; Kevin, bass; Bruce, keys; John M, drums
??? 0/00/00 final rehearsal in John M's basement