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] Fri 2/01/80 Paradise, NU Fri 2/29/80 Theta Delta Chi, NU, Casino Bar Night Fri 3/14/80 Cambodia Reflief Fund, NU Wed 4/02/80 Wizards Wed 4/09/80 Tuts Mon 4/14/80 O'Banion's w/ Meaty Buys Tue 4/15/80 Huey's Sat 4/19/80 Alpha Delta, NU Sun 4/20/80 Huey's w/ The Marquis Mon 4/21/80 Huey's w/ The Marquis Wed 5/07/80 Delta Upsilon, NU Sat 5/17/80 Foster House; NU Sat 5/24/80 Psi Upsilon, 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 Wed 6/25/80 Tut's w/ Desmond Sat 6/28/80 Tut's w/ Yipes Wed 7/02/80 Jamie's Elsewhere w/ Bohemia Fri 7/11/80 Gordon Tech High School, Chicago; w/ The Hounds Sat 8/02/80 Delta Tau Delta Tue 8/12/80 Rut's Wed 8/20/80 OZ (again) Thu 9/04/80 Studiomedia: record w/ Carey Bell (Where Do We Go from Here? e.p.)
Fri 9/12/80 Brother Rice High School, Chicago New Student week NU 1980 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 9/25/80 Tut's w/ The Pace Thu 10/17/80 Substrata, NU Thu 11/20/80 Project 72 WNUR Marathon for MD, NU Fri 11/21/80 Joliet Catholic High School [snowstorm]
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 ?/??/81 Misfits w/ B.B. Spin
Sat ?/??/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
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 Xi, 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? 7/08/81 The Continental; Buffalo
Fri? 7/10/81 Nunzio's; Detroit
Fri 7/24/81 Misfits; Loyola/Sheridan, Chicago
Fri 8/07/81 Misfits; w/ The Speedies (from NYC)
New Student Week NU 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
Fri 10/09/81 Hedden West Recording Studio, Schaumburg
Sat 10/10/81 Hedden West Recording Studio, Schaumburg
(Capital Attraction/In This Universe)
Thu 10/15/81 Exit; 1653 N. Wells, Chicago
Sun 10/18/81 Misfits, [o/LC. House Rock?]
Fri 10/30/81 Pumpkin Prom, NU
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
Sat 1/30/82 Triangle, NU
Fri 2/05/82 Dance Marathon, NU
Thu 2/25/82 Orrington Hotel, Evanston (Rock for Janet?)
Thu 3/11/82 Misfits; Record Release Party
(Capital Attraction/In This Universe)
Wed 3/31/82 Alpha Delta
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 NU 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
Thu 2/03/83 Col Ballroom w/ The Grass Roots
Davenport, Iowa
Sat 2/11/83 Dance Marathon; NU
Sat 2/19/83 "Beach Party" (indoors);
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Sun 3/13/83 Norris Center, NU; COMING ON:
taping for fall Disney Cable show
featuring college talent; never saw it
Sat 3/19/83 Tut's w/ Mission of Burma
Sat 3/25/83 Zenith DB Recording Studio
Sun 3/26/83 Zenith DB Recording Studio
Wed 3/30/83 Crow's Nest, Iowa City
Thu 3/31/83 Music Box, Omaha, Nebraska
Fri 4/01/83 Davenport, Iowa
Fri 4/08/83 [Jimmy G's ?]
Sat 4/09/83 Theta Chi, NU
Thu 4/21/83 Maxwell's; Iowa City
Fri 4/22/83 Maxwell's; Iowa City
Sat 4/23/83 Maxwell's; Iowa City
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 Fri 5/27/83 Theta Chi, NU Fri 6/10/83 Cubby Bear
The Front Lines: Phil, vocals/guitar; Kier, guitar; Kevin, bass; Bruce, keys; John M, drums
??? 11/xx/83 final rehearsal in John M's basement