1994-08-16 07:30 pm

Spin Doctors

I have two whole tickets for Spin Doctors, plus Gin Blossoms and Cracker. That would have been a good show. Okay, The Spin Doctors haven't really stood the test of time. Gin Blossoms are decent, but a little weak. I'm a big fan of Cracker.

The show must have been canceled, and I never turned in the tickets for a refund.

Marcus Amphitheater, sec 5 row J, $22.

Wait, there are two whole tickets, and one torn. That means I was there. Too bad I don't remember it. I wonder who those tickets were for. According to my notes, Phil and Bill B were there.
1994-05-02 07:30 pm

Cracker

I think this was my first show at the Rave, on the ground floor (The Eagles Ballroom is upstairs). I think there were two opening acts. I have no idea who the first one was, but I remember the bassist came out to the edge of the stage and sung a song off-mike. They seemed like a local band. Rather loose, performance-wise. I think the Silos were next. I really don't remember it at all, though, so that's just a guess.

Cracker was great. I didn't have the album at the time, so I went on the strength of their two hits, "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" and "Low". I loved the show and soon bought the album. Good old fashioned rock and roll, and alt-country, with David Lowery's sense of humor.