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<center> Doriot Negrette & Jolie Gardner </center> | <center> Doriot Negrette & Jolie Gardner </center> | ||
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'''[[Concert 1978-06-01 Long Beach|June 1]], Elvis Costello <br> | |||
Millikan High School, Long Beach | |||
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Arriving at Long Beach's Millikan High School after freezing the engine of the Fiat and scrounging up another car, we found the "Screamin' Roadies" band doing a rather long and drawn out soundcheck. The sold-out crowd gathered at the front of the gym, a mixture of Santa Monica surfers and ''Car Trend'' mag fans. A motley crew of tattered punks had taken over the steps of the gym and were clustered around a small tape recorder emitting strains of "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Cretin Hop." | Arriving at Long Beach's Millikan High School after freezing the engine of the Fiat and scrounging up another car, we found the "Screamin' Roadies" band doing a rather long and drawn out soundcheck. The sold-out crowd gathered at the front of the gym, a mixture of Santa Monica surfers and ''Car Trend'' mag fans. A motley crew of tattered punks had taken over the steps of the gym and were clustered around a small tape recorder emitting strains of "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Cretin Hop." | ||
The buffet backstage, supplied by Wolf & Rissmiller, was a sort of Americanized British concoction: Shepherd's pie, truffles, | The buffet backstage, supplied by Wolf & Rissmiller, was a sort of Americanized British concoction: Shepherd's pie, truffles, etc. The booze, however, was kept on the tour bus, making it a popular hang-out. | ||
The highlight of the evening's show was Elvis Costello's encore. Consisting of no less than eight songs, this fine repeat performance by the band was perhaps a result of the horrors at the Santa Monica Civic — turned-off amps, fits of rage, broken guitar necks. At the end, he had the crowd in his power, screaming along with the vocals. | The highlight of the evening's show was Elvis Costello's encore. Consisting of no less than eight songs, this fine repeat performance by the band was perhaps a result of the horrors at the Santa Monica Civic — turned-off amps, fits of rage, broken guitar necks. At the end, he had the crowd in his power, screaming along with the vocals. | ||
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UCSB Robertson Gym | '''[[Concert 1978-06-02 Santa Barbara|June 2]], Elvis Costello <br> | ||
UCSB Robertson Gym, Santa Barbara | |||
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The traffic to UCSB's Robertson Gym was bad from L.A., but we didn't realize how bad until Nick Lowe and Rockpile showed up 45 minutes after their set was to start. The tolerant crowd, consisting of the usual surf Nazi's and scattered punkettes, practically filled the 3200 capacity hall, festival style. While kept in the dark about the status of the evening, the audience was a well-behaved mass, clapping and cheering when the "Screamin' Roadies" band went onstage to do a surprise soundcheck amidst strains of ABBA from the P.A. | The traffic to UCSB's Robertson Gym was bad from L.A., but we didn't realize how bad until Nick Lowe and Rockpile showed up 45 minutes after their set was to start. The tolerant crowd, consisting of the usual surf Nazi's and scattered punkettes, practically filled the 3200 capacity hall, festival style. While kept in the dark about the status of the evening, the audience was a well-behaved mass, clapping and cheering when the "Screamin' Roadies" band went onstage to do a surprise soundcheck amidst strains of ABBA from the P.A. | ||
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Hollywood High School | '''[[Concert 1978-06-04 Los Angeles|June 4]], Elvis Costello <br> | ||
Hollywood High School, Los Angeles | |||
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The date was Elvis Costello's debutante party. Everyone from the ''American Graffiti'' crew (Ron Howard and MacKenzie Phillips) to Linda Ronstadt and the bastard uncle of punk, Neil Diamond, was there. The backstage area was virtually non-existent, which put everyone on edge, especially Jake Riviera. This was the largest backstage party of the west coast tour and most of the guests never saw the dressing room — what a pity. | The date was Elvis Costello's debutante party. Everyone from the ''American Graffiti'' crew (Ron Howard and MacKenzie Phillips) to Linda Ronstadt and the bastard uncle of punk, Neil Diamond, was there. The backstage area was virtually non-existent, which put everyone on edge, especially Jake Riviera. This was the largest backstage party of the west coast tour and most of the guests never saw the dressing room — what a pity. | ||
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The Whisky | '''June 5, Nick Lowe <br> | ||
The Whisky, Los Angeles | |||
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The June 5th Nick Lowe gig at the Whisky had its two shows sold out and the audiences for both shows were wrapped around the building waiting to get in. Typical of Whisky promo gigs the guest list was almost as big as the paying audience. With Cameron Crowe in line behind us, it was obvious that Jake Riviera had done a job of recruiting now people. | The June 5th Nick Lowe gig at the Whisky had its two shows sold out and the audiences for both shows were wrapped around the building waiting to get in. Typical of Whisky promo gigs the guest list was almost as big as the paying audience. With Cameron Crowe in line behind us, it was obvious that Jake Riviera had done a job of recruiting now people. | ||
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Winterland, San Francisco | '''[[Concert 1978-06-07 San Francisco|June 7]], Elvis Costello <br> | ||
Winterland, San Francisco | |||
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Winterland was the end of the tour... and us. | Winterland was the end of the tour... and us. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Millikan High School]] {{-}} [[Long Beach]] {{-}} [[Santa Monica Civic Auditorium]] {{-}} [[Martin Mull]] {{-}} [[UC Santa Barbara|UCSB]] {{-}} [[Robertson Gym]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[Rockpile]] {{-}} [[ABBA]] {{-}} [[Mink DeVille]] {{-}} [[Jake Riviera]] {{-}} [[Des Brown]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve|Steve Naive]] {{-}} [[I'm Not Angry]] {{-}} [[Hollywood High School]] {{-}} [[Linda Ronstadt]] {{-}} [[ Whisky a Go Go|The Whisky]] {{-}} [[The Damned]] {{-}} [[Winterland]] {{-}} [[San Francisco]] | {{tags}}[[Millikan High School]] {{-}} [[Long Beach]] {{-}} [[Santa Monica Civic Auditorium]] {{-}} [[Martin Mull]] {{-}} [[UC Santa Barbara|UCSB]] {{-}} [[Robertson Gym]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[Rockpile]] {{-}} [[ABBA]] {{-}} [[Mink DeVille]] {{-}} [[Jake Riviera]] {{-}} [[Des Brown]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve|Steve Naive]] {{-}} [[I'm Not Angry]] {{-}} [[Hollywood High School]] {{-}} [[Linda Ronstadt]] {{-}} [[ Whisky a Go Go|The Whisky]] {{-}} [[The Damned]] {{-}} [[Winterland]] {{-}} [[San Francisco]] {{-}} [[Power pop]] | ||
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Doriot Negrette & Jolie Gardner report on Elvis Costello concerts [[Concert 1978-06-01 Long Beach|June 1]], Millikan High School, Long Beach; [[Concert 1978-06-02 Santa Barbara|June 2]], Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara; and [[Concert 1978-06-04 Los Angeles|June 4]], Hollywood High School. | Doriot Negrette & Jolie Gardner report on Elvis Costello concerts [[Concert 1978-06-01 Long Beach|June 1]], Millikan High School, Long Beach; [[Concert 1978-06-02 Santa Barbara|June 2]], Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara; and [[Concert 1978-06-04 Los Angeles|June 4]], Hollywood High School. | ||
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Teen Berger reviews [[Nick Lowe]]'s ''Pure Pop For Now People''. | Teen Berger reviews [[Nick Lowe]]'s ''[[Pure Pop For Now People]]''. | ||
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[[Category:1978 concert reviews]] | [[Category:1978 concert reviews]] | ||
[[Category:3rd US Tour|~Substitute 1978-07-00]] | [[Category:3rd US Tour|~Substitute 1978-07-00]] | ||
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