Past Shows
yes, artichoke has played a few shows. here is a list of most of them:
08 21 10 – westwood brew company
08 15 10 – heritage square museum
07 10 10 – montecito heights festival
05 16 10 – the south pasadena fun fair
10 03 09 – the geffen theater (“26 animals”)
07 23 09 – hyperion tavern (the “bees” set)
06 13 09 – the future studio (“26 animals”)
05 17 09 – the south pasadena fun fest (“26 animals”)
04 16 09 – the wisdom arts club at the quaker house in pasadena (“26 animals”)
04 05 09 – under an oak tree in eaton canyon “hikes without mics” (the “bees” set)
04 02 09 – hyperion tavern (the “bees” set)
03 26 09 – the old towne pub (the “bees” set)
03 10 09 – mr. t’s bowl (the “bees” set)
03 08 09 – kevin and amy’s house
02 21 09 – mr. t’s bowl (“26 animals”)
02 06 09 – cheryl and david’s house (“26 animals”)
01 31 09 – matt and amy’s house (“26 animals”)
01 30 09 – brennan’s pub (“26 animals”)
12 21 08 – cyclocross races at pierce college (“26 animals”)
12 13 08 – culver city winter faire (“26 animals”)
12 12 08 – mr. t’s bowl (the “bees” set)
12 04 08 – gallery at the end of the world (“26 animals” set, the “bees” set, and a few “historic highland park” songs)
11 30 08 – cyclocross race in verdugo park
11 22 08 – american legion post 206 (“26 animals”)
11 13 08 – hyperion tavern all acoustic (“bees”)
11 08 08 – cyclocross race at hansen dam (“bees”)
11 04 08 – mr. t’s bowl
11 02 08 – pasadena community college
10 25 08 – olde towne pub (timothy performs “26 animals” for the first time in public!)
10 17 08 – mt. washington elementary school pumpkin festival (“bees”)
09 29 08 – juanita’s restaurant with spider problem
09 22 08 – juanita’s restaurant with sundowners
09 15 08 – juanita’s restaurant with monster
09 08 08 – juanita’s restaurant with kris special
09 01 08 – juanita’s restaurant with triple chicken foot
08 25 08 – juanita’s restaurant with dorian wood
08 18 08 – juanita’s restaurant with cat hair ensemble
08 11 08 – juanita’s restaurant with warm climate
08 04 08 – juanita’s restaurant
07 19 08 – mr. t’s bowl with eternal triangle, the evangenitals, and the henry bermudez trio
07 19 08 – the nocturnal bar with the eternal triangle and the evangenitals
06 09 08 – silverlake lounge with spider problem
06 07 08 – the hive gallery with graffiti61, anthony bryan, fidget
06 01 08 – lummis day with the tongva blessing welcome community, mariachi divas, chapin sisters,cava, and jackson browne.
05 31 08 – live on kxlu 88.9 fm with the evangenitals
05 10 08 – i played a song called “the pet” at the 24th street theater for juli crockett’s “history of water” play
04 21 08 – the verity room with the evangenitals and jp houston
04 19 08 – molly malone’s irish pub (it was rearranged substantially since the last time artichoke played there in 1899)
04 12 08 – mysterious party above the 99 cent store on york in highland park
03 28 08 – la casa blue
03 22 08 – the tribal cafe with the right hand band
03 16 08 – thunderbird coffee house in austin during sxsw. at this venue were the evangenitals, izzy cox, clock hands strangle, and henry bermudez.
03 03 08 – mr. t’s bowl with juggle and others
03 01 08 – armory center for the arts in pasadena
02 05 08 – bordello
01 23 08 – at tangier with flying tourbillon orchestra
01 19 08 – the airliner with olio
01 06 08 – found gallery with watercolor paintings, coal beautiere, kind hearts and coronets
01 05 08 – the hive gallery
12 23 07 – cyclecross race at pierce college
12 06 07 – mr. t’s bowl with the kris special
11 23 07 – mr. t’s bowl
11 12 07 – tangiers with the foxtail brigade
11 11 07 – cyclecross race in sylmar
10 07 07 – cyclecross race in sylmar
09 22 07 – live solo show of honeybee songs on kxlu 88.9 fm neuz pollution
08 10 07 – mr. t’s bowl with the sundowners
07 07 07 – the hive gallery
05 20 07 – mr. t’s bowl
05 05 07 – ellis island commune. the annual may day celebration.
12 03 06 – sea level records in-store performance and “nevermind the bollocks” cd release party
11 17 06 – tangier
11 03 06 – mr. t’s bowl with unpoppable, the fast computers, and the monolators
10 29 06 – galactic gala at the griffith observatory
10 28 06 – hotel cafe with emily wells, jesca hoop, artichoke heart souffle, and kelly de martino
10 19 06 – mr. t’s bowl with cat hair ensemble
08 04 06 – karma coffee house
08 03 06 – mr. t’s bowl with helen chance, enid the dowl, the box social, and the kris special
07 29 06 – the democratic reunion at central park in pasadena
07 28 06 – mr. t’s bowl with the kris special
07 08 06 – greeen records waffle brunch with cat hair ensembl
07 06 06 – mr. t’s bowl with the kris special and airplanes
04 14 06 – cabrillo beach grunion run
03 23 06 – mr. t’s bowl with tippy canoe and cat hair ensemble
03 18 06 – mr. t’s bowl with richard sinclair
03 13 06 – cinespace with universal hall pass, hayley taylor, and ellie point
03 11 06 – the mint with the bellyachers, waxapples, and wayne kramer of mc5
03 10 06 – mr. t’s bowl with ben vaughn, sundowners, electrolites, trevor mcshane, midway, and the international playboys
02 28 06 – mr. t’s bowl mardi gras show with the atomic sherpas
11 20 05 – arroyo arts collective music festival at mr. t’s bowl with the paul bailey ensemble, the cat hair ensemble, the evangenitals, ing, and the sirens
11 13 05 – sea level records live in-store performance
11 04 05 – kxlu 88.9 “demolisten”
10 29 05 – mr. t’s bowl halloween show with third grade teacher, the 88, and punkoustica
10 22 05 – the pinewood derby at hangar 1018 with afrobeat down, colorforms, the mormons, daphne the painted lady, chromosome tea, how to win at life, silver needle, fascinoma, hidden, and peachcake
10 15 05 – the mudpuppy katrina disaster relief benefit with mezklah, megan jacobs, the willies, hidden, and julie gribble
10 15 05 – highland park music festival
10 14 05 – mr. t’s bowl with the service group, new maximum donkey and peachfuzz
09 24 05 – echo park music festival with yoko eno and future pigeon
09 21 05 – mr. t’s bowl
09 09 05 – mr t’s bowl with substitute universe, comatoast, and the sensitive rebels
09 07 05 – old towne pub with bucksworth and hobo jazz
08 21 05 – architect’s birthday party in echo park
08 18 05 – mr. t’s bowl with the cat hair ensemble, the harpeth trace, and rice cub
08 05 05 – mr. t’s bowl with teletron, the quirks, the rainman suite, underwater city people, and get set go
08 03 05 – old towne pub with dios lite
07 26 05 – club screwball at the parlour club with creekbird, neil hamburger, and zolar x
07 01 05 – mr. t’s bowl with bucksworth and service group
06 17 05 – el cid with cold war kids and the kris special
06 12 05 – north east los angeles bike parade and festival with very be careful
06 11 05 – dyke march at the gauntlet ii
06 05 05 – greeen records afternoon tea
06 03 05 – mr. t’s bowl with gertie fox and pussy-cow
05 07 05 – the los angeles farmer’s market with 50 cent haircut
05 06 05 – mr. t’s bowl with if i had a hi-fi and the red exiles
05 01 05 – ellis island’s 36th annual mayday party with the eyeshadows, yoko eno, and barnacle
04 24 05 – spaceland with probe and yes me to death
04 17 05 – spaceland with erwin from norway and yes me to death
04 15 05 – mr. t’s bowl with the monolators and the electrolytes
04 10 05 – spaceland with yoko eno and yes me to death
04 08 05 – lava lounge with the harpeth trace (their first show!), noise a noise, and ride the blinds
04 01 05 – mr. t’s bowl with gertie fox, mike tv, and the electrolytes
03 18 05 – mr. t’s bowl with dynamite fraulein, the sundowners, 8 bit, and the sensitive rebels
03 11 05 – lava lounge with the red exiles, spooky ruben, calls after midnight, and careen
02 27 05 – greeen records cd release party and waffle brunch
02 18 05 – mr. t’s bowl with 8 bit, the mormons, the red exiles, get set go, and the leeches
02 04 05 – lava lounge with apollotrigger, aguafantastica, and the antarcticans
01 28 05 – mr. t’s bowl with ben vaughn, midway, and the sundowners
08 31 04 – tempest with porterville
08 26 04 – mr. t’s bowl with caesura
08 24 04 – tempest with porterville (last show with fredo ortiz. the beastie boys swept him away after this.)
08 21 04 – the knitting factory with nedelle & thom, the race, and old canes
08 20 04 – mr. t’s bowl with caesura
08 17 04 – tempest with porterville
08 13 04 – old towne pub with black pine and muso
08 12 04 – mr. t’s bowl with the horizontal surfaces and the sensitive rebels
08 10 04 – tempest with porterville
08 09 04 – the echo with gram rabbit
08 07 04 – the highland park music festival with ann likes red
08 06 04 – mr. t’s bowl with the mormons, the letter openers, the power chords, and the horizontal surfaces
08 02 04 – tempest with porterville
07 16 04 – mr. t’s bowl with jupiter sunrise, sol, and new maximum donkey
07 09 04 – mr. t’s bowl with new maximum donkey and madras
07 06 04 – tempest with the cloves and pink mochi
05 04 04 – the bigfoot lodge with the transmissions and the airplanes
05 03 04 – kxlu 88.9 “noyz pollution” with maki and justin thyme
04 30 04 – mr. t’s bowl with the cloves and get set go (the cloves were great. where did singer and guitarist stephanie go?)
04 23 04 – the old towne pub with the adjustments
03 28 04 – sea level records live in-store performance
03 19 04 – mr. t’s bowl with xo, get set go, and the sensitive rebels
03 18 04 – zen sushi with the attractives, the sharpies, and project k
01 28 03 – mr. t’s bowl with ember glow, maxine, and go betty go
01 26 03 – the scene with murdered man, the transmissions, new bethel, and random justice
01 16 03 – lava lounge
12 31 02 – mr. t’s bowl with new maximum donkey, the mormons, the capillaries, arlo, and all your base are belong to us
12 08 02 – the static age on hollywood channel 43
12 06 02 – ucla at perloff hall
10 29 02 – mr. t’s bowl with service group and go betty go
10 19 02 – the billiard inn with new bethel, boxing, natalie wood, chuck uk, and the osgoods
09 28 02 – cobalt cafe with random justice
09 24 02 – mr. t’s bowl with all your base are belong to us
09 14 02 – the billiard inn with new bethel, porterville, and dios
09 06 02 – cia with ls7 and monumental divide
08 27 02 – mr. t’s bowl with all your base are belong to us
08 11 02 – the gourmet coffee warehouse with murdered man
08 10 02 – the knitting factory with new bethel
07 23 02 – mr. t’s bowl with service group and dios
06 25 02 – mr. t’s bowl with a billion stars and the get lost (formerly vermicious k, and eventually to become all your base are belong to us, and then get set go. i usually just say “mike tv’s band.”)
05 28 02 – mr. t’s bowl with girl harbor, arlo, random justice
05 25 02 – joxer daly’s with avelar, the 5 songs, dj gabriel carlson
05 01 02 – kspc 88.7 fm live performance
04 24 02 – the knitting factory, kxlu fundrazor with silversun pickups, autolux, and many, many others (see photos and review in the ancient press section)
04 13 02 – the billiard inn with vermicious k, boxing, the other half, the firebunnies, 1976, the rhones, billion stars
04 06 02 – spaceland with sappington, sweet and tender hooligans
04 01 02 – martini lounge with porterville
03 26 02 – mr. t’s bowl with arlo
03 25 02 – kxlu 88.9 “noyz pollution” with maki
01 15 02 – mr. t’s bowl with arlo, vermicious k , potato bud
12 14 01 – canter’s kibitz room with new bethel and project k
12 13 01 – the billiard inn with new bethel
11 09 01 – canter’s kibitz room with murdered man and ukefink
10 25 01 – kxlu 88.9 happy trails live on-air performance
10 12 01 – canter’s kibitz room with murdered man, creekbird and nora keyes
10 12 01 – sci-arc (as the sun set on downtown la, we played outside on top of some tall metal containers – see photos.)
09 24 01 – spaceland with sunset valley, belle isle, the januaries
09 14 01 – canter’s kibitz room
07 20 01 – canter’s kibitz room with ukefink, octavius, julie delpy, monkey pete’s rock ‘n’ roll puppet show
06 13 01 – fais do do “squares night”
06 08 01 – canter’s kibitz room with nora keyes, project k, murdered man
05 23 01 – knitting factory with sunstorm, belle isle
05 11 01 – canter’s kibitz room with murdered man, creekbird, and spiral arms
04 21 01 – bar azure
04 12 01 – kxlu 88.9 live on-air performance on robert douglas’ happy trails show
04 06 01 – canter’s kibitz room with project k, murdered man, zen the alien, and theo ray
02 23 01 – canter’s kibitz room
02 13 01 – spaceland with random, silversun pickups, squatcho, twig (there was a big thunderstorm, and as we played, water poured through the roof and onto the floor in front of us.)
01 26 01 – canter’s kibitz room
12 29 00 – canter’s kibitz room
12 22 00 – al’s bar with project k, velouria, crack, tadpole (artichoke met the marvelous project k!)
11 16 00 – molly malone’s
10 20 00 – canter’s kibitz room
09 08 00 – canter’s kibitz room
09 05 00 – the gig
09 02 00 – the lab with the phantom limbs, isadore & sleepwell, totimoshi (fun show — like playing in a dislocated middle school auditorium. the phantom limbs fed everybody.)
08 28 00 – coconut teaszer (as you may have heard, this place is the pits. and what’s a teaszer?)
08 10 00 – molly malone’s
08 07 00 – the gig
07 30 00 – mcred’s
07 12 00 – the garage with raz, friction (special thanks to the bartender who sprayed krylon all through our set)
07 06 00 – molly malone’s
06 29 00 – bar azure
06 06 00 – al’s bar with the commies
05 20 00 – gengis cohen café with tracy speuler (an early unplugged sort of show)
05 18 00 – bar azure with dakota
05 02 00 – al’s bar with deep fried jedi
04 29 00 – bar azure
04 01 00 – koo’s café with the campground effect, crashcart, the pop unknown (artichoke’s first show!)