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   Brian Goodman on September 26, 2008 at 8:30 pm

   My Ramones ticket sez May 9 1985!!!

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   Stan The Man on October 2, 2008 at 11:38 am

   I have a tape of a Bowery Boys gig from 5/31/1984. I will be posting some excerpts soon!

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   Matthew Kaplan on October 9, 2008 at 11:44 am

   I just sent over a listing of another eleven shows, including November 18, 1984-The Invisible Party (playing a complete Pebbles set because the Lyres, who were to headline, did not show up)

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   Matthew Kaplan on October 10, 2008 at 1:02 pm

   September 6, 1984-The Swing Set
   September 7, 1984-Absolute Grey/Rubber Rodeo
   September 28, 1984-The Chesterfield Kings/The Fadeaways
   October 11, 1984-Absolute Grey/The Splat Cats (you have a show listed for the 12th, I might be wrong)
   November 3, 1984-True West/Invisible Party (you have a show listed for the 2nd)
   November 18, 1984-The Invisible Party (playing a complete Pebbles set because the Lyres, who were to headline, did not show up)
   February 2, 1985-The Lyres
   February 28, 1985-The Vipers
   March 2, 1985-The Chesterfield Kings
   April 27, 1985-The Vipers/The Mosquitos
   September 6, 1985-The Chesterfield Kings/Uncle Sam

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   Brian Goodman on October 10, 2008 at 1:13 pm

   Hello Matthew!
   That was The Projectiles playing the 60’s garage set when the Lyres didn’t show up!

   We (The Projectiles) had just played our set, Mr. Scorgie had come up to us and said the Lyres hadn’t arrived yet and could we play a 2nd set!
   We knew a lot of songs so it wasn’t a problem.
   He had a 10 min. open bar between sets & we got up and did our thing!

   Brian
   Drummer for the Projectiles

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   Stan the Man on October 10, 2008 at 9:36 pm

   As much as I love True West and would have totally dug opening for them, it was Cousin Al and the Relatives that got that gig. I was there as manager at the time, and of course Chas and Jim were there as they were in the band. We formed Invisible Party shortly thereafter. Russ Tolman came to Rochester a couple of years later to produce the (unreleased) Lotus STP magnum opus, “Four on the Floor.” To hear some of the Lotus oeuvre visit http://www.myspace.com/lotusstp

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      Joe Massaro on December 21, 2022 at 7:44 pm

      got a new link?

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      Ned on October 24, 2008 at 11:07 pm

      Trying to remember date — possibly memorial day weekend ’81 — two nights of Hi-Techs and Equators from Brooklyn. Very hot gig, packed room, great after party — one of my favorite shows, along with Paperfaces weekends.
      Earlier that year H-T opened a show with Mission to Burma (“Up the Academy”), can’t remember date. I remember the bass player from ‘burma’ eating this horribly greasy chicken before the set (carry out, not Scorgies food) and I thought, How’s he gonna play with his fingers like that?! Went right on …

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      Peggi on October 25, 2008 at 8:08 pm

      Ned, that’s right! And H-T or PE opened for Wall of VooDoo (we called em Wall of DooDoo). Funny how these memories jostle the brain to uncover more stuff that’s been tucked away for 25 years or so.

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      Brian Goodman on October 26, 2008 at 8:13 pm

      Peggi,
      We (Cousin Al & The Relatives) also opened for Wall Of VooDoo at the (Mens?) Dining Center at the UofR. They were not the most friendly guys!

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      Scott Coblio on October 29, 2008 at 8:22 pm

      Koo-Koo Boy didn’t come into being until 1991, so we weren’t part of Scorgies’ first wave, we were part of the second, and I can honestly say it was my all-time favorite place to play. Don was such a character, I still hear his voice ringing in my head yelling for us all to go home at 2am (who would have thought I would ever miss hearing the words “Get the FUCK out!”) The stage was good, the atmosphere dark, glowy and clandestine, fun bartenders and they always had the best soundmen (FUZZY!) who would happily make you a mix tape off the board of your show. I still have some of the ones I got there. A typical bill would be us and Dogs Life, or La La Land, Catfight, The Salamanders, etc. I always remember Scorgie’s with a sigh. What a fun, perfect environment. So glad I was part of it, and so glad to hear about the reunion. Yay Scorgie!

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      Pat Thomas of Absolute Grey on November 13, 2008 at 7:21 pm

      Back in the old folky days
      The air was magic when we played.
      The riverboat was rockin’ in the rain
      Midnight was the time for the raid.

      I guess I’ll call it sickness gone
      It’s hard to say the meaning of this song.
      An ambulance can only go so fast
      It’s easy to get buried in the past
      When you try to make a good thing last.

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      HT from RocCity on November 19, 2008 at 2:16 pm

      I could swear (and sweat) that I saw the Itals (sp) on a couple of occassions – packed to the gills. Anyone else remember reggae bands? Names and event dates are just a distant memory.

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      Stan the Man on November 19, 2008 at 3:59 pm

      Up to this point we’ve been working with dates provided to us by bands who played at Scorgies. As other dates filter in, we add them. An imperfect way, perhaps, but there is no central source for this info.

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      Bill G. on November 21, 2008 at 1:29 am

      Does anyone recall the Suicidal Tendencies show from around ’84 or did I only imagine the experience? Did the Catatonics from Syracuse open that night?

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         Rob on May 17, 2015 at 7:26 pm

         I was at that ST show – I believe ’84 soon after first album came out – was just looking for any online date for it and came across this page. I remember being on front page of arts section of the newspaper (D&C?) a few days later slam dancing at the show with “Wanna Dance?” written in dripping blood font. Would love to find that pic! We got there during ST set so no idea of opener…

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         Mark on November 23, 2008 at 12:38 pm

         I’ve got some posters from shows I saw. I’ve got the Comateens w/ the Works on June 18th…just don’t know what year. The Presstones from December 26th, 1981. 999 w/ the Bowery Boys June 23rd – I’m guessing it was 1981 because they played stuff off “Concrete” which was released in ’81.

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         Jerry Flanagan on December 2, 2008 at 4:56 pm

         October 4,1984 – The Projectiles w/Rick Baker and The Commercials

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         Jerry Flanagan on December 2, 2008 at 5:40 pm

         The previous post I got from one of our posters. The following are from old Freetimes. I’m showing a two-night stint with The Bangles and The Swingset

         September 29, 1984 – Comateens
         October 3, 1984 – Swingset
         October 4, 1984 – The Projectiles w/Rick Baker and The Commercials
         October 5, 1984 – Frozen Concentrate
         October 6, 1984 – Jah Mel (Reggae)
         October 9, 1984 – The Bangles w/Swingset
         October 10, 1984 – The Bangles w/Swingset
         October 11, 1984 – Blue Parade (you show Swingset above)
         November 16, 1984 – The Lyres (never showed up!) w/The Projectiles
         May 24, 1984 – The Resistors
         May 25, 1984 – Absolute Grey w/Special Guest
         May 26, 1984 – Chesterfield Kings
         May 27, 1984 – Personal Effects
         May 31, 1984 – The Attics
         June 1, 1984 – Patty Donahue and The Waitresses
         June 2, 1984 – Confrontation (Reggae)

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         Jerry Flanagan on December 2, 2008 at 5:54 pm

         June 30, 1983 – New Math w/The Projectiles

         For thiis show The Projectiles trashed the stage at the end of the show and the crowd went crazy! I remember Sonny jumping up on stage and picking up Brian Goodman and using him like a drum stick to smash stuff up with the rest of us! When Kevin Patrick came out he just looked around and said “I think we’ve been upstaged!” 🙂

         I’ve got more history laying around. I’ll scrounge it up and post it….

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         Stan the Man on December 2, 2008 at 10:27 pm

         The Freetime ad is inaccurate with regards to the Bangles/Swing set gig. I have the original poster (made it meself) and the show was on Tuesday, Oct. 9th.

         Trust me, If they played two night in a row I’d remember it! Hung out with Michelle Steele in the dressing room while she knitted before the show.

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         Steve Winter on December 3, 2008 at 10:10 am

         I saw 10,000 Maniacs twice @ Scorgies , circa 1983 & 1984. I distinctly remember Nathalie Merchant twirling in circles madly around the stage as she sang. Amazing voice!

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         Jerry Flanagan on December 3, 2008 at 10:24 am

         I talked to Dan last night and we came to the conclusion that the New Math/Projectiles gig was June 30, 1984 – not ’83…. sorry for the confusion there 🙂

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         Brian Goodman on December 3, 2008 at 11:20 am

         LOL, Jerry,
         I remember Kevin said we were “unpretentious” because we had to look up the word!

         Brian

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          joe hendrick on December 3, 2008 at 6:23 pm

          Wow The Long Ryders!! They were a great band. I don’t seem to remember if I saw them at Scorgies but I played the hell out of one of their albums. (Lewis and Clark on it). I remember seeing 10,000 Maniacs at Richmonds (Schatzees)
          on a Sunday night.

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          joe hendrick on December 3, 2008 at 7:09 pm

          I found a ticket and a poster for Jason and the Scorchers Thursday September 30th at Scorgies. It was either 93 or 94

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          LES on January 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm

          I remember Schatzee’s. Anyone have a list of bands playing there too?

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          OX on January 21, 2009 at 8:07 am

          Coblio(Koo-Koo) had one thing wrong, altho easy to confuse the two. TOMMY was the soundguy, and if you made nice with him, he’d make you a nice copy cuz he had a dual deck plugged right in to the system. But Tommy wasn’t the warmest fellow. FUZZY was my buddy from my hometown who I imported and let do the door b/c who else can you trust with the $$, than someone you grew up with?! And the door was right NEXT to Tommy’s sound setup—and Fuzz and Tommy were close, and Fuzz was a huuuuge audiophile. So i can see the sonfusion…and for Joe Hendrick, and anyone that cares–that Scorchers show was 93.

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          fuzz bomb on January 24, 2009 at 10:39 pm

          god…i remember some real cool shows.local act’s MK ultra…koo koo boy…dog’s life…shop class squares…record time allstars/do the knucklebuster…the art punk stylings of THE ULTIMATE HORROR OF KAREN BLACK…KING MISSLE…both outta N.Y.C.and who could forget,THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT.some truly great shows downstairs.TOM went on to do sound for a lot a stuff in the city of Roch.downtown festival stuff.i used to run into him,on occasion.i may still have some of the old shows on cassette.i’ll look soon.the last couple of years before closing still brings back some good memories of friends made.some great local music.LATE NIGHT FOOSBALL after hours.anyone else remember?

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          Dave Martin on April 23, 2009 at 10:19 pm

          I just discovered this site. What a blast from the past, guys!
          I have many photos, ads and posters from those days, and
          will try to get them scanned and emailed over. I haven’t
          spoken to anyone from Rochester in many years, and look
          forward to reconnecting with you…

          Warmest regards,

          Dave Martin
          The Swing Set

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          Spyder on February 6, 2010 at 7:14 pm

          Thanks for all these memories. I was a regular at Scorgies from late 1984 through 1986 and saw many of the shows listed above.

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          Jonathan Caws-Elwitt on September 20, 2011 at 9:54 am

          The Degrads played at Scorgie’s five times:

          Wednesday 12.29.82, opening for the Delta Rays
          Saturday 7.16.83, opening for the Chesterfield Kings
          Friday 8.5.83, opening for the Resisters
          Friday 9.2.83, with the Antoinettes and Champions of Delight
          Wednesday 12.28.83, opening for the Resisters

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             Stan on February 24, 2024 at 11:16 pm

             Need more Degrads stuff, Jon!

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             Baron on May 1, 2019 at 5:37 pm

             Joe King Carrasco played there a couple of times at least…

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                Stan on May 1, 2019 at 7:26 pm

                He did indeed!

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                Frances Lawson on March 2, 2020 at 4:46 pm

                Reggae Bands: Israel Vibrations, Meditations, Big Youth w/The Archangels that I also remember

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