Friday, September 23, 2011

QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE FAMILY TREE - SHOWS LIST (PART 2 OF 2)

This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by Marc Skobac, Dale Ockerman, Mike Somavilla, Gerard Daily, Greg Vick, Steve Lyman, David Roberts, Joe Jupille, Phil Buck, Joerg, Jonny Ace, The Concert Database, Michael Parrish, Mike Kolesar, and BugeyeTim, to whom I'm most grateful.


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #14 (JAN 1974 - FEB 1974)
1) Greg Elmore
2) Gary Duncan
3) Dino Valenti
4) Harold Aceves
5) Bob Hogins
6) Bob Fluire bass


January 18, 1974: unknown venue, Birmingham, AL

January 19, 1974: unknown venue, Jacksonville, FL

January 26, 1974: unknown venue, Fort Lauderdale, FL

January 30, 1974: unknown venue, Charlotte, NC

February 3, 1974: Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN with Country Joe And The Fish, Aerosmith


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #15 (FEB 1974 - MAR 1975)
1) Greg Elmore
2) Gary Duncan
3) Dino Valenti
4) Harold Aceves
5) Bob Hogins
6) Skip Olsen bass


February 23, 1974: Warehouse, New Orleans, LA with J.J Cale, Night Crawlers

May 4, 1974: Academy of Music, New York City, NY

May 26, 1974: Springfield Oaks County Park, Davisburg, MI with James Gang, Roy Buchanan, Strawbs

May 29, 1974: The Joint In The Woods, Parsipanny, NJ

June 2, 1974: unknown venue, Davisburg, Springfield Township, Oakland County, MI with Spirit, James Gang, Raven Gallery, Gamble Rogers "Springfield Oaks Music Fair"

June 21, 1974: Allen Park Civic Arena, Allen Park, MI with Roger McGuinn, Mike Quatro

September 27, 1974: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL with Roy Wood's Wizard

October 25-26, 1974: Tuesdays, San Diego, CA with Stoneground, Jo Joe Gunne

December 14, 1974: Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ

December 21, 1974: The Savoy, Detroit, MI

December 31, 1974: New Fillmore East, New York City, NY


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #16 (MAR 1975 - DEC 28, 1975)
1) John Cipollina
2) Dino Valenti
3) David Freiberg
4) Gary Duncan
5) Greg Elmore
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6) W. Michael Lewis keyboards ("guest member")


May 2, 1975: Saloon, Brisbane, CA with Valley Boys

June 6-8, 1975: Starwood, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

July 1, 1975: Memorial Coliseum, San Francisco, CA

July 13, 1975: Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA

October 25, 1975: Showcase Theatre, Detroit, MI with Frankie Miller Band, Salem Witchcraft 

December 21, 1975: World Headquarters, Armadillo, TX

December 28, 1975: Winterland, Post Street At Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA with Little Feat, Sound Hole
The show was filmed and later released on a John Cipollina's DVD.


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #17 (JAN 1976 - 1976 or 1977)
1) Gary Duncan
2) Dino Valenti
3) Greg Elmore
4) David Freiberg
5) Pete Sears keyboards


January 31, 1976: My Father’s Place, New York City, NY

February 4, 1976: Shaboo Inn, Willimantic, CT

February 22, 1976: David Lawrence Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA with Barefoot Jerry

April 23, 1976: Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

April 30 - May 1, 1976: Keystone, Berkeley, CA with The Runaways 

June 4, 1976: Stanford Music Hall, Palo Alto, CA


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #18 (1976 - 1976 or 1977)
1) Gary Duncan
2) Dino Valenti
3) Greg Elmore
4) Pete Sears
5) Skip Olsen bass


September 7-9, 1976: The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA

September 10-12, 1976: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, UK with Mallard (canceled)

September 17-19, 1976: Paradise Theater, Lonh Beach, CA



QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #19 (1976 or 1977 - 1979)
1) Gary Duncan
2) Dino Valenti
3) Rick Wetzel bass
4) Chris Myers drums
5) 'Captain Kirk' keyboards


Summer 1977: Players Tavern, Westport, CT

July 26, 1977: Quarter Note Lounge, New Orleans, LA

August 10, 1977: The Other End, New York City, NY


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #20 (1980s)
1) Gary Duncan
2) ?????? + unknown musicians



June 12, 1981: Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO 


NICKSILVER formerly QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE (1983)
1) John Cipollina
2) Greg Elmore
3) Nicky Hopkins
4) Nick Gravenites
5) Al Staehely bass


September 26, 1983: Toad's Place, New Haven, CT 

September 28, 1983: Jonathan Swift's Pub, Cambridge, MA with Danny Kalb


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #21 (1986)
1) Gary Duncan
2) David Freiberg
3) Sammy Piazza drums
4) W. Michael Lewis
5) Kathi McDonald vocals
6) Jules Broussard sax
7) Raul Rekow percussion
8) Linda Imperial backround vocals
9) John Santos percussion
10) Steve Schuster sax
11) Martin Fierro sax
12) Jo Baker backround vocals, percussion


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #22 (1996 - 1996 or 1997)
1) Gary Duncan
2) W. Michael Lewis
3) David Freiberg
4) Raul Rekow
5) John Santos
6) Linda Imperial
7) Greg Errico drums
8) Kenny Williams drums
9) Bobby Vega bass
10) "Buster" Williams bass
11) Norbert Stachel sax
12) Tony Menjivar percussion
13) Lee Oscar harp
14) Kim Cataluna backround vocals
15) Ricky G. backround vocals
16) Dave 'Diamond' Somerville backround vocals


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #23 (1996 or 1997 - 2006)
1) Gary Duncan
2) W. Michael Lewis
3) Greg Errico
4) Bobby Vega
5) Tony Menjivar
6) John Bird vocals, guitar


October 24, 1997: Suwanee Music Park, Live Oak, FL

December 13, 1997: Sweetwater Saloon, Mill Valley, CA

July 27, 1999: The Bottom Line, New York City, NY

July 29, 1999: Westbuy Music Fair, Westbury, RI

July 30, 1999: Middle East, Cambridge, MA

August 7, 1999: Big Boulder Ski Resort, Blakeslee, PA

February 3, 2000: McCades, Santa Monica, CA

June 10, 2000: Six Rivers Brewery, McKinleyville, CA

July 25, 2000: Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI

July 28, 2000: Comfort Zone, Toronto, ON, Canada

January 21, 2001: Sun Theatre, Anaheim, CA

June 9, 2001: The Last Day Saloon, San Francisco, CA

June 20, 2001: EMP, Seattle, WA

August 12, 2001: Big Boulder Ski Resort, Lake Harmony, PA "Gathering on the Mountain"

September 1, 2002: Pozo Saloon, Pozo, CA


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #24 (2006 - 2008)
1) Gary Duncan
2) David Freiberg
3) Linda Imperial
4) Chris Smith keyboards
5) John Ferenzik bass
6) Prairie Prince drums


June 7, 2006: Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA

August 12, 2006: B.B. King's Bar and Grill, New York, NY

October 7, 2006: Creative Arts Building, Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, CA

February 10, 2007: 8X10, Baltimore, MD "Trips Festival"

February 13, 2007: Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA

July 15, 2007: DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI with Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and The Holding Company "Summer Of Love Anniversary"


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE #25 (2008 - PRESENT)
1) Gary Duncan
2) David Freiberg
3) Linda Imperial
4) Chris Smith
5) John Ferenzik
6) Donnie Baldwin drums


November 13, 2009: B.B. King's Bar and Grill, New York, NY

November 18, 2009: Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, UK

November 23, 2009: The Robin 2, Bilston, UK

November 26, 2009: The Max, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands "High Times Cannabis Cup Awards"

April 29, 2010: The Grove Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA


8 comments:

  1. An additional date - I saw the QMS #17 lineup play in David Lawrence Hall on the University of Pittsburgh (PA) campus on February 22, 1976. Barefoot Jerry was the opening act. I do have some pictures, although they aren't particularly noteworthy.

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  2. Thanks Mike! Added the gig and also give you the credit for the help! You have some pictures of that show? really? wow, I'd like to see them!! You know my email (is in my blog profile) so if you want sent them to me, please!!

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  3. Regarding the show "February 3, 1974: Paramount, Indianapolis, IN with Country Joe And The Fish, Aerosmith" - that show was at the Indianapolis Convention Center, not the Paramount. I attended that show at the Convention Center and remember it well (even though my mind was a bit, ahem, clouded) - I still have the ticket stub. The Paramount is a theater in Anderson, Indiana and I have never seen a show there. QMS may well have played at the Paramount, but it was not on Feb. 3, 1974.

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  4. Hi Bruno,
    This are all the additional dates from this period that I know of:

    July 13, 1975: Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
    April 23, 1976: Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
    July 26, 1977: Quarter Note Lounge, New Orleans, LA
    October 24, 1997: Suwanee Music Park, Live Oak, FL
    December 13, 1997: Sweetwater Saloon, Mill Valley, CA
    August 7, 1999: Big Boulder Ski Resort, Blakeslee, PA
    June 10, 2000: Six Rivers Brewery, McKinleyville, CA
    July 25, 2000: Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
    July 28, 2000: Comfort Zone, Toronto, ON, Canada
    January 21, 2001: Sun Theatre, Anaheim, CA
    Jue 9, 2001: The Last Day Saloon, San Francisco, CA
    June 20, 2001: EMP, Seattle, WA
    August 12, 2001: "Gathering on the Mountain", Big Boulder Ski Resort, Lake Harmony, PA
    september 1, 2002: Pozo Saloon, Pozo, CA
    June 7, 2006: Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA
    August 12, 2006: B.B. King's Bar and Grill, New York, NY
    October 7, 2006: Creative Arts Building, Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg, CA
    February 10, 2007: Trips Festival, 8X10, Baltimore, MD
    February 13, 2007: Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA
    November 13, 2009: B.B. King's Bar and Grill, New York, NY
    November 18, 2009: Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, UK
    November 23, 2009: The Robin 2, Bilston, UK
    November 26, 2009: High Times Cannabis Cup Awards, The Max, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    April 29, 2010: The Grove Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA

    Best, Joerg

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  5. QMS played the Providence Civic Center as headliners in febuary, 1974. openers were the James Gang large civic center 12,000 almost full GREAT SHOW.

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  6. I believe the May 2, 1975 entry at the Saloon in Brisbane, CA is an error. Yes the Valley Boys were appearing at the Quicksilver Saloon in Brisbane, CA. Not Quicksilver Messenger Service.

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