I'm no six-foot, hot-look, all-American man This article is short and needs more content. Please help expand it.
This page aims to list all concerts performed by Weezer band members prior to their time in Weezer.
About this list
This page does not aim include allbands that have included Weezer members. Instead, it only features bands that performed at least one live concert in the time of their existence. This exclude groups that never formally performed for a public audience. It also does not exclusively feature bands that existed prior to Weezer's formation - instead, it lists bands that Weezer members performed with before they personally joined Weezer. Bands that Mikey Welsh and Scott Shriner performed with before auditioning for Weezer are therefore included as well. The one notable exception to this is Brian Bell's pre-Weezer group Carnival Art, whose live chronology is long enough to warrant its own page. For concert lists by the various Weezer band member's side projects and solo careers, see these links.
↑YouTube video entitled "E.O. Smith Battle of the Bands, May 24,1988: Avant Garde "Never Forget"." Channel is RakkitTV. Description reads: Avant Garde, an original progressive metal band, was comprised of E.O. Smith / Rockville High School students, all between the ages of 16 and 17 years old.
↑Riverscuomo.com archive. Entry in Cuomo's personal document reads: "1988-07-22, AVANT GARDE AND CAGED SMILE AT BRIDGE'S"
↑Newspapers.com archive of Hartford Courant, Tuesday, July 19, 1988, Page 10.
↑Newspapers.com archive of Hartford Courant, Saturday, July 30, 1988, Page 14.
↑YouTube video entitled ""You Pay, You Play": Zoom at Gazzarri's on the Sunset Strip, July 1989". Channel is RakkitTV. Description reads: Avant Garde became Zoom when they relocated from Mansfield, CT to Hollywood, CA in 1989. At this time, the band members were between the ages of 17 and 19.
↑[6]The Los Angeles Times. February 24, 1991. Page 194. Listing reads: "MONDAY... X-Piracy, Qkumrbra, Cyclone Sound, Dum-Dums, Rough Justice, New Haven (Whisky)"
↑[7]The Los Angeles Times. February 28, 1991. Page 703. Listing reads: "the Brats, Glamor Punka, Dum Dums and the Crybabies will play March 8... at the Whisky"
↑[8]LA Weekly. March 7, 1991. Page 75. Coconut Teaszer advertisement reads: "Sun Desi Benjamin Party! 18 OK All Nite! ... CHARM SCHOOL DROPOUTS DUM DUMS PSYCHO CITY ORANGE DOOR BOKSS AWAY BABY DOLL!"
↑[9]LA Weekly. March 14, 1991. Page 86. Listing reads: "WHISKY A GO GO, 8901 Sunset Blvd., W. Hlywd...Fri. Brats, The Glamour Punks, The Dum Dums, Fizzy Bangers, The Cry Babies."
↑[10]The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1991. Page 701. Listing reads: "Dum Dums, Mona Lisa, Legs Up, K-Sera and Modern Day Saints will play Monday, April 1... at the Whisky, 8901 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles."
↑[11]The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1991. Page 701. Listing reads: "Black Cherry, Fizzy Bang-era, Wanted, Crash Bang Boom, Truth or Dare, Dum Dums and Masquerade will play Monday, April 8 at the Whisky, 8901 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles."
↑[12]LA Weekly. April 11, 1991. Page 77. Listing reads: "WHISKY A GO GO, 8901 Sunset Blvd., W. Hlywd...Mon'. The No Bozo Jam with Black Cherry, The Fizzybangers, Wanted, Blood Brother, Crash Bang Boom, Masquerade, Truth or Dare, The Dum Dums and more. "
↑[13]LA Weekly. May 16, 1991. Page 86. Listing reads: "Fri Fizzy Bangers, The Dum Dums, Rozzi Lane, The Fraidy Cats... AT MY PLACE, 1026 Wilshire Blvd . Santa Monica"
↑[14]The Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1991. Page 273. Listing reads: "MONDAY... Dum Dums, Vaudeville, Lost Deserted Souls, Wanted, Lodestone, Shake City, Killer Mockingbird, Toxic Bunnies (Whisky, 8901 Sunset Blvd.. (213) 652-4202)"
↑[15]LA Weekly. June 13, 1991. Page 110. Listing reads: "Mon No Bozo Jam with The Dum Dums, Vaudeville, Lost Deserted Souls, Wanted, Shake City, Killer Mockingbird, Toxic Bunnies, Lodestone"
↑[16]LA Weekly. July 25, 1991. Page 99. Listing reads: "THE DUM DUMS, FRIENDZY CHARLOTTE, MONKEY PAW, TRIPPIN', BOZAQUE, D.Z. STANZ, BUCK CAT MOAN at the Whisky"
↑[17]The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1991. Page 337. Listing reads: "MONDAY... Dum Dums, Vamp, Skippy's Hot Heaven, Vaudeville, Body & Soul, Spoiled Rotten (Whisky, 8901 Sunset Blvd.. (213) 652-4202)."
↑[18]The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1991. Page 337. Listing reads: "WHISKY A GO-GO, 8901 Sunset Blvd., W Hlywd... Mon No Bozo Jam with The Dum Dums, Queenie, Blast Pop, many more"
↑[19]Petaluma Argus-Courier. November 29, 1991. Page 8. Listing reads: "NUISANCE, Monsula, One Man Running and Wrong Sausages[sic], Friday at 8 p.m., Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma."