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THE MOTION SICK


 

THE MOTION SICK

 

 

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BOYS SUCK HAS BECOME The Motion Sick

Past Shows
[2004][2003][2002][2001]
[Artists Played With]

2004

Date Time Venue Location Also On the Bill Band/Solo Duration Ages Set
Wednesday, Sept.22, 2004 ~9 PM Evos Arts 98 Middle St.
Lowell, MA

Leesa, John Gerard

Solo ?? 21+ Thundarr, Preexisting Condition, God Hates Kansas, Jenny, Part 1, Track 11
Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004 3:00 - 4:10 PM Club Passim 47 Palmer Street Harvard Square

Cutting Edge of the Campfire:
Peter Kastner, John Gerard

 Solo ~4 songs All Preexisting Condition, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, God Hates Kansas, Thundarr, 2000 Lines of Code
Monday July 26, 2004 7 PM Club Passim

47 Palmer Street Harvard Square

Billy Bragg Tribute - A Benefit for Club Passim - Lots of people playing lots of Billy Bragg songs

 Solo

1 Song

 All A New England
Monday, May 31, 2004 1:30 - 2:55 PM Club Passim 47 Palmer Street Harvard Square

Cutting Edge of the Campfire:
Leesa, Joe Kowan, Peter Dutton

 Solo ~4 songs All Good Samaritan, Thundarr, Part 1, Preexisting Condition, God Hates Kansas
Wednesday May 19, 2004 8:30 PM Johnny D's Davis Square
Somerville, MA		 Cheap Jag Records:
NOT YOUR AVERAGE FOLK
Karmadillo
Laura Glascott
Joe Kowan
The Naked Sams
Solo ~40 minutes 21+ Amylee, Track 11, Good Samaritan, God Hates Kansas, Preexisting Condition, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Driving in England, Thundarr, Trilogy Song Part I
Monday May 17, 2004 8:00 PM The Milky Way Jamaica Plain, MA "Local comics perform sets from famous and legendary comics like Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, etc.
You watch, you laugh, you guess who it is, and you can win free drinks and food." - Hosted by Peter Dutton
 Solo 2 Cover Songs 21+ She's in Love with a Geek (Wally Pleasant), Back in Your Life (Jonathan Richman)
Saturday May 8, 2004 9 PM Java Hut 1073A Main Street
(Webster Square)
Worcester, MA		 Bryan McPherson Solo ~1 hour All Set 1: Sloop John B (The Beach Boys), Track 11, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Thundarr, Preexisting Condition, Good Samaritan

Set 2: God Hates Kansas, Grace Kelly Falling, Driving in England, Out of Tune, 2000 Lines of Code

Wednesday May 5, 2004

9 PM (Boys Suck @ 11)

 The Midway

3496 Washington St.
JP, MA 02130

617 524-9038

Sandman (Montana's Rappin' Cowboy)

Ivan Okay (Madison, WI)

 Solo

~1 hour

 21+ I HAD TO CANCEL DUE TO ILLNESS
Joe Kowan filled in for me
Monday April 26, 2004 7 PM Club Passim

47 Palmer Street Harvard Square

Pete Seeger Tribute - A Benefit for Clearwater - Lots of people playing lots of Pete Seeger songs

 Solo

1 Song

 All C for Conscription/Washington Breakdown (Pete Seeger)
Thursday Apr. 1, 2004 9 PM - 12 AM Jeanie Johnston Pub 144 South St.
Jamaica Plain, MA
(617) 983-9432		 Matt Harrington Leesa, Boys Suck Solo ~45 minutes 21+ Good Samaritan, Track 11, God Hates Kansas, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Preexisting Condition, One Foot in Front of the Other (Bright Eyes), Driving in England, Thundarr, The Most Beautiful Dead Girl on Planet Earth, Out of Tune
Saturday Mar. 20, 2004 ?? Cybercafe West 176 Main Street
Binghamton, NY		 James O'Brien and the Church of the Kitchen Sink Solo ~45 minutes total (2 short sets) All

Set 1: Good Samaritan, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, God Hates Kansas, Driving in England, Wolfboy

Set 2: Track 11, Preexisting Condition, Part One of Trilogy Song, Thundarr, Gracy Kelly Falling, 2000 Lines of Code
Saturday Mar. 20, 2004 ?? WHRW Binghamton 90.5 FM

Binghamton, NY

 -- Solo ~10 minutes --

God Hates Kansas, Thundarr
Thursday Mar. 11, 2004 ?? Chum's Coffeehouse @ Brandeis College

Waltham, MA

[directions]

 Porcelain, Weightless Solo ~45 minutes total All

Track 11, Thundarr, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Preexisting Condition, Good Samaritan, God Hates Kansas, Grace Kelly Falling, Messiah Complex Blues (Clem Snide)
Thursday Feb. 26, 2004 9 PM- 12 AM Jeanie Johnston Pub 144 South St.
Jamaica Plain, MA
(617) 983-9432		 Michael Kulbeda, Pablo Picker Solo ~45 minutes 21+ Track 11, Thundarr, Preexisting Condition, God Hates Kansas, Good Samaritan, Out of Tune, Trilogy Pt. 1, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Driving in England, APD
Saturday Feb. 21, 2004 9 PM Java Hut 1073A Main Street
(Webster Square)
Worcester, MA		 Counterfolk Collective Show: Leesa, Joe Kowan, Blitzkriegbliss Solo 45 minutes All Thundarr, Wolfboy, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Track 11, God Hates Kansas, Trilogy Pt.1, Good Samaritan, Some Song (Elliott Smith), Preexisting Condition
Thursday Jan. 29, 2004 8 -10 PM Herrell's Renaissance Cafe Corner of Harvard Ave and Brighton Ave; Allston, MA Joe Kowan Solo 60 minutes All Thundarr, Sarah (Holiday), Trilogy Pt. 1, Driving in England, Wolfboy, Preexisting Condition, Messiah Complex Blues (Clem Snide), God Hates Kansas, Love Conquers All, Track 11, Out of Tune, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Back in Your Life (Jonathan Richman)
Friday Jan. 16, 2004 9 PM Java Hut 1073A Main Street
(Webster Square)
Worcester, MA		 Talking to Walls w/ Blitzkriegbliss (Set 2) 45 minutes All

Set 1: Thundarr, Preexisting Condition, Wolfboy, Trilogy Song, Sarah (Holiday), Out of Tune

Set 2: Track 11, God Hates Kansas, Driving in England (broke string), The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Grace Kelly Falling
Friday Jan. 2, 2004 ? House Party Not Public ? w/ Blitzkriegbliss 30 minutes ?? Thundarr, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, God Hates Kansas, Trilogy Song, Preexisting Condition, Track 11, Driving in England

 

2003

11/21/03 - Viper Bar - (The Sleepwalker) - MA - with Deb Galiga, Ruben Brito, Blitzkriegbliss, Rosanna Lee, Lisa Bastoni, Brenda White, Jennifer Tefft, Sara Leketa, Acousticeol, Mike Diplomat, Mike Kelleher, Patrick Decoste, Howie Kirkpatrick - Set: Thundarr, Track 11, God Hates Kansas, Preexisting Condition

11/08/03 - Cybercafe West - (The Sleepwalker) - Binghamton, NY - with James O'Brien and The Church of the Kitchen Sink - Set 1: Low Salt Area, Driving in England, Thundarr, Preexisting Condition - Set 2: God Hates Kansas, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Out of Tune, Track 11, 2000 Lines of Code (broke 2 strings)

11/08/03 - WHRW Binghamton 90.5 FM - (The Sleepwalker) - Binghamton, NY - Setlist: Thundarr, Driving in England, God Hates Kansas, Track 11

10/27/03 - Songwriters in Paradise at The Paradise Lounge - (Rudy, Blitzkriegbliss, The Sleepwalker) - Boston, MA - with Chris Korwin Band, Good Little Monkey - Setlist: Thundarr, Track 11, Grace Kelly Falling, God Hates Kansas, Preexisting Condition, Driving in England

09/10/03 - The Java Hut - (The Sleepwalker) - Worcester, MA - with Joe Kowan, Sophia Cacciola, Peter Dutton - Setlist: Driving in England, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Thundarr, Preexisting Condition, Track 11, Unnamed Trilogy Song Part 1, God Hates Kansas, APD, Grace Kelly Falling, Jane's A Mean Girl (w/Joe Kowan, Sophia Cacciola, Peter Dutton)

08/28/03 - Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Driving in England, Preexisting Condition (broke a string), Thundarr, God Hates Kansas, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel,

07/12/03 - House Party - (The Sleepwalker) - Watertown, MA - with Sophia Cacciola, Leesa, Robot Zen, Lucretia's Daggers - Setlist: Trilogy Part I, Thundarr

07/08/03 - Shadow Line Radio on Allston-Brighton Free Radio - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Thundarr, God Hates Kansas

06/17/03 - Whimsy @ The Zeitgeist Gallery - (The Sleepwalker) - Cambridge, MA - with: Sophia Cacciola, Ian Thal, Sam Lunin, Ian MacKinnon, Molly Zenobia, Lucretia's Daggers, Josty Juniper, Kara Ainsleach, Markus Nechay, Cat Hernandez, Hans Rickheit - Setlist: Thundarr, God Hates Kansas

05/29/03 - The Center For Arts in Natick - (The Sleepwalker) - Natick, MA - Setlist: The Most Beautiful Dead Girl on Planet Earth, Thundarr, God Hates Kansas, Track 11 (with Joe Kowan on piano/backing vocals), Preexisting Condition, 2000 Lines of Code

05/24/03 - Club Passim Cutting Edge of the Campfire - (The Sleepwalker) - Cambridge, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Jet J, Katherine Pritchard - Setlist: Preexisting Condition, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Track 11, Thundarr (with Leesa and Sophia Cacciola) - (All songs performed with Joe Kowan(on triangle and Thunder Maker), Jet J, Katherine Pritchard)

04/06/03 - Surroundings Gallery Spring Art Show and Sale - (The Sleepwalker) - Gardner, MA - with Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Preexisting Condition, Thundarr, If You Leave (OMD)

04/24/03 - The Java Hut - (The Sleepwalker) - Worcester, MA - with Joe Kowan, Sophia Cacciola, Peter Dutton - Setlist: Dead Letter Officer, 2000 Lines of Code, Love Conquers All, God Hates Kansas, Thundarr, If You Leave (OMD), Low Salt Area, Grace Kelly Falling

04/19/03 - Cafe Zog - (The Sleepwalker) - Providence, RI - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola, Peter Dutton - Setlist: If You Leave (OMD), Thundarr, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, :Paint (James O'Brien), Abigail, Pinched Nerves and Cigarette Burns, Low Salt Area (with Sophia Cacciola), What I Get, Thundarr, Kiss Off (Violent Femmes) (with Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola)

04/07/03 - Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Thundarr, If You Leave (OMD), The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Abigail, God Hates Kansas, Jane's A Mean Girl (with Joe Kowan as Jane)

04/07/03 - WRBB Boston - Backroads Main St - (The Sleepwalker) - Boston, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Thundarr, What I Get

04/06/03 - All-Asia Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Cambridge, MA - with Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - DID NOT PLAY DUE TO OVERBOOKING BY VENUE

04/03/03 - The Walsh Brothers: Great and Secret Show @ Improv Boston - Inman Square - Cambridge, MA - Low Salt Area (with Sophia Cacciola and Leesa)

03/29/03 - 03/30/03 - Allston-Brighton Free Radio - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: What I Get, A Prayer For Soldiers, Abigail, Love Conquers All, Thundarr, Low Salt Area, Grace Kelly Falling, My Country, Pinched Nerves and Cigarette Burns, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel

03/29/03 - AI New England Radio - (The Sleepwalker) - Brookline, MA - with Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Thundarr, What I Get, The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Grace Kelly Falling

02/06/03 - Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Sean Spada - Set 1: The Cyclical Nature of the Ferris Wheel, Pinched Nerves and Cigarette Burns, Thundarr, 2000 Lines of Code, God Hates Kansas (with Sean Spada); Set 2: Low Salt Area (with Sophia Cacciola), Jane's A Mean Girl (with Melosa Storm), Sarah (Holiday), APD, Communication Breakdown, Out of Tune

2002


12/07/02 - The Java Hut - (The Sleepwalker) - Worcester, MA - with Joe Kowan, Sophia Cacciola, Peter Dutton - Grace Kelly Falling, Thundarr, Low Salt Area (with Joe and Sophia), Jane's A Mean Girl (with Joe), God Hates Kansas, 2000 Lines of Code, Communication Breakdown, Out of Tune

11/15/02 - Cafe Zog - (The Sleepwalker) - Providence, RI - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola, Peter Dutton - Setlist: Thundarr, Aim Low (Nick Saloman), God Hates Kansas, Communication Breakdown, Low Salt Area, APD

09/20/02 - Bull Moose Music - (The Sleepwalker) - Salem, NH - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Grace Kelly Falling, Love Conquers All, 2000 Lines of Code, Amylee, My Country, Out of Tune

09/16/02 - Acoustic Cage Match @ Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: My Country, Amylee, Grace Kelly Falling, Jane's A Mean Girl (with Joe Kowan as Jane), God Hates Kansas, Out of Tune

08/31/02 - Club Passim Cutting Edge of the Campfire - (The Sleepwalker and Claudia 8000) - Cambridge, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Grace Kelly Falling, God Hates Kansas, 2000 Lines of Code, Out of Tune (All performed with Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola)

08/12/02 - TT the Bear's Place: The Other Side Of The Bear Acoustic Series - (The Sleepwalker) - Cambridge, MA - with: Sophia Cacciola, The
Crush(acoustic), and The Ryan Affair - Setlist: God Hates Kansas, Low Salt Area, 2000 Lines of Code, Grace Kelly Falling, Out of Tune

08/05/02 - Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Sarah (Holiday), Candy (The Magnetic Fields), ®, The Book of Love (The Magnetic Fields), God Hates Kansas, Grace Kelly Falling, Dead Letter Officer (Abridged Version), 2000 Lines of Code, Kiss Off (The Violent Femmes - with Sophia Cacciola), Out of Tune, Low Salt Area (with Leesa and Sophia Cacciola), Jane's A Mean Girl (with Joe Kowan as Jane)

08/01/02 - Cafe Zog - (The Sleepwalker) - Providence, RI - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Sarah(Holiday), Grace Kelly Falling, 2000 Lines of Code, Communication Breakdown, God Hates Kansas, Low Salt Area (with Joe Kowan, Leesa, and Sophia Cacciola), ®, Out of Tune

07/15/02 - Herrell's Renaissance Cafe (as guest of Leesa) - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Leesa, Sophia Cacciola, Jet J, Foley - Setlist: 2000 Lines of Code, Low Salt Area (with Leesa and Sophia Cacciola), Out of Tune (with Leesa and Sophia Cacciola)

07/10/02 - Club Passim New Faces Show - (The Sleepwalker) - Cambridge, MA - with: Emily Kurn, The Modeles, Peter Dutton, Peter Kastner - Setlist: Sarah(Holiday), Grace Kelly Falling, God Hates Kansas, Communication Breakdown, 2000 Lines of Code, Out of Tune

06/27/02 - Acoustic Royal Rumble @ Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola - Setlist: Communication Breakdown, Permission Slip (Holiday), Jane's A Mean Girl (with Joe Kowan as Jane and Leesa on Tambourine), (I Can't Take It) Mandy Moore, Grace Kelly Falling, Low Salt Area (with Joe Kowan, Leesa, and Sophia Cacciola)

06/08/02 - The Java Hut - (The Sleepwalker) - Worcester, MA - with Bryan McPherson - Set 1: 2000 Lines of Code, God Hates Kansas, Low Salt Area (with Bryan McPherson), (I Can't Take It) Mandy Moore, Love Conquers All; Set 2: Space Tourist, Grace Kelly Falling, Communication Breakdown, Out of Tune

05/23/02 - Acoustic Smackdown II @ Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Peter Dutton - Setlist: 'til No One Heard, Let Down, Space Tourist, Low Salt Area, 2000 Lines of Code, The Book of Love (The Magnetic Fields), God Hates Kansas, Love Conquers All, Grace Kelly Falling, Out of Tune

05/03/02 - All-Asia Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Cambridge, MA - with John Stephen, Leesa, Sophia Cacciola, and Bryan McPherson: - Set 1: Sarah (Holiday), Grace Kelly Falling (broke a string!), Love Conquers All, Let Down, 'til No One Heard - Set 2: Martha Stewart (with Joe Kowan) (Joe Kowan), Low Salt Area (with Leesa and Sophia Cacciola), 2000 Lines of Code, My Heart Will Go On (with Leesa) (Celine Dion), Out of Tune

05/02/02 - WBRS 100.1 FM - (The Sleepwalker) - The Joint: Brandeis Radio Station - Waltham, MA - with John Stephen, Leesa, and Bryan McPherson - Setlist: Sarah (Holiday), Grace Kelly Falling, Low Salt Area, Love Conquers All, Martha Stewart (Joe Kowan), 2000 Lines of Code, Out of Tune

04/25/02 - Acoustic Smackdown @ Herrell's Renaissance Cafe - (The Sleepwalker) - Allston, MA - with: Joe Kowan, Peter Dutton - Set 1: Martha Stewart (Joe Kowan), No Disease Called Love, Low Salt Area, 2000 Lines of Code, Grace Kelly Falling; Set 2: Communication Breakdown, Sarah (Holiday)/Baby One More Time (Britney Spears), (I Can't Take It) Mandy Moore, Let Down, Out of Tune

04/15/02 - WRBB Boston - Backroads Main St - (The Sleepwalker) - Boston, MA - with: Ari - Setlist: Communication Breakdown, (I Can't Take It) Mandy Moore, God Hates Kansas

04/13/02 - SUNY Binghamton Punk Show - South Lounge of Student Union (Late Nite Binghamton) - (The Sleepwalker) - Binghamton, NY - with: Gravity Shackles, The Zambonis , Atom and His Package - Setlist: Grace Kelly Falling, Low Salt Area, (I Can't Take It) Mandy Moore, APD, Love Conquers All, 2000 Lines of Code, Out of Tune

04/01/02 - Club Passim - (The Sleepwalker) - Cambridge, MA - Setlist: 2000 Lines of Code, APD, Jane's A Mean Girl (with Melosa Storm), Happy Birthday to Jane (with the Club Passim Crowd), Grace Kelly Falling, Low Salt Area (with Leesa, Sophia Cacciola, and Bryan McPherson), Out of Tune

03/19/02 - The Java Hut - (The Sleepwalker) - Worcester, MA - with: John Sage, Leesa, Bryan McPherson - Setlist: Baby One More Time(Britney Spears), Low Salt Area (with Bryan McPherson and Leesa), 2000 Lines of Code, God Hates Kansas

03/09/02 - The Java Hut - (The Sleepwalker) - Worcester, MA - with: Adam Brodsky - Setlist: 2000 Lines of Code, Let Down, Love Conquers All, APD, Communication Breakdown, God Hates Kansas, Low Salt Area (with Bryan McPherson), Out of Tune

2001

08/25/01 - Papa's - (The Sleepwalker and Skinny Mao) - Sommerville, MA - with: A Streetcar Named Fuck You, The Nebulas - Setlist: Mandy Moore, Communication Breakdown, APD, Dead Letter Officer, Dining Hall Girl, Let Down, Magnet's Coil(Sebadoh), Low Salt Area, Out of Tune

08/20/01 - Middle East Downstairs - (The Sleepwalker, Melosa Storm, Skinny Mao) - Cambridge, MA - with: Scissorkiss, Amber Spyglass - Setlist: Communication Breakdown, Mandy Moore, Permission Slip(Holiday), APD, Model, Jane's A Mean Girl, Dead Letter Officer, Nothing to Do, Dining Hall Girl, Let Down, Til No One Heard, Magnet's Coil(Sebadoh), Low Salt Area, Out of Tune

08/09/01 - Summer's End Benefit Show - (The Sleepwalker and Skinny Mao) - Flywheel Arts Collective - Easthampton, MA - with: Driving Blind, real stars of tinseltown, Musical Chairs, Project Psycle - Setlist: (I Can't Take It) Mandy Moore, Communication Breakdown, Model, APD, Dining Hall Girl, Nothing to Do, Let Down, 'Til No One Heard, Magnet's Coil(Sebadoh), Low Salt Area, Out of Tune

04/04/01 - WBRS 100.1 FM - (The Sleepwalker, Melosa Storm, Skinny Mao) - The Joint: Brandeis Radio Station - Waltham, MA - Setlist: 'til No One Heard, Communication Breakdown(broke a string!), Low Salt Area, Superbowl Sunday, Magnet's Coil(Sebadoh), 65 Songs,Dining Hall Girl, Jane's A Mean Girl, Model, Permission Slip(Holiday), Mind Control, Nothing to Do, Sarah(I'd Even...), Born Yucky, I Can't Take It Mandy Moore, More Bad Times(Ed's Redeeming Qualities), APD, Out of Tune

 

Open Mic Performances

Policy on Photography and Bootlegging at Shows

Boys Suck allows personal-use bootlegging (audio and/or video) at all shows and allows photography (usually even flash) provided that you are not interfering with the enjoyment of the show for others present. Please take flash photos sparingly and if someone requests that you discontinue the use of your flash, please comply. As for audio recording, you may use any reasonable hand-held equipment (no microphone plants and no soundboard recording).