Junebug Show Diaries

Monday, September 3, 2001

9/2/01 - Grampy Pat's Backyard - Jamestown, N.D.

Encore:

| Found My Boogie | Bumblebee / Jumpstart My Rocket |

First and foremost, we wish to thank Dan Cleberg, or MEEPO as he's sometimes called, for lending his P.A. system to tonight's event. And even though we didn't name the tour after you, we're greatly appreciative of your generosity.

Tonight was the big kickoff to the North Dakota leg of our mini-tour; The Big Holy Spatula Tour 2001. It was in Anthony's parents' backyard right outside of Jamestown, ND. The crowd wasn't as big as we were expecting, but it's not size that matters. Dustin's parents and sister were among those present. Josh Trumbo and Paul Tebben drove from Fargo and opened for us with a few Kamikaze Snowmen songs.

We had a bass player tonight! Josh Trumbo who has jammed with Anthony and Dustin before joined in tonight's show as a fourth bug. His performance was great and we welcome him back.

The mosquitos were a little nasty and our OFF didn't seem to be working too well. We formed an alliance against them, though under Anthony's advice.

Tonight, we played in town where Tony's sister Wendy infamously robbed the Liquor Store. The song was requested tonight by Dustin's dad; former Senator Dale Marks.

"To the Next Episode" had some fun surprises tonight involving Beethoven and Mozart. I got a girlfriend A-it is summer, so let's go have a summer. Marjorie's hair is made of margerine? Wow, some cool stuff happened.

When we exited the stage, there was chanting and a demand for an encore. You know us...keep the public happy. So we played three hits; "Found My Boogie," "Bumblebee," and "Jumpstart My Rocket".

We're off to Bismarck in the morning for the next show on the Big Holy Spatula Tour 2001.

Saturday, June 9, 2001

6/9/01 - Red Rooster - Aberdeen, S.D.

Set One:

The Young and Stupid

Set Two:

Junebug

The Young and Stupid

Tonight was Bugger Danny Ch's final show until he comes back from Florida in January. He will be sorely missed. Tonight's show was dedicated to him.

Plaid Moon started out the show with the Young and Stupid following. In a shocking twist that no one saw coming, the band that was billed as the Young and Stupid was us. We decided to open for ourselves as an opportunity to play some more mellow stuff that we otherwise might not play live (i.e. Sweet Nothings, Bother, Chambermaid). On "Like a Dream" Will Brown from The Blue Orange joined us on acoustic guitar. Thanks to him. Rock on, brah!

As we were finishing up the Y&S set, a severe thunderstorm was pulling into town. There was plenty of lightning and rain and many members of the crowd enjoyed frolicking outside between sets and songs.

Junebug started our set behind the big ol' Wolfstock banner playing "Vacation to Oblivion" while Elizabeth Andrews (from Plaid Moon) announced us. When the crowd roared, she pulled it down to reveal Junebug in all our rock glory.

Tonight's show had a good vibe, but it was also a weird vibe. Maybe it was the barometric pressure from the storm, but things seemed odd for some reason. But no matter. It was all good.

Tonight was also the official release of the newest live album, Junebug Live at Wolfstock. We had a good response and a lot of people bought the CD and we signed a lot of autographs.

We wish to extent a special thanks to Anthony's mom who made it to the show tonight! (She wished "To the Next Episode" would have lasted longer) It was good to see her again.

And huge thanks to Danny Ch for always being such a superfan. He'll forever be the Chief Junebugger.

Saturday, May 5, 2001

5/5/01 - Red Rooster - Aberdeen, S.D.

Quadman Movie Premiere

Set:

Tonight was Bruce Likness's BIG night. It was the night his movie Quadman world-premiered at the Red Rooster Coffee House. Tony made an appearance in the movie as the Head Delucian (an evil alien race warring with the Quadrians) and he was also credited with the choreography of the final climactic fight scene. Anthony assisted in operating a glowing Delucian orb. Junebug appears on the soundtrack for Quadman, so all three of us got to ride in a limo from the Premier Party to the Premier. Anthony escorted Amy Heidenreich and Tony escorted Amanda Brandt down the red carpet. Dustin emerged from the limo with triumphant cries of "I'm better than you!" directed toward the crowd of approximately 30 screaming Quadman fans.

As Dan Cleberg (Red Rooster co-owner, Quadman director and actor) introduced us, we played a spacey version of" Vacation to Oblivion". He ripped down the movie screen and unveiled us as we broke into "Piper".

We didn't have long to play so we ripped through our set and gave it all we had to a huge crowd of 112+. The Duke of Bicycle Riding (tony), the Earl of Kung Pow Chicken (anthony), and the Mayor of Worcester (dustin) ended the set with "Jumpstart My Rocket," a song which is featured on the Quadman soundtrack available soon.

We have the distinction of being the first band in the history of the Red Rooster to open for a movie.

All proceeds from the movie went to His Touch, and HIV / AIDS compassion organization.

Junebug arrives via limo on the red carpet

Friday, May 4, 2001

5/4/01 - Red Rooster - Aberdeen, S.D.

End of the Year Party

Set:

Encore:

| Downtown Liquor Store |

The Big End of the Year Party was tonight! On the outside stage were Rob Drapeaux, Plaid Moon, Clöwn, and December Stars. Inside were Junebug and Fed By Doris. Junebug took the stage at about 10:25 after a brief interview with Bruce Likness regarding his movie "Quadman" set to premier tomorrow night.

We opened with "Raise Your Voices" and moved on the classic "Cake". It has become tradition for us to ask Bruce Likness to sing the third installment of the Cacophany Trilogy. Tonight, he fervently screamed, "See my movie! See Quadman!" Ah, Brucey..We love you.

Bad MammaJamma was one of the high points of tonight's show. We had hippies dancing in the isles and clapping along. Thanks to Lennie Davis for giving it his all on the dance floor.

We closed tonight's set with two of our jam-worthy songs, "Like a Dream" and "Bumblebee". Tonight felt good. We had a GREAT crowd who insisted we play "Downtown Liquor Store," so we did.

Special HUGE thanks go to Josh Trumbo who was so kind as to give Anthony a ride to Aberdeen from Fargo in the event of unfortunate circumstance.

Tonight marked the first anniversary of our first show. It was at the End of the Year Party 2000 (May 6) that we made our first actual appearance. We wish to thank Dan Cleberg, the Red Rooster Coffee House, Chesky's (RIP), Danny Ch., Bryna, Heather, PJ, and everyone who has supported us and made this a successful year for Junebug!

Saturday, March 24, 2001

3/24/01 - Thunder's Lair - Aberdeen, S.D.

WOLFSTOCK 2001

Tonight was Wolfstock 2001(woodstock + our school mascot = wolfstock). The show opened with Clöwn followed by December Stars and then Junebug.

This was a great show for us. We were pumped and the crowd was unbelievable! We couldn't believe the amazing response we got. Anthony drove all the way from Fargo to be here and it was well worth it. The entire crowd found their boogie right away and danced the whole set through. The Junebuggers were up front singing along and the people who had never seen us boogied with the best of them.

Tony used Mike German's drum kit (which is one of Gregg Field's old kits) and there was a sweet sound system run by Corey (drummer from Five Point Theory). The balance was sweet and the energy was high. We actually had room to move around too instead of the 8'X 8' stage we've become accustomed to.

If ever we've had a "high octane" show, tonight was the night. I pity the fool that missed this one. You should be sad.

Following Junebug were Outback, Chaser, and Five Point Theory who praised and called for support for local bands that create their own music. Kudos to all the bands that performed tonight. It was a great show!

Saturday, February 17, 2001

2/17/01 - Red Rooster - Aberdeen, S.D.

Dustin and Tony Play the Hits of Junebug

Set One:

Set Two:

Tonight was "Dustin and Tony Play the Hits of Junebug." Since our good friend and musical companion now lives out of town, we're forced to continue without him from time to time to keep the music alive. Tonight was one of those nights. Dustin and Tony came together to play the songs acoustic for a small crowd in an intimate setting.

The first set was planned. Dustin on guitar and bass, Tony on guitar and vocals. We had a setlist written out and stuck to it, mostly. These were favorites of ours that we figured we could pull off without much practice. Also included were two Fed By Doris songs (aka Don Johnson songs) and Tony's newest song from his solo work. When we got to Fargo Gypsy Girl, we got a pleasant surprise; Anthony was actually at the show but dressed as Bruce and wearing a Bruce mask. They must have switched identities. Overall it turned out well. The audience sang along, laughed along. We had fun with what we did. It was a fun little experiment. Though many of the songs lacked the power they require, the quiet, intimate setting of tonight was nice.

After we played, Brian Schultz, Eric Topp, and Chris Ruud played for awhile. Dustin suggested to Tony that we play another set. This we did. Dustin on guitar, Tony on drums, guitar, and vocals. As this set was completely spontaneous, we had no setlist. So we took requests from the Junebuggers present. We played common favorites and old rarities. In all, we had over two hours of material from tonight. And though Tony had frequent memory lapses on lyrics, the show went well.

After the show we stayed at the Rooster till 3:30am hanging with the Buggers singing random songs that came to our heads. We even signed autographs. Cool.

Friday, January 26, 2001

1/26/01 - NDSU Memorial Union - Fargo, N.D.

Soundcheck:

Well we packed up our gear and headed up to Fargo, ND. Finally, PJ could walk to a show. But he didn't. We kidnapped him and made him show us where the venue was. Fliphed walked though.

The crowd was diverse. We had some loyal fans find their way up to Fargo from Aberdeen. We had a few friends from high school show up and that was a nice surprise. There were also many many people we had never seen before.

The gig was in the basement of the Memorial Union which also houses a pool hall, food court, bowling alley, and video arcade. There were many people engaged in these activities while we played the evening's music.

Most of tonight's songs hadn't been played since November, some not since September. So as you can imagine, things started off rocky, but we fell into the Flow as the night went on. With the exception of a couple false starts, and a couple shaky endings, the rock felt good.
Afterward, Anthony attempted to trash our hotel room, PJ did the Elaine dance, Bryna and Becky did some synchronized swimming out of water, and we were all awakened in the hotel by a woman's soothing voice saying, "Ladies! Would you like to look more beautiful?"
Special thanks to Dex for running the board, Dan Cl. for the use of extra cymbals, and Tony's family (Laurel, Angell, and Hunter) for showing up.