Over the years, I put on a large number of shows, most of which were held in basements across Ann Arbor. Here's a list of the various venues that I was invoved in.

Bastard Squad July 1992 at The T.A.C.(L-R: Justin *(from Civil Disobedience), 'Dirty' Tony Miller(Mini Systems/Maximum Cloud), Matt *, Me, Gump, 'Fig'(looking over Gump's Shoulder), Martha * (on vocals), unknown)

     This was the first house that I did shows at, a summer sublet in a quiet neighborhood around central campus at 412 N. Thayer Street. The shows started on June 14th,1992 with a benefit for a radical housing rights group known as the Homeless Action Commitee (HAC). The show started off in the backyard with Barf but after a visit from the local police,the show was moved into the basement. This action was the basis for future events when I had realized that you could actually run a club out of your own house.

The Lab (Fall 1992 - Spring 1993)

One for the Kids!

The Lab was the brainchild of Brian Tubbs,it was supposed to be a space open to artists,poets,and musicians but as time went on only the music found a welcome place there. The first shows were in September of 1992 mostly with small local bands playing small but memorable gigs. Fellow Lab residents Jason Tolzdorf and Brad Hales began to bring a wide assortment of touring bands into Ann Arbor via this tiny basement over at 144 Hill Street(it is rumoured that Sonic Youth even stopped by to use the showers one time). Over time, many local bands would open up for these touring bands or headline shows of their own, many of these bands going on to begin their own legends. I moved in at the start of January 1993 as The Lab became more widely known. By now, The Lab had attracted the attention of the local authorities and after repeated issuances of tickets for noise violations, The Lab was raided by the City Of Ann Arbor and the residents were faced with almost $10,000 in fines. The fines were later dropped as long as the residents agreed to end the shows and to move out. Jason Tolzdorf went on to become the chief promoter for Prism Productions until Fall of 1998 when he moved to the Northwestern part of the U.S. Brad Hales went on to have shows at another house known as The Old West Side Laundromat on Huron St. and other random locations in Ann Arbor,and now lives in the Detroit area.

Located at 1220 Prospect Street, this house held shows for two years and never had any problems with the police. In that time period there were many great shows that were well organized and open-genred. Chrissy Rossettie and myself did most of the bookings, the shows were infrequent in order to insure a lengthy stay. Some of the shows included an all-night long acid test and a post-Hash Bash show with Butterfly which began at 2am. There were even a few infamous houeguests during this period including Crash Worship and Jeff Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers. In the end the residents of 1220 Prospect moved out without incident and left an integral mark on Ann Arbor's music scene.

The infamous "Club Above" has been host to many legendary events and had sat virtually unused since the early 90's until I got ahold of it in late 1997. My idea was to have an alternative to The Blind Pig which was not very supportive of the local music scene at that point. In the beginning, the shows were occasional and were not well-attended. During the early winter months of 1998, I began to have shows there four to five nights a week, showcasing some of the best new bands in town and putting on big-named events which rivaled the other club's line-up's. Towards Spring of 1998, I began to lose money and felt frustrated by the lack of attendance. Regretably I had to end the series of shows, the last one occuring in April of 1998.