1989
indicates a recording exists of this show
- Jan. 20, 1989 Waterloo Records, Austin, TX
(possibly record release party for End of the Day) [photos]
- Jan. 27, 1989 Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX [funny setlist]
- Jan. 28, 1989 Liberty Lunch, TX
(Grains Of Faith and Last Straw opened) - Jan. 31, 1989 KLBJ studios “Local Licks”, Austin, TX [setlist]
- Feb. 17, 1989 Texas Tavern, Austin, TX
(Javelin Boot opened) - Feb. 28, 1989 Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX [photos]
(Walter Salas-Humara opened) - March, 1989 Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA [setlist]
- March, 1989 The Brewery, Raleigh, NC
(The Reivers opened for The Connells) - March 11, 1989 UNC Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill, NC [setlist]
(The Connells opened) - March 16, 1989 Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA [setlist]
- March 18, 1989 Ritz, SXSW Music Festival, Austin, TX
(Gunbunnies and Wednesday Week opened) - Spring, 1989 (exact date unknown), Lexington, VA
(“Fancy Dress Ball” event, headlined with Young Fresh Fellows and
Lester Lanin Society Orchestra) - April 6, 1989 The Spirit, San Diego, CA [ticket stub]
(Whei Whei T’Nangg and Sons of Disaster opened) - April 7, 1989 Club Lingerie, Hollywood, CA [setlist]
- April 8, 1989 Bogart’s, Long Beach, CA
- April 10, 1989 The Stone, San Fransisco, CA
- April 11, 1989 Oasis, San Jose, CA
- April 12, 1989 Berkeley Square, Berkeley, CA
- April 15, 1989 Backstage, Seattle, WA
- April 16, 1989 Town Pump, Vancouver, BC
- April 17, 1989 Wow Hall, Eugene, OR
- April 20, 1989 7th Avenue Landing, Minneapolis, MN
- April 21, 1989 Marquette-Brooks Union, Milwaukee, WI
(Performed outdoors on the University Quad; they are reported as having
attended a Brewers game before the show.) - April 22, 1989 Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL
- April 28, 1989 Texas Tavern, Austin, TX
(Last Straw and Wannabes opened) - May 6, 1989 Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
- May 11, 1989 TapWorks, Dover, DE
(Opening band Beat Clinic (later became The Caulfields); sparse crowd) - May 12, 1989 Green Parrot, Neptune, NJ
- May 13, 1989 9:30 Club, Washington D.C. [photos]
- May 14, 1989 8×10 Club, Baltimore, MD [photos] [setlist]
- May 15, 1989 J.C. Dodd’s, Philadelphia, PA
- May 16, 1989 The Bottom Line, New York, NY (2 shows)
- May 17, 1989 Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ
- May 18, 1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI
- May 19, 1989 Axis, Boston, MA [setlist]
- May 20, 1989 Nightshift Cafe, Naugatuck, CT
- May 22, 1989 The Jetty, Virginia Beach, VA
- May 24, 1989 The Orchestra Pit, Winston-Salem, NC
- May 29, 1989 Auditorium Shores, Austin, TX
(Poi Dog Pondering opened) - July 8, 1989 Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX [photos] [setlist]
- July 15, 1989 Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
(Roman Candles opened) - Aug. 8, 1989 Hoot Night hosted by Peter Blackstock, Cannibal Club, Austin, TX
(John Croslin played three songs solo) - Aug. 18, 1989 Cannibal Club, Austin, TX
(Wannabes and Big Loud Dog opened) [concert poster] - Sep. 2, 1989 Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX
(opened for 10,000 Maniacs) - Sep. 9, 1989 Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX
- Sep. 14, 1989 The Parthenon, College Station, TX
- Sep. 29, 1989 Second Story, Bloomington, IN [photos] [setlist] [date may be incorrect, conflicts with Chicago date]
- Sep. 29, 1989 Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL [date may be incorrect, conflicts with Bloomington date]
- Sep. 30, 1989 Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL
- Oct. 5, 1989 Peabody’s Downunder, Cleveland, OH [photos] [setlist]
- Nov. 17, 1989 Cannibal Club, Austin, TX
(State of Mind and Picket Line Coyotes opened) [concert poster] - Dec. 19, 1989 Hoot Night- The Beatles’ “White Album”, Cannibal Club, Austin, TX
(Two songs performed: Everybody’s Got Something To Hide, Helter Skelter) - Dec. 20, 1989 KLBJ’s 3rd Annual Christmas Hootnight, Austin, TX
(Two songs performed: Christmas Haiku, Mr. Grinch) - Dec. 31, 1989 Cannibal Club, Austin, TX (date approximate)