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)