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October 12, 2012 7:25 AM   Subscribe

"From Washington, D.C.: The Nation of Ulysses"
"Brothers and Sisters, what are your real desires?" 9:30 Club 1991, Part 2
"That's how you do this song, loose baby. Okay, 1 2 3 4" Live at Peace Center 1992, Part 2
Live at Jabberjaw
posted by OmieWise (11 comments total) 20 users marked this as a favorite
 
This is the best post ever, OmieWise. Thank you.
posted by koeselitz at 7:39 AM on October 12, 2012


It's a Spectra Sonic Sound.
posted by josher71 at 7:40 AM on October 12, 2012


Aw, remember when Ian was Sassy's Sassiest Boy in America?
posted by Kitteh at 8:34 AM on October 12, 2012 [5 favorites]


Oh my god. Thank you thank you thank you.

They are one of many bands I wish I'd had a chance to see live. I think they did tour the UK, but just before I became aware of them.

"Ulysses, Ulysses, little flower, beloved by all the youth."

Next - Cupid Car Club....
posted by spectrevsrector at 8:37 AM on October 12, 2012


How Sassy Changed Ian's Life.
posted by josher71 at 8:52 AM on October 12, 2012 [1 favorite]


Ian's current band, Chain and the Gang, did a set on Terre T's show earlier this year. If you listen to that you will learn, as everyone who has recently ridden in my car, that Mr. Svenonious undisputably still "has it."

Item, I came across an old folder of Common Ground/Easy St Theatre fliers during my most recent move-- I'll check when I get home to see if I can find the address.
posted by activitystory at 9:05 AM on October 12, 2012 [2 favorites]


Chain and the Gang is pretty great, and should be breaking up any time now as a result.
posted by OmieWise at 9:43 AM on October 12, 2012


NoU was a brilliant response to the perceived puritanism of Fugazi.

Discuss.
posted by bardic at 10:44 PM on October 12, 2012


Ok, so I only have filers for after it was called Easy Street Theatre (& later Easy Street Collective), but it was 3414 Irving Blvd. That's definitely the second site, which I remember as much more of a wasteland that Irving Blvd. Looks like the actual Easy St. was parallel to Irving... I had never realized it, just thought it was a gross name for a porno theatre.
posted by activitystory at 9:04 AM on October 13, 2012


Oooh, shoulda used the edit window there. What I meant to say was that this location was less in the middle of nowhere than I remember the other one, the one with the high ceilings and cablespool tables. Slipped Disc definitely predated that one, but I think it was nearby.

Now that you mention it, Item, that is probably where we met, since we wouldn't have been in the same school yet. Maybe that ALL show on the Percolater tour. There was also a few Caulk shows there which would have been likely candidates.

The more I see of US cities and the more people I meet from around the country, the more I realize how special what we had in Dallas was. Not that it was everything I'd want it to be, or that it was without its problems (there were BIG ones), but it's something I really cherish. Whenever I run into someone from those bands or that era (which is way more often than I've expected), it's always something we can fondly remember together. I would totally go in on a Kickstarter for an late 80s/early 90s Dallas Punk oral history.
posted by activitystory at 3:18 PM on October 13, 2012


Get excited, item/activitystory - I remembered Slipped Disk being on Butler Street, but couldn't figure out the cross street. A bit of googling turned up this punk flyer from back in the day in someone's blog - intersection is Butler/Texoak (actual address: 2242 Butler, Dallas, TX 74235). I used to go there all the time, too (1989-1990).

Sadly, looks like there's nothing at that intersection at all now except memories.
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 4:54 PM on October 15, 2012 [1 favorite]


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