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BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan, & Nicki


Sept 3 - 5 ~ Atlanta, GA @ Dragon*Con Website.
Blacktape show: Saturday September 4, 2010
Time: Midnight / 12:00 am
(late Saturday pm/technically early Sunday am)
Location: Marriott Atrium Ballroom
Sam & Athan will be on panels too:
FRI Sept 3 - 8:30 PM - State of the Goth Scene - DJ Nemesis, Rogue, Jessica Lackey, Sam Rosenthal, DJ Spider, Mod: DJ Ichabod
SAT Sept 4 - 1:00 PM - Gigs From Hell - Steven Archer, Donna Lynch, Rogue, Jessica Lackey, Athan Maroulis, Staff: DJ Ichabod
SUN Sept 5 - 7:00 PM - The Dark Muse - Donna Lynch, Steven Archer, Sam Rosenthal, Mod: DJ Ichabod
SUN Sept 5 - 8:30 PM - David Bowie panel - Doc Hammer, John Everson, Mari Mancusi, Athan Maroulis, Mod: DJ Ichabod
Also performing: Weep, Voltaire, The Cruxshadows.

Fri September 10 ~ New York City, NY @ The Highline Ballroom
431 W 16th St; New York, NY 10011. Between 9th and 10th Ave. website. We are opening for The Birthday Massacre. Doors open @ 6:30PM. First band on at 7. We are on at 7:30. Tickets $12.00 in advance / $15.00 day of show.


Previous Shows (in reverse chronological order):

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan, Nicki & Brian

Show #132 (14) Fri July 30 ~ Philadelphia, PA ~ Projektfest @ The Trocadero

[Photos by Andy Lange | Facebook photo album] @ The Trocadero. 1003 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-2307. Arch St. & N. 10th St. With Voltaire, Unto Ashes, The Twilight Garden & Nicki Jaine. Brian will be with us for this show! Projektfest website | Facebook Event Page.

Show #131 (13) May 14-16, 2010 ~ Piscataway, NJ @ The Steampunk World's Fair

[ Band photo by Althea Ann | Facebook photo album. Athan photo by Circuit Six, processing by silvershaneth] @ The Radisson of Piscataway, 21 Kingsbridge Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-3920. (732) 980-0021 All Ages. $25 Advance Tix, $30 DOS. Black Tape For A Blue Girl is performing Saturday May 15 at 5pm -- Brian Viglione is performing with us! Festival Map & Directions | . Pictures: Athan, Brian Viglione & Nicki Jane soundcheck.

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan & Nicki

Show #130 (12) Sun April 11 ~ Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
472 Massachusetts Avenue (Upstairs). Dark Sky Productions presents: "Anderson Mar's Annual Birthday Bash." 7pm doors - 5 band bill. 18+. $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Band line-up: Sans Nomenclature, Lucretia's Daggers, Emmy Cerra, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, 1476. Middle East website | Show flyer |

Show #129 (11) Sat April 10 ~ Providence, RI @ Club Hell
73 Richmond St. This is an early 18+ show, make note!! 7pm Doors. Spindle Shanks, Ego Likeness. Blacktape on at 9pm. $10. Promoter Myspace |

Show #128 (10) Fri April 9 ~ Ithaca NY @ The Haunt
702 Willow Ave. 14850. 607-275-3447. This is an All Ages show. 10pm Doors. With Ego Likeness. $7. thehaunt.com |

Show #127 (9) Fri March 12 ~ Washington DC @ Bound
The Loft Warehouse. 411 New York Avenue, NE. Bound is Washington DC's Premier Fetish Dance Party. Doors: 9pm. 11:30 Casandra Syndrome. 12:30 Black Tape. 21+. $15. bound.org | myspace |

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan, Nicki & Brian

Show #126 (8) Wed Feb 3rd ~ The Studio @ Webster Hall in New York, NY
We are co-headlining with WEEP, the return to music by Doc Hammer (of the Adult Swim show The Venture Bros.) 125 East 11th Street; New York, NY 10003. Advance $10 / Day of Show $12. 19+. Purchase tickets. Doors @ 8. 9:30: Ego Likeness. 10:30 Blacktape. 11:30 Weep. Venue Website |

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan & Nicki

Show #125 (7) Saturday, January 16, 2010 ~ Dracula's Ball in Philadelphia, PA
Shampoo Nightclub, 7th & Willow. With I:Scintilla & Black Tape For A Blue Girl. All ages welcome. Large enclosed free parking lot on-site (fills up fast, so come early). Tickets: $15 through IsoTank, Digital Ferret, or Ticketmaster. Show flyer | Dracula's Ball Website |

Show #124 (6) Friday, January 15, 2010 ~ Istanbul Cafe in Pittsburgh, PA
4130 Butler St. 412-683-1623. All Ages. Doors at 8pm. Showtime: 9:30. $10, Day of Show $12. With: The Burning Path, Adam's Family. Tickets on sale: Eide's Entertainment, Paul's CDs, Dave's Music Mine, Slacker, Caliban Books, Wicked Discs, The Exchange Squirrel Hill, and Istanbul Cafe. Venue website | Promoter website |
Read a show preview from the Pittsburgh City Paper


Sam, Athan, Brian & Nicki at the Delancey NYC, Dec 7 2009

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan, Nicki & Brian

Show #123 (5) Monday December 7 ~ The Delancey in New York, NY
168 Delancey st. 212-254-9920. FREE SHOW / release party. Brian Viglione sat in with us on guitar. Special acoustic guest appearance by Android Lust . Celebrate the release of 10 Neurotics with fellow fans of Projekt and Black Tape For A Blue Girl. We'll be there to hang out and also play some songs off the new album. This is going to be lots of fun, and it's FREE! Doors at 8:00. DJ Ian Fford will be spinning, dancing, etc. Android Lust at 9:00 | Blacktape at 9:30. Venue Website or .

REVUE NOIR | Sam & Nicki

RN #8 Sat Nov 21, 2009 - Dances of Vice Festival No. 3 in Brooklyn, NY.
Athan was out of the country, but we couldn't resist playing at our favorite NYC event, Dances of Vice -- THE GRAND SHIPWRECK BALL! Nicki & Sam fired up the old machinery and pulled Revue Noir out of mothballs for this event! Featuring songs from Black tape for a blue girl and Nicki's solo set. With guest accordianist Benjamin (on the first two songs). Dances of Vice festival @ Fort Hamilton. 207 Sterling Drive, Brooklyn. With The Hellblinki Sextet. Festival Website or . Akane's photos from the event, here

RN #7 Fri Nov 20, 2009 - Digital Ferret In-Store Appearance in Philadelphia, PA
732 S. 4th St. (3 Blocks South of South St.). 4th Friday Event Series. 7 - 10pm. All Ages. Also: Interface. or .


Sam, Athan & Nicki at the Cantab, Nov 5 2009. Photo by Jesse Nicole | Facebook photo album

BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL | Band Members: Sam, Athan & Nicki

Show #122 (4) Thursday November 5th ~ The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA
(Downstairs) 738 Massachusetts Avenue, 617-354-2685. $10. 21+ Venue Website & Dark Sky Productions myspace page. 8:00 PM: MELT, 9:00 PM: Dreamchild, 10:00 Blacktape, 11:00 Faebotica. Facebook event page.

Show #121 (3) Friday November 6th ~ Plague in Portland, ME
The Asylum, 121 Center Street. 9-1am. 21+. Only $4 - free before 9:30 !!!! With DJ Dehuman8. gothicmaine.com Facebook event page.

Show #120 (2) Saturday November 7th ~ Blazes Billiards in West Warwick, RI
1229 Main St. (401) 615-7677. $8. With DJ Matthew Griffin, Gravesideservice, Spindle Shanks, The Dirge Carolerss & Dorian James & The Brood
Venue Myspace Facebook event page.

From Motif Magazine | Tony Jones presents a Rock'n'Roll Creep Show for the ages (literally) at Blaze's Billiards on Saturday, Nov 7. National act Black Tape for a Blue Girl and legendary Rhode Island Goths Spindle Shanks headline this bill. I don't know what's more surprising here, that I used the word legendary to describe Goths or that Jones has assembled such a potent bill with the likes of Dorian James & the Brood and The Dirge Carolers on the undercard.


More Pictures at Justin Moore's
Flickr page.

Show #119 (1) August 27 2009 | at The Regent Theater
7 Medford Street, Arlington, Massachusetts 02474
Cost: $12.00 adv./$15.00 door

Sam writes: "This was the first show for the 2009 10 Neurotics version of the band. We were invited to play a four song set at the CD release party from Dreamchild's Sleeping Flowers Severed, Scream of Slaughter (buy the CD from Projekt, here). It was a chance to go out and do a low-pressure show, to see how it felt playing live again after a long break. How did it feel? It felt great! We had fun, we sounded great, and we knew we needed to do more shows!!!" A night of Grand Guignol excess. The evening began with an opening set of dark cello ambience by Wisteriax. Then a 4-song set from Black Tape for a Blue Girl; Athan, Nicki and Sam premiered songs from 10 Neurotics. The carnival delights that are Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys. Dreamchild performed the final set of the evening.


BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL 2007 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret & Lisa

Show #118 Oct 12 2007 | Gothicfest @ Excalibur ~ Chicago, IL
632 N. Dearborn. With Attrition, Bella Morte, Grigori 3, Regenerator and others.

Show #117 Aug 11 2007 | Projektfest'07 at Blacksun Festival in New Haven, CT
Alchemy. With Nicki Jaine, Unto Ashes & Tearwave

Show #116 Aug 9 2007 | Club Europa in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
98 Meserole Ave (@ Manhattan Ave). Presented by Projekt & Wierd Records. With: Martial Canterel / The Hunt / DJ Pieter Schoolwerth (WIERD Records) and DJ Glenn (Blacklist). $10.


REVUE NOIR | Sam & Nicki

RN #6 August 29 2005 - Alchemy @ CBGB's 313 Gallery in New York City, NY.
313 Bowery at Bleeker, in the East Village, New York City, NY 10001. 10pm-4am. Revue Noir on at 11pm. $6.

RN #4 August 1 2005 - Bar Noir in Philadelphia, PA.
112 S. 18th St., Philadelphia, PA 19019. FREE. Apparently the stage is the size of a postage stamp, thus all our gear won't fit . Sam will only play keys on the songs Nicki plays guitar on; she'll be balancing precariously on the back of a small raccoon who lives in one of the monitors.

RN #3 July 16 2005 - DOMINION @ Rare Nightclub in New York City, NY.
416 West 14 St., New York City, NY 10001. Sam & Nicki perform an intimate set at RARE. 18+. 9pm Revue Noir / 10pm Carfax Abbe / 11pm Anathema Device / 12am Hate in the Box / 1am Still Life Decay.

RN #2 Saturday May 21, 2005 ~ Calliope Fest IV in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ft. Lauderdale Stadium; 5301 Northwest 12th Ave. Ages: All. REVUE NOIR was suppose to perform Saturday @ 8:00pm and Rasputina @ 9:00 pm. Read Nicki's recollection of the disaster that was (Summary: "By this time, most of the audience had gone home, but one loyal group of about 40 concert goers moved a little tent over to the stage where we were hanging out. They wanted to hear music, so with me on guitar, Meredith on violin & sam on the cymbol & wooden spoon, we played a very spirited acoustic set for them. There was something so wonderful about playing for this deeply appreciative audience in the pouring rain, in the middle of a dark, soaked field. It was so memorable, really & truly amazing.")

RN #1 Mon May 2 2005 - Alchemy @ CBGB's 313 Gallery in New York City, NY.
313 Bowery at Bleeker, in the East Village, New York City, NY 10001. 10pm-4am. Revue Noir on at Midnight. $6.

RN #-1 December 30, 2004 ~ World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA
Upstairs Live! 3025 Walnut St. Hosted by Kate Gaffney. Nicki Jaine performs and Sam sits in on two songs.

RN #-2 December 18, 2004 ~ The Raven in New York City, NY
194 ave a (at east 12th st). Nicki and Sam perform two songs at the Middle Pillar Presents Xmas Party. This was before the band had a name!


Black Tape For A Blue Girl Tour #7 2004 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret, Nicki, Bart & Jay

Leg 2 - East Coast / Booked by Athan @ Sepiatone

Show #115 Sun Oct 31 2004 | Revelations ~ Richmond, VA
at McCormicks, 12 N. 18th Street, Richmond, VA. With Nicki Jaine & Void Stares Back. 18+.

Show #114 Sat Oct 30 2004 | Masquerade8 ~ Pittsburgh, PA
The Upstage. 2609 Forbes Ave. Thousahltnot & I, Parasite. All Ages.

Show #113 Fri Oct 29 2004 | Revolution @ Fusion Dance Club ~ Dayton, OH
605 S. Patterson Blvd. With Audra (Acoustic set) & Hungry Lucy. 18+

Show #112 Thurs Oct 28 2004 | Nation ~ Washington DC
1015 Half St SE. 18+

Show #111 Tues Oct 26 2004 | The Middle East ~ Cambridge, MA
472 mass ave. with Plumerai & Cabiria. $9 / 18+.

Show #110 Mon Oct 25 2004 | NOKTURNAL @ The Century Lounge ~ Providence, RI
150 Chestnut Street. With Nicki Jaine. .

Show #109 Sun Oct 24 2004 | Grape Street ~ Philadelphia
4100 Main Street. Bow Ever Down & Stygian Vei. $8 / 18+.

Show #108 Sat Oct 23 2004 | Batcave @ Downtime ~ New York City
251 west 30th. with The Mirror Reveals. 18+ / 21 to drink.

Tues Oct 12 2004 | The Spectacle on WRSU
6:30 - 7:30pm. Live interview with Sam Rosenthal. 88.7 Rutgers University Radio. New Brunswick NJ. The Spectacle, hosted by Hadrian Mordeca.

Leg 1 - West Coast / Booked by Sam @ Projekt

<--- Show #107 Mon Sept 20 2004 | Area 51 ~ Salt Lake City, UT
451 S. 400 West. 801-534-0819. (for this show, Elysabeth wasn't with us, and Nicki sang lead vocals. You can see "All tomorrow's Parties" and "Amsterdam" on the set list.) with Mona. 18+.

Show #106 Sun Sept 19 2004 | The Venue ~ Boise, ID
523 Broad Street. 208-919-0011. (for this show, Elysabeth wasn't with us, and Nicki sang lead vocals) with Murder Man & Audra (acoustic set). All Ages.

Show #105 Sat Sept 18 2004 | Sabala's Mt. Tabor ~ Portland, OR
4811 SE Hawthorne. 503.238-1646. with Nicki Jaine & Dorien Campbell & the Salome Strings (ex-Sumerland). 21+.

Show #104 Thurs Sept 16 2004 | the Vogue ~ Seattle, WA
1516 11th Ave. 206-324-5778. Presented by Musicwerks. with Nicki Jaine & Legion Within. 21+.

<--- Show #103 Tues Sept 14 2004 | DNA lounge ~ San Francisco, CA
375 11th Street. (this is the set lst we were playing on the West Coast Leg). Fantastic photos here. With Drop Black Sky & Nicki Jaine. $21+.

Show #102 Mon Sept 13 2004 | Amoeba Records In-Store Performance ~ San Francisco, CA
1855 Haight Street. 415-831-1200 6:00 pm. Free All Ages in-store performance.

Show #101 Sat Sept 11 2004 | Bar Sinister ~ Los Angeles, CA
Down the candle-lit alley @ 1652 n. cherokee avenue (next door 2 the famous steve boardner's). Just south of Hollywood Blvd and three blocks east of Highland. 21+.

Show #100 Fri Sept 10 2004 | Showcase Theatre ~ Corona, CA
683 South Main Street. 951-276-7770. With The Flir. $9. All Ages.

Show #99 Thur Sept 9 2004 | The Mason Jar ~ Phoenix, AZ
2303 East Indian School Road (23rd Street & Indian School). with Audra. All Ages.

Show #98 Wed Sept 8 2004 | Club Congress ~ Tucson, AZ
311 East Congress Street. with Audra. $6. 21+.

Show #97 Wed Sept 8 2004 | KXCI ~ Tucson AZ
91.3FM | 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Black tape for a blue girl intereviewed and perform a few songs on The Home Stretch hosted by Kristi Lloyd.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl 2003 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret, Michael & Lisa

Show #96 May 7-9 2004 | Convergence 10 @ The Metro ~ Chicago, IL
3730 North Clark, Chicago, IL. With other bands....


Black Tape For A Blue Girl 2003 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret, Michael & Lisa

Show #95 Sun June 8 2003 | Wave Gotik Treffen @ Agra ~ Leipzig, Germany
Black tape for a blue girl performed on the WGT mainstage, The Agra, to a crowd of 3000 fans from Europe and around the world.

Show #94 Wed May 5 2003 | Piano's ~ New York City, NY
158 Ludlow St (at Stanton), New York City, NY. With Nicki Jaine.


Black Tape For A Blue Girl 2002 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth, Bret & Lisa

Show #93 Sat May 25 2002 | Projektfest'02 ~ Philadelphia, PA
Trocadero; 1003 Arch St. Two Day Festival, with Johnny Indovina of Human Drama, Mors Syphilitica, Mira, Lovespirals, Steve Roach/vidnaObmana, Unto Ashes, Audra & Voltaire. Set: 1. The touch and the darkness 2. All my lovers 3. Overwhelmed, beneath me 4. Floats in the updraft 5. One last breath 6. Could i stay the honest one 7. The lie which refuses to die 8. Across a thousand blades 9. Your one wish 10. The whipper 11. Bastille Day 12. Entracte 13. Decomposed by the fire of the firmament

Black Tape For A Blue Girl 2002 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth & Lisa

Show #92 Sat May 17 2002 | American Legion Post 271 ~ Hadley, MA
162 Russel St, Hadley MA 01035. This was a warm-up for the Projektfest, Bret wasn't with us. Elysabeth sang his songs.


Black Tape For A Blue Girl | One Crazy Day in 1999 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth Grant, Vicki Richards & Lisa Feuer

Show #88 & 89 Wed Nov 3 1999 | Philadelphia Museum of Art ~ Philadelphia, PA
26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA. Towards The Millennium: 1990-2000 Two shows. 5:00-6:00 and 7:00-7:25

Show #90 Wed Nov 3 1999 | Irving Plaza ~ New York, NY
17 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003. 10pm. Opening for The Creatures.

Ok, so get this..... We peformed three shows in one evening, in two cities. What happened was I had confirmed the Philly Museum show in May, and I was really excited to play at the Museum that houses so much of Duchamp's work. But then I got a call in October to open for the Creatures. Did it have to be the same date? But we're industrious, we can make it work! The way we did it was there were two sets of equipment, I loaded the gear at Irving Plaza in the morning, then we drove down to Philadelphia. The whole band performed the first set at the Museum. Then Elysabeth & Lisa rushed to the train station (with only minutes to spare) and went up to New York City, where they met our sound man (Matt Green, of Spahn Ranch) and set up everything for sound check. While they were travelling, Vicki & I played the second set as an instrumental duo. It worked quite nicely in the museum environment. Then Vicki and I raced to the train station and got up to NYC in time to play the show opening for The Creatures. What would have happened if we missed the train? I think Matt was going to stand in my place and hit the play button on the backing tracks, and fake that he was playing the synth. I cannot remember exactly, but it was the most hectic day of my life.

And it was my birthday the next day!
Yet, the driving and playing had not ended, yet. We went back down to Philadelphia:

Show #91 Sat Nov 6 1999 | The Gatherings ~ Philadelphia, PA
St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia, PA, 3916 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6152. With Kevin Bartlett. Steve Roach performed on Friday Nov 5. The Gatherings website with review of the show. In the middle of the standard Blacktape set, Vicki & I performed the extra instrumental music that we played in the second Museum set. The piece named "Raga Jog" (See set list to the left) was released as the intro to "Like a Dog" on The Scavenger Bride.


Black Tape For A Blue Girl | Tour #6 1999 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth Grant & Lisa Feuer
Soundman: ??? / Merchandise: SarahQ / Booked by: Pat @ Projekt (?)

Show #87 Thu Jul 1 1999 | Area 51 ~ Salt Lake City, UT
348 W. 500 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84101. With ???

Show #86 Tue Jun 29 1999 | Fenix ~ Seattle, WA
315 2nd Ave South, Seattle, WA 98104. With Faith & Disease.

Show #85 Mon Jun 28 1999 | Satyricon ~ Portland, OR
125 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97209. With ???

Show #84 Fri Jun 25 1999 | Shrine of Lilith ~ San Francisco, CA
375 1st St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Two DJs, no opening band.

Show #83 Thur Jun 24 1999 | Inn of the Beginning ~ Cotati, CA
8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotatio, CA. With Copper Woman and "Dance Performance." I remember they were doing some fire spinning, and almost lit the netting above the stage on fire. I was actually standing by the stage, with a fire extinguisher during their performance. Did I say, "hippie town?"

Show #82 Wed Jun 23 1999 | Starline ~ Fresno, CA
833 E. Fern, Fresno, CA 93728. With The Shroud.

Show #81 Wed Jun 23 1999 | Tower ~ Fresno, CA
5611 N. Blackstone Ave, Fresno, CA. 6pm in-store performance.

Show #80 Tues Jun 22 1999 | Amoeba ~ San Francisco, CA
1855 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117. 6pm in-store performance.

Show #79 Mon Jun 21 1999 | Bojangles ~ Sacramento, CA
7042 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95826. With Averse Affliction.

Show #78 Sun Jun 20 1999 | Coven13 @ The El Rey Theatre ~ Los Angeles, CA
5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. WIth ???

Show #77 Sun Jun 20 1999 | Virgin Sunset ~ Hollywood, CA
8000 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90046. 3pm in-store performance.

Show #76 Sat Jun 19 1999 | Empire Club ~ San Diego, CA
4225 30th St., San Diego, CA 92103. With ????

Show #75 Thur Jun 17 1999 | Chain Reaction ~ Anaheim, CA
1652 E. Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA 90670. With ????

Show #74 Tues Jun 15 1999 | The Mason Jar ~ Phoenix, AZ
2303 E. Indian School, Phoenix, AZ 85016/ With Paris Burning & Audra

Show #73 Mon Jun 14 1999 | HazMat Art Space ~ Tucson, AZ
191 E. Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. Presented by Drew Burk. With Mole Hill.

Show #72 Sun Jun 13 1999 | The X-Factory ~ El Paso TX
201 N. Stanton Street, El Paso, TX 79901. If I remember correctly, this show didn't happen because the promoter chickened out. I remember selling merchandise out of the fan, to the fans who showed up to see us play.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | Tour #5 1999 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth Grant & Lisa Feuer Soundman: ??? / Merchandise: ??? / Booked by: Chapin @ ACA
Show #71 Sunday May 23 1999 | Machine ~ Boston, MA
1256 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215. Promoted by Columbine. With ?????

Show #70 Saturday May 22 1999 | The Pyramid ~ New York City, NY
101 Avenue A, New York City NY 10003. With ?????

Show #69 Saturday May 22 1999 | South Street Seaport ~ New York City, NY
19 Fulton Street (pier 17), New York City NY 10038. Yes, believe it or not we played an outdoors show at the Seaport!!! What I can recall is a boat horn honking really loud, right as Elysabeth was starting to sing the first word of "Overwhelmed, beneath me," which made me crack up for the rest of the song! Presented in conjunction with Musicland.

Show #68 Friday May 21 1999 | The Trocadero Balcony Bar ~ Philadelphia, PA
1003 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107. With Tapping the Vein & ?????

Show #67 Thurs May 20 1999 | Bound @ The Metro Cafe ~ Washington, DC
1522 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20009. With Dead Letter Office & Bella Morte.

Show #66 Wed May 19 1999 | Randy's ~ Pittsburgh, PA
In-store performance.

Show #65 Tues May 18 1999 | SubCulture ~ Grand Rapids, MI
1151 Chicago Dr, Grand Rapids, MI 49509. With ???.

Show #64 Tues May 11 1999 | The Metro ~ Chicago IL
3730 North Clark, Chicago, IL. With Lynn Canfield of the Moon 7 Times.

Show #63 Sun May 9 1999 | Asylum @ The Melody Inn ~ Indianapolis, IN
3826 N. Illinois, Indianapolis, IN 46208. WIth: no opener.

Show #62 Sat May 8 1999 | Ascension UK @ The Labrinth ~ Detroit, MI
1703 Cass, Detroit MI 48226. With: DTD(?)

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | Tour #4 1999 | Band Members: Sam, Elysabeth Grant & Lisa Feuer
Soundman: Mark / Merchandise: SarahQ / Booked by: Chapin @ ACA

Show #61 Wed February 24 1999 | Downunder ~ Columbia, MO
1205 East Broadway, Columbia, M0 65201. With Babylon Hor.

Show #60 Tue February 23 1999 | Sokol Underground ~ Omaha, NE
2234 S 13th., Omaha, NE 68101. As I typed this in, I thought to myself, "Really? We played Omaha! I can't remember this show at all!" But then I started thinking, and I recall that in the middle of our set, the electricity blew out to the stage. Somehow, I had a feeling it was a frayed electical cord, and I went back behind the stage with my flashlight and I was right. The power cord to the whole stage had fried. Their tech guy quickly fixed it. I remember everyone being really nice. Now I have to lay down, because my brain hurts from remembering this. With ???




Show #59 Mon February 22 1999 | Davey's Uptown ~ Kansas City, MO
3402 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111

<---- Show #58 Sat February 20 1999 | the Red Light ~ Atlanta, GA
553-1 Amsterdam Ave., Atlanta, GA 30306. With The Changelings

<---- Show #57 Fri February 19 1999 | Pussycat ~ Lafayette, LA
120 N. Grand St., Lafayette, LA 70501. This one was straight out of David Lynch. We were playing at an ex-Feed Store. It didn't have a door, just a sheet hanging down. Oh, and it didn't have a bathroom. You could use the one at the old-folks bar next door, but it closed at around 9pm. And then you had to go and pee on the grain silo across the street. Well, dirt road, but what the heck, we'll call it a "street." There was no stage lighting, except for a single bulb. And a table lamp. So I set up the table with the lamp near the back of the stage, and Elysabeth or Lisa would sit at the table, when they weren't on a song. It was just so bizarre, it was wonderful. With Slow Motion.

Show #56 Fri February 19 1999 | Virgin Records ~ New Orleans, LA
620 Decatur St., New Orleans, LA 70130. 4pm in-store performance.

Show #55 Thur February 18 1999 | Instant Karma ~ Houston, TX
1617 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77006. With Lights Over Roswell & Delicate Terror.

<---- Show #54 Wed February 17 1999 | Trees ~ Dallas, TX
2709 Elm St., Dallas, TX. With Seraphim & Gropius.

Show #53 Tue February 16 1999 | Atomic Cafe ~ Austin, TX
705 Red River, Austin, TX 78701. With Atomic Fetish Group & Audra.

Show #52 Mon February 15 1999 | 33 Degrees ~ Austin, TX
4017 Guadalupe, Austinm TX 78751. 6pm in-store performance. I remember that we ate at McDonalds, but they served Mexican food. And then when we were going out to the car, some kids in a school bus were shouting some dumb shit at us. Welcome to Texas!!!

Show #51 Sun February 14 1999 | CD World ~ Norman, OK.
207 E. Main St., Norman, OK 73069. This show was in a hidden room in the back of a record store. Valentines Day, hearts hanging from the ceiling. With Fountain Head.

Show #50 Sat February 13 1999 | Kirby's ~ Wichita, KS
3227 E. 17th North, Wichita, KS 62708. When I heard we were getting paid via a "tip jar," I assumed this was going to be a disaster. But the people were really friendly, and we got paid quite well.

Show #49 Sat February 13 1999 | 7th Heaven ~ Lawrence, KS
Afternoon in-store performance. (we were crazy, doing 2 shows a day!)

<---- Show #48 Fri February 12 1999 | the Firehouse ~ St. Louis, MO
3221 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63101. With My Scarlet Life.


Black Tape For A Blue Girl | Tour #3 1998 | Band Members: Sam, Julianna Towns & Lisa Feuer
Soundman: Ned / Merchandise: Brian / Booked by: Chapin @ ACA
Voltaire opened most of these shows, it was a 2-piece: Voltaire & Gregor.

Show #47 Sat Aug 1 1998 | Shelter ~ Detroit, MI
431 E. Congress, Detroit, MI. With ??? & Voltaire.

Show #46 Fri July 31 1998 | The Continental ~ Buffalo, NY
212 Franklin, Buffalo, NY. With ??? & Voltaire.

Show #45 Thur July 30 1998 | New World Record ~ Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY. 8pm in-store performance.

Show #44 Wed July 29 1998 | Sanctuary @ The Sound Cafe ~ Norwalk, CT
17 North Main St., Norwalk, CT. With Sutra & Voltaire.

Show #43 Tue July 28 1998 | The Century Lounge ~ Providence, RI
150 Chestnut St., Providence, RI. With Voltaire.

Show #42 Mon July 27 1998 | Fletcher's ~ Baltimore, MD
701 S. Bond St., Baltimore, MD. With ??? & Voltaire.

Show #41 Sun July 26 1998 | Jaxx Niteclub ~ Springfield, VA
6355 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152. With ???, Rain Fell Within & Voltaire.

Show #40 Fri July 24 1998 | Projektfest'98 @ Irving Plaza ~ New York City, NY
17 Irving Place, New York City, YNY 10003. With Voltaire, Arcanta & Lycia

Show #39 Fri July 24 1998 | Projektfest'98 @ The Trocadero ~ Philadelphia, PA
1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. With Voltaire, Arcanta & Lycia

Show #38 Thur July 23 1998 | HMV ~ Philadelphia, PA
1510 Walnut Street. Philadelphia, PA. 6pm in-store performance.

Show #37 Wed July 22 1998 | QE2 ~ Albany, NY
12 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12210. With Le Cadeaux & Jump Cannon.

Show #36 Tues July 21 1998 | Middle East ~ Boston, MA
462 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02139. Presented by Laura Wilson / Bats in the Belfy. With Midnight Call (?) & ????

Show #35 Sat July 18 1998 | Projektfest'98 @ The Vic Theatre ~ Chicago, IL
The Vic Theatre, 3145 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657-4416. With Voltaire, Arcanta & Lycia

Show #34 Friday July 17 1998 | Sudsy Malone's ~ Cincinnati, OH
2626 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45219. Serious, it was a laundrymatte and a club! With two bands ???

Show #33 Thur July 16 1998 | Cicero's ~ St. Louis, MO
6691 Delmar St., St Louis, MO 63130. With Galaxia.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | 1998 | Band Members: Sam, Dominique, Mera Roberts & Lisa Feuer

Show #32 Sun March 15 1998 | Projektfest'98 - West Coast @ The El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. With Faith & the Muse, Love Spirals Downwards.

Sam Rosenthal | 1998 | the first pain to linger - bookreading in-store appearances

Thurs Feb 19 1998 | BORDERS #1 ~ Ann Arbor, MI
612 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI. 7:30pm

Thurs Feb 19 1998 | 8am interview on WJCU, University Heights, OH.

Wed Feb 18 1998 | BORDERS #62 ~ Cleveland, OH
30,121 Detroit Rd., Westlake Oh.

Tues Feb 17 1998 | "The Voice" at HMV ~ Philadelphia, PA
1510 Walnut Street. Philadelphia, PA. 6pm In-store performance Mon Feb 16 1998 | hang out @ Alchemy ~ New York City, NY

Sun Feb 15 1998 | WHTG Interview ~ Asury Park, NJ

Sun Feb 15 1998 | BORDERS #41 ~ White Plains, NY
60 S. Broadway, White Plains, NY. 7pm.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | Tour #2 1998 | Band Members: Sam, Dominique, Mera Roberts & Lisa Feuer
Soundman: Mark / Merchandise: Jamie / Booked by: Ben @ Bay Ridge Talent

Show #31 Sat Feb 14 1998 | The Bank ~ New York City, NY
225 E. Houston (Essex/Ave A), New York City, NY 10003.

Show #30 Sat Feb 14 1998 | Sam Goody ~ New York City, NY
390 Ave. of the Americas (6th Ave. @ 8th St.), New York City, NY 10011. 3pm In-store appearance.

Show #29 Friday Feb 13 1998 | Rubberlution @ the Trocadero ~ Philadelphia, PA
1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

Show #28 Thur Feb 12 1998 | Twisters ~ Richmond, VA
929 W. Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23220.

Show #27 Wed Feb 11 1998 | Club Heaven ~ Washington, DC
2327 18th St., Washington, DC 20009. With Voltaire.

Show #26 Tues Feb 10 1998 | Red Light Cafe ~ Atlanta, GA
550 Amsterdam, Atlanta, GA.

Show #25 Sun Feb 8 1998 | Respectable Street Cafe ~ West Palm Beach, FL
518 Clematis, West Palm Beach, FL

Show #24 Sat Feb 7 1998 | CLUB Z ~ Orlando, FL
7124 Aloma Ave., Winterpark, FL. With Blue Eyes (Who would not stop playing. Seriously, it was like a 2 hour set. Ugh!

Show #23 Fri Feb 6 1998 | F.S.U. Downunder ~ Tallahasee, FL
A333 Union, Tallahasee, FL 323o6. With The Cruxshadows.

Show #22 Thur Feb 5 1998 | Luna ~ Baton Rouge, LA
302 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA. The best crafish I've ever eaten.

Show #21 Wed Feb 4 1998 | the Abyss ~ Houston, TX
5913 Washington, Houston, TX 77007. With Numeralia (?)

Show #20 Sun Feb 1 1998 | Inferno ~ Madison, WI
1718 Commercial Ave, Madison, WI 53704.

Show #19 Sat Jan 31 1998 | Rave Bar ~ Milwaukee, WI
2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI

Show #18 Fri Jan 30 1998 | The Saloon ~ Minneapolis, MN
830 Hennebin Ave., Minneapolis, MN


Black Tape For A Blue Girl | 1997 | Band Members: Sam, Dominique, Mera Roberts & Lisa Feuer

Show #17 Sat November 8 1997 | Ascension UK ~ Detroit, MI
30 W. Grand River, Detroit, MI.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | 1997 | Band Members: Sam, Oscar Herrera. Dominique, Mera Roberts & Lisa Feuer


<---- Show #16 Sat October 25 1997 | Salon Mexico ~ Mexico City, MX
Pensador Mexicano #200 y callejon de San Juan de Olos 25 Col. Guarraro, Mexico City. We were also interviewed on a morning talk show, and the late-night show hosted by Brozo (the Creepy Clown). Oh, what I would pay to have a video of us being interviewed by Brozo! I also spoke at the university during some sort of presentation on Vampires. I read from my book, which was NOT about Vampires.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | 1997 | Band Members: Sam, Dominique, Mera Roberts & Lisa Feuer

Show #15 Sat October 4 1997 | Channing-Murray Foundation ~ Champaign-Urbana, IL
1209 W. Oregon, Urbana, IL 61801. Sponsored by WEFT.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | Tour #1 1997 | Band Members: Sam, Dominique, Mera Roberts & Lisa Feuer

<---- Show #14 Thur September 4 1997 | the Phantasy ~ Cleveland, OH
11802 Detroit Rd., Cleveland OH 44107. With Bath & Sophia Run. The middle set list on the right is what "The Road Band" was performing on this tour. We did "One Last Breath" as an instrumental, Lisa played the melody on the flute. Those scribbles are probably me trying to figure out a set list for the NYC and Boston dates, when Oscar and Lucian joined us. Jen=Dominique.

Show #13 Wed September 3 1997 | Ear X-tasy ~ Louisville, KY
1534 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40205. 7pm in-store performance, arranged by Alternative Press magazine.

Show #12 Tues September 2 1997 | Phantasmagoria ~ Wheaton, MD
11319 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902. With Siddal & Sophia Run.

Show #11 Mon September 1 1997 | Sanctuary @ Shenanigans ~ South Norwalk, CT
90 Washington St., South Norwalk, CT.

Show #10 Mon September 1 1997 | Tower Records ~ Boston, MA
360 Newbury St, Boston MA 02115. 1 pm in-store performance.

Show #9 Sun August 31 1997 | Dance Macabre Festival @ Hexx ~ Boston, MA
100 Warrenton St., Boston, MA. Oscar & Lucian performed with the band at this show. With The Changelings, Dead Leaves Rising.

Show #8 Sat August 30 1997 | Bat Cave @ Downtime ~ New York City, NY
251 W. 30th St., New York City, NY 10011. Oscar & Lucian performed with the band at this show. I remember writing out this set-list in the hotel room in NYC, write before we rehearsed.

<---- Show #7 Thur August 28 1997 | Twisters ~ Richmond, VA
929 W. Grace St., Richmond, CA 23220. Oscar performed with the band at this show, the hand-writen set list on the calendar shows the songs.

Show #6 Wed August 27 1997 | Club Laga ~ Pittsburgh, OH
3609 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Opening for Faith & The Muse.

Show #5 Mon August 25 1997 | Wizard Records ~ Cincinnati, OH
2612 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45209. 7pm in-store performance, arranged by Alternative Press magazine.

Show #4 Sun August 24 1997 | Alvins ~ Detroit, MI
5756 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI. Opening for Faith & The Muse.

Show #3 Sat August 23 1997 | Borders Records #1 ~ Ann Arbor, MI
612 East Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI. 2pm in-store performance with signing afterwards.


Black Tape For A Blue Girl 1997 | Band Members: Sam, Oscar Herrera, Lucian Casselman, Mera Roberts, Lisa Feuer, Kirk (????)

Show #2 Sat August 2, 1997 | Projektfest'97 in Chicago, IL
The Vic Theatre, 3145 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657-4416. Lots of great photos from the show. Set: 1. Left, unsaid 2. Pandora's Box 3. Tear love from my mind 4. For you will burn your wings upon the sun 5. The flow of our spirit 6. A good omen 7. On broken shells of crystal dreams 8. Overwhelmed, beneath me 9. Scream, my shallow 10. Seireenien lumoama 11. One last breath 12. The turbulence and the torment 13. Across a thousand bades


Black Tape For A Blue Girl 1996 | Band Members: Sam, Oscar Herrera, Lucian Casselman, Mera Roberts

Show #1 Tues June 25 1996 | Projektfest'96 in Chicago, IL
The Vic Theatre, 3145 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657-4416. Set: 1. Redefine pure faith 2. Into the garden 3. Scream, my shallow 4. The flow of our spirit 5. A good omen 6. We watched our sad-eyed angel fall 7. Slow blur 8. Remnants of a deeper purity 9. For you will burn your wings upon the sun 10. Chains of Color 11. I have no more answers 12. The turbulence and the torment 13. The rope