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I don’t remember too much about this show, except it cemented my opinion on why although I love covers, I don’t love cover bands. They did a fine Pink Floyd, but having just seen the real thing, I didn’t need to see a copy.

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I’m guessing local promoter Shack Events saw the HFStival and thought they could do a smaller scale version of that (they were later responsible for the Shamrock Fest). The Modern Rockathon was in the cavernous D.C. Armory and was tailor made for me, with bands I already knew and some I wanted to see, including the first time I saw The Excentrics without their Kiss makeup.

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BS&M:

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For Mercy:

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emmet swimming:

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Fighting Gravity:

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The Greenberry Woods:

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Everything:

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The Judybats:

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Another Dave Matthews Band show, another new venue to me. Rusted Root was one of my favorite opening acts, and the ushers at the Lisner were not happy with people dancing in the aisles. Six songs from this show have been released on the annual fan club Warehouse releases.

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See the first entry of the Philadelphia Music Conference.

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Peter’s Cathedral:

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Pure Dog:

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See the first entry of the Philadelphia Music Conference.

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Lionfish:

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Wendy Repass:

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Ether Park:

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Surfers From The Future:

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It was probably because of our connection to the Local Music Store that we were invited to the Philadelphia Music Conference. I know we stayed at a hotel, and I wrote down which bands we saw and where, but the only memory I have is waiting for the subway and getting some bad vibes.

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Jim Dreyhil:

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Mary Beth Stone:

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Esmirelda:

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John Flynn:

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Pull My Daisy:

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Another Excentrics Kiss tribute, this time for Halloween.

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I fell hard for Dream Theater’s second album Images and Words, and this show was full of that and their then new third album.

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I Mother Earth:

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My first full band emmet show at T.T.’s, plus my first time seeing Biohio, significant as their lead singer Scott Brotemarkle would go on to sing in Smartbomb, then in Quitter UK with Todd before joining emmet.
The flyer for the show notes “Help emmet make a good impression… An A&R Represenative from Epic Records will be flying in from L.A. to check us out. We need your support for this show!!”

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Biohio:

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I was back at the USAir Arena the next night for one of the most disappointing shows of the year. I loved me some Clapton hits, and couldn’t wait to hear them. I knew we was touring with a new blues album, but that shouldn’t make a difference, right? No, the whole show was blues covers, with only one taste of familiarity with “Crossroads”. I learned a hard lesson about doing my research that night.

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