Jane's Addiction - December 26, 1988 - I-Beam, San Francisco, CA

Date: December 26, 1988
Location: I-Beam, San Francisco, CA
Recorded: N/A
Status: Confirmed / Canceled
Type: Concert
Lineup: N/A
Artwork:
 

Show Information:

This show was cancelled and rescheduled for April of the following year.  Apparently Eric Avery had chicken pox.

THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
December 4, 1988
Big Weekend
Walden, Rundgren Link Up; Boss' Surprise Local Jam
Author: JOEL SELVIN, CHRONICLE POP MUSIC CRITIC

THE BAY AREA'S two top record producers linked forces last weekend at Fantasy Records' Studio D in Berkeley, where Grammy-winning Narada Michael Walden conducted a choir of more than a couple of dozen vocalists for the upcoming solo album by Todd Rundgren.

Rundgren blew out his voice after more than a dozen takes in front of the massive chorus, which drove home the gospel-rock message of "I Love My Life." Members of Bourgeois Tagg provided the instrumental accompaniment. Among the session singers in the choir were hard-rocker Eric Martin and Clarence Clemmons , saxophonist for the E Street Band, which recently relocated to Novato.

Pending court approval, Walden finally will get James Brown into his San Rafael studios this month to sing his part of a duet with Aretha Franklin for Lady Soul's next album, currently in production at Motown of Marin. Brown has been delayed by legal problems in his Georgia hometown, where he is accused of brandishing firearms before a PTA meeting.

Boss' Surprise at the Stone

The nightlife event of last weekend was the surprise appearance of Bruce Springsteen at the Stone to join his old Asbury Park buddy Southside Johnny. The pair hadn't seen each other in a few years. And perhaps the onstage reunion made Southside a little nervous, which could explain why he kept fluffing lyrics to "Hearts of Stone," his hit record written by Springsteen. The pair also romped through versions of the '60s soul standard "In the Midnight Hour," and the Little Richard oldie "Keep a Knockin'." Springsteen, visiting his parents for Thanksgiving, came to the club with his paramour and backup vocalist Patty Scialfa and his mother, Adele. Even Jim Belushi was a minor celebrity in this crowd. The show was far from sold out, so you only have yourself to blame for not being there.

In Other News

Also hot on the scene last weekend was the opening of the South-of-Market dance club Townsend's. Assembly Speaker Willie Brown was on hand, along with more than 1,500 patrons, who partied furiously even though they had to make do with concrete since the dance floor wasn't ready . . . A new, as-yet-unnamed band combining former members of Journey and the Babys recorded in Los Angeles last week, after writing and rehearsing for the past few months in the Bay Area. Jonathan Cain joined his former Babys colleagues, vocalist John Waite , who had a big solo hit with "Missing You" a couple of years ago, and bassist Ricky Phillips. Cain brought along his former colleague from Journey, guitarist Neal Schon , who recently completed a blues-oriented solo album of his own. "We don't know whether this is Journey with John Waite or the Babys with Neal Schon," one insider said. The band will have a name and an album on Epic Records sometime next year . . . Sax great Steve Douglas produce d a session last week at Sausalito's Plant studios with r & b immortal Richard Berry , who wrote and recorded the original version of "Louie Louie." Berry rerecorded another one of his oldies, "Bye Bye Baby," for the next album by the Usual Suspects , a loose assemblage of local luminaries put together by Tom Stern . . . . Also in the studio at Fantasy recently was producer Matthew King Kaufman , formerly the self-styled "reigning looney" of Beserkley Records, cutting an album with eccentric singer-song writer Ed Haynes with former members of Beserkley bands Earth Quake and Greg Kihn for his new deal with Apache Records . . . Pearl Harbor has a role in the film "The Virgin Machine," currently at the Roxie Theater. In addition, the sound track featur es some of her music, along with some by the local Blazing Redheads .

Coming Up

The Sea Hags return to action December 16 at the I-Beam, where the band will unveil tunes from the group's debut album for Chrysallis Records, due early next year . . . Also coming into the Haight Street club on December 26 at a cut-rate $5 admission will be red-hot Jane's Addiction. The I-Beam also has begun throwing free shows Wednesdays . . . Headbangers take note: Ozzy Osbourne and Anthrax play January 15 at the Oakland Coliseum and January 16 at Sacramento's Arco Arena . . . Rainbow Records outlets are accepting unwrapped gifts through December 18 for the annual Toys for Tots drive at their 32 Northern California stores.

Doo-Wop Memories

Springsteen, Paul Simon , Billy Joel and Lou Reed joined Dion DiMucci for background vocals last year at Madison Square Garden, which gives a reasonably good idea of the esteem in which he is held by his fellow musicians. Most people remember him for such late '50s and early '60s doo-wop hits as "I Wonder Why" or "Runaround Sue." But DiMucci had as active a career as anyone from that era, and chronicles it in his autobiography, "The Wanderer" (with Davin Seay; $16.95; Beech Tree Books). It's a light, pleasant read through Dion's early days in the Bronx to his days as a rock star (he almost took that flight that killed Buddy Holly but decided at the last minute to save the $35 air fare). He details his battles with heroin that began as a teenager and ended with a religious vision, while his childhood sweetheart and wife stood by him throughout.