Jane's Addiction - February 04, 1989 - Visage Nightclub, Orlando, FL

Date: February 04, 1989
Location: Visage Nightclub, Orlando, FL
Recorded: No known recording
Status: Confirmed
Type: Concert
Lineup: Perry Farrell
Dave Navarro
Stephen Perkins
Eric Avery
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Thanks go out to Bev for the flyer and ticket scans, and Sue for the article pic.

Orlando Sentinel - Orlando, Fla.
January 29, 1989
NUDE TWINS ASIDE, JANE'S ADDICTION IS AN ACQUIRED TASTE
Author: Thom Duffy of the Sentinel Staff

There was an attitude - an arms-crossed, show-me attitude - exuded by the crowd that packed elbow-to-elbow into Visage, the rock club tucked into a strip shopping center on Orlando's North Orange Blossom Trail.

The musical loyalties of the gathering were mixed; this was a bandanna-and-jeans hard rock crew, a leather-clad punk crowd, a hipper-than-thou alternative music bunch. All awaited the arrival on stage of Jane's Addiction, the highly touted Los Angeles club band that gained national attention - and notoriety - with its debut album Nothing's Shocking.

Lead singer Perry Farrell took the stage in a blur of orange dreadlocks, herky-jerky motions, leaps and mime movements. He sang in a baritone rant while guitarist David Navarro spun off speed-metal leads and blues-rock chords on a fluorescent green six-string.

That was the scene when Jane's Addiction last performed at Visage in October, as the opening act for Iggy Pop. Now, the band is coming back, this time as a headliner. Jane's Addiction will play Saturday at Visage and next Sunday at the Masquerade club in Tampa's Ybor City.

Nothing's Shocking drew attention not only for its music but its cover artwork, a sculpture of nude twins that kept the LP off the shelves of several major record chains. But Jane's Addiction has been touring widely, bringing its case straight to the fans.

The band's energy in concert is undeniable. Its focus and originality are less certain. Farrell and the band have acknowledged their musical lineage, covering songs by earlier Los Angeles rebels ranging from the Doors to the group X.

And like the Doors' Jim Morrison, Farrell has an attitude of his own, one that's both rebellious and thoughtful when it comes to his music.

"I guess some people call it shock rock," he told syndicated music writer Lisa Robinson in a recent interview. "I don't call it anything. I don't know what to call it. I didn't try to start a new thing. It's so much less planned than people believe. It comes off the top of my head. If it is a good idea or it is funny or it is something I think would affect people, it goes down on film, paper or in music.

"There is no definite style. Anything goes. It can be fast, but I'm not afraid to play something slow or sing about being in love. Punk rock was great and I loved it, so we take the best elements from it, but our music definitely is coming into a new era."

Local tracks: Six local bands - Prowler, Boomers, King Cowboy, Sons of Doctors, U Know Who and Amber Rose - will play at Orlando's Central Florida Fairgrounds Saturday beginning at noon in a concert presented by the non-profit Christians Against Poverty Inc. . . . Cheek to Cheek in Winter Park will showcase area rock bands each Sunday beginning tonight with a show by Amber Rose. . . . John Schilling, master of the double-necked guitar, is playing Monday nights at Dubsdread in Orlando. . . . The Joshua Tree restaurant in Altamonte Springs now features live jazz Monday through Saturday. . . . This Wednesday's blues session at the Winter Park Brewing Company will feature Dr. Hector and the Groove Injectors.

Best Patrol bets: "Silent Morning" by Noel, the Bronx-born dance- pop artist, was one of the best dance singles of the past year. The singer's debut album yielded two more dance-chart hits - "Like a Child" and "Out of Time" - and a fourth single, "Change," is set for release in February. Noel will perform tonight at J.J. Whispers in Orlando. . . . "Travelin' Man" Roy Book Binder, the finger-picking guitarist and story-telling humorist, will perform tonight at Dubsdread on a bill with Michael Mendoza and Cameron. . . . The first chords of country music will sound in the Orlando Arena when Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and the Oak Ridge Boys perform in the new building Friday.