July 1989 - Middle East - Boston, MA [first show]
1990
May ? - Paddles - NYC
[June 8, 9 - recording of Frigid Stars LP]
June 19 - Middle East - Boston, MA w/ Urge Overkill
[August 25, 26 - recording of Frigid Stars LP]
September - Bunratty's - Boston, MA w/ Laughing Hyenas
September - CBGBs - NYC w/ Laughing Hyenas
October - Space at Chase - NYC
1991
Feb 12 - CBGBs - NYC w/ Smashing Pumpkins
? March 10 ? 1991 - TT's w/ Beat Happening, Autoclave
March 28 - CBGB's - NYC w/ Nova Mob
May 8 - TT's w/Jesus Lizard, Six Finger Satellite
[May 24 Frigid Stars LP released in US]
June 8 - Spiral - NYC w/ Unrest
June 28 - Fallout Shelter - Raleigh, NC w/ Erectus Monotone, Seam
June 29 - Virginia Beach, NC w/ Superchunk, Seam
June 30 - Millstone - Charoltte, NC w/ Superchunk, Seam
July 13 - The Marquee - NYC w/ Pearl Jam
July 19 - TT the Bear's Place - Boston, MA
August 3 - Maxwell’s - Hoboken, NJ w/Smashing Pumpkins
August 23? - Coney Island
September - CBGBs - NYC
Europe tour 1991 with Bastro
October 02 - Kultuurkaffee - Brussel, BEL
October 03 - Vera - Gronigen, NLD
October 05 - Kulturfabrik - Krefeld, DEU
October 06 - Rose Club - Koln, DEU
October 09 - Blue Velvet - Tittmoning, DEU
October 10 - Retschenmuhle - Geislingen, DEU
October 11 - JH - Ravensburg, DEU
October 12 - Frison - Fribourg, CHE w/Thin White Rope
October 13 - La Case A Choes - Neuchatel, CHE
October 14 - Substanz - Munchen, DEU
October 15 - Wuuk - Wien, AUS
October 16 - Stadtkeller - Vocklabruck, AUS
October 17 - KWK - Basel, CHE
October 18 - Konkret - Hohenems, AUS
October 19 - ? - Villingen Schwenningen, DEU
October 21 - Trust - Nurnberg, DEU
October 22 - Ectesy - Berlin, DEU
October 23 - Marchkthalle - Hamburg, DEU
November ? - Space at Chase - NYC
October? November? - The Moon - New Haven, CT w/Bastro
1992
April 23 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ w/ Helios Creed, Barbara Manning
May 8 - CBGB's - NYC w/ Death of Samantha
[June - first attempt recording The White Birch at Harold Dessau Recording, NYC]
July 4 - Spiral - NYC w/Uncle Wiggly
July 5 - Middle East (downstairs) - Boston, MA w/ Pitchblende [last show with Chris]
[July - recording Barely Real EP at Lemolunch, Alston, MA; mixing at Night Owl, NYC]
October 10 - SUB POP Vermonstress Festival, VT w/ Beat Happening, Come [first show with Josh Madell]
Europe tour 1992 supported by Love Child
November 19 - Powerhouse - London, UK
November 20 - Old Trout - Windsor, UK
November 21 - FZW - Dortmund, DEU
November 23 - Getaway - Solingen, DEU
November 24 - Huxley - Berlin, DEU
November 25 - Cafe Glocksee - Hanover, DEU
November 26 - Marchkthalle - Hamburg, DEU
November 27 - Kulturfabrik - Krefeld, DEU
November 28 - Wehrschloss - Bremen, DEU
November 29 - Negativ - Frankfurt, DEU
December 01 - Wuuk - Wien, AUS
December 02 - Nonntal - Salzburg, AUS
December 03 - Rote Fabrik - Zurich, CHZ
December 04 - PaloMarch - Valanza / Alessandria, ITA
December 05 - Le Bikini - La Chaux De Fonds, CHZ
December 07 - Trust - Nurnberg, DEU
December 08 - Blumenwiese - Stuttgart, DEU
December 09 - Schwimmbad - Heidelberg, DEU
December 10 - ISC - Bern, CHZ
December 11 - Sedel - Luzern, CHZ
December 12 - Kulturstation - Munchen, DEU
December 13 - Starclub - Dresden, DEU
December 14 - Rockfabrik - Ubach Palenberg, DEU
December 15 - Basement - Rotterdam, NLD
December 16 - Luxor - Koln, DEU
December 17 - Vera - Groningen, NLD
December 18 - Forum - Enger, DEU
December 19 - Beukenhof - Eeklo, BEL
December 20 - Underworld - London, UK
1993
March 29 - Middle East (downstairs) - Boston, MA w/ Vineland
March ? - Louisville ?
April 6 - Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, WA w/Silkworm
April 7 - Kennel Klub - San Francisco, CA w/Barbara Manning, Come
April 8 - Whiskey A Go Go - Los Angeles, CA w/ Bettie Serveert, Come
April 10 - Chameleon - San Francisco, CA
May ? - Coney Island - [last show with Josh Madell]
US tour August 1993 [first shows with Doug Scharin]
July 12 - Hi Pointe Theatre - St. Louis, MO
July 13 - Blind Pig - Champaign, IL w/Jim O'Rourke
July 14 - Mary Mary's - Des Moines, IL cancelled because of flood
July 15 - The Uptown - Minneapolis w/Down
July 17 - Lounge Ax - Chicago, IL w/Down
July 18 - St. Andrew's Hall - Detroit, MI w/Cop Shoot Cop
July 19 - David Lawrence - Pittsburg, PA w/Grifters
July 20 - Nhyabingi Dance - Morgantown, WV
July 21 - Khyber Pass - Philadelphia, PA w/Vineland
July 22 - The Rev - Baltimore, MD w/Grifters
July 23 - The Beat - Portchester, NY w/Ruby Falls
July 24 - TT the Bear's - Cambridge, MA w/Grifters, Crain
July 25 - John Solomon's house - Princeton, NJ w/Pitchblende, Rodan
July 26 - Fifteen Minutes - Washington, DC w/Coral, Rodan
July 27 - Lewis' - Norfolk, VA w/ Coral
July 28 - Jacob's Run - Wilmington, NC w/ LaBradford
July 29 - Fallout Shelter - Raleigh, NC w/Coral
?August 4 - Whisky a Go-Go?
[August - Recording The White Birch at Idful, Chicago, IL]
September 17 - CBGB's
US tour 1993 supporting Flaming Lips, with Grifters
September 18 - Ziggy's Tavern - Winston-Salem, NC
September 19 - Pterodactyl Club - Charlotte, NC
September 20 - Standard Records - Savannah, GA
September 21 - 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
September 23 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
September 24 - Ritz Theatre - Tampa, FL
September 25 - Florida Theatre - Gainesville, FL
September 26 - The Station - Fernpark, FL
September 28 - NO Music Hall - New Orleans, LA
September 29 - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA
September 30 - Catal Huyuk - Houston, TX
October 01 - Liberty Lunch - Austin, TX
October 02 - Tree's - Dallas, TX - cancelled
October 03 - Rome - Norman, OK [last show of tour with Flaming Lips and Grifters]
October 04 - Rhumbabox - Kansas City, MO
October 05 - Butchertown Pub - Louisville, KY
October 07 - Metro - Richmond, VA
October 08 - Terrace Club - Princeton, NJ
US tour 1993 supporting Mazzy Star, w/ St. Johnny
November 05 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
November 06 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
November 07 - 930 Club - Washington, DC
November 09 - Middle East - Cambridge, MA
November 10 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
November 11 - Woodstock Bar - Montreal, QUE
November 12 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ONT
November 13 - St Andrew's Hall - Detroit, MI
November 14 - Grog Shoppe - Cleveland, OH
November 15 - Lounge Ax - Chicago, IL [released as What About The Lonely?]
November 16 - Sudsy Malone’s - Cincinnati, OH
November 17 - Dionysus (Oberlin College) - Oberlin, OH - w/ Don Caballero
November 18 - Bloomfield Bridge - Pittsburg, PA
November 19 - Old Club (Swarthmore College) - Swarthmore, PA
Dec 1 - Knitting Factory - NYC
Dec 3 - University of Maine, Portland, ME
1994
US tour 1994
March 24 - Marquee - Buffalo, NY
March 25 - Palladium - Toronto, ONT - w/ Pavement
March 26 - Spectrum - Montreal, QUE - w/ Pavement
March 27 - Toast - Burlington, VT
March 29 - Middle East - Cambridge, MA
March 30 - Rodreig's Coffee - Bronx, NY
March 31 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY w/ Pavement
April 01 - Iron Horse Cafe - Northampton, MA
April 02 - Connecticut Lounge - Danbury, CT
April 03 - Last Call - Providence, RI
[April 4, 1994 - official release date for The White Birch]
April 06 - Cooke Cafe - Rutgers, NJ
April 07 - Black Cat - Washington, DC
April 08 - William And Mary - Williamsburg, VA
Europe tour supported by The Spinanes
April 27 - John Peel Session London, UK
April 28 - press day - London, UK
April 29 - Powerhouse - London, UK
April 30 - Rock Amadour - Dour, BEL
May 01 - Democracy - Gent, BEL
May 02 - Fabrik - Hamburg, DEU
May 04 - Cadillac - Oldenburg, DEU
May 05 - Barbue - Copenhagen, DNK
May 06 - Kulturfabrik - Krefeld, DEU
May 07 - Forum - Enger, DEU
May 08 - MTC - Koln, DEU
May 09 - Huxleys Jr - Berlin, DEU
May 10 - Starclub - Dresden, DEU
May 11 - Bunkr - Prag, CZE
May 12 - Posthof - Linz, AUT
May 13 - Utopia - Innsbruck, AUT
May 14 - Wuuk - Wien, AUT
May 15 - Tilos Az A - Budapest, HUN
May 17 - Substanz - Munchen, DEU
May 18 - Dynamo - Zurich, CHE
May 19 - KWK - Basel, CHE
May 20 - ISC - Bern, CHE
May 21 - Ruuido Club - Bologna, ITA
May 24 - Le RoReMe - Bordeaux, FRA
May 25 - Le St. Dominque - Nantes, FRA
May 26 - Arapaho - Paris, FRA
May 27 - Jazzhaus - Frelburg, DEU
May 28 - Rohre - Stuttgart, DEU
May 29 - Nachtleben - Frankfurt, DEU
May 31 - Common Ground - Karlsruhe, DEU
June 02 - Vera - Groningen, NLD
June 03 - Arena - Amsterdam, NLD
June 04 - Paard - Den Haag, NLD
June 06 - Duchess of York - Leeds, UK
June 07 - Venue - Edinburgh, UK
June 08 - Riverside - Newcastle, UK
June 09 - Werehouse - Derby, UK
June 10 - Esquires - Bedford, UK
June 11 - Underworld - London, UK
US tour 1994
July 09 - CBGB, NYC - w/ Tsunami
July 14 - Capitol Theatre - Olympia, WA - Yo Yo A Go Go Festival
July 15 - Starfish Room - Vancouver, BC - w/ Sleepyhead
July 16 - 3B Tavern - Bellingham, WA - w/ Versus
July 17 - Club Moe - Seattle, WA - w/ Versus, Sleepyhead
July 18 - Harpo’s - Victoria, BC
July 19 - Satyricon - Portland, OR - w/ Sleepyhead
July 20 - I-Beam - San Francisco, CA - w/ MX-80 Sound, Sleepyhead
July 21 - Whisky a Go Go - Los Angeles, CA - w/ Hum, Sleepyhead
July 22 - Jabberjaw - Los Angeles, CA - w/ Versus
July 23 - Casbah - San Diego, CA - w/ Sleepyhead, Lorraine
July 25 - Cafe This - Santa Rosa, CA - w/Grady Sisters [last show]