Zero, Steve Kimock and related shows
Part #1 : Quicksilver Messenger Zero (1984-1989)

With some souvenirs, rewinding to 1977 and coming back to the beginning,
plus a couple of (at the time...) unrelated shows, ways to remember the future...
(Last update 02/02/2007)


 This way to the Digital Soundboard releases

With heartfelt thanks to all those who shared this music on the Internet over the years,
and especially Charlie and Arielle @ kimock.com for the shows available on Live Music Archive

 

The Goodman Brothers Band with Steve Kimock
"Dedicated To The Memory Of Brother Mike Goodman"
The Lantern Inn, Penndel, 05/11/1977
Recording : Soundboard - A (some hiss and cuts out/in between tracks)
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : Walk it off -> Tired of thinking about you, Betty, Just a feelin', What do you think about when you wake up?, Don't let on, Know it now, Hard to stumble, Everybody's on the loose, Train to Oaxaca (slight cut in middle), Beyond the sun -> Farmbound, Little red rooster

CD 2 : How can I find you?, Talking with the man, Afraid of love, Gypsy's biz, Who's been talking?, Stick with me, Capricorn lament, Round and round

CD 3 : Open it up, Don't get off your tractor, I'm ready, Rock and woe
Line-up : Frank "Crumble" Goodman, Billy "Bizmark" Goodman, Steve Kimock, Ralph Liberto, Duffy Hoffman

Zero
The Stone, San Francisco, 26/12/1984
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back
Baby baby, Tear tags off mattresses, Tangled hangers -> Higher ground, Smells like girls, Severe tire damage, Let's get it on, Straight jackets, Try a little tenderness

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Greg Anton, John Farey, Steve Wolf

Zero
New George's, San Rafael, 17/07/1985
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front #1 - Back #1 - Front #2 - Back #2
Baby baby (cuts in late), Tangled hangers -> Higher ground, Gomorrah -> Little wing, Tear tags off mattresses -> Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Steve Wolf

Zero
"A Dinner At The Ritz"
The Ritz, New York City, 02/03/1986
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back
Baby baby (cuts in late) -> Tear tags off mattresses, Gomorrah -> Little wing -> Bass solo -> Higher and higher, Try a little tenderness, Band introductions -> Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega

Zero
"Flood Relief Benefit"
H.J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, 23/03/1986
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back
Host intro -> Baby baby, Tangled hangers, Higher ground, Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Higher and higher

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
River Theater, Guerneville, 06/09/1986
Recording : Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : Rigor mortis, Baby baby, Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Gomorrah, Tangled hangers

CD 2 : Try a little tenderness, Straight jackets, Going down, Severe tire damage -> Little wing, Band introductions -> Higher and higher

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
"Ranch Rock Festival 86"
Pyramid Lake, Nixon, 07/09/1986
Recording : Audience - A-
Artwork for slim case : Front - Insert
Wavy Gravy intro -> Baby baby, Tangled hangers, Higher ground, Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses (1), Little wing (short cut at the end), Bass'n'drums -> Straight jackets, Golden road (2)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon with guests Greg Elmore on (1), Hugh "Wavy Gravy" Romney, David Tennenbaum and Frank Winnomucca on (2)

Zero
Bogey's, Albany, 06/12/1986
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : Back to the chicken shack (cuts in late), Baby baby, Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Gomorrah, Rigor mortis, Chain of fools, The core

CD 2 : Tear tags off mattresses, Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Drums -> Straight jackets (short cut in middle), As the years go passing by, Higher and higher

CD 3 : Rock me baby, Try a little tenderness -> Mona, Golden road (Albany, 06/12/1986), Tangled hangers, Rigor mortis, Many rivers to cross (filler from unknown date and venue)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega, Anna Rizzo, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
Empire Rock Club, Philadelphia, 27/02/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A (slight hiss and volume fluctuations)
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : Host intro -> Baby baby, Tangled hangers, The core, Little wing -> Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses

CD 2 : Try a little tenderness -> I'm going down, Drums -> Straight jackets, Band introductions -> Golden road, Pride of man

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Greg Anton, John Farey, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Zero
Molly's, Boston, 01/03/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A- (slight hiss and equipment buzz)
Artwork : Front - Back
Little wing (cuts in late), Try a little tenderness -> Drums -> Straight jackets -> Rigor mortis, Severe tire damage, Bass solo -> Higher and higher (cuts out early), Gomorrah -> Spanish caravan tease -> Mona (opening section)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega, Hadi Al-Saadoon

Little Women
The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, 11/04/1987 and 01/11/1990
Recording : Audience and soundboard - A-/A
Artwork : Front - Back - CD label
Kiss the dog on the mouth, Like a rolling stone (11/04/1987, audience source), Reggae jam (cuts in late) -> World will turn -> Chainsaw City -> Kill me dead, Breakfast at Lucille's, Pretty little head (cuts out early) (01/11/1990, soundboard source)

Line-up : Jerry Joseph, Louis Butts Jr, Geoffrey George, Brad Rosen, Greg "Wally" Freeman, Steve James (on 01/11/1990 tracks only)

Zero
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, 24/04/1987
Recording : Audience - B+
Artwork : Front - Back
Rigor mortis (cuts in late), Tangled hangers, Higher ground, Blues thing (cuts out early), Tear tags off mattresses, Louie Louie intro tease -> Baby baby, Gomorrah, Going down

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
New Horizon Café, Richmond, 18/06/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : Baby baby, Tangled hangers, The core, Many rivers to cross, Riding with the king (cuts out early)

CD 2 : Tear tags off mattresses, Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Going down, Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
Agora Ballroom, 24/06/1987
Recording : Soundboard/Audience mix - B+
Artwork : Front - Back
Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, The core, Many rivers to cross, Riding with the king, Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Severe tire damage -> Little wing
Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, 27/06/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back
The core, Many rivers to cross, Rigor mortis, Tear tags off mattresses, Little wing, Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, 25/05/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A+ (Requires a 800 Mb/90 minute CDR)
Artwork : Front - Back
Host intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, The core, Try a little tenderness -> Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses -> Little wing, I'd rather love you than anyone else in town (*), Gregg's eggs, Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega with guest Billy "Bizmark" Goodman on (*)

Zero
Wilmer Park, Brandywine, 27/05/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back
Host intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Tear tags off mattresses -> Little wing, Golden road

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
Molly's, Boston, 29/05/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A- (volume fluctuations on several tracks)
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : Host intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Many rivers to cross -> Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Rigor mortis (a few dropouts at the end), Try a little tenderness -> Gregg's eggs, Girl smells blues impro

CD 2 : Smells like girls drums, The core -> Severe tire damage -> Little wing -> Straight jackets, Mona -> Tequila -> Banana jam -> Mona reprise

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Bobby Vega

Zero
John Cipollina's last show with Zero
The Bandshell in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 16/07/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A / Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : Wavy Gravy's Zero introduction -> Golden road, Little wing, Wavy Gravy's guests introduction -> Think (*), Knockin' on heaven's door (*), Goodnight Irene (*) (Soundboard source)
CD 2 : Wavy Gravy's Zero introduction -> Golden road, Little wing, Wavy Gravy's guests introduction -> Think (*), Knockin' on heaven's door (*), Goodnight Irene (*) (Audience source)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Hadi Al-Saadoon, Bobby Vega with guests Mickey Hart on the whole show, Jerry Garcia, Merle Saunders, Mickey Hart, Norton Buffalo and Marc Benno on (*)

Zero
John Cipollina's last show with Zero
The Bandshell in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 16/07/1988
DVD Audience shot, Video : A-, Audio : A-
Artwork for slim case : Front - Insert
Artwotk for DVD keepcase : Cover - Label
Wavy Gravy's Zero introduction -> Golden road, Little wing, Wavy Gravy's guests introduction -> Think (*), Knockin' on heaven's door (*), Goodnight Irene (*)

Line-up : Steve Kimock, John Cipollina, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Hadi Al-Saadoon, Bobby Vega with guests Mickey Hart on the whole show, Jerry Garcia, Merle Saunders, Mickey Hart, Norton Buffalo and Marc Benno on (*)

Little Women
The Inferno, Steamboat Springs, 20/08/1988
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : She belongs to me -> Lick the tears -> Dead and gone, One time, Under the lilacs, Zombie butter (slight dropout in middle), Up from the skies

CD 2 : Life's just bitchin', Reggae rap -> Fishin' jam, The big lagoon (slight dropout in middle) -> No woman no cry -> The big lagoon reprise, Love's got a hold on me

CD 3 : Drums -> Daddy Bruce, War all the time (cuts in late) -> Fishin', Screaming Annie
Line-up : Jerry Joseph, Geoffrey George, Louis Butts Jr, Gregg Williams, Bobby Torres, Steve Kimock, Jimmy Schwannik

Zero
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, 30/12/1988
Recording : Stage mics - A-
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : KPFA host intro -> Baby baby, Tangled hangers, Riding with the king (*), Tongue 'n' groove -> Drums -> A little wind a little water (tape flip at the end) (*), Bass solo -> Instrumental jam -> Happy birthday (*)

CD 2 : Drum solo -> Tear tags off mattresses, Many rivers to cross, Supersonic transport, Severe tire damage -> Little wing, Rigor mortis

CD 3 : Golden road (a few slight sound glitches due to original source file) -> Gregg's eggs (short cut due to tape flip at beginning), The core, Try a little tenderness (cuts out early)
Line-up : Steve Kimock, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Hadi Al-Sadoon, Bobby Vega with guest Terry Haggerty on (*)

Zero
Sensations, Boyertown, 12/04/1989
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back
CD 1 : First set intro -> Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, The core, Tongue 'n' groove, Supersonic transport, Second set intro -> Severe tire damage

CD 2 : Gregg's eggs, Riding with the king, Like a road, Instrumental jam, Buried alive in the blues, Golden road
Line-up : Steve Kimock, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Tony Saunders, David Smith

Zero
Ambler Cabaret, Ambler, 13/04/1989
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back
Baby baby -> Tangled hangers, Riding with the king, Tear tags off mattresses, Tongue 'n' groove, Supersonic transport
Line-up : Steve Kimock, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Tony Saunders, David Smith

Zero
Wetlands Preserve, New York City, 18/11/1989
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back (setlist on artwork is based on wrong source, correct one below)
CD 1 : Baby baby -> Birds jam -> Tangled hangers (*), Riding with the king, Drums -> Tear tags off mattresses, Many rivers to cross

CD 2 : I'd rather love you than anyone else in town (*), Try a little tenderness, The core -> Little wing -> Gregg's eggs -> Golden road
Line-up : Steve Kimock, Martin Fierro, Greg Anton, Lowell "Banana" Levinger, Tony Saunders with guest Billy "Bizmark" Goodman on (*)


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