Esmerelda Strange :: An Experience to Remember

Shows 2010

* Feb 7. Portland OR. Dantes. Opening for Sinferno Cabaret/
* Feb. 20. A benefit for Haiti. NIMBY. Oakland CA w/ The Lifesize Mousetrap
* March 21. Hawthorne Theatre Lounge. Portland OR.
* April 12. Seattle WA. The Mix. W/ Datri Bean, The Minor Mishap Marching Band
* April 27 Portland OR. Rose Cafe w/ the Dingo Dizmal shideshow and A Dirty Little Christmas
* May 22 & 23. Maker Faire w/ The Lifesize Mousetrap. San Mateo CA.
* May 31. Ash Street Saloon. Portland OR. w/ McDougall, Birds Mile Home and A Coin in Her Coffer
* June 12. Hi-Fidelity Lounge. Bremerton WA.
* June 25, 26. Left Coast Music festival. w/ Lifesize Mousetrap San Jose CA.
* July 31-Aug 1. Maker Faire w/ Lifesize Mousetrap. Detroit.
* Sept 25-26. World Maker Faire w/ Lifesize Mousetrap. NYC

Shows 2009

* January 29. The Parlor North Loop. Austin TX. w/ Wino Vino.
* Feb. 12. Room 710. Austin TX w/ That Dammned Band, Luna Tart, Below the Salt.
* Feb 27. Snake Eyes Records. Austin TX. W/ Izzy Cox, warren Jackson Hearne, Rev. Glasseye, That Dammned Band.
* March 11. the Moose Lodge. Austin TX. Accordion night W/ Bluesqueezebox.
* March 12. Room 710. Austin Texas. W/ corrine Rose, Opposite Day, more.
* March 28. NIMBY W/ the Lifesize Mousetrap.
* April 18 Where?House? Austin TX. A benefir for Hollis Hawthorne. Cancelled due to the death of Caleb "Shooter" Schaber. RIP. Forever in Our Hearts.
* May 30th and 31. The Maker Faire W/ the Lifesize Mousetrap. San Mateo CA.
* July 3. Funland mini-Golf course. San francisco CA. SFs' ony mini golf course built by the artists @ Cyclecide.
* July 12. Your House. Oakland CA. w/ 999 eyes Freak show, Sansa Asylum and more...
* July 15-18. the Crucible Fire Arts Festival w/ the Lifesize Mousetrap. Oakland CA.
* July 21. DNA Lounge. San Francisco CA. Benefit. Rev. Billy Talen for Mayor of NYC. Viva the Church of Stop shopping!
* August 15. Niebel Proctor Library. Oakland CA. Benefit for Womens Choice Clinic.
* Sept. 25. Amnesia. San Francisco CA @ Baxtalo Drom. Gypsy Punk night.
* Oct. 17. Portland Decompression.
* Oct. 21. Hi-Fidelity Lounge. Bremerton, WA.
* Oct. 23. The Can-Can. Seattle, WA. w/ Veronique Chevalier,Stella Rose, short films by Miss Oblivious.
* Oct. 31. Cellspace, San Francisco CA. A benefit for Ace junkyard and Bill the Junkman.
* Dec. 11. Hi-Fidelity Lounge, Bremerton, WA.
* Dec 12. Benefit for the Boiler Room. Port Townsend, WA.
* Dec 25. Baxtalo Drom@ Amnesia. San Francisco, CA.

Shows 2008

*March 7. The Comal House. Austin TX. w/ The Aquariums ,The Electric Mountain Rotten Apple Gang ,Cellar Door, A Night On The Townes
* March 12. The Comal House. Austin TX. JUG BY JUG JUG. Esmerelda Strange Electric Mountain Rotten Apple Gang Sour Mash Hug Band That Damned Band My Graveyard Jaw
* March 21. Greater Austin Garbage Arts grand opening. (GAGA)
* April 4 . Benefit for Wick. The Comal House.
* April 18 and 19th. With The Lifesize Mousetrap. The Barn. San Francisco CA.
*May 4 and 5. With The Lifesize Mousetrap @ The Makers Faire. San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo CA
* June 12. The Comal House. w/ Naw Dude ,Taco Cat, Forever Bad Blood
* July 4. The Comal House.w/ Warren Jackson Hearne, The Slow Posioner, Izzy Cox, Wino Vino
* July 5. Austin Enchanted Forest. BBQ off and Ho-Down. w/ lots of other bands...
* Oct. 18 & 19 2008. With The Lifesize Mousetrap @ The Maker Faire. Travis County Fairgrounds. Austin TX.
* Oct. 30 2008. The Comal House w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad, more.
* November 10. The Beauty Bar. Austin TX. w/ Mistress Stephanie and her Melodic Cat. Cabaret Night.
* November 29. The Moose Lodge. Austin TX. The REal Women of Austin Revue.

Shows 2007

    * Jan. 13. Wicks Zombie Birthday Bash. King Street, Oakland CA.
    * Feb. 15th. Amnesia Bar w/ Glen Meadmore and Brian Kenney Fresno
    * March 31st, April 7, April 14. Austin TX. the Enchanted forest as part of Art Outside!
    * April 18. Austin TX. Headhunters Bar.
    * April 27. Flipside Warehouse Austin TX, w/ That dammed Band!
    * May 9. Headhunters. Austin TX.
    * may 26. Super Happy Fun Land. Houston TX ( Happy Birthday Esmerelda!)
    * May 19 & 20. The Maker Faire. San Mateo CA. w/ The Lifesize Game of Mousetrap
    * June 2. The Blue Note Lounge. Oaklahoma City. OK
    * June 3. Kirbys Beer Store. Wichita KS.
    * July 15. PEDAL MONSTER!! w/ The Lifesize Mousetrap. Ace Junkyard. San Francisco.
    * July 27. The Shoreline Ampitheatre. Google Family Circus.
    * August 3. the Dead Baby Bike Club Downhill. Seattle WA
    * August 8. The Funhouse. Seattle WA.
    * August 18. Maya and Brians. Cottage Grove Oregon
    * September 15. Expo For The Artist and Musician. SOMA Arts Center. San Franpsycho CA
    * Oct. 11,12 &13. The Enchanted Forest. Austin TX w/ The Lifesize Mousetrap.
    * Oct 20 & 21. The Maker Faire. Austin TX. w/ The Lifesize Mousetrap
    * Oct. 25,26,27 and 31. the Enchanted Forest. Austin TX, w/ the Lifesize Mousetrap.
    * Nov 17. EGOs. Austin TX.

Shows 2006

Feb. 25. Nimby Warehouse. A fundraiser for the Artfag Mafia.
March 30. @ The Starry Plough. Berkeley CA. w/ !1manbanjo! more...
April 1. Cyclecide Rodeo. Saint Stupids Day @ Ace Junkyard! Esmerelda Strange opens the show at 4:20 pm and closes it down when it's over. A 10 band blowout.
ON TOUR WITH 1 MAN BANJO!
April 2. Chico CA. the Cruxarts Gallery. w/ Mark Growden,
April 3. Eugene OR. The World Cafe. w/the Inkwell Rhythm Makers
April 4.@ Dantes. Portland, OR. 1-MAN BAND FEST! Voodoo Organist-- Frankfurter & The Hot Dogs-- M-BOMB-- Matt Brown's One Man Band... Phillip Roebuck-- $5.00 at the door
April 5. KAOS Radio. (somewhere beteween 3 & 5 pm. the Yes Yes Alliance. Olympia WA w/ Jordan 'O Jordan, the Grizzle Grazzle Trashcan Band.
April 6. @ Hells Kitchen. Tacoma, WA. hosted by Who Cares.
April 7 @ Jules Maes Saloon. Seattle WA.
April 8. Vancouver. TBA
April 9. Bellingham WA. The Green Frog Cafe Acoustic Taven
April 10. El Corazon. Seattle WA. Team night for Rollergirl Derby Liberation Front!
April 15. The Lifesize Mousetrap. San Francisco.
April 22. House of Shields. San Francisco.
June 10. Garage of 1077 Treat Street. W/ Professor David Apocalypse and his oddity museum. Part of the MAPP art event.
July 22 & 23. At Pedal Monster w/ the Lifesize Mousetrap
August 3. Tacoma WA. Hells Kitchen. w/ Who Cares
August 4. 10th annual Dead Baby Bike Club Downhill race. Seattle WA
August 11. Tacoma WA. Hells kitchen. Who Cares steals our accordion player for a show with the Mentors and Butt Trumpet
August 12. Astoria. Oregon. the Cannery Cafe w/ The Slow Poisioner
August 20. Amnesia Bar w/ Jason Webley and Andru Bernis
August 28 - Sept. 1 Burning Man. Catch me if you can...

THE FOLLOWING SHOWS ARE CANCELLED DUE TO CAR TROUBLE...SORRY! HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

Sept. 5 . Wichita. Kansas. Kirbys Beer Store.
Sept. 8. New Orleans LA. The Dragons Den.
Sept. 10. Houston TX. Super Happy Fun Land.
Sept. 13. San Antonio. The Limelight w/ Warren Jackson Hearne and the Merrie Murdre of Gloomadeers
Sept. 14. Austin. TX. TBA. w/ Warren Jackson Hearne and the Merrie Murdre of Gloomadeers and Attic Ted
Sept. 15. Dallas TX. The Darkside Lounge. w/ Warren Jackson Hearne and the merrie Murdre of Gloomadeers

BACK ON TRACK...

Oct. 4 The Miners Club. Gerlach NV
Oct. 27. The Phenomenauts Command Central Zombie Party. Oakland CA w/ the mormons, the undertakers, The Phenomenauts
Nov. 11. Orbis Nex w/ the 999 Eyes Ov Endless Dream freakshow!
Nov. 5. Internet show and interview. Frank Moores Shamans Den. www.luver.com
Nov. 18. Mamma Buzz Cafe. Oakland CA w/ The Jug Dealers and Skiffle Symphony.
Nov. 19. Accordion Apocalypse. San Francisco CA
Dec. 14. Balazo Gallery w/ Jenny riot ans special seceret guest from England...

Shows 2005

Jan 23 @ Balazo Gallery w/ EAK the Coney Island Sideshow Freak &poet Also playing Los Banos and the Fens.
Feb 16 @ The Ivy Room w/ the Hobogobbelins
Mar. 17. St Paddys Day massacre! Bring back the snakes...@ Studio Z Back room w/ the Hobogobbelins and Zenarchy
Mar. 25 @ John Patricks in Alameda. w/ Jesus Fucking Christ and Walken. Punk fucking Rock, metal madeness and Esmerelda Strange...
Mar.27 Private Party for Ultragypsy!
April Foolz@ the grand opening of the new Balazo Gallery.. it will be a gala event including fire dancers, Toshio Hirano, Hobogobbelins, and plenty of surprises not to be missed!
April 2... a veeery special show..W/ Felicity and Molotov and their "Wild West Creep Show" and Freakshow Emprsario Professor David Apocalypse @ The Odeon Bar
April 16 @ the Odeon Bar (again) w/ the Hobogobbelins, !1 Man Banjo!, and Tim Barsky.
April 24 @ Balazo Gallery w/ Eak the Coney Island sideeshow freak & Crystal Swarosky, Queen of Broken glass, the Poontang Wranglers and Jesse Jaundice.
May 13 "POP QUIZ" Hosted by Femina Potens Gallery w/ Scream Club, Gangway and Jo Boyer
May 16 , Campbell CA @ the Campbell Gaslighter w/ Sam Young, Corpus Callosum and Jason Webley
May 21 @ The Lifesize Mousetrap w/ !1 Man Banjo!
June 11. THE COUNTY UNFAIR @ The Lifesize Mousetrap!
June 18 @ House of Shields SF. 39 New Montgomery. W/ the Tom Waits Accordion Ensemble. 13 Accordion players playing Tom Waits songs!
July 3 @ The Heavy Pedal cyclcide Bike Rodeo! 1666 Jerrold Street. Part of Pedal monster, a weekend long celebration of mutant bikes and bike clubs. w/2 gallants and Sin in Space, plus a full Rodeo! Yee-haw!
July 9. Portland. TBA. w/ heavy pedal cyclecide.
July 23 @ The lifesize mousetrap. w/ Corpus Callosum and TBA
August 6th @ 21 Grand. part of their annual Accordion Festival.
August 29-Sept 5 . Burning Man @ the Lifesize Mousetrap. We'll be having a vaudeville carnival cabaret and running the Mousetrap every night of the event.
Sept.6 Balcony Lights Books and Music. Las Vegas NV
Sept. 7 Tucson Arizon @ The ITL Cafe ...7pm and then The Red Room 10 pm.
Sept. 8 El Paso Texas @ Lucky Devils
Sept. 10 TBA
Sept. 11 Austin w/ Larry the Leapord TBA
Sept. 12 Houston @ Super Happy Fun Land
Sept. 16 NYC w/ EAK. TBA
Sept.17 Magnetic Fields. Brooklyn NY
Sept. 17 House Party. Brooklyn NY
Sept. 18 Petes Candy Store. Brooklyn NY
Sept. 19. the Galaxy Hut. Arlington VA.
Sept. 21 Rubber Gloves. Denton TX
Sept 23 Phoenix The Trunk Space
Sept. 24. Big Arizona Music Festival. Tucson AZ
Sept. 27. The Lava Lounge Hollywood CA.
Oct. 1. The Cherry Bean Cafe. Salinas CA w/ Rum and Rebellion and La Plebe
Oct. 9. Burning Man Decompression Party w/ The Lifesize Mousetrap. SF
Oct. 13 Grant and Green. w/ La Plebe. San Francisco
Oct. 15. NIMBY Warehouse. The Original NIMBY Circus. Oakland CA
Oct. 27. Amnesia Bar. A Variety Show. SF.
Oct. 28. The Lifesize Mousetrap. SF. w/ La Plebe, Fuga, and Corpus Callosum
Oct. 29 .The Lifesize Mousetrap. SF. w/ Jesus Fucking Christ, Velvet Fury, Toshio Hirano, Rum and Rebellion
Oct. 30. The Lifesize Mousetrap. SF.
Dec. 23. Balazo Gallery. Red and Black Christmas Party. w/ 1 Man Banjo, the Sex Boys.
Dec. 26. 12 Galaxies. San Francisco. Opening for Satans Comedy Cabaret. w/ Jesus Christ, Thor, The Virgin Mary, Moses and more..plus the Hobogobbelins
Dec. 28, 29. Satan stole our drummer to be the backup band for his Comedy Cabaret. The Dark Room. SF.

Shows 2004

Jan 24 @ Balazo Gallery w/ EAK the Coney Island Sideshow Freak &poet. The Molotov Mouths.Various other poets and more music by The Poon Tang Wranglers
Feb 13 @ MonkeyBrains World Headquarters Opening Party
March 2 @ The Odeon. One Man Army Show. A night of one-person bands.
May 23 @ Ace Junkyard --- 7 year anniversary of Cyclecide!
June 12 @ Balazo Gallery w/ Secret Order of Tusk - benefit for imprisoned activists in Guadalajara, Mexico.
July 18 @ Spaz Warehouse --- Arts and Crafts Fair - Benefit for the Autonomous Mutant Festival
August ... New York City International Fringe Festival (ok, we didn't play live) recorded music for Part 1 or "Three" an Orange Alley Productions Puppet Show
August 7 Life Size Mouse Trap Preview --- Secret Party!
September 18th - Life Size Mouse Trap "Al Capone's Secret Vault"
October 8 @ Balazo Gallery w/Rum and Rebellion and the Full Moon Partisians
October 16 @ The Odeon w/ Ricky Lee Robinson and sing along with Chicken and Hal

November 5, Austin Texas@ 710 Red River w/ Los banos the Cyclecide band and the Pong
November 7, Austin Texas@ Cafe Mundi. Opening for Cyclecide Bike Rodeo
Novemver 12, Dallas Texas @ The Doublewide w/ Cyclecide
December 5, Circus Evictius, Berkeley CA@ SPAZ Warehouse
December 18, Life Size Mousetrap
December 19 @ Ace Junkyard for a Cyclecide New Ride Celebration w/ Sin in Space and Los Banos

Shows 2003

July 26 @ "The Parole Violators Fair" A benefit for the life-size game of Mousetrap. w/ The Pine Box Boys.
August 2 @ The Pound SF in support of San Franciscos Own Heavy Pedal Cyclecide Bike Rodeo! W/ FluffGirl and Cookie Mongoloid.
September 6 - Hot Girly Action @ The Lexigton Club San Francisco
October 3 - @ The Odeon Bar SF w/Project Pimento
October 9 - Tuscon Arizona @ The Bicus Compound
October 11 - New Belgium Brewery's "Tour De Fat" , Flagstaff Arizona
October 17 - Dallas TX @ Club XPO
October 18- "Tour De Fat", Smithville Texas
October 19- Austin Texas @ Cafe Mundi w/ Attic Ted
October 31 & November 1- @ the Haunted Barn San Francisco w/ The Pine Box Boys and the
November 16 - Benefit for SF Liberation Radio @ Spanganga Gallery SF
December 6 -@ The Odeon Bar w/ Toshiro Hirano
December 13 - @ Balazo Gallery w/ La Plebe and Ravana