 Upcoming
Shows
Sunday, August 17th @ Player's Pub in Bloomington
Benefit show for Terry R. Turley with Kev and Lara, Tom Marshalek, Merrie Sloan &Toby Purnell, The Enthusiasts and Crew Cab Dually, and more!!!!
Currently booking shows for 2008. We're hoping to find places to play in your town, especially if you live in or near Indy, Chicago, Detroit, Dayton, Cincinnati, Louisville or Champaign. Or Barcelona.
Past Shows:
Saturday September 8th @ Radio Radio with Kentucky Nightmare, The Delicious, Hey Hey Melodica Musical Family Tree Showcase.
Wednesday, January 31st 2007 JD & The E's played live on the air
as part of WFHB's local music show. A recording of this show
is available somewhere.
Thursday, Feb. 1st 2007 at Max's Place with Merrie Sloan & Toby Purnell,
and Evan Farrell.
Saturday, December 30th Bluebird with the Dew Daddies,
Simon Moore (of Kentucky Nightmare) and The Fireworms!
Friday, November 24th 2006
Bluebird Nightclub 9:30 PM with Fireworms, White Lightning Boys, and many more.
Saturday, October 28th 2006 Max's Place
fundraiser for School Board candidate Beth Hamlin. w/ Kid Kazooey.
September 22nd 2006 John played a rare solo show at the home of
some friends in Chicago, near Old Town. Recordings were made by Dave.
September 28th 2006 John and the Enthusiasts were proud
be part of Second Story's 25th Anniversary Celebration Weekend!
Thanks for the hard work and the memories to all the employees, bartenders and booking agents who worked at the club for the last twenty years!
And a giant "Fuck You" to Phil, the tightwad, absentee landlord who under-managed the
place the whole time. Seriously. Fuck you, Phil, whoever you are....
August 11th 2006 J.D. & the E's at Midwest Music Summit,
with Gentleman Caller, Vulgar Boatmen,
Brando, Mysteries of Life, Vess Ruhtenberg, and John Strohm.
Locals Only . Musical Family Tree showcase.
August 10th 2006 Merrie Sloan CD release show
with Kate Long and Alex Mann
Bluebird Nightclub
June 23rd 2006 @ The Lodge 101 Sixth Street. Sophia joined John
for an acoustic set, a fundraiser for Monroe County Councilman Mark Stoops.
April 21st 2006 @ Landlocked Music with Elephant Micah
and Charlamagne.
April 21st 2006 @ Second Story--Your Art Here benefit show.
w/ Sophia Travis, The Binkleys, John Walsh and the Sinkholes,
and DJ Dizi. The Enthusiasts played as Sophia's backing band!
April 8th 2006 at Canal Street Tavern in Dayton, Ohio.
with
Shrug. This is a sweet place in Dayton.
March 18th 2006 @ Locals Only-Indianapolis
with Prizzy Prizzy Please and The Dirty Steps.
Musical Family Tree showcase--we played at midnight! IU lost to Gonzaga.
This is a great club anyway. There is a recording of this show, which is
slightly more valuable than a recording of that game.
Friday, February 17th 2006 @ Bear's Place
with Merrie Sloan, and Chris Little.
We miss you, Merrie!
Friday December 30th 2005 7 pm @ Max’s Place
Free, All-Ages show! John & the Enthusiasts played a short
opening set for Winterfest followed by Haole Wolf, Three Dragon Ante, Crunchy Bitch-Slap and the Quagmire,
Spooge, Basic Ultra Lights, and Gentleman Caller. Max's Place rocks!
Friday December 30th 2005 10 pm (doors at 9) @ The Bluebird
21 + $5 John and the gang kicked off the evening with a full set
of songs as a five-piece; headliners Crooked County brought their brand of rowdy Country/Rock back to the Bluebird
stage.
Friday, November 25th, 2005
7 pm @ Max's Place 109 W 7th Street
John and the Enthusiasts w/ special guests.
Free all-ages show
Friday Nov. 25th 2005 pm @ the Bluebird nightclub 216 N. Walnut
John and the Enthusiasts (featuring Sophia Travis and Merrie Sloan), Gentleman Caller, Madeline and Basic Ultra Lights. Five dollars. Official "Childhood Music" Record Release Party! Madeline, I've still got your capo.
Wednesday Nov. 9th 2005 solo show with Jimbo Mathis at Second Story Doors
8:30, music at 9pm. John and Merrie did a set with Cleetus joining in on acoustic guitar for a few songs.
Jimbo is a fucking master guitarist/performer/guy.
September 13th 2005 @ Second Story with Ghosty (OK) and Deadstring
Brothers (Detroit)
Ghosty are a great band, and their record "Grow Up or Sleep In" is top shelf stuff.
April 2nd 2005 @ Second Story with White Lightning Boys
March 18th 2005 @ the Bluebird. Benefit for Homeward Bound with Gentleman Caller, Sophia Travis, Merrie Sloan and Kate
Long
January 28th 2005 @ Second Story with Thee Shams (Cinci), Nate Jackson
and Mike Beam
December 17th 2004 @ Second Story WFHB Holiday Pageant with Whippoorwill, The Vegetables, Rick Nagy, Stella and Jane, and One Suit Wonder
November 2004 @ the Bluebird "Johnny Cash Tribute" w/ Dew Daddies, etc.
November 12th 2004 @ Second Story “Hey Red” with Gentleman
Caller,
Merrie Sloan Band, Whippoorwill.
October 28th 2004 @ Second Story with Vic Chesnutt (Athens, GA) There's nice recording out there of a live performance by Vic and John on WFHB, from earlier that day.
June 2004 @ Vertigo w/ The Hangdogs (NYC)
May 2004 @ Second Story w/ Avocet (CHI) & Gentleman Caller
February 14th 2004 @ United Methodist Church----Benefit concert for
Alex Porras
January 2004 @ Vertigo w/ Richard Buckner
December 20th 2003 @ Vertigo WFHB’s 5th Annual Christmas Pageant
w/ Tom Roznowski, Toby Meyers, Sarah Ferrell, The Randys, Janas Hoyt, Sallie Moore, Jenn Christy,
Sophia Travis, Kookamongas, and more!
June 27th 2003 @ Vertigo w/ Quincy Ledbetter and El Nino
May 2003 @ the Bluebird Tribute to Harry Smith’s American
Music Anthology w/ John Wilkes Booze , et. al.
June 7th, 2002 @ Second Story with Jay Bennett and Edward Burch.
(John and Sophia Travis and Gretchen Nall) My pal Phil has a video of this show.
There are undoubtedly other shows that we’ve somehow forgotten
to list. Feel free to refresh our memories.
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