In memory of Billy Ruane (1957-2010). With the approaching film release of "Road To Ruane", by director Michael Gill (see upload #1 for theatrical trailor), we give you Billy's live video archive (uploaded one show at a time, by Greg Dalton-Kay). --- Boston/Cambridge MA music history changed the day Billy Ruane started booking shows. Billy and others thought it would be a good idea to videotape as many shows as possible. Most of the 1990-1998 set was filmed by Jody Urbati (now Urbati-Moore). Some of the earlier shows were filmed by Tom White, Thomas "Blue" Newell, Francis DiMenno, or other acquaintances of Billy.
I saw this train wreck of a show in Hoboken NJ back in 1990. I think it was the same show. It was so crowded I was half on the stage. They actually borrowed my lighter to light the cigars. Thanks for posting!
I was at a similar show (pretty sure the same year) at the Tower Records in downtown Seattle. Same vibe, people sitting down the aisles of CDs, Elliott just on a chair. I would love to see footage from that show!
God, do I love Lars Vegas! I saw them in NYC in the late-90s when the whole swing thing was popular in an underground way. The musicianship was top notch and the singer's nerdy-hip duality was so fresh. A comeback is in order. Or at least get their music on Spotify. 90 Miles an Hour in the Rain!
"The Road to Ruane" has been selected to the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival as their Saturday night Showcase Film on September 21, 2024! This is held at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport, MA and includes a reception before the screening for all ticket holders, a Q&A post-screening, and an after party. More details to come at: www.nbptdocufest.org
Please, go straight to 30:53: "Crazy Town!" As great as all of Velocity Girl's output was, "Crazy Town" will remain, in my aging and addled mind, one of the greatest pop toons of the contemporary rock era. Cranked up on my car stereo, or in my ear buds, it used to inspire me, make me dance in mad circles, drive me to tears on a few occasions. Ahhh, the beautiful is days of my youth. Good times. Rock! 😌🎸🎶
Probably the best live band I've ever seen. The way they switched instruments made it so dynamic, interesting, especially the way Jason and Eric had their individual drumming styles--it's not necessarily a thing one notices until it changes-up. Such an incredible band.
