The Go-Go's Notebook: June 2008

Thursday, June 26, 2008

1980 January - April

GoGo Shows

January - April 1980

January 2, 1980 the Starwood
January 9, 1980 the Starwood
January 18 & 19, Hong Kong Cafe
January 31, 1980 Myrons Ballroom
February 6, 1980 Whisky A Go Go
February 12, 1980 the Starwood
February 19, 19980 Whisky A Go Go
February 16 & 17, 1980 Mabuhay (SF)
March 1980 Whisky A Go Go
March 8, 1980 the Arena (Culver City)
March 9, 1980 the Starwood
March 29, 1980 the Skeleton Club (San Diego)
April 1 & 2 the Starwood
April 7, 1980 the Arena (Culver City)

Write - Ups

Los Angeles Times

March 23, 1980

GoGo's Survive Growing-Up Woes

by Don Snowden

photo: Kerstin Rodgers

January 2, 1980

Starwood

with the Alley Cats

January 9, 1980

Starwood

with the Last

Photo by Kerstin Rodgers

January 18 & 19, 1980

Hong Kong Cafe

photo: Ebet Roberts

January 31, 1980

Myron's Ballroom

1024 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA

The GoGo's played Myron's Ballroom on January 31, 1980.

2009 photo: tlc

February 6, 1980

Whisky A Go Go

February 12 & 13, 1980

Starwood

with X

photo: Kerstin Rodgers

February 16-17 1980

Mabuhay Garden (SF)

photo: Donna Santisi

February 19, 1980

Whisky A Go Go

photo by Janette Beckman

March 8 1980

(w/ Plimsouls, Hitmakers)

the Arena - Culver City

(w/ Plimsouls, Hitmakers)

The Arena was located at 11445 Jefferson Boulevard in Culver City.

1980 Janette Beckman

March 1980

Whisky A Go Go

Los Angeles Times

March 23, 1980

GoGo's Survive Growing-Up Woes

by Don Snowden

Excerpt from article:

The GoGo's have a distinctive style blending catchy melodies with punk energy that delivers with a colorful, finger-snapping flair onstage... the GoGos are one of the freshest attractions on the L.A. scene and a musicians' favorite.

Madness was so taken with the band that plans are set for the GoGo's to open on the British ska band's next English tour.

Jane: One of our original goals was to be as good, if not better, than the boys, and hopefully, someday put out a record that people would just recognize as good music.

The GoGo's became a regulars attraction on the local club circuit, steadily improving and building a strong following in punk circles.

Original GoGo material is a varied assortment of three minute songs marked by dynamic arrangements and an abundance of catch melodic hooks.

The GoGo's suffered from the major labels' reluctance to sign them.
Jane: It's really frustrating for everybody in L.A. because there is no one in the industry to support the bands. For almost three years the industry has been trying to ignore the scene and put it down. That's why we're leaving for England. We're sick of beating out heads against the record company walls.