Dirty Knives June 15, 2000 Dirty Knives played our first show at Mermaid Lounge. We opened for The Bruisers and The Bullies. June 16, 2000 Dirty Knives played a house party near UNO. We opened for The Bruisers and The Bullies. August 18, 2000 Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's with Dinteen. August 23, 2000 Dirty Knives played Tipitina's with The Forty Fives. We recorded the show. September 29, 2000 Dirty Knives played with The Woggles at Tasty World in Athens. I guess the Woggles had a guarantee and we didn't but they gave us ten bucks for gas. November 15, 2000 Dirty Knives played with Rock*A*Teens at Tipitina's, I think. I honestly don't recall playing Tip's twice but I guess we did. February 24, 2001 Dirty Knives played Rock n Bock with Lowerline. We got to this lonely place and Dan said "This is like being on tour in North Dakota." March 1, 2001 Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Westbury Squares and Astroblast. April 21, 2001 Dirty Knives played the Bayou in Baton Rouge with Rigid and Ouroboros. May 16, 2001 Dirty Knives played the Mermaid with Fireballs of Freedom. June 9, 2001 Dirty Knives played the Mermaid with the Quaalords. July 21, 2001 Dirty Knives played El Matador with Sugar Tank. At the end of our set Trey hopped down the little steps at the side of the stage, smashing them to bits. August 1, 2001 Dirty Knives played Checkpoint Charlie's. I hurt myself a little goofing off on their stage fence. August 1, 2001 Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne. The cops took all the money. September 7, 2001 Dirty Knives played Checkpoint's with The Wednesdays. September 13, 2001 Dirty Knives played Tasty World in Athens. It was just two days after 9/11. September 14, 2001 Dirty Knives played Bandito Burrito in Huntsville, Alabama. The picture is from 1990, found on a website. September 15, 2001 Dirty Knives played Pilot Light in Knoxville. September 29, 2001 Dirty Knives played at El Matador with Fontanelles UK. September 29, 2001 Dirty Knives played at Mermaid Lounge with Finishing School. November 2, 2001 Dirty Knives played Mermaid Lounge with Immortal Lee County Killers. Immortal Lee County Killers' drummer J.R.R. Tokin' used his floor tom strictly as a coffee table. April 23, 2002 Dirty Knives played Strathmore Ballroom. June 10, 2002 Dirty Knives played Dixie Taverne again. The venue was un-airconditioned. December 22, 2002 Dirty Knives played our last show at Mermaid Lounge with The Forty Fives. We had a new drummer but the change didn't do what we wanted it to. ← Timeline index