MADRIVER
Latest Update: January 13, 2010
Copyright © 2004-2010 Ross Hannan and Corry Arnold. All Rights Reserved.
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MADRIVER Latest Update: January 13, 2010 Copyright © 2004-2010 Ross Hannan and Corry Arnold. All Rights Reserved.
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Mad River - Family Tree
Mad River - Some Art
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Mad River - A Live Performance History
Spring 1966 Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
Spring 1966 Yellow Springs, OH
Summer 1966 Basement Club, Washington, D.C.
Summer 1966 Bus Station Club, Washington, D.C.
Summer 1966 The Blue Sparrow, Washington, D.C.
Late 1966 to Spring 1967 Yellow Springs, OH
March 1967 Unknown Studio Dayton, OH
Demos of the following songs were cut: Jerry's Tune, Leave Her Alone, Timothy and an early version of Wind Chimes
March 1967 Relocate to Berkeley
March 19, 1967 Provo Park, Berkeley, CA
Loading Zone, Motor, New Delhi River Band, Ulysses S Crockett and the Afro Blues Persuasion, Mad River, Frumious Bandersnatch
The Reversal of Earth Human Be-In
April 9, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Chambers Brothers, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sandy Bull, Mad River (auditioning - thanks to contacts of Greg Dewey's sister)
April 14, 1967 Panhandle Park, San Francisco, CA
Country Joe and the Fish, The New Age, Mad River, All Night Apothecary, The Groop, Morning Glory, The Moebills, Richard Brautigan [Candle Opera - Diggers free show, part of Spring Mobilization]
May 28, 1967 Provo Park, Berkeley, CA
Loading Zone, Steve Miller Blues Band, Mad River, Purple Earthquake
June 3, 1967 Isla Vista Beach, Santa Barbara, CA
Raw Violet, Flying Circus, Alexander's Timeless Blues Band, Mad River,
Phoenix, Underground Railroad, and The Group. Poets: Richard Brautigan, Lenore
Kandel, Charles Upton, Bill Fritch, Lew Welch, Jeff Sheppard, and Andrew Hoyem.
Lights were provided by Aurora Clorialis.
[Pacific Coast Free Thing]
June 9, 1967 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA
Mad River
June 13, 1967 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA
Mad River
June 14, 1967 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA
Mad River
June 21, 1967 Polo Fields, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco with Big Brother and the Holding Company, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Mad River, Phoenix [Summer Solstice Festival]
July 8, 1967 Pauley Ballroom, Berkeley, CA
Mad River, Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, Hastings Street Opera
We Won’t Go Rock Dance Resistance Benefit.
August 11, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Moby Grape, Canned Heat, Vanilla Fudge (Mad River sit in using Moby Grape's amps on August 11)
August 13, 1967 Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Patrick Sky, Mt. Rushmore, Mad River
September 15 to September 17, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
The Youngbloods, The Other Half, Mad River, North American Ibis Alchemical Co.
September 23, 1967 Western Front, San Francisco, CA
Other Half, Freedom Highway, Peace, New Delhi River Band, Mad River
September 24, 1967 Captain Ahab’s Homecoming, Muir Beach, CA
West Coast Natural Gas Co., Blue Cheer, Mad River, Freedom Highway, Serpent Power, Burgundy Blues, Raven, Travel Consul, Black Swan, Mark Spoelstra’s Jade Muse
October 5, 1967 Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Mad River, Poets, Dr. David Smith
Benefit for Haight- Ashbury Free Clinic.
October 5 to October 7, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Grass Roots, Mad River, Lights by The Holy See
October 8, 1967 Family Park, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA
Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Mother Earth,
Mad River, Freedom Highway, Ace of Cups, Dr. West’s Medicine Show
Haight Ashbury Medical Clinical Benefit.
October 13, 1967 Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley, CA
Mad River (Send-off for Caravan for Washington (Oct 21), sponsored by Campus Mobilization Committee)
October 29, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Jefferson Airplane, Mother Earth, Mad River, The Committee
Benefit for Prop P.
November 10 to November 12, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
The Youngbloods, Mad River
November 21 to November 22, 1967 Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA
Mad River
November 28 to November 29, 1967 Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA
Mad River
December 1 to December 3, 1967 Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Mad River, Santana Blues Band, Lights by Puppy Farm
December 6 to December 6, 1967 Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA
Mad River
December 16, 1967 2677 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Mad River
Anti-Policeman’s Ball
December 17, 1967 Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA
Mad River, New Delhi River Band, Lincoln's Promise, Savage Resurrection, Sky Blue (Lights By Provo)
Peace and Freedom Party Benefit
December 31, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Blue Cheer, Country Joe & the Fish, Lee Michaels, The Flamin' Groovies, Mad River,
Mt. Rushmore, The Diogenes Lantern Works
January 7, 1968 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Phil Ochs, The Loading Zone, Blue Cheer, Mad River, Mt. Rushmore, Committee Benefit for “Stop the Draft” Week.
January 26 to January 27, 1968 Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Mad River, Sons of Champlin, Peace
January 30, 1968 Pauley Ballroom, Berkeley, CA [ASUC Benefit Dance]
Country Joe and the Fish, Charlie Musselwhite, Mad River
February 2 to February 4, 1968 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Electric Flag, Mad River, Fugs, 13th Floor Elevators
February 16, 1968 Balconades, 181 W Santa Clara, San Jose, CA
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Freedom Highway, Mad River
March 31, 1968 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA
Mad River, Frumious Bandersnatch, Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, Notes from Underground
Benefit for Port Chicago Vigil
April 14, 1968 Provo Park, Berkeley, CA
Country Joe and the Fish, Mad River, Loading Zone, SF Mime Troupe performing
“Ruzzante” or “The Veteran”
May 2 to May 4, 1968 Retinal Circus, Vancouver BC.
Mad River, Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck, Seeds of Time, Paisley Rain, Addled Chromish
May 16, 1968 Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Mad River, Frumious Bandersnatch
Mad River were scheduled to also play the 17th, but for reasons I don’t recall they and Frumious Bandersnatch were replaced by Allmen Joy, Curley Cooke's Hurdy Gurdy Band and Petrus.
May 19, 1968 Provo Park, Berkeley, CA
Mad River, The Circus, Crystal Syphon
May 24, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
HP Lovecraft, Clara Ward Singers, Mad River [replacing Big Brother and the Holding Company who had cancelled]
May 25, 1968 Frost Amphitheatre, Stamford, Palo Alto, CA [McCarthy For President]
Peter, Paul & Mary, Mr Soul, Early Morning Fog, Mad River, Diamond Jim
May 25, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
HP Lovecraft, Clara Ward Singers, Mad River [replacing Big Brother and the Holding Company who had cancelled]
May 26, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
HP Lovecraft, Clara Ward Singers, Mad River [replacing Big Brother and the Holding Company who had cancelled]
July 6, 1968 Alameda Country Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA
Spyders, Mad River, Second Phase
July 23 to July 25, 1968 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA
Mad River
September 20, 1968 Marina High School, Hayward, CA [Welcome Dance]
The People, Mad River, Abercrombie Lights
October 15-17, 1968 Matrix, San Francisco, CA
Harvey Mandel, Mad River
October 20, 1968 Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA
Canned Heat, Grateful Dead, Mad River, Stonehenge
All Cal Rock Festival.
October 25 and 26, 1968 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA
Mad River, Popcorn [who were replacing Orion who was originally scheduled to appear]
October 26, 1968 Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CAJohnny Rivers, Jose Feliciano, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Iron Butterfly, Fraternity of Man, Buddy Miles Express, Rejoice, Lee Michaels, Mad River
November 3, 1968 Mandrake’s, Berkeley, CA
Notes from the Underground, Mad River, Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band [Dick Gregory Benefit]
November 4, 1968 Provo Park, Berkeley, CA
Notes from the Underground, Mad River, Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, Sky Blue, Country Weather
November 29, 1968 Pavilion Auditorium, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA
Mad River, Coffee, Groovy Cactus, Gilded Cage
January 16, 1969 Pauley Ballroom, Berkeley, CA
Steve Miller Band, Sons of Champlin, Mad River, Mint Tattoo, Frumious Bandersnatch, Allmen Joy, Better Half
Corry suggests that the venue for January 16, 1969 performance is probably the old Mariners Union Hall (as per Sons of Champlin road manager Charlie Kelly), not the Pauley Ballroom, pending other evidence.
February 28 to March 2, 1969 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Love, Mad River, Zephyr
March 21 and March 22, 1969 Finnish Center, Berkeley, CA (1819 10th Street, 10th & Hearst)
MC5, Mad River, Sky Blue, Flesh, Joy of Cooking
Benefit for Black & White Panther candidates for Berkeley city elections.
This venue may also have been known as the Finnish Cultural Hall.April 5, 1969 Humboldt State College, Arcata, CA
Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, Mad River, Larry Hanks, Lights by Sandoz (Youth Educational Benefit)
April 11 to April 12, 1969 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA
Congress of Wonders, Mad River
May 1, 1969 Vaudeville, Berkeley, CA
Mad River, Lamb, Douglas Mac and His Electric Moog, James Smith, Dementia, James Rinehart
May 2, 1969 Poppycock, Palo Alto, CA
Mad River
May 3, 1969 Poppycock, Palo Alto, CA
Mad River
May 23-25, 1969 Practice Field, San Jose State College, San Jose, CA Aquarian Family Festival
Ace of Cups, All Men Joy, Birth, Beggars Opera, Boz Skaggs, Crabs, Crow, Cleanliness & Godliness Skiffle Band, Devine Madness, Denver, Scratch, Elgin Marble, Flaming Groovies, Frumious Bandersnatch, Gentle Dance, Greater Carmichael Traveling Street Band, Glass Mountain, High Country, Jefferson Airplane, Joy of Cooking, Last Mile, Libras, Lamb, Living Color, Linn County, Mother Ball, Morning Glory, Mad River, Mt. Rushmore, Nymbus, Old Davis, Red Grass, Green Smoke, Rubber Maze, Rising Tide, Rejoice, Sunrise, Sable, Sons of Champlin, Sounds Unlimited Blues Band, Sandy Bull, The Steve Miller Band, Stoned Fox, South Bay Experimental Flash, Throckmorton, Tree of Life, Weird Herald, Womb, Warren Purcell, Zephyr Grove
June 1969 Unknown Venue, CO
The final show was in Colorado.
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