Bitesize shows

events are listed in reverse chronological order (in other words, upcoming shows are at the top, followed by past events):

Sunday, July 12, 2009 -- Bitesize will be playing at The Festival of Drums on Sunday, July 12th @ the Stork Club (2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland). Other bands include Static Mind-Fi, The New Dysfunctions, Siddhartha, The Happy Clams, Bunny Numpkins and the Kill Blow-Up Reaction, Harlan Hollander, and David & Joanna, DJ Mole, DJ Tidbit, and Kelsey on Accordion. Every band will be adding extra percussion to their sets, plus there is a BBQ, and Bunny Numpkins & the Kill Blow-Up Reaction's are having their CD release. All for a mere 7 bucks! The show starts at 5pm, Bitesize goes on at 7pm.

Thursday, March 12, 2009 -- Bitesize reuinites yet again for an excellent show at the Eagle Tavern (398 12th St. San Francisco, CA). We'll be playing with one of our very favorite local bands, Ex-Boyfriends, as well as the excellent Control-R. at 9pm, 21+.

Sunday, February 18, 2007 -- Bitesize returns for their first show in two years! It will be a very special night, as two other great, quirky East Bay bands of yesteryear will be coming together for this reunionfest: the Gazillions and Zebu! The evening is brought to you by the Gazillions, who (in addition to playing their first live show since their lead David Hologram was shot on stage by his arch-nemesis over five years ago) will be presenting satellite bands that members of that group have gone on to form: Uncus, The Mothballs, The Trenchermen, The Bleu Canadians, and Bunny Numpkins & The Kill Blow Up Reaction. It will all be happening at the Stork Club (2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland).

Thursday, February 17, 2005 -- Bitesize will be performing at the Stork Club (2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland) along with Space Vacuum from Outer Space and the Militant Children's Hour.

Saturday, January 29, 2005 -- Bitesize will be performing at Karma, The Best Queer & Trans Escape from the Drama of Everyday Life in the Bay Area!". other performers include DeepDiCkollective, JadeBlueEclipse, Simone de la Getto, Alotta Boutté, LeMay, Malkia, Will Dewar, DJ GARCIA and many more!!! at El Rio Bar (3158 Mission St), Doors: 9pm, Show: 10pm - SHARP! Cover is FREE before 9pm, $8 after.

Friday, December 3rd, 2004 - Bitesize will perform at the famous Stork Club (2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland). with the Mothballs, the Bowel Tones, and Zero Mass. $5!

Friday, November 26, 2004 -- Bitesize will perform at the Femina Potens sponsored event Rock Out w/out yr Cock Out. the other artists on the bill include Fern Capella, Katastrophe, and Shawna Virago and the Deadly Nightshades. Located at the Edinburgh Castle (950 Geary, in SF) only $5, doors are at 9pm.

Saturday, October 23, 2004 -- Bitesize will perform on KALX 90.7 FM, UC Berkeley's college radio station! the program KALX Live begins around 9pm, we will likely go on around 9:30pm.

behold: our archive of past shows circa 2000-2004
(in chronological order...)
Date
Where
With
Fri.
January 7, 2000
Al's Bar - Los Angeles, CA With Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1976 and another band to be announced!
Fri.
January 14, 2000
Covered Wagon Saloon - San Francisco, CA With Secadora
April 18, 2000 Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco) The Get-Go and the Lo-Fi Neisans
April 21, 2000 Press Club (Sacramento) the Skirts
May 5 Covered Wagon (San Francisco) other bands
May 6, 2000 Press Club (Sacramento) other bands
May 27, 2000 The Stork Club (Oakland) Carlos and Bitchcraft
July 7, 2000 Al's Bar (Los Angeles) Kirby Grips (CD release), Rizzo, Buxotics
July 9, 2000 Linda's Doll Hut (Anaheim) other bands
July 15, 2000 21 Grand (Oakland) others
July 20, 2000 the Cocodrie (SF) other bands
August 16, 2000 E.J.'s (Portland) other bands
August 17, 2000 the Breakroom (Seattle) the Cinematics and other bands
August 18, 2000 Vista Del Mar (Eureka, CA) other bands
August 26, 2000 the 40th St. Warehouse (40th and Shafter in Oakland) High on Fire, Problem and Bitchcraft (ALL AGES!)
September 5, 2000 Bottom of the Hill (SF) Warm Wires, the Gazillions
September 16, 2000 the Stork Club (Oakland) Westbury Squares (Austin, TX), Go National (Sacramento)
October 4, 2000 the Tempest (SF) other bands
October 13, 2000 the Press Club (Sacramento) other bands
January 5, 2001 the PortLite (Oakland) One Step Shift and October Allied
January 6, 2001 Kimos (SF) My Sunny Disposition and Replicator
January 20, 2001 the Tempest (SF) other bands
February 2, 2001 the Stork Club (Oakland) Pop Gun, Cutlass Supreme
March 23, 2001 the Starry Plough (Berkeley) Cover to Cover
March 26, 2001 the Stork Club (Oakland) The Mr. O Show
May 11 the Stork Club (Oakland) Bangs, Tracy and the Plastics
June 2, 2001 the Stork Club (Oakland) the Get-Go (CD release), Peter Parker
Mon.
August 6, 2001
Satyricon - Portland, OR ?
Tues.
August 7, 2001
Ash Street Saloon - Portland, OR Nut Brown, Fruit of the Legion of Loom, The Quaker Goats
Wed.
August 8, 2001
Graceland - Seattle, WA ?
Thurs.
August 9, 2001
The Blackbird - Portland, OR ?
Fri.
August 10, 2001
Redmond Firehouse - Redmond, WA
ALL AGES!
The Hit, The Love Punch, and one more tba
Sat.
August 11, 2001
The Midnight Sun - Olympia, WA
ALL AGES!
?
Sat.
September 8, 2001
KALX live on 90.7 FM, Berkeley, CA
show begins around 9pm
?
Wed.
September 19, 2001
Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA BITESIZE CD RELEASE!!!
with Deerhoof and the Blast Rocks
Sat.
October, 6 2001
Stork Club - Oakland, CA with Fluke Starbucker and Baby Carrot
Sat.
October 27, 2001
Starry Plough - Berkeley, CA 2nd Annual Murder Ballad
Bash Halloween show
Sat.
November 17, 2001
Voodoo Lounge - San Francisco, CA with Me First and The Smarties
Fri.
November 29, 2001
Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA bEASTfest SHOW!
with Kirby Grips, Dealership and the Blast Rocks!!!
Sat.
December 22, 2001
C&W Saloon - San Francisco, CA with the Warm Wires
Sat.
January 26, 2002
Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, CA the Delphines, the Velvet Teen
Thurs.
February 14, 2002
Stork Club - Oakland, CA sex indie-stry benefit show!
Fri.
March 15, 2002
Voodoo Lounge - San Francisco, CA with Amscray and Fluke Starbucker
Sat.
March 23, 2002
Stork Club - Oakland, CA the Get-Go and Mas Melo
Wed.
April 24, 2002
KEXP 90.3FM - Seattle WA live on the radio at noon!
Wed.
April 24, 2002
Crocodile Cafe - Seattle WA The Lashes, Grain USA
Thurs.
April 25, 2002
Univ. of Oregon street fair - Eugene, OR 3 pm
Thurs.
April 25, 2002
Downtown Lounge - Eugene, OR Paradigm
Fri.
April 26, 2002
The Voyeur - Olympia, WA Pinq, TBA
Sat.
April 27, 2002
Satyricon - Portland, OR ?
Fri.
May 10, 2002
Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA Cubby Creatures
Fri.
May 17, 2002
Stork Club - Oakland, CA Whole Enchilada Records benefit show with the Mass, Dr. Abacus and more!
Sat.
June 1, 2002
Voodoo Lounge - San Francisco, CA The Smarties Farewell tribute Show! - with Dealership, the Get-Go, Jolly, the Doormats and more...
Sat.
June 8, 2002
Kimos, San Francisco, CA Love Is Chemicals
Thurs.
June 27, 2002
Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, CA Charmless, Che: Chapter 127, Rae Spoon
Sun.
July 7, 2002
Talk of the Town, Oakland, CA Tribe 8, Venus Bleeding
Wed.
Aug 7, 2002
I Spy, Seattle, WA Automation and Kingpin Hayes
Thurs.
Aug 8, 2002
Ash Street Saloon, Portland, OR Suburbia and Burn Out
Fri.
Aug 9, 2002
Le Voyeur, Olympia, WA Litter Neat, the Q Band and the Gossip
Sun.
Sept 29, 2002
Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco, CA lots of craziness!
Sunday, October 13th Hemlock Tavern
San Francisco, CA
Cherrybomb Zine Benefit!
Friday, November 8th Starry Plough
Berkeley, CA
The Librarians and Knulla Roofs
Thursday, December 12th Oakland Metro
Oakland, CA
Gravy Train and Bevin Blectum
Saturday, February 15th Porter College Dining Hall
Univ. of California at Santa Cruz
Xiu Xiu, Pansy Division, Nomy Lamm, and Dear Nora
Friday, February 21st Starry Plough
Berkeley, CA
A.M. (Ex-Applesaucer) and Knulla Roofs
Wednesday, March 19th The Bistro
Hayward, CA
Knulla Roofs
Saturday, May 24 Voodoo Lounge, San Francisco a Mission Creek Music Festival show: with Fields of Gaffney, Little Pocket Knife, Kung Fu USA
Sunday, June 29 SF Pride main stage lots of acts...
Sunday, July 13 Club Galia - 2565 Mission, SF Home at Last Animal Rescue Benefit - other acts include Kitten on the Keys, ButcheR and SmeaR, etc.
Friday, July 25 Kimo's - Polk & Pine, SF the Skyflakes, Short Round, the Specs
Monday, Sept. 22 Cherry Bar - Folsom at 5th St., SF Girlstock 2004
Sunday, October 12 The Stork Club, Oakland, CA Speed's B-day Show!
with Jewdriver, Ill-gotten Gains, Bitchcraft
Thursday, October 16 Oakland Metro - Broadway at 2nd daniland talent showcase!
with Michelle Tea, Sini Anderson's Opening Band, The Suicide Kings, Aya de Leon, and others
Thursday, October 22 Oakland Metro - Broadway at 2nd Gravy Train!!!, the Vanishing
Friday, November 14 Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA 20 Minute Loop, the Ex-Boyfriends
Tuesday, December 9 El Rio -
3158 Mission St (@ Cesar Chavez), San Francisco, CA
Ladyfest Bay Area 2004 benefit with Beautiful Engines, butcheR and smeaR, Thick as Thieves
Friday, December 12 The Stork Club - 2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA Show Me State, Ned, Cubby Creatures
Friday, January 23, 2004 Oakland Metro (Broadway @ 2nd), Oakland, CA The Quails, King Cobra (ex-Need), and Wikkid. show at 9pm, 18 and over, $7.
Friday, June 4 Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA (3101 Shattuck Ave) Ex-Boyfriends, Robo Sapien
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA (17th & Texas) a Camp Trans benefit! also featuring the Woodyz, Katastrophe, & Shawna Virago and the Deadly Nightshade Family
Sunday, August 1, 2004 12 Galaxies, San Francisco, CA LadyFest Bay Area closing night! also featuring the Boyskout, addicted2fiction, Secret Synthi, One Trick Pony, and Clever Girl
Sunday, September 5, 2004 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA (17th & Texas) Storm (ex-Flower SF)
Sunday Sept 26, 2004 Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco, CA lots of craziness!


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