From 1996 through 1997, Tony Brooke recorded, mixed and webcast a series of events for Disc Makers called the Unsigned Band World Series at venues in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. This battle-of-the-bands series took place in cities across the US for many years, and was later renamed the Independent Music World Series.
The events and artists were:
3/21/96
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
Mo'Fessionals, Fungo Mungo, Filibuster, MK Ultra, Jazz Iguanas, Carnival Dogs
6/13/96
Café a-Go-Go, New York City
Primordial Source, Memby, Oyabando, Swim, The Unhinged, Vaporhead
(not the original Café a-Go-Go)
11/7/96
Troubadour, Los Angeles
Hot Chicken Stew, The Tories, Afreaka Nature, 4 or 5 Dopes, ESP+, Barbara Ann
4/24/97
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
California Cowboys, Comfy Chair, Stark Raving Brad, Dizzybam, Stem, Cream of Wee Gee
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