Hair Theatre opens for Devo at Iguana’s: The Juni Bravo archive

Sergio, Hair Theatre, at Iguana's (Sept. 28, 1989)An online discovery has created a new Che Underground mystery to solve.

I ran across this video of the mighty Hair Theatre playing Iguana’s in Tijuana. Now I want to know how it made its way to YouTube and who-all is on the other half-hour of tape!

Some clues:

  1. The gig is dated Sept. 28, 1989, and the master VHS is credited to the “Juni Bravo archive.” It was posted to 3.Cameras.and.a.Microphone by someone who writes s/he knows nothing about the band and incorrectly identifies this San Diego North County group as Mexican.)
  2. Google and Facebook tell me that Juni Bravo was a friend to many of our San Diego circle and had relocated to Austin before she passed away in February 2015.
  3. At the end of the 11-minute segment, lead singer Sergio announces that “Devo is next.” A Google search reveals that Devo played two nights at Iguana’s: Sept. 28 and 29, 1989.
  4. Besides Sergio, the lineup onstage includes Cesar Castillo on guitar; Sergio Castillo on bass; Steve Broach on drums; Sam Wilson (I think?) Simon Holehouse on lead guitar; and John Murray on flute, harmonica and percussion.
  5. After the first 12 minutes, the balance of the 41-minute tape contains scenes from a Revolt in Style fashion show at … The San Diego Sports Arena, perhaps?

Some questions:

  1. How did a selection from Juni Bravo’s video archive make its way to YouTube, and are there more Che Underground-friendly segments in the vaults?
  2. What’s the fashion event? Do you recognize yourself in the crowd or on the stage?
  3. Who the heck is the band opening for the fashion show? The song seems to be “The Girl’s a Hot Potato.” (I’m picturing Mrs. Potato Head in go-go boots.)

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2 thoughts on “Hair Theatre opens for Devo at Iguana’s: The Juni Bravo archive

  1. Oh, duh! If you open up the YouTube description, the poster describes how s/he acquired the goods:

    “JUNI BRAVO ARCHIVE: I bought a bunch of live VHS tapes of Ebay about 6 months ago. I bought them mainly for a Bad Religion Multicam from 1988 that was uncirculated, but I got a while box of VHS tapes. The tapes were intriguing enough for me to try to find out who Juni is- it turns out that she was a Video archivist from the mid- to late-80s based in San Diego & texas. She followed the Exploited on tour in 1988 and produced the ‘Anarchy in the USA’ VHS tape for them. She passed away a couple of years ago and (unbeknownst to me) some guy was selling her stuff off. I decided to post the stuff that was OK to post publicly to be sure Juni got her due, and to let fans of the band see this stuff- there is some gold in here. I also NEED YOUR HELP with some of this stuff. The tapes were poorly labeled so I don’t know who some of the bands are, and I don’t know most of the venues. Any help identifying stuff is appreciated”

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