Reviving San Diego's Rock Renaissance
Help me reconstruct the back story on these photos, which come from a set of snapshots I’m betting were taken on Nov. 17, 1983, when Noise 292 played the Che with Hair Theatre and 11 Sons. Near as I can make out, Jeff Lowe is playing bass with Hair Theater that night, while Dave Fleminger is drumming for Noise 292 … Or was this a show when Sergio was fronting the Answers?
Oh! And Jeff and I seem to be playing the same bass in these pictures … Was that his? ‘Twasn’t mine or Kristin’s.
Things that confuse me so far about this blog:
1. It looks like I needed to approve you guys’ comments to make them appear. I’d like to skip that pre-approval step in the interest of faster gratification.
2. I don’t know why the first post was dated May 2007??
3. Has anybody registered successfully yet? I just talked to Cole onna phone, and he was going to try.
4. I’d like to tart up the appearance, but I haven’t figured out how to upload themes.
This site and blog will be the gathering spot for us to assemble the inside story on the vibrant scene that flowered in San Diego around 1983 and 1984 and performed many of its most crucial shows at UCSD’s Che Cafe.
This “Che Underground” encompassed the varied sounds of the Answers, Hair Theatre, Noise 292, the Rockin’ Dogs, and the original and definitive Wallflowers. It spawned collaborations and friendships that have lasted a quarter-century. But it produced few artifacts and monuments, since the participants were frankly too busy enjoying the creative milieu to document it systematically.
We plan to change that. Welcome to the Che Underground!