Get Smart! Now that was some good music. Started out while
attending the University of Kansas at Lawrence. They moved to Chicago
in the early 80's. I became friends with them and saw them perform live
at least 100 times. Below is a sampling of posters and records from my
collection. The plan is to fill it out as we go with all the important
details.
–Brendan deVallance
Marc Koch: Guitar and lead vocals
Frank Loose: Drums and vocals
Lisa Wertman Crowe: Bass gutar and vocals
Bob Lara - guitar (1987-1990)
Ric Menck - drums (1988)
Jay Sebastian - drums (1988-1989)
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Get Smart! at Harpers Weekly, Chicago
June 1, 1985
Get Smart! at the West End, Chicago
December 7, 1985
Get Smart! at the Metro, Chicago
February 15, 1986
Get Smart! at Gaspars, Chicago
August 15, 1986
Get Smart! at Gaspars, Chicago
March 29, 1986
Get Smart! at the Metro, Chicago
November 12, 1986
Get Smart! at the Caberet Metro, Chicago
February 4, 1987
Get Smart! at Club Stodola, Chicago
February 28, 1987
Get Smart! at the Cubby Bear, Chicago
May 30, 1987
Get Smart! at the Cubby Bear, Chicago
March 31, 1988
Get Smart! at the
Cubby Bear, Chicago
September 25, 1988
Set Smart! at the Vic, Chicago
July 10, year unknown
Get Smart! at Lounge Ax Chicago
March 17, 1989
Get Smart! at the Cubby Bear, Chicago
August 26, 1989
Get Smart! at Batteries Not Included, Chicago
October 14, 1989
Get Smart!
"Action Reaction"
released: 1984, on Fever Records
Get Smart!
"Swimming with Sharks"
released: 1986, on Fever Records
Fresh Sounds Cassette compilation
release:1981
Get Smart!
"Words Move"
released: 1981
Get Smart!
This is a Fledi-disc
released: 1981
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Warning: These songs were turned from the original vinyl copies in my rag-tag collection into MP3s using the most primitive means possible. There is no way that these sound as good as the original versions. Get a turntable for christsake!
The music that was on American radio and in the public consciousness in the late 70s and early 80s just wasn't what was in our heads. We were too nervous, too excited and too creative to let Foreigner and Journey be our musical wallpaper. I didn't know what David Byrne was going on about in "Psycho Killer", but I knew that it was exactly what I wanted to hear. The handful of American (and scores of British) acts that were taking chances at the time were what we lived for. And we were determined to further the cause and fill the air with something exciting. Also, going to college in the middle of Kansas had a way of making you want to do the musical equivalent of farting in church.
–Lisa Wertman Crowe
This is the story of how it came to be.
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