U.S.A 2004

Date - Place - Venue

Extra info

Monday, February 9,
@ Zuzu's Restaurant
472 Mass Ave., Cambridge 10:30-12:30 AM. Peasant Acoustic show (no drums) Billed as "The Unhappy Hour." Great food. Come, eat and stay.
Monday, February 16,
Pete is musical guest
@ Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Comedy Fringe

Pete is musical guest @ Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Comedy Fringe featuring comedy, theatre and music guests every monday. Jimmy Tingle Theatre, 255 Elm St., Davis Sq., Somerville. 9-11 pm. $7. (617)591-1616. www.jimmytingle.com.
Saturday, February 21,
@ The Middle East Downstairs


472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. The Bags Reunion Show.
Lineup: Black 47, BEEFY DC & The Bags.
Show starts around 9 pm. Tix selling out now!!!
Sunday, February 29,
WAAF 107.9 FM
Pete live solo acoustic. Local show with Carmelita!!!
Show starts 10 pm. New songs!
Thursday, March 4,
@ Bill's Bar
, Lansdowne St., Boston opening at 9:15 pm. Pete solo acoustic. Followed by Rosie Huntress (9:45), The Tint (10:45) and The Collisions (11:45).
Friday, March 5,
@ Lizard Loungewith Jim's Big Ego


1667 Mass Ave (under the Cambridge Common restaurant), between Harvard and Porter Sq., Cambridge, MA, (617) 547-0759. Cambridge. Show: Pete Cassani (9:30 pm), Jim's Big Ego (11 pm). Great food upstairs. 21 plus. $7.
Tuesday, March 9th,
@ Northeastern After Hours
attached to the Student Center. Northeastern University is on Huntington Ave., Boston. Show starts 10 pm.
Monday, March 15,
@ Harry's

140 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. (413)584-4100.
Show starts 10 PM. $5. Political Folk Night w/Pete Cassani (The Peasants), James O'Brien and Kirk Kelly.
Tuesday, March 30,
@ The Space
295 Treadwell St., Hamden, CT (203)288-6400. Starts 7 pm. Pete solo.
Thursday, April 1,
@ University of Hartford
Pete Live on WWUH 91.3 fm, CT (www.wwuh.org) Kevin's show from 1-4 pm.
Thursday, April 1,
@ The Cheshire Pub
908 S Main St., Cheshire, CT. (203)272-8204. Start at 9 pm.
Saturday, April 3,
@ Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer St., Bkln, NY (718)302-3770. www.petescandystore.com/home2.html.
9:00 Randy Kaplan, 10.00 Pete Cassani, 11.00 Daniel Carlson
.
Monday, April 5,
@ Grace Coffeehouse
555 Russell Ave., Wyckoff, NJ.
Tuesday, April 6th,
@ Fletcher's
701 S. Bond St., Baltimore, MD (410)558-1889. http://www.fletchersbar.com/ Doors @ 8 pm.
Wednesday, April 7,
@ East End Cafe
270 E Main St., Newark, DE (302)738-0880.
Thursday, April 8,
@ Olde Club





500 College Ave, Swarthmore, PA.
Doors at 8:00 pm. Folk the System!
Evan Greer and Pete Cassani and famed campus band The Left team up for a night of politically charged energetic rock, folk, and rhymes, at Swarthmore's favorite intimate music venue.
No cover charge, all ages.
Friday, April 9,
@ Fiume




45th and Locust St., Philadelphia, PA
Doors: 7:30pm. Benefit Concert for Why War (www.why-war.com), a national group working for peace and global justice through education and direct action. Pete Cassani, Evan Greer, and local act(s) TBA. All ages, $1-5 sliding scale donation requested.
Saturday, April 10,
@ Excuses Bar & Grille
Pittsburgh, PA. w/RAGWEED and The Cheats
Monday, April 12,
@ Jammin Javas
231 Maple Ave., E. Vienna, VA (703)255-1566.
Thursday, April 15,
@ York St. Cafe
738 York St., Newport, KY. (859)261-9675. www.wwuh.org. Doors at 8 pm. All Ages. 4 acts.
Friday, April 16th,
@ Seattle's Coffeehouse
131 N Market St., Wooster, OH. (330)262-2998. Doors: 8 pm.
Saturday, April 17, 2004,
@ The New Deal Cafe


113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD. (301)474-5642.
Open air event called The Crazy Quilt Festival starts noon til 11 pm. Pete going on after 6 pm. Outside weather permitting. www.newdealcafe.com.
Sunday, April 18,
@ The Skylight Exchange
405 1/2 Rosemary St., Chapel
Hill, NC (919)933-5550.
Monday, April 19,
@ Eddie's Attic,
515-B McDonough St., Decatur, GA.
http://www.eddiesattic.com.
Tuesday, April 20th,
@ Clifton's Pizza Company

2230 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, KY (502) 893-3730.
www.cliftonspizza.com.
The One Night Stand Show w/Heidi Howe 8-10 pm.
Thursday, April 22nd,
@ The Melody Inn



3826 N Illinois St., Indianapolis, IN. (317)923-4707.
Show: 10 pm-3am. 21+. $5. cover. http://www.melodyindy.com/contact.html
Possible In Store tba @ Luna Music Store early eve.
Pete solo opening for The Mary Pranksters of Baltimore, MD.
Friday, April 23,
@ Mokabe's Coffeehouse
3606 Arsenal St, St Louis, MO.
(314) 865-2009.
Saturday, April 24,
@ The Family Wash

2038 Greenwood Avenue, Nashville, TN. Great Food!! Call (615)226-6070 or (615)400-1887 for information. Show starts: 9 pm.
Monday, April 26,
@ Neutral Ground Coffee House
5110 Danneel St.
New Orleans, LA. Phone: 504/891-3381.
Tuesday, April 27,
@ Last Concert Cafe
1403 Nance St Houston TX (713)
226-8563 http://www.lastconcert.com.
Thursday, April 29,
@The Blue Dragon
1517 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM (505)268-5159.
Saturday, May 1,
@ Sacred Grounds
399 W 6th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: 310.514.0800 http://sgrounds.com.
Sunday, May 2nd,
@ Molly Malone's Irish Pub

575 South Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA. www.mollymalonesla.com. 323.935.1577.
Pete appears with The Peasants
Wednesday, May 5,
@ Canvas Gallery
1200 9th Ave & Lincoln, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.canvasgallery.com.
Thursday, May 6,
@ The G Street Pub
228 G St., Davis, CA (530)758-3154.
Saturday, May 8,
@ Simple Pleasures Cafe
3434 Balboa, San Francisco, CA
(415)387-4022.
Wednesday, May 12,
@ Sam Bonds Garage
407 Blair Blvd., Eugene, OR 97402.
(541)343-2635.
Thursday, May 13,
@ Caffe Vita
124 4th Avenue, Olympia, WA 98501.
Friday, May 14,
@ Mississippi Studios
3939 N. Mississippi, Portland, OR
(503)753-4473.
Saturday, May 15,
@ Lehani's Deli And Coffee
221 Taylor St, Port Townsend, WA
98368 Phone: (360) 385-3961.
Tuesday, May 18,
@ Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Ave., NW, Seattle,
WA 98107. (206)784-4880.
Thursday, May 20,
@ Center Stage Theater
111 Central Ave., Great Falls, MT. All Ages Show, 8 pm.
Friday, May 21,
@ MEMORIAL PARK










under the 6TH STREET BRIDGE. DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. SHOW STARTS AT 6PM. $5 Donation.

LINEUP: (NOT NECESSARILY IN THIS ORDER!)
1) COLIN & NICK & KRISTIN (local)
2) MIKE RAY (local)
3) THE CONVERSATION
4) SOUTHERLY
5) PETE CASSANI OF THE PEASANTS/BOSTON
Saturday, May 22,
We had to change the venue for this show to the FOE, the Eagles' Club, at 114 Main St., Vermillion
SD w/bands to be announced. ALL AGES SHOW!!! Doors at 8 pm. Cover $5. For more information, go to www.sdradicals.org
Sunday, May 23,
@ Chase Cafe



7301 N Sheridan, Chicago, IL. www.chasecafe.biz.
Food, coffee and music. 8 pm All ages.
Also performing:
Ripley Caine (www.ripleycaine.com), Sarah B (www.steeldog.org),
Shelley Miller (www.shelleymiller.net).
Thursday, May 27,
@ The Elbow Room
131 E Main St., Flushing, MI. (810)487-0662.
www.ercoffee.com. All Ages Show, showtime: 7 pm.
Friday, May 28,
@ Horizon Books
243 E Front St., Traverse City, MI. All Ages. 8 pm.
Saturday, May 29,
@ Schuler Books & Music
3165 Alpine, Walker, MI. (616)647-0999. www.schulerbooks.com. All Ages Show, doors: 7 pm.
Sunday, May 30th,
@ Maxwells Brew
2661 Bancroft St., Toledo, OH.
Music 8-12 midnight. Thurs-Sun. Food. All ages.

2004 - Part 2

Friday, December 3rd,
@ The Midway Cafe




3496 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, MA. www.midwaycafe.com
Doors: 9 pm, cover is $5. 21plus and open till 2 am.
With: Jim Infantino of Jim's Big Ego. Jim just agreed to open the show Friday with a solo set of his brilliantly funny original songs. Jim is an old friend from way back in the early days. He has a website as well at : www.bigego.com/jbe04/#red

Friday, November 19th,
@ The Abbey Lounge

The Peasants (11:30), Dirty Truckers (10:30), The Throttles (9:30),
3 Beacon St., Inman Square, Somerville. (617)441-9631. www.schnockered.com/abbey/abbey.htm
11:45 pm The Peasants, 10:45 pm The Downbeat 5, 09:45 pm The Dirty Truckers, 09:00 pm The Throttles

Sunday, November 14th,
@ the Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub














 

 

3-6 pm (on the corner of Brookline Ave. and Massachusetts Ave. in Central Square, Cambridge, Red Line Central stop). Requested donations of $20 (minimum donation of $10.) The benefit falls around the International Day of Tolerance.

The benefit will feature performances by well-known local Boston and international musicians, including:Mary Lou Lord, Awill Duale (Somalia), Balmus Ensemble (the Balkans), Chris Colburn (Buffalo Tom, the Mayflowers), Heidi Saperstein, Kristen Barry, Hilken Mancini (Fuzzy, The Count Me Outs, Punk Rock Aerobics, www.punkrockaerobics.com), Milo Jones (milojones.tv), Joe Keefe (The Unbusted, Juliana Hatfield), Natalie Flanagan, Pete Cassani (The Peasants), Jason Hatfield (Starhustler, the Marmalade, www.themarmalade.com), All ages.

Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Hitler, IRC is the among the world's leading nonprofit, nonsectarian agencies providing relief, protection, rehabilitation, resettlement services and advocacy for refugee and victims of oppression and violent conflict. IRC-Boston helps refugees from major sites of conflict around the world including Liberia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Congo and Sudan.

Saturday, November 6th,
@Flann O'Brien's Pub



Pete (Peasants) solo electric and Jason (Suspect Device) solo acoustic splitting the night.
Flann O'Brien's is at 1619 Tremont St. Mission Hill (Brigham Circle T stop on the Green Line "E" Train). 617.566.7744.
Show starts 9 pm.004
Sunday, October 31st,
@ WAAF

(107.3 FM) playing solo ELECTRIC...
Pete Cassani of The Peasants. 11:30 pm. Carmelita's Local Sunday Night Boston Music Show starts at 10 pm. Tune in and check it out.
Friday, October 29th,
@ Great Scotts

Corner of Harvard Ave. and Comm. Ave., Allston, MA. Halloween Election Day Madness w/Daisycutter, Superpower and The Peasants.

Thursday, October 14th,
@ The Sidewalk Cafe


CMJustkidding: Antifolk Night for the College Dropout Charts: 8- Jim Infantino (of Jim's Big Ego), 8:30- Pete Cassani (of The Peasants), 9:30- Carmaig de Forest, 10-JAYMAY, 11-The Kaiser Cartel, 12-Jamboree (many Secret Guests). (www.antifolk.net)
Wednesday, October 13th,
@ Passim's Folk Music Venue


Chris Chandler, Sandman and Pete Cassani of The Peasants bring Activist Rap-Spoken Word & Street Folk to Club Passim's, 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square, Cambridge (www.clubpassim.com) Show starts 8 pm. $10.
Saturday, September 4th,
@ The Abbey Lounge

3 Beacon St., Somerville (www.abbeylounge.com) with The Drags, Old Money (fr mem of The Unband/Northampton) and The Peasants (original lineup w/Steve Hart and Bill Close).
Friday, August 27th,
@ Hank's Saloon,
46 Third Ave, Brooklyn, NY. (718)625-8003.
Pete Solo electric w/drum thing. Other bands tba. No times yet.
Wednesday, July 28th,
@ Coyote Ugly Saloon,













234 Friend Street, Boston, MA 617-854-7300
(Use Haymarket T-Station) 8pm Showtime!

it's a musical voting rally at the Coyote Ugly Saloon in Boston -
which is practically right across the street from the DNC -

the Party will be hosted by Dave from Tree and Tiny the Terrible, and
will feature guest speakers from Rock The Vote, the American Civil
Liberties Union, and musical guests Pete Cassani and The Peasants,
daisycutter and Dave Tree's new band, Save Yourself!

Lineup:
9:00 pm The Peasants
10:30 pm Daisycutter
12 mid Save Yourself

Tuesday, July 27th,
@ The Boston Commons.
A Really Democratic Bazaar with tons of local musicians playing.
Pete plays 2:15-3 pm solo acoustic.
Friday, July 16th,
@ Black Tea Society






14 Lopez St., Central Sq. Cambridge. 6 pm-1 am. ALL AGES.

Other bands include: The Peasants or Pete Cassani (not sure which yet), The Profits, Amnesty Underground, Tom Neilson and Evan Greer.

Taste The Revolution!
Vegan Foodfest and Benefit Concert
To Benefit the Bl(A)ck Tea Society
www.blackteasociety.org

Friday, July 5th,
@ Club Passim
 






Harvard Square, Cambridge. Directions and info @ www.clubpassim.com. Dinner starts 6:30 pm. Show starts 8 pm. All ages. $8.

On the bill: Peter Dutton, Nicole Luparelli, Joe Wong, Dot Dwyer (and company) - aka Mrs. Potatohead, Pete Cassani, Evan O'Television and Peter Kastner.