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the rathskeller
rock club/bar at 528 commonwealth avenue, kenmore square (opened 1974, closed november 15, 1997, demolished in october 2000, now a hotel)

1977

october 13 - the jam // nervous eaters
october 14 - the jam // nervous eaters

1979

january 20 - the plasmatics // The Molls // Rod Swenson's TV tapes
january 21 - the plasmatics // The Molls // Rod Swenson's TV tapes
june 13 - dead kennedys

1980

february 4 - the dawgs // gg allin and the jabbers

1981

march 21 - black flag

1983

june - stp (first show)
july 24 - early show - gbh // kraut // dys // july 24 - late show - gbh // kraut // moving targets
july 30 - metallica // raven // assassin // 2nd flyer
july 31 - metallica // raven // assassin // 2nd flyer
october 2 - gang green // psycho // classic ruins

1984

march 23 - husker du // r.e.m.
april 5 - the wipers // chain link fence // scruffy the cat
december 7 - the replacements // del fuegos

1985

february 14 - the f.u.'s
october 23 - the minutemen // the u-men // expando-brain

1986

february 2 - descendents // slapshot // psycho
april 6 - (no embrace) // dag nasty // slapshot
may 9 - ed gein's car // gang green // the queers // misunderstood
may 11 - Crippled Youth // Youth of Today // Youth Brigade
july 20 - descendents // dag nasty // justice league
july 27 - slapshot // doggy style // crippled youth
august 12 - 7 seconds // youth of today // crippled youth
december 6 - the pixies

1987

may 1 - scratch acid

1988

february 20 - white zombie // The Freeze // Slaughter Shack // Psycho
march 6 - wrecking crew // token entry // die kreuzen // white zombie // slaughter shack // apology
march 11 - raw deal // powerserge // eye for an eye
september 29 - rapeman
december 16 - the pixies

1989

january 28 - wrecking crew // eye for an eye // point blank
march 4 - slapshot // uppercut // crossface // underage
march 11 - sick of it all // raw deal // eye for an eye // wrecking crew
may 13 - token entry
may 14 - the freeze ("last show") // straw dogs // jerry's kids
july 10 - snfu
july 11 - bl'ast // psycho // the scam // underage
november 3 - raw deal
december 10 - slapshot // jones very // war at home
?? - crossface

1990

january 28 - swiz // killing time // bad trip
february 11 - wrecking crew // crossface // intent to injure // backbone
february 18 - eye for an eye // maelstrom // said and done // s.t.p. // 2nd flyer // 3rd flyer
march 12 - wrecking crew
may 12 - poison idea // wrecking crew // sheer terror // s.t.p.
may 26 - token entry // american standard // only living witness // kingpin
june 16 - slapshot // maelstrom // 2nd flyer
june 19 - shelter // said and done // quicksand // inside out
june 23 - jawbreaker // chinchilla whiplash // full nelson riley // rise
?? - uppercut // di
august 5 - nova mob // run westy run

1991

january 19 - slapshot // b'zrker // 2nd flyer
april 28 - burn
june 12 - hole
july 13 - hole
september 22 - the melvins
november 7 - hole

1992

october 11 - only living witness // stomp box // nobody's perfect // solstice
october 18 - slapshot // b'zrker
october 25 - slapshot // b'zrker // the champions // mind over matter
november 7 - sick of it all // headcleaner // b'zrker

1994

november 27 - cro-mags // opposition // insult // 6l6 // subzero
november 27 - overcast // daltonic // arise // opposition // hangman

1995

january 15 - High Defiance // Reason Enough // blood for blood
january 31 - bastard squad // broken toys // johnny bravo // the flux
february - murphy's law
february 24 - the casualties // the unseen // toxic narcotic // youth hostile // all systems stop
march 26 - the allstonians // the planet smashers (mtl) // the urge (stl)
spring 1995 show listing
april 2 - conflict (uk) // toxic narcotic // the pist // august spies
april 23 - Dog Eat Dog // blood for blood // In Line // Brawl Park // Rise
May 6 - Maclads (uk) // Chum // Big Bad Bollocks
May 7 - Maclads (uk) // The Bruisers // Public Nuisance // August Spies
May 13 - Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black! // The Peecocks // Serum // Architectual Metaphor
june 2 - high defiance // anomanes // bonehead // el slacko // alliance
july 10 - extreme noise terror // toxic narcotic // grief
summer 1995 show listing
august 11 - blood for blood // Reason Enough // Odium // Triphammer // XXL
august 30 - logical nonsense // toxic narcotic // august spies // the degenerats // the jerkoffs
september 24 - citizen fish // the varukers (uk) // toxic narcotic // bender
september 29 - doc hopper // bollweevils // the showcase showdown // weston // nofriendo
october 22 - boston punk olympics - the pissants // public nuisance // opie // churn // the dregs // 86'd // the casualties // choking victim // maggot // toxic narcotic // showcase showdown // the unseen // august spies // endangered feces
november 11 - Life of Agony // Honkey Ball // Reason Enough // Blood for blood // Cage
november 19 - Warzone // Blood for blood // XXL // Insult // Blackbelt
november 30 - g.b.h. (uk) // jerry's kids // wrecking crew
december 30 - assuck (fl) // s.f.a. // toxic narcotic // public nuisance // insult

1996

january 7 - the casualties // the unseen // the showcase showdown // all systems stop // the krays // disorderly conduct
winter 1996 show listing
january 14 - murphy's law // blanks '77 // toxic narcotic // stitches // vertical smile
january 19 - honkeyball // big wig // dismay // voyager one
january 21 - Merauder // Blood for blood // Darkside // Reason Enough
february 4 - hammerhead // otis
february 8 - d.r.i. // toxic narcotic // acid bath // august spies
february 9 - the queers // cletus // the cretins
february 11 - Merauder // Blood for blood // Reason Enough // Bitter // Stigmata
february 14 - mr. t experience // the smugglers // beezwax // the freaks
february 17 - early all ages show - gang green // honkeyball // bad mother seed // february 17 - late show - gang green // the freeze // humble gods // underball
february 20 - napalm death // sheer terror // anomanes
february 24 - the casualties // toxic narcotic // the unseen // all systems stop // youth hostile
march 2 - tree // cast iron hike // bigwig // bastard squad
march 6 - no use for a name // high standard
march 7 - soul's at zero // slapshot // drain
winter and spring 1996 show listing
march 10 - Blood for blood // Pro-Pain // Crisis // Forced Fed // Shovelhead
march 12 - the bouncing souls
march 16 - blanks 77 // snap her // toxic narcotic // the unseen
march 17 - the amazing royal crowns // dropkick murphys // all systems stop // the trouble
march 19 - kreator (ger) // screw
march 26 - squirt gun
march 31 - choking victim (nyc) // the dreggs (nyc) // august spies // disorderly conduct // the lobotomies
april 5 - the varukers (uk) // the casualties // the insubordinates // distraught // the unseen
april 13 - oxymoron (ger) // braindance (uk) // the casualties // the un-invited // the unseen
april 20 - deadguy // bloodlet // 454 big block // stillsuit // ten yard fight
may 1 - the dwarves // f.y.p. // damnation // toxic narcotic // august spies
june 1 - anti-flag // the showcase showdown // the unseen // freeeks // banner of hope // 2nd flyer
june 2 - Brawl Park // 25 Ta Life // Blood for blood // The Icemen // Drain
june 14 - bomb squadron // dissucks // agent 84 // the skabs // the nothings // bastard squad
june 30 - the retards (to) // august spies // freeeks // 7% // scapegoats
july 7 - politikill incorect // august spies // -product // out cold
july 21 - Madball // Blood for blood // Reason Enough
july 27 - defiance (pdx) // distraught (nyc) // broken (ct) // the unseen // 2nd flyer
august 4 - public nuisance // assrash // broken // insult // the spidercunts
august 16 - blanks 77 // the showcase showdown // the bristles // august spies // lapid rags
september 8 - swingin' utters // the freeze // dropkick murphys // the rickets // outlets // ducky boys // bastard squad // dislexics
september 22 - Merauder // Warzone // Blood for blood // Subzero // 12 x Over
september 25 - penis fly trap // kermit's fingers // god told me to
september 28 - bastard squad // the nothings // dr. smooth // f.b.a. // kicked in the head // village idiot
autumn 1996 show listing
october 8 - code-13 (mn) // god is my co-pilot // toxic narcotic // august spies
october 13 - broken heroes (nj) // freeeks // u.s. chaos (nj) // ducky boys // the lobotomies // dropkick murphys
october 22 - boston punk olympics - public nuisance // the casualties // choking victim // the pissants // showcase showdown // maggot // toxic narcotic // august spies // endangered feces // the unseen // 2nd flyer
november 2 - anti-flag // disco crisis // the freeeks // scapegoats // the degenerates
november 17 - the ducky boys // submachine (pa) // the piss drunks (sea) // vince vega & the beer sluts // toxic narcotic // the ultamatics (pa) // the subjects // 2nd flyer
november 20 - 7 seconds // toxic narcotic // toe-tag // one-ton shotgun
november 23 - the casualties // broken // the unseen // banner of hope (ny) // zyklon zeroes // 13 tons of napalm // harry and the commish
november 24 - dropkick murphys // ducky boys // wife beater
november 26 - cannibal corpse // brutal truth // immolation // dread
november 27 - gang green // batallion of saints // dropkick murphys // hellbender // dislexics
december 1 - m.o.d. // toxic narcotic // discontent // a.d.i. // bitter
december 4 - schleprock // handsome // 3 1/2 girls
december 8 - blank '77 // mu-330 // ducky boys // dropkick murphys // the scapegoats
december 14 - the showcase showdown // the wretched onces // august spies // killer kowalski // the pinkerton thugs
december 15 - godflesh // v.o.d.
december 21 - violent society (pa) // the unseen // disorderly conduct // gringo

1997

january 19 - guttermouth // bastard squad // the dislexics // the pipsqueeks // assorted jellybeans // 2nd flyer
January 26 - Earth Crisis // Blood for Blood // 454 Big Block // Reason Enough
february 8 - the bruisers // big bad bollocks // ducky boys // dropkick murphys // the trouble
february 22 - converge // cast iron hike // deadguy // by the grace of god // fastbreak
february 23 - Fury of V // Blood For Blood // 25 Ta Life // Ducky Boys // Distrust // Reason Enough
march 16 - anti-flag // the unseen // lapid rags // :30 seconds over tokyo // the baltimore foot stompers // 2nd flyer
march 22 - the showcase showdown // the suspects (dc) // august spies // oblivion (chi) // humble beginnings (nj)
march 29 - tom and boot boys (jpn) // the discocks // the casualties // the unseen // the ducky boys
april 6 - anti-heroes // dropkick murphys // stormwatch // all systems stop // ducky boys // gang green
april 8 - kiss it goodbye // overcast // get high // unionsuit
april 13 - the business // warzone // toxic narcotic // showcase showdown // dropkick murphys
spring 1997 show listing
april 26 - the business // bratface // metrorage warehouse toboggan // the medveds
may 3 - the ducky boys // the unseen // those unknown (nj) // bomb squadron (pa) // the trouble // pinkerton thugs
may 10 - h20 // dropkick murphys // floorpunch // get high // drowning man
june 1 - the unseen // banner of hope // ducky boys // the casualties // all systems stop
june 15 - 25 ta life // blood for blood // fury of five // misled // krutch // hoods // diecast
june 21 - cast iron hike // damnation ad // sweetbelly freakdown // get high // close call // 2nd flyer
july 7 - hands tied // fastbreak // follow through
july 12 - the showcase showdown // ducky boys // :30 seconds over tokyo // those unknown
july 16 - bastard squad // stitches (ny) // eldopa (sf) // falling sickness // assorted jellybeans
august 9 - boston punk olympics - dropkick murphys // working stiffs (sf) // randumbs (sf) // ducky boys // the suspects // the trouble // hridnik stew (nj) // :30 seconds over tokyo
august 10 - boston punk olympics - the unseen // niblick henbane (nj) // pinkerton thugs // bomb squadron (pa) // dislexics // public nuisance (nyc) // up-yours (co) // maggot (nyc)
august 16 - blanks 77 // showcase showdown // the bristles // august spies // lapid rags
september 7 - swingin' utters // dropkick murphys // big bad bollocks // u.s. bombs // the trouble
september 13 - one way system // public nuisance // the unseen // maggot // the krays
september 14 - madball // ten yard fight // reach the sky // floorpunch // blood for blood // in my eyes // all out war // 2nd flyer
september 26 - guttermouth // ten foot pole // one hit wonder // ducky boys // :30 seconds over tokyo
september 28 - the casualties // the unseen // holy caust // the afflicted // the statistics // the epitomies
october 17 - down by law // anti-flag // ducky boys // pinkerton thugs
november 1 - all out war // Wrecking Crew (reunion) // Blood for Blood // Reach The Sky // Earth Crisis // One King Down
november 8 - the ducky boys // the trouble // the unseen // :30 seconds over tokyo // pinkerton thugs // dropkick murphys // carpet patrol
november 9 - hellchild (jpn) // toxic narcotic // disassociate
november 15 - stratford mercenaries (uk) // aus-rotten // the unseen // the epitomies // boiling man // the afflicted (last all ages show at the rat)
november 15 - gang green (last show at the rat)
november 16 - converge // brutal truth // cave in // ire // non com pos men tis // cable (cancelled) // 2nd flyer
?? - ten yard fight // shift // (hand's tied)

???

january 7 - the casualties // the unseen // the krays // the showcase showdown // all systems stop // disorderly conduct
January 26 - H20 // Ensign // 97a
march 5 - the business (uk) // the bruisers // public nuisance // pissants
june 6 - marginal man // 76% uncertain // psycho // no system
july 15 - the mighty mighty bosstones // the neats
august 8 - the hard-ons (aus) // jerry's kids // the loved ones
august 20 - slapshot // honkeyball // bitter
september 6 - the vandals // strung out // v-card // the unseen
september 30 - tree // stompbox // flytrap // reason enough // smut
december 3 - lemonheads // di // doggy style // apology (first show) // iicu