Rat Bastard's
To Live and Shave in LA
Live & Studio Archive


To Live and Shave in L.A. Recording
August 25th & 26th 2007 @ Think Tank in Hoboken NJ

recording by Matt Azzarto & Don Fleming

11 separated instrumental tracks from the November 2007 "The Cortége" sessions

music by Chris Grier - Liz Armstrong -  Dimthings - Patrick Spurlock - Nondor Nevai - Graham Moore
Andrew Barranca - Mark Morgan - Ben Wolcott - Don Fleming - Kelly Jamison - Mark Shellhaas - Rat Bastard

vocals by Tom Smith - Cherie Lily - Andrew W.K. - Liz Armstrong - Nondor Nevai - Dimthings
vocals will be included on the final mix of "The Cortége"

SIDE A
1.1 - BW - MM - GM - AB - AB - CG - CG - CG - DF  - RB - KJ - MS - NN
        1.2 - BW - MM - AB - AB - DF - RB - NN                                                   
    1.3 - GM - MM - AB - AB - CG - CG - DF - RB - PS - NN                           
   1.4 - BW - GM - AB - AB - CG - CG - DF - RB - KJ - MS - NN                   
       1.5 - BW - MM - CG - CG - DF - RB - PS - D                                             
1.6 - BW - MM - GM - AB - AB - DF - RB - NN - D                                    

SIDE B
  
2.1 - BW - MM - GM - AB - AB - CG - CG - DF - RB - NN - NN                
     2.2 - BW - GM - AB - AB - DF - RB - KJ - MS - NN                                  
    2.3 - BW - MM - AB - AB - CG - CG - DF - RB - PS - NN                          
       2.4 - GM - MM - AB - AB - DF - RB - LA                                                   
2.5 - BW - GM - MM - AB - AB - CG - CG - CG - DF - RB - KJ - MS - NN


To Live and Shave in L.A. Tour 2007



Graham Moore / Ben Wolcott / Tom Smith / Rat
* Chris Grier - east coast dates only *
* Don Fleming & Andrew WK - NYC date only *


April 2007

27 fri - Nashville @ The Springwater
* guests  Chris Davis & Pat Dundon & Leslie Keffer *

28 sat - Lawrence KS @ Replay Lounge
* guests Dan Kozak & Suzanne Levy *

29 sun - Denver @ Rhinoceropolis

May 2007
1 tue - Seattle @ Rendezvous
10pm @ SS Marie Antoinette 6pm

2 wed - Portland @ Rotture
* guests Dead/Bird & Kilynn *

3 thur - Oakland @ 21 Grand
* guests Marlon Kasberg & Weasel Walter *

4 fri - San Francisco @ Hemlock
* guests  Marlon Kasberg & Weasel Walter *

5 sat - Los Angeles @ The Smell
* guests  Liz Armstrong & Tom Van Dyke & Ren Schofield & Scott Kinsey *

6 sun - Los Angeles @ The Pehrspace
* guests Liz Armstrong & Tom Van Dyke & Ren Schofield & Scott Kinsey & Billy Taylor *

8 tue - Minneapolis @ Turf Club
* guest  Matt St-Germain *

9 wed - Chicago @ Nihilist
* guest  Brian McMahon *

10 thur - Detroit @ MoCAD
* guests  Aaron Dilloway & Andy Ortmann *

11 fri - Philadelphia @ The Avant Gentlemen's Lodge
* guest  Andrew "gay bomb" Barranca *

12 sat - Baltimore @ The Bank
* guests  Andrew "gay bomb" Barranca & Mark and Kelli Shellhaas *

13 sun - Washington DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel
* guests Mark and Kelli Shellhaas *

14 mon - New York City @ Club Midway
* guests Mark and Kelli Shellhaas *




WFMU 5 Sep 2006



To Live and Shave in L.A. Recording
December 11th & 12th 2004 @ Echo Canyon in NYC


Chris Grier / Tom Smith / Ben Wolcott / Don Fleming / Rat Bastard / Andrew W. K. / Thurston Moore

recording by Aaron Mullan

Presented in 25 parts
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25



To Live and Shave in L.A. Tour 2004


Tom Smith - vocals
Rat Bastard - radio, electronics
Ben Wolcott - oscillator
Don Fleming - guitars, synthesizer
Mark Morgan - guitars
Andrew W. K. - drums, electronic percussion
Chris Grier - finance administrator

 New York City - 10 Sep 2004 - North Six

Baltimore - 11 Sep 2004 - Tarantula Hill

Newport KY - 12 Sep 2004 - Southgate House

Chicago - 13 Sep 2004 - Empty Bottle

Detroit - 14 Sep 2004 - Detroit Art Space

Rochester - 15 Sep 2004 - Bug Jar

Easthampton MA - 16 Sep 2004 - Flywheel

Providence - 17 Sep 2004 - Safari Lounge

New York - 18 sep 2004 - Tonic

Jersey City NJ - 19 Sep 2004 - WFMU



To Live and Shave in L.A. Tour 1999


Rat Bastard - bass
Tom Smith - vocals
Misty Martinez - vocals
Weasel Walter - guitar, sax
Nandor Nevai - drums, vocals


 Philadelphia - October 19 1999 - Khyber Pass

 Cleveland - October 20 1999 - Speak in Tongues

Green Bay - October 21 1999 - Amnesia

Chicago - October 22 1999 - 6 Odum

Detroit - October 23 1999 - Contemporary Arts Center

Rochester - October 24 1999 - Bug Jar

Providence - October 25 1999 - Fort Thunder

NYC - October 27 1999 - The Cooler


UK/France Tour 1998


Rat Bastard - bass
Tom Smith - vocals
Greg Chapman - keys
Billy Taylor - electronics
Nandor Nevai - drums, vocals
Julien Becourt - electronics
 Andy Bolus - electronics


London UK - Feb 1998

Newcastle UK - Feb 1998

Paris France - Feb 1998

Marseille France - Feb 1998

Lyon France - Feb 1998