Brave Combo Beginnings
Tim Walsh's gig by gig diary of the first four years of Brave Combo.
I tried to keep a record of each show we did, how much money we were paid, and how much I kept after expenses in parentheses.;xNLx;It's interesting to note how quickly the band started once we began booking gigs. It was full throttle building over the course of the summer of 1979; by the time the summer ended, three of us (Carl, Dave, and I) had decided to keep Brave Combo as our only means of employment. At an average $120 split four ways per wedding, one can see how little it took for us to get by in the old days of Denton!
1979-04-27 19:00:00
Gig#1
"Polka at Sunset with Brave Combo" - Outdoors! Lyceum Amphitheater, NTSU Union, Denton, TX 7:30 PM
1979-04-29 14:00:00
Gig#2
"Mad-Hatters Mayfest" out-in-the-parking lot party Grand Opening of Dance Theater of the Southwest's Studio S. Elm Street, Denton, TX 2 PM (?) - sundown
1979-05-01 18:00:00
Gig#3
"1st Anniversary Party" Inside the Long Narrow Dim (but nice!) Bar Yesteryear's downtown Ft. Worth (Commerce & Belknap) 8 - 11:30 PM
1979-05-03 12:00:00
Gig#4
The NTSU Student Union Presents "Brave Combo", In Concert at the Noon Courtyard Series
1979-05-05 22:30:00
Gig#5
Polka Party #1 at the Hip Pocket Theater, Hwy 80 West, Ft. Worth BRAVE COMBO follows "Antimoso and the Bear"
1979-05-06 12:00:00
Gig#6
BRAVE COMBO Opens a Beautiful Sunday at the 1979 Fort Worth MAYFEST "Star Attraction of the Center Ring Stage"
1979-05-18 21:00:00
Gig#7
Gig #7 18 May 1979, Friday The "Second" Yesteryear's 1st Anniversary Party featuring "Angie" and the live sound of "Brave Combo"
1979-05-19 22:00:00
Gig#8
Live at the Hip Pocket Theater "BRAVE COMBO STOPPED BY TWO WOMEN IN PIGSUITS!"
1979-05-22 03:04:00
Band is Happening
May 22 1979 Tuesday
1979-05-26 18:14:55
Gig #9
Polka Indoors w/Brave Combo! The Hip Pocket Theater
1979-06-01 18:14:55
Gig #10
YESTERYEARS
1979-06-09 18:14:55
Gig#11
ONCE AGAIN WE FIND BRAVE COMBO AT THE END OF THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - (HIp Pocket Theater?)
1979-06-10 18:14:55
Gig #12
-----AUDITION TIME------- "Brave Combo" Jams with the "Fort Worth Cats" at Uncle Fred's Rocker
1979-06-21 18:14:55
Gig #13
BRAVE COMBO BLOWS BORING BENNIE'S WIDE OPEN "It's Uncool to be Mellow Now" Benny's Jazz Club, Hickory St., Denton, Texas.
1979-06-22 18:01:17
Gig #14
A STRANGE GIG TO BE SURE; BRAVE COMBO AT TOOTSIE's, White Settletment Rd. , Fort Worth, TX
1979-06-23 18:01:17
Gig #15
An Intimate Little Concert by BRAVE COMBO At the Hip Pocket Theater
1979-06-27 18:01:17
Gig #16
Brave Combo Plays Historically NTSU Historical Museum, Denton.
1979-06-30 18:01:17
Gig #17
CONCERT #1 MIDNITE AFTER MEXICAN MOVIES Festival Theater, Dallas
1979-07-07 18:01:17
Gig #18
TARZAN OF THE OAKS & BRAVE COMBO -The Hip Pocket Theater- Fort Worth, TX
1979-07-08 16:29:30
Gig #19
BRAVE COMBO GETS 'EM HOPPIN' AT THE HOP The Hop, Berry St., Ft. Worth
1979-07-12 20:29:30
Gig #20
BENNIE'S, EDITION #2 Benny's Jazz Club, Denton, TX
1979-07-13 02:53:37
Newspaper Article
Fort Worth Star Telegram Features Brave Combo
1979-07-20 20:29:30
Gig #21
BRAVE COMBO Finds a Beergarden in Denton and Beers it Up! Captain Nemo's Beer Garden, Eagle Dr., Denton, TX
1979-07-21 20:29:30
Gig #22
BRAVE COMBO Gets a Break: 20 minutes before "Baggy Pants" at Granny's Dinner Theater in Dallas!
1979-07-24 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#23
BRAVE COMBO Knocks 'Em Dead at the ( ) FORT WORTH STATE SCHOOL
1979-07-26 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#24
#2: AUSTIN STATE HOSPITAL Performs With BRAVE COMBO!
1979-07-28 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#25
-----A THRILLING DANCE AT TRAVIS STATE SCHOOL------- Austin, TX
1979-07-29 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#26
BRAVE COMBO GETS HOT AT AUSTIN STATE SCHOOL
1979-07-30 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#27
BRAVE COMBO Plays for the Crowd Back Home at DENTON STATE SCHOOL
1979-08-02 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#28 Thursday
- The BIGGEST of them ALL: MEXIA STATE SCHOOL -
1979-08-05 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#29 Sunday
TOP BILLING AT THE HIP POCKET THEATER - AT LAST, BRAVE COMBO IS UNDER THE TREES AGAIN! The New Hip Pocket Thater - at Oak Acres, Ft. Worth
1979-08-09 20:29:30
*MENTAL TOUR* Gig#30 Thursday
TERREL STATE HOSPITAL: BRAVE COMBO'S FIRST STREET DANCE
1979-08-10 23:13:08
Gig #31
RETURN TO YESTERYEARS! & A Happy Hour (5-9)
1979-08-12 23:13:08
Gig #32 Sunday
AUGUST WEDDING SEASON BEGINS: Ms. Linda Lavender and Mr. Mike Cochran
1979-08-15 12:00:00
Gig #33 Wednesday
We Try For Steve (he was sick!) Once Again At Noon (lunch) during the Cullen Davis Trial YESTERYEAR'S Ft. Worth, TX
1979-08-18 14:23:38
Gig #35 Sat. Nite
#3 on WEDDING TOUR - FREAKOUT! Three hrs. Overtime BRAVE COMBO sets New Polka Endurance Record with Ill Pianist/Singer & Earns a Bundle, Wiping the Slate Clean (for a day) Denton, TX
1979-08-18 15:00:00
Gig #34 Sat. afternoon
#2 on the WEDDING TOUR - DeGolyer Estates, Dallas
1979-08-23 14:23:38
POLKAMANIA recording
Brave Combo's first studio recording
1979-08-24 14:23:38
Gig # 36 Friday
AT LONG LAST - Brave Combo plays PEPPER'S Pepper's Restaurant and Club, University Dr., Ft. Worth
1979-08-25 14:23:38
Gig #37 Sat.
#4 on the Wedding Tour: BOLIVAR ST., Denton, TX
1979-08-31 14:23:38
Gig #38 Friday
BRAVE COMBO PERFORMS ONCE AGAIN AT Benny's Polka Bar
1979-09-02 14:23:38
Gig #39 Sunday
WESTFEST: for the 1st Time BRAVE COMBO Plays for a True Polka Crowd
1979-09-03 14:23:38
Gig #40 Monday
BRAVE COMBO Opens at NTSU's 1st day of Fall Classes! NTSU Union Bldg. Courtyard 12-1 PM
1979-09-03 14:23:38
Gig #41 Mon-Wed
A 3-DAY ENGAGEMENT AT THE NEW SANDS CLUB, Denton Texas
1979-09-06 14:23:38
Gig #44 Thursday
"BRAVE DUO" in their first advertised performance at Carey's "The Club" happy hour 4:30 - 7 PM
1979-09-08 14:23:38
Gig #45 Saturday
BRAVE COMBO RAKES IT IN AT BENNY'S ONCE AGAIN! BREAKS ALL RECORDS
1979-09-11 14:23:38
Gig #46 Tuesday
WHAT A DEAL! BRAVE COMBO, FREE BEER, & A SEARCHLIGHT GRAND OPENING OF "RUBY ROLLERS: on S. Elm, Denton
1979-09-15 14:23:38
Gig # 47 Saturday
A HAPPY POLKA WEDDING - Mark and Patti Johnson & BRAVE COMBO at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall
1979-09-22 14:23:38
Gig #48 Saturday
BEER + GARDEN + BRAVE COMBO at Captain Nemo's Beergarten
1979-09-30 14:23:38
Gig #49 Sunday
The Texas Museum of Chili Culture & Dallas Arts Festival present BRAVE COMBO! (I think?)