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Mecca Normal

Indie band from Vancouver, BC · formed 1984

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Mecca Normal photo
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Shows on record
27
Rooms played
27
Cities
20
Releases
27
Last show
Jul 20, 2019American Croatian Club of Anacortes

About

Mecca Normal is a band from Vancouver, BC, formed in 1984, tagged indie, Indie rock, kill rock stars by its sources. Shows on record run from 1987 to 2019, across 27 rooms in 20 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

27 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19871 show
  2. 19893 shows
  3. 19911 show
  4. 19932 shows
  5. 19942 shows
  6. 19951 show
  7. 19961 show
  8. 20001 show
  9. 20021 show
  10. 20095 shows
  11. 20112 shows
  12. 20121 show
  13. 20144 shows
  14. 20161 show
  15. 20191 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 20, 2019American Croatian Club of Anacortes · AnacortesHeadliner
Oct 9, 2016Wonder Ballroom · PortlandSupportwith The Julie Ruin, Allison Crutchfield & The Fizz
Nov 15, 2014The Media Club · VancouverSupportwith Mirah
Sep 29, 2014Troost · BrooklynSupportwith 75 Dollar Bill, Arrington De Dionyso
Sep 27, 2014The Flywheel · EasthamptonSupportwith 75 Dollar Bill, Mal Devisa
Sep 26, 2014AS220 · ProvidenceSupportwith 75 Dollar Bill, Thalia Zedek, Mother Tongue (Providence)
Oct 10, 2012Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith The Corin Tucker Band, Magic Mouth
Jul 15, 2011What The Heck Fest #10 2011 · AnacortesHeadliner
Jun 11, 2011Bar le Ritz PDB · MontrealHeadlinerwith Pierced Arrows
Jul 17, 2009What the Heck Fest · AnacortesSupportwith Mirah, Kimya Dawson, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, +21
May 22, 200967 Nassau · TorontoHeadlinerwith Music Can Change the World, Dave Borins, The Wilderness of Manitoba
Apr 15, 2009Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · HollywoodSupportwith Anna Oxygen, Itai Faierman, The Kris Special, +4
Apr 12, 2009Hemlock Tavern · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith the pillows
Apr 4, 2009The Vera Project · SeattleSupportwith The Mae Shi, Pre, Past Lives
Nov 13, 2002Illinois State University · NormalHeadliner
Nov 1, 2000El Rey Theatre · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Broadcast, Jean Smith
Apr 30, 1996The Point · AtlantaHeadlinerwith 2 Foot Flame
Aug 17, 1995Superwinner Summer Rock Academy 1995 · ChicoHeadliner
Jul 12, 1994Yo Yo a Go Go 1994 · OlympiaHeadliner
Jun 1, 1994Middle East - Upstairs · CambridgeHeadlinerwith Milk Money, Karate, The Lune
Sep 24, 1993Roseland Ballroom · New York (NYC)Supportwith Fugazi, Jawbox
Mar 8, 1993Paramount Theatre · SeattleSupportwith Sonic Youth, Cell
Aug 24, 1991Capitol Lake Park · OlympiaSupportwith Melvins, Girl Trouble, Beat Happening, +2
Aug 12, 1989VFW Post 2100 · EverettSupportwith Mudhoney, Beat Happening
Aug 11, 1989Eagles Hall · AnacortesSupportwith Mudhoney, Beat Happening
May 10, 1989Klub Komotion · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Peter Plate
Mar 22, 1987Community World Theater · TacomaSupportwith Melvins, Clown Alley, Subvert

Where they play

27 rooms in 20 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Anacortes4 shows
  • San Francisco3 shows
  • Olympia2 shows
  • Seattle2 shows
  • Atlanta1 show

and 15 other cities

Releases

27 releases, 1986–2019

  • Brave New Waves Session

    2019 · Album

  • Empathy for the Evil

    2014 · Album

  • Malachi (Acoustic)

    2013

  • Malachi

    2010

  • The Observer

    2006 · Album

  • Janis Zeppelin

    2003 · Album

  • The Family Swan

    2002 · Album

  • Who Shot Elvis?

    1997 · Album

  • The Eagle & The Poodle

    1996 · Album

  • Paris In April

    1996

  • Sitting on Snaps

    1995 · Album

  • The First LP

    1995 · Album

  • Flood Plain

    1993 · Album

  • Jarred Up

    1993 · Compilation

  • Dovetail

    1992 · Album

  • Echo

    1992

  • From The Surface

    1992 · Single

  • Orange

    1992 · Single

  • You Heard It All / Broken Flowers / Going to Hell

    1992 · Single

  • Armchairs Fit Through Doorways

    1991 · Single

  • I Can Hear Me Fine

    1991 · Single

  • Water Cuts My Hands

    1991 · Album

  • Cardboard Box House Of Love

    1990

  • Water Cuts My Hands / Calico Kills the Cat

    1990 · Compilation

  • Calico Kills the Cat

    1988 · Album

  • Oh Yes You Can!

    1987 · Single

  • Mecca Normal

    1986 · Album

Lineup

  • Peter Jefferies
  • David Lester
  • Jean Smith

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 23 plays, 2003-07-12–2025-08-16 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Mecca Normal — Troost, 2014-09-29
Poster · Troost, 2014-09-29 — Songkick
Mecca Normal — Community World Theater, 1987-03-22
Poster · Community World Theater, 1987-03-22 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Mecca Normal on Last.fmArtist facts
Mecca Normal on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.