Weezer concert: 12/01/1993

Weezer concert
December 1, 1993
Concert flyer
Location	Los Angeles, CA
Venue	Cosmos Bar ("The Gaslight II")
Tour	LA Basin / Self Punishment Tour
Headliner	1000 Mona Lisas
Other bands	Green Thumb Lou
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Weezer performed at the Gaslight II in Los Angeles, California on December 1, 1993 as part of their LA Basin/Self Punishment Tour, opening for 1000 Mona Lisas. Weezer, Green Thumb, and Lou were the opening acts. The concert, like other shows on the tour, was intended to both acclimate new guitarist Brian Bell, as well as to generate interest in the band to potential business assets (lawyers, booking agents, etc.).

Historic event

Main article: Historic event: 12/01/1993

first photo shoot for Geffen; second show with Brian. Today in 1993 was a busy day, with the band heading over to a photography studio on Olympic Blvd in Santa Monica for a photo shoot with Peter Orth which lasted into the evening. Shots from this shoot later appeared in promo 8x10s and the "Undone" cassette single. Then they packed up and did the second show of the "LA Basin/Self Punishment Tour '93", at the Gaslight in Hollywood on Cosmo Street, opening for their friends 1000 Mona Lisas (who would later gain notoriety in '95 for covering Alanis' "You Oughta Know" in a raging punk style). This was the second show Brian ever played with the band, following about six weeks of intensive rehearsals in LA after the completion of the Blue Album, where he joined the band, replacing Jason Cropper. Karl's journal for this date notes: "much improved in sound and tightness from last night". A handful of photos and the flyer survives.

- Karl Koch

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  Photo taken by Karl Koch

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  Photo taken by Karl Koch

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