August 28

August 28, 2009 2:24 pm by: Andrew Uhler

LOCAL SHOWS:

The Black and White Years, Built By Snow, The White White Lights, and Bad Veins play at Emo’s tonight – the show starts at 10pm.

Momo’s 9th anniversary party is tonight with T-Bird and the Breaks, Dan Dyer, Dustin Welch & the House Band, James Hyland & the Joint Chiefs, Matt Powell, and gumB – the show starts at 8pm.

TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY:

1963 – Peter, Paul & Mary performed “Blowin’ In The Wind” before Civil Rights marchers who had gathered in Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak.

1972 – David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars made their debut at Carnegie Hall in New York.

1978 – Devo released their “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo” LP.

1984 – The Jacksons’ Victory Tour broke the record for concert ticket sales. The group surpassed the 1.1 million mark in only two months.