X-Tal Concert Photos

The original line-up included frontman J. Neo (Marvin), bassist Alan Korn (formerly of SF's The Catheads) and drummer Michael "Mick" Freeman. Neo offers this explanation of the band's name: "Still no agreement on a band name until Maati [Stojanovich, Neo's girlfriend] sees a graffiti on a sidewalk in the Tenderloin reading 'XTAL.' No one hates it; it grows on you. Somewhere along the line a hyphen is added to make it easier to pronounce, but for the next 13 years, confusion ensues as to whether the letter 't' is capitalized. (It's not.)"...

tags: X-Tal, The Looters, Peter Plate, Klub Komotion - The Looters / X-Tal / Peter Plate on Dec 14, 1991 [202-small]


The Looters / X-Tal / Peter Plate
Dec 14, 1991
 San Francisco, California, United States
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tags: Advertisement, The I-Beam - X-Tal / Harm Farm on Apr 5, 1991 [329-small]

Advertisement The I-Beam

X-Tal / Harm Farm
Apr 5, 1991
 San Francisco, California, United States
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X-Tal / The Meices / Sordid Humor on Mar 3, 1991 [421-small]

X-Tal / The Meices / Sordid Humor
Mar 3, 1991
 San Francisco, California, United States
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tags: X-Tal, The Meices, Sordid Humor, Gig Poster, The Oasis - X-Tal / The Meices / Sordid Humor on Mar 3, 1991 [646-small]


X-Tal / The Meices / Sordid Humor
Mar 3, 1991
 San Francisco, California, United States
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tags: Gig Poster, Klub Komotion - Vomit Launch / X-Tal / Not Your Daughter on Jan 12, 1991 [684-small]

Gig Poster Klub Komotion

Vomit Launch / X-Tal / Not Your Daughter
Jan 12, 1991
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Crystal Sphere / X-Tal / Phallucy on Nov 11, 1989 [627-small]

Crystal Sphere / X-Tal / Phallucy
Nov 11, 1989
 Sacramento, California, United States
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St Patrick's Concert, tags: Bedlam Rovers, X-Tal, Penelope Houston, Hellhounds, San Francisco, California, United States, Gig Poster, S.F. Music Works - Bedlam Rovers / X-Tal / Penelope Houston / Hellhounds on Mar 17, 1988 [100-small]

St Patrick's Concert


Bedlam Rovers / X-Tal / Penelope Houston / Hellhounds
Mar 17, 1988
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Lilmikesf

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1989 1 photo
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