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: The Cat Heads, X-Tal, It Thing, THE (EX) CAT HEADS, San Francisco, California, United States, Gig Poster, Rickshaw Stop - The Cat Heads / X-Tal / It Thing / THE (EX) CAT HEADS on Jan 21, 2006 [460-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/395460/large_01_25_2006_CathdXtal.jpg)
![tags: The Cat Heads, San Francisco, California, United States - The Cat Heads / X-Tal / It Thing / THE (EX) CAT HEADS on Jan 21, 2006 [134-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/394134/large_01_21_2006_Catheads.jpg)
![tags: X-Tal, The Looters, Peter Plate, Klub Komotion - The Looters / X-Tal / Peter Plate on Dec 14, 1991 [202-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/395202/large_12_14_1991_LootersXtal_Komo.png)
![tags: Advertisement, The I-Beam - X-Tal / Harm Farm on Apr 5, 1991 [329-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/545329/large_04_01_1991_IBeam.jpg)
![tags: X-Tal, The Meices, Sordid Humor, Gig Poster, The Oasis - X-Tal / The Meices / Sordid Humor on Mar 3, 1991 [646-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/531646/large_03_03_1991_CreatureFeature_Xtal_Etc_SF.jpg)
![X-Tal / The Meices / Sordid Humor on Mar 3, 1991 [421-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/531421/large_03_03_1991_Xtal_Mieces_Oasis___Kirsty_O_Reill_Gig.jpg)
![tags: Gig Poster, Klub Komotion - Vomit Launch / X-Tal / Not Your Daughter on Jan 12, 1991 [684-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/531684/large_01_12_1991_Xtal_VLaunch_Komotion.jpg)
![Crystal Sphere / X-Tal / Phallucy on Nov 11, 1989 [627-small]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/358627/large_60E73D86-A0EA-487F-A02D-539D6795B2F9.jpeg)
![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]](https://www.concertarchives.org/image_uploads/photo/image/393100/large_03_17_1988_Rovers.jpg)
