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1990

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Hot on the heels of the critical and commercial success of the first series of Cube-E performances, The Residents continued to bring the show across several locations in the US and Europe. Once again, they got acclaim from both audiences and critics alike, spawning a live album and another performance on network television. However, an incident at the last show of the tour served as a kind of bad omen to the group, who vowed to never tour again.

Meanwhile, The Residents were already preparing their next project: Freak Show. The album was scheduled for release near the end of the year, and was sold in Europe by December; however, the closure of Enigma (their American label at the time) caused the US release to be delayed into 1991 until they could work out another distribution deal.

Timeline

January

  • UWEB newsletter #2 volume 1 is issued.
  • 5th - 14th: The Residents do seven performances of Cube-E at the Gould Hall in New York City.
  • 21st: The Residents appear on NBC's Night Music performing "From the Plains to Mexico" and "Teddy Bear".
  • 25th - 28th: The Residents do four performances of Cube-E at the Japan American Theater in Los Angeles, CA.

February

  • 3rd: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA.
  • 7th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC.
  • 11th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Barrymore Theater in Madison, WI.
  • 13th - 18th: The Residents do six performances of Cube-E at the Royal George Theater in Chicago, IL.

March

  • 6th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Muziektheater in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • 7th: The Residents perform Cube-E at Robert Schumann Saal in Dusseldorf, Germany.
  • 8th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Munsterlandhall Kongressaal in Munster, Germany.
  • 9th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Bruckenforum in Bonn, Germany.
  • 11th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Sala Europa in Bologna, Italy.
  • 13th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Palace Theatre in Athens, Greece.
  • 16th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Teatro Fantarca in Bari, Italy.
  • 17th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Teatro Astra in Verona, Italy.
  • 18th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Teatro Cumunale in Pisa, Italy.
  • 19th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Cineteatro Ciack in Milan, Italy.
  • 21st - 22nd: The Residents perform two shows of Cube-E at the Muenchener Volkstheater in Munich, Germany.
  • 23rd: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Konzerthaus in Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • 25th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Haus der Kultur in Berlin, Germany.
  • 28th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Teatro de la Alianza in Barcelona, Spain.
  • 29th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Arena Auditorium in Valencia, Spain.

April

  • UWEB newsletter #2 volume 2 is issued.
    • The John Sanborn-produced documentary The Eyes Scream is announced, hosted by Penn & Teller.
    • The compilation of assorted live recordings Liver Music is assembled by Uncle Willie and offered to UWEB subscribers.
  • Torso releases the "Don't Be Cruel" single in Europe with two outtakes from the King & Eye sessions.
  • The Diskomo EP is also reissued on Torso, although with different content.
  • The Residents record a few "jam sessions" that would later be developed into the Freak Show album.[1]

July

  • A bonus UWEB newsletter is issued for the summer.
    • The "Don't Be Cruel" video is announced to air on MTV and VH-1 in the Fall, but it would later be rejected by both companies.
    • The release of the soundtrack music for Pee-Wee's Playhouse turns out to be cancelled by Warner.
  • Sessions continue for The Residents' Freak Show project, tentatively titled "Pony Rink."

September

  • 24th: Pee-wee's Playhouse: "Front Page Pee-wee" is aired; this is the last episode of the show to be scored by The Residents.

October

  • UWEB newsletter #2 volume 3 is issued.
  • The Residents finish recording Freak Show.[1] It is predicted to be released on Enigma.
  • The new UWEB disc Stranger than Supper, collecting tracks from present and future UWEB projects, is actually released commercially to attract more subscribers to the fan club.
  • 13th: The heavily-edited Cube-E: Live in Holland (actually mostly recorded in Spain) is released on Enigma and Torso.

November

  • 9th - 10th: The Residents perform two nights of Cube-E at Le Spectrum in Montreal, Quebec.
    • Freak Show promotional copies are released.[2]
  • 11th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario.
  • 14th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the State Theater in Minneapolis, MI.
  • 15th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Barrymore Theater in Madison, WI.
  • 16th - 17th: The Residents perform two nights of Cube-E at the Riviera Theater in Chicago, IL.
  • 19th: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI.
  • 21st: The Residents perform Cube-E at the South Hills Theater, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • 23rd: The Residents perform Cube-E at the Beacon Theater in New York City.
    • During this show, a PA speaker falls off the stage and into the front row of the audience, catching a small fire. While no audience or staff members are harmed, this incident serves as a bad omen to The Residents and they vow to never tour again.

December

  • The new Residents album Freak Show is released on CD, vinyl and cassette by Torso Records in Europe. Due to the merging of Enigma Records with Capitol, the American distribution of the album is given over to the IRS label, but it is still delayed by a couple months.

Releases

Re-releases

Compilation appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide to The Residents, page 161.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19980124014753/http://www.residents.com/app/digest/st-017.html
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