2010
2010 was the year The Residents' debuted the Randy, Chuck & Bob trilogy with the Talking Light world tour. 2010 also saw The Residents' increasing usage of digital distribution, with countless new releases sold through their RSD webstore, including soundboard audio for every performance of Talking Light. Also, that same year, The Residents' 35th studio album, Dollar General, was released through the mail-order label Ralph America.
Timeline
January
- 1st: Tweedles (Tabasco) Instrumental is released.
- 20th: Birdsong / Hayabusa Landings release Fingerprince & Duck Stab / Buster & Glen / Goosebump. The Residents rehearse Talking Light in a private venue in Santa Cruz, California.
- 23rd: The Residents debut their Talking Light tour at The Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, California. Exclusive items sold on dates of this tour include their 35th studio album, Dollar General, the mini compilation album Chicken Scratching With The Residents and the Ozan EP.
- 24th: Talking Light Live Santa Cruz is released
- 29th: The Residents perform at Birch North Park Theater, San Diego, California.
- 30th: The Residents perform at Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, California. Talking Light Live San Diego is released.
- 31st: The Residents perform at Rialto Theater, Tucson, Arizona. Talking Light Live Los Angeles is released.
February
- 1st: Talking Light Live Tucson is released.
- 2nd: The Residents perform at Stubbs, Austin, Texas.
- 3rd: The Residents perform at Granada, Dallas, Texas. Talking Light Live Austin is released.
- 4th: The Residents perform at Hi Tone, Memphis, Tennessee. Talking Light Live Dallas is released.
- 5th: The Residents perform at Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, Georgia. Talking Light Memphis is released.
- 6th: Talking Light Live Atlanta is released.
- 7th: The Residents perform at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC.
- 8th: The Residents perform at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Talking Light Live DC & Talking Light Live Philly are released.
- 9th: The Residents perform at Webster Hall, New York City, New York. Talking Light Live NYC is released
- 10th: The Residents perform at Middle East, Boston, Massachusetts.
- 11th: Talking Light Live Boston is released.
- 12th: The Residents perform at Club Soda, Montreal, Québec, Canada. Talking Light Live Montreal is released.
- 13th: The Residents perform at Opera House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Talking Light Live Toronto is released.
- 15th: The Residents perform at Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois. Talking Light live Chicago is released.
- 16th: The Residents perform at Turner Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Talking Light Milwaukee is released.
- 17th: Birdsong / Hayabusa Landings release Not Available, Eskimo & Commercial Album.
March
- 1st: Film Series 2 - Strange Culture/Haeckel's tale is released.
April
- 6th: EuroRalph officially closes it's doors on this day, although it had lost endorsement of The Cryptic Corporation five year prior.
- 8th: So Long Sam is announced as An Acoustic Performance by The Residents. Dollar General is announced.
- 26th: Talking Light Live In Rehearsal, Santa Cruz, California is released. The Residents begin their European Talking Light tour, at Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
- 27th: The Residents perform at Le Cargo, Caen France. Talking Light Live Nijmegen Holland is released.
- 28th: The Residents perform at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium. Talking Light Live Caen France is released.
- 29th: The Residents perform at Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark. Talking Light Live Brussels Belgium is released.
- 30th: Talking Light Aarhus Denmark is released.
May
- 1st: The Residents perform at Bergenfest, Bergen, Norway.
- 2nd: The Residents perform at Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway. Talking Light Bergen Norway is released.
- 4th: The Residents perform at Centrum Sztuki IMPART, Wrozlaw, Poland. Talking Light Oslo Norway is released.
- 5th: The Residents perform at Laznia Nowa, Krakow, Poland.
- 6th: The Residents perform at Huxley's, Berlin, Germany. Talking Light Wrozlaw Poland & Talking Light Krakow Poland are released.
- 8th: The Residents perform at ATP Festival, Minehead, England.
- 9th: The Residents perform at Paard van Troje, Dem Haag, Holland. Talking Light Berlin & Talking Light ATP Festival UK are released.
- 10th: The Residents perform at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany. Talking Light Den Haag Holland is released.
- 11th: The Residents perform at Das Bett, Frankfurt, Germany.
- 12th: The Residents perform at Deposito Giordani, Pordenone, Italy. Talking Light Hamburg Germany & Talking Light Frankfurt Germany are released.
- 13th: The Residents perform at Teatro San Raffaele, Rome, Italy.
- 14th: The Residents perform at Estragon, Bologna, Italy.
- 15th: The Residents perform at Teatro Leonardo, Milan, Italy.
- 16th: The Residents perform at Nuits Sonores Festival, Lyon, France.
- 18th: Talking Light Lyon France is released.
- 29th: Talking Light Bologna Italy is released.
June
- 10th: The Residents perform So Long Sam at The Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, California. Shortly afterwards an EP containing overdbubed excerpts from this show is released.
- 16th: The 'Born To Be Wild' digital single is released.
- 19th: Talking Light Rome Italy is released.
- 25th: Morning Music is released.
July
- 16th: Beautiful Eyes is released.
August
- 15th: 13th Anniversary Show - Ritz NY - Jan 16, 1986 & Voice-Less Midnight are released. Ralph America shuts it's doors on this day, as does the BOG.
September
- 10th: Live At The Snakey Wake is released.
- 30th: Brava is released.
October
- 14th: French TV station Arte broadcasts a seven minute documentary on The Residents, featuring an interview with Hardy Fox.[1]
- 20th: Randy Rose performs a solo show at Moravske Divadlo, Olomouc, Czech Republic, with Uz Jsme Doma as his backing band.
- 22nd: Lost In A Vacant Lot is released
November
- 3rd: The Residents perform at The Lindenberg, Nijmegen, Netherlands; it is the first show of the tour not to be released by The Residents, due to a technical error, only half the show was recorded. Randy's Ghost Stories is released on DVD; however, the released version features an incomplete sound mix.
- 5th: The Residents perform at Kulturhuset Bølgen, Larvik, Norway.
- 6th: The Residents perform at Union Scene, Drammen, Norway. Talking Light Larvik Norway is released.
- 7th: The Residents perform at Byscenen, Trondheim, Norway. Talking Light Drammen Norway is released.
- 9th: The Residents perform at Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 10th: The Residents perform at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
- 11th: The Residents perform at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.
- 12th: The Residents perform at KZ MIR, Moscow, Russia.
- 13th: Talking Light Trondheim Norway & Talking Light Copenhagen Denmark are released.
- 14th: The Residents perform at Zal Ojidaniya Club, St. Petersburg, Russia. Lit Paper Hats Forever is released.
- 16th: The Residents perform at De Kreun, Kortijk, Belgium. Talking Light Paris Pompidou Show 1 is released.
- 17th: The Residents perform at Zakk, Dusseldorf, Germany. Talking Light Paris Pompidou Show 2 is released..
- 19th: The Residents perform at Archa, Prague, Czech Republic.
- 20th: The Residents perform at Dampfzentrale, Saint Ghetto Festival, Bern, Switzerland.
- 21st: The Residents perform at El LokAl, Zurich, Switzerland.
- 29th: Talking Light Moscow is released.
December
- 1st: Talking Light St Petersburg is released.
- 2nd: Talking Light Kortjik Belgium is released.
- 6th: Talking Light Dusseldorf Germany is released
- 7th: Talking Light Prague is released.
- 15th: The re-edited Randy's Ghost Stories DVD-R is made available.
- 16th: The expanded re-release of Not Available is announced.[2]
- 17th: Captain Beefheart dies.
- 18th: The Residents' March 17th, 2011 concert in Portland, Oregon, is announced.
- 22nd: The Residents' 2011 US tour is announced.
- 30th: The Residents perform at Fox Theater, Oakland, California.
Releases
- Dollar General (One Lost Night In Van Horn, Texas) (Ralph America, CD, USA, RA4924)
- Brava (Ralph Records, CD, USA, RZ1009)
- Lost In A Vacant Lot (Ralph Records, CD, USA, RZ1010)
- Talking Light Live In Rehearsal, Santa Cruz, California (RSD, CD, USA, RSD4922)
- Tweedles (Tabasco) Instrumental (RSD, MP3)
- Film And Video Series 2 - Strange Culture / Haeckel's Tale (RSD, MP3)
- So Long Sam (RSD, MP3)
- Morning Music (RSD, MP3)
- Beautiful Eyes (RSD, MP3)
- 13th Anniversary Show - Ritz NY - Jan 16, 1986 (RSD, MP3)
- Voice-Less Midnight (RSD, MP3)
- Talking Light Downloads (RSD, MP3)
- Series One
- Talking Light Live Santa Cruz
- Talking Light Live San Diego
- Talking Light Live Los Angeles
- Talking Light Live Tucson
- Talking Light Live Austin
- Talking Light Live Dallas
- Talking Light Memphis
- Talking Light Live Atlanta
- Talking Light Live DC
- Talking Light Live Philly
- Talking Light Live NYC
- Talking Light Live Boston
- Talking Light Live Montreal
- Talking Light Live Toronto
- Series Two
- Talking Light Live Nijmegen Holland
- Talking Light Live Caen France
- Talking Light Live Brussels Belgium
- Talking Light Aarhus Denmark
- Talking Light Bergen Norway
- Talking Light Oslo Norway
- Talking Light Wrozlaw Poland
- Talking Light Krakow Poland
- Talking Light Berlin
- Talking Light ATP Festival UK
- Talking Light Den Haag Holland
- Talking Light Hamburg Germany
- Talking Light Frankfurt Germany
- Talking Light Triest
- Talking Light Rome Italy
- Talking Light Bologna Italy
- Talking Light Milan
- Talking Light Lyon France
- Series Three
- Talking Light Larvik Norway
- Talking Light Drammen Norway
- Talking Light Trondheim Norway
- Talking Light Copenhagen Denmark
- Talking Light Paris Pompidou Show 1
- Talking Light Paris Pompidou Show 2
- Talking Light Moscow
- Talking Light St Petersburg
- Talking Light Kortjik Belgium
- Talking Light Dusseldorf Germany
- Talking Light Prague
- Series One
- Live At The Snakey Wake (RSD, MP3)
- Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! Can't You See That It's True, What The Beatles Did To Me I Love Lucy Did To You
- Randy's Ghost Stories (Cryptic Corporation, DVD, USA)
- Chicken Scratching With The Residents (The Residents, MP3)
- Ozan (The Residents, MP3)
Re-Issues
- Fingerprince (Birdsong/Hayabusa Landings, CD, Japan, HYCA-2020)
- Duck Stab / Buster & Glen / Goosebump (Birdsong/Hayabusa Landings, CD, Japan, HYCA-2021)
- Not Available (Birdsong/Hayabusa Landings, CD, Japan, HYCA-2022)
- Eskimo (Birdsong/Hayabusa Landings, CD, Japan, HYCA-2023)
- Commercial Album (Birdsong/Hayabusa Landings, CD, Japan, HYCA-2024)
- Not Available (MVD Audio, LP, USA, MVD5122LP)
- Meet The Residents / Not Available (Euro Ralph, CD, USA, CD018, CD034, Ralph Records, RR 1174)