Beat Happening – Cast A Shadow (Live Video)

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Beat Happening – Cast A Shadow
Shangri-La Records
Memphis, TN
4/19/92

The one and only time I saw Beat Happening was in ’92, a few months after this recording was made. I had heard a couple of Beat Happening songs before I saw them, but I wasn’t prepared for the full onslaught of dancing that Calvin threw down during the show. As a side note, the last time I was in Memphis I visited Shangri-La Records and bought a brick from the original Stax Records building that was torn down for a friend of mine. They were selling them for $15. Well worth it.

Download: Beat Happening – Cast A Shadow (Live Video)

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Saturna says:

April 9, 2008 at 12:44 pm

Fuck yeah, good memories! When is Calvin gonna get back together with Brett and Heather?

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