Alter Natives were an instrumental band in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984, their work has been described as a combination of "metal/tropical/surf" and as having "connections to progressive and space rock, albeit an unusually concise, powerful, and disciplined version of those genres", and "hard and fast instrumental fare geared tunefully by a mean, acidic guitar interplay and essential upfront rhythms". The band signed to SST Records in 1986 and released three albums through the label. Though only four albums were released, material from a fifth unreleased album was available in rough form on the band's MySpace page.
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May 22, 1992
Cross Roads Cafe
Portsmouth, Virginia, United StatesApril 28, 1990
The Flood Zone
Richmond, Virginia, United StatesNovember 18, 1989
Cattle Club
Sacramento, California, United States1. Bozo Bimbo Baby
2. ½ Cheek Sneek
3. Black Hole
4. Nubbing
5. Kibble Chips
6.
June 30, 1989
Cubby Bear
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesJune 26, 1989
Grand Emporium
Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesJune 18, 1988
P Street Beach
Washington, Washington, D.C., United StatesMarch 17, 1988
The Pipe Dragon
Buffalo, New York, United StatesMarch 12, 1988
Club Dreamerz
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesMarch 11, 1988
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesMarch 8, 1988
Cinema in Your Face
Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesMarch 7, 1988
Crazy Horse
Boise, Idaho, United StatesMarch 6, 1988
The Vogue
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 5, 1988
Satyricon
Portland, Oregon, United StatesMarch 3, 1988
Palomino Club
Los Angeles, California, United StatesMarch 1, 1988
Bogart's
Long Beach, California, United StatesFebruary 27, 1988
Liberty Lunch
Austin, Texas, United StatesFebruary 22, 1988
Rockfish Palace
Athens, Georgia, United StatesMarch 15, 1987
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2. House of Tofu
3. 701
4. Chicken Box
5. The Nipple Factor
6. Ripe
7. Paraquot
8. Circular Motion
9. Auxiliary Drain
10. Stinky Hole
11. Sole
12. Over the Counter-Culture
13. Living on Starch
14. Out of My Brain
15.
March 13, 1987
924 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California, United StatesMarch 5, 1987
The Mason Jar
Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesSome of Alter-Natives's most popular tracks include Over the Counter Culture, Sierras Theme, Bozo Bimbo Baby, Caffiend, Neurotic Envoy. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
Alter Natives were an instrumental band in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984, their work has been described... Read the full biography on this page.
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