Miranda Warning       |        BAND | SOUNDS | VENUES | BIOGRAPHY/DISCOGRAPHY Biography Singer-songwriter-guitarist Ad Boc formed Miranda Warning on January 2, 1987, and the group purveyed a driving power-pop sound in the Boston venues and around the country for the next seven and a half years. The band's line-up changed several times -- sometimes a quartet, sometimes a trio. A notable original member was Bob Weston who went on to play bass in Volcano Suns before settling in Chicago as producer Steve Albini's assistant engineer and bassist in Shellac. Recordings with producers Carl Plaster (The Bags), Tom Hamilton (The Lemonheads), Drew Townson, Ric Mosher and others resulted in three albums (1989, 1991, and 1993) for the Presto Records label, headed by former Bunratty's, Middle East, and Mama Kin talent buyer Chris Porter. The final album, Twelve Speed Pop Blender was licensed in the U.K. by Boss Tuneage Records. Each disc demonstrated progress and garnered increased critical note. The group's final recordings, in 1994, released only as a four-song cassette, won "tape of the month" honors in local music publication The Noise. Touring throughout the east coast, south, and midwest brought Miranda Warning to 43 cities in 19 states before the group finally disbanded in 1995. Boc, along with drummer Tom Evans, went on to form Jumprope. Discography "Don't Be Yourself" -- cut on None Whatsoever, compilation LP, Vacant Lot Records, 1987 It's All Part of Growing Up -- LP/CA, Presto Records, 1989 "Gravitate" -- cut on Flower World: an international compilation, CA, Butt-Tapes (Japan), K Records (USA), 1990 Your Life is Excellent Now -- LP/CD, Presto Records, 1991 Twelve Speed Pop Blender -- CD/CA, Presto Records, 1993, Boss Tuneage Records (U.K.), 1994 It's a Pop Pop Pop Pop World -- CA, self-released, 1994 Hear complete songs on the Sounds page. Live Performance History 01/30/87 CHET'S PENALTY BOX Boston (1) 02/05/87 WBRS - Brandeis Univ. Radio Waltham (1) 03/30/87 WJUL - Univ. of Lowell Radio Lowell (1) 04/01/87 JACK'S Cambridge (1) 04/30/87 CHET'S PENALTY BOX (2) Boston (2) 05/02/87 THE RAT Boston (3) 05/13/87 T.T. THE BEAR'S PLACE Cambridge (2) 07/03/87 GREEN STREET STATION Boston (4) 09/04/87 GREEN STREET STATION (2) Boston (5) 09/18/87 THE ELL 'N' GEE CLUB New London CT (1) 09/27/87 WERS - Emerson College Radio Boston (6) 10/01/87 The Stein - Brandeis Univ. Waltham (2) 10/02/87 RICK'S Worcester (1) 10/04/87 THE RAT (2) Boston (7) 12/18/87 CHET'S PENALTY BOX (3) Boston (8) 01/16/88 THE CHANNEL Boston (9) 01/30/88 GENO'S Portland ME (1) 02/11/88 THE RAT (3) Boston (10) 03/06/88 The Ranch House Marshfield (1) 03/09/88 T.T. THE BEAR'S (2) Cambridge (3) 04/04/88 BUNRATTY'S Boston (11) 04/15/88 THE RAT (4) Balcony Boston (12) 05/01/88 EDIBLE REX Billerica (1) 05/12/88 THE RAT (5) Boston (13) 08/31/88 JOHNNY D's Somerville (1) 11/05/88 EDIBLE REX (2) Billerica (2) 02/16/89 THE RAT (6) Boston (14) 03/16/89 NECCO PLACE Boston (15) 04/05/89 BUNRATTY'S (2) Boston (16) 04/19/89 THE JUMBO Somerville (2) 05/18/89 THE RAT (7) Boston (17) 08/25/89 THE RAT (8) Boston (18) 09/27/89 BUNRATTY'S (3) Boston (19) 10/11/89 THE CHANNEL (2) Boston (20) 10/26/89 NIGHTINGALE'S New York NY (1) 10/28/89 The Spaulding House Barn Chelmsford (1) 12/01/89 THE RAT (9) Boston (21) 01/13/90 GREEN STREET STATION (3) Boston (22) 01/27/90 J.C. DOBB'S Philadelphia PA (1) 01/29/90 BUNRATTY'S (4) Boston (23) 02/09/90 THE CHANNEL (3) Boston (24) 02/25/90 THE MIDDLE EAST Cambridge (4) 03/01/90 Franklin Pierce College Rindge NH (1) 03/02/90 NIGHTINGALE'S (2) New York NY (2) 03/03/90 NIGHTSHIFT Naugatuck CT (1) 03/06/90 WMBR - M.I.T. Radio Cambridge (5) 03/13/90 THE JADE ELEPHANT Richmond VA (1) 03/14/90 CLUB FRED Athens GA (1) 03/15/90 University of South Florida Tampa FL (1) 03/16/90 THE METROPOLIS Jacksonville FL (1) 03/18/90 J.C. DOBB'S (2) Philadelphia PA (2) 04/02/90 BUNRATTY'S (5) Boston (25) 04/05/90 WMFO - Tufts Univ. Radio Medford (1) 04/18/90 BUNRATTY'S (6) Boston (26) 05/11/90 THE PARADISE Boston (27) 05/19/90 GENO'S (2) Portland ME (2) 05/25/90 EDIBLE REX (3) Billerica (3) 06/01/90 THE RAT (10) Boston (28) 06/06/90 SHORTY'S UNDERGROUND Cincinnati OH (1) 06/07/90 THE BLUE NOTE Columbia MO (1) 06/08/90 DREAMERZ Chicago IL (1) 06/09/90 BABYLON A GO-GO Cleveland OH (1) 06/14/90 J.C. DOBB'S (3) Philadelphia PA (3) 06/15/90 COURT TAVERN New Brunswick NJ (1) 08/29/90 Northeastern U. 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Quadrangle (2) Boston (39) 09/07/91 NORTON'S Kittery ME (1) 09/12/91 NECCO PLACE (4) Boston (40) 10/10/91 THE CHANNEL (4) Boston (41) 10/26/91 BUNRATTY'S (11) Boston (42) 10/29/91 WMBR - M.I.T. Radio (2) Cambridge (7) 11/02/91 THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE New York NY (4) 11/05/91 STACHE'S Columbus OH (1) 11/06/91 SUDSY MALONE'S Cincinnati OH (2) 11/07/91 THE BLUE NOTE (2) Columbia MO (2) 11/08/91 LOUNGE AX Chicago IL (2) 11/09/91 MAD PLANET Milwaukee WI (1) 11/10/91 DUFFY'S Lincoln NE (1) 11/11/91 GABE'S OASIS Iowa City IA (1) 11/13/91 PEOPLE'S Ames IA (1) 11/14/91 THE SYMPOSIUM Cleveland OH (2) 12/13/91 CLUB III Somerville (3) 12/27/91 WORC. ARTIST GROUP (3) Worcester (4) 01/04/92 SCARLETT O'HARA'S Hartford CT (1) 01/25/92 BUNRATTY'S (12) Boston (43) 03/07/92 Anthony Ayers'loft party Providence (3) 03/12/92 T.T. THE BEAR'S PLACE (4) Cambridge (8) 04/28/92 THE MIDDLE EAST (2) Cambridge (9) 05/15/92 BUNRATTY'S (13) Boston (44) 05/16/92 RALPH'S Worcester (5) 05/21/92 PORTSMOUTH BREWERY Portsmouth NH (1) 05/22/92 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. Lowell (3) 05/23/92 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (2) Lowell (4) 05/26/92 BILL'S BAR / VENUS DE MILO Boston (45) 06/27/92 NORTON'S (2) Kittery ME (2) 07/10/92 GRANNY KILLAMS Portland ME (5) 07/11/92 EDIBLE REX (7) Billerica (7) 08/08/92 EDIBLE REX (8) Billerica (8) 08/14/92 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (3) Lowell (5) 10/02/92 MAN RAY Cambridge (10) 10/10/92 THE MIDDLE EAST (3) Cambridge (11) 10/17/92 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (4) Lowell (6) 11/05/92 RALPH'S (2) Worcester (6) 11/07/92 THE BLACK ROSE Cambridge (12) 12/10/92 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (5) Lowell (7) 12/19/92 BUNRATTY'S (14) Boston (46) 01/09/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (6) Lowell (8) 01/27/93 WMBR - M.I.T. Radio (3) Cambridge (13) 03/12/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (7) Lowell (9) 03/19/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (8) Lowell (10) 05/01/93 BUNRATTY'S (15) Boston (47) 05/14/93 BOWLER'S Worcester (7) 06/19/93 WMFO - Tufts Univ. Radio Medford (2) 06/23/93 J.C. DOBB'S (4) Philadelphia PA (4) 06/24/93 TWISTERS Richmond VA (2) 06/25/93 WINCHESTER'S Baltimore MD (1) 06/26/93 CHERI'S New Haven CT (1) 07/15/93 SCARLETT O'HARA'S (2) Hartford CT (2) 07/16/93 THE MIDDLE EAST (4) Cambridge (14) 07/22/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (9) Lowell (11) 07/24/93 THE SPIRAL New York NY (5) 07/30/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (10) Lowell (12) 09/11/93 S.R.O. CLUB Fairhaven CT (1) 09/17/93 THE MIDDLE EAST (5) Cambridge (15) 09/18/93 LAFT SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (11) Lowell (13) 10/05/93 NIGHTINGALES (3) New York NY (6) 10/06/93 SUDSY MALONE'S (2) Cincinatti OH (3) 10/07/93 LINCOLN TAP ROOM Chicago IL (3) 10/08/93 FINNEY'S PUB Detroit MI (1) 10/15/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (12) Lowell (14) 10/16/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO. (13) Lowell (15) 10/22/93 KIRKLAND CAFE Somerville (4) 11/13/93 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO (14) Lowell (16) 02/18/94 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO (15) Lowell (17) 02/19/94 THE RAT (13) Boston (48) 03/11/94 HARD ROCK CAFE Boston (49) 03/18/94 Arlington Unitarian Church Arlington (1) 04/07/94 RALPH'S (3) Worcester (8) 04/08/94 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT CO (16) Lowell (18) 04/15/94 THE MIDDLE EAST (6) Cambridge (16) 05/07/94 LAST SAFE & DEPOSIT (17) Lowell (19) 06/18/94 THE MIDDLE EAST (7) Cambridge (17) 08/13/94 BOWLER'S (2) Worcester (9) 09/29/94 THE MIDDLE EAST (8) Cambridge (18) 10/08/94 KIR|KLAND CAFE (2) Somerville (5) 10/13/94 RALPH'S (4) Worcester (10) 11/16/94 THE RAT (14) Boston (50) 12/08/94 RALPH'S (5) Worcester (11) 12/23/94 RALPH'S (6) Worcester (12) 12/30/94 MEADOWBROOK INN Portsmouth NH (2) 01/06/95 HARD ROCK CAFE (2) Boston (51) 01/12/95 SIR MORGAN'S COVE Worcester (13) 01/20/95 MOOSE ALLEY Portland ME (6) 01/21/95 MOOSE ALLEY (2) Portland ME (7) 02/09/95 AAC SPORTS BAR Milford (1) 02/10/95 THE RAT (15) Boston (52) 02/16/95 MAD MURPHY'S Hartford CT (3) 03/09/95 T.T. THE BEAR'S (5) Cambridge (19) 03/29/95 BILL'S BAR Boston (53) 04/07/95 BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE Lakeville (1) 06/17/95 HARD ROCK CAFE (3) Boston (54)