Photo image taken along Still Creek near Mt. Hood, Oregon, 2010.
The COG, Gonzaga University’s building for student meals on campus, was also a venue for dances. Many of Spokane’s local musicians played there. The COG is no more as the University is making way for something new, and tore the building down over the past few weeks. Visiting the campus on Friday all that can be seen now is a hole in the ground where the building once stood.
Following is a list of bands and the dates they played the COG as they were advertised in the Spokane Natural. There were many, many more bands that played the venue. Most of the advertising as to who was going to play the COG was by word of mouth and the occasional flyer taped to record store windows.
| . . . Date . . . . | . . | Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||
| 1969 | ||||
| February 28 | The Loop | |||
| March 15 | The Experimental Spring Rock Ensemble | Admission is 97 cents, 90 cents if in costume or roller skates, 83 cents if both |
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| March 16 | BJ Thomas & The Sonics | |||
| March 21 | The Shakers | |||
| March 28 | Jug Band | |||
| April 18 | Springfield Rifle | |||
| Sept. 27 | Shirley Lorraine | |||
| Nov. 7 | Zombies | |||
| 1970 | ||||
| January 10 | Universal Joint | |||
| March 28 | Siddhartha | |||
| April 3 | Tender Green | |||
| Oct. 2 | Universal Joint | |||
| Nov. 1 | Gene Redding & Funk | |||
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