Two-Star Tabernacle was a short-lived
punk rock band from
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
. Two-Star Tabernacle consisted of a young
Jack White
John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
(who later became the founding member of popular rock group
The White Stripes
The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums wi ...
),
Dan John Miller
Dan John Miller is an American singer-songwriter and actor from Detroit, Michigan. He is currently the guitarist and lead vocalist for the gothic country-garage band Blanche. He made his major film acting debut in the film '' Walk The Line'', ...
, Tracee Mae Miller and Damian Lang.
The band's first release came in 1998, and was a 7-inch vinyl with
Andre Williams released by Bloodshot Records initially as a limited edition of 500 on white vinyl, then an additional limited edition of 500 on black vinyl and
The band's second release came in 2011, and was a 7-inch vinyl recorded around the same time as the first also featuring Andre Williams, released through Jack White's
Third Man Records
Third Man Records is an eclectic, vinyl-focused independent record label founded and owned by Jack White, Ben Blackwell and Ben Swank. The company operates out of three locations—Nashville, Tennessee, Detroit, Michigan, and Soho, London—wit ...
Vault Subscription Service. Several of the band's songs were altered and recorded on the
White Stripes
The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums with ...
' album ''
White Blood Cells
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'' and
Blanche's album ''If We Can't Trust the Doctors...''
Bootlegs
There are only two heavily circulated
bootlegs, but more are believed to exist. The most common was recorded at The Gold Dollar in Detroit, Michigan on January 16, 1998, and the rarer of the two was recorded at Paychecks in Hamtramck, Michigan, on March 12, 1999.
Live At The Gold Dollar set list
#"Who's To Say"
#"Itchy"
#"Hotel Yorba"
#"Worst Time Of My Life"
#"Garbage Picker"
#"Now Mary" (Early Version)
#"Zig Zag Springs"
#"Red Head"
#"Jesus And Tequila"
#"So Long Cruel World"
#"Sixteen Tons"
Live At Paychecks set list
#"Rank Stranger"
#"The Union Forever"
#"Who's To Say"
#"The Same Boy You've Always Known"
#"Zig Zag Springs"
#"Rootin' Tootin'"
#"Hotel Yorba"
#"So Long, Cruel World"
#"Plain As Day"
#"Wayfarin' Stranger"
References
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Alternative rock groups from Michigan
Garage rock groups from Michigan
Musical groups from Detroit
Musical groups established in 1998
Punk blues musical groups
American rock music duos
Third Man Records artists
Bloodshot Records artists