Josef Brinckmann's Concert Archive

Performing and recording artist, singer and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist; accordion, drum set and other membranophones, guitar, harmonica, mallet percussion, piano.

Sebastopol, California, United States     Joined December 2025    

Josef Brinckmann has 458 Defectors concerts.

Defectors. a post-punk / dark wave / apocalyptic pop performing & recording ensemble from San Francisco, recorded two 45s, “Cash Advance” / “Last Night” (1981; Dependent Records); “Forever and Never” / “They Don’t Know” (1983; Zerbino’s Records), one LP, “The Defectors” (1984; Zerbino’s Records), one EP “Come Out With Your Hands Up (1985; O.O.F. Records); appeared on compilations: “Live at Le Disque” (1981; Jump Records), “SF Sound of Music Club Live” (1983; SOM Records), “The Quake: The Rock of ’84” (1984; Starstream Records), “Deathstock 2011” (Tenderloin Records). Their final recording “Far Far Away”, produced by Vince WELNICK† (Tubes, Grateful Dead).

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Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 05, 1984
Defectors

KUSF-FM Live Simulcast _ Benefit for San Francisco Music Calendar

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Graffiti San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 31, 1984
Robert Seidler / Defectors / Fade To Black

KQAK Presents

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Berkeley Square Berkeley, California, United States
Mar 25, 1984
Donna Sue & The Upbeats / Chaos by Design / Defectors
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Club 88 Los Angeles, California, United States
Mar 23, 1984
The Shout / Defectors / Beat Juice / D.J. Joe Sharp
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The Club Lhasa Los Angeles, California, United States
Mar 17, 1984
Alex Guiness Band / Defectors
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River Theater Guerneville, California, United States
Mar 14, 1984
Defectors
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Trocadero Transfer San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 09, 1984
Defectors
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Graffiti San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 05, 1984
Defectors / Pontiacs
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Uncle Charlie's Corte Madera, California, United States
Mar 03, 1984
Gleaming Spires / Defectors / Party of 5
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Berkeley Square Berkeley, California, United States
Feb 25, 1984
Defectors / Jain
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The Cotati Cabaret Cotati, California, United States
Feb 24, 1984

After Show

Defectors

After Hours at the Medicine Ball

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The Medicine Ball San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 20, 1984
Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo / Defectors
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The I-Beam San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 18, 1984
Defectors / Wild Game / Lucky 13 / D.D. Downer
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On Broadway San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 10, 1984
Defectors / VIZ Queens / Good Sam & the RVs
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Depression Deli Reno, Nevada, United States
Feb 09, 1984
Defectors D.O. Mills Sacramento, California, United States
Feb 08, 1984
Defectors / Pell Mell / Defeatist Attitude
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Berkeley Square Berkeley, California, United States
Feb 04, 1984
Defectors / Fade To Black / Rx

The Quake KQAK 99 FM "Rock to Riches" Winners

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The Commons, Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California, United States
Feb 01, 1984

Early Show

Defectors

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Fundraiser

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Barbary Coast Room at SF State University San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 21, 1984
Defectors
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Graffiti San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 20, 1984
Defectors
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TK Mining Co. Santa Rosa, California, United States
Jan 13, 1984
Defectors / Baby Buddha
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Chi Chi Club San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 04, 1984
Defectors / Fade To Black / Voice Print
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Berkeley Square Berkeley, California, United States
Dec 31, 1983
Defectors / Tearaways / Tony Lonely Band River Theater Guerneville, California, United States
Dec 30, 1983
Defectors
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Nightbreak San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 11, 1983
JoBoxers / Defectors
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Wolfgang's San Francisco, California, United States

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Some Photos From These Concerts

Defectors on Apr 5, 1984 [106-small]

Defectors
Apr 5, 1984
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Robert Seidler / Defectors / Fade To Black on Mar 31, 1984 [172-small]

Robert Seidler / Defectors / Fade To Black
Mar 31, 1984
 Berkeley, California, United States
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Donna Sue & The Upbeats / Chaos by Design / Defectors on Mar 25, 1984 [177-small]

Donna Sue & The Upbeats / Chaos by Design / Defectors
Mar 25, 1984
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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The Shout / Defectors / Beat Juice / D.J. Joe Sharp on Mar 23, 1984 [100-small]

The Shout / Defectors / Beat Juice / D.J. Joe Sharp
Mar 23, 1984
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Alex Guiness Band / Defectors on Mar 17, 1984 [540-small]

Alex Guiness Band / Defectors
Mar 17, 1984
 Guerneville, California, United States
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Defectors on Mar 14, 1984 [183-small]

Defectors
Mar 14, 1984
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Defectors on Mar 9, 1984 [203-small]

Defectors
Mar 9, 1984
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Defectors / Pontiacs on Mar 5, 1984 [180-small]

Defectors / Pontiacs
Mar 5, 1984
 Corte Madera, California, United States
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Gleaming Spires / Defectors / Party of 5 on Mar 3, 1984 [036-small]

Gleaming Spires / Defectors / Party of 5
Mar 3, 1984
 Berkeley, California, United States
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Defectors / Jain on Feb 25, 1984 [927-small]

Defectors / Jain
Feb 25, 1984
 Cotati, California, United States
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Defectors on Feb 24, 1984 [064-small]

Defectors
Feb 24, 1984
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo / Defectors on Feb 20, 1984 [059-small]

Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo / Defectors
Feb 20, 1984
 San Francisco, California, United States
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