The Cardiac Kidz

• Type: Band
• Hometown: San Diego, CA
• Active: 1978 - Unknown
• Number of gigs played: 48
• Number of other acts played with: 95

• Steve Lightfoot
  1978 - 1979
  Electric Bass
• Bill Williams
  1978 - 1981
  Background Vocal, Rhythm Guitar
• Jim Ryan
  1978 - Present
  Drums, Electric Bass, Lead Vocal, Background Vocal
• Jerry Flack
  1978 - Present
  Lead Guitar
• Joe Foy
  1979 - 1979
  Electric Bass
  Replaced: Steve Lightfoot
• Bill Lubbers
  1979 - 1981
  Lead Guitar
  Replaced: Jerry Flack
• Dave Ewing
  1981 - 1981
  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
  Replaced: Bill Lubbers
• Tom Roach
  1981 - 1981
  Electric Bass
  Replaced: Joe Foy
• Jimi Flynn
  2010 - 2011
  Drums
• David Rinck
  2010, July - 2011, June
  Lead Vocal, Background Vocal, Rhythm Guitar
• Matt Johnson
  2011, February - 2011, May
  Drums
  Replaced: Jimi Fynn
  
  Unknown - Unknown
  Drums
  Replaced: Jimi Fynn
• John Webster
  Unknown - Unknown
  Drums
  Replaced: Matt Johnson
  John also drums with "Fuzzy Baby"

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From San Diego Reader:

The Cardiac Kidz were a 1970s San Diego punk band that evolved from the group Glass Onion in 1976. Their vinyl records now fetch big money among garage and punk rock collectors. One of their earliest TV appearances was on the San Diego morning show Sun Up San Diego with host Jerry Bishop.

They played clubs and concert venues around town like the now-infamous Spirit club, the Skeleton Club, SDSU's Back Door, the North Park Lions' Club, and the Roxy Theater in PB.

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Shared a bill with:

• The Last Internationale 5 time(s)
• Mermaid 3 time(s)
• The Dinettes 3 time(s)
• The Stingers/Long Beach Stingers 3 time(s)
• Black Widow Prophecy 2 time(s)
• French Vampires 2 time(s)
• Pharmacy 2 time(s)
• The Baja Bugs 2 time(s)
• The Penetrators 2 time(s)
• 35 Black 1 time(s)
• 45 Parallel 1 time(s)
• ACME Rythm and Blues Revue 1 time(s)
• Antrot 1 time(s)
• BND 1 time(s)
• Bartarzan 1 time(s)
• Blood on Fire 1 time(s)
• Blue Still 1 time(s)
• Bread and Bruises 1 time(s)
• Candy Apple 1 time(s)
• Chris Carpenter 1 time(s)
• Crash 1 time(s)
• Curved Invaders 1 time(s)
• DFX2 1 time(s)
• Dirty Dishes 1 time(s)
• Doggy Daddy and The Fry Kats 1 time(s)
• Durah 1 time(s)
• Dying To Wake 1 time(s)
• Electric Sun Drop 1 time(s)
• Evil Beaver 1 time(s)
• Fall Risk 1 time(s)
• Far From The Genuine 1 time(s)
• Fu@k You 1 time(s)
• Fuzzy Baby 1 time(s)
• Gary Heffern 1 time(s)
• Go Fight Win 1 time(s)
• Groggy Bikinis 1 time(s)
• Habitat 1 time(s)
• Illustrated Band 1 time(s)
• Jess Tingle and Groundwire 1 time(s)
• Joe Tran 1 time(s)
• Left 4 Dead 1 time(s)
• Lucky Lindy 1 time(s)
• Malistad 1 time(s)
• Man Vs Man 1 time(s)
• Metal Fury 1 time(s)
• Metropolis 1 time(s)
• Mind Candy 1 time(s)
• N.O.K. 1 time(s)
• O'Dark:30 1 time(s)
• Phasers On Kill 1 time(s)
• Play/Start 1 time(s)
• Poorsport 1 time(s)
• Punchcard 1 time(s)
• Rabid Deception 1 time(s)
• Shaky Leg and The Tear Drops 1 time(s)
• Shivas 1 time(s)
• Six Gun Romeos 1 time(s)
• Skid Roper 1 time(s)
• Social Spit 1 time(s)
• Spider Fever 1 time(s)
• Steve Poltz 1 time(s)
• Stone Steps 1 time(s)
• Systematic Abuse 1 time(s)
• The Americans 1 time(s)
• The Answers 1 time(s)
• The Choice 1 time(s)
• The Cockpits 1 time(s)
• The Cokers 1 time(s)
• The Fairmounts 1 time(s)
• The Hitmakers 1 time(s)
• The Huggs {PDX} 1 time(s)
• The Humpers 1 time(s)
• The Last Years 1 time(s)
• The Lazy Stalkers 1 time(s)
• The Mammaries 1 time(s)
• The Monroes 1 time(s)
• The P Man 1 time(s)
• The Razors 1 time(s)
• The Rick Elias Band 1 time(s)
• The Standbys 1 time(s)
• The Unknowns 1 time(s)
• The Upbeats 1 time(s)
• Tim Malchak 1 time(s)
• Tinglerz 1 time(s)
• Trashaxis 1 time(s)
• Tributo Soda Stereo 1 time(s)
• Uncle Lenny's Rebellion 1 time(s)
• Upas 1 time(s)
• Velcro Mindset 1 time(s)
• Vendetta Fish 1 time(s)
• Xterminators 1 time(s)
• hING 1 time(s)

Played at:

• Double Down Saloon 3 time(s)
• O'Connell's Pub 3 time(s)
• Ramona Mainstage 3 time(s)
• The Skeleton Club II 3 time(s)
• The Spirit 3 time(s)
• Bar Eleven 2 time(s)
• Brick By Brick 2 time(s)
• Lestat's Coffee House 2 time(s)
• Shakedown 2 time(s)
• The Backdoor at SDSU 2 time(s)
• The Tower Bar 2 time(s)
• SDSU's Montezuma Hall 1 time(s)
• Club Motor 1 time(s)
• Dicks at the Beach 1 time(s)
• Dream Street 1 time(s)
• Fannies 1 time(s)
• Funhouse 1 time(s)
• GRAHAMSTOCK Festival 1 time(s)
• Hells Kitchen 1 time(s)
• Hurricane Bar and Grill 1 time(s)
• North Park Lions Club 1 time(s)
• Rock Reactor 1 time(s)
• Rock and Roll Sushi Bar 1 time(s)
• Roxy Theater 1 time(s)
• San Diego Repertoire Theatre 1 time(s)
• Steinhaus House 1 time(s)
• The Casbah (San Diego) 1 time(s)
• Tiger Bar 1 time(s)
• Til-Two Club 1 time(s)
• Tony V's Garage 1 time(s)
• Uncle Sams 1 time(s)
• Whistle Stop Bar 1 time(s)

Gigs Played:

• Steinhaus Halloween Show Steinhaus House (10-29-2011) The Cardiac Kidz Mermaid Man Vs Man
• Date:2011, October 29 (Sat)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Mermaid
• Second Opening: Man Vs Man
• Additional: Antrot

• Cardiac Kidz 2011 "In & Out" Tour - Spring Valley, Ca Fannies (10-21-2011) The Cardiac Kidz Mermaid Pharmacy
• Date:2011, October 21, 9:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Mermaid
• Second Opening: Pharmacy
• Additional: Crash

• Double Down Saloon (10-01-2011) The Lazy Stalkers Tinglerz The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:2011, October 1, 10:30 pm (Sat)
• Headliner: The Lazy Stalkers
• First Opening: Tinglerz
• Second Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Additional: Pharmacy

• The Tower Bar (08-21-2011) The Cardiac Kidz Dirty Dishes Mermaid
• Date:2011, August 21, 6:30 pm (Sun)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Dirty Dishes
• Second Opening: Mermaid
• Additional: Fuzzy Baby

• Happy Birthday Gary Heffern! Whistle Stop Bar (08-20-2011) The Penetrators The Cardiac Kidz Steve Poltz
• Date:2011, August 20, 1:00 pm (Sat)
• Headliner: The Penetrators
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: Steve Poltz
• Additional: Skid Roper

• Funhouse (08-14-2011) Shivas Play/Start The Huggs {PDX}
• Date:2011, August 14, 9:30 pm (Sun)
• Headliner: Shivas
• First Opening: Play/Start
• Second Opening: The Huggs {PDX}
• Additional: Groggy Bikinis

• Tony V's Garage (08-13-2011) Poorsport Mind Candy Go Fight Win
• Date:2011, August 13, 9:30 pm (Sat)
• Headliner: Poorsport
• First Opening: Mind Candy
• Second Opening: Go Fight Win
• Additional: The Cardiac Kidz

• Rock Reactor (08-12-2011) The Cardiac Kidz Upas
• Date:2011, August 12, 10:00 am (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Upas

• Club Motor (08-11-2011) The Cardiac Kidz The Last Internationale Velcro Mindset
• Date:2011, August 11, 9:30 pm (Thu)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Last Internationale
• Second Opening: Velcro Mindset
• Additional: Left 4 Dead

• Cardiac Kidz - 2011 In & Out Tour Hurricane ar and Grill (08-10-2011) The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:2011, August 10, 9:30 pm (Wed)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz

• 19th Annual GRAHAMSTOCK Festival GRAHAMSTOCK Festival (08-06-2011) Metropolis Lucky Lindy Jess Tingle and Groundwire
• Date:2011, August 6, 10:00 am (Sat)
• Headliner: Metropolis
• First Opening: Lucky Lindy
• Second Opening: Jess Tingle and Groundwire
• Additional: The Razors

• Uncle Sams (08-05-2011) The Last Internationale The Cardiac Kidz Durah
• Date:2011, August 5, 10:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Last Internationale
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: Durah
• Additional: O'Dark:30

• Hells Kitchen (08-04-2011) Phasers On Kill The Cardiac Kidz Far From The Genuine
• Date:2011, August 4, 10:00 pm (Thu)
• Headliner: Phasers On Kill
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: Far From The Genuine
• Additional: BND

• Rock and Roll Sushi Bar (07-29-2011) Tributo Soda Stereo The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:2011, July 29, 9:30 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: Tributo Soda Stereo
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz

• Ramona Mainstage (07-22-2011) The Cardiac Kidz Dying To Wake Blue Still
• Date:2011, July 22, 9:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Dying To Wake
• Second Opening: Blue Still

• Double Down Saloon (07-07-2011) The Cardiac Kidz Six Gun Romeos
• Date:2011, July 7 (Thu)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Six Gun Romeos

• Gary Heffern's Blood on Fire The Casbah (04-06-2011) Gary Heffern The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:2011, April 6, 12:00 am (Wed)
• Headliner: Gary Heffern
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Additional: Blood on Fire

• Double Down Saloon (02-04-2011) The Cardiac Kidz 35 Black Fall Risk
• Date:2011, February 4 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: 35 Black
• Second Opening: Fall Risk
• Additional: Evil Beaver

• Lestat's Coffee House (01-29-2011) The Last Internationale The Cardiac Kidz The Answers
• Date:2011, January 29 (Sat)
• Headliner: The Last Internationale
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: The Answers

• Bar Eleven (01-27-2011) The Humpers The Cardiac Kidz The Last Internationale
• Date:2011, January 27 (Thu)
• Headliner: The Humpers
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: The Last Internationale

• The Tiger Bar (01-18-2011) The Last Internationale 45 Parallel The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:2011, January 8 (Sat)
• Headliner: The Last Internationale
• First Opening: 45 Parallel
• Second Opening: The Cardiac Kidz

• Shakedown (12-17-2010) Social Spit The Cardiac Kidz Uncle Lenny's Rebellion
• Date:2010, December 17 (Fri)
• Headliner: Social Spit
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: Uncle Lenny's Rebellion
• Additional: Rabid Deception

• Bar Eleven (12-10-2010) The Cardiac Kidz The Baja Bugs
• Date:2010, December 10 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Baja Bugs

• Shakedown (11-27-2010) Systematic Abuse The Cardiac Kidz Black Widow Prophecy
• Date:2010, November 27 (Sat)
• Headliner: Systematic Abuse
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: Black Widow Prophecy

• Til-Two Club (11-26-2010) Bartarzan The Cardiac Kidz Spider Fever
• Date:2010, November 26 (Fri)
• Headliner: Bartarzan
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: Spider Fever
• Additional: Fu@k You

• The Tower Bar (11-05-2010) The Cardiac Kidz The Last Years
• Date:2010, November 5 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Last Years

• Lestat's Coffee House (Thursday, November 4, 2010) The Cardiac Kidz hING The Fairmounts
• Date:2010, November 4 (Thu)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: hING
• Second Opening: The Fairmounts
• Additional: The P Man

• Brick By Brick (10-21-2010) The Cardiac Kidz ACME Rythm and Blues Revue Chris Carpenter
• Date:2010, October 21 (Thu)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: ACME Rythm and Blues Revue
• Second Opening: Chris Carpenter
• Additional: Habitat

• O'Connell's Pub (10-20-2010) The Cardiac Kidz Stone Steps The Baja Bugs
• Date:2010, October 20 (Wed)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Stone Steps
• Second Opening: The Baja Bugs

• Brick By Brick (10-15-2010) The Cardiac Kidz Black Widow Prophecy Electric Sun Drop
• Date:2010, October 15 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Black Widow Prophecy
• Second Opening: Electric Sun Drop

• Dream Street (10-07-2010) The Cardiac Kidz Punchcard N.O.K.
• Date:2010, October 7 (Thu)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Punchcard
• Second Opening: N.O.K.

• O'Connell's Pub (09-22-2010) Trashaxis Metal Fury The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:2010, September 22 (Wed)
• Headliner: Trashaxis
• First Opening: Metal Fury
• Second Opening: The Cardiac Kidz

• Ramona Mainstage (09-03-2010) The Cardiac Kidz French Vampires Joe Tran
• Date:2010, September 3 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: French Vampires
• Second Opening: Joe Tran
• Additional: Vendetta Fish

• O'Connell's Pub (08-18-2010) The Cardiac Kidz Bread and Bruises Shaky Leg and The Teardrops
• Date:2010, August 18 (Wed)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Bread and Bruises
• Second Opening: Shaky Leg and The Tear Drops

• Ramona Mainstage (07-07-2010) The Cardiac Kidz Doggy Daddy and The Fry Kats French Vampires
• Date:2010, July 7 (Wed)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Doggy Daddy and The Fry Kats
• Second Opening: French Vampires
• Additional: Malistad

• The Skeleton Club II (03-21-1981) The Cardiac Kidz The Stingers The Choice
• Date:1981, March 21 (Sat)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Stingers/Long Beach Stingers
• Second Opening: The Choice

• The Backdoor at SDSU (Friday, April 11, 1980) The Cardiac Kidz The Stingers The Unknowns
• Date:1980, April 11 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Stingers/Long Beach Stingers
• Second Opening: The Unknowns

• The Skeleton Club II (02-22-1980) The Cardiac Kidz Curved Invaders The Stingers
• Date:1980, February 22 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Curved Invaders
• Second Opening: The Stingers/Long Beach Stingers

• The Skeleton Club II (01-20-1980) The Hitmakers Candy Apple The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:1980, January 20 (Sun)
• Headliner: The Hitmakers
• First Opening: Candy Apple
• Second Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Additional: The Rick Elias Band

• Dicks at the Beach (01-16-1980) The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:1980, January 16 (Wed)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz

• San Diego Repertoire Theatre (1980) The Cardiac Kidz The Dinettes
• Date:1980
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Dinettes

• SDSU's Montezuma Hall (1980) The Penetrators The Cardiac Kidz The Dinettes
• Date:1980
• Headliner: The Penetrators
• First Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Second Opening: The Dinettes

• Cardiac Kidz EP release "Playground" The Spirit (11-23-1979) The Cardiac Kidz The Americans The Monroes
• Date:1979, November 23 (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Americans
• Second Opening: The Monroes

• Recording Live! The Spirit (09-13-1979) The Cardiac Kidz Xterminators The Standbys
• Date:1979, September 13 (Thu)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: Xterminators
• Second Opening: The Standbys

• North Park Lions Club (Friday, June 29, 1979) The Cardiac Kidz DFX2 The Dinettes
• Date:1979, June 29, 8:00 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: DFX2
• Second Opening: The Dinettes

• Roxy Theater (02-19-1979) The Cardiac Kidz Cokers Tim Malchak
• Date:1979, February 19 (Mon)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz
• First Opening: The Cokers
• Second Opening: Tim Malchak
• Additional: Illustrated Band

• The Backdoor at SDSU (Friday, January 26, 1979) The Cockpits The Upbeats The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:1979, January 26, 7:30 pm (Fri)
• Headliner: The Cockpits
• First Opening: The Upbeats
• Second Opening: The Cardiac Kidz
• Additional: The Mammaries

• The Spirit (11-29-1978) The Cardiac Kidz
• Date:1978, November 29 (Wed)
• Headliner: The Cardiac Kidz