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What was the Throwdown band doing in 1997?
Throwdown is an American straight edge metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1997.
Who were the original members of Throwdown?
Throwdown was formed in 1997 by vocalist Keith Barney, guitarists Tommy Love and Javier Van Huss, bassist Dom Macaluso, and drummer Marc Jackson.

Question: Where were some of their first gigs?
Self-contained rewrite: Where were some of Throwdown's first gigs?