In August of 1995, Bantam Spectra released Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, which featured the short story "Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale" by Daniel Keys Moran. The events of the story are set in 0 BBY.
The narrative focuses on the circumstances that led Kardue'sai'Malloc to go underground, and his machinations to get the Modal Nodes a gig at Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina on Mos Eisley.