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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: DeathFromAbove1979 on October 08, 2007, 04:24:00 am

Title: Klaxons. !
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on October 08, 2007, 04:24:00 am
Tonight! I'll be in camouflage.
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: bnyced0 on October 08, 2007, 08:32:00 am
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Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
  Tonight! I'll be in camouflage.
aren't you always?
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: kookiemnstr8 on October 08, 2007, 09:11:00 am
Washington Social Club is opening, try and get there in time to see them.
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Post by: Samantha on October 08, 2007, 09:24:00 am
oh they are?  I was thinking of going to this to see a friend, but I've heard good things about WSC so that's another reason to go...
 
 I may or may not go depending on how tired I am & how much friend wants me to come.
 
 would my innocent 16 year old sister enjoy them?  she wants to go to the 930 and I don't know what show to take her to.
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Post by: Samantha on October 08, 2007, 10:35:00 am
ok, looks like I'm definitely going, with the little sis.  I hope I don't regret it.
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Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on October 08, 2007, 12:11:00 pm
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
   
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Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
  Tonight! I'll be in camouflage.
aren't you always? [/b]
Only at Be Your Own PET shows.
 
 
 /creepy
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Post by: kookiemnstr8 on October 08, 2007, 01:35:00 pm
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Originally posted by Samantha:
  ok, looks like I'm definitely going, with the little sis.  I hope I don't regret it.
This should be a good show for her.  It looks to be a lot of fun.
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Post by: Samantha on October 08, 2007, 02:13:00 pm
friend has confirmed most fans are her age or younger  :p
 
 she doesn't care she just wants to go out!!
 
 ugh now I'm worried about being old.  I JUST CAN'T WIN.
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Post by: you be betty on October 08, 2007, 03:02:00 pm
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Originally posted by Samantha:
  friend has confirmed most fans are her age or younger   :p  
 
 she doesn't care she just wants to go out!!
 
 ugh now I'm worried about being old.  I JUST CAN'T WIN.
You will both have a blast.  It is impossible to go to a Washington Social Club show and not have a blast.  Just impossible.  Get on your dancing shoes...
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: Frank Gallagher on October 08, 2007, 03:21:00 pm
Two Questions;
 
 How old is your sister?
 
 Is Smackie still in town?
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: Samantha on October 08, 2007, 03:38:00 pm
she's 16, and Smackie's gone so I'm letting her out.
 
 she randomly told me a couple weeks ago that she wanted to go to the 930 club, and this was the best I could come up with...and this way I don't have to buy her a ticket  :p
 
 it's a monumental occasion!  her first 9:30 show!  WHOO!
 
 maybe I'll pin a sign on her back or something.
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Post by: Frank Gallagher on October 08, 2007, 04:40:00 pm
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Originally posted by Samantha:
  she's 16, and Smackie's gone so I'm letting her out.
 
 she randomly told me a couple weeks ago that she wanted to go to the 930 club, and this was the best I could come up with...and this way I don't have to buy her a ticket   :p  
 
 it's a monumental occasion!  her first 9:30 show!  WHOO!
 
 maybe I'll pin a sign on her back or something.
You do realize you'll be the coolest big sis ever.
 
 I took my daughter with a couple of her school pals to the 930 when she was 16. Overnight I became the coolest dad on the planet - well at MAGRUDER high school anyway, but I'll take that. When she was younger I sat through a Backstreet Boys concert (twice), Hanson and some skateboarding thing at MCI. I got 10 minutes of Social D at the skateboarding wham-jam-I'm yer man or whatever the hell they called it, and all I could think about was what the hell was Social D thinking getting involved with this crap?
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Post by: sweetcell on October 08, 2007, 05:33:00 pm
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Originally posted by Samantha:
  ok, looks like I'm definitely going, with the little sis.  I hope I don't regret it.
paging TheDirector...
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: Samantha on October 08, 2007, 05:38:00 pm
my dad took me to 930 club and the Black Cat when I was 14...so did some other parents and big sibs...my little sister has only been to country concerts!  ugh.  except when I took her to the Ditty Bops at the Birchmere last month.
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Post by: killsaly on October 09, 2007, 10:34:00 am
I thought it was an excellent show.  Unfortuantly I had class and could not check out WSC, but the Klaxons more than made up for a missed opener.  I didnt write down the set list, but it seems like they played all of the tunes on their cd, and a couple more (I didnt recognize on song during the set, and the encore song.)  I was suprised at how much of their music was played on just guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard.  From their cds, I imagined a ton of gear, but they kept it simple.  The crowd was really getting into it, especially around the stage, where most of the people danced/jumped around the whole time.  They also felt the need to name drop dc at least a dozen times. Also, the onstage banter was unintelligible, and I couldnt tell if it was due to accents or not talking directly into the mic.  
 All in all, they rocked the shit out of the 930 club, and I hoep to catch them there again before they move onto bigger venues.
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: Samantha on October 09, 2007, 11:07:00 am
I was impressed, actually!  WSC was disappointing since I'd heard so many good things and they turned out to be sort of frightening, but the Klaxons put on a good show, even though it wasn't really my sort of thing.  Quality entertainment.  My sister really enjoyed it, she's a fan now.  She got a set list so maybe I can post that for you when I get home, if you'd like.
 
 I didn't understand anything they were saying either!  But I think they were excited to be in DC because apparently the crowd was especially good here, and because their tour manager (my ex) is from here.  He'd been totally hyping it, and one of the only parts of the banter I understood was when they said something about their tour manager Simon being from DC.  They went "sightseeing" after the show, I wonder how that went...I hope they weren't disappointed, after how excited they were, HA!
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: kookiemnstr8 on October 09, 2007, 11:38:00 am
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Originally posted by Samantha:
  WSC was disappointing since I'd heard so many good things and they turned out to be sort of frightening, but the Klaxons put on a good show, even though it wasn't really my sort of thing.  
Frightening? How so?  I'm just curious because I can think of a lot words both positive and negative that might be used to describe WSC and "frightening" has nver crossed my mind, haha.
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Post by: Bombay Chutney on October 09, 2007, 11:45:00 am
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Originally posted by Graace:
  Frightening? How so?  I'm just curious because I can think of a lot words both positive and negative that might be used to describe WSC and "frightening" has nver crossed my mind, haha.
I was about to say the same thing.  WSC was fine last night.  It's a very different vibe to see them as an opener in front of a fairly apathetic crowd.  Their headlining shows are better, but I thought they were still a lot of fun.  Frightening????
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Post by: Samantha on October 09, 2007, 11:49:00 am
yes.  the frontman looked like he was going to attack someone.
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Post by: 930clubber on October 09, 2007, 12:10:00 pm
i felt klaxons attacked everyone with their opening music -- it was an energetic introduction!
 
 does the lead singer of the wsc not play any instruments but for the avocad
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Post by: Samantha on October 09, 2007, 12:21:00 pm
it was!  really good vibe.  like I said, it's not even my sort of thing, I wouldn't listen to an album or anything...but I really enjoyed the show!
Title: Re: Klaxons. !
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on October 09, 2007, 01:09:00 pm
The Bouncer
 Atlantis To Interzone
 Golden Skans
 Forgotten Works
 Totem On A Timeline
 Two Receivers
 Isle Of Her
 As Above, So Below
 Gravity's Rainbow
 Magick
 It's Not Over
 
 Encore
 4 Horsemen of 2012
 
 That's from my head, but I'm sure it's off.
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Post by: 930clubber on October 09, 2007, 01:11:00 pm
agreed, great vibe! shows like this need to be asterisked on the schedule.
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Post by: Kokui1 on October 09, 2007, 02:03:00 pm
BRILLIANT SHOW! I had a BLAST at the Klaxons gig last night! The energy around the stage was almost Muse-like.
 
 Hope they come back to DC in the near future. . .
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Post by: you be betty on October 09, 2007, 03:40:00 pm
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Originally posted by Samantha:
  yes.  the frontman looked like he was going to attack someone.
AHAHAHA you just made my day.  
 
 he used to play guitar but then they got another guitar player so he stopped ish.