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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: tinygee on September 10, 2004, 11:40:00 am
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1.weezer(00')
2.the mars volta(03')
3.smashing pumpkins(99')
4.wilco(04')
5.built to spill (03' first of two shows)
anyone remember that weezer show? outstanding..
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Hmm...
Afghan Whigs (Labor Day 1999)
Queens of the Stone Age (June 2, 2002)
Pete Yorn (11/26/2001)
PJ Harvey (9/10/2001)
Superdrag (2002 or 2003...they were opening for GBV, but GBV had to cancel due to a death in the family, so Superdrag played a full set. :) )
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The two Robbie Williams and Joe Strummer gigs could make my list.
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the orb 05/10/97
aphex twin 09/05/97
einsturzende neubauten 07/31/00 (so glad i didn't go to the 04 tour)
les claypool's frog brigade 08/30/00 (the 00 tour is definitely the best that they did)
godspeed you! black emperor 03/04/03
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I just moved here two years ago so most are recent.
Primal Scream (2000)
Wilco (2004)
Supergrass (2003)
Interpol (2003)
The Streets (2004)...just because I never saw the whole club jumpin' like that....
Although I'm sure GBV tomorrow will supplant one of them.
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Grandaddy and Super Furry Animals
Yo la tengo and Portastatic
Midnight Oil
Interpol (both times I have seen them at the 9:30)
Waterboys
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in recent memory.....
BRMC (hurricane show)
Rollins Band - Black Flag Tribute show
Mars Volta
Sleater-Kinney 2003
Superdrag
White Stripes
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no one at that weezer show eh? the place was goin nuts it was incredible, i havent listened much to superdrag...they're that good huh? yea i missed the whigs show in 99 and i hated myself for it. I also missed the Pumpkins back to back nights in 99', which was heartbreaking.
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Camper Van, and Camper Van w/ Cracker apothecary tour 00 (oooo, guess who's coming back....)
Zero 7
Doves
Air
some of the Luna shows
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In no order...
Radiohead - OK Computer Tour
Afghan Whigs - first stop on "Black Love" tour - 2nd stop wasn't nearly as good
Nick Cave - Boatman's Call tour
Spiritualized - "Ladies and Gentleman" tour
Flaming Lips - Their set at that package tour they did w/Robin Hitchcock
Honorable Mention:
Henry and the Black Flag tribute
Damned at the old club on the Phantasmagoria tour
Iggy in 2001 I think?
I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch...
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Too many to mention, but off the top of my head:
1) Social Distortion, 11/12/2001
2) Buzzcocks, 11/29/2000
3) Queens of the Stone Age (w/Dave Grohl), 6/2/2002
4) the Stone Roses, 5/17/1995 (back when it was WUST Radio Music Hall)
5) Aphex Twin w/Death in Vegas and the Sneaker Pimps, 9/5/1997
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Originally posted by chaz:
Afghan Whigs - first stop on "Black Love" tour - 2nd stop wasn't nearly as good
Outside of the Whigs playing the HFStival, there was only one stop at the 9:30 during the "Black Love" tour. They did play the 9:30 when they toured for "1965," though.
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Were you the a-hole who cracked the beer bottle over my head at that one, sending me to a 7 hour wait for attention in the Howard Hospital?
Originally posted by J'Mal:
Camper Van, and Camper Van w/ Cracker apothecary tour 00 (oooo, guess who's coming back....)
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
Originally posted by chaz:
Afghan Whigs - first stop on "Black Love" tour - 2nd stop wasn't nearly as good
Outside of the Whigs playing the HFStival, there was only one stop at the 9:30 during the "Black Love" tour. They did play the 9:30 when they toured for "1965," though. [/b]
My bad...it was the 1965 tour....they came around with the bigger band and backup singer...maybe 6 - 8 months later they came back as a 4 piece and it wasn't nearly as good.
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in no particular order...
Radiohead 96
Beck 97/98 (can't remember the date)
JSBX/JesusLizard/SoCulture/CiboMatto NYE 97
Jeff Tweedy 01
Nick Cave 01
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Originally posted by chaz:
maybe 6 - 8 months later they came back as a 4 piece and it wasn't nearly as good.
:eek:
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rhett, unfortunately, that was not me. did they make you wait in the second-class section of howard hospital?
however, i was assaulted with ice cubes at a cracker show once. there can be an oddly violent element at these shows and that makes no sense to me at all. (i'd expect it at, say, motorhead.)
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
5) Aphex Twin w/Death in Vegas and the Sneaker Pimps, 9/5/1997
that one made my list. definitely one of the most fun shows i've been to. the bears totally made the show. unfortunately i'm assuming i'll never have the chance to see aphex twin live again.
i'm feeling the same about autechre too.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
Hmm...
Afghan Whigs (Labor Day 1999)
yeah! I was there. On the 1965 tour. They dropped the whole feather boa type schtick that had been prevalent all tour & just rocked.
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afi
gwar
inflames/kse
atreyu
DEP, PTW, 18v, a7x(why do bands have such easy abbrieviations.)
i also have to mention sr-71 on the 4th of july. i didn't have to see fireworks or be sad alone with my family.
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Originally posted by grotty:
yeah! I was there. On the 1965 tour. They dropped the whole feather boa type schtick that had been prevalent all tour & just rocked.
Exactly. They went back to the core group (plus Josh the keyboardist) and went wild. They even played "Faded" and brought out "Retarded"!
I was up front and center at that show with a couple of folks from the Whigs mailing list.
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Smashing Pumpkins '99
Blur '03
Air '04
Flaming Lips/Sparklehorse '03
I can't think of a definitive fifth. Maybe Claypool's Frog Brigade, maybe Placebo/Stellastarr.
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Clutch (every time in the past few years)
Reverend Horton Heat and Dash Rip Rock (00?)
Patty Smith (01?)
Iggy Pop (02?)
George Clinton w/P-Funkadelic (every time in the past few years)
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rollins band w/ keith morris
garbage
sonic youth
mighty mighty bosstones
deftones
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robbie williams
gene
chantal kreviazuk
the charlatans/stereophonics
snow patrol
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Queens of Stone Age
Pietasters (filming their DVD)
Everclear (at the old and new)
Catherine Wheel
X
and many more...(old 97's,Sugar,Placebo...etc)
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Dylan
Air
Snow Patrol (1st time)
JSBX/JesusLizard/SoCulture/CiboMatto
Dillon Fence (old)
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1998/09/09 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (who opened?)
2002/03/18 Bush/Default
2002/10/20 Sleater-Kinney/The Quails/V for Vendetta
2003/10/20 The Mars Volta/Saul Williams
2004/06/09 Wilco/The M's
Runners up (in no particular order):
2002/01/30 The Charlatans UK/Starsailor
2002/04/30 Garbage/Abandoned Pools
2004/04/01 The Crystal Method/DJ Hyper
2004/04/22 Sleater-Kinney/The Thermals
Only been hitting the local concert scene for a few years obviously. Wish I had a time machine so I could go back and see the great concerts I've missed at the 9:30 Club, like the Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, R.E.M., the White Stripes, Flaming Lips, et al.
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I just remembered when I saw the Charlatans UK in 1994 on the "Up To Our Hips" tour, that was pretty awesome, so was Smashing Pumpkins w/Swervedriver in 1993. It seems as though there used to be some pretty amazing double bills years ago, you don't see that quite as much anymore. It was great to see the Jesus and Mary Chain w/Curve and Spiritualized, the Cocteau Twins w/Galaxie 500, Urge Overkill w/Eugenius. All great, great shows.
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i don't remember the years on any of these. i'm getting old...
in no particular order...
old and new 9:30
1. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN (2003?)
2. THE FAINT (2003?)
3. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY (animosity tour?)
4. ROLLINS BAND/BLACK FLAG TRIBUTE
5. DAG NASTY w/ GOVERNMENT ISSUE (1985 or so?)
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Originally posted by stereofaith:
5. DAG NASTY w/ GOVERNMENT ISSUE (1985 or so?)
Is that the DOA/GI/Dag Nasty show when the club was still WUST? That one was pretty amazing. I'm pretty sure that was Dag Nasty's first show.
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A couple that come to mind:
Afghans Whigs - Sept '99 [mentioned above]
Afghan Whigs - June '96 w/Howlin' Maggie
James - Feb '97
Buffalo Tom - Feb '96 (8-10 inches of snow that afternoon)
Jeff Buckley - not sure of date - I believe it was his last appearance at the old club though.
Drive-by Truckers - September 24, 2004
(I saw them last night. If it's any indication - we're in for a real treat during this one. They are definitely no longer the same band that I've seen many times over the last few years in small dingy bars. But this isn't necesarily a bad thing: They are much more accomplished musicians - Jason Isbell is a rising star - and they are a bit more polished. They're gonna rock the club.)
Another notable show - I guess - was the Counting Crows first time @ the old club. This was right before their 1st record broke big. It was VERY COLD night - The Gov't actually closed because it was so cold & icy. Only about 200 people there. We were standing right up front and kept getting dripped on by the sweat from Duritz's rasta extensions. Oh - & George Stephanopoulos was there. Rockin' the vote.
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JSBX/JesusLizard/SoCulture/CiboMatto NYE 97
Afghan Whigs June '96
Afghan Whigs Sept '99
Coldplay
Don't know if this one counts though...
Smashing Pumpkins when it was still the WUST (or whatever it was called)
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Originally posted by jmascis:
Afghan Whigs June '96
Afghan Whigs Sept '99
heh, heh, heh [evil laugh] - great choices.
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didn't I already do a thread like this awhile ago?
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Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
didn't I already do a thread like this awhile ago?
maybe - but this one has better bands.
;)
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The Verve -- Fall of 1997
BRMC/Warlocks -- Hurricane show last year
X with the Fags -- last year I think
The Verve -- Summer of 1995, old club
Doves with a great opener by the unknown Strokes
Honorables:
That Stereophonic/Charlatan show was pretty damn good
The first Polyphonic Spree show last summer was great
Guided By Voices -- 2002 I think
Grandaddy, but not the one with SFA
The 1997 New Years Eve ball with JSBE, Jesus Lizard and Southern Culture kicked ass
Motorhead last year was really good
Urge Overkill at the old club was memorable, as was Monster Magnet shortly thereafter
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
The Verve -- Fall of 1997
The Verve -- Summer of 1995, old club
I'd give up a finger to have been at either.
O.k. - well...maybe just a small chunk of flesh. Something not so needed. Like maybe an earlobe.
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Mindless self indulge (02,03)
tomohawk,melvins (03)
dillinger escape plan (04)
Sonic youth (02)
Marilyn Manson (03)
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Deftones (03)
Dillinger Escape plan (03. plea for peace show)
Rx bandits (june 04)
Glassjaw (03)
Black Eyed Peas (04)
obviously, i haven't been going to 930 club as long as some of you have.
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Im suprised how many people here attended the Afghan Whigs set in September 1999. To this day, I think that was one of the most amazing shows I have ever been to! The Whigs need to get back together. Though Twilight is great, and playing a whigs cover encore is sweet, nothing beats the slide guitar the whigs had...
so yeah...
1) Afghan Whigs Sept 99
2) Lemonheads & Ben Lee 2/97
3) Versus (opening for yo la tengo) 99?
4) Hum '98 (my friend got his nose broken there)
5) Ben Kweller Summer 2002
6) Smashing Pumpkins 99 (Fuckin' SOMA baby!)
7) Weird Al in July '04
worst shows:
1) Bebel Gilberto (yeah like a month ago)
2) The Vines (Summer 2002)
3) Matchbox 20 opening for the Lemonheads 2/97 (anyone remember the guy that whipped it out onstage??? and Evan throwing ice cubes at the band??? haha)
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I cant believe no one was at that weezer show in 2000.
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There are so many good ones....let's see...these aren't in any particular order.
1. Radiohead - OK Computer tour. The played a f**king club...and I saw them. 'nuff said.
2. Elliott Smith - Figure 8 tour. The last time I ever saw him. What a loss...
3. Counting Crows - late 1997. It was the first time I saw this band live. I had no idea Adam Duritz was so captivating live.
4. The Verve Pipe - Villains tour. it's easy to poo-poo this band but they put on a great live show. The best part was hanging out with Jeff Ament before the show.
5. Polyphonic Spree - just a few weeks ago. My first time. I drank the koolaid and I believe.
Notables....Radiohead on the Bends tour. I had no idea what I was in for. Billy Idol kicked my ass on the last time through, too. Ben Folds and Bettie Serveert. Too drunk to remember much of it, though so it doesn't make the top 5 :)
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coldplay 2001
nerd/black eyed peas 2004
chemical brothers 1999
groove armada 2003
odd mix, but the shows were stellar on all levels-crowd, sound, song selection, musicianship, etc.
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Sonic Youth (2000- 1st night only)
Afghan Whigs- 1999 (apparently a popular forum show)
Spiritualized- 2002
Garbage w/ Abandon Pools -2001
Velvet Revolver (yeah, bring it. That show rocked.)
Honorable Mentions-
Hot Snakes- 2002
Unknown Interpol opening for Clinic - 2001
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Was anyone else at the Radiohead show at the Black Cat when David Gray opened up? I don't even think that show sold out.
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They were. But apparently the Weird Al show was better.
Originally posted by tinygee:
I cant believe no one was at that weezer show in 2000.
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that show was horrid. i left 1/3 of the way thru.
tricky in 1999 or was it 2000, was horrid too.
Originally posted by debaser:
Spiritualized- 2002
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Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
They were. But apparently the Weird Al show was better.
Originally posted by tinygee:
I cant believe no one was at that weezer show in 2000.
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The Weird Al show was good, just not a top five of mine.
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Yes weezer has gone far mainstream, but that show was damn good, and f u to all of you who are too cool to admit you were there. That show was right before all the liitle 13 year old girls with weezer shirts got into them. This show was all diehard weezer fans, all the geeks with the bottle cap glasses and what not, and that there made the show even better. Weird Al blows.
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Originally posted by lily1:
that show was horrid. i left 1/3 of the way thru.
tricky in 1999 or was it 2000, was horrid too.
Originally posted by debaser:
Spiritualized- 2002
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i've seen spiritualized twice at the 9:30, 2002 the first time and then last year as well. the show last year was the one i thought was dire. i left about halfway through. 2002 they were brilliant, so if i were to make a list they'd be top 5.
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Originally posted by nonmenthol:
Mindless self indulge (02,03)
tomohawk,melvins (03)
dillinger escape plan (04)
Sonic youth (02)
Marilyn Manson (03)
you went to tomahawk w/ the melvins? damn, I wish I could have gone to that.
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quote:
Originally posted by lily1:
that show was horrid. i left 1/3 of the way thru.
tricky in 1999 or was it 2000, was horrid too.
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Originally posted by debaser:
Spiritualized- 2002
i've seen spiritualized twice at the 9:30, 2002 the first time and then last year as well. the show last year was the one i thought was dire. i left about halfway through. 2002 they were brilliant, so if i were to make a list they'd be top 5.
Totally agree. I had seen Spiritualized in 2002 in Cleveland and the show was absolutely transcendent with crazy instrumental freakouts and awesome lights. However, when I caught them here in 2003, it was the complete opposite
...completely mediocre and uninspired. I think the show came a day after Field Day but that's no excuse.
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I thought Spiritualized with BRMC was brilliant, the spiritualized shows I saw at 930 before and after that were both pretty poor in my opinion.
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I thought Spiritualized were wanktastic that night.
Originally posted by mark e smith:
I thought Spiritualized with BRMC was brilliant, the spiritualized shows I saw at 930 before and after that were both pretty poor in my opinion.
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Originally posted by mark e smith:
I thought Spiritualized with BRMC was brilliant, the spiritualized shows I saw at 930 before and after that were both pretty poor in my opinion.
I agree... the one in late '97 disappointed me very much so I never bothered to go back
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Originally posted by mark e smith:
I thought Spiritualized with BRMC was brilliant, the spiritualized shows I saw at 930 before and after that were both pretty poor in my opinion.
That was an incredible show! The only thing missing were good drugs.
Didn't see the earlier show but everyone across the country seemed to pan that tour. Also, we were one of the few venues to get the post Field Day tour which was only a stripped down show while they happened to be in the States. In my mind, it was sort of like acoustic Spiritualized even though it wasn't acoustic.
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i moved here in summer 2001, so i don't have too much to work with...
1. the roots - jan. 2002 (they absolutely killed it that night)
2. belle & sebastian - oct. 2003
3. air - april 2004
4. the hives - july 2004 (very fun show)
5. the roots - dec. 2002
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hmmm, my memory is shot but here goes
1. Afghan Whigs -Sept 99 - surprise, surprise!!
2. Sleater Kinney - One Beat tour
3. The Verve - 1997
4. Wilco - I'm guessing maybe 99 or 2000, pre-YHF though
5. blank
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Didn't see the earlier show but everyone across the country seemed to pan that tour. Also, we were one of the few venues to get the post Field Day tour which was only a stripped down show while they happened to be in the States. In my mind, it was sort of like acoustic Spiritualized even though it wasn't acoustic.
Some friends of mine saw Spiritualized a month or so after the disappointing 930 show and reported to me that the band wasn't "stripped down" and they were back to their usual bombastic space/psych rock-style, which made me feel cheated and even more pissed about the DC show.
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Originally posted by LonnieBeale:
Didn't see the earlier show but everyone across the country seemed to pan that tour. Also, we were one of the few venues to get the post Field Day tour which was only a stripped down show while they happened to be in the States. In my mind, it was sort of like acoustic Spiritualized even though it wasn't acoustic.
Some friends of mine saw Spiritualized a month or so after the disappointing 930 show and reported to me that the band wasn't "stripped down" and they were back to their usual bombastic space/psych rock-style, which made me feel cheated and even more pissed about the DC show. [/b]
That was probably when they came back to the States for a real tour but skipped DC because they had just been here for the Spiritualized Lite tour. :roll: Shame they didn't come back because when they are on, they are really on.
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Originally posted by brennser:
hmmm, my memory is shot but here goes
1. Afghan Whigs -Sept 99 - surprise, surprise!!
2. Sleater Kinney - One Beat tour
3. The Verve - 1997
4. Wilco - I'm guessing maybe 99 or 2000, pre-YHF though
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I saw Verve on that tour in detroit and it was incredible. The funniest part was that they were filming a tour video and had cameras out interviewing people in line to get in.
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i second these two:
Originally posted by brennser:
hmmm, my memory is shot but here goes
2. Sleater Kinney - One Beat tour
4. Wilco - I'm guessing maybe 99 or 2000, pre-YHF though
-was this the Wilco show with old 97s opening? i requested kingpin and they played it in the encore.
i'll add:
-the tibetan freedom fest Radiohead makeup show
-Weezer on the Pinkerton tour (basically played the first two albums)
-Godspeed You Black Emporer!
honorable mention:
-first time Beta Band was at the club (half full, i'd won tickets through the old forum ticket contest)
-Stereolab with Quasi opening (my favorite time seeing quasi)
-Grandaddy's first headlining gig
...hmmm....so many good shows...
-GbV on the Under the Bushes tour...
-Hum/Swervedriver
-Tortoise on the TNT tour
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I keep remembering other good ones...Buffalo Tom and Bettie Serveert at the old club in '92 or '93. By the way, if you haven't seen the Betties, check 'em out later this year, probably at Iota (it amazes me how few people see those Iota shows).. Always a damn good show! And yeah, I saw Weezer open for Live at some point at the new club...Weezer was the better of the two.
Favorite show downstairs at the old club?? Mine was Buck 'O Nine back in '95 or so...
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Originally posted by tinygee:
That show was right before all the liitle 13 year old girls with weezer shirts got into them.
so the show was in early 1994?
i remember seeing a lot of kids with weezer shirts in 94/95
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-was this the Wilco show with old 97s opening? i requested kingpin and they played it in the encore.
yup, thats the one - old 97s were great too - there was also a wilco gig at some stage where they let a few fans come up on stage and play a song
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these are mostly old 9:30 shows..
1. Mudhoney 1993 EGBDF tour
2. Nirvana (Loop headlining) 1990 Bleach tour
3. Smashing Pumpkins 1991 Gish tour
4. Helmet 1992 Meantime tour
5. Failure 1996 Fantastic Planet tour
honorable mention:
Ride & Lush 1993 (maybe 92)
:D
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honorable mention:
Ride & Lush 1993 (maybe 92)
that sounds like a good un!
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yea it was hot. I believe Ride was supporting Going Blank Again and Lush had just released Spooky. I'd love to know the exact dates of all these old shows I went to back in the day.. Black Cat too.
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Originally posted by Defcon9:
yea it was hot. I believe Ride was supporting Going Blank Again and Lush had just released Spooky. I'd love to know the exact dates of all these old shows I went to back in the day.. Black Cat too.
sp played the 930 club on feb 15th and august 1st in 1991.
nirvana played the 930 club on 04/29/90
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Off the top of my head:
Dwarves 1990 (by far the best 20 minute set Ive ever seen in my life, smoke bombs galore choking the audience and Blag dry humping a topless woman onstage, effing amazing!)
Hank Williams III 2001 (nuff said there)
Helmet 1991 (I was never a fan of anything past their first album but they played a show in the summer and in the fall and both kicked my ass)
Shudder To Think 1991 (Chris's last show with the band, very emotional and killer setlist, they even played their first ever recorded song!)
24-7 Spyz 1989 (they played twice that summer but the second show was far more memorable due to Peter pulling me up onstage and handing me the mic to sing "Grandma Dynamite" in its entirety)
honorable mentions:
Soul Brains 2003 (wanted to get tickets in '89 but SOLD OUT)
Living Colour 1989
Gwar 1989
Smashing Pumpkins 1991
Hole 1991
Body Count 1992
Dio 2002
Polyphonic Spree 2003 (both nights)
Sex Pistols 2003
Kingface 1997
Damned 1989
Mojo Nixon 1989 (went straight to the club after seeing Public Enemy play a festival at Anacostia Park in SE that afternoon, a surreal day to be certain haha)
Hunter
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i haven't been around for long, but...
Dismemberment Plan's Farewell Show
this summer's Polyphonic Spree
Sleater Kinney's All Hands on the Bad One tour
Flaming Lips Yoshimi Tour
Belle and Sebastian Dear Catastrophe Waitress tour
NOTE that I'm not including this summer's wilco show (boring).
Worst shows:
Bright Eyes last summer (I love the music, but he was smashed and it was boring and the crowd was sleepy)
The Sea and Cake last summer (ugh)
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NOTE that I'm not including this summer's wilco show (boring).
You're insane.
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so far in no order
the last coldplay double show
garbage
manson (never would have expected to have liked it, and was totaly impressed)
the living end in 2000 2001
the used
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Hmmm...... well, in no particular order:
- Nikka Costa, Dec. 2001
- Ani Difranco (with band), March (?) 1999
- Lenny Kravitz, Oct 1998
- Alanis Morissette, Oct 1998
- Prince (after party), 1997 or 1998
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
Off the top of my head:
Dwarves 1990 (by far the best 20 minute set Ive ever seen in my life, smoke bombs galore choking the audience and Blag dry humping a topless woman onstage, effing amazing!)
Hunter
Ha! Saw the Dwarves down in Richmond on the same tour...great great show. I mostly remember Blag's outfit - Chuck Taylor's and a pair of very see-through black pantyhose.
Ever seen the Candy Snatchers? They're from VA Beach...been around forever. A bunch of sickos as well. If you like the Dwarves you'd love 'em.
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Hmm...
Coldcut - 2000
Stereolab - 2002
St. Germain - 2002
Interpol - 2003 (even though Elefant and the other opening act SUCKED)
Zero 7 - This year
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Originally posted by distance:
Originally posted by tinygee:
That show was right before all the liitle 13 year old girls with weezer shirts got into them.
so the show was in early 1994?
i remember seeing a lot of kids with weezer shirts in 94/95 [/b]
They opened for Lush when it was WUST and after that show River was giving out stickers that said Weezer. That was too cool and before Undone hit huge.
I think I was at the 2000 show, or the one before it, post Pinkerton/breakdown pre-Green album. Great show too.
Old Club:
Janes Addiction, Nothing Shocking tour. Right when the energy was huge and they rocked big time. The whole club was a mass of bodies moving to the music.
Husker Du, Warehouse tour. All night Bob Mould stared at the camera person. Pure punk, and after the show the bassist was hanging out chatting with people. Thanked him for the great show.
Devo. Yeah a reunion thing, but they blew the place down. All the classics you wanted to hear, done how they should have been done.
The Orb, maybe 94? Right after Live 93 came out, real drummer, real bassist, triphonic sound (brought in two back stacks). Did a great set, and with the real musicians made it all the better.
The Go-Betweens. Australian pop that just never made it over here. THey were great, Alex Chilton opened and we were pissed he kept playing so long...
New Club:
Hard to leave it at 5, but I was at so many of the other shows people listed (Bebel wasn't bad I thought, though I hear the tour improved after that show).
Chemical Brothers, 1999. Bass. More Bass. Most Bass. Great set list, great lights, and for a "techno show" great interaction from the stage to the crowd.
Love and Rockets, Hot Trip to Heaven tour. This was killer, they did that album which is brilliant, their older material, and more bass than even the Chemical Brothers (and this is agreed on by the Monitor guy from the club who was there for both and many other shows). Oh and the Dandy Warhols opened the show.
Gomez, In Our Gun tour (a couple years back). Seen them there 3 times. This show was spot on. They did the songs justice, had a great set, and had energy.
Spiritualized 2003. Yes, this show. I saw them at the black cat (Betty Ford Clinic T-shirt on the bassist), the Ladies and Gentlemen tour at the 9:30, open for Siouxie around Pure Phase, and some other 9:30 show. This one was my favorite. They did a lot of Amazing Grace, an album I love, didn't have all the Bombast that I think was clogging up their set (listen to F**ked up inside if you want to hear how great they were from the start). Sure Jason wasn't jumping like a madman all over the stage, but he did a great set. Didn't really like Phaser opening though.
Sex Pistols, 2003. Yeah they are old farts now, but they did it right, play that album add 2 songs and be done with it. No new crap, nothing off a solo record. And their crew were great, they said it was their favorite tour (Johnny is not that bad I guess).
Almost there, would be Stone Roses when it was still WUST though I think IMP put that one on. Killer 1 1/2 hour set. We left going, that was perfect.