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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: palahniukkubrick on November 30, 2004, 05:01:00 pm
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...that it isn't the 9:30 club. My vote goes to D.A.R. simply because this year it has been host to Primus, R.E.M., Morrissey, and Pixies. Your choices?
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Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
...that it isn't the 9:30 club. My vote goes to D.A.R. simply because this year it has been host to Primus, R.E.M., Morrissey, and Pixies. Your choices?
Unfortunately you must have lost 15 years of your life. This is the year 2004. All of those acts are now well passed their sell by date. Sorry.
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By venue of the year, are you talking about the acts that play there, or the general feel/atmosphere of the venue itself?
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Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
...that it isn't the 9:30 club. My vote goes to D.A.R. simply because this year it has been host to Primus, R.E.M., Morrissey, and Pixies. Your choices?
Unfortunately you must have lost 15 years of your life. This is the year 2004. All of those acts are now well passed their sell by date. Sorry. [/b]
Don't feel bad palahniukkubrick, I either went to, or am going, to every one of those.
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Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
Unfortunately you must have lost 15 years of your life. This is the year 2004. All of those acts are now well passed their sell by date. Sorry. [/b]
Spoken like a true HFSer.
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Cannot say I have really listened to much over the airwaves american radio, but when I do it is riddled with old hits or RnB.
I suspect the true HFSer likes listening to The same old overplayed U2, Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins tracks which were such staples of the more than 10 years ago.
Thing again.
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Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
The same old overplayed U2
I heard U2 is still making good music
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
The same old overplayed U2
I heard U2 is still making good music [/b]
Where did you here that? Fox news?
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Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
Where did you here that? Fox news?
I think I heard it from a Canadian
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Originally posted by pollard:
I think I heard it from a Canadian
did he go like a: <img src="http://www.cplegacy.com/CP_Marketing/posters/The%20Canadian%20train%20poster%202.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by bellenseb:
By venue of the year, are you talking about the acts that play there, or the general feel/atmosphere of the venue itself?
Yeah what bellenseb asked.
If it's the acts that played there..um, yeah, DAR still would not win my vote.
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Well, I have to vote for 9:30, as I love the venue's sound, size, vibe, etc, and I've been to 20 shows there in 2004, compared to 14 at Black Cat, 4 at Iota, 3 at MCI Center, 2 each at Warehouse, DC9, Warner, DAR, and the rest have been outta town. Wow, I haven't been to Velvet Lounge all year....scary.
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I really like the concert space at DC9 and was hoping it would become something like a friendlier version of the old Metro Cafe, but so far they haven't booked many national acts (only one I can think of is the Ladybug Transistor/Essex Green show). Hopefully they'll get more.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Well, I have to vote for 9:30
the original question was "what is your favorite venue that is not the 9:30." :p
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Originally posted by bellenseb:
I really like the concert space at DC9 and was hoping it would become something like a friendlier version of the old Metro Cafe, but so far they haven't booked many national acts (only one I can think of is the Ladybug Transistor/Essex Green show). Hopefully they'll get more.
And are they friendlier? ;)
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Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
the original question was "what is your favorite venue that is not the 9:30." :p
actually it was "Washington DC Venue of the Year that it isn't the 9:30 club"
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Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
Originally posted by Bags:
Well, I have to vote for 9:30
the original question was "what is your favorite venue that is not the 9:30." :p [/b]
Woops, my bad.
Then Black Cat. I know, obvious, but the numbers don't lie. Though, like bellenseb, I was hoping DC9 would come along this year. I wish Elf Power had played there rather than Velvet Lounge...
Iota's pretty great when I go, too. Great space, good sound, cool vibe. Gotta give props to Iota.
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My fave club overall would have to be the Black Cat, for its hang-out ness. For seeing bands, I like the more intimate places... Iota, DC9.
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What about Madam's Organ (http://www.madamsorgan.com/)?
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Well, they do have Bluegrass Wednesdays.
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Warehouse Nextdoor has been a great contribution to the DC music scene. They're a stable venue for a variety of music and their lax security has been the crux for lots of underage drinking.
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Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
...that it isn't the 9:30 club. My vote goes to D.A.R. simply because this year it has been host to Primus, R.E.M., Morrissey, and Pixies. Your choices?
i don't think that because it got some of the larger acts that it's the venue of the year.
i think the place sucks regardless of who's there and i'm going out of my way to avoid the place in the future.
such as my seeing the pixies in norfolk instead of dc.
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I'd definitely vote for the Black Cat. You can easily get up close to the acts. The sound system and acoustics are pretty good. Even when a Black Cat show sells out, it's never as annoyingly crowded as a sold-out 9:30 Club show. I also think they've had some of the best acts that have come through DC this year: The Gossip, The Decemberists, TV on the Radio, Stellastar*, The Killers, Mission of Burma, and Beulah, just to name a few of the excellent acts that have played the Black Cat this year. And when you get hot from dancing, you can stand right under the air conditioning vent to cool down. I even like their food!
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black cat. not even close
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Yeah - I'd have to go with the Black Cat. Very cool bartenders, decent sound and sightlines, close to Metro, good food nearby, great bands play there.
I really dig the Velvet Lounge, too, but I don't like the fact that they have the bands and the bar on two different floors.
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And the Red Room is one of my favorite bars in town....it's all good.
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I would have to say my basement totally kicks ass.
Other than that I'm fond of the gato de negro, Iota and the Velvet.
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Warehouse Nextdoor has been a great contribution to the DC music scene. They're a stable venue for a variety of music and their lax security has been the crux for lots of underage drinking.
ha, i'd feel guilty about this, but i don't since almost every person who comes to my shows is over 21.
it looks like the warehouse is five years ahead of its time. the velvet lounge? c'mon, how many interesting shows has that place had in the last couple of years?
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Originally posted by snailhook:
the velvet lounge? c'mon, how many interesting shows has that place had in the last couple of years?
They've had a few good ones this year, in particular, Bad Wizard with Brant Bjork & the Bros.
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brant bjork twice. legendary pink dots. i think that's it. elf power.
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"black cat black cat"