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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: jelifland on June 19, 2006, 10:51:00 pm
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Does anyone know/have any knowledgeable predictions if the We Are Scientists show at the Black Cat next Tuesday will sell out? I'm trying to figure out if I should get tickets in advance. On this topic, is there an online forum for the BC similar to the FAQs here that can be checked?
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I'm actually pretty surprised it hasn't sold out by now. I recommend that you send Black Cat an email and ask how tickets sales look.
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Thanks. I didn't know about messenging the BC directly. I sent a message and will post the reply when it comes.
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my body is your body, i won't tell yo baby's daddyyy
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If you really want to go to the show, get your ticket in advance. I'll be very surprised if it doesn't sell out. Why risk it? The service charge is only $3.75 ($0 if you stop by the club and buy your ticket).
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Hey - any forum regulars going to this? I'm interested and, as Bombay mentiones, should get a ticket soon if I want to be sure about getting in....
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I'll be there. I'm not blown away by the album but it sounds like they'll be entertaining live.
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I'll be there. I agree that the album isn't earth shattering. But those guys crack me up and put on a fun live show. Especially when they tour with bands they like.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Hey - any forum regulars going to this? I'm interested and, as Bombay mentiones, should get a ticket soon if I want to be sure about getting in....
I'm definitely going to be there! Already have my ticket. I think they are better live than their album may lead you to think.
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I saw We Are Scientists open for Ambulence Ltd at the black cat earlier this year and it was not enjoyable in my opinion, nor did it sound similar to their album. But im not a fan of that either. On the other hand, if you love a note or two played over and over with some extremely long and overused echo and some super scenesters with little musical talent, then this is the show for you.
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Originally posted by AS:
I saw We Are Scientists open for Ambulence Ltd at the black cat earlier this year and it was not enjoyable in my opinion, nor did it sound similar to their album. But im not a fan of that either. On the other hand, if you love a note or two played over and over with some extremely long and overused echo and some super scenesters with little musical talent, then this is the show for you.
I have friends that hated Ambulance Ltd at that show. I missed it and happen to love them, but you have to admit that the two have very different sounds, and I was a little surprised to see them touring together. However, having seen We Are Scientists two times now, I can't help but feel like your assessment of "a note or two played over and over . ." etc isn't quite fair. At all. They throw themselves into their live show, don't have a "super scenester" persona (onstage or off) at all, and really rachet up the level of the musicality present on the album.
There is a lot of echo, but I think they have to use it because Keith does double duty as vocals and guitar and they want to beef up the sound without compromising either aspect.
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They are not necessarily bad...it's just their songs lack hooks...and compared to other dance-punk bands, they're just alright. I'd take Bloc Party or Rapture anytime.
Originally posted by AS:
I saw We Are Scientists open for Ambulence Ltd at the black cat earlier this year and it was not enjoyable in my opinion, nor did it sound similar to their album. But im not a fan of that either. On the other hand, if you love a note or two played over and over with some extremely long and overused echo and some super scenesters with little musical talent, then this is the show for you.
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I picked up 2 tickets, so I'll be there. I was down in the Red Room while they played before Ambulance Ltd -- my bad. We'll see...
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Originally posted by Joe M.:
They are not necessarily bad...it's just their songs lack hooks...and compared to other dance-punk bands, they're just alright. I'd take Bloc Party or Rapture anytime.
they kind of remind me of the blink-182 of scenester indie rock, not that there's anything wrong with that
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i'll be there as well.
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TUES JUNE 27- WE ARE SCIENTISTS, THE DOUBLE, AU REVOIR SIMONE $14 mainstage 8:30
So anyone know about The Double?
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Originally posted by Bags:
So anyone know about The Double?
saw them open for someone at black cat a while back (ratatat?), and wasn't too impressed, despite the hype (signed to matador, blog-love, etc) ... you can hear them for yourself on emusic (http://www.emusic.com/artist/11584/11584759.html)
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Originally posted by Bags:
So anyone know about The Double?
BigYawn just did a feature on them, and they have a MySpace page, of course. Based strictly on the MySpace songs, I think they sound rather interesting and am planning to show up early enough to see them.
http://www.bigyawn.net/columns/ridingshotgun/6-26-06Double.php (http://www.bigyawn.net/columns/ridingshotgun/6-26-06Double.php)
http://myspace.com/thedoublethedouble (http://myspace.com/thedoublethedouble)
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i'm guesing set times will be 9,10,11?
i think i'll get there around 9.45 to catch the double.
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Not looking forward to lining up outside the Black Cat in the rain...
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that was a fun show, but man, that opener before them was bad! the second song wasn't bad, but everything else was painful.
good crowd, happy band, dancing fans-perfect combo for a rainy tuesday. there was a guy in the back who is probably going to need an IV to rehydrate for all his energetic dance. it entailed running from one side of the club to the other and then up and over the seating area, coupled with several high jumps, twirls, karate chop kicks, and some attempted breakdancing. fun to watch.
they threw with that song that has the same opening riff as the cure's "fascination street", and that that riff continued in the song as an undercurrent. i liked the song, but i kept waiting for them to break into full verse for the cure song!
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Originally posted by lily1:
good crowd, happy band, dancing fans-perfect combo for a rainy tuesday. there was a guy in the back who is probably going to need an IV to rehydrate for all his energetic dance. it entailed running from one side of the club to the other and then up and over the seating area, coupled with several high jumps, twirls, karate chop kicks, and some attempted breakdancing. fun to watch.
Oh, you liked my moves, huh? Thanks! (*)
Originally posted by lily1:
that was a fun show, but man, that opener before them was bad! the second song wasn't bad, but everything else was painful.
"Fun" is the word! The We Are Scientists portion of the show was so much fun that I believe it is outlawed in five states. The WAS shows just keep getting better and better. Wow.
Which opener are you referring to, lily1? I guess it doesn't matter. They were both pretty awful. The Double were lame. Should have heeded Hoya's warning above. At first, I liked the effects-laden guitar sounds by their guitarist, but even that got monotonous after a couple of songs. Their lead singer had no stage presence whatsoever, and all their songs sounded the same.
I'm not sure what to say about Au Revoir Simone... They must have been three high school girls? They barely knew how to play, it seemed. I just hope the kids aren't neglecting their studies....
(*) Just kidding. No, that wasn't me.
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We Are Scientists
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We Are Scientists is a fun, likable band. The members of the buzzed-about Brooklyn trio played to an adoring crowd at a sold-out Black Cat on Tuesday night, giving a high-energy performance while savoring every minute of being onstage. There was entertaining between-song banter, mostly delivered by bassist Chris Cain, who even sported one of those hip, ironic mustaches. (It is ironic, right?) And when an enthusiastic female fan hopped onstage toward the end of the group's set and didn't leave, singer-guitarist Keith Murray didn't have her escorted off. Instead, he indulged her in a bit of "Dancing in the Dark"-esque shimmying.
But fun and likable don't always translate into good, and that's the case right now with We Are Scientists. The group has been lumped in with the likes of Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand as post-punk revivalists, and its strongest moments do come on skittery, infectious songs such as "This Scene Is Dead" and "The Great Escape," which inspired many in the crowd to get down. There's just as much pre-"TRL" emo and pop-punk in the band's catalogue, though, except those songs lack the punch or hooks to make them especially memorable. It's as if the band is hedging so many bets that most songs fall into an unexciting middle ground -- not quite tacky enough to be pop, not quite hard enough to be rock and not quite cool enough to be indie rock. It ends up sounding all too much like some forgotten '90s alt-rock band (Eve 6, perhaps?), and when Murray ended the set by crowd-surfing through the audience, the comparison seemed all the more apt.
-- David Malitz
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062802078.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062802078.html)
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Finally someone who agrees with me.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
We Are Scientists
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We Are Scientists is a fun, likable band. The members of the buzzed-about Brooklyn trio played to an adoring crowd at a sold-out Black Cat on Tuesday night, giving a high-energy performance while savoring every minute of being onstage. There was entertaining between-song banter, mostly delivered by bassist Chris Cain, who even sported one of those hip, ironic mustaches. (It is ironic, right?) And when an enthusiastic female fan hopped onstage toward the end of the group's set and didn't leave, singer-guitarist Keith Murray didn't have her escorted off. Instead, he indulged her in a bit of "Dancing in the Dark"-esque shimmying.
But fun and likable don't always translate into good, and that's the case right now with We Are Scientists. The group has been lumped in with the likes of Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand as post-punk revivalists, and its strongest moments do come on skittery, infectious songs such as "This Scene Is Dead" and "The Great Escape," which inspired many in the crowd to get down. There's just as much pre-"TRL" emo and pop-punk in the band's catalogue, though, except those songs lack the punch or hooks to make them especially memorable. It's as if the band is hedging so many bets that most songs fall into an unexciting middle ground -- not quite tacky enough to be pop, not quite hard enough to be rock and not quite cool enough to be indie rock. It ends up sounding all too much like some forgotten '90s alt-rock band (Eve 6, perhaps?), and when Murray ended the set by crowd-surfing through the audience, the comparison seemed all the more apt.
-- David Malitz
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062802078.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062802078.html)
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I enjoyed the show, but I tend to agree with the "hedging their bets" comment. The intro will sound like one band, then the verse sounds like another, then the chorus sounds like a third. Something for everyone I suppose...
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Originally posted by Joe M.:
Finally someone who agrees with me.
You complained (repeatedly) that they were "boring." Not really the same thing as "giving a high-energy performance."
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Sorry, I only agree with the reviewer about the "doesn't translate into good" portion :)
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Joe M.:
Finally someone who agrees with me.
You complained (repeatedly) that they were "boring." Not really the same thing as "giving a high-energy performance." [/b]