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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: andyrichter on December 21, 2009, 04:03:38 am
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Such an awesome band, such an awesome show. All the DC celebs were out tonight, Ian, Guy, Brian Baker. I was pleasantly surprised by the turnout with the streets looking like shit and the metro not even running to U Street station. I would put the crowd around 500 or so. I thought the whole band was fantastic considering how much practice time I'm guessing they had for this show. I loved watching Kent Stax on the drums, just steady as a rock. But Pete Stahl was just a monster up there. He looked so happy to be playing again, with Skeeter coming in a close 2nd. Setlist was split between most of their records. The Still Screaming and This Side Up songs (Solidarity, Influenced, Fight, This Side Up) were just killer and obviously got the biggest reactions. They also played a bunch of new songs so it looks like this isn't just a one off reunion show. It was almost comical watching the black cat staff with their tiny flashlights scurrying around in the pit every time someone did a stage dive and try to usher them out. I did see 1 fight in the pit but that got taken outside. Pete actually almost dove into the crowd to try and break it up. The place went nuts for Came Without Warning. So glad I was able to make this show. 8)
And for those of you wondering, no Dave Grohl.
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Such an awesome band, such an awesome show. All the DC celebs were out tonight, Ian, Guy, Brian Baker.
What about this guy?
(http://media.sfexaminer.com/images/121809_brooks.jpg)
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Agree. This show was wonderful! What a band.. I 'd never seen them....Very glad I made it out...
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What are you talking about, no Dave Grohl? He was the long-haired guy on the left side of the stage, mostly standing behind Skeeter and playing guitar in a very low-key manner. The only thing he didn't do was announce "I'm Dave Grohl," or try to trade on his celebrity in any way. He just looked happy to be among old friends.
Brian Baker came up on stage for the encore, too.
A couple of peeps actually had to leave in an ambulance as a result of stage divers, a pretty good reminder of why the Black Cat bans it. I hung back because of that, I didn't need to get kicked in the head by some tool trying to relive his youth (or some tool trying to enact his idea of what you do at punk shows).
my writeup here. Bottom line, really great show, and a mostly cool crowd despite the stage diving.
http://dcalex.blogspot.com/2009/12/still-screaming.html
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So Dave was on stage, yet no one else noticed him?
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ok, who was the extra guitarist standing behind Skeeter?
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I wasn't there, but the idea of Dave being on stage and no one in the crowd knowing is a bit odd.
I do think that if he did join them, he would have done it unannounced, so you could be right.
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This mostly wasn't a crowd of Nirvana or Foo Fighters fans... they were there to see Scream. Especially since it was billed as original lineup (without him). I think most people present wouldn't have reacted much if he was onstage.
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That dude was not Dave Grohl.
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So who was he?
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I figured it wouldn't be a FF crowd. But it seems anyone into Scream enough to get excited, and brave the snow for a reunion show would recognize Dave on stage.
I could be wrong, though. Are TCV even in the country nowadays?
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I don't particularly care one way or the other, other than needing to modify my blog if I'm wrong.
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Pete or Franz said who it was but alas I can't remember. He looked younger than anyone else on stage. He did have Dave Grohlish long mop hair. We need some pics from the show to figure this out. I think TCV is in England right now anyway.
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I would know Dave Grohl if I saw him and that was definitely not him. It was just an extra guitarist.
I got a couple elbows to the face and jaw by stage divers. The price to pay for being up front. I did see one fly right by me and get dropped to the ground. I'm guessing he was one of the ones who went to the hospital.
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I tried to find photos of Scream at the Black Cat on Flickr, and instead got this
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/140339397_cae63ca4eb_o.jpg)
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Doom, your answer lies here. (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack)
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Cool, thanks! So he was just a Dave Grohlish-looking guy. Time to modify my blog....
On a related topic, I have no idea what Mark Jenkins looks like, but I'd say the odds are very high that he was the middle aged guy standing near me, writing furiously on a notepad throughout the set.
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New Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKASYqfb1kQ
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Dave Grohl did not play guitars for Scream...that should clue you in that it wasn't him. Plus, Pete introduced him with a name other than Dave Grohl...in case you were in the bathroom 8)
ok, who was the extra guitarist standing behind Skeeter?
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Yes, he played drums, but since they're original lineup they don't need a drummer. So if he were going to stand in it would've been very logical. Anyway, I already conceded the point. :)
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On a related topic, I have no idea what Mark Jenkins looks like, but I'd say the odds are very high that he was the middle aged guy standing near me, writing furiously on a notepad throughout the set.
Jenkins was there, as was another middle-aged reporter for some other news outlet. It was funny to see them both reading books in the back during Rustbuckit.
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On a related topic, I have no idea what Mark Jenkins looks like, but I'd say the odds are very high that he was the middle aged guy standing near me, writing furiously on a notepad throughout the set.
Jenkins was there, as was another middle-aged reporter for some other news outlet. It was funny to see them both reading books in the back during Rustbuckit.
Seriously? That explains why Jenkins' column didn't even mention that there was an opener.
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On a related topic, I have no idea what Mark Jenkins looks like, but I'd say the odds are very high that he was the middle aged guy standing near me, writing furiously on a notepad throughout the set.
Jenkins was there, as was another middle-aged reporter for some other news outlet. It was funny to see them both reading books in the back during Rustbuckit.
Seriously? That explains why Jenkins' column didn't even mention that there was an opener.
The best was when Nancy from The Juan MacLean called him out during their set, asking "Hey, how's the book?" in the middle of their set. I mean, he was sitting under a light, and no one was at the show, so he seemed out of place to begin with. Never read the review, so I don't know if that pissed him off. I can imagine -- having reviewed more than a few shows in my time -- that reading books at shows keeps him sane.
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I can imagine -- having reviewed more than a few shows in my time -- that reading books at shows keeps him sane.
I don't know, that seems disrespectful. If he was some ordinary joe it wouldnt've mattered, but obviously people know he's a reviewer, and he's loudly proclaiming he doesn't give a shit about your band. He could've at least gone down to the Red Room.
On the other hand perhaps I'm biased against him for enduring as a City Paper reader many years of the unseemly boy-crush he had on Dischord/Positive Force, to the exclusion of all other aspects of the local scene...
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How was Rustbuckit ? I like them, but I haven't seen them in a while.
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They were very loud. I wasn't into them at all.
How was Rustbuckit ? I like them, but I haven't seen them in a while.
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How was Rustbuckit ? I like them, but I haven't seen them in a while.
They play something close to straight metal, which isn't my cup of tea. They did at least one BMB cover at the end (Downward Christian Soldiers) which was the part I enjoyed.
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Maybe Dave Grohl should have been there. He might learn to sotp writing grocery store pop.
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Maybe Dave Grohl should have been there. He might learn to sotp writing grocery store pop.
POTD :D
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How was Rustbuckit ? I like them, but I haven't seen them in a while.
They play something close to straight metal, which isn't my cup of tea. They did at least one BMB cover at the end (Downward Christian Soldiers) which was the part I enjoyed.
Soldiers went into Drunk and Disorderly.. good stuff...
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How was Rustbuckit ? I like them, but I haven't seen them in a while.
They play something close to straight metal, which isn't my cup of tea. They did at least one BMB cover at the end (Downward Christian Soldiers) which was the part I enjoyed.
Soldiers went into Drunk and Disorderly.. good stuff...
how could I forget that? Seriously awesome...