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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Bags on April 12, 2004, 02:41:00 pm
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Didn't the Pernice Bros sell out their last show here? And was it at the Cat?
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Originally posted by Bags:
Didn't the Pernice Bros sell out their last show here? And was it at the Cat?
it was at Iota
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by Bags:
Didn't the Pernice Bros sell out their last show here? And was it at the Cat?
it was at Iota [/b]
So even if it didn't sell out, they must've sold "lota tickets"!!!!
:D
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Hmmm, and Iota's a much smaller space? Wondering about pre-purchasing tickets. Better safe than sorry, but it may be tough for me to get by this week...
Thanks, pollard.
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i wouldn't worry about the pernice brothers selling out the black cat mainstage at all. i just saw them at the ottobar in december on a saturday night, and there were 100 people there,maybe.
i'm planning on seeing smog at the iota instead (though i love the pernice bros), and i think that might sell out, so i suppose i should get a ticket soon.
has anybody heard joe pernice's "big tobacco"? freaking amazing album...
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Originally posted by snailhook:
i wouldn't worry about the pernice brothers selling out the black cat mainstage at all. i just saw them at the ottobar in december on a saturday night, and there were 100 people there,maybe.
i'm planning on seeing smog at the iota instead (though i love the pernice bros), and i think that might sell out, so i suppose i should get a ticket soon.
has anybody heard joe pernice's "big tobacco"?freaking amazing album...
>>> There are no advance tickets for ANY shows at the IOTA!.....first come,first serve......I will be there early this friday for the Kings of The Super Rock Sound!.....The Fleshtones....
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is that right? i never relaized that. it sucks because i work until 9 on weeknights. sometimes i get lucky if i know who's working the door, though. i guess i'll keep my fingers crossed.
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woo hoo rotten!!!! I'm so there for the Fleshtones as well.....yippee. Good thing Snow Patrol is a late show, as I'll be sleepin' in! ;)
Originally posted by The O' Rotten Factor:
Originally posted by snailhook:
i wouldn't worry about the pernice brothers selling out the black cat mainstage at all. i just saw them at the ottobar in december on a saturday night, and there were 100 people there,maybe.
i'm planning on seeing smog at the iota instead (though i love the pernice bros), and i think that might sell out, so i suppose i should get a ticket soon.
has anybody heard joe pernice's "big tobacco"?freaking amazing album...
>>> There are no advance tickets for ANY shows at the IOTA!.....first come,first serve......I will be there early this friday for the Kings of The Super Rock Sound!.....The Fleshtones.... [/b]
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Doubt very much this show will sell out. The album buzz for the Pernice Bros has pretty much died, and though Long Winters are an excellent band, don't think they have a big following.
Other news. Ric Menck, of Velvet Crush/The Tyde/Matthew Sweet fame, is now filling in on drums in place of the guy from the Bigger Lovers.
And speaking of Velvet Crush, Jay Bennett, formerly of Wilco, will be guesting on their next album.
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just remember fleshtones, myracle brah and the things at the mojo saturday night, it's gonna be a scorcher
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Originally posted by The Grimaceballs:
Other news. Ric Menck, of Velvet Crush/The Tyde/Matthew Sweet fame, is now filling in on drums in place of the guy from the Bigger Lovers.
But if you stil lreally want to see the drummer for the Bigger Lovers.... :D
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I've already seen him twice. Seems like a nice guy, but not really that impressive to look at, other than being tall.
Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by The Grimaceballs:
Other news. Ric Menck, of Velvet Crush/The Tyde/Matthew Sweet fame, is now filling in on drums in place of the guy from the Bigger Lovers.
But if you stil lreally want to see the drummer for the Bigger Lovers.... :D [/b]
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umm, but how does he *drum*?
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Mixed reviews on his playing with PB. Some would say he overplays the drums for what is necessary, some would say they like his energy. I read that he was more toned down as their tour went along.
Originally posted by Bags:
umm, but how does he *drum*?
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The Long Winters were great opening for Brendan Benson, I imagine they will be good tonight as well. They have been around a while, I don't imagine they have a lot of off nights.
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DAMN they play with great bands as well -- BB, Pernice and Decemberists.
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long winters also toured with nada surf, don't know if that show made it here.
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Originally posted by Random Balls:
long winters also toured with nada surf, don't know if that show made it here.
no, here it was some crappy power pop band, Ozma, with Nada Surf
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I thought both bands were very good.
Long Winters exceeded my expectations. Better live than on record. The singer was charming, and his between song banter was hysterical.
Pernice Brothers rebounded well from their lackluster Baltimore show in Dec. Probably the second best of five shows I've seen Joe do.
Mark this date...Balls just gave a completely positive show review.
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I thought both bands were great as well. The Long Winters sounded different this time without Sean Nelson, the missing keyboard player. The harmonies between he and John (the lead singer) last time was the best part of the show. But they made up for that by playing a more energetic set and generally being fun on stage.
The Pernice Brothers sounded great, a couple of songs I wish they had done but can't really complain. I did not realize that Joe Pernice looks like Billy Joel in person.
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I thought the Long Winters were fantastic. I really like the album, and the band is energetic and enjoys being there and playing so much. It's amazing the difference that makes (and is why I can't stand The Raveonettes, as the best example I can think of to represent the other end of the spectrum). The lead singer is a guy I'd want to have a beer with and maybe even go on a road trip to Austin with, say. Music was fun, well done, a couple of real gems (Cinnamon, New Girl...)
After that, the Pernice Brothers were quite a bit calmer and brought the energy down for me -- though they are a tight band and their songs are superior, some of the best writtens songs today perhaps. I enjoyed it immensely. But, I don't love watching Joe perform (he doesn't bother me, but he doesn't inspire me...). Some folks spoke to him after and said he's super nice, which I believe. It was a night of the super fun vs the super nice. Not a bad "square off."
Overall great show and a lot of fun. I can't believe I'm missing the Long Winters play with Decemberists at 9:30 in June.... :(
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From Saturday's Washington Post:
Pernice Brothers at Black Cat
Along with the Pernice Brothers CDs and stickers available for sale at the Black Cat's merchandise table Thursday was "Two Blind Pigeons," a slim book of poetry by Joe Pernice, the band's singer and songwriter.
Pernice's poems, like his lyrics, are melancholic slices of life filled with wistful images and lines that hint at the beauty in sadness and the sadness in beauty. They are rueful odes to death, the passing of time and the futility of trying to make sense of anything at all. That might seem like a downcast outlook for a rock band, but the Pernice Brothers wrap a buoyant sound around the world-weary words. The result is smart, serious power pop in the tradition of Matthew Sweet, Elvis Costello, Big Star and maybe anyone who ever wrote a bouncy song that made someone cry.
A good-size crowd paid rapt attention (well, except for the drunk couple grinding against each other in the middle of the floor) for 90 minutes as Pernice held forth with his band mates -- guitarist Peyton Pinkerton, bassist Thom Monahan, longtime Matthew Sweet drummer Ric Menck and keyboardist James Walbourne. (Joe's brother Bob records with the band but rarely tours.) Barely pausing between songs, they furrowed their brows and went to work, dishing up favorites such as"Sometimes I Remember," "The Weakest Shade of Blue" and "Monkey Suit."
Returning for an encore, the 36-year-old singer went it alone and played acoustic guitar on "Bum Leg" and "Prince Valium." Scrunched over and singing every song with his eyes closed, he looked as if he were trying to inhabit whatever mood he was in when he first created a song. It's a dark place, so it was a relief that he opened his eyes and smiled when the songs ended.
-- Joe Heim