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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: HoyaSaxa03 on September 29, 2004, 05:32:00 pm
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before my editor gets a hold of them ... thoughts? anyone hitting any of these up? any egregious omissions?
FRIDAY
It??s a front-loaded weekend, so be sure you make the most of a busy Friday.
Cult members ?? er, extremely-dedicated-robe-clad choral pop group ?? The Polyphonic Spree play a free show at the Kennedy Center??s Millenium Stage at 6 p.m.
If the Sex Pistols can rake in the cash with a shameless comeback tour, why not the Sugar Hill Gang, at H20? Expect to hear ??Rappers Delight.? Hopefully twice.
Speaking of blasts-from-the-past, Skynyrd clones Molly Hatchet take their southern-fried rock to Jaxx.
All signs, like hiring their lighting director as their guitarist, point to roots-rockers The Samples, at 930 Club, finally slowing down after 20 years. But they just keep on truckin??.
Following the collapse of the Phish empire, jam/trance bands like the Disco Biscuits, at Georgetown University, have inherited the patchouli crown.
Kings of Leon, at Black Cat, play solid, unadventurous alt-country with some modern indie twists. Supporting is The Features, a high-energy psychedelic rock group.
SATURDAY
At the DC Improv, comedy veteran John Witherspoon??s best, and most memorable, role was as Ice Cube??s flatulent father in the hilarious Friday and its unfortunate sequels.
Frat-rockers Virginia Coalition, at 930 Club, was voted DC??s best band by Washington Post readers, who also crowned the bland chain Maggiano??s as the region??s best Italian restaurant.
SUNDAY
New-new-wavers The Killers, at 930 Club, fit right into the current surge of 80s nostalgia with catchy and disposable pop. Their support, Ambulance Ltd., offers more complex and proficient indie rock.
Forget about verses and choruses. Do Make Say Think, at Iota, play innovative, droning post-rock in the vein of Tortoise and Mogwai.
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Chris Stamey at Jammin Java on Friday
Chris Stamey is a pivotal figure in the development of American alternative rock. From his groundbreaking work, as founder of the seminal alt-pop combos Sneakers and the dB?s, to his compelling solo releases, to his excursions as sideman with the likes of Alex Chilton, Bob Mould and the Golden Palominos and producer for such artists as Whiskeytown, Caitlin Cary, and Alejandro Escovedo, the North Carolina-bred singer/songwriter/guitarist has spent the past quarter-century building a deeply compelling body of music that supports his status as alt-pop godfather.
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Kings of Leon! Can't wait to see those scragglers rock it!
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Saturday: Griffin House (and Butterfly Boucher) at Iota $10 3 pm
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Frat-rockers Virginia Coalition, at 930 Club, was voted DC??s best band by Washington Post readers, who also crowned the bland chain Maggiano??s as the region??s best Italian restaurant.
I love that editorializing. You go, HoyaSaxa!
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i'll be at the killers show, i can't wait for it. i just looked on ebay and tickets are going for nearly $200. crazy.
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kings of leon, alt-country? have you ever heard them? seriously.
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Originally posted by malkmess:
i'll be at the killers show, i can't wait for it. i just looked on ebay and tickets are going for nearly $200. crazy.
That's nuts. I think I could have gone with a friend, but I'm out of town anyhow. Ah well -- enjoy those of you who got tickets! [Damn, how did Killers get so big??]
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The Killers and Ambulance, LTD are definitely the pick of the weekend but not at $200 a ticket.
I'd consider checking out Do whatever the order of the name of the band is but haven't been overly impressed with any of their music so wouldn't go out of my way to see them.
The Carlsonics at DC9 would be a fun way to start the weekend.
The Shakedowns at the Black Cat on Saturday might be an okay evening.
All of the rest I would avoid.
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Good call, Jag, on the Carlsonics show -- would be great to see them at DC9.
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Originally posted by malkmess:
i'll be at the killers show, i can't wait for it. i just looked on ebay and tickets are going for nearly $200. crazy.
I'm constantly amazed by people that can't be bothered to buy tickets in advance, yet within minutes of the show selling out they're willing to pay ridiculous amounts of money. This wasn't exactly a Darkness-type sellout.
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Banjer Dan has a number of shows. Although most seem to take place in houses of worship.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
At the DC Improv, comedy veteran John Witherspoon??s best, and most memorable, role was as Ice Cube??s flatulent father in the hilarious Friday and its unfortunate sequels.
don't forget his role as the grouchy neighbor in house party...calling the police on kid and play for playing the "public enema" too loud. that one's a classic.
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So you're saying the movie Fridays was filmed at the DC Improv?
SATURDAY
At the DC Improv, comedy veteran John Witherspoon??s best, and most memorable, role was as Ice Cube??s flatulent father in the hilarious Friday and its unfortunate sequels.
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by malkmess:
i'll be at the killers show, i can't wait for it. i just looked on ebay and tickets are going for nearly $200. crazy.
I'm constantly amazed by people that can't be bothered to buy tickets in advance, yet within minutes of the show selling out they're willing to pay ridiculous amounts of money. This wasn't exactly a Darkness-type sellout. [/b]
i agree! this show didn't sell out immediately, it only sold out a week or so ago, i think. one of my friends didn't get a ticket, but that's only because he decided at the last minute to take a trip to d.c. at the time of the concert.
i'm always deathly afraid that a show will sell out, even if it most certainly won't, so i'm sure to get tickets wayyy in advance.
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And there's Monster Magnet on Friday, trying to perhaps NOT cancel another area* show
Too many times this band has ditched out on D.C.
*"area", for sake of this band, includes Towson's Recher.