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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: DeathFromAbove1979 on March 14, 2007, 03:54:00 pm
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What's your concert schedule shaping up to be?
mine!
RJD2 March 23th
MSTRKRFT w/ John Digweed March 30th
The Presets @ Sonar April 1st
2 Many DJs April 15th
TV on The Radio April 18th
The Flaming Lips @ The Norva April 19th
Wolfmother April 25th
The Killers @ Patriot Center April 26th
Muse @ Merriweather April 27th
LCD Soundsystem [my birthday!!] May 13th
Arctic Monkeys w/ Be Your Own Pet May 16th
phew. It'll keep growing, as will all of yours! Happy concert goings!
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Tonight - The Good, The Bad, & The Queen
3/17 - The Paper Chase
3/23 - Murder by Death, maybe
3/25 - Rocky Votolato
3/29 - Either Ted Leo or Hot Cross
3/31 - Do Make Say Think
4/01 - Do Make Say Think
4/25 - John Vanderslice
probably a few more in between at various spots
edit: oooh! and 4/28 - dismemberment plan
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at this point right now, it's looking like:
03/15: explosions in the sky
03/16: explosions in the sky
03/17: explosions in the sky
03/18: explosions in the sky
03/31: do make say think
04/01: do make say think
04/15: mono / the drift (maybe)
04/18: the flaming lips (maybe)
04/19: the flaming lips
04/22: acid mothers temple
05/13: mono / worlds end girlfriend / grails
07/07: tortoise
a few other things i'm eyeing, but those things are very up in the air.
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Maybe the Long Winters w/Broken West
Maybe Joseph Arthur
Maybe Amy Winehouse, if Seth gets around to booking her in early May!
Definitely meeting up with Sweetcell for the beer I won
All depends on other stuff though
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Maybe the Long Winters w/Broken West
Maybe Joseph Arthur
Maybe Amy Winehouse, if Seth gets around to booking her in early May!
Definitely meeting up with Sweetcell for the beer I won
All depends on other stuff though
like what? is your wife pregnant or something?
my skeddie is:
3/22 VAST at the 8x10 (cause its free and within walking distance)
4/5 Iggy/Stooges at 930
4/8 Pere Ubu at Sonar
4/29 Walls of Jericho at Ottobar
5/14 Silversun Pickups @ Recher
5/19 Tragically Hip @ Recher
thats aboot it for now! plus merriweather shows start soon!
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3/29 Ted Leo
4/ 5 The Stooges
4/ 6 Grandmaster Flash
4/28 Dismemberment Plan
5/10 Ben Gibbard
5/11 The Fleshtones
Lots of "maybes" coming up, but these are all definite.
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so far, i'm committed to:
- HYBRID (if i can get away from a work social thing...), Thursday, 3/15/07, 9:30 Club
- Maná, Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
- explosions in the sky with The Paper Chase & Eluvium, Sat, 03/17/07 930 Club
- Pete Yorn, Tu 3/20, 930 Club
- Snow Patrol with OK Go and Silversun Pickups, Friday, March 23, A.U. Bender Arena (was considering going straight over to the 930 and catching rjd2, but having listened to his latest album - meh)
- John Digweed/MSTRKRFT, 9:30, March 30
- Do Make Say Think, Black Cat, Sun 04/01/07
- Iggy Pop and the Stooges, April 5th, 9:30 Club
- Kaiser Chiefs with The Walkmen and The Annuals, April 7 @ 9:30 Club
- ??? Pere Ubu (depends on family obligations), Sonar (Club Stage). Apr. 8 (easter sunday!)
- The Books/Ratatat (double-bill), 9:30 Club, Apr 17 2007
- TV on the Radio, Wed Apr 18, 930 Club
- Wolfmother???, 930 Club, 4/25
- Coachella 2007, Friday April 27 - Sunday April 29, 2007, Indio, CA
those are the "definites", there are several "maybes" that i spared y'all from :)
p.s. for anyone considering the Hybrid and/or Digweed shows: you can get cheaper will-call tickets through www.buzzlife.com (http://www.buzzlife.com)
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
- ??? Pere Ubu (depends on family obligations), Sonar (Club Stage). Apr. 8 (easter sunday!)
I am SO bummed this is on Easter. :(
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
p.s. for anyone considering the Hybrid and/or Digweed shows: you can get cheaper will-call tickets through www.buzzlife.com (http://www.buzzlife.com)
NICE!
ive been holding off on getting tickets because geting people to pay 30 is becoming hard, but this is awesome! thanks for the heads up!
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this includes this weeks shows:
3/13 - raveonettes
3/14 - the winterkids, tunng, holloways and pop levi (live from london show)
3/15 - the shins
*then vacation- yeah!*
3/30 - +/- & Bishop Allen
3/31 - Birdmonster
4/1 - Scissors for Lefty and/or The Long Winters
4/7 - Kaiser Chiefs (@ 9:30 club - yeah! - havent been there in over a year now)
4/9 - tokyo police club
4/10 - klaxons
4/11 - the feeling
4/17 - art brut
4/24 - fountains of wayne/robbers on high street (maybe pela as a late show)
will probably add a bunch of more shows soon!
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
4/10 - klaxons
GRRR!
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3/14: Good/Bad/Queen
3/16 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum/Secret Chiefs 3 (maybe)
3/17 EITS/Paper Chase/Eluvium
3/20 Mew/Oh No! Oh My! (Either this or the above maybe show)
3/23 RJD2 (torn between this and battles but already got my rjd2 ticket)
3/29 Gene Ween
4/1 Do Make Say Think
4/3 Sebadoh
4/10 Trans Am (maybe)
4/11 Exit Clov/Cloud Cult
4/13 Junior Boys
4/14 Umphrey's McGee (yeah I like a jamband or 2)
4/15 Man Man (maybe)
4/16 2 many dj's (maybe)
4/17 Books
4/18 TVOTR
4/21 Hot Chip
4/22 Acid Mothers Temple (maybe)
4/27-29 Coachella
5/4 Konono no. 1 (maybe)
5/9 Air
5/13 LCD Soundsystem
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
4/7 - Kaiser Chiefs (@ 9:30 club - yeah! - havent been there in over a year now)
excellent, we should met up for a drink before/during/after. maybe keep each other company as we camp out and hold down a good spot in the club, take turns running drinks from the bar :)
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3/22 - Spinto Band / Ra Ra Riot
3/24 - The Ponys / Black Lips
3/27 - The Fake Accents
3/28 - Tokyo Police Club / Cold War Kids
3/29 - Ted Leo
4/3 - Sebadoh
4/5 - Stooges
4/6 - Lucero
4/19 - TV on the Radio
4/25 - Wolfmother
4/27 - D. Plan
4/28 - Wrens
4/29 - Tragically Hip
May is shaping up nicely as well.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
3May is shaping up nicely as well.
mid april-end of may are going to be amazing weeks.
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03/16 - The Raveonettes
03/22 - Panther
04/01 - The Presets
04/09 - Erase Errata / Adult.
04/13 - Junior Boys / Aqueduct
04/17 - The Books
04/17 - Ratatat
04/21 - Hot Chip
04/30 - Peter Bjorn and John / Au Revoir Simone
05/12 - The Kooks
05/13 - LCD Soundsystem
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Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
4/10 - klaxons
GRRR! [/b]
Seconded.
The closest they're playing is Philly at a club called Transit, but I think it's private. I can't find any info about tickets.
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Hehe, and I thought I was the only one who had a text file to keep track of shows. :D
I'm hoping to get to more shows than this, but my job is getting busier these days.
April 4: The Gossip @ Wonder Ballroom
April 5: Jesse Sykes & Sweet Hereafter @ Dante's
April 22: Air @ Crystal Ballroom
April 27: Sloan @ Doug Fir
May 4: Joseph Arthur, Stars of Track and Field @ Doug Fir
May 11: BRMC @ Roseland
May 14: Peter Bjorn & John @ Doug Fir
May 17: Happy Chichester @ Wonder Ballroom
May 24: Black Angels @ Doug Fir
June 1: Voxtrot @ Doug Fir
Originally posted by sweetcell:
- Pete Yorn, Tu 3/20, 930 Club
Saw him (again) last month in Portland and the band was awesome. They played a sweet cover of the Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers." Of course, I'm not exactly the most "fair and balanced" person when it comes to Pete Yorn.
/fangirl
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That makes 3 of us with text files. I keep it on my PDA!
3/39 Ted Leo
4/1 Lobsterboy's Ship of Fools
4/23 Josh Rouse
4/26 The Frames
4/27 DPlan
4/28 Dplan
5/5 Air
5/21 Joseph Arthur
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Originally posted by lily1:
That makes 3 of us with text files. I keep it on my PDA!
my schedule used to be a text file that i kept on my work laptop, but i got tired of sending it out to my slacker friends who couldn't be bothered to look up shows themselves - so now my concert schedule is a Google Doc that is publicly viewable (and now the slackers actually have to look up a bookmark).
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3/15 - Blackfield - Rams Head Tavern
3/17 - Explosions - 930
3/20 - Lindsay Buckingham - Rams Head Live
3/26 - Cedars - DC9
4/1 - Amiina - 930
4/13 - Junior Boys - Black Cat
5/9 - Air - 930
5/15 - Porcupine Tree - Fox Theater
5/17 - Mono - RNR Hotel
6/2 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 930
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If I lived closer to DC, I'd go to a lot more shows than I do. As it is, I end up passing on many shows I'd like to see because I just don't feel like driving all the way down there and then back up, especially on weeknights. I was planning on seeing Maria Taylor tonight, for example, and ended up deciding not to go. So it's hard for me to be definite on shows most of the time. My concert schedule changes constantly as a result. What really sucks is that I'm often reluctant to buy tickets for a show very far in advance. Anyway, here's what I've got right now. Bolded ones are as definite as possible for me, meaning that in most cases I actually have tickets for them.
</font>- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/17 - Explosions in the Sky (9:30): I still need to find a ticket for this. Anyone got a spare? :) Or at least an opinion on how easily I might find one the night of the show? I'm considering trying to make the Philadelphia show, too.</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/21 - Pete Yorn (9:30) or Reverend Horton Heat / Murder By Death (Chameleon)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/22 - Pete Yorn (Sonar): Only if I don't catch one of the 9:30 shows.</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/23 - Reverend Horton Heat / Murder By Death (Ottobar): If I catch this show at the Chameleon, there's a slight chance I may end up seeing Snow Patrol at Bender. Crazy few days. >_></font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/29 - Ted Leo (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/31 - The Decemberists (Messiah College)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/03 - The Long Winters (RnR Hotel)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/26 - The Frames (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/27 - Muse (Merriweather)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/04 - The Arcade Fire (DAR)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/10 - Ben Gibbard (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/14 - Mono / World's End Girlfriend / Grails (Ottobar)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/15 - Mono / World's End Girlfriend / Grails (RnR Hotel): Only if I can't make the Ottobar show, or if I enjoy the show enough to see it again the next night.</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/20 - Pretty Girls Make Graves (Black Cat)</font></li>
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I may as well throw up my secondary list, too. I've got my eye on these as possibilities.
</font>- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/20 - Heartless Bastards (Sonar)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/01 - Do Make Say Think (Black Cat)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/04 - XIU XIU / Shearwater (RnR Hotel)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/05 - Sondre Lerche (Birchmere)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/07 - Kaiser Chiefs / The Walkmen / Annuals (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/13 - Junior Boys / Aqueduct / Youth Group (Black Cat)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/29 - The Wrens (Ottobar)</font></li>
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3/21/07 Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society&Sanctity JaXX Springfield,VA
3/26/07 Lamb Of God,Trivium,Machine Head& Gojira 9:30 Club Washington,DC
4/2/07 Down 9:30 Club Washington,DC
5/18/07 Heaven&Hell,Megadeth&Machine Head Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia,MD
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Originally posted by distance:
07/07: tortoise
Forgot to include this one because it's so far off.
I also really want to make it to one of the panda bear shows in late june.
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3/24 Middle Distance Runner, R&R Hotel
3/29 Ted Leo, 930
4/3 The Sammies, Black Cat
4/4 Xiu Xiu, R&R Hotel
4/5 Stooges, 930
4/6 Lucero, Black Cat
5/3-5/7 Vegas
6/2 BRMC, 930
6/13 Voxtrot, Black Cat
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Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
I'm hoping to get to more shows than this, but my job is getting busier these days.
April 4: The Gossip @ Wonder Ballroom
April 5: Jesse Sykes & Sweet Hereafter @ Dante's
April 22: Air @ Crystal Ballroom
April 27: Sloan @ Doug Fir
May 4: Joseph Arthur, Stars of Track and Field @ Doug Fir
May 11: BRMC @ Roseland
May 14: Peter Bjorn & John @ Doug Fir
May 17: Happy Chichester @ Wonder Ballroom
May 24: Black Angels @ Doug Fir
June 1: Voxtrot @ Doug Fir
Portland board time, but do you like the Doug Fir? So many shows are there but I dont go that often because I just dont care for it. Or maybe just because I am not that close to it. I much prefer Dantes or the Towne Lounge, they just dont get that many shows.
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4/5-The Stooges 930 Club
4/28-Dismembermbent Plan Black Cat
5/16-Arctic Monkeys/Be Your Own Pet 930 Club
5/20-Pretty Girls Make Graves Black Cat
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ANYONE WHO WILL COME TO S. FLORIDA!! IT'S NOT ALL RETIRED NEW YORKERS DOWN HERE YOU KNOW!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
(Jimmy Buffet and Gloria Estefan don't count by the way)
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Just when I thought I knew where all these shows are taking place, I'm lost on a few postings.
Do May Say Think - Memory loss - local band?
renton - nice to see someone going to the Sammies' show at BC! (Forumites at holiday party - they are on one of the samplers from SXSW)
Reod Dai - I'm with you re: distance and weeknights. Lack of money too. I'd like to go to RnR Hotel, sounds sketchy over there. Sucks for me. My list won't encompass half the stuff I want to see.
Sorry for the crosstalk...
I planned for Autumn Defense tonight, waivering due to work.
Jack Harlan - Iota 3/21
Cali - Largo, SoHo, house concert, etc. (*waves to vansmack*)
Josh Rouse - tentative
Ben Gibbard/David Bazan
Walkmen/Kaiser Chiefs
Peter Bradley Adams - Iota 4/16
Air
Bags' B-day :p
Joseph Arthur
edit: don't forget about Pharmacy Prophets at Iota this Friday!
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I'd be amazed to see how many shows you went to if you lived closer!
Originally posted by Reod Dai:
If I lived closer to DC, I'd go to a lot more shows than I do. As it is, I end up passing on many shows I'd like to see because I just don't feel like driving all the way down there and then back up, especially on weeknights. I was planning on seeing Maria Taylor tonight, for example, and ended up deciding not to go. So it's hard for me to be definite on shows most of the time. My concert schedule changes constantly as a result. What really sucks is that I'm often reluctant to buy tickets for a show very far in advance. Anyway, here's what I've got right now. Bolded ones are as definite as possible for me, meaning that in most cases I actually have tickets for them.
</font>- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/17 - Explosions in the Sky (9:30): I still need to find a ticket for this. Anyone got a spare? :) Or at least an opinion on how easily I might find one the night of the show? I'm considering trying to make the Philadelphia show, too.</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/21 - Pete Yorn (9:30) or Reverend Horton Heat / Murder By Death (Chameleon)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/22 - Pete Yorn (Sonar): Only if I don't catch one of the 9:30 shows.</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/23 - Reverend Horton Heat / Murder By Death (Ottobar): If I catch this show at the Chameleon, there's a slight chance I may end up seeing Snow Patrol at Bender. Crazy few days. >_></font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/29 - Ted Leo (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/31 - The Decemberists (Messiah College)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/03 - The Long Winters (RnR Hotel)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/26 - The Frames (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/27 - Muse (Merriweather)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/04 - The Arcade Fire (DAR)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/10 - Ben Gibbard (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/14 - Mono / World's End Girlfriend / Grails (Ottobar)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/15 - Mono / World's End Girlfriend / Grails (RnR Hotel): Only if I can't make the Ottobar show, or if I enjoy the show enough to see it again the next night.</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">5/20 - Pretty Girls Make Graves (Black Cat)</font></li>
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I may as well throw up my secondary list, too. I've got my eye on these as possibilities.
</font>- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">3/20 - Heartless Bastards (Sonar)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/01 - Do Make Say Think (Black Cat)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/04 - XIU XIU / Shearwater (RnR Hotel)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/05 - Sondre Lerche (Birchmere)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/07 - Kaiser Chiefs / The Walkmen / Annuals (9:30)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/13 - Junior Boys / Aqueduct / Youth Group (Black Cat)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">4/29 - The Wrens (Ottobar)</font></li>
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Nothing.
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A question for those with long lists:
How do you manage to get excited about a particular show, when you've got 12 other shows to see in the same month?
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Reod Dai - I'm with you re: distance and weeknights. Lack of money too. I'd like to go to RnR Hotel, sounds sketchy over there. Sucks for me. My list won't encompass half the stuff I want to see.
Sorry for the crosstalk...
some very impressive lists out there and lots of shows I'd like to go to but with 2 kiddies its just not feasible (unless I want divorce papers in my future)!
RnR has a great lineup but I am spoiled at being 15 mins from the Black Cat and 9.30 and don't want to schlep across town to see a show
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Nonameface, Do Make Say Think is a Canadian post-rock band containing 2 (?) members of Broken Social Scene.
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I'm going to most of these shows:
Mar 24 2007 - The Ponys @ Black Cat
Mar 26 2007 - The Decemberists @ Strathmore Music Center
Mar 29 2007 - Dean & Britta (of Luna) @ Black Cat
Mar 31 2007 - Menomena / Field Music @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Apr 1 2007 - Do Make Say Think @ Black Cat
Apr 4 2007 - Blood Brothers @ Black Cat
Apr 5 2007 - Iggy & the Stooges @ 930 Club
Apr 10 2007 - Low @ 930 Club
Apr 11 2007 - Cloud Cult @ 930 Club
Apr 13 2007 - Junior Boys, The Youth Group @ Black Cat
Apr 15 2007 -MAN MAN @ Rock and Roll Hotel
Apr 16 2007 -Soulwax @ 930 Club
Apr 19 2007 -TV on the Radio @ 930 Club
Apr 21 2007 - Hot Chip @ 930 Club
Apr 23 2007 -Josh Rouse @ Birchmere
Apr 25 2007 - Wolfmother @ 930 Club
Apr 27-29L COACHELLA
May 2 2007 -Sunset Rubdown @ Rock & Roll Hotel
May 4 2007- The Arcade Fire @ DAR Constitution Hall
May 6 2007 -Blonde Redhead @ 930 Club
May 9 2007 -AIR @ 930 Club
May 10 2007 -Ben Gibbard (solo) @ 930 Club
May 13 2007 -LCD Soundsystem @ 930 Club
May 16 2007 -Arctic Monkeys @ 930 Club
May 18 2007 -Elvis Costello @ 930 Club
Jun 10 2007 - Electrelane @ Black Cat
Jun 13 2007 -Voxtrot @ Black Cat
Also Lollapalooza...
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How big is your trust fund? :p
Originally posted by Joe Marshmallow III:
I'm going to most of these shows:
Mar 24 2007 - The Ponys @ Black Cat
Mar 26 2007 - The Decemberists @ Strathmore Music Center
Mar 29 2007 - Dean & Britta (of Luna) @ Black Cat
Mar 31 2007 - Menomena / Field Music @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Apr 1 2007 - Do Make Say Think @ Black Cat
Apr 4 2007 - Blood Brothers @ Black Cat
Apr 5 2007 - Iggy & the Stooges @ 930 Club
Apr 10 2007 - Low @ 930 Club
Apr 11 2007 - Cloud Cult @ 930 Club
Apr 13 2007 - Junior Boys, The Youth Group @ Black Cat
Apr 15 2007 -MAN MAN @ Rock and Roll Hotel
Apr 16 2007 -Soulwax @ 930 Club
Apr 19 2007 -TV on the Radio @ 930 Club
Apr 21 2007 - Hot Chip @ 930 Club
Apr 23 2007 -Josh Rouse @ Birchmere
Apr 25 2007 - Wolfmother @ 930 Club
Apr 27-29L COACHELLA
May 2 2007 -Sunset Rubdown @ Rock & Roll Hotel
May 4 2007- The Arcade Fire @ DAR Constitution Hall
May 6 2007 -Blonde Redhead @ 930 Club
May 9 2007 -AIR @ 930 Club
May 10 2007 -Ben Gibbard (solo) @ 930 Club
May 13 2007 -LCD Soundsystem @ 930 Club
May 16 2007 -Arctic Monkeys @ 930 Club
May 18 2007 -Elvis Costello @ 930 Club
Jun 10 2007 - Electrelane @ Black Cat
Jun 13 2007 -Voxtrot @ Black Cat
Also Lollapalooza...
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
A question for those with long lists:
How do you manage to get excited about a particular show, when you've got 12 other shows to see in the same month?
eh, when live music is your obsessions, it's pretty easy :) seriously, i don't get excited about much else. i don't watch TV, i'm not a huge sports fan... sometimes i think my sense of time is distorted by my obsession - i date when things happen by what shows occured around then :) typical reminder by my GF: "you remember that indian restaurant we ate at, shortly after the stereolab show?"
also, the above list isn't indicative of my regular schedule, just so happens that march and april are packed. jan & feb were pretty lean. last time it was this busy was rocktober.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
A question for those with long lists:
How do you manage to get excited about a particular show, when you've got 12 other shows to see in the same month?
It keeps me going. It's inspiration to get all my work done and its a nice night out. Going to s who with some friends and sometimes even meeting the bands. I'm happy concert season is back. :D
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I understand what you guys are saying, but my point is, if you're doing it two or three or four nights a week, it's becoming your life. It's becoming your second job. It's becoming your norm, no something special.
Maybe a good analogy: I like to eat pizza. If I eat it once or twice a month, its amazing. I'f I have it three or four nights a week, it loses its specialness.
Wouldn't the show experience be better if it were about quality rather than quantity?
But I guess to each their own.
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Not big, you want to contribute? :)
Be my daddy?
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
How big is your trust fund? :p
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I understand what you guys are saying, but my point is, if you're doing it two or three or four nights a week, it's becoming your life. It's becoming your second job. It's becoming your norm, no something special.
Maybe a good analogy: I like to eat pizza. If I eat it once or twice a month, its amazing. I'f I have it three or four nights a week, it loses its specialness.
Wouldn't the show experience be better if it were about quality rather than quantity?
But I guess to each their own.
fair observation. i live within walking distance of the 930, black cat, verizon, dc9, etc so if i wanted to, i could go out every night. eating pizza twice a week, compared to every night, means that those two nights are pretty special. different tolerance threshold, i guess. i do try to pick quality shows, i don't go out just to go out. sometimes there are 2-3 quality shows a week, sometimes none. i happen to be in a lifestyle that allows me to go out that often on occasion, someday i won't have this luxury so i'm seizing it while i can... salad days in the making!
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
4/7 - Kaiser Chiefs (@ 9:30 club - yeah! - havent been there in over a year now)
excellent, we should met up for a drink before/during/after. maybe keep each other company as we camp out and hold down a good spot in the club, take turns running drinks from the bar :) [/b]
sure thing.. drop me mail here. ill be with kurosawa btw, in case you already know her. knowing us well probably be near the front if not very front. im too short to see if im in the middle :)
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I understand what you guys are saying, but my point is, if you're doing it two or three or four nights a week, it's becoming your life. It's becoming your second job. It's becoming your norm, no something special.
Maybe a good analogy: I like to eat pizza. If I eat it once or twice a month, its amazing. I'f I have it three or four nights a week, it loses its specialness.
Wouldn't the show experience be better if it were about quality rather than quantity?
But I guess to each their own.
well i dont know so much about the DC shows, as im not paying that close attention, but a lot of the bands are from the UK or somewhere not even in the neighborhood. If they all tour the same week, well hell, guess it means i have one hell of a busy week.
yeah, i dont have to see the bands, but if not, who knows when I might see some of these bands again.
I will say - if i did 5 back-to-back shows every week, id be a zombie all the time. But i did see some incredible shows, that id have not missed for the world.
besides got a better way to spend my hard earned money..
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I try to go to the shows that I can't live without. From there, I base them around my schedule and location and ticket price. I can't go to all shows anymore, especially just to check out a band (unless on a weekend or something). Lack of funds, time, etc. and then basic attention span at shows caused me to cut down. I try to do other activities other than music/shows so my energy level is there even for those bands/artists that I really want to see.
Oh, I also now realize I don't have to see an artist or a band every time they come through town, unless they are one of my favorites. Helps to get excited about and make room for other shows.
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Back in the day, as the saying goes....If I had the urge to go out I'd go to a show, mostly at the 930, it was like most folk going to the movies. I figured that there's no such thing as a bad concert so wouldn't even bother to see who's playing before heading down. I was very rarely disapointed. (Fatboy slim being the exception) Then the 930 started booking different artists so I stopped doing it. Going to a show a 2/3 times a week never spoiled the times I went to see an artist I really liked.
I just enjoy live music, and have no desire to sit in a darkened room with a couple hundred other people eating a $6 bag of popcorn and a $4 cup of watered down soda, trying to watch a movie that will be available to watch in the comfort of my own home in a couple of months without some ignorant prick talking too loudly or having their cellphone go off every two minutes.
...but then again...that's just me!
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I understand what you guys are saying, but my point is, if you're doing it two or three or four nights a week, it's becoming your life. It's becoming your second job. It's becoming your norm, no something special.
Maybe a good analogy: I like to eat pizza. If I eat it once or twice a month, its amazing. I'f I have it three or four nights a week, it loses its specialness.
Wouldn't the show experience be better if it were about quality rather than quantity?
But I guess to each their own.
I'm seeing different bands every night though, so it's like going to an italian place but trying something new everytime....instead of pepperoni pizza every night.
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Portland board time, but do you like the Doug Fir? So many shows are there but I dont go that often because I just dont care for it. Or maybe just because I am not that close to it. I much prefer Dantes or the Towne Lounge, they just dont get that many shows.
I really like the Doug Fir. I've seen more shows there than at any other venue in town since moving here. Yeah, it's very close to where I live, so that helps, too.
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Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
Going to s who[sic] with some friends
But are they really your friends? Would they drive out to the center breakdown lane of the beltway in the middle of an ice storm at 430 AM because your spare tire was flat? Would they change that tire for you in the freezing rain?
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Originally posted by Unfrozen Caveman Veep:
Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
Going to s who[sic] with some friends
But are they really your friends? Would they drive out to the center breakdown lane of the beltway in the middle of an ice storm at 430 AM because your spare tire was flat? Would they change that tire for you in the freezing rain? [/b]
I'm noy really sure i myself would do that.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I understand what you guys are saying, but my point is, if you're doing it two or three or four nights a week, it's becoming your life. It's becoming your second job. It's becoming your norm, no something special.
Maybe a good analogy: I like to eat pizza. If I eat it once or twice a month, its amazing. I'f I have it three or four nights a week, it loses its specialness.
Wouldn't the show experience be better if it were about quality rather than quantity?
But I guess to each their own.
That's a poor analogy unless you eat the same pizza with the same toppings over and over again. If these people see the same bands over and over again they are dolts. Personally, I go out and see acts as often as I can because it's a different experience every time. However, I never try and duplicate artists within the same year unless it's a special circumstance.
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What if one considers standing for 90 minutes listening to a good band play live music as basically the same experience? Good bands are pretty interchangeable.
If you take the Metro everyday, aren't you basically repeating the same experience day in and day out, even if you're physically on a different train with different passengers each day?
Originally posted by ayates:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I understand what you guys are saying, but my point is, if you're doing it two or three or four nights a week, it's becoming your life. It's becoming your second job. It's becoming your norm, no something special.
Maybe a good analogy: I like to eat pizza. If I eat it once or twice a month, its amazing. I'f I have it three or four nights a week, it loses its specialness.
Wouldn't the show experience be better if it were about quality rather than quantity?
But I guess to each their own.
That's a poor analogy unless you eat the same pizza with the same toppings over and over again. If these people see the same bands over and over again they are dolts. Personally, I go out and see acts as often as I can because it's a different experience every time. However, I never try and duplicate artists within the same year unless it's a special circumstance. [/b]
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It also helps to have friends who also enjoy shows. Most of mine don't, so after many shows, sometimes it gets boring for me. (I know, I know, do I want wine w/ my cheese?)
I wish I could go to shows just to find an artist - the weekend works better but generally, there aren't shows.
I tend to research an artist I haven't heard of then head to the show.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
What if one considers standing for 90 minutes listening to a good band play live music as basically the same experience? Good bands are pretty interchangeable.
If you take the Metro everyday, aren't you basically repeating the same experience day in and day out, even if you're physically on a different train with different passengers each day?
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I'd say that person has a pretty piss poor taste in music. Sure, if you go to the same venue in the same city everyday it would get old and boring. Change it up, I work at the NIH 40 hours a week and do it quite often so work should not be an excuse.