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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Driveway on April 07, 2006, 11:50:00 pm
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June 2 @ 9:30 Club.
Black out the windows. It's party time!
Any idea when these tickets hit the streets? I'm pumped!
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I predict that tickets will 'hit the street'...NOW.
Check tix.com
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
June 2 @ 9:30 Club.
Black out the windows. It's party time!
Any idea when these tickets hit the streets? I'm pumped!
Tickets are on sale now through tickets.com.
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Never seen Twilight Singers, but the last Whigs show at 930 is one of my all time favorite shows.
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The Afghan Whigs are one of the best live acts I've ever seen.....this will be my first time to see Twilight Singers - I've been out of town every other time they've come to DC
Originally posted by lbcardoni:
Never seen Twilight Singers, but the last Whigs show at 930 is one of my all time favorite shows.
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I might have to go...that's my birthday.
The last Whigs show I saw was so so, but the one before that was classic..their first stop at 9:30 after 1965 I think.
When Greg is on, he's really on.
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The last Singers show at the Black Cat was great albeit really really long. Definitely got your money's worth.
I did a really fun interview with Dulli a couple years ago. Happy to post a link if anyone is interested.
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Last Twilight Singers show I saw was at Fletchers about 2 years ago. I think the much maligned Damnwells opened, the Dulli took FOREVER to come out, but once he did it was great and he played for a long time, even covered Outkast's "Roses" among others.
If I wwasn't going to be out of town I would be at the 930.
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Originally posted by the Pharmacist:
The last Singers show at the Black Cat was great albeit really really long. Definitely got your money's worth.
I did a really fun interview with Dulli a couple years ago. Happy to post a link if anyone is interested.
Post it Mr. Pharmacist.
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Like the Cylons say
By your command! (http://www.summerskiss.com/tspress/black_out_the_windows.php)
Edited because I can't spell Cylon in one try.
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Well, I'm excited about Jeff Klein as well.
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Also, I know it's way early to be asking times for the show, but I'm trying to make another show while I can still get a ticket. The doors say 8 pm...(F/S doors are generally 9). Anyone know anything more -- same set times as usual?
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There are now 3 new songs up on their myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/twilightsingers (http://www.myspace.com/twilightsingers)
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Was listening to Denis Leary on the radio this morning pimping the upcoming season of his FX series,"Rescue Me".....and he made a point of saying how great the new Twilight Singers was and how great Dulli was also..and he also mentioned the Whigs and how he had been a fan for years...said it was some of the best stuff he's heard in a while.....Denis could be high,but I may have to beleive him...I know that the Whigs always put on a great show whenever I had a chance to catch them....I may go to this one....
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A friend of mine says the new album is the best of all of 'em. I a little of the band's showcase at SXSW and the guitar is juicy and stops you in your tracks.
Same friend wrote me about the show this past weekend: "Just saw Greg Dulli and company at The Southgate House Saturday night. It was the best I've seen him play. Apparently he's not using and drinking anymore and it showed. He sounded amazing, the band sounded amazing and his showmanship (which has always been top notch) was kicked up a bit. He even played a few Afghan Whigs tunes with their former bass player John Curley. Oh, and he always throws in crazy cover tunes, like say a version of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley and "Beth" by Kiss. Go see'em!"
Oh and Jeff Klein wasn't on the bill for that show, and After Hours (from Italy) he said were "interesting". Good or bad interesting, I do not know.
OT: Denis Leary and Rescue Me is cool - the soundtrack doesn't look too shabby either.
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Originally posted by Dr. Jonas Sulk:
Was listening to Denis Leary on the radio this morning pimping the upcoming season of his FX series,"Rescue Me".....and he made a point of saying how great the new Twilight Singers was and how great Dulli was also..
I would have to agree with Mr. Leary. I like the new one more with each listen.
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Originally posted by Dr. Jonas Sulk:
Was listening to Denis Leary on the radio this morning pimping the upcoming season of his FX series,"Rescue Me".....and he made a point of saying how great the new Twilight Singers was and how great Dulli was also..and he also mentioned the Whigs and how he had been a fan for years...said it was some of the best stuff he's heard in a while.....Denis could be high,but I may have to beleive him...I know that the Whigs always put on a great show whenever I had a chance to catch them....I may go to this one....
he was pimping the record on the daily show last week too
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Can't wait for this show...LOVE the new record.
From summers kiss (http://www.summerskiss.com/) :
GET THERE EARLY TO SEE JEFF KLEIN. Jeff did a great job tonight, and there were not enough people to see it. Really, heâ??s incredible.
Afterhours plays a club like theyâ??re in a stadium. Intensity and energy. Pick up their album. Youâ??ll like it.
The crowd was there for The Twilight Singers. I havenâ??t seen a crowd that excited at a Dulli show since Washington DC â??98. Singing, dancing and glad to be alive. Indy, you out did yourselves. Iâ??m glad I could be a part of it. Without hesitation, this is the best live incarnation of Twilight. You owe it to yourself to see this show.
Twilight Singers Setlist:
Toward the Waves
Iâ??m Ready
Esta Noche
Too Tough To Die
Bonnie Brae
Thatâ??s Just How That Bird Sings
Fountain & Fairfax
Teenage Wristband
All You Need is Love/Love
Annie Mae
Candy Cane Crawl
Thereâ??s Been an Accident
Early Today (and Later That Night)
Martin Eden
Forty Dollars
Encore
The Killer
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Underneath the Waves
Deep Hit Of Morning Sun (Primal Scream)
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Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
GET THERE EARLY TO SEE JEFF KLEIN. Jeff did a great job tonight, and there were not enough people to see it. Really, heâ??s incredible.
"Everybody Loves A Winner" is one of my favorite albums. :)
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Looking forward to reading reviews of the DC show. Mark Lanegan was added to the bill for the TS shows in Portland. I'm thinking that means some Gutter Twins material will be performed again. :D
I havenâ??t seen a crowd that excited at a Dulli show since Washington DC â??98.
I was at those shows and up front dancing my ass off. Met a handful of folks from the Whigs mailing list, good times.
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Mark Lanegan to join Twilight Singers tour in New Orleans-
Frequent collaborator, Mark Lanegan, will join the Twilight Singers tour on June 7 in New Orleans. The show at One Eyed Jack's will also feature Ani DiFranco and will be filmed by Rio Hackford (son of Taylor) for a DVD release. Don't miss this once in a blue moon experience.
Lanegan(Screaming Trees/QOTSA) will accompany the band thru the final 2 weeks
of the tour.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
Mark Lanegan to join Twilight Singers tour in New Orleans-
Frequent collaborator, Mark Lanegan, will join the Twilight Singers tour on June 7 in New Orleans. The show at One Eyed Jack's will also feature Ani DiFranco and will be filmed by Rio Hackford (son of Taylor) for a DVD release. Don't miss this once in a blue moon experience.
Lanegan(Screaming Trees/QOTSA) will accompany the band thru the final 2 weeks
of the tour.
Just saw that & was coming to post.
WOW...2 of my favs together. Gonna be a good night
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Now that PJ is over - here's a chance to see maybe the second best touring band out there:
Dulli & his dark knights.
Be there.
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How was last night's show?
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Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
How was last night's show?
<oldman>Really fucking loud. I had ear plugs, and it was too loud.</oldman> The vocals kept clipping. Might have been a bad microphone? It was actually kind of painful. Anyway, everyone's levels should have been reduced by 20%. One of the worst sounding concerts I've been to at the 9:30, and it really hampered my enjoyment of the show, especially at the beginning of the Twilight Singers' set. I can only guess that the sound engineer was intentionally trying to reproduce the sound of a really big arena show, but it didn't work. Maybe if the microphones and speakers they brought were up to the task, it would have been all right, but they weren't. Dulli's vocals had too much delay/echo. The whole thing just sounded muddy. I actually considered leaving about a half hour into the Twilight Singers' set. Oh, and Dulli smokes like a chimney, and most of his fans do too, rather annoyingly. Not a particularly enjoyable show. I'm sure I'll get flamed for writing that. That said, there were moments during the show that just transcended all of the annoyance. By the encore, I was enjoying myself enough and was glad I stayed. I particularly liked the way he'd start playing a cover song and then segue into one of his own songs.
Both Jeff Klein and After Hours were really good though, but in completely different ways. I enjoyed both of their sets very much.
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I got there about 10 minutes before Twilight Singers so can't comment on After Hours or Jeff Klein although people said Jeff Klein was great
I didn't think it was overpoweringly loud although I was wearing earplugs - I did think the overall sound quality could be better
Dulli has put on a LOT of weight and his voice sounded a little shot
Darth Ed is right, there were some transcendant moments during the show and by the end people were begging for more - hearing Fountain and Fairfax again live was a personal highlight for me
Thats the problem though.....while I'll always love Dulli and like most of the Twilights output (with the exception of the new album which isn't grabbing me at all)....they'll never ever match the Whigs imho
great to finally meet grotty, mrs grotty and friends o' grotty.....thanks for the libations
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The show was amazing. I love this band. The sound was ok from the balcony. It sounded a lot better than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show which was the last show I went to at 9:30. YYY made me wanna leave. Twilight made me want to PARTAY! I was so happy they played Cigarettes. That song just kicks ass.
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fuckin outstanding, i havent jumped around/danced at a show for a long time....
faded for final song was incredibly inspiring
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Glad you guys liked Jeff Klein as well. Hope he comes back soon!
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Anyone have a setlist from the DC show? Was a great set.
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It was most excellent. I could prolly list the songs but not in any kind of order. There was one song early in the set I didn't recognize though from any of the albums. Any idea what that was? It was a slow one.
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Check out this journal log from Scott Ford (the bassist):
I gotta tell you, D.C. remains one of our favorite places to play in the world. When Greg says they are the best audience in the country, he's not kidding. You guys lifted us up and made us play our hearts out. We thank you for that, and you know that we'll be back.
Thank you to all of the friends we made that hung out after and got drunk with us at the bar across the street, you guys know more shit about me than I do, bravo on the research.
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Great to have a bev with you Brennser. I hope I was not misbehaving too badly.
DC9 was much fun after the show. The entire touring party was there - minus Mr. Dulli.
I expected much more from After Hours. They were borderline Spinal Tap for me - sans the irony. The singer has this awful habit of spitting straight up. Now that's a concert souvenir to wear home.
Jeff Klein was very good - fav moment: he opened with Pity & changed some lyrics: after "you could never leave", he added "or I'll break every fucking bone in your body." A nice tone setter.
Fountain & Fairfax during the Twilight set was also a highlight for me. Also liked that they threw in a Whigs tune very early in the set & that they didn't spend a large portion of the night just pimping the new record.
I thought the sound was OK. Violently loud during After Hours. The guy @ the merch table warned us. Told us the soundcheck was the loudest he'd heard there. But I actually took my plugs out during Twilight.
Greg D is one of the best frontmen in rock n roll. Even with the gut.
Poster of the week @ gigposters.com:
<img src="http://www.summerskiss.com/skadmin/wp-content/uploads/ts-columbus06poster.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
I expected much more from After Hours. They were borderline Spinal Tap for me - sans the irony. The singer has this awful habit of spitting straight up. Now that's a concert souvenir to wear home.
Eww, thanks for the head's up. I'll stay towards the back of the Doug Fir during their sets. :eek:
And I love that poster. It's just perfect.
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Dulli (http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article1088936.ece) talks to The Independent
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They played a Twilight Singers track at the end of Rescue Me last week, which BTW, has been awesome this season!
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Originally posted by lbcardoni:
They played a Twilight Singers track at the end of Rescue Me last week, which BTW, has been awesome this season!
I assume "Bonnie Brae" from the Soundtrack (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F3UQZG/ref=ase_immaculate-books/002-6957763-0085643?s=music&v=glance&n=5174&tagActionCode=immaculate-books) ?
(Oh, and every season is good! :) Haven't seen Season 3 yet...)
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That would be the song (http://www.tv.com/rescue-me/discovery/episode/728000/summary.html)
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The first show in Portland last night was fuckin' great. Fortunately, Manuel from Afterhours didn't spit on anyone. Greg joined them on a couple of songs sung in their native tongue. I can see Grotty's "Spinal Tap" perspective of the band, but I thought they were pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing them again tonight.
Greg gave his all to the crowd last night. During "Candy Cane Crawl," he dropped down on his knees and really worked that song. That's one thing I love about the guy, you may like a song on record, but once you hear it live, you love it.
Lanegan came out for a handful of songs, mostly during the encore. For those who also saw him with QOTSA, it was similar to that where he just walked on, gripped the mic stand, sang, and walked off.
Dulli did his take on GB's "Crazy," but no full-length Whigs songs. He did a verse from "When We Two Parted" and a lot of folks in the audience sang along. It's great to be among fans who still remember the lyrics to an album released over 10 years ago. :D
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Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
The first show in Portland last night was fuckin' great. Fortunately, Manuel from Afterhours didn't spit on anyone. Greg joined them on a couple of songs sung in their native tongue. I can see Grotty's "Spinal Tap" perspective of the band, but I thought they were pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing them again tonight.
Greg gave his all to the crowd last night. During "Candy Cane Crawl," he dropped down on his knees and really worked that song. That's one thing I love about the guy, you may like a song on record, but once you hear it live, you love it.
Lanegan came out for a handful of songs, mostly during the encore. For those who also saw him with QOTSA, it was similar to that where he just walked on, gripped the mic stand, sang, and walked off.
Dulli did his take on GB's "Crazy," but no full-length Whigs songs. He did a verse from "When We Two Parted" and a lot of folks in the audience sang along. It's great to be among fans who still remember the lyrics to an album released over 10 years ago. :D
Love the 2nd night setlist:
TWILIGHT SINGERS
intro
iâ??m ready
esta noche
hyperballad
bonnie brae
underneath the waves
king only / babe iâ??m gonna leave you (Led Zeppelin)
66 / little red corvette
teenage wristband
all you need is love / love
annie mae
thereâ??s been an accident
candy cane crawl
letâ??s get it on (Marvin Gaye)
papillon / the joker / all along the watchtower / if i were going / ???
martin eden
forty dollars
â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??â??-
iâ??m on fire
the killer
roses
crazy (Gnarls)
too tough to die
live with me (feat. Mark Lanegan)
where did you sleep last night (feat. Mark)
black is the color of my true loveâ??s hair (feat. Mark)
deep hit of morning sun (feat. Mark)
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Yeah, the second night was insane. It was everything great about the first night x 50. :D So fun seeing Dulli behind the drumkit again.
During "Let's Get It On," Dulli brought up a young hottie from the audience to dance with him.
Hearing "66" made the crowd, or at least those in the first couple of rows, go batshit. Everyone was dancing their asses off.
People started showing up earlier for Friday's show. By the time Afterhours hit the stage, it was pretty packed.
It took a long time for me to fall asleep after Friday's show. I hope when they tour in the fall, TS returns to Portland for two nights again!
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I made it to the NC show at Cat's Cradle. It WAS loud but I still took my earplugs out for Twilight. It was my first time seeing Dulli in concert (unfortunately) and he is amazing. Bobby, the drummer, too is absolutely crazy. The band hung out after the show and seemed very cool and personable, Greg even shook my hand. I don't think he's doing coke any more but he definitely still smokes and drinks....and there was a familiar sweet smell coming from their tour bus... :)
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I made it to the NC show at Cat's Cradle. It WAS loud but I still took my earplugs out for Twilight. It was my first time seeing Dulli in concert (unfortunately) and he is amazing. Bobby, the drummer, too is absolutely crazy. The band hung out after the show and seemed very cool and personable, Greg even shook my hand. I don't think he's doing coke any more but he definitely still smokes and drinks....and there was a familiar sweet smell coming from their tour bus... :)
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I was up front for both shows at the Doug Fir with earplugs and things sounded great. I go to too many shows to chance not wearing any protection.
There's a really good interview/article in the July/August issue of FADER with Greg Dulli. Great photos, too. It talks about TS, his addictions, and what's to come.
If you download their free podcast (http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/category/podcasts) from iTunes, you get the full issue.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen PDX:
Yeah, the second night was insane. It was everything great about the first night x 50. :D So fun seeing Dulli behind the drumkit again.
During "Let's Get It On," Dulli brought up a young hottie from the audience to dance with him.
Hearing "66" made the crowd, or at least those in the first couple of rows, go batshit. Everyone was dancing their asses off.
People started showing up earlier for Friday's show. By the time Afterhours hit the stage, it was pretty packed.
It took a long time for me to fall asleep after Friday's show. I hope when they tour in the fall, TS returns to Portland for two nights again!
me so jealous. looks like i'm gonna need a tour extension if i'm to see them again this year.
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Jeff Klein is officially part of the band, Twilight Singers. :D
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So... when are they coming back for another round? :)