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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: anarchist on April 08, 2006, 06:26:00 pm
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the two are touring together. dc is the only town where they are playing seperate venues. is this a weird pairng for a tour? how come hd are not playing with nc in dc?
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It is kind of a bugger...
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Why fret? Martha Wainwright should be good.
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just saw them tonight in philly. fantastic show. martha played a good set and was well received. neko said she was sick but played for a good hour and a half with plenty of older tunes. after reading the mojo article last year, i was searching for some crazy-ass control freak tendencies in neko, but she seemed cool. except when she threatened to kill the sound man over the reverb.
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And if you still want to see the High Dials, you should run over to DC9 and catch them after Neko, looks like you will have time, as they won't go on till close to 11:30.
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Originally posted by redsock:
And if you still want to see the High Dials, you should run over to DC9 and catch them after Neko, looks like you will have time, as they won't go on till close to 11:30.
Hey Redsock, what's the sellout potential for the High Dials tonight? Sunday night + other shows probably lowers the chance, but I don't want to assume and get shut out.
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I have to ask. Why start a show at 11:30 on a Sunday night? Doesn't anybody have real jobs?
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Originally posted by Tom Servo:
Originally posted by redsock:
And if you still want to see the High Dials, you should run over to DC9 and catch them after Neko, looks like you will have time, as they won't go on till close to 11:30.
Hey Redsock, what's the sellout potential for the High Dials tonight? Sunday night + other shows probably lowers the chance, but I don't want to assume and get shut out. [/b]
Wish I knew. The High Dials have always drawn well at other DC venues, but given it is a Sunday, and a pretty busy night for shows, I highly doubt it will sell out.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
I have to ask. Why start a show at 11:30 on a Sunday night? Doesn't anybody have real jobs?
Is 11:30ish any different than 11? Cause that is when all the 3 band Black Cat shows go on. And most headlienrs at the cat play for more than an hour, where as DC9 bands are done in an hour. I imagine the High Dials might go over that though. But I'm also hoping for a late night Neko appearance.
I can see your point, and I have to be at work at 8:30 tomorrow. But I also live 10 minutes away. If people like that music I'm sure they won't see it as a big sacrifice.
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well 11:30pm on a sunday means that it's impossible for anyone wanting to get to an from the show on metro and see much of the high dials set. finding parking in the area after 9pm will be tight due to a soldout 9:30 club show.. both reasons to consider when trying to attend this show... that and having to be a work at 7am.
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when do the positions go on... their website says 8:30 which i'm assuming actually means when doors open?
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there are plenty of jobs out there. how often can you see neko case at the 930 and then walk one block and see the high dials? that in itself is worth quiting your current job and finding a new one.
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switching jobs over a rock show will never be an option for moi...
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Originally posted by redsock:
Is 11:30ish any different than 11? Cause that is when all the 3 band Black Cat shows go on. And most headlienrs at the cat play for more than an hour, where as DC9 bands are done in an hour.
So they start later and play shorter sets? That's not a very good argument. And what are the odds they actually start on time anyway?
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by redsock:
Is 11:30ish any different than 11? Cause that is when all the 3 band Black Cat shows go on. And most headlienrs at the cat play for more than an hour, where as DC9 bands are done in an hour.
So they start later and play shorter sets? That's not a very good argument. And what are the odds they actually start on time anyway? [/b]
My point was, they end at about the same time the headlining band at the Black Cat would. So it doesn't save you any time. In all likleyhood the HGs will be starting before 11:30 anyway.
This show should be very much on time actually, assuming the High Dials get here from New York ok.
And the order of the the first two bands is up in the air a bit, but the first band should be on by 9pm, and the second by 10ish. Canadian Invasion is the other band involved.
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Originally posted by evilsanta:
when do the positions go on... their website says 8:30 which i'm assuming actually means when doors open?
Either 9 or 10, depending. The bill was altered a bit this week, and we're not sure where the Postions or Canadian Invasion will end up playing.
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OK, enough about the High Dials. How about Neko?!
I have one word for you: Jawdropping. As in, "The Neko Case concert was jawdroppingly good." I literally could not believe my ears how good it was. Really, it was one of the best shows I've seen at the 9:30 Club. Period. I've seen Neko perform with the New Pornographers and I have "Fox Confessor" and "The Tigers Have Spoken," but neither of those albums nor anything she's done with the New Pornos prepared me for how amazing Neko Case is solo and in person. I can't tell you how pleased I am that NPR recorded it and that I can download it for posterity's sake. I'm just crossing my fingers that the sound quality of the NPR recording does the show justice. Tonight's sound engineer should give a clinic or something, because this was one of the best sounding concerts at the 9:30 Club in a while. My hat's off to the DJ as well, who played some really good stuff in between the Martha Wainwright set and the Neko Case set. Speaking of Martha, she was really good too, I thought.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
OK, enough about the High Dials. How about Neko?!
I have one word for you: Jawdropping. As in, "The Neko Case concert was jawdroppingly good." I literally could not believe my ears how good it was. Really, it was one of the best shows I've seen at the 9:30 Club. Period. I've seen Neko perform with the New Pornographers and I have "Fox Confessor" and "The Tigers Have Spoken," but neither of those albums nor anything she's done with the New Pornos prepared me for how amazing Neko Case is solo and in person. I can't tell you how pleased I am that NPR recorded it and that I can download it for posterity's sake. I'm just crossing my fingers that the sound quality of the NPR recording does the show justice. Tonight's sound engineer should give a clinic or something, because this was one of the best sounding concerts at the 9:30 Club in a while. My hat's off to the DJ as well, who played some really good stuff in between the Martha Wainwright set and the Neko Case set. Speaking of Martha, she was really good too, I thought.
DITTO on everything you have stated! The live sound of this show and the quality of Neko's voice was unreal! This is what EVERY show should sound like at the club! No wonder they gave a shout out to their soundman at the end of the encores........he was fucking great!....Nice night for sure.....
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Originally posted by anarchist:
the two are touring together. dc is the only town where they are playing seperate venues. is this a weird pairng for a tour? how come hd are not playing with nc in dc?
according to the high dial lads, neko is a big fan of the band and asked them personally to go on tour with her. they are sharing dates with Martha Wainwright and DC just happened to one of those shows. because they were passing through DC anyways, have friends in the area, and enjoying playing here so they struck out on their own. I'll bet that the fact that NPR was carrying the Neko show had alot to do with Martha doing that date with her..
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The High Dials are one of those really great bands you want to keep to one's self along with the other 30 or so appreciative and enthusiastic fans last night. However, you could feel DC9 straining to contain the bands vast talent and tremendous sound. The High Dials should be playing to 900 more appreciative fans. In recent memory they were one of the few bands that left me wanting more after the set ended. I also would have liked a little more guitar and drums and less vocals. But that's a trade off for getting to seeing a band like the High Dials in a small club who can't afford to take a soundperson on tour. Someday they'll get to go tour with a proper sound person, not have to share their time with two other bands or stick to the mellow stuff for the sake of the artist they are supporting.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
The High Dials are one of those really great bands you want to keep to one's self along with the other 30 or so appreciative and enthusiastic fans last night.
which album/ep should i get from emusic?
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
The High Dials are one of those really great bands you want to keep to one's self along with the other 30 or so appreciative and enthusiastic fans last night.
which album/ep should i get from emusic? [/b]
"A New Devotion" is a great album -- it's the only one I've got, so I can't speak to how it fits in their catalog, but I highly recommend it. I wasn't dazzled when I saw them at Velvet a year or so ago...I feel I must have missed something. Love the album, though.
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hmmm tough call as both albums are very good... it's been awhile since listening to the first so it's not as fresh as the second one. the second one is more glossy and pop then the first and i believe some fans of the first were a bit disappointed in the shift in sound. two of my favorite songs of late are on the second. so i'd go with the second and work backwards...
edit: after reading bags comment, the first record will indeed appeal more to a power pop fan, it certainly grabbed my attention, and the bands influences are more obvious on it. as the allmusic reviewer points the second represents the band developing their own sound, less power more "pop", more atomspheric and less psychedlic, etc.
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Thanks for writing my review for me.
Extra bonus was the non-smoking status of the show. Wonder if it had anything to do with her throat problem?
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
OK, enough about the High Dials. How about Neko?!
I have one word for you: Jawdropping. As in, "The Neko Case concert was jawdroppingly good." I literally could not believe my ears how good it was. Really, it was one of the best shows I've seen at the 9:30 Club. Period. I've seen Neko perform with the New Pornographers and I have "Fox Confessor" and "The Tigers Have Spoken," but neither of those albums nor anything she's done with the New Pornos prepared me for how amazing Neko Case is solo and in person. I can't tell you how pleased I am that NPR recorded it and that I can download it for posterity's sake. I'm just crossing my fingers that the sound quality of the NPR recording does the show justice. Tonight's sound engineer should give a clinic or something, because this was one of the best sounding concerts at the 9:30 Club in a while. My hat's off to the DJ as well, who played some really good stuff in between the Martha Wainwright set and the Neko Case set. Speaking of Martha, she was really good too, I thought.
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I can't really add anything new to the comments already stated about Neko. I also agree no smoking also added greatly to enjoying the show. "Fox Confessor" is my favorite CD so far this year, and live the songs were even better.
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I'm sorry I missed out on the Neko show. High Dials were great as always. I'm glad they like coming through DC, I hope they can keep moving up the food chain.
Both HD albums are good, but I would go with the latest one - War of the Wakening Phantoms.
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Originally posted by redsock:
And if you still want to see the High Dials, you should run over to DC9 and catch them after Neko, looks like you will have time, as they won't go on till close to 11:30.
I wish I had seen them - I really dig them. Alas, I'm a wuss and assumed it would be a late night start. Too bad, as they won't be back for a bit.
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Agree with everything all others have already said. Great show. Definitely worth being tired for at work today. I'm glad I didn't miss it. Both Martha and Neko were hanging out after the show. They were really nice.
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well as i mentioned to redsock last night, in attendence there was a very good turnout of 930 forumites and their ette's at the high dials show. possibly 30 to 40% of those there. the rest over at the Art Brut show...
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This includes last night's set list!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5325695 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5325695)
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'knock loud' isn't on their set list, but its on the recording! good stuff
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Originally posted by wxdude:
I also agree no smoking also added greatly to enjoying the show.
I can't wait for January....the smoke at Black Cat bothered me particularly last night.
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wow - sounds great even on mp3
Originally posted by Dr. Jonas Sulk:
This includes last night's set list!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5325695 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5325695)
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Originally posted by brennser:
wow - sounds great even on mp3
Originally posted by Dr. Jonas Sulk:
This includes last night's set list!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5325695 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5325695)
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Yes!!! The recording sounds way better than NPR's Belle & Sebastian recording for sure. The volume's a bit low, but that's easily fixed in iTunes....
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POP MUSIC
Tuesday, April 11, 2006; C07
The Washington Post
Neko Case
"NPR loves tuning," Neko Case told a sold-out crowd near the end of her set at the 9:30 club Sunday. The show's live streaming on public radio's "All Songs Considered" program may have given her band a case of nerves, but for whatever reason, the 90-minute show seemed to have as much instrument-fiddling and off-the-cuff babbling as actual performance.
Of course this is Neko, and even with a self-proclaimed "hole in her throat," the country-noir goddess held her worshipers in rapture. Anyone familiar with Case's career outside the New Pornographers knew to take her deadpan opening statement with a grain of salt: "We will attempt to rock you." Instead, the performance kicked off with her out-of-this-world voice, harmonized with backup singer Kelly Hogan, bringing instant chills with the intro to "A Widow's Toast," the opening track of Case's new record, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood." Case leaned heavily on that atmospheric album -- filled with images of blood and death -- instead of her honky-tonkish, twang-heavy early work. Also included was a softened version of Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain."
Case brought opener Martha Wainwright out to contribute to "Fox Confessor's" "Star Witness," but even that surprise guest appearance was delayed as Case, Wainwright and Hogan giggled at their not-terribly-amusing recollection of watching R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" the night before. The constant breaks after nearly every song made the performance seem more like a rehearsal, but the show was saved by the lovely melodies and vocals that interrupted the tinkering. The crowd went nuts when Case rather quickly came back for the first of two encores -- and likely let out a sigh when what immediately followed wasn't another gorgeous vocal, but more tuning.
-- Tricia Olszewski
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Margaret vs. Pauline is the opening track on my copy. Did I buy the wrong album?
Originally posted by Bags:
POP MUSIC
Tuesday, April 11, 2006; C07
The Washington Post
Neko Case
, bringing instant chills with the intro to "A Widow's Toast," the opening track of Case's new record, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood."
-- Tricia Olszewski
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It's funny. Neither my wife, nor two friends who went, nor anybody I heard talking about the show afterword in the club and on the board, made a single complaint about the tuning and the banter. Yet this reviewer saw fit to bitch about it through her entire review.
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That's funny; I just received my ordered copy yesterday and was wondering the same thing. Maybe promo copies had different tracklistings?
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Margaret vs. Pauline is the opening track on my copy. Did I buy the wrong album?
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Good lord, can that woman sing or what? I can't believe how fucking amazing her voice is. Her CDs don't do her justice - you just have to experience Neko live. I could listen to the 930 Club show over and over and over. And Kelly Hogan did a great job of backing her up.
We also saw the High Dials show - shorter set than I would've liked but I think that might have had something to do with the new drummer. I think the DC show was Max's first with the HD. George (drummer for The Dears) had been drumming earlier on the tour. Anyhow, a good solid set from the band though there was definitely something wrong with the sound. It was almost as if the drums were clipping or something.
They did mention that they're going back to Montreal to record a new record after they come back from their UK jaunt and some personal time. So hopefully we can see them again towards the end of the year.
Did I mention how bloody amazing Neko Case is? Hot damn...
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it was indeed his first show with the band... i suspect the set was similiar to what they are doing on the neko dates... it would have been nice for another 30 minutes, but no complaints here.