Post-punk & shoegaze onslaught this Friday, May 7th

[Richard D Taylor]

Hey everyone,
 
 Just thought I'd mention my friend Brandon and I will be spinning some choice tunes this Friday night at Marx Cafe in Mt. Pleasant.  It's definitely not for everyone, but if you are into the darker/moodier/weirder side of the indie/alt scene, I would think it would be up your alley.
 
 Here's more details:
 
 DJ Trickster (Rick) & DJ Five-Year-Plan (Brandon) cordially invite you to join them for another monthly round of "We Fought the Big One"---D.C.'s quintessential musical playground for the best in moody & off-kilter U.K. alternative & International indie, this Friday (May 7th) at the Marx Cafe (3203 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW---not far from Adams Morgan).
 
 As usual, you can expect to hear an electic & edgy mix of top drawer post-punk, jangle pop, shoegaze, left-of-center brit pop, indie electro, and other odds & ends, both new and vintage...
 
 And most importantly, you will get a chance to hear the best new sounds coming out of the U.K. & other parts of the world before their domestic release!!!
 
 Best of all, there's no cover all night long.  (But you must be 21).
 
 10:30pm - 3am
 
 Hope to see you there!

[Samantha]

FUCK YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR 21+ SHIT

[Samantha]

[jkeisenh]

Originally posted by Samantha:
  FUCK YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR 21+ SHIT

go get yerself an ID and everything will be just fine...  I've been 21 since I turned 18 and everything's been just fine for me.
 
 Beside, once you're 21, you'll not mind the restrictions at all.

[Richard D Taylor]

Originally posted by Samantha:
  FUCK YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR 21+ SHIT

I agree it is bullshit.  Unfortunately, I don't make the rules, as the cliche goes...

[Samantha]

well point me in the direction of a PERFECT id...mine is shit and it expires soon anyways...

[Bags]

Originally posted by Samantha:
  FUCK YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR 21+ SHIT

In most areas of the country, that's all you get for live bands or dance music -- you're lucky to be in a city where the best music venues are all ages.  That's NOT the case in most mid-size or less cities....

[Richard D Taylor]

Something I've also noticed about a lot of supposed "21+" club nights:  Many of them are a bit lax with checking IDs.  I think the Marx Cafe & the Blue Room don't have someone at the door checking IDs during the first hour or so that the club is open so my advice is, if you want to go, go early and you'll probably get in okay.  

[Richard D Taylor]

Btw, here's what we played last month:
 
 We Fought the Big One setlist April 3, 2004
 
 
 DJ Trickster (Rick) 10:30 �?? 11:30
 
 Yo La Tengo �?? �??Everyday�?�
 My Bloody Valentine �?? �??Lose My Breath�?�
 Slowdive �?? �??Dagger�?�
 House of Love �?? �??Tea in the Sun�?�
 Adorable �?? �??Dinosaur #3�?�
 The Sound �?? �??Winter�?�
 Comsat Angels �?? �??I Come from the Sun�?�
 Kitchens of Distinction �?? �??The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule�?�
 Moose �?? �??Can�??t Get Enough of You�?�
 Felt �?? �??Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow�?�
 The Wake �?? �??Gruesome Castle�?�
 The Jazz Butcher �?? �??Mr. Odd�?�
 Echo & the Bunnymen �?? �??The Puppet�?�
 British Sea Power �?? �??Carrion�?�
 Lomax �?? �??Reiterator�?�
 Wire �?? �??Practice Makes Perfect�?�
 
 DJ Five-Year-Plan (Brandon) 11:30 �?? 12:30
 
 Barry Andrews �?? �??Pages of My Love�?�
 Stereo Total �?? �??Ach Ach Liebling�?�
 Neon �?? �??Neon�?�
 Dalek I �?? �??Freedom Fighter�?�
 Antena �?? �??Camino Del Sol�?�
 Fingerprintz �?? �??Wet Job�?�
 Malaria! �?? �??Your Turn to Run�?�
 Jeff & Jane Howard �?? �??Los Alamos�?�
 No More �?? �??Suicide Commando�?�
 The Teardrop Explodes �?? �??Sleeping Gas�?�
 The Stranglers �?? �??Peaches�?�
 The Slits �?? �??So Tough�?�
 Siouxsie & the Banshees �?? �??20th Century Boy�?�
 ESG �?? �??Moody�?�
 Section 25 �?? �??Looking from a Hilltop�?�
 Magazine �?? �??The Light Pours Out of Me�?�
 
 DJ Trickster 12:30 �?? 1:30
 
 Sing-Sing �?? �??Modern Girl�?�
 Trembling Blue Stars �?? �??With Every Story�?�
 Colder �?? �??Where�?�
 Joy Division �?? �??Shadow Play�?�
 Wild Swans �?? �??God Forbid�?� (U.S. version)
 Sad Lovers & Giants �?? �??Cowboys�?�
 The Chameleons U.K. �?? �??Second Skin�?�
 Whipping Boy �?? �??Blinded�?�
 Catherine Wheel �?? �??The Nude�?�
 House of Love �?? �??Purple Killer Rose�?�
 Boo Radleys �?? �??Does This Hurt?�?�
 B.R.M.C. �?? �??Rifles�?�
 The Radio Dept. �?? �??Keen on Boys�?�
 Lush �?? �??Sweetness and Light�?�
 
 DJ Five-Year-Plan 1:30 �?? 2:30
 
 Psychic Ills �?? �??Killers�?�
 Metal Urbain �?? �??Panik�?�
 Clock DVA �?? �??4 Hours�?�
 Swell Maps �?? �??Let�??s Build a Car�?�
 Killing Joke �?? �??Seeing Red�?�
 Georgio Moroder �?? �??Chase�?�
 Can �?? �??Hunters and Collectors�?�
 Jack �?? �??Disco Café Society�?�
 Vitesse �?? �??When Nothing�??s Changed�?�
 Iiya Volkswagons �?? �??I Kill Myself�?�
 DAF �?? �??Der Mussilini�?�
 Saloon �?? �??Girls Are the New Boys�?�
 
 DJ Trickster vs. DJ Five-Year-Plan 2:30 - 3
 
 The Field Mice �?? �??It Isn�??t Forever�?� (Trickster)
 Metrotone �?? �??Kiss Me Awake�?� (Five-Year-Plan)
 The Wake �?? �??Plastic Flowers�?� (Trickster)
 Velocity Girl �?? �??I Don�??t Care If You Go�?� (Five-Year-Plan)
 The Trash Can Sinatras �?? �??Weightlifting�?� (Trickster)
 Long Fin Killie �?? �??Hands and Lips�?� (Five-Year-Plan)
 Keane �?? �??Walnut Tree�?� (Trickster)

[Richard D Taylor]

One other reason to stop by the Marx Cafe tonight for the "Big One"...
 
 Ulrich Schnauss
 
 Hopefully I'm not the only one on the board that knows this guy...

[Samantha]

Originally posted by Macktastic Bag O' Flash:
   

Originally posted by Samantha:
  FUCK YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR 21+ SHIT

In most areas of the country, that's all you get for live bands or dance music -- you're lucky to be in a city where the best music venues are all ages.  That's NOT the case in most mid-size or less cities.... [/b]

somehow that is quite the opposite of comforting

[mankie]

Originally posted by Samantha:
  well point me in the direction of a PERFECT id...mine is shit and it expires soon anyways...

I thought this was the only form of id Samantha needed to get into clubs...
 
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[Jaguär]

Originally posted by friend of Guy Chadwick:
  One other reason to stop by the Marx Cafe tonight for the "Big One"...
 
 Ulrich Schnauss
 
 Hopefully I'm not the only one on the board that knows this guy...

I love Ulrich Schnauss!
 
 A friend of mine in London has booked him to play one of his Shoegazer club nights along with The Zephyrs and Air Formation on May 25th. I wish so damned much that I could go to the show!!!
 
 Hell, I'm still moping about not being able to go to so many good nights like yours because I live just too far away for that much driving. I really need to very seriously consider trying to find a half way decent job in the DC area. Anyone know of any?