trashcan sinatras vs joseph arthur and the thrills vs oc

[lily1]

double bookings for this thursday and saturday and i can't decide. i've never seen thrashcan sinatras and have missed joseph arthur twice. i've missed the thrills twice and haven't seen ocean blue in 10 years. what say you wise forum peeps? and who is this roddy hart character opening for trashcan sinatras?

[Jaguär]

My toss up for that night is either The Trash Can Sinatras, Joseph Arthur or Statistics. Sorry, but I completely hate The Thrills so that one isn't even on my radar. Ocean Blue is too, I don't know, teeny for me.
 
 God, I HATE all of this cluster booking! It's such a shame that at least one of them isn't playing the night before when almost nothing is going on anywhere.

[kosmo vinyl]

Roddy Hart

[Reechard D Taylor]

I'll definitely be at the Trash Can show. Their first two albums are brilliant ("cake" and "I've Seen Everything") and I highly recommend them, especially if you have a sweet tooth for well-written, Smiths-inspired melancholy.
 
 For me, it doesn't get any better than "Hayfever" or "Obscurity Knocks"---brilliant songs...
 
 Oh yeah and I'll also be at The Ocean Blue...

[eltee]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  God, I HATE all of this cluster booking! It's such a shame that at least one of them isn't playing the night before when almost nothing is going on anywhere.

No kidding. Wed. not a show in sight!
 I'd select Trashcan Sinatras and then, Ocean Blue.

[kosmo vinyl]

i'm djing the Trashcan Sinatra's show, should be a cool evening...  listened to the song samples on roddy hart's site and would say he's in the singer songwriter vein of bob dylan... reminds me a bit of johnathan rice.  based on what i heard he has loads of potential.

[grotty]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  Sorry, but I completely hate The Thrills so that one isn't even on my radar.  

All praise ye wise Jaguar. I also  seriously dislike this band. I find the whole San Deigo Beach Boys routine pretentious ~ somehow boy-bandesque. Just be who you are.
 
 Plus more importantly - I saw them in Austin @ SXSW & didn't think they were very good. I tried to like them - then I tried to endure them - then I spent the remainder of their set @ the bar.

[dotdot]

Screw the Ocean Blue!  Their singer is a right prick and they kicked out their first keyboardist 'cause he was gay and they're stifling Christians.  Grrr...

[lily1]

i'm leaning towards the trashcan sinatras, only because its easier to get to and from, esp if the show runs late, during the week.  
 
 this is the 3rd time the thrills have been here in less than a year, and i heard the last show at the black cat was pretty lackluster so maybe i'll pop over to iota for ocean blue.

[kosmo vinyl]

cake

[lily1]

anyone else going to trashcan sinatras tonight?
 
 i think i am skipping the shows on saturday.

[Random Citizen]

I'm schlepping down to Arlington for Joseph Arthur tonight. I'm really tempted to go to the Ocean Blue show because Riverside is opening.

[Bags]

I forgot about Joseph Arthur @ Iota, and bought a Trashcan ticket a couple weeks back.  I'll be there...

[kosmo vinyl]

Anyone heard of Radar HiFi, they have just been added to the TCS bill... I trolling the Roddy Hart site to see if it his backing band without much success.

[kosmo vinyl]

no djing for me tonight... was looking forward to spinning the new aberfeldy and paul weller