The Subways

[you be betty]

we are going to have to reap my youth on some other Saturday...

[Bags]

http://www.myspace.com/theshysmusic
 
 MORE MUSIC FROM THE SHYS
 
 "The Gun Shys dig a little bit further back in the influence closet and call upon the glory days of The Rolling Stones, T-Rex, The Stone Roses, and David Bowie to help set the direction towards the future."-swizzel-stick "I want my rock lean, primal, and loud. The Gun Shys deliver on all three, making mincemeat of other more commercially known bands reveling in a so-called �??classic�?� sound. Their sound is confident, swaggering, yet tuneful, never once threatening to run out of gas or crossing over into parody. There are echoes of the great period of The Rolling Stones here."-staticmultimedia �??The gun shys demonstrate a real raw talent, there is something refreshingly punk about the way the band skewers and attacks pop melodies unafraid of being catchy and uncompromising with the production�?�-Daily Titian "The Gun Shys' EP is uncommonly assured and cohesive, especially considering its makers are between the ages of 20 and 21. Trading on Stones-y swagger and BRMC's fuzz-saturated menace, songs like "Two Cent Facts" and "The Usual Unusuals" pulse with genuine grit and peril.These newer songs are further proof that the band is progressing at a startlingly fast clip."- Pop Matters

[jake359]

Well, I'm a bit perturbed.
 On the Main page, it says "Subways, 7:30"
 
 I get there about 8:15, and it's already over. So I'm out $10 for parking, and saw nothing. I heard the last notes of "Rock and Roll Queen" while I walked up. Being that Doors for the next show aren't till 10...WTF?
 
 I guess I just don't know the SOP for the place. And never will.

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by Get Jacked Podcast:
  Well, I'm a bit perturbed.
 On the Main page, it says "Subways, 7:30"
 
 I get there about 8:15, and it's already over. So I'm out $10 for parking, and saw nothing. I heard the last notes of "Rock and Roll Queen" while I walked up. Being that Doors for the next show aren't till 10...WTF?
 
 I guess I just don't know the SOP for the place. And never will.

For those nights when there's an early and a late show, the settimes are the settimes because they have to gear up for the next show. It's kind of hard to be pissed at a band for going on at the time they are supposed to. Plus, we're talking about a band with one record out. How long are they supposed to play?

[eddie]

SOP is that we generally try to get bands on at the time listed on the website.

[Arlette]

Originally posted by Get Jacked Podcast:
  Well, I'm a bit perturbed.
 On the Main page, it says "Subways, 7:30"
 
 I get there about 8:15, and it's already over. So I'm out $10 for parking, and saw nothing. I heard the last notes of "Rock and Roll Queen" while I walked up. Being that Doors for the next show aren't till 10...WTF?
 
 I guess I just don't know the SOP for the place. And never will.

I'm confused. Why spend money on parking to arrive so late? The site said the band was starting at 7:30pm and you got there at 8:15pm. For a band that's teenagers with one album. What did you think you'd get to see with an 8:15pm arrival?  
 
 There may be things to complain about in general about the Club, but set times are definitely not one of them.  It's actually one of the things I love about it:  bands start when they say they're going to start, with a few exceptions most likely due to tempermental/junkie/silly artists.

[bigyellow100]

what a pleasant surprise tonight's show was.  heard a lot of hype over this band while in france/england, but never listened to their music.  i decided to give it a go at the last minute and it was probably the best time i couldve had for $10 outside of buying a cheap bottle of vodka, a lot of imagination, and a few regrets the next morning.  lots of energy and a cute bunch to boot.  also, the shys were very good too...good entertainment music all in all.

[Darth Ed]

The crowd was so anemic that I had a hard time getting into the concert. The pre-encore applause was the worst I can recall at a concert in a long time. I think I was the only one even applauding within 25 feet of where I was standing. I actually thought they might not come back on stage due to the anemic response. I think the vast majority of those attending had only heard "Rock and Roll Queen". I really wish I had arrived earlier so I could have been closer to the stage. That would have helped, I think. That said, they played with a lot of energy and seemed to be enjoying themselves. That was good to see. The show was really short, but it was only $10, so I guess I got my money's worth. A good warm-up for the March/April concert-going season.

[bigyellow100]

when has the crowd at 930 ever been non-anemic?  prob never, though i did see that it was particularly worse-than-average in the back on ground floor and on the upper level (which i was on), esp for such a big turnout.  sometimes it's a total buzzkill but i try not to sweat it.  the subways performed with just enough energy to overcome the lack of it in the crowd.  heavy mainstream british rivalry btwn arctic monkeys and the subways.  right now id have to say i prefer the latter (for no reason other than the fact that i saw them live) cause i havent seen the former perform, nor do i get the hype behind their music purely.  it's somewhere btwn ok and pants.  also, rock & roll queen is not their best song.  it was aiiight at best.

[kosmo vinyl]

from my vantage point in the DJ booth it did appear that energy was lower for the type of show it was.  kinda of like the white stripes at the smith center a few weeks back where it was younger crowd going their first concerts not quite sure what to do.  i will say that a half hour after the show the band was still chatting  and taking pictures with fans in the bobby and selling merchandise.  clearily a meet the band and run home and post about it on myspace crowd...
 
 the shys were ok, had the look and the sound, but were missing the attitude/swagger... kinda like the pat boone of the "rock" revial.
 
 d setlist later this afternoon.

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 
 
 d setlist later this afternoon.

Was that a Brainiac song in there, between the Shys and Subways? A couple after the Stooges' Down on the Street, which was a great song to hear.
 
 I liked both bands a lot. The Shys seemed pretty polished with the look, the songs and the frontman. Their name sucks though. The Subways were really good too. Great night for $10, and I was psyched that I was home in time to put the kid to bed. God I'm old.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I saw this band on Letterman and they were really, really, teally bad.

[you be betty]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  from my vantage point in the DJ booth it did appear that energy was lower for the type of show it was.  kinda of like the white stripes at the smith center a few weeks back where it was younger crowd going their first concerts not quite sure what to do.  i will say that a half hour after the show the band was still chatting  and taking pictures with fans in the bobby and selling merchandise.  clearily a meet the band and run home and post about it on myspace crowd...
 
 the shys were ok, had the look and the sound, but were missing the attitude/swagger... kinda like the pat boone of the "rock" revial.
 
 d setlist later this afternoon.

Kosmo, i'll have you know that i was at that Stripes show with friends, and we were all dancing!  but the crowds here are horrible.  sometimes i'll be in the only bunch dancing, and sometimes i don't feel like being the only bunch dancing--that can be kind of obnoxious, you know?  but the fact of the matter is that you shouldn't HAVE to be the one little group or whatever at a show that is actually having fun.  and that, it sucks when you see a really great live band and the show ends up totally stinking because the crowd is just balls.  no matter what your vibe is, if everyone else is standing rigidly texting their friends throughout, it can die pretty quickly.
 
 other then that Electric Six show recently (where practically everyone was dancing) i have been coming home from shows feeling completely empty in the last few months.  you can go out and see your favorite band in the entire world, but if no one else is having fun, it's almost not worth it.
 
 (unless you're a huge nerd like i am and go anyway)

[Relaxer]

 you can go out and see your favorite band in the entire world, but if no one else is having fun, it's almost not worth it.
 

So everyone who doesn't dance and go beserk isn't having a good time? I would disagree with that. Sure, it's lame if someone is talking loudly the whole time, or constantly taking photos or texting. But just because some members of the crowd aren't pogoing doesn't mean they are not having fun.
 
 I'm on my feet all day every day, and I usually go running or biking before a show, which itself usually involves anywhere between 3 and 5 hours of standing. I'm there to hear and see a band, so the teenie-boppers will have to forgive me if I, and others, choose not to hop all over the place.

[you be betty]

no, that's not what i meant.  i meant people being rude and talking the whole time.  having a good time can be expressed sometimes by dancing, but it doesn't always have to be.
 
 and, call me a teenybopper once more and i'll castrate you.