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[kurosawa-b/w]

Originally posted by pickup, murderer of little kittens:
   

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
  Black Cat:
 
 WED MAR 8- THE CLOUD ROOM, THE ROGERS SISTERS, FILM SCHOOL $10 mainstage 8:30
 
 TUES MAR 28- NINE BLACK ALPS, THE CRIBS, GIANT DRAG $12 mainstage 8:30
 
 THUR MAR 30- HARD-FI $12 mainstage 8:30

I've heard good things about the Cribs. Anybody think it's worth going to? [/b]

I think all three shows are worth going to (especially Hard-Fi!). For the one you asked about, I'm mainly going for The Cribs. (I do not like Giant Drag.) I saw them at a tiny club show during CMJ and loved their raw energy. Not life changing or anything, but a rockin good time.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
  For the one you asked about, I'm mainly going for The Cribs.

what's the word on nine black alps?  i've been seeing their name a lot since last summer...

[you be betty]

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
   

Originally posted by pickup, murderer of little kittens:
   

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
  Black Cat:
 
 WED MAR 8- THE CLOUD ROOM, THE ROGERS SISTERS, FILM SCHOOL $10 mainstage 8:30
 
 TUES MAR 28- NINE BLACK ALPS, THE CRIBS, GIANT DRAG $12 mainstage 8:30
 
 THUR MAR 30- HARD-FI $12 mainstage 8:30

I've heard good things about the Cribs. Anybody think it's worth going to? [/b]

I think all three shows are worth going to (especially Hard-Fi!). For the one you asked about, I'm mainly going for The Cribs. (I do not like Giant Drag.) I saw them at a tiny club show during CMJ and loved their raw energy. Not life changing or anything, but a rockin good time. [/b]

i love Giant Drag...really want to go to this...
 
 
 there is too much going on in March
 Simon Dawes play at 9:30 that night, too

[kurosawa-b/w]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
   

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
  For the one you asked about, I'm mainly going for The Cribs.

what's the word on nine black alps?  i've been seeing their name a lot since last summer... [/b]

Lots of comparisons to Nirvana. I saw them last January (2005) and thought they seemed a little immature. They needed some experience. I'll be curious to see how they've developed.

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by pickup, murderer of little kittens:
   

Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
  Black Cat:
 
 WED MAR 8- THE CLOUD ROOM, THE ROGERS SISTERS, FILM SCHOOL $10 mainstage 8:30
 
 TUES MAR 28- NINE BLACK ALPS, THE CRIBS, GIANT DRAG $12 mainstage 8:30
 
 THUR MAR 30- HARD-FI $12 mainstage 8:30

I've heard good things about the Cribs. Anybody think it's worth going to? [/b]

The Cribs are totally fun. In the same way that Supergrass (or the 60 Foot Dolls) were a young, adrenalized take on Britpop ten years ago, the Cribs are kind of the same thing compared to all the new UK guitar bands. It's not great art, but the tunes are very catchy and delivered with gusto. They certainly have the right components: fighting brothers, laddish talk about birds'n'pints, and short and punchy pop songs,
 
 I really disliked Giant Drag's show a few months ago, but I must admit that some of the songs on the new record are really good. Kevin is Gay has a Mazzy Star/MBV vibe to it that's really appealing.
 
 Nine Black Alps kind of reminds me a lot of the second- and third-tier Britpop bands like Feeder, Ocean Colour Scene and Ash.

[ggw]

Built To Spill
 9:30 Club
 May 8th & 9th
 
 http://www.morecowbell.net

[K8teebug]

The Eagles of Death Metal show at the Ottobar has been postponed.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

K8teebug!  Blast from the past!

[ggw]

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
 The Wonderland Ballroom
 Feb. 16th

[Arthwys]

Nine Black Alps are definitely Nirvana-lite, the Cribs used to be quite lo-fi and obscure but have gone a bit poppier on their last album w/o losing their edge, nothing special but a good 3 bands to see together, i'm there.
 
 Hard-fi have got a ska-dub rock sound to them.  Not really ska at all though.  Their album is actually amazingly good when you consider that it was recorded in one of the band member's own home for about 300 quid.  They were nominated for a Mercury award this past year.  I'm there as well.

[Jesse]

Thursday @ sonar
 Monday May 8, 2006
 
 Tickets on sale saturday 2/11/06 at 10 am

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Former BR549 member Gary Bennett will be at Iota 3/11. You can here his new album here:
 
 http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/bennett_gary/1236947/album.jhtml

[ggw]

Originally posted by Arthwys:
  the Cribs used to be quite lo-fi and obscure but have gone a bit poppier on their last album w/o losing their edge, nothing special but a good 3 bands to see together, i'm there.
 

The Cribs opened for the Kaiser Chiefs last summer.
 
 They were solid.

[Lamb007]

Not sure if this has been discussed previously but tickets for the Ray Davies show on March 20th are now on sale.

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by Lamb007:
  Not sure if this has been discussed previously but tickets for the Ray Davies show on March 20th are now on sale.

Yes!  I was just about to make a request in the "Hey Seth" thread about a Ray Davies show.