Band of Horses Roll Call

[Darth Ed]

Anyone else going to the Band of Horses show at the 9:30 Club? I'll be there. I know their Black Cat show last year didn't exactly get rave reviews, but I missed out then.
 
 Are the opening bands, Love As Laughter and A Decent Animal, worth checking out?

[kookiemnstr8]

I'll be there!

[paul3mac]

I'll be there... and hoping it's better than last year's black cat show indeed.

[themaestro]

Looking forward to it.  Even though I'm trying to keep my expectations low after some of the comments about their live show.

[nkotb]

Don't know about Decent Animal, but Love as Laughter  is great...at least on record.  I haven't seen them in years, but even if they play one song off of The Grek's Bring Gifts, it can't be all bad.
 
 

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
 Are the opening bands, Love As Laughter and A Decent Animal, worth checking out?

[Barcelona]

I'd like to be there. Seeing some of their shows on You Tube, I would expect them to be pretty good live.

[bellenseb]

Make sure to bring your camera phone for "The Funeral".

[themaestro]

Keep your pictures/recording devices under control tonight people!
 
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  Explanation

[themaestro]

Originally posted by bellenseb:
  Make sure to bring your camera phone for "The Funeral".

You beat me to it in the time it took me to post those links...
 
 He reacted poorly but I don't know that I disagree with too much since I get tired of people getting out of control with cameras at shows.  Are you there to watch or document?  There is a balance to strike and lots of people don't seem to know where the line is.

[BookerT]

don't miss love as laughter. really, really great band. and as long as people shut the fuck up -- that was the main problem with the show at black cat last year -- BOH should be fine.

[kosmo vinyl]

I'll be your last minute DJ tonight..

[killsaly]

ill be there.  i got into them right after there show last year.  i was so dissapointed to find out that i had just missed them.  So, i have pretty much waited a year for tonight.  hopefully the show kicks ass and they have good t shirts.

[paul3mac]

Originally posted by BookerT:
  don't miss love as laughter. really, really great band. and as long as people shut the fuck up -- that was the main problem with the show at black cat last year -- BOH should be fine.

Yeah it wasn't really BOH's fault the Black Cat show was so crappy.  It was by far the show with the most crowd talking during a headliner I've ever been to.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

So you're saying they weren't good enough to inspire the crowd to keep quiet?
 
 

Originally posted by paul3mac:
   

Originally posted by BookerT:
  don't miss love as laughter. really, really great band. and as long as people shut the fuck up -- that was the main problem with the show at black cat last year -- BOH should be fine.

Yeah it wasn't really BOH's fault the Black Cat show was so crappy.  It was by far the show with the most crowd talking during a headliner I've ever been to. [/b]

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  So you're saying they weren't good enough to inspire the crowd to keep quiet?

i have no idea if this was the case at the BC show, the problem is that sometimes no amount of talent will shut up a crowd of scenesters who are at a show b/c pitchfork/WaPo/etc said it was the place to be that night... they are there to see and been seen, be heard but not hear.  they were never there for the music, other than "that one grey's anatomy song" (at which point they pull out the camera...)
 
 the worse show of this type that i experienced was massive attack.  jocks around me on the floor were yelling about their fantasy baseball results.  i was about to leave the show because the talking was ruining it for me, luckily the GF got me to check out the balcony and we found a decent spot to enjoy the rest of the show.