BJM

[redsock]

Quick ? for you BJM fans, in all the Velevt Lounge shows they played, what was the audience size like? Big? Did a lot folks 'dig' Anton and co.?

[poorlulu]

I think it has been full the last few times.  The black cat backstage show was less full if I remember correctly.

[markie]

It was full. But then since then he played backstage at blackcat and that was pretty empty.
 
 The velvet lounge show was great. The blackcat show was bad.
 
 There might be a lot more interest now after DIG!, then again, there might not.

[markie]

Poorlulu you forgot ".........."

[snailhook]

i don't remember the BJM show in 2003 at the velvet being packed. it was about 2/3 full maybe.
 
 the metro cafe show in 2002 with dead meadow was packed, though, and it is still the best BJM show i've seen.

[SPARX]

Originally posted by snailhook:
  i don't remember the BJM show in 2003 at the velvet being packed. it was about 2/3 full maybe.
 
 the metro cafe show in 2002 with dead meadow was packed, though, and it is still the best BJM show i've seen.

They were  ON  Valentines Day at the Metro.I have a real good recording from that night.Anton was even in a GOOD mood.Jeff was cracking me up,it's a shame he's no longer with them at this point.

[SPARX]

In case anyone is unaware of these.It's a great way to see if you'd want to check them when they get around her in a few months:  http://www.bomp.com/Committee.html  or      http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/mp3.php

[SPARX]

Looks like Dig! is giving the BJM some help in their quest for a bigger audience:                                                                                                                                             Patti Smith to Curate Meltdown Festival
 
 Zach Vowell reports:
 Thirty years after releasing the brainy counterpart to The Ramones, aka Horses, Patti Smith has been recruited to curate the 2005 Meltdown Festival held in London, and according to the festival's website, it appears the punk rock poetess has not lost her sense of quality control. The festival spans from June 11-26, and the performances will be split between the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. First and foremost among her inspired festival choices is her own performance of Horses in full, alongside the album's producer John Cale. She will also play on during many nights, on stage or on the same bill with many of the artists listed below.
 
 And by no means does it end there. Smith will also share the stage with Kevin Shields and Cat Power, and on June 18 she will perform alongside a powerhouse group of female musicians under the banner "Songs of Innocence, Protest Songs and Lullabies": Beth Orton, Kristin Hersh, Tori Amos, and Sinead O'Connor. Some shows will be Smith-less, however, including performances by Yoko Ono, Antony and the Johnsons, and Billy Bragg. Television will appear on June 20 and 21 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
 
 Finally, the festival will wrap up on June 26 with a Jimi Hendrix tribute conducted by none other than Patti Smith, joined by Jeff Beck and two members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea and John Frusciante. Here's the lineup so far:
 
 06-11 Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ed Harcourt (QEH)
 06-17 Yoko Ono (QEH), Rachid Taha (RFH)
 06-18 Tori Amos, Beth Orton, Sinead O'Connor, Kristin Hersh, and Patti Smith(RFH); Bill Bragg (QEH)
 06-19 Patti Smith, Steve Earle (RFH)
 06-20 Television (QEH)
 06-21 Television (QEH)
 06-22 The Coral Sea featuring Kevin Shields, Cat Power, and Patti Smith (QEH)
 06-24 Antony and the Johnsons (QEH)
 06-25 Patti Smith performs Horses plus special guest John Cale (RFH)
 06-26 Jeff Beck, Flea, John Frusciante, and Patti Smith (RFH)
 
 * Meltdown Festival 2005: http://www.rfh.org.uk/meltdown