It wont help? Damn, I guess I shouldnt go make the Chapterhouse and Curve threads that I was about to go type...
Loved that Curve show in like 1998...wasn't it during their "reunion"? The craziest thing happened during "Die Like a Dog". I broke up a really violent fight between 2 girls. Clumps of hair were on the floor, blood was flying everywhere. Great show though.
I don't know if you remember, but it was at a Death Cab for Cutie/Cold War Kids show that I sold you my extra ticket to; where you told me about Curve, Ride, Chapterhouse, and a few more of the older shoegaze bands and what releases to check out. It was when I first was getting into the genre, but was mostly focusing on the newer bands that were touring (stuff like Screen Vinyl Image, Amusement Parks on Fire, SPC ECO).
I think Curve was my favorite of all of the ones that we talked about that day (I took notes and went home and got a bunch of the releases that you recommended).
Edited because I originally said DCFC and Franz Ferdinand, which I did go to at DAR, but in 2006 and not with you. The one I went to with you had to have been this show in 2009:
http://www.jhunewsletter.com/2009/04/15/ra-ra-riot-cold-war-kids-and-death-cab-for-cutie-last-week-live-21974/