The Living End

[rublind]

Has anyone heard anything about The Living End playing the 9:30 Club sometime in March?  I've been waiting for 3 years to see them again.

[Guiny]

I saw them in 2001 with American Hi Fi for 99 cents and i didnt think they were very good.

[Arthwys]

The news floating around is a march/april tour w/ Jet and possibly The Vines.  Been looking out for actual dates and/or venues, but haven't found anything out yet.  I could do w/o the Vines, seen them twice, and they were horrible both times.  L.E. and Jet though would be cool, much better than the crap played on HFS these days.

[kosmo vinyl]

this might help...  It appears that Californian's are getting more value for thier money.  And we get the Vines    :p  
 
 USA/CANADA NEWS...
   
 USA/CANADA Tour dates FINALLY announced!!
   
 As promised last week, and the week before that and the week before that...
 Here's the first annoucement of tour dates for The Living End in the USA/Canada
 
 
 THE LIVING END / MAXEEN / JACKSON
 Wed Mar 03 - Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara CA - 21+ only, $9
 Thu Mar 04 - Slims, San Francisco CA - All Ages $1.05
 Fri Mar 05 - The Boardwalk, Orangevale CA - All Ages $10
 Sat Mar 06 - New Oasis, Reno Sparks NV - All Ages $10
 Mon Mar 08 - Chain Reaction, Anaheim CA - All Ages, $10
 
 
 THE VINES / JET / THE LIVING END / NEON
 Thu Mar 11 - Engine Room, Houston TX - All Ages, $20
 Fri Mar 12 - TBC
 Sat Mar 13 - Roxy, Atlanta GA - All Ages $25
 Mon Mar 15 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC - All Ages $25
 Tue Mar 16 - Irving Plaza, New York NY - All Ages $22
 Wed Mar 17 - Irving Plaza, New York NY - All Ages $22
 Fri Mar 19 - Avalon Ballroom, Boston MA - All Ages $20
 Sat Mar 20 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia PA, All Ages $19.50
 Mon Mar 22 - Metropolis, Montreal QUE, All Ages $25CAN
 Tue Mar 23 - Kool Haus, Toronto ONT, All Ages $22.50CAN
 Wed Mar 24 - Clutch Cargo, Detroit MI, All Ages $19
 Fri Mar 26 - Vic Theatre, Chicago IL, All Ages $19
 Sat Mar 27 - The Rave, Milwaukee WI, All Ages $15
 Sun Mar 28 - The Quest, Minnesota MN, All Ages $20
   
 * more dates TBA soon *

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  THE VINES / JET / THE LIVING END / NEON
 Mon Mar 15 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC - All Ages $25
 

Same night as British Sea Power at the Black Cat.   Damn.

[Arthwys]

Argh!  Dag nam it!  Bleedin' Vines screw me again.  Went to see them w/ The Music....cuz i'm a huge The Music fan, only stuck around for Vines for the hell of it, ended up being surrounded by 14 year old girls screaming the lyrics into my ear.  Now I just want to see some Aussies that actually think rocking out is cool, rather than thinking that acting completely out of it and playing like crap is cool.  Sigh, I shall probably shell out the jacked up price anyway...  :roll:

[rublind]

Thanks for the dates....Looks like I can see them at 9:30 and then the Electric Factory.
 
 I saw these guys in 2001, three times.  The last time I went to San Fransisco just to see them play.  These guys are definately awesome, great vocals, rockin music, and powerful lyrics.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by rublind:
 
 I saw these guys in 2001, three times.  The last time I went to San Fransisco just to see them play.  

You might want to do it again to avoid The Vines and Jet.

[ggw]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by rublind:
 
 I saw these guys in 2001, three times.  The last time I went to San Fransisco just to see them play.  

You might want to do it again to avoid The Vines and Jet. [/b]

Amen.
 
 They have the order backwards on this show.  Jet and The Vines should be opening for Living End, not vice-versa.

[twangirl]

What's wrong with Jet? When I listen to their CD in the car it makes me drive fast.

[rublind]

I agree that TLE should NOT be opening to The Vines and Jet, especially when they are all in Australia it's the other way around.  But here, I haven't met too many people who knew who they were, which is really sad, because they are a great band and Chris Cheney could easily be one of the best guitar players around.

[Arthwys]

Hmm, my opinion would have Jet, then The Vines (if they could only get their act together), and L.E. headlining.  Don't know about best guitarist around, but i've consistently been wowed by some of his solos, which are rare in the punkish type genre they are usually placed in.  All in all, I think we need to get more aussie bands over here.  I'm still waiting on Killing Heidi and The Whitlams.  Oh, and the problem w/ Jet?  Perhaps it's cuz there isn't a single original idea on their album.  They pretty much ape Iggy Pop, then the Stones, then AC/DC, and back again.  Despite that, I find them a fairly enjoyable listen.

[Arthwys]

Oh! I forgot to mention Powderfinger, Vulture Street is rockin' my world!    

[rublind]

TLE has definite rockabilly roots, before they became The Living End they called themselves Runaway Boys (One would guess to honor the Stray Cats).  On their earlier albums, Hellbound and It's for your own good, I think the guitar playing really stands out.  
 
 As for Jet and The Vines I really don't care much for either of them.  I downloaded a few of their songs and I wasn't impressed.  I pretty much stopped listening to the radio when The Strokes came out.  I now rely on shows and liner notes for new bands.

[rublind]

Powderfinger rocks!