This week rollcall

[lily1]

Air Guitar Championships tonight

De La Soul this coming Tuesday

Rebirth Brass Band this coming Thursday

[Christine Moritz]

Tues. 8/4 - Elbow

Fri. 8/7 - I'm DJing at Jimmy Valentine's

Sun. 8/9 - Mos Def (hoping this show runs on time!)

[Darth Ed]

How was the Van Morrison show? I had a ticket, but I couldn't go.

[azaghal1981]

One-sentence weekend reviews:
Tracy Chapman was a snoozefest with the exception of a couple bluesier numbers but that was to be expected.

Skygreen Leopards were a big disappointment but the band who played before them, Oblisk, who I'd never heard of were impressive.

Mos Def went on only half an hour late and killed it; too bad I only caught the 2nd half of the show due to standing through  that
letdown of a Skygreen set.

Screen Vinyl Image did their usual dancegaze thing.

Rest of week:
either Espers/KV or De La Soul
Cyndi/Rosie
Trash Can Sinatras
Robert Gordon
either Bat for Lashes or Phish
Woods
death from exhaustion

[hutch]

I'm going to the Pretenders.

I hope Cat Power has improved a lot since the last time I saw her (2001 or 2002 in Argentina) she seemed to have a nervous breakdown...

[azaghal1981]

I saw her at the club in February.


She sounded...uhh...faded.

[Jesse]

Mos Def went on only half an hour late and killed it; too bad I only caught the 2nd half of the show due to standing through  that
letdown of a Skygreen set.

How late did Mos Def's set go? I left around Midnight, a few songs after he did 'Definition'

[azaghal1981]

Not much later than that.


Room was empty by 12:15.

[wml7]

I'm going to the Pretenders.

I hope Cat Power has improved a lot since the last time I saw her (2001 or 2002 in Argentina) she seemed to have a nervous breakdown...

when hasn't cat power never had a nervous breakdown? 

[azaghal1981]

A nervous breakdown would've been more entertaining than that set she played in february.

[wml7]

yeah I never got why people go goo goo ga ga over her.  Seen her a couple of times and meh 

[azaghal1981]

She sounds great on record. That faux blues/lifeless "I want to appear as though I've just shot the biggest dose of heroin possible without dying" thing she's been doing lately is dreadful, though.

[hutch]

I'm definitely going to this show to see the Pretenders and in spite of Cat Power being on the bill!

Her concert in Buenos Aires remains the worse show I have ever seen... It was pitiful!

Crusted Poop at the Electric Factory comes in second....

[xneverwherex]

Wed: Friendly Fires @ Le Poisson Rouge
Thurs: either Blondie/Pat Benatar @ Seaside Park or Yeasayer @ Pier 54
Fri: Quentin Tarantino Times Talks (about Inglorious Basterds) - and maybe The Morning After Girls or School of Seven Bells - will depend on time.
Sat: Trash Can Sinatras @ Bowery Ballroom
Sun: Dinosaur Jr @ Central Park Summerstage

[azaghal1981]

Played it lame and skipped both shows tonight (Espers/KV and De La). How were they?