This week rollcall

[Vas Deferens]

giving away two comp tickets for Frank Turner at Fillmore Silver Spring, August 1st.
PM me

[showlistdc]

I'll be at the Black Clouds / Warchild show tonight.

[killsaly]

I have a lot of maybes for this week.
Today - Potty Mouth, Young Trynas at La Casa (definitely)
Monday - Priests at Fort Reno (maybe)
Tuesday - Gauntlet Hair at Black Cat Backstage (maybe)
Thursday - Screen Vinyl Image, Motion Lines, Dead Pleasures at Rock and Roll Hotel (definitely.  I think this will be the biggest venue I have seen SVI at so far)
Friday - Melvins at Ottobar and then possibly head over to Metro Gallery to catch Ducktails (probably for Melvins, maybe for Ducktails)

[Got Haggis?]

picked up a ticket for new order on stubhub row l for $40...so totally going to new order tonight

[azaghal1981]

Priests
Alasdair Roberts
Either Melvins or Dog Days noise fest

[hutch]

I am afraid that rumours of New Order's live demise have been much exaggerated...

 

[bearman🐻]

I can say without hesitation that I finally saw a New Order show that a) didn't suck and b) was just fine without Hooky. In fact, I've never seen them actually ENJOY themselves on that level. The Joy Division songs put a lump in my throat. What a perfect evening.

[betao]

The show was great setlist wise. The sound was really poor - the base was too muddy, the keyboards weren't loud enough, and I couldn't understand a single thing Bernard was saying.

Also, the pit was completely still during Love Will Tear Us Apart, of all songs.

My friend I played a game: see how many Unknown Pleasures shirts you can spot at the show. We got there late and I got to about 7.

[wml7]

QOTSA thursday in Chicago
Lolla Fri-Sun
 

[bearman🐻]

QOTSA thursday in Chicago
Lolla Fri-Sun
 

I'm envious. Have a fantastic time!!

[Relaxer]

Gauntlet Hair tomorrow
Bonnie Prince Billy on Wednesday

[eros]

The show was great setlist wise. The sound was really poor - the base was too muddy, the keyboards weren't loud enough, and I couldn't understand a single thing Bernard was saying.

Yeah, the sound was dreadful at first - worked its way up to semi-ok by the end. 

No worries, seeing them again Friday at Lolla! 

[bearman🐻]

The show was great setlist wise. The sound was really poor - the base was too muddy, the keyboards weren't loud enough, and I couldn't understand a single thing Bernard was saying.

Yeah, the sound was dreadful at first - worked its way up to semi-ok by the end. 

No worries, seeing them again Friday at Lolla! 

I'll happily take semi-OK sound and a heartfelt/fun performance over what I've seen from them before. Looking back at the songs they played last night, I'm not sure I would have changed much of the setlist. It was the perfect balance of all their stuff. I think the Joy Division songs were actually lost on a bunch of folks though. "Isolation" may have been my favorite actually. I thought it was outstanding. And the remixed version of "True Faith" turned a song that I've never enjoyed tremendously into something I'd go back to again.

[eros]

I'll happily take semi-OK sound and a heartfelt/fun performance over what I've seen from them before. Looking back at the songs they played last night, I'm not sure I would have changed much of the setlist. It was the perfect balance of all their stuff. I think the Joy Division songs were actually lost on a bunch of folks though. "Isolation" may have been my favorite actually. I thought it was outstanding. And the remixed version of "True Faith" turned a song that I've never enjoyed tremendously into something I'd go back to again.

This was my first time seeing them (bucket list!) so I don't have anything to compare it to.  Sumner's voice did seem a lot better than some live videos/recordings I've seen.

I love the original "True Faith" so I was a little bummed for this remix version.  "Atmosphere" was gorgeous.  Hope they do "Transmission" when I see them again.

[hutch]

I'm sure sound varies depending on where you were

i was back left corner of pit facing stage and sound was really good for me... i could hear bass very clear... maybe Gillian's keyboad was a bit low in mix... I was shocked at how good Sumner sang and I could hear every word clearly... I've seen plenty of video where he's been pretty atrocious...

I thought it was alll great... sure things could have been better.. they could have played 1 track from Technique maybe.. they could have not had a second guitarist obscuring my view of the drummer Morris... Gillian didn't need to look like an english maid but all in all it was a just great.. I kept getting goosebumps.. I'm still on such a high...