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Post by Bedroom Pastrami on Nov 19, 2013 9:47:17 GMT -5
Just saw the Cellphones, Jack Buck, and Fake Limbs.
Superchunk is in a few months, but I really need to catch more local shows.
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Post by SensitiveSethPutnam on Nov 19, 2013 11:31:37 GMT -5
In the last couple of weeks I've seen Dillinger Escape Plan and Queens of the Stone Age who were both supergreat. DEP get bonus points for having excellent support acts in Three Trapped Tigers and Maybeshewill. Well done to them! It's been a good November. My wife hates heavy music, but she never minds when I drag her along to a Dillinger show, they're that great live. Also, I think she thinks some of them are dreamy.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Nov 19, 2013 12:20:09 GMT -5
I'm ashamed to say it, but the last concert I went to was Fun (I refuse to use their punctuation) with Tegan and Sara opening. However, I am going to go see Gogol Bordello two nights in a row in December! I kind of considered going to a show on that tour just to see Tegan and Sara, but I couldn't justify spending that much and driving that far for a headliner I'm lukewarm on at best. Honestly they put on an enjoyable show. Still not a fan but they're certainly entertaining to see. Unrelated to this, but I can't believe I didn't share this show story: the best show I ever went to was a Rufus Wainwright concert, where I brought him a homemade fairy wand and crown with a note attached telling him I had really good weed. He smoked up with me after the show and hung out for like 10 minutes before he had to get back on his bus. It was amazing!
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Post by nowimnothing on Nov 19, 2013 12:32:51 GMT -5
I saw NIN about a month back here in DC. That was actually the first legit concert I've been to in a decade (most of my musical outings in the past 10 years have been clubs and electronic music festivals). I had never seen them before, and frankly I stopped listening to them regularly after Downward Spiral (although last year I finally went through and listen to all of their albums since), but they were pretty good. They played mostly stuff from the new album and some classics (Hurt, Terrible Lie, Head Like a Hole, March of the Pigs, Piggy) which was pretty great to hear live. Their lighting arrays and effects were god damned amazing though. I was in nosebleeds of a giant stadium, so that was mostly what I could appreciate at the distance. Best light show I've ever seen. Given my username, you can guess I was dying to see them on this tour, but the only place close by was Lollapalooza and, yeah, fuck that. Glad to hear the light show is good. Trent has always been a good showman.
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Post by usernametoolong on Nov 19, 2013 18:59:58 GMT -5
Just back from Nick Cave, it's the fourth time I've seen him this year and it was unsurprisingly amazing, and it helps there are always songs he will not have played at other gigs.
I have a question for people, has anyone here seen The Dismemberment Plan live lately? I have to choose between seeing them or Cut Copy next week. I know Cut Copy would be amazing, but that's becuase I've seen them before, and I might get to see them again, so was wondering if the D-Plan was a good alternative (to give some background, it's more a band I'm aware of than one I know, but what I've heard I liked).
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Post by E.Buzz Miller on Nov 19, 2013 21:25:03 GMT -5
Last was Violent Femmes this past Friday. It was amazing.
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Post by Carade on Nov 19, 2013 21:39:21 GMT -5
Random survey time.
Anyone going to Coachella this year?
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Post by NewHereAgainoZach on Nov 20, 2013 16:14:16 GMT -5
I would willingly sacrifice a limb to have been at this show. Bruce rocks the house for an hour, then plays the entirety of Thunder Road - the album, not the song, then goes on for an additional hour, and brings some ballsy, lucky bastard up from the audience to play washboard during Pay Me My Money Down. And he plays the original version of Born in the USA, which is pretty rare . All in all, a great night; the audience must have been ecstatic.
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Post by Pops Freshenmeyer on Nov 21, 2013 16:15:33 GMT -5
What concerts have you all been to recently? What concerts are you going to go to? In the past couple of months I've seen Neko Case, Laura Marling, Arcade Fire, Johnny Marr, and Best Coast. I'm gonna see Chvrches next week, and in December there's a big shindig with Arcade Fire, Phoenix, Lorde, Capital Cities, and a few other bands that I'm trying to get tickets to. Last concert I went to was Cults and some other pudknockers down at the Brooklyn Bowl. I'd seen Cults before, and hated both their album and their show, but their second album turned out to be pretty damn good. Their show still fucking sucks. Somehow, despite pitching themselves as being a kind of girl-group influenced band, the lead singer's vocals were mixed so fucking low, you couldn't hear a damn thing. And I'll be honest, there's so few artists who get away with the long, drawn-out syllable like the way Hope Sandoval does. Music improved, but it didn't show for it. Next week, I will be seeing TELEVISION. FUCKING HELL YES. I've been dying to see them ever since I picked up "Marquee Moon" for the first time in my life, and knew it had to be one of my life's goals to see Television once I got a hold of "Live at the Old Waldorf."
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Post by Mrs. Peel on Nov 21, 2013 16:23:17 GMT -5
What concerts have you all been to recently? What concerts are you going to go to? In the past couple of months I've seen Neko Case, Laura Marling, Arcade Fire, Johnny Marr, and Best Coast. I'm gonna see Chvrches next week, and in December there's a big shindig with Arcade Fire, Phoenix, Lorde, Capital Cities, and a few other bands that I'm trying to get tickets to. My lovely and talented sister (a jazz pianist) is having a concert Friday night, to celebrate the release of her new CD. Woohoo!! (She did a Kickstarter thing to raise money for the album recording). I'm also going to the philharmonic with my family this Saturday to hear Beethoven's sixth symphony (the "Pastoral") and the Saint-Saens cello concerto.
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Post by usernametoolong on Nov 22, 2013 5:21:51 GMT -5
My lovely and talented sister (a jazz pianist) is having a concert Friday night, to celebrate the release of her new CD. Woohoo!! (She did a Kickstarter thing to raise money for the album recording). I'm also going to the philharmonic with my family this Saturday to hear Beethoven's sixth symphony (the "Pastoral") and the Saint-Saens cello concerto. Congrats for your sister! And that concert looks great! Who are the performers?
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Post by eldan on Nov 22, 2013 9:39:54 GMT -5
I would willingly sacrifice a limb to have been at this show. Bruce rocks the house for an hour, then plays the entirety of Thunder Road - the album, not the song, then goes on for an additional hour, and brings some ballsy, lucky bastard up from the audience to play washboard during Pay Me My Money Down. And he plays the original version of Born in the USA, which is pretty rare . All in all, a great night; the audience must have been ecstatic.
I introduced some friends to Springsteen in the first place, and they went to one of his shows where he played Thunder Road in its entirety. I've still never seen him which just becomes more embarrassing every year
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Post by NewHereAgainoZach on Nov 22, 2013 10:30:06 GMT -5
I would willingly sacrifice a limb to have been at this show. Bruce rocks the house for an hour, then plays the entirety of Thunder Road - the album, not the song, then goes on for an additional hour, and brings some ballsy, lucky bastard up from the audience to play washboard during Pay Me My Money Down. And he plays the original version of Born in the USA, which is pretty rare . All in all, a great night; the audience must have been ecstatic.
I introduced some friends to Springsteen in the first place, and they went to one of his shows where he played Thunder Road in its entirety. I've still never seen him which just becomes more embarrassing every year Just do it, man. If he comes within 100 miles of your area, just put the money down. It's worth every penny.
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Post by eldan on Nov 22, 2013 11:15:16 GMT -5
Hah, I usually have to go to Atlanta for big shows, so the average for me is around 180 miles to see a show. I'm definitely seeing Springsteen next time he comes through, though. When Clarence died, it really upset me for obvious reasons, but in a more selfish, shittier way it upset me because I'll never see the band live in its ideal form.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 11:15:57 GMT -5
I just bought tickets to see Nick Cave in July.
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Post by Hugs and Hisses on Nov 22, 2013 11:32:04 GMT -5
I just bought tickets to see Nick Cave in July. Me too! In Philly! I was sweating it the whole time, too, because Ticketmaster was being a bitch as usual. That giant clock counting down the time until they snatch your precious "best available seats" away is so stressful.
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Post by ComradeQuestions on Nov 22, 2013 11:38:10 GMT -5
I would willingly sacrifice a limb to have been at this show. Bruce rocks the house for an hour, then plays the entirety of Thunder Road - the album, not the song I don't think that album is named what you think it's named. I saw him in Giants Stadium 10 years ago. Really want to see him again.
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Post by Mrs. Peel on Nov 22, 2013 11:45:14 GMT -5
My lovely and talented sister (a jazz pianist) is having a concert Friday night, to celebrate the release of her new CD. Woohoo!! (She did a Kickstarter thing to raise money for the album recording). I'm also going to the philharmonic with my family this Saturday to hear Beethoven's sixth symphony (the "Pastoral") and the Saint-Saens cello concerto. Congrats for your sister! And that concert looks great! Who are the performers? Thanks, I'm very proud of her! It's the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the cellist is a fellow named Edward Arron (who I'm not familiar with, but it looks like he's gotten rave reviews). We're very lucky to have a fantastic orchestra here.
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Post by maryworthfan47 on Nov 22, 2013 14:28:58 GMT -5
For a long time New Orleans was a real desert for touring acts. I got in a pissing match with somebody on the topic over on the prelapsarian board defending the honor of the city, but the guy was basically right. We kind of float alone out between more populous clusters of stops on the East Coast and Texas, and we are notoriously hard on out-of-towners. However, as part of the reconstruction/gentrification of recent years, a couple of new venues have opened and some sort of competitive drive has really upped the touring band game, which is slamming my wallet. Why does everything have to go on sale so far in advance? I assume it's our punishment for stealing music on the internet. In the last two weeks I've had to pay out for Mogwai and Sharon Jones tickets at the end of February, Nick Cave in July, and it was just announced yesterday that Neko Case tickets for January are going on sale today. I've already seen Neko, so she's going to have to wait until I get paid. I feel like I did when I lived in New York in the 90s, and the embarrassment of riches kind of paralyzed you. One time I passed on seeing Run-DMC at the bloody Wetlands because it was cold outside and cost something like $20. Dumbass.
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Post by maryworthfan47 on Nov 22, 2013 14:36:50 GMT -5
Congrats for your sister! And that concert looks great! Who are the performers? Thanks, I'm very proud of her! It's the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the cellist is a fellow named Edward Arron (who I'm not familiar with, but it looks like he's gotten rave reviews). We're very lucky to have a fantastic orchestra here. It's a wierd remnant of last-century prosperity that collapsing Great Lakes cities like Cleveland and Rochester still have good orchestras. I hope they can hold on to them. Our symphony is in dire fucking straits.
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Post by Mrs. Peel on Nov 22, 2013 15:12:19 GMT -5
Thanks, I'm very proud of her! It's the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the cellist is a fellow named Edward Arron (who I'm not familiar with, but it looks like he's gotten rave reviews). We're very lucky to have a fantastic orchestra here. It's a wierd remnant of last-century prosperity that collapsing Great Lakes cities like Cleveland and Rochester still have good orchestras. I hope they can hold on to them. Our symphony is in dire fucking straits. Indeed. I used to live in Cleveland, too, and went to the orchestra all the time! There are a lot of third- or fourth-generation Rockefeller types who don't live in Cleveland anymore, but who still donate money to those types of organizations there. (The Cleveland Museum of Art is pretty amazing as well). I used to work at a nonprofit in Cleveland, and they were still able to raise a fair bit of money from the descendants of rich folks, major law firms, etc. So I think there's hope for them. Rochester is in a better position than most smaller cities because we have the Eastman School of Music here (which is one of the top conservatories, along with Juilliard). There's still a pretty big community here that appreciates classical music. I do worry that a lot of the audience is age 75+ at the concerts I go to, though...
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Post by Liz n Dick on Nov 22, 2013 16:47:33 GMT -5
Indeed. I used to live in Cleveland, too, and went to the orchestra all the time! There are a lot of third- or fourth-generation Rockefeller types who don't live in Cleveland anymore, but who still donate money to those types of organizations there. (The Cleveland Museum of Art is pretty amazing as well). I used to work at a nonprofit in Cleveland, and they were still able to raise a fair bit of money from the descendants of rich folks, major law firms, etc. So I think there's hope for them. Rochester is in a better position than most smaller cities because we have the Eastman School of Music here (which is one of the top conservatories, along with Juilliard). There's still a pretty big community here that appreciates classical music. I do worry that a lot of the audience is age 75+ at the concerts I go to, though... I have a friend who plays in a similarly small-city philharmonic orchestra, and she has remarked how the geriatric set really is their bread and butter.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 16:52:03 GMT -5
I've seen Peter Hook butchering New Orders classics in Paris a few weeks ago. Worst thing I ever saw.
Other then that, I was at Roger Waters The Wall, the last one ever, in September at the Stade de France. Best thing I ever saw.
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Post by Mrs. Peel on Nov 22, 2013 19:04:21 GMT -5
Indeed. I used to live in Cleveland, too, and went to the orchestra all the time! There are a lot of third- or fourth-generation Rockefeller types who don't live in Cleveland anymore, but who still donate money to those types of organizations there. (The Cleveland Museum of Art is pretty amazing as well). I used to work at a nonprofit in Cleveland, and they were still able to raise a fair bit of money from the descendants of rich folks, major law firms, etc. So I think there's hope for them. Rochester is in a better position than most smaller cities because we have the Eastman School of Music here (which is one of the top conservatories, along with Juilliard). There's still a pretty big community here that appreciates classical music. I do worry that a lot of the audience is age 75+ at the concerts I go to, though... I have a friend who plays in a similarly small-city philharmonic orchestra, and she has remarked how the geriatric set really is their bread and butter. I seem to a recall a study by the Metropolitan Opera in NYC, where they found that the average age of their attendees was 80. The average!! I've tried introducing younger friends to opera and classical music, but I've had mixed results so far.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Nov 22, 2013 20:11:22 GMT -5
My Christmas present to myself is a day-after-Christmas Gogol Bordello show.
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Post by usernametoolong on Nov 22, 2013 20:38:28 GMT -5
Just back from Dirty Beaches, which is still one of the best and most intense live acts around these days. Also on the bill was Begun, good but undistinctive electronica and Baths, fairly good electro-pop which while fun is probably better on record than live.
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Post by Carade on Nov 22, 2013 20:44:10 GMT -5
Hell yeah. I'm so stoked. Also, I previously pimped them in the Shoutbox, but check out my friend's band. They're called Winter. daydreamingwinter.bandcamp.comThey're really rad and my friend is a wicked good guitarist. Attachments:
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Post by So says Mr. Stewart on Nov 25, 2013 12:40:38 GMT -5
There haven't been a lot of concerts that I have/want to attend this year. I saw Between the Buried and Me last month and I may see Protest the Hero and/or Every Time I Die next month.
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Post by Carade on Jan 10, 2014 17:21:02 GMT -5
COACHELLLLAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Post by Hugs and Hisses on Jan 11, 2014 10:07:20 GMT -5
So jealous you'll be seeing Afghan Whigs! On a much smaller scale, I just bought tickets to see Dave Lombardo playing with John Zorn at a tiny club in NYC. I think my earplugs are going to need their own earplugs.
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