A few years ago, it was rare that some of these bands would sell out. (Deftones, ween, rjd2 just a few examples)Is it an overpopulation issue? is 930 getting smaller? I might have to find another venue with kickass sound. man, and I always bring a party to 930. Oh well, just wondering if anyone else has noticed in the past few years.
why does everything sell out so fast?
depends on what you're into. most of the shit i see and book at the warehouse and dc9 doesn't sell out. then again, most people despise the stuff i'm into!
rjd2 did not sell out fast. tickets were on sale for quite a while.
It's the Ipod/Itunes/myspace generation. It's the culture we live in now!
Originally posted by organizedconfusion:YES, of course. it's always hard for me to say. i mean, bands that i am into that i don't really know anyone else who is into will sometimes (a lot, lately, actually) sell out the shows in the area and i will just feel like… what?
A few years ago, it was rare that some of these bands would sell out. (Deftones, ween, rjd2 just a few examples)Is it an overpopulation issue? is 930 getting smaller? I might have to find another venue with kickass sound. man, and I always bring a party to 930. Oh well, just wondering if anyone else has noticed in the past few years.
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Finally all those years spent praticing on Duck Hunt will payoff! I wonder who they'll issue hunting permits for first. Certainly hope it's for Hummer Owners, their a segment of the population thats doing little to advance our society. In fact their all addicted to oil anyways.
I also blame in the following order DCist, NME, The OC, Pitchfork, Street Teamers, the rising cost of blow and hoes, and stockholders.
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Finally all those years spent praticing on Duck Hunt will payoff! I wonder who they'll issue hunting permits for first. Certainly hope it's for Hummer Owners, their a segment of the population thats doing little to advance our society. In fact their all addicted to oil anyways.
I also blame in the following order DCist, NME, The OC, Pitchfork, Street Teamers, the rising cost of blow and hoes, and stockholders.
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On my way to work in Baltimore, I always pass a parked yellow hummer that has bio written in front of diesel. I've always wondered if it is really full of biodiesel or if the owner just put that on there to make himself feel better.
i own a VW golf diesel, thinking about brewing my own bio diesel.
i own a VW golf diesel, thinking about brewing my own bio diesel.
Originally posted by organizedconfusion:Wait what? Deftones sold out rather quickly the last time they played the club for their guerilla style tour dates before Summer Sanitarium. So maybe it sounds like you were able to get the tickets then, but not for this show next month and are a little upset about it. Maybe on the Warped Tour in 98 the Deftones didn't sell out, but I think you're talking about club shows ;)
A few years ago, it was rare that some of these bands would sell out. (Deftones, ween, rjd2 just a few examples)Is it an overpopulation issue? is 930 getting smaller? I might have to find another venue with kickass sound. man, and I always bring a party to 930. Oh well, just wondering if anyone else has noticed in the past few years.
Perhaps it's time to accept the fact that you're getting older, the bands you like are getting more and more popular and the kids that like them are getting younger and younger. Guess it's time to pull the "I only like that band before they got all popular and I only like their older stuff" act.
The club hasn't shrunk. If you think you can find a better venue directly in DC that's at least the size of 930 Club,has at least the same quality of sound, and books the same quality acts, please let me know. While I haven't been looking for over the last 15 years in the city for such a venue I guess there's a reason why I keep ended up back at the 930 Club…and it's not for the $6 Yuenglings lol
I always bring a party to the 930 Club too but usually it's in my pants!
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Haven't you heard? Indie is the new mainstream. :)
so is underground then the new indie? if so whats takes the place of the underground…
Originally posted by ayates:rj did sell out a couple nights before the show, which was a huge change from last time he came to dc at the blackcat where i bought tickets at the door night of show.
rjd2 did not sell out fast. tickets were on sale for quite a while.
I think a lot of non-scenesters (i.e. people who talk through an entire show, or get on their cell phones and babbly away) just like to go to the 9:30 Club because they think it's the hip thing to do.
The internet has definitely made it easier for a wider audience to learn about the obscure world that used to be indie. If we are feeling benevolent, we should be happy that mass tastes in pop music have been elevated ever so slightly, and that our favorite artists receive more acclaim than they might once have had.
On the other hand, our inner elitists are chagrined, and it is more likely that we'll have to compete for tickets and cram in with sell-out crowds.
The reality is, though, that the days when a typical 9:30 Club audience might consist of music echoing across a largely empty room, a spike-haired alcoholic slumped over the back bar, 10-15 die hard fans, plus a Marine or two strayed from Georgetown and looking to pick up punk girls or slam dance, are probably gone for good.
On the other hand, our inner elitists are chagrined, and it is more likely that we'll have to compete for tickets and cram in with sell-out crowds.
The reality is, though, that the days when a typical 9:30 Club audience might consist of music echoing across a largely empty room, a spike-haired alcoholic slumped over the back bar, 10-15 die hard fans, plus a Marine or two strayed from Georgetown and looking to pick up punk girls or slam dance, are probably gone for good.
nope, they come to hear the great DJs :D
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I think a lot of non-scenesters (i.e. people who talk through an entire show, or get on their cell phones and babbly away) just like to go to the 9:30 Club because they think it's the hip thing to do.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:Saucepans and washboards
so is underground then the new indie? if so whats takes the place of the underground…
I'd have to agree with dr. doom. I've been going to shows in the area for roughly 10 years, and it used to be that you had to regularly attend shows at the black cat or the 9:30 to know who was playing, or check the listings in the city paper to be up on stuff.
Now, just a few clicks on the computer and you now what is coming up, plus you can buy the tickets online as well. No more treking to the box office or a ticketmaster outlet, or whatever.
Between the websites kosmo mentioned, the bands' sites, etc., it is just easier to get the information.
Just a question - is this a good thing in a way? I mean, if the 9:30 can virtually guarantee a sellout to even a moderately well known band, is it more likely that bands will stop through dc to play? Which would benefit the fans. Just a thought.
Now, just a few clicks on the computer and you now what is coming up, plus you can buy the tickets online as well. No more treking to the box office or a ticketmaster outlet, or whatever.
Between the websites kosmo mentioned, the bands' sites, etc., it is just easier to get the information.
Just a question - is this a good thing in a way? I mean, if the 9:30 can virtually guarantee a sellout to even a moderately well known band, is it more likely that bands will stop through dc to play? Which would benefit the fans. Just a thought.
Originally posted by HERR PROFESSOR DOKTOR DOOM:I've got dibs on being the spike-haired alcoholic slumped over the back bar!!!!!!!
The reality is, though, that the days when a typical 9:30 Club audience might consist of music echoing across a largely empty room, a spike-haired alcoholic slumped over the back bar, 10-15 die hard fans, plus a Marine or two strayed from Georgetown and looking to pick up punk girls or slam dance, are probably gone for good.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:>> I think the hip thing for myself & others to do, would be to start punching these folks solidly in the back of the skull when they least expect it!……well,that's at least what I do in my mind everytime I spot one of these jackoffs…. :mad:
I think a lot of non-scenesters (i.e. people who talk through an entire show, or get on their cell phones and babbly away) just like to go to the 9:30 Club because they think it's the hip thing to do.
have the deftones gotten more popular lately? i thought they were at their biggest in the late-90s … "my own summer (shove it)" is still my favorite "nu-metal" song OF ALL TIME!
Originally posted by MindCage:heh… you weren't the Marine looking to slam dance?
[QB] I've got dibs on being the spike-haired alcoholic slumped over the back bar!!!!!!!