saturday night roll call.

I'll be honest, I thought it was a good, if not great show. Georgie James were not as good as I had hoped, and their stage presence was lacking. That is not to say they were bad, just not as good as I had hoped, but I should give them some time. I wasn't blown away by Soft Complex either. I think, standing at the merch table, the sound played an issue, cause I thought it was not all that great for Exit Clov's set either. So, some of my feelings on the show have to be framed with that in mind. Certainly no act was bad, I guess I just had really high hopes.

I think i was a bit dissapointed because this show had the chance of being a great chance for some local band unity, especially with all the bands being of relatively similar sounds. But I didn't hear it, or see it. I know certain members of each band were excited, and it showed. But others could not have cared less about the "local" aspect, and that showed too. Regardless, well worth $10. I had a great time selling shit and talking with friends. Kudos to Bags and whoever else made it out. Curious to hear your thoguhts on the evening.

i had thought beforehand they were relatively similar too, and then i started to realize how different they all were once everyone started playing.

you weren't the guy selling Georgie James cds, were you? he was kind of…um…interesting…

anyway, i thought all three bands were fantastic. it was really nice to see all the people there for both Georgie James and Soft Complex. i was a bit alarmed at how many dissipated for Exit Clov.

and who else went to the Evens show? that was really good, as well. i really loved their new stuff. Antelope were awesome. and it was nice to meet BookerT :)

Redsock, I agree with you – I thought it might be a more 'exciting' evening than it was. Sometimes at local showcases like that, there's a palpable energy.

At first I was not digging Georgie James much, but I think the second half of their set improved markedly. I, too, was thinking that it will be interesting to see if and how they gel over time and if the shows get better by leaps and bounds. I think I'd need some leaps and bounds to become a regular follower.

Soft Complex also started out being a hoot to me – at first, the sound was so derivative of Morrissey that it was more of a nostalgic trip. But I got to like them more as their set wore on.

I hadn't realized that I haven't seen Exit Clov for a couple years! I only got to see three songs (friends insisting we head out), and I think they've gotten really good. They lost some of the 'art rock jamming' thing that I'd seen, ages ago. And I LOVE their merchandise – the poster for that show, the t-shirts – VERY cool and I love the DC-centric aspects of the artwork. Looking forward to more shows.

Good to see you redsock, hope you sold a lotta stuff!

Originally posted by you be betty:
and it was nice to meet BookerT :)

i really hope my name is not in some sort of bad, bad registry/list for giving you and yr crew a ride between shows on saturday nite, betty. a friend of mine at the evens show was convinced it was a sting and i was off to the slammer.

the evens were very good, although the usual preachy ian stuff gets tiresome after a bit. but, y'know, it's actually humorous at this point. antelope was solid, but when they finished i was shocked to see that they only played for 30 minutes or so. it felt like longer, which isn't usually a good thing. joe lally was … well, i dunno. he introduced one song with "middle school and high school were really tough times for me." ok, joe. it's been 25 years, hopefully you've gotten over it. he meant well. i'm pretty sure there were more people in that church who voted for nader than kerry.

missed the first few georgie james songs as i was driving around looking for parking for 15-20 minutes (see, it was a good thing i dropped y'all off, betty). caught most of it, good stuff, liked the backstage show a bit better, probably just because i was drunker. the morrissey stuff really smashes you on the head at the beginning of soft complex and it's all you can pay attention to at first, but after a while you get over it and that's a good thing, because it's a good sound and good songs, although i wouldn't mind if the songs were a bit shorter. but that's just me. headed out before exit clov – five bands and five hours of standing was plenty for me.

Originally posted by BookerT:
the morrissey stuff really smashes you on the head at the beginning of soft complex and it's all you can pay attention to at first, but after a while you get over it and that's a good thing, because it's a good sound and good songs, although i wouldn't mind if the songs were a bit shorter.

Exactly the reaction I had!

Originally posted by BookerT:

Originally posted by you be betty:
and it was nice to meet BookerT :)

i really hope my name is not in some sort of bad, bad registry/list for giving you and yr crew a ride between shows on saturday nite, betty. a friend of mine at the evens show was convinced it was a sting and i was off to the slammer.

well, that was a powerful statement. but no. i'm usually able to take care of that stuff myself, but i really appreciated it. your friend sounds a bit uptight.

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by BookerT:

Originally posted by you be betty:
and it was nice to meet BookerT :)

i really hope my name is not in some sort of bad, bad registry/list for giving you and yr crew a ride between shows on saturday nite, betty. a friend of mine at the evens show was convinced it was a sting and i was off to the slammer.

well, that was a powerful statement. but no. i'm usually able to take care of that stuff myself, but i really appreciated it. your friend sounds a bit uptight.

well, he was mostly joking. but he is uptight, nonetheless. it was nice meeting you, glad my wheels could be of assistance. keep those bethesda row 50somethings in check!

oy, i'll try…