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Washington DC Venue of the Year

palahniukkubrick
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Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:01 PM UTC #
…that it isn't the 9:30 club. My vote goes to D.A.R. simply because this year it has been host to Primus, R.E.M., Morrissey, and Pixies. Your choices?
markie
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:05 PM UTC #
Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
…that it isn't the 9:30 club. My vote goes to D.A.R. simply because this year it has been host to Primus, R.E.M., Morrissey, and Pixies. Your choices?
Unfortunately you must have lost 15 years of your life. This is the year 2004. All of those acts are now well passed their sell by date. Sorry.
bellenseb
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:16 PM UTC #
By venue of the year, are you talking about the acts that play there, or the general feel/atmosphere of the venue itself?
elj
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:17 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
…that it isn't the 9:30 club. My vote goes to D.A.R. simply because this year it has been host to Primus, R.E.M., Morrissey, and Pixies. Your choices?
Unfortunately you must have lost 15 years of your life. This is the year 2004. All of those acts are now well passed their sell by date. Sorry.
Don't feel bad palahniukkubrick, I either went to, or am going, to every one of those.
Guiny
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:40 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
Unfortunately you must have lost 15 years of your life. This is the year 2004. All of those acts are now well passed their sell by date. Sorry.
Spoken like a true HFSer.
markie
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:43 PM UTC #
Cannot say I have really listened to much over the airwaves american radio, but when I do it is riddled with old hits or RnB.

I suspect the true HFSer likes listening to The same old overplayed U2, Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins tracks which were such staples of the more than 10 years ago.


Thing again.
ratioci nation
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:45 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
The same old overplayed U2
I heard U2 is still making good music
markie
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:48 PM UTC #
Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
The same old overplayed U2
I heard U2 is still making good music
Where did you here that? Fox news?
ratioci nation
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 09:49 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Deepak Chopra:
Where did you here that? Fox news?
I think I heard it from a Canadian
El Tee
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:09 PM UTC #
Originally posted by bellenseb:
By venue of the year, are you talking about the acts that play there, or the general feel/atmosphere of the venue itself?
Yeah what bellenseb asked.
If it's the acts that played there..um, yeah, DAR still would not win my vote.
bags
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:12 PM UTC #
Well, I have to vote for 9:30, as I love the venue's sound, size, vibe, etc, and I've been to 20 shows there in 2004, compared to 14 at Black Cat, 4 at Iota, 3 at MCI Center, 2 each at Warehouse, DC9, Warner, DAR, and the rest have been outta town. Wow, I haven't been to Velvet Lounge all year….scary.
bellenseb
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:16 PM UTC #
I really like the concert space at DC9 and was hoping it would become something like a friendlier version of the old Metro Cafe, but so far they haven't booked many national acts (only one I can think of is the Ladybug Transistor/Essex Green show). Hopefully they'll get more.
Doctor Doom
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:17 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Bags:
Well, I have to vote for 9:30
the original question was "what is your favorite venue that is not the 9:30." :p
El Tee
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:18 PM UTC #
Originally posted by bellenseb:
I really like the concert space at DC9 and was hoping it would become something like a friendlier version of the old Metro Cafe, but so far they haven't booked many national acts (only one I can think of is the Ladybug Transistor/Essex Green show). Hopefully they'll get more.
And are they friendlier? ;)
ratioci nation
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:20 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
the original question was "what is your favorite venue that is not the 9:30." :p
actually it was "Washington DC Venue of the Year that it isn't the 9:30 club"
bags
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:21 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
Originally posted by Bags:
Well, I have to vote for 9:30
the original question was "what is your favorite venue that is not the 9:30." :p
Woops, my bad.

Then Black Cat. I know, obvious, but the numbers don't lie. Though, like bellenseb, I was hoping DC9 would come along this year. I wish Elf Power had played there rather than Velvet Lounge…

Iota's pretty great when I go, too. Great space, good sound, cool vibe. Gotta give props to Iota.
Doctor Doom
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 10:58 PM UTC #
My fave club overall would have to be the Black Cat, for its hang-out ness. For seeing bands, I like the more intimate places… Iota, DC9.
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year November 30, 2004 at 11:17 PM UTC #
What about Madam's Organ?
thirsty moore
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Re: Washington DC Venue of the Year December 01, 2004 at 01:36 AM UTC #
Well, they do have Bluegrass Wednesdays.
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