new feature on the blackcat site

Tour Vote……

you can request bands that you would like to see live and then they email if they play in the area……

Typical for the blackcat to be ahead of the 930 club.

Originally posted by Bubba:


Typical for the blackcat to be ahead of the 930 club.

Yeah, their forum is great. Why do you do us all a favor and spend more time over there?

Why Dont I?

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Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Bubba:


Typical for the blackcat to be ahead of the 930 club.

Yeah, their forum is great. Why don't you do us all a favor and spend more time over there?

How's that?

take a look at tourvote.com… it's pretty lame and why the hell would the 9:30 club even care what bands people want to see anyways. i'm mean unregulated voting for the likes of icp and michelle branch? the data would be useless to the 9:30 club anyways.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
it's pretty lame

I thought it was quite a reasonable idea. Plus it is somewhat empowering.

Oh and Vansmack, very good. Now you need to work on (pr) sark.zm.

Originally posted by Bubba:


Oh and Vansmack, very good. Now you need to work on (pr) sark.zm.

I'm not sure if I'm the one that didn't get the sarcasm in this post.

Originally posted by vansmack:
I'm not sure if I'm the one that didn't get the sarcasm in this post.

I guess that is the beauty of the beast. You can say something daft and then resort to a sak.zm defence.

When is/was stereophonics? Have you listened to their new album?

Originally posted by Bubba:


When is/was stereophonics? Have you listened to their new album?

They were last week. They were good, but I enjoyed their acoustic show at the 9:30 a couple years back much more. There new stuff seems a bit heavier than their old stuff, but since I had only seen them acousticly it was diffeent experience for me. Smackette loved them, so it was probably a great show (she had never seen them before and didn't have the Acoustic show bias that I had).

I only own "Just Enough Education to Perform" so the new stuff (which I don't own, but listened to on their web site) was much more drawn out Brit rock and less Brit pop. This isn't a knock on the show, because it was good, and they're really talented (their Beatles cover was amazing) I just was so impressed by thier acoustic show that it would be tough for them to come close to that in my eyes. I would defineitely see them again.

I also saw Social D the night before and Ness came out and did an acoustic trubute to Johnny Cash doing his Cowboy punk thing. It was great. And yes Rhett, he did Ring of Fire and got the first verse wrong. Again.

We have Supergrass/Radiohead tonight. I'm looking forward to Supergrass. I saw them a couple of months ago in Anaheim at a warm up show for this tour and thought they were unbelieveable. Hopefully Smackette will wake me up when Radiohead is over. I watched their $2 Bill show over the weekend to see if maybe I was missing something in not being excited about the show. Nope, it's not me. It's their melodies that are missing as you have so eloquently pointed out over the years.

And Jag, I'm sorry to let you down (frankly, I let myself down) but we missed the Grandaaddy/Super Furry Animals/Elbow show last week do to another engagement that was horribly boring and Smackette has not heard the end of it yet. Women. Kill em all. That's what I say.

Thanks Vansmack,

I dont really think that much of the stereophonics new album. It is american rock by numbers some by Welsh guys. Not a great idea, if you ask me.

I still am fond of J.E.E.P. and performance and cocktails though. I would like to see some of those songs live somemore. But if they are pissing around doing Virgin megastore shows, I guess I am going to be out of luck.

I bet if you keep your expectations low, you will really enjoy radiohead. Especially when they play Ok computer and before, songs.

I think I would rather hear life on other planets though.

Youre right. They would just book Michelle Branch regardless. And Michael Buble.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
take a look at tourvote.com… it's pretty lame and why the hell would the 9:30 club even care what bands people want to see anyways. i'm mean unregulated voting for the likes of icp and michelle branch? the data would be useless to the 9:30 club anyways.

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Youre right. They would just book Michelle Branch regardless. And Michael Buble.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
take a look at tourvote.com… it's pretty lame and why the hell would the 9:30 club even care what bands people want to see anyways. i'm mean unregulated voting for the likes of icp and michelle branch? the data would be useless to the 9:30 club anyways.

or Wilco

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Youre right. They would just book Michelle Branch regardless. And Michael Buble.

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How very defeatist of the two of you. I suppose neither of you vote in elections either?

Some black shows only have 50 or so people at them, I am sure it wouldnt be too hard to get that many votes from the area for some interesting bands.

The funny part is, the shows that sell out at 930 (Jewel, Manson, Timberlake) are generally the ones, we on the board here, chastize the club for booking anyway. So maybe 930 club would like to think they are a little more in touch with the concert going crowd then that.

It's true, SPIN, we make up a pretty small group of concertgoers (though I'll bet boardies go to more concerts than most people, by far). Hell, before I started keeping up with this board, I knew *way* more about new music and upcoming bands than almost any of my friends, save for a couple. And here on the board, I'm like Miss DC101, in comparison (no, I don't listen to DC101, but what I know about and listen too seems to be in the more mainstream 'indie' vein).

Don't know that we'd have much sway on tourvote, unless you can vote again and again!

9:30 Club is a large venue in a medium size city that has to rely on SOMETIMES booking overly commercial acts to turn a profit. Simple matter of economics.

TRhe 9:30 Club lost its "hip" factor the day it moved to V Street. The biggest criteria in bokking a show at the 9:30 Club is turning a profit. Hasn't Seth said that any number of times?

Originally posted by Bubba:

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Youre right. They would just book Michelle Branch regardless. And Michael Buble.

How very defeatist of the two of you. I suppose neither of you vote in elections either?

Some black shows only have 50 or so people at them, I am sure it wouldnt be too hard to get that many votes from the area for some interesting bands. [/QB]

So I just went to tourvote. It's not a Black Cat feature, they just put a link on their webpage. It's run by someone else who will notify artists, venues and promoters about the votes and the interest in a region for seeing a particular band. Then tourvote emails you when one of your requested artists comes to your zip code. So, votes ostensibly should be passed on to Black Cat *and* 9:30 Club, though it's not clear if venues have to be 'members' or some such thing of tourvote.com. - Bags


From the WEBSITE:

"YOU buy concert tickets and pay cover charges. So you should be able to tell the industry which acts YOU truly want to see – LIVE, on stage. TourVote gives local fans the power to influence which musical artists perform in your metro area! All TourVotes are made available to the artists, promoters and entertainment venues who make live shows happen – so they'll know where shows should be scheduled.

You may vote for a particular artist only once but you can vote for as many different artists as you like - anyone you really want to see on stage. Be sure to provide a valid email address – because when the show gets scheduled in your metro area, we'll send you a TourAlert message. You'll be among the first to know the details, buy tickets and more. TourAlerts will be available in Baltimore and DC by early Fall and will be available in other areas nationwide soon thereafter.

No matter where you live, it's not too early to cast your votes NOW for any act you want to see. And let your friends know about the revolution in live entertainment. You can leave it up to other local TourVoters or you can let your voice be heard."

TourVote is a way for you to take an active role in determining what live entertainment is available to you, near where you live. Here's how it works:

You place a vote (a request) to see ANY live show by ANY artist or group

We let the artists know how many people want to see them locally. Also local entertainment venues, concert promoters and the like.

With a good understanding of the local demand for a show, they schedule it in an appropriate club or concert venue.

We let you know, via TourAlert, when the show will be, the show time, the cost, how to get tickets and more.

IMPORTANT: We must have your valid email address so that we can alert you on the shows you voted for. Have no fear of providing your email address (link to our Privacy Policy below).

TourVote uses a patent-pending process to collect from consumers, through multiple web sites, their expressions of desire to see specific live performances by any entertainer or entertainment company. We call it demand identification or Demand ID.
The demand information is then made available to the persons and companies involved in producing and hosting live shows and concert tours. TourVote data is used to make decisions where entertainers will tour regionally, nationally and internationally. Once those decisions are made, TourVoters who live in or near the scheduled tour cities are alerted and provided special offers of the artists' music and, in the future, advance ticket purchase privileges.

You'll receive one of our email TourAlerts when a show for which YOU specifically voted has been scheduled in your vicinity. So you don't have to worry about an inbox flooded with miscellaneous entertainment information. TourVote is about what YOU want - from a little-known coffee shop folksinger to the latest Backstreet Britney megastar.

TourVote serves another important purpose - by helping musical artists to perform in profitable live shows, we are helping more of them to "quit their day jobs" and focus on their first love (and yours) - music.

What we're NOT

TourVote is not a music site. But we help music sites to deliver live music to their site visitors - not just recorded music. And, if you're like most people, you like to have the latest CD in anticipation of the show. So we help our partners to reach you at that moment.

TourVote is not a concert promoter. But we help concert promoters to deliver the shows ticket buyers really want.

TourVote is not a record company nor a talent agency. But we help those companies to discover rising, new talent at the earliest stages of their popularity.

TourVote is not a vote-for-your-favorite-song-or-artist-or-CD thang. It's not a popularity contest. It's a tool to help communities of people get what they want in live entertainment - rather than being spoon fed what someone else guesses that you might want.

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Hasn't Seth said that any number of times?

not in as many words, "give the people what they want would be equally appropriate".

Originally posted by bags:
And here on the board, I'm like Miss DC101, in comparison

yes bags….my friends think i am a music encyclopedia and here…i have been relegated to "SPIN" magazine. its fun talking to people SO smart everyday isnt it?

Originally posted by vansmack:
And Jag, I'm sorry to let you down (frankly, I let myself down) but we missed the Grandaaddy/Super Furry Animals/Elbow show last week do to another engagement that was horribly boring and Smackette has not heard the end of it yet. Women. Kill em all. That's what I say.

Oh, that's too bad. I am dying to see Elbow again and soon!

And don't forget, it was a woman who told you about Elbow being at the show. ;)