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James wrote:
I would love to see Sharon Jones for free, but the 7:30 start time on a Friday in Baltimore is impossible for us. Too bad she's not playing Sat or Sun for free. Plus, I already have a ticket for Camera Obscura for that night.

Will drive from Baltimore to DC to Camera Obscura  :-\. I wish it was the next day too.

Feed Me
8/15
9:30 Club

Yelle
10/11
9:30 Club

Bombay Bicycle Club, Milo Greene
10/19
9:30 Club

Yada wrote:
Remember Jam on Penn?

I remember something called Live on Penn. It was a free concert series like every Saturday right? Am I thinking of the same thing? I remember Violent Femmes and Cracker were going to play one but it got cancelled.

Unsanity wrote:

Yada wrote:
Remember Jam on Penn?

I remember something called Live on Penn. It was a free concert series like every Saturday right? Am I thinking of the same thing? I remember Violent Femmes and Cracker were going to play one but it got cancelled.

uhh yes.. that was the proper name. Usually a pretty shitty line up, but it was a fun summer event in the city. I'm sure if they had it now, there would be upwards of 25k people there.

kosmo wrote:

hutch wrote:

James wrote:
Cake better than Sharon Jones? Hahaha. You are disqualified from the game, superbro.

How many years ago was Joan Jett?

I love Cake and Joan Jett….although I stopped buying Cake's stuff after Pressure Chief..

I keep trying to figure out what people love about Sharon Jones…. I mean people say its like 60s soul or something but it just doesn't begin to compare to Etta or Aretha….no way no how.. If there was a band that could do something like Aretha's Lady Soul I'd be the first to go crazy over it…I just dont hear it with Sharon Jones and the Daptones… I'm the first guy to be into retro sounding bands but they have to be at least somewhere nearly as good….it can't be about production…

I listen to retro soul bands all the time and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are simply one of the best out there.  Great singer, songwriting and tight as hell band.

I listen to retro soul bands as well and think Sharon Jones is the worst of the signers in those bands.. Nothing wrong with the Dap-Kings…weren't they Amy Winehouse's band.  They sounded great with Amy I don't know why they aligned them with Sharon Jones as she is an awful singer.  But whatever. 

James wrote:
And Drive By Truckers another year.

Admittedly, it's more about personal taste than actual measurable quality.

I would love to see Sharon Jones for free, but the 7:30 start time on a Friday in Baltimore is impossible for us. Too bad she's not playing Sat or Sun for free. Plus, I already have a ticket for Camera Obscura for that night.

Nigel wrote:
They had the Old 97's and the Avett Brothers one year, but that's been a while…  maybe 2006 or 2007.

James wrote:
Name a year in recent memory that Artscape lineup was any better?

I'd say Sharon Jones is the best headliner they've had in years…though for me not worth battling Friday DC traffic to get to.

Got wrote:
Rev Horton Heat 7/19 at Artscape as well.  Overall, I think the Artscape lineup is extremely poor this year. Not really into any of the local bands either. Plurals maybe ok in a goofy way.

Can't stand Drive By Truckers but they aren't as big as Cake were when they played Artscape.  Actually it was impossible to actually see Cake play as the crowd was so huge. 

atomic wrote:

kosmo wrote:

hutch wrote:

James wrote:
Cake better than Sharon Jones? Hahaha. You are disqualified from the game, superbro.

How many years ago was Joan Jett?

I love Cake and Joan Jett….although I stopped buying Cake's stuff after Pressure Chief..

I keep trying to figure out what people love about Sharon Jones…. I mean people say its like 60s soul or something but it just doesn't begin to compare to Etta or Aretha….no way no how.. If there was a band that could do something like Aretha's Lady Soul I'd be the first to go crazy over it…I just dont hear it with Sharon Jones and the Daptones… I'm the first guy to be into retro sounding bands but they have to be at least somewhere nearly as good….it can't be about production…

I listen to retro soul bands all the time and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are simply one of the best out there.  Great singer, songwriting and tight as hell band.

I listen to retro soul bands as well and think Sharon Jones is the worst of the signers in those bands.. Nothing wrong with the Dap-Kings…weren't they Amy Winehouse's band.  They sounded great with Amy I don't know why they aligned them with Sharon Jones as she is an awful singer.  But whatever. 

they were Sharon's band before they were Amy's

obviously in my profession one needs to be aware and tolerant of all peoples' tastes, but I am here to tell you that I cannot imagine anyone?anyone?standing in front of Sharon Jones performing and not being moved by her magic

so if you haven't seen her, I understand why you may not get it, but that's only because you haven't seen her and never mind what else you may know about her

Seth wrote:
obviously in my profession one needs to be aware and tolerant of all peoples' tastes, but I am here to tell you that I cannot imagine anyone?anyone?standing in front of Sharon Jones performing and not being moved by her magic

so if you haven't seen her, I understand why you may not get it, but that's only because you haven't seen her and never mind what else you may know about her

Seth, there is a thread somewhere on here about atomic's opinion being null and void.

I realize that many frat boys and aging former frat boys have adopted Cake as their token "weird" band, which would explain the large crowds. That still doesn't make them any good.

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
And Drive By Truckers another year.

Admittedly, it's more about personal taste than actual measurable quality.

I would love to see Sharon Jones for free, but the 7:30 start time on a Friday in Baltimore is impossible for us. Too bad she's not playing Sat or Sun for free. Plus, I already have a ticket for Camera Obscura for that night.

Nigel wrote:
They had the Old 97's and the Avett Brothers one year, but that's been a while…  maybe 2006 or 2007.

James wrote:
Name a year in recent memory that Artscape lineup was any better?

I'd say Sharon Jones is the best headliner they've had in years…though for me not worth battling Friday DC traffic to get to.

Got wrote:
Rev Horton Heat 7/19 at Artscape as well.  Overall, I think the Artscape lineup is extremely poor this year. Not really into any of the local bands either. Plurals maybe ok in a goofy way.

Can't stand Drive By Truckers but they aren't as big as Cake were when they played Artscape.  Actually it was impossible to actually see Cake play as the crowd was so huge. 

Yada wrote:

Seth wrote:
obviously in my profession one needs to be aware and tolerant of all peoples' tastes, but I am here to tell you that I cannot imagine anyone?anyone?standing in front of Sharon Jones performing and not being moved by her magic

so if you haven't seen her, I understand why you may not get it, but that's only because you haven't seen her and never mind what else you may know about her

Seth, there is a thread somewhere on here about atomic's opinion being null and void.

Null and void because I don't care for an artist who has been around forever and is still playing before 1000 person crowds?  Anyway I haven't seen her live so I won't assume she is another Yo Lo Tengo who are just awful but people on here like anyway.

James wrote:
I realize that many frat boys and aging former frat boys have adopted Cake as their token "weird" band, which would explain the large crowds. That still doesn't make them any good.

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
And Drive By Truckers another year.

Admittedly, it's more about personal taste than actual measurable quality.

I would love to see Sharon Jones for free, but the 7:30 start time on a Friday in Baltimore is impossible for us. Too bad she's not playing Sat or Sun for free. Plus, I already have a ticket for Camera Obscura for that night.

Nigel wrote:
They had the Old 97's and the Avett Brothers one year, but that's been a while…  maybe 2006 or 2007.

James wrote:
Name a year in recent memory that Artscape lineup was any better?

I'd say Sharon Jones is the best headliner they've had in years…though for me not worth battling Friday DC traffic to get to.

Got wrote:
Rev Horton Heat 7/19 at Artscape as well.  Overall, I think the Artscape lineup is extremely poor this year. Not really into any of the local bands either. Plurals maybe ok in a goofy way.

Can't stand Drive By Truckers but they aren't as big as Cake were when they played Artscape.  Actually it was impossible to actually see Cake play as the crowd was so huge. 

Wasn't a Frat Boy crowd and girls genearlly like Cake.  But what are wrong with Frat boys?  Did they not invite you to their parties when you were at University? 

Seth wrote:
obviously in my profession one needs to be aware and tolerant of all peoples' tastes, but I am here to tell you that I cannot imagine anyone?anyone?standing in front of Sharon Jones performing and not being moved by her magic

so if you haven't seen her, I understand why you may not get it, but that's only because you haven't seen her and never mind what else you may know about her

Noted.

hutch wrote:

Noted.

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Doyle (Misfits)
Metro Gallery
8/19

DotTheEyes wrote:
Milo Greene
10/19
9:30 Club

Nice to see Milo Greene playing the club this time around, really enjoy their debut record and missed them when they played in town last year.

I saw Sharon Jones with Daryl Hall……weird show…. she wasn't with the Daptones ..but I wasn't that impressed…I could see it working in a different context…still doesn't take away from the albums being rather weak in my opinion and I love 60s soul music
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As far as Cake… their early stuff rules…. Fashion Nugget? Prolonging the Magic? Are you kidding me?

I can't think of a less frat boy-i band either… Ever listen to "The Distance"?

I saw Sharon Jones and the Dap kings once and it was perfectly OK but I never wanted to see them again particularly. I have never understood this community's (musical) hard-on for them.

Cake, on the other hand, was one of the three worst concerts I have ever seen.

Whatever happened to Duffy?  She would be a good front person for the dap kings.

Julian, wrote:
I saw Sharon Jones and the Dap kings once and it was perfectly OK but I never wanted to see them again particularly. Cake, on the other hand, was one of the three worst concerts I have ever seen.

Cake doesn't sound very Julian's America-ish ..that is for sure….

I don't know how anybody could not like songs like Satan is my motor, frank sinatra… the cover of that willie tune…

cake had it going on for a while…its tough to transport yourself back to 1996 though…. and everything ages so poorly…that's life..