Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
thatguy … it really wasn't that big of a deal, the bouncer (kinda looked like andrew wk, stringy long black hair) was just on a powertrip, happens all the time …doesn't happen all the time on my watch. the proper interaction would be "there's no smoking in the club tonight, but you may go outside or downstairs to smoke if you'd like." i said it 100 times last night.
Mark your calendars / Arcade Fire
Originally posted by thatguy:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:Just curious - were there signs posted?
thatguy … it really wasn't that big of a deal, the bouncer (kinda looked like andrew wk, stringy long black hair) was just on a powertrip, happens all the time …doesn't happen all the time on my watch. the proper interaction would be "there's no smoking in the club tonight, but you may go outside or downstairs to smoke if you'd like." i said it 100 times last night.
Originally posted by El Tee:I saw a sign at the front door when I walked in. I'm not surprised people missed it, but it was there.
Just curious - were there signs posted?
Originally posted by thatguy:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:touche, thank you…
thatguy … it really wasn't that big of a deal, the bouncer (kinda looked like andrew wk, stringy long black hair) was just on a powertrip, happens all the time …doesn't happen all the time on my watch. the proper interaction would be "there's no smoking in the club tonight, but you may go outside or downstairs to smoke if you'd like." i said it 100 times last night.
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:there were signs, and i noticed them afterwards … but i didn't see them when i first walked in, just lit up like normal …
Originally posted by El Tee:I saw a sign at the front door when I walked in. I'm not surprised people missed it, but it was there.
Just curious - were there signs posted?
is anyone in the band pregnant? or do they just not like smoke? seems like a pretty high-and-mighty move to pull. but i bet it was nice to come home from a show and not have your clothes stink up the whole apartment/bedroom/etc.
does the club always honor this sort of request? or just when acts like arcade fire and pj harvey pack 'em in real, real tight.
does the club always honor this sort of request? or just when acts like arcade fire and pj harvey pack 'em in real, real tight.
Originally posted by vansmack:well aware of that and did expect to hear TMBTP last night, but i didn't think there would be douchebags in the audience shouting to hear them do a cover song. personally, i'm glad they didn't play it just to spite them. what did win say? "we'll put a stop to that right now" and instead did 2 new tracks…much better imo.
Originally posted by joz:This must be the place from Boston (halfway down the page).
and what's with those f'ckers in the audience shouting for them to play talking heads songs? jesus christ man…the freebird thing at shows is bad enough but since when is it cool to go to a show and yell at the band to play someone else's music?
They played it in SF as well and have been known to do others.
Originally posted by BookerT:i'm trying to remember the last 930 club show i was at that was non-smoking … i think it was the trainwreck of a performance soulive put on a year ago or so …
is anyone in the band pregnant? or do they just not like smoke? seems like a pretty high-and-mighty move to pull. but i bet it was nice to come home from a show and not have your clothes stink up the whole apartment/bedroom/etc.
does the club always honor this sort of request? or just when acts like arcade fire and pj harvey pack 'em in real, real tight.
And, of course, that would have been the perfect way to handle – just a "no smoking in the club tonight" would have been dandy.
Thanks, thatguy – an awfully small complaint in the scheme of things. That's why we love the club!
Thanks, thatguy – an awfully small complaint in the scheme of things. That's why we love the club!
Originally posted by thatguy:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
thatguy … it really wasn't that big of a deal, the bouncer (kinda looked like andrew wk, stringy long black hair) was just on a powertrip, happens all the time …doesn't happen all the time on my watch. the proper interaction would be "there's no smoking in the club tonight, but you may go outside or downstairs to smoke if you'd like." i said it 100 times last night.
Originally posted by joz:Thanks for clarifying. From your original post it seemed that you were wondering why the guys in the audience were asking for the Talking Heads in general. I see now what you mean and likely would have been annoyed as well.
well aware of that and did expect to hear TMBTP last night, but i didn't think there would be douchebags in the audience shouting to hear them do a cover song. personally, i'm glad they didn't play it just to spite them. what did win say? "we'll put a stop to that right now" and instead did 2 new tracks…much better imo.
I too would have rather heard two new songs. We got "Intervention" and not "Burning Bridges," but we also had two nights, so the other night likely got the other new song and a cover.
PJ Harvey shows are non-smoking.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by BookerT:i'm trying to remember the last 930 club show i was at that was non-smoking … i think it was the trainwreck of a performance soulive put on a year ago or so …
is anyone in the band pregnant? or do they just not like smoke? seems like a pretty high-and-mighty move to pull. but i bet it was nice to come home from a show and not have your clothes stink up the whole apartment/bedroom/etc.
does the club always honor this sort of request? or just when acts like arcade fire and pj harvey pack 'em in real, real tight.
I stood outside for about 5 or 10 minutes before I went into the show and the ticket takers clearly said "no smoking tonight" to the people in line at least 3 or 4 times. And the staff at the merch table seemed to be very nice about pointing the policy out to people. It might have just been one staffer who was sick of repeating themselves. Although I don't smoke so maybe it didn't seem as harsh to me as it did to the smokers.
where are you located vansmack? san fran?
Originally posted by joz:Yes. I lived in DC from 96 to 2003 and made a few friends on this board before returning to CA.
where are you located vansmack? san fran?
thanks vansmack…was confused for a second there. should've known that you weren't in the dc anymore from some of your other posts.
with regards to the smoking policy at last night's show, i'm a smoker and it really didn't kill me that i couldn't have a smoke during their set. although it was kind of annoying that i had to go down into the oppressively hot and smoky backbar along with 30 or so fellow lepers (cough…i mean, smokers) just to have a C.
my friend did see a staffer blast someone on the way out of the show who was lighting up just before they exited the club (literally feet from the door). that's a little excessive…i mean, what were they going to do, throw her out? the show was over. there are definitely a few staffers who have that holier than thou attitude.
with regards to the smoking policy at last night's show, i'm a smoker and it really didn't kill me that i couldn't have a smoke during their set. although it was kind of annoying that i had to go down into the oppressively hot and smoky backbar along with 30 or so fellow lepers (cough…i mean, smokers) just to have a C.
my friend did see a staffer blast someone on the way out of the show who was lighting up just before they exited the club (literally feet from the door). that's a little excessive…i mean, what were they going to do, throw her out? the show was over. there are definitely a few staffers who have that holier than thou attitude.
Originally posted by joz:Now you see, that's funny. When that happens in CA, the staff doesn't have to say anything because at least 5-6 concert goers will ask the smoker "Seriously, would it have killed you wait 5 feet instead of blowing your smoke for the rest of us to walk through?"
my friend did see a staffer blast someone on the way out of the show who was lighting up just before they exited the club (literally feet from the door). that's a little excessive…i mean, what were they going to do, throw her out? the show was over. there are definitely a few staffers who have that holier than thou attitude.
Now you have to be 20 feet away from the door of the place before you can light up.
It's all in the perspective.
brennser, you think it was worth the painting labor? it was cool bumping into you.nice seeing you again Sal! as for whether your deal with the devil was worth it, heck there are worse things you could have been asked to do in return for a ticket :D
not to piss on anybody's parade, but…
i thought the arcade fire were good, maybe even approaching very good, but certainly not brilliant, transcendent, nor even close to the best show i've seen recently. i suppose with all the ridiculous hype i've been hearing/reading for the past month or two, it was bound to be at least slightly disappointing. i think the talking heads comparison is more apt regarding win's vocals, but the band itself doesn't sound too much like the talking heads. i did get a broken social scene vibe, and to be honest, i'm not sure how i feel about all these bands recently who have six to ten members (73 if you're the polyphonic spree) all doing mostly the same thing. perhaps i'm old and jaded, but i think neutral milk hotel and olivia tremor control pioneered this approach and perfected it. what i missed last night were memorable melodies.
this isn't to say that i thought the arcade fire were bad; i enjoyed their set but had trouble fathoming why so many think this band is doing something interesting and moving. i wasn't moved at all, except during one song.
i saw the last half of final fantasy, and i actually enjoyed his set. i don't think his looping of the violin was a gimmick at all and he used it to great effect. his singing sounded very delicately british at times and i liked when he screamed/yelled into the violin pick-up. i could see potential if he had an actual band to flesh out the sound.
as for the smoking policy, we must have had roughly 30 signs placed throughout the inside and the outside of the club. as doorstaph, i take great pride in not intimidating patrons and will never be rude to someone smoking inside when they're not supposed to, unless they refuse to put out the cigarette. people forget these trivial things. i always deal with that at the warehouse next door, which has a no smoking policy at all times.
i thought the arcade fire were good, maybe even approaching very good, but certainly not brilliant, transcendent, nor even close to the best show i've seen recently. i suppose with all the ridiculous hype i've been hearing/reading for the past month or two, it was bound to be at least slightly disappointing. i think the talking heads comparison is more apt regarding win's vocals, but the band itself doesn't sound too much like the talking heads. i did get a broken social scene vibe, and to be honest, i'm not sure how i feel about all these bands recently who have six to ten members (73 if you're the polyphonic spree) all doing mostly the same thing. perhaps i'm old and jaded, but i think neutral milk hotel and olivia tremor control pioneered this approach and perfected it. what i missed last night were memorable melodies.
this isn't to say that i thought the arcade fire were bad; i enjoyed their set but had trouble fathoming why so many think this band is doing something interesting and moving. i wasn't moved at all, except during one song.
i saw the last half of final fantasy, and i actually enjoyed his set. i don't think his looping of the violin was a gimmick at all and he used it to great effect. his singing sounded very delicately british at times and i liked when he screamed/yelled into the violin pick-up. i could see potential if he had an actual band to flesh out the sound.
as for the smoking policy, we must have had roughly 30 signs placed throughout the inside and the outside of the club. as doorstaph, i take great pride in not intimidating patrons and will never be rude to someone smoking inside when they're not supposed to, unless they refuse to put out the cigarette. people forget these trivial things. i always deal with that at the warehouse next door, which has a no smoking policy at all times.
Originally posted by snailhook:did he have OCD? that screaming was a bit bizzare, and he was doing all sorts of compulsive stuff during the arcade fire set, it was making me uncomfortable …
not to piss on anybody's parade, but…
i saw the last half of final fantasy, and i actually enjoyed his set. i don't think his looping of the violin was a gimmick at all and he used it to great effect. his singing sounded very delicately british at times and i liked when he screamed/yelled into the violin pick-up. i could see potential if he had an actual band to flesh out the sound.