Mountain Goats or Dirtbombs?

Which show should I attend tomorrow?

dirtbombs..

(I'm on the fence)

erasure

Mountain Goats

no contest…. Mountain Goats

i like both bands and am having a tough time deciding myself.

i'm leaning towards the dirtbombs, because they are a great live band, and it's rare to see some snarling garage rock at iota.

i'll be at the mtn goats. i saw him last time he was in town– an awesome double bill with Vanderslice– and it was tons of fun. He's the kind of performer that has a conversation with the audience.

goats. i should go. but won't

I'm going to the Dirtbombs show. You are always guaranteed a good time with them.

Is John Darnielle more annoying than Connor Oberst?

is dirtbombs the band with two drummers? or am I thinking of a different group?

Is John Darnielle more annoying than Connor Oberst?

not even close.

and yeah, plahniukkubrick, the dirtbombs do have two drummers.

If I wasn't on a redeye flight back from LA last night/this morning, I'd be at the Dirtbombs tonight. The show at Black Cat in the fall of '03 was positively scorching. Even if you're not a fan, they are a tremendous live band.

So, ggw, what's your decision?

If it weren't for the fact that I'm stuck in Baltimore between work days, I'd be at The Dirtbombs show. Keep missing them and I know that I'd really enjoy them.

Dirtbombs would probably have been the right choice for those considering both. Shearwater was great until the last song when they got wanky. Mountain Goats had what seemed like a short set and lacked the energy of the last show until the last song.

I thought it was a topic about some new WMD that the Pentagon had dreamed up so Hee-haw could invade some other poor defensless country.

I ended up choosing the Dirtbombs. Very happy with my decision.

They played 45-50 minutes of loud, dirty, rhythm-heavy, guitar-squealing rock'n roll at full speed followed by the requisite trashing of the drumsets. A small but enthusiastic crowd attended. It was great to see them at iota.

i went to the mountain goats and was quite content with my decision. it was fun. vanderslice joined 'em on stage. they did two encores. the crowd was really into it, and they were hillarious with their banter.

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
they did two encores.

I think they had planned that, set would have been way too short without it. And the setlist they did choose for the night wasnt the best. Very few older songs.