Club's 30th anniversary?

hutch wrote:
I'll remember Ian Mackaye once again turning the worst performance of the night and just getting by on that built in cred he's got.. The Evens set was beyond boring. If it wasn't Mackaye would anyone have cared?

I noticed a bunch of people around me looking at their watches and band lists during the Evens set.   It was definitely a come-down after Tommy Keene.   I mean, musically they are talented and interesting, but there is still that Puritan spirit that underlies most things Dischord – it's a bit like switching from reading Jack Kerouac to Nathaniel Hawthorne.   I don't think the Evens have ever played the 930, and has Fugazi ever?  Maybe not since Minor Threat has Ian performed on the '30s stage?

I think my favorite moment was when Tommy Keene joined Marti Jones and Don Dixon on stage, and Seth got in on drums.  It reminded me of the spontaneous spirit of the early years of the club.   Something you might have seen at dc space, actually.

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Doctor wrote:

hutch wrote:
I'll remember Ian Mackaye once again turning the worst performance of the night and just getting by on that built in cred he's got.. The Evens set was beyond boring. If it wasn't Mackaye would anyone have cared?

I noticed a bunch of people around me looking at their watches and band lists during the Evens set.   It was definitely a come-down after Tommy Keene.   I mean, musically they are talented and interesting, but there is still that Puritan spirit that underlies most things Dischord – it's a bit like switching from reading Jack Kerouac to Nathaniel Hawthorne.   I don't think the Evens have ever played the 930, and has Fugazi ever?  Maybe not since Minor Threat has Ian performed on the '30s stage?

  Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, and IMO the two quotes above me are silly, with HUTCH's being downright ridiculous and laughable, IMO of course.  The Evens set was great, wether it was your cup of tea or not should have been kept to yourself, again IMO. Anything MacKaye does will have cred. He's earned it, deal with it. Fugazi has played the 9:30 on V street. I know because I was there.

  The whole night was a celebration of the great 9:30 club which has been supporting and showcasing the eclectic variety of what the amazing DC scene has offered, does offer, and will continue to offer, whay can't you just let it be what it is? Sometimes people have to interject negativity no matter what the situation may be. Blows my mind.

Davyboy wrote:

Doctor wrote:

hutch wrote:
I'll remember Ian Mackaye once again turning the worst performance of the night and just getting by on that built in cred he's got.. The Evens set was beyond boring. If it wasn't Mackaye would anyone have cared?

I noticed a bunch of people around me looking at their watches and band lists during the Evens set.   It was definitely a come-down after Tommy Keene.   I mean, musically they are talented and interesting, but there is still that Puritan spirit that underlies most things Dischord – it's a bit like switching from reading Jack Kerouac to Nathaniel Hawthorne.   I don't think the Evens have ever played the 930, and has Fugazi ever?  Maybe not since Minor Threat has Ian performed on the '30s stage?

  Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, and IMO the two quotes above me are silly, with HUTCH's being downright ridiculous and laughable, IMO of course.  The Evens set was great, wether it was your cup of tea or not should have been kept to yourself, again IMO. Anything MacKaye does will have cred. He's earned it, deal with it. Fugazi has played the 9:30 on V street. I know because I was there.

  The whole night was a celebration of the great 9:30 club which has been supporting and showcasing the eclectic variety of what the amazing DC scene has offered, does offer, and will continue to offer, whay can't you just let it be what it is? Sometimes people have to interject negativity no matter what the situation may be. Blows my mind.

I'm sorry to rain on your Ian Mackaye is DC God and you must love everything he does even if its boring parade.

My post was very positive. It was a great night. I thank Seth for it..I enjoyed it all.

There were better performances and worst performances: the Evens set happened to be a bore.. so what? Its the end of the world for you if someone thinks the Evens set is boring?

Deal with it man.

Man Up  ;D

Davyboy wrote:
wether it was your cup of tea or not should have been kept to yourself

And there's that puritanical spirit I'm talking about… LOL

I've got 20 bucks that says Ian Mackaye has a small penis.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Davyboy wrote:
wether it was your cup of tea or not should have been kept to yourself

Dear IMO,

Have you spent any time on this board? No one keeps their opinions to themselves. And Sir Mackaye is hardly above reproach, he's as fair game as James Ford's wife or Julian's, er, everything. IMO

I missed The Evens, and while I'm glad that piece of DC history was represented, sort of, if they sucked they sucked. IMO. Every show has its highs and low. IMO

i thought the evens were fine - for 15 minutes.  not sure they would have held my attention much longer.  i liked their set-up on the balcony, so they offered something visually different.  i like ian's stories, probably more than the music he played. 

i also think that for some people here, ian stirs up too much emotion to be able to appreciate on his current merits (or objective lack thereof).  but that's just, like, my opinion, maaaaaan.

If people didn't have O's there would be no need for this board.

redsock wrote:

Davyboy wrote:
wether it was your cup of tea or not should have been kept to yourself

Dear IMO,

Have you spent any time on this board? No one keeps their opinions to themselves. And Sir Mackaye is hardly above reproach, he's as fair game as James Ford's wife or Julian's, er, everything. IMO

I missed The Evens, and while I'm glad that piece of DC history was represented, sort of, if they sucked they sucked. IMO. Every show has its highs and low. IMO

In answer to your first round.

Yes. Obviously. I'm aware of that. Did not know 'that' about James Ford's wife . And yes it was IMO. Thought I would just stress that point. Sorry it offended you.

I agree every show has it's highs and lows. But in my naive, puritanical mind, I just assumed this would be one show that would be given a pass from anything negative because of how great it was, and what it stood for  overall. Obviously I was wrong. Definitely not just about The EVENS, more for ALL the nitpicky complaints I have read. So continue to flame me guys, this is the last I'm going to comment on the subject.

Wow you sure give up fast.

Yeah, it's like poking a dead animal with a stick.

Davyboy wrote:
But in my naive, puritanical mind, I just assumed this would be one show that would be given a pass from anything negative 

Your mistake is in thinking that independent/critical thinking is a "negative" thing that sometimes requires a "pass."  Now run along and practice your Fugazi dance.

now i wished i had attended so i too could contribute to this new, last pulse topic of a thread i thought was near dead "a minute" ago.

my first hearing of the dischord sound was seeing the evens @ fort reno in 2005 and i think they are amazing.  real hooks, harmonies, dynamics, arrangements, musicality.   you get older, you sit down, you say more with less - what's wrong with that?  i've gone back to check what i've missed, and it's incredible as well, but this is just  a more mature thing.

dyecraig wrote:
my first hearing of the dischord sound was seeing the evens @ fort reno in 2005 and i think they are amazing.  real hooks, harmonies, dynamics, arrangements, musicality.   you get older, you sit down, you say more with less - what's wrong with that?  i've gone back to check what i've missed, and it's incredible as well, but this is just  a more mature thing.

I  have seen former Mackaye projects like Embrace and Fugazi and they never did anything for me.  The Evans seem all right. 

Really I think Clutch is one of the worst bands I have ever seen but people on here seem to like them so go figure.  Different people like different stuff. 

dyecraig wrote:
  real hooks, harmonies, dynamics, arrangements, musicality.   you get older, you sit down, you say more with less - what's wrong with that?  i've gone back to check what i've missed, and it's incredible as well, but this is just  a more mature thing.

yes, it has all of those things, and intellectually I can watch them play and say "that's impressive."  And it still does nothing for me.  Music for me is more than the sum of the pieces, and something's missing there.  The "keep it to yourself" attitude of fans like Davyboy certainly doesn't help, but that's not the main factor.

It's definitely not "just a more mature thing." 

well, I now know at least one reason I wasn't able to win an invite to tthis……this email arrived in my inbox today:

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haha awesome, so my email never went through. ugh.

Never heard of The Evens and I liked them.