Rude Lissie Fans

Dylan LeBlanc was funny on "Friends" but I didn't care much for the spin-off show he did after "Friends" ended.

Shadrach,

Thanks for your respectful and intelligent response. That's rare these days with the YouTube crowd. I understand the 9:30 Club treats all musicians equally, fair enough. That doesn't mean though the crowd can't exhibit a little respect and courtesy for all musicians. It's exciting to see a star in the making at small clubs. Lissie fans missed that thrill. If you don't believe me, read what the Wash Post had to say about Dylan when he came to the 9:30 Club last October.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101307269.html

DavidWG wrote:

If you find nothing wrong with the way the crowd treated Dylan, you're a waste of air.

You're VERY perceptive!  He really IS.  But maybe he's just getting warmed up.  He hasn't reached 10,000 posts yet.  It's the hipster version of Malcom Gladwell's "reps" theory.

Dylan LeBlanc is probably a very talented, young, singer-songwriter.  I'm sorry he was treated poorly but that's what DC crowds ARE.  Mom and Daddy paid for their massively overpriced, liberal arts educations and they go to places like the 9:30 club to do three things:

1.)  Mark time.
2.)  Talk on their cellphones.
3.)  Loiter.

Here's a perfect example:  They treated Dylan LeBlanc poorly but stood in rapt silence to watch Courtney Love practice her Mel Bay chords for 47 straight hours. 


P.S.  They also genuflect for Nick Cave, Radiohead, Wilco, etc.  basically everyone Pitchfork used to give >9 for but now give <6 for.  Hipster DC crowds….discerning they're NOT.

Brian

brian talks all through every pink floyd and springsteen show.  he's so rude.

I think it's the coat check staff.

He may be the next Neil Young, but he's still a dumbass who smokes cigarettes. Bought from the tobacco store!



Reaching LeBlanc on the phone, this seems even more true. He's not playing video games, he's simply out in Muscle Shoals, Ala., buying cigarettes. And not at a CVS or 7-Eleven. "At the tobacco store," he says in a soft, Southern drawl while slightly trailing off, which is how he says most things.

DavidWG wrote:
Shadrach,

Thanks for your respectful and intelligent response. That&#039;s rare these days with the YouTube crowd. I understand the 9:30 Club treats all musicians equally, fair enough. That doesn&#039;t mean though the crowd can&#039;t exhibit a little respect and courtesy for all musicians. It&#039;s exciting to see a star in the making at small clubs. Lissie fans missed that thrill. If you don&#039;t believe me, read what the Wash Post had to say about Dylan when he came to the 9:30 Club last October.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101307269.html

whoops wrong thread, never mind

for the dylan leblanc fan:

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/02/dylan_leblanc_p.html#comments

I have seen this happen with the headliners not just openers.  It is as if these people think that band they paid $20+ to see is background music.  It sucks when it happens, but sometimes if you work your way to the front, the PA drowns out the people.

As to introducing bands, that usually is when there is some radio station or the like involved with the show or some of these battle of the bands thing.  And an opener encore would have to be blessed by the headliner or the scam of leaving stage early to come back to fill their alotted time. 

Encores for headliners are stupid if they're planned…the thought of openers doing them is just sickening.

azaghal1981 wrote:
Encores for headliners are stupid if they&#039;re planned…the thought of openers doing them is just sickening.

Can be cool if the opener has the headliner (or members of the band) come out for a song.  Often bands have encores on the set list, but then if don't feel like it don't play those songs.  This I am okay with, but yeah, the contrived ones (unless it is bathroom break) just mean a longer show without more music.

Weird how it is expected at nearly every concert now.

azaghal1981 wrote:
Weird how it is expected at nearly every concert now.

Some of my all time favorite shows had no encore (Sex Pistols at the club and The Stone Roses when it was WUST). 

I think Shadrach and Sir HC both put it very well.

It's annoying when people's talking reaches the level of a din, but this happens a lot during opening acts' sets and fairly often during headliners' sets.

I've been pleasantly surprised the times that I've seen a "quiet" act performing, like Kings of Convenience or Jonsi, and the audience is rapt and listening instead of chattering.

Shadrach wrote:
Sorry for your unfortunate experience, but the harsh reality is that this is generally the type of treatment opening acts often get and why most artists strive for headliner status. Additionally opening acts have a limited length of time allotted for their set and rarely if ever do an encore. In fact that would be rather rude and might be considered upstaging the main act. Also acts are almost never introduced or announced before coming on stage, that goes for headliners as well. Sometimes the lights will dim or some intro music will play, but again this is generally reserved for the main act. The opening acts job is mostly to warm up the room and the crowd, but unfortunately this is often the time in which people are filing in, getting drinks and catching up with friends. I can see where this might be frustrating for a hardcore fan of a support act, but it&#039;s pretty standard. I think perhaps you had unrealistic expectations coming in. That being said, ruling out 9:30 based on this experience means you&#039;ll be missing out on a ton of really great live music.

Sir wrote:
I have seen this happen with the headliners not just openers.&nbsp; It is as if these people think that band they paid $20+ to see is background music.&nbsp; It sucks when it happens, but sometimes if you work your way to the front, the PA drowns out the people.

As to introducing bands, that usually is when there is some radio station or the like involved with the show or some of these battle of the bands thing.&nbsp; And an opener encore would have to be blessed by the headliner or the scam of leaving stage early to come back to fill their alotted time.&nbsp;

Sir wrote:
Some of my all time favorite shows had no encore (Sex Pistols at the club and The Stone Roses when it was WUST).&nbsp;

Oh man… wish I had gotten to see that Stone Roses show!

(Sex Pistols too, for that matter, but that would be reaching back into the realm of impossibility.)

Christine wrote:

Sir wrote:
Some of my all time favorite shows had no encore (Sex Pistols at the club and The Stone Roses when it was WUST).&nbsp;

Oh man… wish I had gotten to see that Stone Roses show!

(Sex Pistols too, for that matter, but that would be reaching back into the realm of impossibility.)

Oh no, this was the 2003 Sex Pistols tour with all the original lineup.  It was great, they sounded great, the crew said it was the most enjoyable tour they have been on, and they were having fun. 

Sir wrote:
Oh no, this was the 2003 Sex Pistols tour with all the original lineup.&nbsp; It was great, they sounded great, the crew said it was the most enjoyable tour they have been on, and they were having fun.&nbsp;

Ahhh, OK.  Somehow that one escaped my notice; maybe I was out of town or something.

Christine wrote:

Sir wrote:
Oh no, this was the 2003 Sex Pistols tour with all the original lineup.&nbsp; It was great, they sounded great, the crew said it was the most enjoyable tour they have been on, and they were having fun.&nbsp;

Ahhh, OK.&nbsp; Somehow that one escaped my notice; maybe I was out of town or something.

Think it was August, day after Ricky Iglesias played. 

Hey, look who is opening for Lucinda Williams.