Just Announced Commentary - 2011 Edition

bearman wrote:
That was the cruisiest, most gay/bi concert I've seen in a long time. Crazy amounts of sexual tension, and nobody seemed to mind. Glad to know I wasn't imagining that.

Sweetcell and I were too busy failing at a rousing game of "Spot the Ethnic Minority" to notice, honestly. But in retrospect, that's kind of to be expected at a B&S show…

heather wrote:

killsaly wrote:
What the article failed to address was the Ian McKaye connection to the origin, but maybe some things are better left a mystery…

ooh, now i'm curious!!!

ian mckaye was all butthurt about people using phones at shows.  big surprise.

somewhere lost in the enormous eye roll reaction on this forum, twitter, music blogs, etc, azag suggested that ian's reaction makes him want to start taking pictures at shows.  the article picks up the rest.

Like his parents, I'm just wondering when he's going to settle down, move out of the house, and start a family.

stevewizzle wrote:

heather wrote:

killsaly wrote:
What the article failed to address was the Ian McKaye connection to the origin, but maybe some things are better left a mystery…

ooh, now i'm curious!!!

ian mckaye was all butthurt about people using phones at shows.  big surprise.

somewhere lost in the enormous eye roll reaction on this forum, twitter, music blogs, etc, azag suggested that ian's reaction makes him want to start taking pictures at shows.  the article picks up the rest.

emmanuel wrote:

Vas wrote:
cat power
sixth and I
11/13

Ahh  :( Same night as Thurston Moore in Baltimore.

That shouldnt even be a conflict! Go to Chelsea Light Moving at the Ottobar! Its probably cliche at this point to point out that Cat Power isnt great live (at least from my experience seeing her at a fest), but maybe she would have an "on" night.  As for the venue, for some reason I do not like it, and that caused me to skip the Polyphonic Spree (one of the top five all time favorite bands) this year.

Thurston, on the other hand, was amazing every time I saw him (with Sonic Youth, as Caught on Tape with John from CLM, and those two with Merzbow).  The Ottobar is a great venue for shows like this.  Not too big, not too small, good sound system (but not the best), and usually a good crowd. 

I'll be the dissenting voice and say that I think 6th & I would be a good venue for Cat Power.  I've had nothing but great experiences at shows there.

Then again, I also really enjoyed Chelsea Light Moving at the Black Cat earlier this year, despite really not loving their album.  Solid live performance.  You can't go wrong with either show.

I guess the dropping the bass just isn't as popular as it used to be.  Or are getting in touch with their roots.  We should all show up in Wall of Beard T-shirts…

killsaly wrote:

emmanuel wrote:

Vas wrote:
cat power
sixth and I
11/13

Ahh  :( Same night as Thurston Moore in Baltimore.

That shouldnt even be a conflict! Go to Chelsea Light Moving at the Ottobar! Its probably cliche at this point to point out that Cat Power isnt great live (at least from my experience seeing her at a fest), but maybe she would have an "on" night.  As for the venue, for some reason I do not like it, and that caused me to skip the Polyphonic Spree (one of the top five all time favorite bands) this year.

Thurston, on the other hand, was amazing every time I saw him (with Sonic Youth, as Caught on Tape with John from CLM, and those two with Merzbow).  The Ottobar is a great venue for shows like this.  Not too big, not too small, good sound system (but not the best), and usually a good crowd. 

I will go to CLM because I am in Baltimore, although I haven't seen Cat Power in many years due to travel/show conflicts, and I really like Sixth and I.

I still have yet to forgive Joe for dragging me to that Cat Power show at 930 in '09. Painfully boring. The Tombs/Dysrhythmia gig at Velvet after was a good way to wash the bad taste out of my mouth though.

Nothing gets the board chattering like a Cat Power announcement.

azaghal1981 wrote:
I still have yet to forgive Joe for dragging me to that Cat Power show at 930 in '09. Painfully boring. The Tombs/Dysrhythmia gig at Velvet after was a good way to wash the bad taste out of my mouth though.

At least she's pleasent to look a–, er, um, nevermind.

Julian, wrote:

azaghal1981 wrote:
I still have yet to forgive Joe for dragging me to that Cat Power show at 930 in '09. Painfully boring. The Tombs/Dysrhythmia gig at Velvet after was a good way to wash the bad taste out of my mouth though.

At least she's pleasent to look a–, er, um, nevermind.

Unfortunately, not any more… used to be.

I heard Cat Power opened for Billy Idol at Wolf Trap earlier this year, which I found very surprising.  Knowing how…volatile she can be in front of an audience of the faithful at a club or small theatre, the idea of her playing to a slowly-filing-in, largely-disinterested mainstream crowd has the ring of a recipe for disaster.  Though I did not hear any grave news reports, so maybe it went fine.

hot



not hot

didn't realize the hives had gone on sale…

I thought Rob Zombie at the club would sell out very fast.  Guess not.  Doesn't he tend to play at least Patriot Center sized venues?

people must have listened to the last album.

Iota seems to have transitioned from ?competitive top music venue in DC area? to ?Arlington bar that?s actually tolerable and has the occasional good show.? Definitely does not attract the same caliber of performers as when it first opened (when it got basically all the ?good? alt-country acts when that genre was experiencing its heyday) or in the mid-2000s when they?d get Joanna Newsom, Destroyer, Smog, Akron/Family, other indie-ish bands that had some level of current ?buzz.? Saw that Juana Molina show someone mentioned, was really great. Seems like they realized they couldn?t/didn?t want to compete with all the newer venues and went low-risk, started selling food, etc. Too bad because it was a pretty chill place to see a show, even if the ?random people talking through the entire set? factor was always a little too high. 

Vas wrote:
Diarrhea Planet
RNR
12/15

Not missing this one this time around! 8)

I bailed on them last go round. Guess the price for that is having the next show at RnRH.

I refuse to go see any band named Diarrhea..sorry.. I have standards.