Fillmore SS Shows

That lineup really does make Live Nation look like the Walmart of live music.

And Hutch, what makes you think they will book Latin rock? The vague comment by that woman about "reflecting the community?"

azaghal1981 wrote:
That lineup really does make Live Nation look like the Walmart of live music.

And Hutch, what makes you think they will book Latin rock? The vague comment by that woman about "reflecting the community?"

that comment plus the fact that she specifically mentioned "rock en espanol" and that its a completely underserved market  with a huge hole waiting to be filled (a market which IMP has "gifted" to the State Theatre; some of their best performing shows are latin rock.. Enanitos Verdes consistently sells out for example. Los autenticos decadentes virtually sold out the State and then sold out Black Cat [filled way over capacity with people including me outside trying to get in])..

Mobius wrote:
A music club should reflect the character of the community.  It should have a soul.  A personality.  People are just calling bullshit.  This place is a strictly corporate entity, with no soul,

this has been my experience at every HoB i've been to - souless.  trying waaaaay to hard to package rock 'n' roll: guitars on the wall!  posters of shows the venue was in no way associated with!  vintage '60's car in the lobby! 

this IS your dad's rock and roll club.

You sound more like a teenager than a 35 year old who's old enough to be the father of a teenager.

sweetcell wrote:

Mobius wrote:
A music club should reflect the character of the community.  It should have a soul.  A personality.  People are just calling bullshit.  This place is a strictly corporate entity, with no soul,

this has been my experience at every HoB i've been to - souless.  trying waaaaay to hard to package rock 'n' roll: guitars on the wall!  posters of shows the venue was in no way associated with!  vintage '60's car in the lobby! 

this IS your dad's rock and roll club.

Boring.

People bitch about how "corporate" and "cookie cutter" a venue is and who gives a shit? People bitch about the shitty quality of a venue, how much the crowd sucks, how awful the acoustics are, how shitty the bookings are, how much better their first album was better than their fifth. Get over it. Don't bitch about spending your money, or someone else spending money. You can not spend it and that's fine. If you wanna spend 300$ and expect to be treated like royalty you're not the only one in the same boat, a shit load of other people spent the same amount of money. If Queens of the Stone Age were playing in an alley just through their amps I'd think it was the best show ever becuase for it's about the music. I've seen awful shows at 930 Club and I've seen amazing shows at Ottobar. The experience is what you make it. Ottobar is a shit hole, but with the right attitude it's totally awesome.

It's just so boring, everyone here will go to The Fillmore and then shit on it and bla bla. Get over it.

9:30 Club is for sellouts.

hutch wrote:
remember that the 930/imp has barely put on ANY latin music

what do you expect, gregorian chanting every third friday?

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:


It's just so boring, everyone here will go to The Fillmore and then shit on it and bla bla. Get over it.

I don't think its boring.  Its a pretty interesting philosophical discussion. 

Mobius wrote:

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:


It's just so boring, everyone here will go to The Fillmore and then shit on it and bla bla. Get over it.

I don't think its boring.  Its a pretty interesting philosophical discussion. 

Sure, but at the end of the day it's just a bunch of bitching and there's so much of it on this board. Yes, I can post elsewhere or not read it, but the threads I DO like to read sometimes wander off into that and it's just annoying. There should just be a bitching thread hahaha

Me, I'm excited to check out the venue. A new venue? Totally awesome. Who cares if it's all polished and fake old posters, I'm goin for the music and what not.

hopefully like the birchmere . . . they'll have good food.

Im wondering if like other LN venues (ie Irving Plaza) that there is now a service charge to buy tix at the box office. Granted its not as high as the service charge online, but I think its still like $4 or $5. I nearly had a meltdown buying Howard Jones tix - but realized I wanted to see HoJo too much.

If they wanted to really be helping out fans, theyd find a way to reduce their service charges which are becoming astronomical.

Im sure the FSS will be almost a duplicate of Irving Plaza for shows. So if youre curious who might be showing up - just check out their site. Maybe theyll start giving out apples and posters again, although The Fillmore might have already stopped that. Im sure Smackie could comment.

Would it be accurate to say that Irving Plaza used to be better before it became a Fillmore franchise and now is getting absolutely crushed by the Bowery venues, is unloved, and is essentially irrelevant?? 

i am not going unless they is valet parking.

$4.50 per ticket in fees to buy a ticket at the Birchmere box office. $4.50 in fees to buy a ticket at the door.

xneverwherex wrote:
Im wondering if like other LN venues (ie Irving Plaza) that there is now a service charge to buy tix at the box office. Granted its not as high as the service charge online, but I think its still like $4 or $5. I nearly had a meltdown buying Howard Jones tix - but realized I wanted to see HoJo too much.

If they wanted to really be helping out fans, theyd find a way to reduce their service charges which are becoming astronomical.

Im sure the FSS will be almost a duplicate of Irving Plaza for shows. So if youre curious who might be showing up - just check out their site. Maybe theyll start giving out apples and posters again, although The Fillmore might have already stopped that. Im sure Smackie could comment.

it's a good thing that cheap trick show didn't involve GBV otherwise fake mustaches would have been required….

did anyone checkout the website for underground rebel bingo (which is quite possibly the STUPIDEST name for an event ever, given they hold it in among other places Ibiza and Las Vegas).  hopefully the first "hipster" invasion of Silver Spring will piss off the NIMBYs…

i vote when they have their first 2 for 1 LivingSocial offer, we get in on the deal and show up wearing our 930 club finery.  I suspect that wont take to long to happen :) 

Did you see yesterday's Groupon for the lube?  Hilariously offered the same day as the the Walmore annoucement

hutch wrote:
i guess someone has to pay for all the Live Nation execs, Montgomery County pols, etc…

Rack

Ive never been a huge fan of Irving Plaza before or after the whole Fillmore mess. They were a LN venue tho before they went to Fillmore (not sure if they were once privately held - which Id imagine they were). Either way - it sucks going there a lot more now as Ill be paying more for a ticket regardless of how I get it. Sightlines suck, beer prices way high, etc.

I just avoid nearly all the shows at LN venues. Bowery has kind of taken over most of NYC, so in general they are seeing some of the best shows. Personally, Id rather see a show at The Bell House or Knitting Factory or anywhere thats not either of the 2. As Bowery has most the shows, thats much harder - but given a choice between Bowery Ballroom and The Bell House, Ill take the Bell House everytime (if possible). I do love the Mercury Lounge, tho. At least Bowery doesnt charge a fee to buy tix at the box office.

Mobius wrote:
Would it be accurate to say that Irving Plaza used to be better before it became a Fillmore franchise and now is getting absolutely crushed by the Bowery venues, is unloved, and is essentially irrelevant?? 

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Boring.

People bitch about how "corporate" and "cookie cutter" a venue is and who gives a shit? People bitch about the shitty quality of a venue, how much the crowd sucks, how awful the acoustics are, how shitty the bookings are, how much better their first album was better than their fifth. Get over it. Don't bitch about spending your money, or someone else spending money. You can not spend it and that's fine. If you wanna spend 300$ and expect to be treated like royalty you're not the only one in the same boat, a shit load of other people spent the same amount of money. If Queens of the Stone Age were playing in an alley just through their amps I'd think it was the best show ever becuase for it's about the music. I've seen awful shows at 930 Club and I've seen amazing shows at Ottobar. The experience is what you make it. Ottobar is a shit hole, but with the right attitude it's totally awesome.

It's just so boring, everyone here will go to The Fillmore and then shit on it and bla bla. Get over it.

9:30 Club is for sellouts.

I much prefer the Ottobar to the 930 club.  Well except when they over sell the venue and you can't get in the front room otherwise it is much better.  And has cheaper beer and friendlier crowds. 

I am not overly impressed with the initial shows.  Perhaps it will be like a Nissan Pavillion vs MPP type of deal where Filmore gets more has-beens and 930 gets up and comers. 

Well, I LOVE Cheap Trick, but $54 is hefty.  And it's a Tuesday. 

When you go to look at buying tix, they give the early bird presale. Is this a LN presale?  (There's one for Psych Furs as well).  Wondering how you get on that presale list, though I'm not sure you'll need to worry about presales right away…

geez..yah..looks like to get in the door at fillmore you're looking at at least 44$ (for the $35 shows)…


not cheap.then again not surprising..