hutch
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June 11, 2017 at 07:51 PM UTC
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I feel like the way to do wolftrap is to do both…if possible to $$$$…lawn and pavillion..to me the hanging on the lawn stuffing my face with yummy food and pounding back alcohol faster than a hooker earning her pay…before the main act goes on while the sun is slowly setting is so much fun.. then ideally you have pavillion seats and get down there but leave your cooler and stuff to the side of the stage… the only issue with pavillion is those rows are too darn long.. and once you are a bit tipsy its not only a no fun being an illegal alien but its no fun making 75 people stand to get to your seat..
i have to admit i'm usually one of the last people to leave any concert..i enjoy the immediate afterglow..why would i want to leave? to go to bed?? bo-ring… but being there with kids is totally different..at that point they own you..they might as well have a leash around your neck..so you want to get home as quickly as possible and take it off
our generation is the most kidcentric generation in the history of the world.. its all about the kiddies.. and we feel that is the right approach..just like every previous generation (even the ones that sent their kids away for 15 years to boarding school) thought they had it all figured out…
godsshoeshine
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Re: Post Show Banter >>>>
June 11, 2017 at 07:59 PM UTC
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i ubered–no parking lot hassles at all
Kubacheck
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June 11, 2017 at 09:09 PM UTC
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yeah, I love the way Wolftrap does things, just wish it was closer… my friend Alex grabbed a 6 pack on his way there, so we shared that before the show, saved us $9.95 for each beer that we drank vs. buying one there, heck, Wolftrap's website even ENCOURAGES you to BYOB…. then he went down to tape the opener and I wandered around a bit while listening to them, and grabbed a t-shirt from the merch stand… did see a couple of guys wearing 9:30 shirts, one (the shirt, not the guy) was kinda old and faded (or seemed that way, at least)….. and as far as parking lots go, after the Nissan Radiohead debacle, the 40 minutes I spent waiting in the Wolftrap lot on friday was a walk in the park…..
challenged
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June 12, 2017 at 02:32 PM UTC
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Really enjoyed the show; had row G center.
No real traffic from MoCo to the venue, so arrived early.
Picnic tabled some foods and wines.
Got ready for 3 nights of wilco/tweedy coming up in 11 days at a stage with a PA in Western Massachusetts.
Cool poster too. Trains.
Space Freely
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June 16, 2017 at 11:59 AM UTC
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It was a little bit chilling hearing Old 97's play "I Don't Wanna Die in This Town" at Birchmere last night.
My second thought was the Rhett Miller is probably the only American male in his 40's who can pull off long hair with bangs.
And my third thought was this was my second show in a week where someone played guitar windmill style (Rhett, and Pat Sansone of Wilco). Thanks for that move, Pete and Keef.
hutch
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June 16, 2017 at 06:05 PM UTC
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I drove to Charlottesville last night to see Franz Ferdinand.. because I wanted to catch local band Cigarette at the Black Cat Wed. I could not make the Franz show at Ramshead Live that same night..drats.. this was most unfortunate cause Charlottesville is a much longer drive and I was cursing myself about 1 am driving back.. trip down was uneventful except a failed attempt to do a BK drive through.. 10 minutes waiting I had to bail.. which mean that:
I got there a couple of songs late I think (pro tip: NEVER prioritize food.. food is for the weak)..but I'm not entirely sure.. the Jefferson Theatre has a listed capacity of 750 so this may have been one of the smaller shows Franz has played.. it was sold out and hopping full of what looked like UVA kids with money to burn and a good time to be had.. good atmosphere althought some of those kids that get their daddies to pay for their college partying kind of remind me of people I went to college with (not good).. anyways, Franz's original guitarist Nick has left the band (to spend time with family or is there more to the story…) and they hadn't played the US in a few years (I saw them in 2013 but I missed their FFS show with Sparks).. they have replaced nick with a guitarist dude and a keyboard dude who can also add a third guitar..to me the "new band members" are colorless and add very little.. they have zero stage presence and I'm not sure why they're up there.. Alex is basically the band.. whereas before he had Nick to trade guitar licks and take over some of the leadership now its just him doing all the heavy lifting.. the bassist and drummer play their parts but don't do much else.. so its the Kapranos show..but what a show it is.. he's a phenomenal performer…he had the crowd in the palm of his hand the entire time… he signaled to jump.. you jumped.. he told you to sing along the chorus you sang… as good as the previous three times I've seen.. just wished Nick was still there but what are you going to do? Show felt a little short.. just not sure how many songs I missed.. the venue had told me they were shooting to go on at 945 but I think they went on earlier… of course everyone went crazy for Take Me Out.. they ended with This Fire (awesome as always)
the last time I saw them at Strathmore I got Nick to sign my record so I was hoping to complete it but I could only wait so long having to face such a slog of a drive back…the last time I remember I couldn't ait cause I was with someone needing to take the metro ..aaghh..
I recommend seeing these guys if you get the chance.. I'm not entirely convinced they are going to continue much longer… I'm not sure what the rationale is for Kapranos not going solo at this point.. the bands albums have seen diminishing returns since the first one (even though the third one is my favorite)… they'd have to pull off something incredible to get some attention and new fans….I think in the rest of the world they've found it easier as fans are a bit more loyal for longer…anyways, i guess this short tour of the US is to play some secondary markets and maybe test out the new band probably with the intention of recording a new album and playing major markets in 2018? Just a guess…
kbone
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Re: Post Show Banter >>>>
June 16, 2017 at 07:06 PM UTC
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Kubacheck wrote:
^ yeah, that was only downside of the night, getting out of the lot at the end…. I went in the West Lot and parked all the way over by a set of closed gates I thought they might open for exiting like they do (or did) at Nissan…. no such luck, only one exit at the other end I came in at and 1000 cars jockeying to get out through it…. took me almost as long just to travel the 200 feet to get out of the lot as it did to go the 50 miles to get there from Naptown before the show….. anyway, still an enjoyable evening, couldn't ask for better weather and sound was good where I was…..
They never open the 2nd set of gates in the west lot. Parking closer to the main entrance is the best option.
One of the best thing about sold out shows there is they let you park on the street, then leaving is much easier.
challenged
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June 19, 2017 at 02:03 PM UTC
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U2 in Philly: the Streets still are nameless. Good, not great show. The opening songs and the first 1/2 of JT is/are great, 2nd half is kind of slow. One of the problems of these "play the record in full" type shows is there are always songs on any record . . .. If you are going to FedEx have fun! and share your parking, traffic nightmares.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVgX_MZBDsB/?taken-by=jdginstagramz
bunnyman
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June 19, 2017 at 02:22 PM UTC
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challenged wrote:
U2 in Philly: the Streets still are nameless. Good, not great show. The opening songs and the first 1/2 of JT is/are great, 2nd half is kind of slow. One of the problems of these "play the record in full" type shows is there are always songs on any record . . .. If you are going to FedEx have fun! and share your parking, traffic nightmares.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVgX_MZBDsB/?taken-by=jdginstagramz
I went as well. I haven't seen U2 as many times as others, but I loved the show and I'll start with the positives: easy to get in/out (though we left during "Beautiful Day"), the stage was impressive as hell. Incredible scenery and really elevated the Joshua Tree songs. Incredible sound. Really nice performance overall. Maybe not the best, but it felt like a greatest hits set plus the Joshua Tree, and I was OK with that. Maybe a few more songs would have been nice.
The negatives: audience was very meh. Low energy level. I blame that on the heat and humidity. People were passing out left and right and needing medical attention. All in all though, I had a great time and thought songs like "Exit" and "One Tree Hill" are pretty stellar in a live setting. Also there was nearly one hour between the Lumineers (ugh) and U2. That seemed to kill a lot of the enthusiasm and momentum as people waited for the band and grew wearier by the minute.
One last note: the Edge was on my train back to DC with his bodyguard. Lovely guy, couldn't have been more pleasant. He smiles a lot.
jeffml
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June 19, 2017 at 03:54 PM UTC
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I was in Philly in ga up by the main stage. I thoroughly enjoyed the show. I was skeptical of them performing side 2 of Joshua Tree but I was surprised at the energy of some of the slower songs (i.e. Exit). Philly is always easy exit if you park near side that lets out onto 95 S. Agree crowd was a low-energy 1st half of show, but picked up towards the end. The video show and screens were pretty damn impressive.
challenged
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June 19, 2017 at 04:12 PM UTC
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jeffml wrote:
I was in Philly in ga up by the main stage. I thoroughly enjoyed the show. I was skeptical of them performing side 2 of Joshua Tree but I was surprised at the energy of some of the slower songs (i.e. Exit). Philly is always easy exit if you park near side that lets out onto 95 S. Agree crowd was a low-energy 1st half of show, but picked up towards the end. The video show and screens were pretty damn impressive.
we had no traffic problems; left during Beautiful Day as well. 1.4 hours back to Towson. I Was calling out what I imagine will be awful traffic for the FedEx show.
The clarity of that video was crazygood.
Also was wearing my 930 Tshirt, saw another guy wearing same. Got a lot of positives from random others. Hung out with a group of folks from Columbia, MD who are seeing U2 a bunch on this tour. Ran into Julie who used to work at the 930; and she is seeing a bunch of shows, including Dublin.
DotTheEyes
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June 23, 2017 at 03:35 PM UTC
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Last night at Wolf Trap was my first Elvis Costello show, and I thought he was superb. Two-and-a-half-hour set; nice blend of uptempo numbers and ballads; lots of energy and anecdotes. I enjoyed the focus on Imperial Bedroom, too. If I were going to be a but-why-didn't-he-play… whiner: I wish he played "I Want You" and "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror." Seriously excellent show overall.
herman otto
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June 23, 2017 at 04:46 PM UTC
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anybody go to the Nissan show last night? I went to livenation yesterday about 2 pm to see what tickets were available, and there were tons in all sections, excepts the ga pit.
jeffml
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June 26, 2017 at 02:14 PM UTC
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I thought the sound sucked (I was in pavilion), which really detracted from the show. Could barely hear Steve Nieve's keyboards, which really pissed me off and skewered my opinion of the show. The Warner Theater show was much better, and the sound wasn't that good there either, but at least the keyboards cut through the muddy sound.
DotTheEyes wrote:
Last night at Wolf Trap was my first Elvis Costello show, and I thought he was superb. Two-and-a-half-hour set; nice blend of uptempo numbers and ballads; lots of energy and anecdotes. I enjoyed the focus on Imperial Bedroom, too. If I were going to be a but-why-didn't-he-play… whiner: I wish he played "I Want You" and "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror." Seriously excellent show overall.
Sidehatch
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June 26, 2017 at 02:55 PM UTC
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jeffml wrote:
I thought the sound sucked (I was in pavilion), which really detracted from the show. Could barely hear Steve Nieve's keyboards, which really pissed me off and skewered my opinion of the show. The Warner Theater show was much better, and the sound wasn't that good there either, but at least the keyboards cut through the muddy sound.
DotTheEyes wrote:
Last night at Wolf Trap was my first Elvis Costello show, and I thought he was superb. Two-and-a-half-hour set; nice blend of uptempo numbers and ballads; lots of energy and anecdotes. I enjoyed the focus on Imperial Bedroom, too. If I were going to be a but-why-didn't-he-play… whiner: I wish he played "I Want You" and "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror." Seriously excellent show overall.
I did think the sound was weak…but I was able to hear Steve pretty well
hutch
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June 26, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
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i saw them twice at warner and i thought the sound was top… when i saw elvis costello at merriweather solo acoustic opening for dylan it was awesome too…
ricosuave, what did you think of the show??
challenged
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June 29, 2017 at 02:34 PM UTC
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I really enjoyed Solidsoundfestival last weekend.
Wilco played Being There in its entirety, and then an encore of YHF in its entirety on Friday. Was really great, and the YHF part was unexpected.
Saturday was a strong Wilco set with nothing from Being There or YHF.
Sunday was a good Tweedy/Jeff Tweedy solo (and friends) set.
other standouts:
The Berkshires Weather
The Dave/Phil Alvin band
Peter Wolf
Nancy & Beth
Television
Deep Sea Diver
Bagley Family
Big Thief (only saw the acoustic "pop-up" set)
Great art at Mass Moca
The festival is small, really well-run, and very kid-friendly as well.
hutch
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June 29, 2017 at 02:42 PM UTC
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and yada how about the dead show last week?
kmdobrz
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June 29, 2017 at 03:10 PM UTC
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challenged wrote:
I really enjoyed Solidsoundfestival last weekend.
Wilco played Being There in its entirety, and then an encore of YHF in its entirety on Friday. Was really great, and the YHF part was unexpected.
Saturday was a strong Wilco set with nothing from Being There or YHF.
Sunday was a good Tweedy/Jeff Tweedy solo (and friends) set.
other standouts:
The Berkshires Weather
The Dave/Phil Alvin band
Peter Wolf
Nancy & Beth
Television
Deep Sea Diver
Bagley Family
Big Thief (only saw the acoustic "pop-up" set)
Great art at Mass Moca
The festival is small, really well-run, and very kid-friendly as well.
Being There followed by YHF would have been amazing.
challenged
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June 29, 2017 at 04:33 PM UTC
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shemptiness wrote:
challenged wrote:
I really enjoyed Solidsoundfestival last weekend.
Wilco played Being There in its entirety, and then an encore of YHF in its entirety on Friday. Was really great, and the YHF part was unexpected.
Saturday was a strong Wilco set with nothing from Being There or YHF.
Sunday was a good Tweedy/Jeff Tweedy solo (and friends) set.
other standouts:
The Berkshires Weather
The Dave/Phil Alvin band
Peter Wolf
Nancy & Beth
Television
Deep Sea Diver
Bagley Family
Big Thief (only saw the acoustic "pop-up" set)
Great art at Mass Moca
The festival is small, really well-run, and very kid-friendly as well.
Being There followed by YHF would have been amazing.
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=593916