Post Show Banter >>>>

I very much enjoyed the Felice Brothers and the Avett Brothers at Wolf Tarp on Saturday night. I got to chat with the very nice James Felice. The weather was pretty great. The food and drink we brought was well planned. The friends we hung out with were also pleasant. 4 stars, would go again. Also, the poster was nice.

Vas wrote:
Prob one of the best I saw this year….

jeffml wrote:
Shame at the Black Cat - high energy show, great crowd, Charlie Steen is a great frontman backed by a strong band.  Looking forward to their 2nd album and hopefully more shows in the near future.

I missed it. SO SAD. Just been a really rough time lately and couldn't get there :(

Bikini Kill was fine but the vocals were mixed ridiculously high in the mix. Hope they fix that for the folks at T5 tonight.

Sound system at Brooklyn Steel was really good, otherwise. Would definitely come back here to see a show.

They sounded great, and it was fun to see them, but holy crap is T5 awful!

Saw the Damned and X in Chicago on Thursday. I don't know how on earth both bands, who have been around forever, could sound and perform that good. The Damned has Paul Gray on bass again, and they absolutely blew the roof off the place. They played the "Machine Gun Etiquette" LP, and it was pretty much perfect. They were having SO much fun. I can't recall when those guys have smiled that much. If they come back in September, which I think they might, hopefully they'll do a few more dates playing that LP. I'd go again in a heartbeat.

bearman🐻 wrote:
Saw the Damned and X in Chicago on Thursday. I don't know how on earth both bands, who have been around forever, could sound and perform that good. The Damned has Paul Gray on bass again, and they absolutely blew the roof off the place. They played the "Machine Gun Etiquette" LP, and it was pretty much perfect. They were having SO much fun. I can't recall when those guys have smiled that much. If they come back in September, which I think they might, hopefully they'll do a few more dates playing that LP. I'd go again in a heartbeat.

I agree, I'll go see The Damned everytime.  Why never 930 though?  Always at Black Cat.

Saw Caroline Rose last night here in NOLA at Gasa Gasa. What a cool venue! Small and great sound. Awesome show. Can’t wait to see her again at the Otto at in July.

Lemonheads rocked.  So many good tunes in his repertoire

Got to shake hands with Tommy Stinton after the show who showed up at American Icehouse with a hot little number

Hutch got to chat it up with Tim Kaine at the side bar (apparently a huge Stinton fan) 
Sadly no pics exist, but that's OK

Come to think of it…was NKOTB there too…glad he didn't see Kaine, that would have been ugly

SideHatch-Act wrote:
Lemonheads rocked.  So many good tunes in his repertoire

Got to shake hands with Tommy Stinton after the show who showed up at American Icehouse with a hot little number

Hutch got to chat it up with Tim Kaine at the side bar (apparently a huge Stinton fan) 
Sadly no pics exist, but that's OK

Come to think of it…was NKOTB there too…glad he didn't see Kaine, that would have been ugly

i also enjoyed the show, and the chat with Hutch and Hatch.
this stinson at Ice House thing is the kind of thing you should text me about….
i said to tim kaine: "sorry the world is so shitty." he did not really catch that, and said: "Hi, I'm Tim."

boardie Kayak meetup in Charles County next month.

LOL, I didn't go but rest assured I would not have talked to Tim Kaine and if I had, I would not have brought up the $57,367 from the oil and gas industry last year :)

SideHatch-Act wrote:
Come to think of it…was NKOTB there too…glad he didn't see Kaine, that would have been ugly

Friday Night:
Brandi Carlile, Lucius, was great. I have only recently joined the Brandiwagon, and it is a really good time. Also - Merriweather has a cool new SkyLawn level of GA with some of it having great views of the stage and a dedicated bar. No extra charge, so you Lawn people have a new option. The seated bowl of MPP is much improved, all seats have good sightlines. Would like to check out the corporate Box seats at some point, but am not as privileged as the heirs to the Bagley fortune. Pretty decent falafel wrap. Short chat with Seth too. He is considering my idea for a waterslide down from the SkyLawn.

Saturday Night:
Craig Finn/Laura Stevenson was very great as well. I am obviously in the tank for all Craig Finn related endeavors. The setlist was a good mix of his solo output. There was some wholesome messaging, and the sound was better than usual (?) for the RNRH. This was my 3rd night out to shows in a row, so I was a little weary.

nkotb wrote:
talked to Tim Kaine and if I had, I would not have brought up the $57,367 from the oil and gas industry last year :)

man you really take all the fun out of being a senator

challanged wrote:


Saturday Night:
Craig Finn/Laura Stevenson was very great as well.

My wife and I enjoyed this show immensely.  Both acts were terrific.  The sound was good, the venue was not packed, Craig came on earlyish and we got to hang with C&C and his most significant other-making it a wonderful Saturday evening.

Bagley wrote:

challanged wrote:


Saturday Night:
Craig Finn/Laura Stevenson was very great as well.

My wife and I enjoyed this show immensely.  Both acts were terrific.  The sound was good, the venue was not packed, Craig came on earlyish and we got to hang with C&C and his most significant other-making it a wonderful Saturday evening.

Good to see y'all too Bargman!

Perry was great at the City Winery last night (although this show pales in comparison to when JA played the club about 4 years back)
New stuff is ok and his band is kinda weak IMO
Sound wasn't that great at CW either

Got some great gems: Pets, T. Moon, Jane Says, Stop, Coming down the Mtn and I got a right by the Stooges

guy is a ham and loves to be the center of attention
Man I hope I can pull off the shirtless look when I'm 60

Death Carbs and Bad Bad Hats in Harrisburg was a fun show.
Small outdoor park/venue, less than 3000 attendees. Really easy to get to from Baltimore suburbs to which I have been exiled/delivered. Souls, bodies, folks following folks into the dark, teeth, glove compartments, caths, oceans happening, and so forth.
Excellent vegan tacos.

Lonely Island was a ball. Family and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The National were solid. Matt was noticeably less intoxicated than last time. Got a taste of every album, even Cherry Tree. Highlight for me was Apartment Story.

SideHatch-Act wrote:
Perry was great at the City Winery last night (although this show pales in comparison to when JA played the club about 4 years back)
New stuff is ok and his band is kinda weak IMO
Sound wasn't that great at CW either

Got some great gems: Pets, T. Moon, Jane Says, Stop, Coming down the Mtn and I got a right by the Stooges

guy is a ham and loves to be the center of attention
Man I hope I can pull off the shirtless look when I'm 60

It's great to see every incarnation of Perry, even if it isn't a stellar project.    He is indeed a showman and even his subtle command of microphone control is fun to watch.      This KIND HEAVEN project fits right in.

Half of the new album is above average and rockin/danceable enough (although you'd never know it by the CW crowd) 


Nice screen graphics for some of the tunes.

Somewhat lame t-shirts, a bit surprising.

And, yes, the shirtless-look-at-60 is something to strive for

Saw Belle and Sebastian and Ex Hex in Philly the other night at Union Transfer. Ex Hex recruited another bass player, and she is insanely good. It was the third time I saw them this year, and it was by far the best of the shows. Something seems to have clicked and they are really sounding terrific. Belle and Sebastian…I don't know what to say other than that was one of the best times I've had in ages. The setlist was crazy good, but I will confess that the magic of social media gave me the opportunity to request 4 songs, and ALL of them get played. I think that was just pure luck, but it was stuff they don't play often or at all. ("Seeing Other People", "Nice Day for a Sulk", "Jonathan David", and "We Are the Sleepyheads"). Other highlights were "A Century of Fakers", "The Chalet Lines", "Me and the Major", "Stars of Track and Field", and getting on stage to dance during "Legal Man" was awesome. And yeah, there's video on YouTube. They played "The Boy With the Arab Strap" as the second song, which was unusual…Stuart bitched that the barricade screwed up his plans for audience participation, but when he jumped into the audience later on and went back on stage, he got a handful of us through the stage door. Anyway, I always enjoy their shows, but this one was just off the charts fun. They all seemed to be having a fantastic time.

bearman🐻 wrote:
They played "The Boy With the Arab Strap" as the second song, which was unusual…

They did this out here too and sets a completely different tone for the rest of the show.  Sounds like you had a blast!  Great set list.  Moseying over to youtube now….