Post Show Banter >>>>

Like I said….I sure respect him for not playing it


Darnielle evolved in a direction that didn’t work for me but I am so glad he did what he had to do even if it was a bit drastic …worked out great for him too

Truth is I don’t often listen to his old stuff either..it’s just too raw

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challanged wrote:
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dafuq?

dafuq indeed.

Titus was tremendous at Comet last night. Getting to see them play at a 150-person capacity venue was a lot of fun. Reminded me of seeing Hold Steady at a dingy club in Albany in '06. A rocking, sweaty mess.

Elvis Costello played So Like Candy last night….I think it is a great tune

Caroline Rose was SO MUCH FUN Thursday night.

OMG YESSSS! 

And she has a hot bassist/synth player  :-*

K8teebug wrote:
Caroline Rose was SO MUCH FUN Thursday night.

Enjoyed Costello and Blondie although you all weren't kidding about Blondie being far off their game. Yikes.

Merge Records MRG30 festival was great.

Some random highlights for me:

Waxahatchee (Katie solo) with Mary Lattimore on Harp doing several duets, and Katie's Lucinda cover at the end.
Ex Hex were great, I like them a lot more i think with Mary and Betsy alternating on lead guitar.
Superchunk with Damian from FuckedUp and Katie on Slack Motherfucker.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG70psYn7v4 
Mike Krol, fuzzy weirdness.
Telekenisis, really great acoustic mini-set followed by band set. Apparantly he usually performs/sings while playing drums, but here he played guitar and sang.
Destroyer (Dan Solo set) was fun and he was a funny and talkative guy.
Lambchop was weird and wonderful and, maybe, "soulful"?
A Giant Dog, Sabrina is a great performer.
Titus Andronicus is always a highlight for me.

The band that lit the place up the most, besides Suprachunk was Ibibio Sound Machine.

Generally loved the Cat's Cradle main room and back room. Friendly staff, hassle-free. Also really appreciated it being indoors at night and not an outside all day festival.

Had never been to that part of North Carolina, it was lovely. Got to check out the Botanical Gardens, a nature reserve, and downtown Chapel Hill/Carrboro.

^^ Yeah, it's too bad Ibibio Sound Machine were playing the same night as Fruit Bats in DC this past Friday.

I need to re-listen to the new Ex Hex as it is not as memorable as the debut.

A Giant Dog - no one would see this band if the singer is one hairy, sweaty dude.  They just don't have the songs.

Vas wrote:
^^ Yeah, it's too bad Ibibio Sound Machine were playing the same night as Fruit Bats in DC this past Friday.

I need to re-listen to the new Ex Hex as it is not as memorable as the debut.

A Giant Dog - no one would see this band if the singer is one hairy, sweaty dude.  They just don't have the songs.

as to the Dog…I think very few people DO see this band: maybe the same number of people who see Fucked Up which features the hairy sweaty dude.

as to the hex…I agree, 2nd record not as catchy.

challanged wrote:

Vas wrote:
A Giant Dog - no one would see this band if the singer is one hairy, sweaty dude.  They just don't have the songs.

as to the Dog…I think very few people DO see this band: maybe the same number of people who see Fucked Up which features the hairy sweaty dude.

So a part of AGD's je ne sais quoi is Sabrina Ellis and her undeniable stage presence and insanity…
I love their albums….
songs: Photograph, I'll come crashing, Sex & Drugs and Sleep while I'm dead are great to me

live…. that woman is an atomic bomb and just whips the crowd in to a fury

why did they forsake DC…they are in asbury park NJ tonight ….grr
maybe a hairy sweat dude could pull that off, but I doubt it

I don't find her that attractive honestly, but she is half naked most shows

challanged wrote:
Merge Records MRG30 festival was great.

Some random highlights for me:

Waxahatchee (Katie solo) with Mary Lattimore on Harp doing several duets, and Katie's Lucinda cover at the end.
Ex Hex were great, I like them a lot more i think with Mary and Betsy alternating on lead guitar.
Superchunk with Damian from FuckedUp and Katie on Slack Motherfucker.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG70psYn7v4 
Mike Krol, fuzzy weirdness.
Telekenisis, really great acoustic mini-set followed by band set. Apparantly he usually performs/sings while playing drums, but here he played guitar and sang.
Destroyer (Dan Solo set) was fun and he was a funny and talkative guy.
Lambchop was weird and wonderful and, maybe, "soulful"?
A Giant Dog, Sabrina is a great performer.
Titus Andronicus is always a highlight for me.

The band that lit the place up the most, besides Suprachunk was Ibibio Sound Machine.

Generally loved the Cat's Cradle main room and back room. Friendly staff, hassle-free. Also really appreciated it being indoors at night and not an outside all day festival.

Had never been to that part of North Carolina, it was lovely. Got to check out the Botanical Gardens, a nature reserve, and downtown Chapel Hill/Carrboro.

How were Hiss Golden Messenger and the Mountain Goats?

challenged: I assume you didn't see IMPERIAL TEEN?  ::) ::) ::)

Vas wrote:
challenged: I assume you didn't see IMPERIAL TEEN?  ::) ::) ::)

I did, and they were good! Wasn't a highlight for me, but very enjoyable. Also saw Gauche and enjoyed, and had not known that Adrienne the Sax player for TL RX is in that band. Essex Green were good too, as was Spider Bags.

Bagley wrote:

challanged wrote:
Merge Records MRG30 festival was great.

Some random highlights for me:

Waxahatchee (Katie solo) with Mary Lattimore on Harp doing several duets, and Katie's Lucinda cover at the end.
Ex Hex were great, I like them a lot more i think with Mary and Betsy alternating on lead guitar.
Superchunk with Damian from FuckedUp and Katie on Slack Motherfucker.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG70psYn7v4 
Mike Krol, fuzzy weirdness.
Telekenisis, really great acoustic mini-set followed by band set. Apparantly he usually performs/sings while playing drums, but here he played guitar and sang.
Destroyer (Dan Solo set) was fun and he was a funny and talkative guy.
Lambchop was weird and wonderful and, maybe, "soulful"?
A Giant Dog, Sabrina is a great performer.
Titus Andronicus is always a highlight for me.

The band that lit the place up the most, besides Suprachunk was Ibibio Sound Machine.

Generally loved the Cat's Cradle main room and back room. Friendly staff, hassle-free. Also really appreciated it being indoors at night and not an outside all day festival.

Had never been to that part of North Carolina, it was lovely. Got to check out the Botanical Gardens, a nature reserve, and downtown Chapel Hill/Carrboro.

How were Hiss Golden Messenger and the Mountain Goats?

Didnt we discuss this IRL already?
TMG were very good, but a short set, and had just seen them 2X. Best part was that I was way up front in the standing orchestra pit area for this.
HGM - Josh Kaufman on lead guitar and Phil Cook on soulful keys are amazing, the songs (for me) are maybe a little too Gradteful Deed meets Van Morrison for me sometimes, but enjoyed the sing-alongishness for sure.

Bryan Ferry was pretty fun, especially the 2nd half. Turns out I don’t love Avalon, but I do like many other Roxy Music records.
Also, did anyone else see the gentlemen in Seth’s box who looked like Richard Branson? I think it might have been Richard Branson. Am I just getting old, to the point were everyone looks like someone I recognize?

"In Every Dream Home a Heartache" was epic.

Bryan Ferry was 100% worth the price of admission and getting home at 1:15am during the week. Hell yeah. And even with saying that, I co-sign Here’s The Thing’s sentiment: I also discovered I really am not super hot on Avalon [the LP]. Yet still phenomenal.

Really loved the Bryan Ferry show.
Very old crowd which makes sense given the age of the band, but for some reason still surprised me. Always encouraging to see people even older than me out at concerts on a Tuesday night.
Won the tix, and they were upstairs in level 3, but was able to stand on the floor at around row 5-ish off to the side, stage left, and had a great close up and unimpeded view.
Highlights for me were Dance Away and Do the Strand. Sax player was outstanding, as was Spedding on guitar.
Decent falafel/salad at Grazie Grazie nearby.

challanged wrote:
Always encouraging to see people even older than me out at concerts on a Tuesday night.

I always get thrilled nowadays when I'm amongst the younger in the audience.  Was that last night at Stray Cats.