Post Show Banter >>>>

Clem Snide…have not heard that name in awhile

Planned to see Tobin Sprout but I double booked (comedy with friends)…I heard he did a couple of GBV songs.

Sigma-hatch wrote:
last min decided to get over to Jammin Java to catch Clem Snide with my kid
got there a little late, no opener …only played for 75 mins with a lot of banter
there were only 30 mostly masked patrons (wonder if the vid kept a lot home too), so I can understand why not playing a long show…
Only him and a dobro player
sounded very sweet and mellow, he's just got the perfect voice IMO.  I could listen to him read the menu

Was nice to get out, but feeling like this is the beginning of the end of indoor shows
kinda reminded me of that Pougeatry show I saw on march 11th

I didn’t make it to Tobin Sprout either…I just couldn’t get excited about it

I did make it out to see my friends band at some restaurant in Glover Park

Playing during August in DC can be tough


Not too many people… kind of got that Clem Snide vibe

I guess I always thought when I went to my first show back we would have this covid thing licked but since we don’t there isn’t that feeling of we licked this thing… so I just didn’t feel all exuberant

I was pretty hungover the next day…am out of shape

Next up for me I think is Julien Baker at the club…

What restaurant in Glover Park has live music?

Well this was at Arcuris up in Glover park



Not sure they have concerts regularly

It’s a pizza restaurant

do they eat children in the basement there?

I am not at liberty to speak about that but I just wanted to rock….

jeffml wrote:
do they eat children in the basement there?

I think they drain the adrenaline there, but the eating was always done at Comet Ping Pong

Anyone go to Modest Mouse?

Sigma-hatch wrote:
Anyone go to Modest Mouse?

I wanted to go but was extremely out of juice… setlist looked like nothing I knew minus a few tunes so it softened the blow.

I did…..probably the best I've seen them and the Anthem sound is surprisingly great.
Lots of older material….don't think I've seen them as a six piece.  They were two songs that Isaac played with a banjo.
Fun times.
Majority of the people wore masks.

Btw, I had an extra free ticket that none of my friends wanted….I should have offered it here!

Sigma-hatch wrote:
Anyone go to Modest Mouse?

Vas wrote:
the Anthem sound is surprisingly great.

…very off brand, you feeling ok?

Btw, I had an extra free ticket that none of my friends wanted….I should have offered it here!

umm yeah you should have
guess I'll shed a tear knowing that we're not friends

After being burnt to a crisp on Wilco from 2002 to 2011 a good decade break of seeing them* was just what the doctor ordered.

I kind of forgot what a great band they were and they put on a solid 90 minute set on a gorgeous evening at MPP. Played the hits and sprinkled in a few newer tunes I enjoyed.  Reports were supposedly only 4k or so people there and I think I saw 10 masks. The crowd is/was as lame as they were a decade ago with 75% of the crowd keeping their pear shaped bodies snug tightly in their seats all night.

It was great to be back at MPP and the renovations were nice.

*I have seen Tweedy and Jeff Tweedy solo in the past decade.

To quote my wife's screaming reply to your Wilco review:

"It's a Wilco show, you asshole. People are supposed to be seated. You don't dance to Wilco. Do you want to see a bunch of pear shaped people dancing?"

Ironically, my biggest complaint about their seated Anthem show was there were too many pears standing and the three of us couldn't see from our seats.

Glad you enjoyed though and keep the reviews coming.

Im currently entering a Wilco hiatus myself until they put out some new music that isn't boring af. Though a better co-headliner or opener for Wilco might get me off my pear and into a seat.

Did they require proof of vaccine?

Space wrote:
"It's a Wilco show, you asshole. People are supposed to be seated. "

well, you definitely don't mosh to it, but I think it's very good swaying from foot to foot and bobbing your head music
I rarely like sitting down to see live rock music. Call me crazy

What exactly do you do when nels goes in to a 10 minute noise jam…you don't ride the light fantastic with him?

Sigma-hatch wrote:

Space wrote:
"It's a Wilco show, you asshole. People are supposed to be seated. "

well, you definitely don't mosh to it, but I think it's very good swaying from foot to foot and bobbing your head music
I rarely like sitting down to see live rock music. Call me crazy

What exactly do you do when nels goes in to a 10 minute noise jam…you don't ride the light fantastic with him?

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One of my few true talents is that I can bob my head while seated.

I should add that she will be swaying with me at the Durand Jones show, and doing whatever you do at a Kesha show with my daughter……but what is the point of the seats if not for sitting in them? Especially at the Anthem show, where they actually spent the time to set them up.

Space wrote:
To quote my wife's screaming reply to your Wilco review:

"It's a Wilco show, you asshole. People are supposed to be seated. You don't dance to Wilco. Do you want to see a bunch of pear shaped people dancing?"

My response to your wife.

"Hey bitch, this is rock and roll, not the fucking Boston pops. If you want to keep your fat pear ass in a seat, go lay on the lawn and stare at the giant video screens."

And unless you've been under a rock,  yes you need proof if vax or a negative test to attend IMP events.

I can’t stand sitting at rock shows…absolutely loathe it


There could be lots of reasons to have seats depending on show and venue and artist and type of music…and ticket sales


There are seats in the first rows of most huge arena shows but I don’t think it’s so people sit.. people have the option to sit …for many people it just tells you this is your space but whether you sit or not is up to you

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:
To quote my wife's screaming reply to your Wilco review:

"It's a Wilco show, you asshole. People are supposed to be seated. You don't dance to Wilco. Do you want to see a bunch of pear shaped people dancing?"

My response to your wife.

"Hey bitch, this is rock and roll, not the fucking Boston pops. If you want to keep your fat pear ass in a seat, go lay on the lawn and stare at the giant video screens."

And unless you've been under a rock,  yes you need proof if vax or a negative test to attend IMP events.

I have been under a rock. Surprised there were so few masks. I have a friend who was one of the 10.

Space wrote:

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:
To quote my wife's screaming reply to your Wilco review:

"It's a Wilco show, you asshole. People are supposed to be seated. You don't dance to Wilco. Do you want to see a bunch of pear shaped people dancing?"

My response to your wife.

"Hey bitch, this is rock and roll, not the fucking Boston pops. If you want to keep your fat pear ass in a seat, go lay on the lawn and stare at the giant video screens."

And unless you've been under a rock,  yes you need proof if vax or a negative test to attend IMP events.

I have been under a rock. Surprised there were so few masks. I have a friend who was one of the 10.

I'm surprised that friend didn't tell you about the vax or negative tests rules.

Here's a Wilco show review.
Friday was a beautiful evening at MPP for Wilco and SK.
We arrived in Columbia early and had dinner from the Whole Foods hot bar, always a classic, whilst sitting out by the lake. Then went to MPP, parked in a spiffy parking garage, and went into the venue. Met up with Bagley and Mrs. Bagley. 
The MPP facility is really other-level at this point. It is cleaned up, sparkly, and has ample brand new bathrooms and a special beer set up where Bagley got something interesting.
Then my S/O felt serious chest pain radiating into her left shoulder. We walked to the Vax tent set up by Howard County Health Department. Those folks took her BP which was wildly out of whack, and called EMS. EMS took S/O by golfcart to ambulance and then to Howard County General. MPP staph were on hand quickly and were helpful with the logistics.
I went back to our seats to gather our merch and jackets (great poster secured by Bagley for me), and saw 1.5 Nnamdi songs on my way to and from.
Then I drove to the hospital and sat in my car in the parking lot from around 7:30pm to 12:15am when she was released. Then a drive back to Towson for around 34 minutes. Home and asleep by around 1AM.
It wasn't a heart attack, but may be onset of a fun new heart condition(?!). We will follow up with a cardiologist soon.
3 out of 10