Post Show Banter >>>>

sweetcell wrote:

PlenaryHatch wrote:
Got to tweedy around 740 and it was packed to the back
But just walked on the side and found a single seat about 12 rows back

Opening act was not really my thing (female go figure) so I am glad I didn’t have to sit through that whole set

Saw Nick cave in the same venue on the same day in 2018, that was a great show
Feel like that was the one k8t was on stage

sooooooo… how was tweedy?

Happening right now!

sweetcell wrote:
sooooooo… how was tweedy?

Well probably should have given the new album at least one spin
I thought the sound was great and Jeff was in fun mood as he said he was all hopped up on sprite

I did enjoy a number of the songs on first listen
But others were kinda snoozers
I foolishly thought we might get some interesting covers and a few deep cut Wilco songs… alas not tonight
Enjoyed more than the last Tweedy tour, but not by a large margin


Don’t think I would pay $70 to see that again

Well, Hackett was lovely.

PlenaryHatch wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
sooooooo… how was tweedy?

Well probably should have given the new album at least one spin
I thought the sound was great and Jeff was in fun mood as he said he was all hopped up on sprite

I did enjoy a number of the songs on first listen
But others were kinda snoozers
I foolishly thought we might get some interesting covers and a few deep cut Wilco songs… alas not tonight
Enjoyed more than the last Tweedy tour, but not by a large margin


Don’t think I would pay $70 to see that again

Guess he just wants to make TWEEDY its own band

hutch wrote:
Guess he just wants to make TWEEDY its own band

in setlist FM it lists his Tweedy songs as 'covers' and he did do about 5 of them
I kind of thought since this was listed as a Jeff Tweedy tour and not a Tweedy tour, that we might get an interesting cover and more career spanning picks (just a few weeks ago he rolled out "please tell my brother")

edit.  we did get The Ruling Class (Loose Fur song) which he felt was appropriate for being in Washington DC
so I guess that counts, I didn't know it and was one of the better songs

one song I did enjoy last night I assumed was titled "the dead don't die"
was surprised to learn this morning it was titled "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter"

It was an enjoyable show, glad I got a good seat up front
His stage banter is really half the reason I show up

Yup best banter in the biz

He needs to put out one of those “Having fun with Elvis” records made up of the best of his between song banter!

hutch wrote:
Yup best banter in the biz

He needs to put out one of those “Having fun with Elvis” records made up of the best of his between song banter!

I would buy that.  His book (and having him read it) was absolutely hysterical at times

Cage was epic last night. What a great show.

More_Coffee wrote:
Cage was epic last night. What a great show.

Yeah….hearing great things

hutch wrote:
Yup best banter in the biz

He needs to put out one of those “Having fun with Elvis” records made up of the best of his between song banter!

Recently came across the Having Fun record while reading and I came up with an idea that someone should run with: "Having A Miserable Time With Fugazi On Stage". All the kvetching, bellyaching, and speechifying. With hundreds of complete shows available, I'm sure it can be done.

The greatest banter-er already did this…twice:

https://gbvdb.com/album.asp?albumid=2087

https://gbvdb.com/album.asp?albumid=2551

Yeah…I don’t know…drunk pollard banter….not sure

Glad I saw it but found the Beta Band show a bit underwhelming. I expected some more spontaneity. There wasn’t any energy to it.

was really a fantastic show
sound was super crisp, attendance was at the perfect level…about 85% full

quite the boardie conclave too, hatch, hutch, vas (although I didn't see him and was supposed to be jules), bearman, yada, I think even OG bordie Azagh was in attendance as well

I do credit hutch for breaking the tension between the two of us

I am currently not drinking (nothing to do with the Iggy show), so enjoyed the kombucha on tap but that did turn in to quite the adventure. First went to the coffee stand, who sent me to the food food bar, who then sent me to bar across the other side, to then get sent to the top floor bar to get my fill. Only gripe is $8 for a non alcoholic drink seems steep to me, but it does cost $5 in the store so I guess really not unreasonable, the space in me was grumbling

Also, not consuming the cheeba right now and this show really seemed like would be a perfect fit for that kind of activity

the DJ who opened up was quite fun and was great to see him actually playing 45s  genre spanning no doubt, I think there was even some classical mixed in there

Hutch thinks it was one of the band members?  He did have a hoodie, facemask and ski googles on, so that's possible

They were really tight, looking like they were really having a good time up there
the video that started off the night was hysterical

few times in the show it was a percussive maelstrom with all four members banging on something
but damn if it didn't sound soo good
I loved the jews harp!

vas did get a few hot shots 2 songs at the end

top tier rocktober show

hutch wrote:
Glad I saw it but found the Beta Band show a bit underwhelming. I expected some more spontaneity. There wasn’t any energy to it.

their music is kind of subdued and when they did the hot shots songs he was out there raping getting up on the front of the stage
also when you are doing an album tour, hard to be spontaneous

Agree that the sound was great….loved the bass (slightly fuzzed/overreved) and drums

So $45 seems like the new normal for concert T-shirts…..they looked nice….I would have bought one for $35….$50 for the signed tour poster seemed like the better deal

My guess is it was more like 65% sold. Probably moved 700-800 tickets so better than their heyday but not by much.

I agree with all things that have been said.

Pretty lack luster in terms of energy (I mean, average age is def. 50+ (band and audience) and it's a tuesday night), but the band themselves sounded great and I'm glad I tick'd them off the list. I can't imagine they'll ever tour again. I find myself dipping into numbers when seeing bands like this and there is zero % chance they're making any money.

To this day, there will never be a better venue than a sparsely sold 930 club. I actually had my eyes peeled for a tall man named hutch, but never spotted him. Ran into sidehatch right at the end after leaving my cozy soundboard wall.

I also did a quick glance at merch and as soon as I saw a $4 as the first number on the tshirt, I scurried along.

I think the DJ was the keyboard dude (TIL Beta Band is from Scotland and not England).

A solid Andy's pizza stop prior to the show with old fashioneds on tap… and delicious.

One Stella at the club for $14.43 after tax, fees, tip. Not good.

I really, really enjoyed the Beta Band show. Agreed that the energy took dips and lulls, but for me the Beta Band is pretty much a stoner/psychedelic band…a handful of Madchester elements to liven up the vibe (thinking about the video of the Stone Roses live in Blackpool), and I loved the percussion and how everyone switched up instruments. But I guess I wasn't expecting it to be super energetic…thought it might be more chill, and parts of it really were. That being said, I'm grateful to see a band I've listened to off and on for 25+ years, and I think that it was really worth seeing.

Not throwing knives here, and not suggesting that IMP is doing this…but a lot of promoters are taking steeper cuts on merch, leaving bands no choice but to raise ticket prices/merch costs. Miki Berenyi had 20% of her merch revenue taken off in SF, and she was apoplectic. That's basically the only thing they're truly making any money on right now, and I know that hurt the band. I don't think it's coincidence everything feels more expensive. Things are genuinely costing a lot more, and everyone has employees to pay.

One more observation…and the reason why I still love the 9:30…the bass/low end and overall balance of sound last night still makes me feel like I'm seeing shows in a room that is far preferable than a bigger venue (ahem, Anthem). It wasn't just hearing the music, I could feel it…and that is one of the many qualities that makes the club still so damn special.

bearman🐻 wrote:
I really, really enjoyed the Beta Band show. Agreed that the energy took dips and lulls, but for me the Beta Band is pretty much a stoner/psychedelic band…a handful of Madchester elements to liven up the vibe (thinking about the video of the Stone Roses live in Blackpool), and I loved the percussion and how everyone switched up instruments. But I guess I wasn't expecting it to be super energetic…thought it might be more chill, and parts of it really were. That being said, I'm grateful to see a band I've listened to off and on for 25+ years, and I think that it was really worth seeing.

Not throwing knives here, and not suggesting that IMP is doing this…but a lot of promoters are taking steeper cuts on merch, leaving bands no choice but to raise ticket prices/merch costs. Miki Berenyi had 20% of her merch revenue taken off in SF, and she was apoplectic. That's basically the only thing they're truly making any money on right now, and I know that hurt the band. I don't think it's coincidence everything feels more expensive. Things are genuinely costing a lot more, and everyone has employees to pay.

I think there was a fairly decent kerfuffle over this recently that IMP does indeed shaft performers on their merch, but I could be wrong. There's not enough profits from $14 bottles of stella to let the artists keep a few extra bucks.

Seth?