Wire was probably the best thing I've seen this year so far. An absolute face-melter of a show. Friends of mine that have been seeing them for years say that it was the best concert they've seen from them.
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bearman wrote:
Wire was probably the best thing I've seen this year so far. An absolute face-melter of a show. Friends of mine that have been seeing them for years say that it was the best concert they've seen from them.
I quite enjoyed this one as well, much better for me than last time they were in town. Not a lot of crowd interaction but the new stuff it in nicely with the classics.
Refused was also a good time. The sound wasn't nearly as good as last time at the Fillmore but they seemed to be having a lot more fun. They waxed poetic about the old DC scene and what it meant to them.
Damn I felt a twinge about missing that Wire show. Easily could've made it after the Boat Burning thing which wrapped up by 9:20.
The last time I saw them (2010 I think) was super uneven.
Boat Burning were excellent. I'd never been enveloped by a wall of sound like that. 70+ guitarists playing in unison surrounding the audience in a high school auditorium.
The last time I saw them (2010 I think) was super uneven.
Boat Burning were excellent. I'd never been enveloped by a wall of sound like that. 70+ guitarists playing in unison surrounding the audience in a high school auditorium.
Tame Imapala were good, but man I am not a fan of echo stage (at least sold out shows). That was my first time there. Sight lines upstairs are horrible, and the space is so large downstairs, if you are in the back, good luck seeing anything. Also no free water. Bottled Water only.
Got wrote:
Tame Imapala were good, but man I am not a fan of echo stage (at least sold out shows). That was my first time there. Sight lines upstairs are horrible, and the space is so large downstairs, if you are in the back, good luck seeing anything. Also no free water. Bottled Water only.
Did anyone go to Hot Chip? How was that experience?
Got wrote: Sight lines upstairs are horrible,
Also no free water. Bottled Water only.
So if you got there early and procured a railing spot…would your sight lines still suck?
930 did the second level right with the built in beachers
Not sure why they just don't make the stage a little higher?
That's lame that they don't have free water!
railing spot in the back would probably be ok. on the sides…maybe. the front of both sides are bottle service only seating.
raising the stage a bit would go a long way to helping with sold out shows I think.
raising the stage a bit would go a long way to helping with sold out shows I think.
The Obliterations show at DC9 last night was fucking great, 30 minutes of intensity that didn't let up once.
These back to back shows are kicking my ass but damn near had an out of body experience at the MONO show tonight, why they continue to keep playing to a half full RNR Hotel is beyond me.
The last two or three releases have not been very good but they still are a very good live band
They tour a lot too…don't need to see them every time
They tour a lot too…don't need to see them every time
TheREALHunter wrote:
These back to back shows are kicking my ass but damn near had an out of body experience at the MONO show tonight, why they continue to keep playing to a half full RNR Hotel is beyond me.
Great Weller show last night, the best of his several appearances there. A great showcase of his "The Changingman" solo career, with nods to The Jam and Style Council. It nice to hear him find his upper range and there was a definite groove to many of the songs. It ranks second behind the three night NYC stand I saw in terms of his shows
Great quadruple bill at Comet last night. Expert Alterations just keep getting tighter. Mercury Girls have only played a few shows but show a bunch of promise. The Spook School were a lot of fun. Wildhoney do the shoegaze thing better than most if not all of their American peers.
wildhoney are hit or miss for me….not really a fan of bands that do a good job of burying the vocals of their vocalist, unless of course you're MBV, then it's OK.
azaghal1981 wrote:
Great quadruple bill at Comet last night. Expert Alterations just keep getting tighter. Mercury Girls have only played a few shows but show a bunch of promise. The Spook School were a lot of fun. Wildhoney do the shoegaze thing better than most if not all of their American peers.
They have gotten better at making her voice more audible.
Wildhoney is coming here next month and I'm looking forward to see them. If Azaghal likes something, I usually seem to like it as well.
Wildhoney kicks ass.
Killsaly, did you know that the singer in Mercury Girls was the singer for Pet Milk?
Nice. Pet Milk! I miss them.
Really enjoyed Courtney Barnett, Saturday night. A hot, loud, sweaty pride-weekend rock show.
Also, I really like Frank Turner, but am concerned that this tour will be all livenationish, and that he will return to the Fillmore and not the 930 …. (Seth?)
and to complete the cross-post trifecta:
I have never heard of or listened to Ween.
:)
Also, I really like Frank Turner, but am concerned that this tour will be all livenationish, and that he will return to the Fillmore and not the 930 …. (Seth?)
and to complete the cross-post trifecta:
I have never heard of or listened to Ween.
:)
challenged wrote:
Really enjoyed Courtney Barnett, Saturday night. A hot, loud, sweaty pride-weekend rock show.
Also, I really like Frank Turner, but am concerned that this tour will be all livenationish, and that he will return to the Fillmore and not the 930 …. (Seth?)
and to complete the cross-post trifecta:
I have never heard of or listened to Ween.
:)
Yea I thought it was an excellent gig, It was funny at the end when she asked who was coming the second night and then said "seems silly to me, why wouldn't you just go see a movie or something"
Cannonball and Heavy Heart by You Am I covers were killer
I have never heard of or listened to Ween.
