Post Show Banter >>>>

Vas wrote:
Great setlist but probably one of the worst sounding shows I've seen at the club.

bearman wrote:
That Ride show surpassed all of my expectations. First night of the tour, so understandably it took a few songs before the band began to stretch their legs, but by the time they got to "Dreams Burn Down" they were on fire. After 25 years those songs are very much a part of my DNA, and I'm so glad that I got finally see them. Hutch, so nice to finally meet you and great to see you again Sidehatch. I ended up meeting the band afterwards (something I haven't attempted to do in years, but the 20-something groupie in me couldn't resist) and they were just the nicest guys. Andy Bell in particular is great. He must have talked with us for like 20 minutes. So very, very happy this show happened. Solid turnout too.

Going into this show I was a bit worried that it was going to be a boring show.  It did drag a little bit at the beginning but by the end of the show it was really spectacular.  As expected, a VERY loud show.  My friends were quite happy that I insisted they bring ear plugs.  I was shocked/amazed at the number of people who weren't wearing any.  I was in the center of the floor about 2/3rds of the way back and I didn't have any sound complaints.  It was full without being uncomfortable and the band really seemed to be having fun.  A good time for sure.  I missed the opener and am not impressed with Right Proper (though at least the beer is pretty cheap).

Killsaly was texting me sound complaints for a while last night.


The Quintron set was excellent and much heavier than expected. It was essentially a 30-minute improvised doom metal jam. Quintron let the Weather Warlock do its thing for a while before the set. Union Arts has a small outside deck that the band set up/played on because the synth needed to be outside in order to be exposed by the weather. It seemed as though everything from the breeze blowing to leaves blowing passed it to the sunset caused different sounds/pitch and volume changes. It also has inputs that a player can manipulate in tandem with the weather effects. Well worth checking out in Baltimore on Sunday.

I thought the bass was too loud for that type of music.  I tried different spots in the club; including near the stage, and by the sound booth. 

not much I can add…

I thought the show was spectacular….sound good too…

great meeting you Bearman!

from my perspective the only possible criticisms could be the use of tapes for some of the keyboards etc but I find it understandable……and maybe that as the show went on I found it harder to hear the bass…but that may have been due to where I'm standing..the overall sound got louder as I moved forward..but the bass was more drowned by the wash of guitars…

I am really pleased with the show….well worth the wait…

sorry I missed the band but can't win them all..


and  I see someone saying the bass was too loud….I definitely didn't hear that way but doesn't mean it wasn't so…I would have to go back to the recording to hear…

Great show.

I thought it skewed more "britpop" than "noise" until the last few songs, which I was totally fine with.

Earplugs were a must have, it got REALLY loud. I agree that the bass was a bit much and too muddy. It sounded worse to me during DIIV than it did for Ride.

Birdman. Wow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGWb-NDlCms

My Bloody Valentine did this and it made  perfect sense for them.

Hutch wrote:
from my perspective the only possible criticisms could be the use of tapes for some of the keyboards etc but I find it understandable……

I really liked the new DIIV songs. Glad they play more new ones than old ones.

And yes, Ride was dangerously loud even when using earplugs. I don't know them that much but overall I enjoyed it plenty.

Diiv sucked and were unwatchable

Seen far worse openers though

I told you to come to Quintron. His/their set was over by 7:45. You could've seen Olivia Neutron-John too and gotten there in time to catch the whole Ride set.

Vas wrote:
Diiv sucked and were unwatchable

Seen far worse openers though

Olivia Neutron-John?  please, stop it, going nowhere bands.

walk,on,by wrote:
Olivia Neutron-John?  please, stop it, going nowhere bands.

going nowhere bands? hobo rock is taking over.

azaghal1981 wrote:
Killsaly was texting me sound complaints for a while last night.


The Quintron set was excellent and much heavier than expected. It was essentially a 30-minute improvised doom metal jam. Quintron let the Weather Warlock do its thing for a while before the set. Union Arts has a small outside deck that the band set up/played on because the synth needed to be outside in order to be exposed by the weather. It seemed as though everything from the breeze blowing to leaves blowing passed it to the sunset caused different sounds/pitch and volume changes. It also has inputs that a player can manipulate in tandem with the weather effects. Well worth checking out in Baltimore on Sunday.

I actually wished they would have just let the Weather Warlock do its thing. I didn't care for the saxophones. Liked the guitar/drums though. But, the Weather Warlock itself was really cool!

Saw Ride in Philly Saturday. I sort of preferred the DC setlist, even though Philly got to hear "Chelsea Girl" and "Mouse Trap". DC had "Cool Your Boots" and "Birdman" (two of my favorites), and the order was different. DC had the better audience. Philly had better sound and a tighter performance, but there was something about the 9:30 show that felt more "right"…maybe it was the first time seeing them and the excitement of not knowing what to expect. Very glad I got to hear "Dreams Burn Down" again because in concert that song sounds so huge. Met David Fricke in a record store too, which was fun. Super nice guy.

I went to see Algiers at the Rock N' Roll Hotel.  Totally fine show, and I still like the band a lot.  That said, a really great reminder of how crap that venue is.  I saw them maybe three months ago at the Black Cat second stage and the sound was a million times better. 

I wanted to go but got lazy…..how were Dark Blue?

gavroche wrote:
I went to see Algiers at the Rock N' Roll Hotel.  Totally fine show, and I still like the band a lot.  That said, a really great reminder of how crap that venue is.  I saw them maybe three months ago at the Black Cat second stage and the sound was a million times better. 

Vas wrote:
I wanted to go but got lazy…..how were Dark Blue?

gavroche wrote:
I went to see Algiers at the Rock N' Roll Hotel.  Totally fine show, and I still like the band a lot.  That said, a really great reminder of how crap that venue is.  I saw them maybe three months ago at the Black Cat second stage and the sound was a million times better. 

I only caught 2 songs from Dark Blue so not too much to report back on.  I like the singers voice but find them musically a little boring.

gavroche wrote:

Vas wrote:
I wanted to go but got lazy…..how were Dark Blue?

gavroche wrote:
I went to see Algiers at the Rock N' Roll Hotel.  Totally fine show, and I still like the band a lot.  That said, a really great reminder of how crap that venue is.  I saw them maybe three months ago at the Black Cat second stage and the sound was a million times better. 

I only caught 2 songs from Dark Blue so not too much to report back on.  I like the singers voice but find them musically a little boring.

I totally spaced on this show haha, I would have gone if I remembered it. Anyway, I saw Dark Blue a few weeks ago at the Ottobar and they were sound. Sharkey has a good voice and makes for a good front man. His backing band is kind of a Philly super group haha. I am biased as I was a fan of his previous two outfits. If you like post-punk at all then you would enjoy them live for sure.

Vas wrote:
How was the show? Did you get bored? I listened to him and all his songs sound the same (no variety)
I hope he didn't play more than an hour? Lol

Sidehatch wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
Sturgill Simpson Friday. Can't wait!!!

going Wednesday at the Lincoln

So I thought it was a good show, played about 90 mins…no encore
I sat about 10 rows in front of the sound board…and the vocals were really muddy.  I put the earplugs in and it sounded much better.

His live show tends to be a combination of trippy jams and slow ballads with some bluegrass (although no banjo/mandolin) for good measure

Turtles All the Way Down  -> You Don't Miss Your Water (Otis Redding cover)  was great
and the set closer  Listening To The Rain ->Motivator was also a great way to end the night
I really liked the promise too
didn't get You Can Have the Crown :(

Show did start off really strong…then did drag a little in the middle.  But I was happy to have gone
Would have much rather seen at the club
Was a little annoying to get somewhere at 6:50 for a 9PM show

The comedian who opened was really funny and had us balling

the show was $7 on stubhub at 6 pm…