I had a great time as well. I was planning on doing a little write up, I just haven't had time yet. I plan on talking smack about the artists that I didn't like, along with the highlights.
Post Show Banter >>>>
creepoid did seem pretty good, but i think i watched them mainly from the merch area. i drank too much friday night, memories fuzzy around priests + after, heh
FRIDAY
SNAIL MAIL
We arrived early enough to catch a chunk of their set. They were the youngest band of the festival, by far. I was not expecting much based off of a demo that I heard, and I was pleasantly surprised by their guitar driven tunes. The singer definitely had some emotion behind her vocals.
POST PINK
A second floor set in a row? Why have a floor "Stage" and a "stage" stage if you are not going to alternate? Post Pink did their thing. It was good, but not the best I have seen them. They played one song that it seemed like Angie did not have vocals ready for it, so she awkwardly just kind of stood there for a few minutes.
HONEY RADAR
OK finally, some stage switching. I decided to watch this one from the balcony. I do not regret this. This was my least favorite band and set of the weekend. They had three guitars, and that was about two too many for them. It sounded sloppy and the band did not seem to know when their songs ended, and each song just kind of stopped.
SNEAKS
I had heard Sneaks music, but had never seen her. I am a fan. The setup was minimal; a drum machine that was turned off and on with a foot switch (and the songs were changed via hand between songs), a bass guitar, and a microphone. The crowd dug it, and was dancing along with her infectious grooves.
CREEPOID
I missed most of their set (I saw them a few months ago and did not need to see them) but could hear them from the back. They sounded fine. I ran into Got Haggis at this time and he recruited me to the enlightened side. It was cool chilling with him. I also was scoping out the t-shirts to see which one I wanted (I ended up not getting anything the first day).
Guided by Wire
Azaghal1981 and I decided to check out this Guided by Voiced/Wire cover band. We left after one song.
BARRERACUDAS
This floor set was my second least favorite of the weekend. They were just cheesy. Some in the crowd seemed to like it. I wandered around being social for most of the set.
WING DAM
If you know anything about me, you would know that I love me some Wing Dam. They are awesome people and I always have fun watching their grunge/90s ish take on rock and roll.
PURE DISGUST
They win the award for craziest crowd of night one. I watched their fun, high energy punk set from the side of the band. I am glad I finally saw them.
PRIESTS
I was three beers deep by this time and enjoyed Priests. They played some new tunes and some of their older stuff. The crowd was definitely there for them.
SCREAMING FEMALES
The last set of the night was my second or third Screaming Females set of the year. They rocked and Marissa once again blew my mind with her guitar virtuosity and her impassioned vocals.
All in all a fun night. It was well organized, beer was cheap (my Brooklyn Easy IPA's were three bucks), and there were tons of cool people there. This was also the most crowded night, but was not suffocating.
SNAIL MAIL
We arrived early enough to catch a chunk of their set. They were the youngest band of the festival, by far. I was not expecting much based off of a demo that I heard, and I was pleasantly surprised by their guitar driven tunes. The singer definitely had some emotion behind her vocals.
POST PINK
A second floor set in a row? Why have a floor "Stage" and a "stage" stage if you are not going to alternate? Post Pink did their thing. It was good, but not the best I have seen them. They played one song that it seemed like Angie did not have vocals ready for it, so she awkwardly just kind of stood there for a few minutes.
HONEY RADAR
OK finally, some stage switching. I decided to watch this one from the balcony. I do not regret this. This was my least favorite band and set of the weekend. They had three guitars, and that was about two too many for them. It sounded sloppy and the band did not seem to know when their songs ended, and each song just kind of stopped.
SNEAKS
I had heard Sneaks music, but had never seen her. I am a fan. The setup was minimal; a drum machine that was turned off and on with a foot switch (and the songs were changed via hand between songs), a bass guitar, and a microphone. The crowd dug it, and was dancing along with her infectious grooves.
CREEPOID
I missed most of their set (I saw them a few months ago and did not need to see them) but could hear them from the back. They sounded fine. I ran into Got Haggis at this time and he recruited me to the enlightened side. It was cool chilling with him. I also was scoping out the t-shirts to see which one I wanted (I ended up not getting anything the first day).
Guided by Wire
Azaghal1981 and I decided to check out this Guided by Voiced/Wire cover band. We left after one song.
BARRERACUDAS
This floor set was my second least favorite of the weekend. They were just cheesy. Some in the crowd seemed to like it. I wandered around being social for most of the set.
WING DAM
If you know anything about me, you would know that I love me some Wing Dam. They are awesome people and I always have fun watching their grunge/90s ish take on rock and roll.
PURE DISGUST
They win the award for craziest crowd of night one. I watched their fun, high energy punk set from the side of the band. I am glad I finally saw them.
PRIESTS
I was three beers deep by this time and enjoyed Priests. They played some new tunes and some of their older stuff. The crowd was definitely there for them.
SCREAMING FEMALES
The last set of the night was my second or third Screaming Females set of the year. They rocked and Marissa once again blew my mind with her guitar virtuosity and her impassioned vocals.
All in all a fun night. It was well organized, beer was cheap (my Brooklyn Easy IPA's were three bucks), and there were tons of cool people there. This was also the most crowded night, but was not suffocating.
SATURDAY
PELLARS
We got there during their last song. So I cant really say anything other than they played.
CHRISTI
I finally saw Christi. They were cool. I called them garage rock, Azaghal1981 said they sounded very 60s girl group like.
LOUD BOYZ
DC's Loud Boyz played a fun set. God bless the two people trying to do a pit (I think I am remembering this correctly). I would see them again.
RED DEATH
Red Death make punk. But they are almost metal. Really great high energy set that the crowd got into.
EXPERT ALTERATIONS
They have a new LP coming out this month and they previewed some of it during their indie pop set. They are always fun.
ANGIE DU$T
The band Angel Du$t plus Angie of Big Mouth/Post Pink on vocals. I think they did all covers, I have no idea. The crowd was really into it and a bit of a pit happened. Also Nolen of Double Dagger fame joined in on vocals on one song. It was fun, and the crowd dug it.
BIG EYES
Big Eyes were pop punk. They were good. It is not my favorite type of music and I watched most of this set from the merch area as I tried to figure out what t-shirt to buy. I grabbed one from Expert Alterations (I dug the design, plus wanted to support my friends).
BLANK SPELL
I first heard about this Philly punk band because of this festival. They were cool, and the crowd did seem to like them, but I think most people were saving their energy for Roomrunner.
ROOMRUNNER
Sadly this was their last show. Their hardcore fans were out in force, and the area around the stage was way too crazy for me. I snapped some pictures and headed to the back. This was the 12th or so time I had seen them, and owned all their records (including a signed one) and generally considered them one of my favorite bands of the current decade… Oh well. It was fun but at the same time I was sad. It seemed like one or two of the people in the crowd was getting out of hand. Jeff had to ask if people would stop throwing beer, and also the security guards were watching hard, and I think some dude got kicked out (the same guy who grabbed me at the beginning of the set and asked if I could hear the music with my earplugs in; yeah, go deaf asshole. I will wear my plugs). We drove past the dude standing on the corner away from the club… I have no idea what happened.
SHEER MAG
I don't do Sheer Mag anymore. No thanks. We left before they played.
I had a blast both days. Both had a good turnout, but the first was definitely more crowded. I saw a few people that I knew, and was able to see great bands each day. I probably liked the music a tiny bit more overall for day two, but both were solid. Dana/Unregistered Nurse did a great job booking and running this.
(all pictures by me from my Instagram)
PELLARS
We got there during their last song. So I cant really say anything other than they played.
CHRISTI
I finally saw Christi. They were cool. I called them garage rock, Azaghal1981 said they sounded very 60s girl group like.
LOUD BOYZ
DC's Loud Boyz played a fun set. God bless the two people trying to do a pit (I think I am remembering this correctly). I would see them again.
RED DEATH
Red Death make punk. But they are almost metal. Really great high energy set that the crowd got into.
EXPERT ALTERATIONS
They have a new LP coming out this month and they previewed some of it during their indie pop set. They are always fun.
ANGIE DU$T
The band Angel Du$t plus Angie of Big Mouth/Post Pink on vocals. I think they did all covers, I have no idea. The crowd was really into it and a bit of a pit happened. Also Nolen of Double Dagger fame joined in on vocals on one song. It was fun, and the crowd dug it.
BIG EYES
Big Eyes were pop punk. They were good. It is not my favorite type of music and I watched most of this set from the merch area as I tried to figure out what t-shirt to buy. I grabbed one from Expert Alterations (I dug the design, plus wanted to support my friends).
BLANK SPELL
I first heard about this Philly punk band because of this festival. They were cool, and the crowd did seem to like them, but I think most people were saving their energy for Roomrunner.
ROOMRUNNER
Sadly this was their last show. Their hardcore fans were out in force, and the area around the stage was way too crazy for me. I snapped some pictures and headed to the back. This was the 12th or so time I had seen them, and owned all their records (including a signed one) and generally considered them one of my favorite bands of the current decade… Oh well. It was fun but at the same time I was sad. It seemed like one or two of the people in the crowd was getting out of hand. Jeff had to ask if people would stop throwing beer, and also the security guards were watching hard, and I think some dude got kicked out (the same guy who grabbed me at the beginning of the set and asked if I could hear the music with my earplugs in; yeah, go deaf asshole. I will wear my plugs). We drove past the dude standing on the corner away from the club… I have no idea what happened.
SHEER MAG
I don't do Sheer Mag anymore. No thanks. We left before they played.
I had a blast both days. Both had a good turnout, but the first was definitely more crowded. I saw a few people that I knew, and was able to see great bands each day. I probably liked the music a tiny bit more overall for day two, but both were solid. Dana/Unregistered Nurse did a great job booking and running this.
(all pictures by me from my Instagram)
So Frank Turner was great, crowd was enthusiastic as usual
and Seth was spotted in the VIP balcony for most of the show (so suck it all you FT haters)
They were taping for something too, so possible life performance video possible?
Tons of shout outs to DC and the 930 club
He mentioned when he was a kid and being in to Hardcore and all the DC bands (MT/fugz/BB) and whenever he told someone in England (in the late 90's) that he was in to hardcore. They thought of two things: really bad EDM music (happy hardcore) or porn.
Great selection across his whole catalog with a lot of rare gems as well as a number off the new album.
Closed the night with a fantastic 'song for josh' and many of the staph were teary-eyed
and Seth was spotted in the VIP balcony for most of the show (so suck it all you FT haters)
They were taping for something too, so possible life performance video possible?
Tons of shout outs to DC and the 930 club
He mentioned when he was a kid and being in to Hardcore and all the DC bands (MT/fugz/BB) and whenever he told someone in England (in the late 90's) that he was in to hardcore. They thought of two things: really bad EDM music (happy hardcore) or porn.
Great selection across his whole catalog with a lot of rare gems as well as a number off the new album.
Closed the night with a fantastic 'song for josh' and many of the staph were teary-eyed
Paul from Expert Alterations told me that Angie Du$t played all Angel Du$t songs other than "Rebel Girl" and some Agent Orange song which Nolan sang.
Cool. I had no idea about any song they played.
Wow, an out of town artist name drops Minor Threat at a DC show. That's never been done before.
Space wrote:
Wow, an out of town artist name drops Minor Threat at a DC show. That's never been done before.
can't argue there
sidehatch, all of your pictures appear to be blocked.
if you were performing in chicago, you'd probably give a shout-out to Wilco, or one to the old 97s while in dallas… because they were/are important bands to you, not because you only do original things all the time.
snarking is easy.
Space wrote:
Wow, an out of town artist name drops Minor Threat at a DC show. That's never been done before.
if you were performing in chicago, you'd probably give a shout-out to Wilco, or one to the old 97s while in dallas… because they were/are important bands to you, not because you only do original things all the time.
snarking is easy.
sweetcell wrote:
sidehatch, all of your pictures appear to be blocked..
not sure what happened
-edit-think I fixed it?
snarking is easy.
sure is
Sweets, I'd usually agree with your point but I find it hard to believe Frank "milquetoast sad lament soccer mom rock" Turner at any point liked hardcore and then somehow still turned into the steaming pile of vanilla made-for-Starbucks-impulse-buy blandness he constitutes.
^^ that's how you snark, people, that's how you snark.
Killsaly's pics are great. Thanks for posting them.
I really didn't like Red Death at all. Their lp is ok but they were a let down.
Angie Dust was a bore.
Barreracudas was the worst of the weekend, tho. Definitely cheesy, even tho the crowd ate it up.
The pacing of the fest was really smooth. Shame they ran out of the $3 IPAs.
I really didn't like Red Death at all. Their lp is ok but they were a let down.
Angie Dust was a bore.
Barreracudas was the worst of the weekend, tho. Definitely cheesy, even tho the crowd ate it up.
The pacing of the fest was really smooth. Shame they ran out of the $3 IPAs.
Julian, wrote:
^^ that's how you snark, people, that's how you snark.
not only was that damn well written, but it's got some originality. that is indeed how you snark.
Sidehatch wrote:
So Frank Turner was great, crowd was enthusiastic as usual
and Seth was spotted in the VIP balcony for most of the show (so suck it all you FT haters)
They were taping for something too, so possible life performance video possible?
Tons of shout outs to DC and the 930 club
He mentioned when he was a kid and being in to Hardcore and all the DC bands (MT/fugz/BB) and whenever he told someone in England (in the late 90's) that he was in to hardcore. They thought of two things: really bad EDM music (happy hardcore) or porn.
Great selection across his whole catalog with a lot of rare gems as well as a number off the new album.
Closed the night with a fantastic 'song for josh' and many of the staph were teary-eyed
Great show, indeed.
Thanks for posting the pics.
Song for Josh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nDJ4wdxxY
Julian, wrote:
^^ that's how you snark, people, that's how you snark.
hmm…bad form to snark and then the next post "look how awesome my snarking was"
Sometimes one must jump the snark to be effective
Sidehatch wrote:I assure you, there was no "look how awesome" intended. I just had seen some really bad form snarking earlier in the thread and wanted to give some instruction on how one properly snarks. Sadly, much of the board sees the example of Rhett and GGW who do nothing but snark despite being completely terrible at it.Julian, wrote:
^^ that's how you snark, people, that's how you snark.
hmm…bad form to snark and then the next post "look how awesome my snarking was"
Man… seth looks lonely up there. Like a king watching over his flock.