Ambulance Ltd (& the Thrills)

Is anyone hitting this show at Black Cat on Saturday?

I'm not much interested in the Thrills, but am intrigued by Ambulance Ltd. Just got their CD yesterday, but am only on song #3 ("Anecdote").

Just found these reviews from the Mar. 29 Ambulance Ltd show with Stellastarr*

Ambulance were OK, not great I have an EP thingie it it is a fair bit better than their live sound. They really were not very interesting live. â?? Markie

I gave Ambulance three songs and while I can see what they're going for, they don't have the songs or the chops to get there. â?? Relaxer

I gave Ambulance three songs and while I can see what they're going for, they don't have the songs or the chops to get there. â?? Relaxer

yeah but Relaxer doesn't like Sleater Kinney either, so you have to take it with a grain of salt :p

Ambulance's album is a little dissapointing so far, but I'll give it a few more spins before the show and I'll check out their set. But I'm going mainly for The Thrills.

I saw Ambulance Ltd. open for Stellastarr* in Richmond and it was first rate. I had the EP too, but only had listened to it maybe once, but after seeing their live show, I bought the LP. They have a solid live show and an interesting sound.

I'll be there.

I'll be there. I've heard great things about ambulance live. I heard that Peter Buck has something to do with the new Thrills album.

Do we have any idea of the chances of this show selling out? I'd like to play it by ear….

Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
Do we have any idea of the chances of this show selling out? I'd like to play it by ear….

I don't think it will. A friend said this afternoon tickets are still available. Last time, there was such a scurry to get to Iota, but I've haven't heard a buzz at all about this show.

I will go for Ambulance– i really like their cd and they were great last time around.
I may stay for the thrills, but there's a good chance I'll go… um… bathe the cat instead.

The exchange I had with crazy 17 yr old girl at the Iota Thrills show:
her: why aren't you dancing?
me: because i don't want to.
her: but they're so good!
me: they suck.
her: they're my favorite band!
me: your favorite band sucks.

I've always wanted to use that sentence in public with good justification. Thank you to The Thrills for making it possible.

Anyone? anyone? made a last minute/second decision not to attend. I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that Ambulance's live set was improving quickly, but I've already seen the Thrills twice this year and didn't need to see them again.

I didn't make it either – I did that twice last week (didn't make Zero 7 either). I even bought the Ambulance LTD album to prepare for the show, but had other things going on. Ah well, they'll be back…

I missed Ambulance unfortunately!!! Argh.

i for one had a grand ole time, and not only because all the band members are lovely. ambulance keep getting better each time i see them (this was time #3), and i will always have a soft spot for the thrills. bless 'em and their sunny chirpy tunes. and the ambulance singer, marcus, is as nice as he is skinny, which is very! (markie, lulu, hush)…

i had a very good time as well…thought both bands were great! did anyone stick around to meet the thrills? i was going to, but was informed that you had to BUY a copy of the cd, and it was the only thing you could get signed. so no meet-and-greet for me :-( a little bit ridiculous to have to pay more money to meet them after you've paid for your ticket (and probably already bought their CD), but i had a wonderful time, regardless.

Ambulance were impressive, they may have even trumped the Thrills in my opinion. I'd reccomend seeing them live, defintely once they start headlining.

Originally posted by eilo97:
i had a very good time as well…thought both bands were great! did anyone stick around to meet the thrills? i was going to, but was informed that you had to BUY a copy of the cd, and it was the only thing you could get signed. so no meet-and-greet for me :-( a little bit ridiculous to have to pay more money to meet them after you've paid for your ticket (and probably already bought their CD), but i had a wonderful time, regardless.

you so don't ever need to buy anything to meet a band. ok well i shouldn't generalize, but for the most part, just go down to the bar and they'll come out and talk. i met conor and daniel of the thrills, and they were really sweet. and i didn't have to buy any merch!

It seems like at half the shows I go to these days the bands are just hanging out in the crowd or at the bar. Nobody usually seems to notice.