This week rollcall

Driveway wrote:
I'm starting to wonder if the afghan whigs are going to be playing to an empty room.  There are hundreds up for grabs on craigslist for less than face value.  It'll be a great show anyways

show is sold out..

It'd be nice if some of those didn't get sold. I'd like to have a LITTLE room to get to the bar.

yeah but lots of scalpers bought tickets…and probably will not be sold

hutch wrote:

Driveway wrote:
I'm starting to wonder if the afghan whigs are going to be playing to an empty room.  There are hundreds up for grabs on craigslist for less than face value.  It'll be a great show anyways

show is sold out..

Vas wrote:
yeah but lots of scalpers bought tickets…and probably will not be sold

hutch wrote:

Driveway wrote:
I'm starting to wonder if the afghan whigs are going to be playing to an empty room.  There are hundreds up for grabs on craigslist for less than face value.  It'll be a great show anyways

show is sold out..

oh yeah i know… just sayin' it ain't going to be empty!

The Sonic Circuits day thing was fun today.
Not often I go to an 11:00 AM show.


Mary Christ/Hand Grenade Job->Screen Vinyl Image/Nervous Curtains Friday
either Raveonettes or PG Six Saturday
Janel & Anthony Sunday

crystal castles at 930 last night (i'm a day late posting this)
jovanotti at 930 tonight
polica at black cat tomorrow night
dismemberment plan at rams head on friday
zydeco festival at glen echo or free fest on saturday. likely the zydeco festival seeing how i don't have a ticket nor a car to get to free fest

Freefest Sat, if I can find a ticket or someone has an extra (hint hint)
;D

Walkmen Thursday

If it happens, Wild Card Friday and/or playoffs this weekend…

Autumn Conservation Festival at SCBI in Front Royal Saturday and Sunday (volunteering)

Anyone go to Mark Kozelek? How was it? I had to miss it sadly.

BLUES EXPLOSION MAN

bearman wrote:
Anyone go to Mark Kozelek? How was it? I had to miss it sadly.

Really good - he played for about 2 and a half hours.

This week for me: Neil Halstead on Tuesday.

here's a review, bearman:

http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/09/live-review-mark-kozelek-at-d-c-s-howard-theater-927/

bearman wrote:
Anyone go to Mark Kozelek? How was it? I had to miss it sadly.

Really interesting. Thank you for that. I'm a huge Kozelek fan, but I'm an old-timer. I caught the RHP's at the Birchmere in 1993, and I know y'all are probably tired of hearing this, but it was one of those performances I'll never, ever forget. The tension in that band was electric. And though I love his solo acoustic stuff, what stands out in my mind is how penetrating his vocals were at that time. He's far more understated now, it's almost a smoky drawl. Back then, his voice was like a bullet. It went right through you, gave you chills, and it haunted you like few other voices could. And Gorden Mack was a guitar god. When just Mark and Gorden came out to start off the show, Gorden sat in a chair and they started "Japanese to English". Mark gave Gorden a verbal smackdown at one point and hissed "play it SLOWER" and Gorden just sat there, obediently letting Mark do his thing. I just sort of knew I'd never get to see them on that level again. It's a shame there are no live recordings or video from that era. If there are, I've never come across them. Anthony Koutsos sold me a t-shirt for 10 bucks because that's all I had on me. I told him it was one of the greatest things I'd ever seen and he just winced. It was true though.

showlistdc wrote:
This week for me: Neil Halstead on Tuesday.

I really should go to this too. Might if I skip Nate Young/Drainolith/Twig Harper in Baltimore.
That is happening at Tribal Haus if you want to put it up.

Sweet, I'll get that one up - thanks.  I love those guys, but I'm gonna stick around here instead of driving up to Balt.

bearman wrote:
Mark gave Gorden a verbal smackdown at one point and hissed "play it SLOWER" and Gorden just sat there, obediently letting Mark do his thing.

xSLOWCOREx!!!

Tonight: Nats
Tuesday: Nats
Wednesday: Nats
Friday: D-Plan
Saturday: V-Fest (maybe)

Vas wrote:
here's a review, bearman:

http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/09/live-review-mark-kozelek-at-d-c-s-howard-theater-927/

bearman wrote:
Anyone go to Mark Kozelek? How was it? I had to miss it sadly.

i was there, too, and think this review is very accurate.  it was my first time catching kozelek, and i'm not sure what i expected, but i walked out feeling rather anxious/uncomfortable.  the music was lovely, but he came across as a creepy asshole.  i read that review, which put the show in a slightly different perspective, and now i can't wait to see him again. so weird.

this week, i've got animal collective, free fest, and frightened rabbit.

Saturday: V Fest
Sunday: Maybe go to STPP fest