This week rollcall

betao wrote:
anyone catch Roky Erickson earlier this week at RNR? Pretty fun show. His voice may be aging but his band sounded great

I saw it.  I thought the band was just ok.  Rhythm section seemed to disappear at times.  The dude with the hat singing in the back was Rocky's son.

Not like a virtuoso performance or anything, but good setlist.  More darshan than entertainment.

Rocky did seem much more self assured and comfortable than when I saw him with Okkervil River.

no mention of ASH yet?

spectacular show

I am going to BSO tonight to see them play Brahms and Dvorak. Whomever they are.

Vas wrote:
no mention of ASH yet?

spectacular show

I waiting to see who would blink first….. ;D


It was really good… these guys deserve a lot more than they've gotten.. I was not familiar with one song but was super impressed.

atomicfront wrote:
I am going to BSO tonight to see them play Brahms and Dvorak. Whomever they are.

they're no mumford or they'd be selling out arenas….

ash was great! such a tight and energetic set, and an appreciative crowd. good to see bags and kosmo (who i don't think i've seen in years!)

not totally lovin' dc9 though-staff were fine and actually really really friendly, but that space is borderline claustrophobic with that low ceiling and odd sightlines. the videoscreens are a distraction too. am i the only one that thought the floor might  go crashing down onto the first floor when the crowd was jumping up and down? dc9 reminds me of the old black cat and old 930 combined-and not in a good way. prefer rock and roll hotel (which i know many of you dislike, but i've had no issues there)

hutch wrote:

atomicfront wrote:
I am going to BSO tonight to see them play Brahms and Dvorak. Whomever they are.

they're no mumford or they'd be selling out arenas….

Of course, twenty years from now when the BSO is playing Brahms, Dvorak and Saint-Saëns, Jammin' Java will be featuring Mumford sans sons.

The Meyerhoff is a great venue.  They should do more shows there.  I did see Aziz Ansari there which was cool but it would be a great venue for bands like Sigur Ros.  Much better than the Patriot center. 

Ash was superb last night, not as transcendental as the return of James, but still epic.  In their 75 minute set they hit pretty much most of the high points from their 20 year career.  Key tracks from 1977 and Free All Angels, plus probably some of the more memorable tracks from the A to Z series. 

It would be great to see them next year with a second guitarist as some of the newer stuff needs it to properly fill out the sound.

the setlist

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I can't imagine a Bob Dylan/Mark Knopler bill coming anywhere near to filling up the seats in the Verizon CEnter.

James wrote:
I can't imagine a Bob Dylan/Mark Knopler bill coming anywhere near to filling up the seats in the Verizon CEnter.

oh its been strugglin to sell..


most of these arenas they've been playing across the country the've been tarping big areas… also been a lot of last minute specials on cheap tickets and upgrades..

Magnetic Fields played roughly the same set as the show at the club earlier in 2012 but I enjoyed this show more. Mostly because I had a seat.
Some variation but not much. Too much 69 love songs; not as much creativity in the set selection as I would have liked. Still, great fun show.

Metz kicked ASS

I'm in for Dylan.

The last time I saw him at Verizon I was surprised that it seemed to be close to sold out.  That was over 10 years ago though - and I don't recall the decent seats costing $150 (after fees.)

azaghal1981 wrote:
Magnetic Fields played roughly the same set as the show at the club earlier in 2012 but I enjoyed this show more. Mostly because I had a seat.
Some variation but not much. Too much 69 love songs; not as much creativity in the set selection as I would have liked. Still, great fun show.

I didn't go to the club show earlier this year (actually, I haven't seen them since the 2002 two-day 69LS show in NYC), so I actually liked this set– but was surprised at how much 69LS they played (not terribly surprised, though, about which ones they chose).  Were you at the Saturday show or the Sunday one?  I was at Sunday's.  The banter between Claudia and Stephen remains one of the most charming parts of a TMF performance.

Dark Star Orchestra Wednesday @ Penn's Peak 

Bombay wrote:
I'm in for Dylan.

The last time I saw him at Verizon I was surprised that it seemed to be close to sold out.  That was over 10 years ago though - and I don't recall the decent seats costing $150 (after fees.)

really want to go, and i really want a good seat . . . but those prices make even me wince, which i rarely complain about prices.  except for the stones and lada gaga.  i mean, really?

walkonby wrote:

Bombay wrote:
I'm in for Dylan.

The last time I saw him at Verizon I was surprised that it seemed to be close to sold out.  That was over 10 years ago though - and I don't recall the decent seats costing $150 (after fees.)

really want to go, and i really want a good seat . . . but those prices make even me wince, which i rarely complain about prices.  except for the stones and lada gaga.  i mean, really?

It is funny how the most expensive tickets are for bands that are way past the point of me wanting to see them.  Like 40+ years past their prime.  Well except of course Lada Gaga.   It is like the worse a band becomes the higher their ticket prices. 

Also I can't imagine seeing a band at verizon center.  I saw a couple of shows back at the capital center in the 70's and they were in no way enjoyable.  Too big. 

Man, you are trying SOOOOO hard to be cool and hip and with it and not 47.

atomicfront wrote:

walkonby wrote:

Bombay wrote:
I'm in for Dylan.

The last time I saw him at Verizon I was surprised that it seemed to be close to sold out.  That was over 10 years ago though - and I don't recall the decent seats costing $150 (after fees.)

really want to go, and i really want a good seat . . . but those prices make even me wince, which i rarely complain about prices.  except for the stones and lada gaga.  i mean, really?

It is funny how the most expensive tickets are for bands that are way past the point of me wanting to see them. 

Lol, who wants to see Bob Dylan, right guys?