This week rollcall

Friday - Janelle Monae at Anthem
Saturday - Faust at Creative Alliance
Sunday - Sneaks at Ratscape

Upcoming, closing out Julyrocktober

Japandroids, tonight (I have an extra ticket(?)
Patton Oswalt, Saturday
Jason Isbell and HGM, Tuesday
Echo/Femmes, around a 50% chance on Wednesday
James Taylor, Thursday
The Hold Steady, Friday in Philly

few maybes
Got free tix to Pixies/Wezer sunday….only going if they are good seats though
possibly Courtney tues
possibly fems/echo wed

Sunday:  Weezer/Pixies/Sleigh Bells
Tuesday:  Courtney Barnett
Saturday:  Arctic Monkeys
Next Tuesday:  The Vaccines

I bought a Jiffy Lube Live VIP parking pass on StubHub, though I now realize I will not be able to enter the actual venue from there because I just have a regular general-admission-pit ticket, lol.  Maybe it will still be worth it for an expedited exit afterwards, particularly if there are heavy thunderstorms.

That Faust show is tempting but I will be at the club tonight for Deafheaven, Drab Majesty and Uniform.

Sleep Sunday!

Bongripper n' Caustic Casanova Monday!

Keep it heavy! \m/

is courtney barnett solo acoustic or will she have a band?

DotTheEyes wrote:
Sunday:  Weezer/Pixies/Sleigh Bells
Tuesday:  Courtney Barnett
Saturday:  Arctic Monkeys
Next Tuesday:  The Vaccines

I bought a Jiffy Lube Live VIP parking pass on StubHub, though I now realize I will not be able to enter the actual venue from there because I just have a regular general-admission-pit ticket, lol.  Maybe it will still be worth it for an expedited exit afterwards, particularly if there are heavy thunderstorms.

Too late for Jul 22 show but FYI, you CAN enter the venue from the VIP lot with a regular ticket.  (I've done it even with Lawn.)  You just can't enter via the Club entrance.  There's a regular gate entrance, there.  Just one ticket-taker/one magnetometer.

rich_WDC wrote:

DotTheEyes wrote:
I bought a Jiffy Lube Live VIP parking pass on StubHub, though I now realize I will not be able to enter the actual venue from there because I just have a regular general-admission-pit ticket, lol.  Maybe it will still be worth it for an expedited exit afterwards, particularly if there are heavy thunderstorms.

Too late for Jul 22 show but FYI, you CAN enter the venue from the VIP lot with a regular ticket.  (I've done it even with Lawn.)  You just can't enter via the Club entrance.  There's a regular gate entrance, there.  Just one ticket-taker/one magnetometer.

I can also verify that is true
You need the VIP parking pass to get in the lot
but there is an entrance that was to get to the lawn area and then a VIP -club entrance shortly after that
So I think getting those VIP parking passes is worth it for shows there even if you don't have the VIP tix
It was nice to be able to order drinks and food from the VIP section, you even get a little 'pager' to call your 'servant'

Pixies were fantastic…but Kim was sorely missed by me
Gigantic->Wave of Mutilation->Debaser was worth price of admission for me (but again, Kim was really missed in Gigantic and end of WIMM)

Set list was heavy Dolittle/Surfer rosa.  And lets be honest…they probably could have played 4 less songs from Head Carier, but I guess it's good they are trying to promote the new stuff. I am glad they were a head liner and we go an 100 minute set and they were first…was a little worried that we'd only get 45 mins.

Personally would have preferred the Head On by JAMC vs Winterlong by Neil Young (snooze)
also, never knew that David Bowie covered Cactus (another fav from last night) frequently (150 times) in his live sets between 2002-2004

Didn't stay for Weezer
they did play buddy holly first as we were leaving and felt I got 'the full Weeze' that I needed
I think I made the right choice as I didn't need an ironic cover of "Africa" by toto either 
but then again I'm a music snob :)

My only regret was not giving my VIP tix to some uber Weezer fan stuck out in the lawn section

Iberi Choir of Georgia on Thursday

really into weird Acappela music lately

I've seen recent pics on insta and it looks like with a full band.

I'm going with azaghal and we are both checking out Vagabon (the first opener)

Julien Baker = bathroom break.

notme wrote:
is courtney barnett solo acoustic or will she have a band?

Doubt i'll survive the next week..

Tonight: Courtney Barnett
Wednesday: The XX
Friday: Smashing Pumpkins in BMore
Saturday: Arctic Monkeys
Sunday: Arctic Monkeys
Tuesday: Radiohead in Philly

wednesday @ white mystery @ get hip pgh
thursday - radiohead @ ppg paints arena pgh
saturday - maddi mae + paracosm @ battle street live pwc
sunday - entourage @ red onion

Schulzenstein wrote:
Doubt i'll survive the next week..

Tonight: Courtney Barnett
Wednesday: The XX
Friday: Smashing Pumpkins in BMore
Saturday: Arctic Monkeys
Sunday: Arctic Monkeys
Tuesday: Radiohead in Philly

Whoa, that's an impressive itinerary…

Vas wrote:
Julien Baker = bathroom break.

I think she's co-headlining…so that's going to be a loooong break

it's not a co-headline…but probably 45 minutes is too long of a set…

Sidehatch wrote:

Vas wrote:
Julien Baker = bathroom break.

I think she's co-headlining…so that's going to be a loooong break

Sidehatch wrote:

Schulzenstein wrote:
Doubt i'll survive the next week..

Tonight: Courtney Barnett
Wednesday: The XX
Friday: Smashing Pumpkins in BMore
Saturday: Arctic Monkeys
Sunday: Arctic Monkeys
Tuesday: Radiohead in Philly

Whoa, that's an impressive itinerary…

I'm fairly certain I've bitten off far more than I can chew.

Sidehatch wrote:
few maybes
Got free tix to Pixies/Wezer sunday….only going if they are good seats though
possibly Courtney tues
possibly fems/echo wed

even with the lure of free/$20 tix, I couldn't motivate to make it to the show last night
I've seen them both a bunch of times in the last few years, so missing this one wasn't a huge regret even though it was a dream lineup for me

but going tonight…does anyone know who goes on first and set times?

I'm not impressed with Anthem's sound…

Vas wrote:
I'm not impressed with Anthem's sound…

where'd you catch the show from?
it's been mixed for me.

one thing I've learned is on the 2/3 floors, watching from behind the seats gives you a sight line, but the sound sucks

Vas wrote:
I'm not impressed with Anthem's sound…

Belligerent fanboys incoming in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

"The Anthem is a top notch venue! Seth is very highly educated. I know sounds, and The Anthem has the best sound. There’s no better word for you than stupid. Right? There is none. There is none." - some paid shill who's moments from showing up