This week rollcall

ixkpd-bk wrote:
George Thorogood @ Grand Opera House in Wilmington - tonight
Ladyhawke @ Bowery Ballroom - tomorrow
Morrissey @ Webster Hall (if I can get a ticket) - Wednesday
PJ Harvey and John Parish / The Prodigy - Thursday
Booka Shade @ Irving Plaza - Friday
Emiliana Torrini @ Hiro - Saturday
A.C. Newman @ Bell House - Sunday

Per Joe's lovely recap, I'll follow suit.

George Thorogood (B-)
Ladyhawke (B+)
Didn't get to see Moz. :(
PJ Harvey / John Parish (A+)
Didn't get to see The Prodigy, instead saw the Harlem Shakes (A)
Booka Shade (B-/C)
Didn't get to see Emiliana, instead saw The Chap (A+) / Deastro (B+)
A.C. Newman (A on the show, D- on the artist)

its a good things that all these bands don't have scalping issues . . . or some people on here would be fucking broke by now.  ;)

I'm frankly surprised some people aren't already, regardless of the scalpers…

black kids/mates of state.  Just glad i have the day off.  :D too bad it sold out i wanted one
more ticket.

killsaly wrote:
Saturday - Mates of State - 930

ditto. might be a boardie mix up, er meet up on Sat.
Anyone listen or see in concert: Black Kids / Sunbears!?

Bob Mould @ Birchmere
Death Cab @ DAR
Robyn Hitchcock @ Black Cat

Possibly BJM @ 9:30.  Will this sellout?

Highly doubt BJM will be even half full.

Val Emmich (B)
Langhorne Slim (A+) - manimtired, did ya go to the show?? LOLz
Superdrag (B) - much better show last time
Rural Alberta Advantage (A) - first DC show, one of the highlights from SXSW

Obits/The Points tonite!
Neko Case/Crooked Fingers then Comet Gain
Tone/My Education (not sure about Robyn Hitchcock anymore)

Tuesday: Brandi Carlile in Tarrytown, NY (Didn't end up going. Too far.)
Wednesday: The Presets @ 930 (B+)
Thursday: Lady Gags @ 930 (Got cancelled, so I caught Teedra Moses/Muhsinah at Bohemian Caverns, and that gets a B-)
Friday: Sebastien Tellier/Lemonade @ 930 (B+), also saw Monday Michiru (of Basement Jaxx fame) at Bohemian Caverns (A-)
Saturday: TAXLO in Baltimore. (A)

This week:

Tuesday: Late of the Pier/The Whip at 930 -or- Bob Mould/Juliana Hatfield at the Birchmere
Wednesday: Neko Case/Crooked Fingers at 930, then Comet Gain at Black Cat
Thursday: Neko Case/Crooked Fingers at 930
Friday: Katy Perry (ugh, but I *have* to witness this disaster) at 930
Saturday: Harlem Shakes at DC9

azaghal1981 wrote:
Highly doubt BJM will be even half full.

You may be right which surprises me. There was a time when the BJM maddness prevailed around here but I think Anton's couple of drunken extravaganzas through town are catching up with him. I missed him when he played DC9 (I think it was). That show was good, wasn't it? Only saw them once and that was a number of years ago in Baltimore and that was a good show. Anton's spent a good amount of time in Iceland lately and I have a feeling it's chilled him down a bit. At least, I sure hope so. Looking forward to seeing the show.

However, I have to admit that the real push that is getting me down for the show is to see the opener, Flavor Crystals. Have no idea how their music will translate live but I flipping love this band, especially their first album called On Plastic. In fact, when I was doing my radio show, The Trans-Atlantic Underground on Kool Rock Radio, I selected On Plastic as the album of the year for 2005. I'm still playing them on Air Atlantic Underground Radio. The song Milky Way still sets me off…in a good way. Kind of like a mildly tempered Lupine Howl. With that said, their 2nd release is a whole lot more laid back and kind of misty sounding. For beginners, I would recommend On Plastic. Don't skip out on the band if you are coming to the show, especially if you like a bit of spacey Psychedelia in your music. Not way out there like Psychic Ills but more like a nice mild buzz.


Wish that I could make it out to see My Education (another Air Atlantic Underground Radio band) but due to too much suckage in my life, that's not happening.

Aww Harlem Shakes cancelled at DC9. Sucks.

Tonight: Mates of State/Black Kids @ Webster Hall
Sat: The Faint/Ladytron @ Webster Hall

Dude, if the two of us manage to get front and center for Katy Perry, hilarity of epic proportions will surely ensue.

ixkpd-bk wrote:

Tuesday: Brandi Carlile in Tarrytown, NY (Didn't end up going. Too far.)
Wednesday: The Presets @ 930 (B+)
Thursday: Lady Gags @ 930 (Got cancelled, so I caught Teedra Moses/Muhsinah at Bohemian Caverns, and that gets a B-)
Friday: Sebastien Tellier/Lemonade @ 930 (B+), also saw Monday Michiru (of Basement Jaxx fame) at Bohemian Caverns (A-)
Saturday: TAXLO in Baltimore. (A)

This week:

Tuesday: Late of the Pier/The Whip at 930 -or- Bob Mould/Juliana Hatfield at the Birchmere
Wednesday: Neko Case/Crooked Fingers at 930, then Comet Gain at Black Cat
Thursday: Neko Case/Crooked Fingers at 930
Friday: Katy Perry (ugh, but I *have* to witness this disaster) at 930
Saturday: Harlem Shakes at DC9

Weds - DCFC/Cold War Kids - DAR
Thurs - Screen Vinyl Image/Ports of Call - Velvet
Sat - Cloud Cult/Ice Palace/Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

rocco deluca at state theatre

Wednesday night (4/8/09)

Mic Harrison and the High Score
Champion Billiards & Cafe in Shirlington

(Who doesn't love a FREE show?)

http://www.myspace.com/championbilliardsva
http://www.myspace.com/micharrison

I'd like to see Robyn H./Jennifer O., Neko, or Rocco, but money is tight.

Sat. night is a busy one. Who is doing what?
At this juncture, I plan on Beirut (not sure I'm interested in the opener, Sharon von Etten).
Then, thinking of Cloud Cult/Ice Palace/M&NSS's - will this sell out?

I heard Sharon Van Etten was really good at Snailhook's house last summer.

I swear I had some of her stuff at one point but can't find it now.

Spring wrote:
Then, thinking of Cloud Cult/Ice Palace/M&NSS's - will this sell out?

I see they moved it to the main stage.  The last CC show wasnt crowded at all.  Not sure about Margots draw… So maybe. I wouldnt risk it if you really want to see them.