Roll Call - Best Week Ever Edition

Everyone pull out those Gold Cards it's a doosie of week show and pricewise…

We've got it all this week! Aging, past it, over the hill, one foot in the grave rockers, a Grammy winning Alt Country artist, an 80's novelty act, a show which will have the added bonus of a Greekster vs Hipster Glaring contest, something for Radiohead fans, a couple of bands which unfortunately managed to elude campus security, and some guy from Maine who is probably the best thing going these days seeing as Pitchfork hasn't weighed in yet and the blogs aren't blowing smoke up his ass.

Me I'm in for New York Dolls, DJing the Secret Machines & KOL show, and of course D-E-V-0! Would like to see Lucinda but with De Novo Dahl being confirmed at Iota with Juliana Hatfield will probably have to sit that one out…

So who's else bank manager will be calling this week?

While waiting on cashflow, I missed a ticket to KoL/SM. Maybe I'll head over to ticket exchange / stand outside before the show. I'll be in Baltimore this weekend for shows, at the crooner from Maine show, Juliana, [thinking about] Lucinda.

I'll be continuing my Summer-of-Missed-Shows by leaving town for a couple of weeks on Thursday

Right now it's The Knitters at the Birchmere Bandstand on 8/12 and DEVO at the club on the 14th…..and then I shall rest……Secret Machines are coming to the Recher in Baltimore for those who have missed out on the 9:30 gig……

I'll be at the glaring contest

I'm out for everything but Devo on Sunday night. Busy summer, weekends away, etc.

I'm in for KOL/Secret Machines of course. Unfortunately, the Redwalls are headlining on a WRNR boat cruise out of Annapolis the same night as the NYDolls…went for the youngsters…BTW: If anyone's going to Vert. Horizon tomorrow night, get there early. The best band up is Pepper's Ghost…bring your dancing shoes and loosen up those old hips…they put on an amazing performance…then I'm coming over to DC9 for BJM…a show well worth catching cause you never know what might happen. ;)

I'm in for KOL/Secret Machines of course. Unfortunately, the Redwalls are headlining on a WRNR boat cruise out of Annapolis the same night as the NYDolls…went for the youngsters…BTW: If anyone's going to Vert. Horizon tomorrow night, get there early. The best band up is Pepper's Ghost…bring your dancing shoes and loosen up those old hips…they put on an amazing performance…then I'm coming over to DC9 for BJM…a show well worth catching cause you never know what might happen.

you must be rich. that's almost $100 worth of shows right there, and it seems like you do this rather regularly. i wish i was rich…

Definitely the busiest run in a while.

8/4 - BJM @DC9
8/5 - WSC, Cartel @BC
8/10 - Secret Machines and Helio Sequence @Recher
8/11 - KoL, SM, and HS @9:30 if I can pick up some tickets at the door. That show literally sold out on my way to the club yesterday, my own fault for slacking.
8/13 - De Novo Dahl @Iota

Lots of sure things in this group. Last year's Secret Machines and Helio Sequence gig at the Black Cat was maybe my favorite all year. De Novo Dahl at the Warehouse in February may make this year's top 5.

WSC-Cartel/Dolls/Knitters/Devo

Don't forget about Ben Folds tonight!

Originally posted by BookerT:

you must be rich. that's almost $100 worth of shows right there, and it seems like you do this rather regularly. i wish i was rich…

Yeah, right. My first name's Paris…Nope, not rich, just running up my credit cards once in a while…and sometimes, it helps to be loyal and supportive of musician friends BEFORE they're popular…

loyal and supportive, eh? i'll have to consider those…

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Novo

Btw, I knew that. ;) Iota's schedule messed me up.

guess i'm the only david gray fan on the board! i'll going to see him in philly on friday and then at the 930 on sat. that's it for this week.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I'll be continuing my Summer-of-Missed-Shows by leaving town for a couple of weeks on Thursday

…we must be from the same womb.
i'm missing ben, rufus, and ben 2 tonight…but catching them in LA.
along with the white stripes, nickel creek, and possibly gravy train?


and since WHEN were the redwalls playing anywhere REMOTELY near here…is that show listed on their site? i CANNOT believe i missed that…not that i was going to be around, anyway.


so, who wants to tell Logan Baron or Jared Followill that i adore them?

guess i'm the only david gray fan on the board! i'll going to see him in philly on friday and then at the 930 on sat. that's it for this week.

I'll be there! Also plan on going Oct. 3rd at DAR.

i'm not going to any shows until ACL, i think.

Updates…

So Ray whats his name is soldout…

Got the call yesterday that a DJ was no longer needed for the KOL/Secret Machines show, which is a bit of a bummer as I looking forward to spinning a mellowish set. Oh well so much for my shot at getting on NPR :)

So I went to the sold out Liz Phair acoustic show at Shushmere last night…a friend bought me a ticket without asking, or I would have been at the BJM show at DC9 (though a overcrowded DC9 did feel me with some fear).

Have to say, it was brilliant and fully erased the memory/stink of the awful show two years ago at 9:30 when she co-headlined (really opened for, with a 45 minute set) with Jason Mraz. Man that was awful.

But, acoustic she was a revelation, and she has definitely gotten over her stage fright issues. She plays with her boyfriend, they're both on guitars and he sings some harmonies (pretty funny to have him singing "Hot White Cum").

Many, many songs from Exile. She did 3 new songs which were not good (one of which was horrible, in fact). But the rest was sublime.

She was fully decked out in a sexy tank, heels and a daisy duke denim mini-skirt that gave a wide open view of her aqua panties from just about the moment she sat down. I understand now why so much of the audience were guys (many of whom were drooling).

I'm sorry I missed BJM, but damn that was a great show.

Oh yeah, that Birchmere place is SO quiet!! During the opener (Carey Brothers), you could hear a nacho chip drop. Liz got more hoots and hollers.