VOXTROT ROLL CALL, BITCHES!!!

It definitely had that "high-school A/V Club puts on a show in the conference room at the local Ramada Inn" vibe to it, but I thought both bands were great.

I knew very little of Irving and was pleasantly surprised. Very poppy. I thought Voxtrot delivered on their promise – acoustic issues notwithstanding.

I also thought about the Cure during Voxtrot's set. And I can't hear 'The Start of Something' without the Housemartins' 'Happy Hour Again' popping into my head.

in defense of georgetown, we booked Voxtrot last minute, so we got a pretty crappy venue. Two weeks ago, we had a really awesome venue called the Black Box that is a lot like the black cat, but it was taken for that night. We're working on continuing to bring more amazing indie bands as well. Even though it's not suppose to be a public event, the Hold Steady will be playing in late april. It will completely free since it's suppose to be only for georgetown students. It'll be part of a student festival.

and really, there's no excuse for the sound. but hey, we're a bunch of college kids trying to bring alternative music to an otherwise mainstream campus. so deal with us. keep on checking www.georgetownradio.com for more updates about on campus shows.

Am I the only one who thought that there were some people in the audience who were just REALLY obnoxious?

Other than that though, amazing show by Voxtrot.

Originally posted by akaash:
Am I the only one who thought that there were some people in the audience who were just REALLY obnoxious?

Other than that though, amazing show by Voxtrot.

Oh lord. Please do not get Betty and I started on probably the only two obnoxious frat boys in the place, who decided to stand right behind us.

And GU radio guy, I don't think anyone is blaming you for the sound, it is inevitably going to be bad, through no fault of any of the "staff." I think we're all grateful to you guys for getting this together and finding a way for this show to actually go on.

Originally posted by Graace:

Originally posted by akaash:
Am I the only one who thought that there were some people in the audience who were just REALLY obnoxious?

Other than that though, amazing show by Voxtrot.

Oh lord. Please do not get Betty and I started on probably the only two obnoxious frat boys in the place, who decided to stand right behind us.

And GU radio guy, I don't think anyone is blaming you for the sound, it is inevitably going to be bad, through no fault of any of the "staff." I think we're all grateful to you guys for getting this together and finding a way for this show to actually go on.

Oh, do you mean the guys that came and stood directly in your spots when you were peeing (and made things totally awkward, to say the least)? It was weird…the front was filled with mostly people that clearly adored Voxtrot (at least where we were standing, you could hear everyone singing along)…and then these out-of-place-as-hell guys come up and decide to be assholes.
It wasn't even the funny type of, "FREEBIRD!" assholes- they were just assholes.

Don't you hate it when people with the wrong hairstyles and clothes go to see your favorite bands? Sure sign that your band has jumped the shark.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Don't you hate it when people with the wrong hairstyles and clothes go to see your favorite bands? Sure sign that your band has jumped the shark.

Hopefully that wasn't geared towards me, because I'm the last person on earth to judge…

Did your friend Grace see Greek letters on what the "frat boys" were wearing, or does she just make sweeping generalizations that any obnoxious college aged guy must be in a fraternity?

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Don't you hate it when people with the wrong hairstyles and clothes go to see your favorite bands? Sure sign that your band has jumped the shark.

Hopefully that wasn't geared towards me, because I'm the last person on earth to judge…

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Did your friend Grace see Greek letters on what the "frat boys" were wearing, or does she just make sweeping generalizations that any obnoxious college aged guy must be in a fraternity?

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Don't you hate it when people with the wrong hairstyles and clothes go to see your favorite bands? Sure sign that your band has jumped the shark.

Hopefully that wasn't geared towards me, because I'm the last person on earth to judge…

I don't know. No one was putting down fraternitys…my brother is in a frat at UMD and he's my best friend and my favorite person in the world. So I don't know. I think she just said what she did because, well, they were being assholes. I apologize if you were offended. But nobody here would be bashing these guys if they had done anything other than just be jerks, and they were being really rude to us. So I don't really know what else to tell you.

Hey, no problem.

Jerks can come in all sizes, sexes, colors, and clothing. I just got back from Spain, and believe it or not, there are as many rude assholes there as there are in America.

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Did your friend Grace see Greek letters on what the "frat boys" were wearing, or does she just make sweeping generalizations that any obnoxious college aged guy must be in a fraternity?

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Don't you hate it when people with the wrong hairstyles and clothes go to see your favorite bands? Sure sign that your band has jumped the shark.

Hopefully that wasn't geared towards me, because I'm the last person on earth to judge…

I don't know. No one was putting down fraternitys…my brother is in a frat at UMD and he's my best friend and my favorite person in the world. So I don't know. I think she just said what she did because, well, they were being assholes. I apologize if you were offended. But nobody here would be bashing these guys if they had done anything other than just be jerks, and they were being really rude to us. So I don't really know what else to tell you.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Hey, no problem.

Jerks can come in all sizes, sexes, colors, and clothing. I just got back from Spain, and believe it or not, there are as many rude assholes there as there are in America.

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Did your friend Grace see Greek letters on what the "frat boys" were wearing, or does she just make sweeping generalizations that any obnoxious college aged guy must be in a fraternity?

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Don't you hate it when people with the wrong hairstyles and clothes go to see your favorite bands? Sure sign that your band has jumped the shark.

Hopefully that wasn't geared towards me, because I'm the last person on earth to judge…

I don't know. No one was putting down fraternitys…my brother is in a frat at UMD and he's my best friend and my favorite person in the world. So I don't know. I think she just said what she did because, well, they were being assholes. I apologize if you were offended. But nobody here would be bashing these guys if they had done anything other than just be jerks, and they were being really rude to us. So I don't really know what else to tell you.

Of course…
I just wanted you to know that, I don't judge - never appearance-based. And I wouldn't ever judge. Ever. Not anyone I date, not anyone I befriend, not even anyone I decide to deem an asshole.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Did your friend Grace see Greek letters on what the "frat boys" were wearing, or does she just make sweeping generalizations that any obnoxious college aged guy must be in a fraternity?

Originally posted by you be betty:

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Don't you hate it when people with the wrong hairstyles and clothes go to see your favorite bands? Sure sign that your band has jumped the shark.

Hopefully that wasn't geared towards me, because I'm the last person on earth to judge…

I think with all the sweeping generalizations that are employed on this board (the frat boy one being a common one, see any thread that mentions HFStival or Dave Matthews) we all understood what I meant by "frat boys." In no way was I categorizing every member of a fraternity as such, but that stereotype that has been developed through society fit the situation, and thus was used…

i thought voxtrot killed it. they were so good. but irving was, uh, kinda pathetic. when im 30 years old i definately do not want to be in a band playing to a bunch of apethic people with choruses that go "L-O-V-E i love you"

you gotta hand it to those guys though, you really do. they've been around for a while, writing talented and catchy songs, and they just got screwed by the whole be-someone-powerful's-cute-daughter work ethic in the Silverlake/LA scene. i feel for them, i really do…

Originally posted by reggie:
i thought voxtrot killed it. they were so good. but irving was, uh, kinda pathetic. when im 30 years old i definately do not want to be in a band playing to a bunch of apethic people with choruses that go "L-O-V-E i love you"

eat a dick.

these are all really nice guys who have been doing the irving thing for a long time, they all have day jobs, and they're enjoying themselves … what, you have to stop making pop music when you hit 25 or some shit? they should be a bit more "adult-alternative"? what's your point? you're apethic.

whoops, meant to say "apathetic"
calm down.
my point is, it would suck to be in a band that's been working hard for a long time, making music that isnt all that unique, and not getting much attention for it all the while the AARP membership is creeping up.
i'm sure they are nice dudes. they thanked the crowd only 100 times in a 40-or-so minute set.
sorry to disrespect your close personal friends. the thing is, when a band releases a record or plays shows to a crowd that isnt there to see them, they open themselves up to criticism. some people arent gonna dig it. that's the name of the game. you don't have to be a little bitch about it.

i don't "dig" plenty of shit, but i don't usually attack the bands personally … and by making ad hominem personal attacks you're opening yourself up to criticism, some people aren't gonna dig it, and you don't have to be a little bitch about it

how is commenting that a band is old a personal attack?

dude IRVING is the shit. I listen to that shit all the time. They shouldn't be thanking the crowd so much. We should be thanking them for rocking so freaking hard… FACE! Reggie, you're just sippin' on the hatarade and can't deal with the mad clever IRVING lyrics. Dude, you ARE so apethic. So apethic it's crazy…

(and yes I mean crazy like how crazy good IRVING is!)

Steenis out.

Originally posted by reggie:
whoops, meant to say "apathetic"
calm down.
my point is, it would suck to be in a band that's been working hard for a long time, making music that isnt all that unique, and not getting much attention for it all the while the AARP membership is creeping up.
i'm sure they are nice dudes. they thanked the crowd only 100 times in a 40-or-so minute set.
sorry to disrespect your close personal friends. the thing is, when a band releases a record or plays shows to a crowd that isnt there to see them, they open themselves up to criticism. some people arent gonna dig it. that's the name of the game. you don't have to be a little bitch about it.

hmm…i was there to see them…