DOH! The joggers are opening for Ted Leo.
Decemberists / Joggers
I am so impressed with you. I *almost* did it, almost went to Velvet, but I started to worry about my work day today. I'm an ass. Hope they come through again soon.
Originally posted by who am i, why am i here:
Then went over to velvet lounge to see arlo, and after sitting through 2 songs by the awful opener arlo came on stage to about 5 people. Apparently everyone there before was there for the local band, and they all left before Arlo. Arlo only played about half an hour until one of the guitarists broke the same string on two guitars and they called it quits. What they played was good though, although they did not get to playing Culture.
Wish I'd known y'all were there! It was a last minute decision for me, though. Another time. Did either of you make a spectacle in any way? (Though I was back near the door for Decemberists – didn't feel the need to push up, so I could only see Colin and the bassist).
Bought both CDs after the show.
Bought both CDs after the show.
Originally posted by I am Markie. Annoy Mattie:
Brennser, It was nice meeting you. Next time you are alone for a show we should meet up. Hopefully next time you wont catch me fondling GGW and Jadetree.
Originally posted by Bagster:[/QB]
Wish I'd known y'all were there! It was a last minute decision for me, though. Another time. Did either of you make a spectacle in any way? .
Well I was the one who shouted how is your camel? when he came back for the encore……
Next time we should arrange to say hi.
I forgot, I almost pissed myself when they did the squeeze cover…….. I love up the junction, next time I will be heckling goodbye girl.
Best of all was I lent Jadetree (who am i?) the squeeze hits album, 45's and under, and he just took the piss out of me.
Best of all was I lent Jadetree (who am i?) the squeeze hits album, 45's and under, and he just took the piss out of me.
Was I at the same show? The Joggers were fantastic (had never heard them before). From where I was standing, right up front, the vocals were way too low, but besides that they ripped it up. The Decemberists as well. Beautiful stuff… the songs… not them. Great show, but why oh why was it on the backstage?? So frustrating. Everyone was cramped, hot, annoyed, and not buying beer. The band themselves made a comment about not having enough room.
Originally posted by cale:You should have seen Warlocks trying to get all their 7 or 8 members on the backstage.They tripped a fuse/breaker almost immediately after starting to play.
Great show, but why oh why was it on the backstage?? So frustrating. Everyone was cramped, hot, annoyed, and not buying beer. The band themselves made a comment about not having enough room.
As an FYI, I'm not sure the backstage ever sold out (certainly not by 8:30, as predicted by some). yes, the show was well attended, but they were still letting people in as late as 10:30 (i was right inside the door and saw the exchange of cash….).
I'm sure they were near capacity, though.
I'm sure they were near capacity, though.
washingtonpost.com
Decemberists, Taking The Chill Out of the Air
Thursday, October 30, 2003; Page C07
When it comes to rock, Colin Meloy has a few disadvantages. First, he looks like a graduate student in creative writing. Second, he is (or was, anyway) a graduate student in creative writing. But Tuesday on the Black Cat's backstage, Meloy – who writes and sings for Portland, Ore., folk/pop upstarts the Decemberists – demonstrated that an arts degree need not automatically disqualify one from a career in the arts.
Oh, Meloy strives for insufferableness. He much prefers the 19th century to our own, and, if his lyrics are any guide, he harbors a very un-pop interest in Victorian child labor practices. Furthermore, he has no discernible sense of humor.
But there's no debating Meloy's knack for writing irrepressibly catchy songs. Tuesday, the five-piece band played songs from its two full-length CDs along with a very apropos – given the crowded conditions onstage and in the audience – cover of Squeeze's "Up the Junction."
Highlights included the Belle and Sebastian-flavored "The Soldiering Life," a rendition of "The Gymnast, High Above the Ground" that featured some taut-as-a-high wire upright bass work by Jesse Emerson and a chorus as giddy-making as the view from any trapeze, and a very Pogues-like "The Chimbley Sweep," which may just be the sprightliest song ever written about abject wretchedness. But the showstopper was the dramatic "I Was Meant for the Stage," during which the band kicked up a ruckus and Meloy proved that, trapped inside that Dickens-loving exterior, there's a Rufus Wainwright trying to get out.
– Michael Little
Decemberists, Taking The Chill Out of the Air
Thursday, October 30, 2003; Page C07
When it comes to rock, Colin Meloy has a few disadvantages. First, he looks like a graduate student in creative writing. Second, he is (or was, anyway) a graduate student in creative writing. But Tuesday on the Black Cat's backstage, Meloy – who writes and sings for Portland, Ore., folk/pop upstarts the Decemberists – demonstrated that an arts degree need not automatically disqualify one from a career in the arts.
Oh, Meloy strives for insufferableness. He much prefers the 19th century to our own, and, if his lyrics are any guide, he harbors a very un-pop interest in Victorian child labor practices. Furthermore, he has no discernible sense of humor.
But there's no debating Meloy's knack for writing irrepressibly catchy songs. Tuesday, the five-piece band played songs from its two full-length CDs along with a very apropos – given the crowded conditions onstage and in the audience – cover of Squeeze's "Up the Junction."
Highlights included the Belle and Sebastian-flavored "The Soldiering Life," a rendition of "The Gymnast, High Above the Ground" that featured some taut-as-a-high wire upright bass work by Jesse Emerson and a chorus as giddy-making as the view from any trapeze, and a very Pogues-like "The Chimbley Sweep," which may just be the sprightliest song ever written about abject wretchedness. But the showstopper was the dramatic "I Was Meant for the Stage," during which the band kicked up a ruckus and Meloy proved that, trapped inside that Dickens-loving exterior, there's a Rufus Wainwright trying to get out.
– Michael Little
Originally posted by Bagster:Is this perhaps a nod to Markie's attempted "camel" dialogue?
Furthermore, he has no discernible sense of humor.
more likely due to singing such absurdist lyrics without cracking a smile, dont you think?