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tennisclay
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its bullshit that we are only getting one show.
its doesnt say chicago is getting only one show. im guessing 2 at aragon. all the others have mutliple dates. would be real nice if they did something at metro since theyre playing a small venue in ny
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i enjoyed it.
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yeah... def not a killer lineup this year by any means, but I might still go, we'll see.
thinking ACL will be a sick lineup
im thinking acl too.
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i'm with you in that minority as well then I guess.
Ed's solo shows don't interest me that much because a) a good chunk of it is Into The Wild songs, which in the context of the film are good, but otherwise too short to really make a big impact on me, and as someone pointed out, the 2 best songs on the soundtrack were written by someone other than Ed.
of the actual Pearl Jam songs he plays, most are ones that he's always played solo often (Driftin', Man of The Hour, Dead Man, etc.) and he didn't really re-work hardly any of PJ's best songs to play solo c) the best things about his solo shows imo are actually the covers, which while his covers are almost always great, that's kind of sad imo.
sure he's gotten a lot better playing solo as a result of these past 2 solo tours, but he still fucks up/stops/forgets lyrics way more than someone of his professional caliber should (could you imagine Bruce doing that?).
im with you guys. i was against the prices the first time around and didnt go see him and now defiantly wont.
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this band was my favorite since they've existed, but slowly i think theyre out of my top 5. i think eds ticket prices given the venue sizes are ridiculous.
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if pitchfork gets phoenix lolla looks real bad. handsome furs have one of the best discs of the year and so far theyre playing do division st may 30. i dont know what the allure will be of lollapalooza
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maybe XRT 4th of july show this year.
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Wow..I can understand being tired but for the sake of completion I would have done what ever necessary to see the finally show even if it meant I would doze of for a few minutes....
I once saw 8 concerts in 6 days and it was tiring but I had a seat for most of thise night and pulled through it! This was with waking up for work at 7am every day....I also was 21 then...
my gf was in town over the weekend, i still had to work and i got sick at the very end.
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And I missed the first day of the Wilco residency last year because I was out of town with my job. Booo. (I had tickets to the first day and the last day, so I got to see them a few days later, but still)
i forgot i didnt go to the last night of the wilco residency because i was exhausted.
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3rd row Pearl Jam in Cincinnati due to accident on tri-state
M. Ward solo 2 years ago
QOTSA/NIN few years ago
Midlake at the Metro little over a year ago
Hideout Block Party 07
BSS Lolla after party last year
The National @ The National Richmond, VA
Rollins Band 03
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The National, Frightened Rabbit, & The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are likely all playing it.
lineup should be announced in the next 2 weeks
given the love for the last 2 by PF i had figured they would be. heard the rumor about the national before. id like to see handsome furs play there too
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XRT vip area has a link for the presale for the Vic, but its currently not working.
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Well, Pitchfork gave it a mere 6.8
I guess it's time to put my money where my mouth is....
i was suprised by that too.
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looks amazing
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still waiting on more tour dates
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whatever you hear when you go to his website is great.
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theres always this
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they played every song but 'Not Your Lover' (sad
) here, so i'd say you'll be fine for the Spring tour
they played that here, good stuff. any word on this spring tour sir?
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M Ward to release follow up to Post War
Article also mentions Volume 2 from She & Him and project w/ Jim James and Conor. I also agree with one of the comments that She & Him could put out a fantastic Christmas Album.
Just a thought!
exciting
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If they f with the Deep Tracks or old school rap channels on XM, I am not going to be happy.
this is from earlier this year
http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/siriusxm...still-work.html
all of your options are in it.
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weird it was just passed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080726/ap_on_...t/fcc_xm_sirius
FCC approves satellite radio merger in 3-2 vote
By JOHN DUNBAR, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio operators Friday, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean 18 million-plus subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services. Executives say it will mean huge cost savings that will lead to a first-ever profit for the relatively nascent industry.
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to approve the buyout, with the tiebreaker coming Friday night from Republican commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate.
Tate had insisted that the companies settle charges that they violated FCC rules before she would approve the deal. The companies agreed this week to pay $19.7 million to the U.S. Treasury for violations related to radio receivers and ground-based signal repeaters.
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin confirmed the final vote Friday night.
"I think it's going to be, in the end, a good thing for consumers and be in the public interest," he told The Associated Press.
The approval appeared to hit a glitch on Friday when a dispute surfaced between the chairman and Tate over the violations, but differences between the two were quickly resolved, and the approval went forward.
The long-running regulatory review was watched closely by exasperated investors anxious for a resolution as well as satellite radio customers with questions about what impact the merger would have on their service.
The approval was a major blow for the land-based radio industry, which lobbied hard against the buyout. It was also opposed by consumer groups, various members of Congress and state attorneys general, all of whom argued a satellite radio merger would hurt consumers and was not in the public interest.
"They kept each other on their toes," Democratic commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said of the two companies. "I hope they keep their edge and don't become a fat and happy monopoly."
Adelstein voted against the buyout as did fellow Democrat Michael Copps. Joining Martin and Tate in approving the deal was Republican commissioner Robert McDowell.
The companies said the combination would create hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings and lead to greater choice in programming for subscribers and flexible pricing options.
Tate released a statement Friday night praising the commission's decision to punish the companies for rules violations before acting on the merger and supporting pro-consumer conditions imposed on the deal.
Under the terms of the consent decree, XM will pay $17.5 million and Sirius will pay $2.2 million to resolve interference complaints and violations related to land-based signal repeaters the companies operate to deliver programming.
The final merger agreement did not require the combined company to include a chip in its radios that will allow customers to receive digital signals from land-based radio stations, which would have helped the land-based radio industry.
Tate, who was lobbied intensely by the industry in the final weeks, said she "could not in good conscience support a government-mandated requirement on the backs of American consumers at this time."
Martin said the agreement is nearly identical to what he circulated among other commissioners when he first recommended approval for the deal a month ago.
The companies first applied for permission to combine in March 2007. The Justice Department approved the deal in March of this year without conditions, saying the companies don't really compete because customers must buy equipment that is exclusive to either XM or Sirius, and subscribers rarely switch providers.
DOJ also agreed with the companies' argument that they compete with other forms of audio entertainment, including digital radio, Internet-based radio stations and even devices like Apple Inc.'s iPod.
FCC approval faced a steeper climb because the companies were prohibited from combining under terms of their licenses. The agency struggled to come up with a way to show that allowing a satellite radio monopoly was in the public interest.
The companies voluntarily agreed to a set of conditions, including a three-year price cap and an 8 percent set-aside of "full-time audio channels" for public interest and minority programming. They will also adopt an "open radio" standard that may lead to a greater variety of features in radios and greater competition among manufacturers.
Sirius and XM also have promised to include a limited "a la carte" offering that would be available within three months of the close of the deal and allow listeners to pay only for the channels they want to receive.
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and theyre $75 a piece not including extra fees
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they played all night and wma at roo
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i had an idea the other day while listening to the new album. with all of the demos weezer has put out there and given what rivers said about the label; where would Weezer be right now if they had the balls Wilco did and left their label to release the music they want?
Chicago Show Announcement On Monday
in Just A Fan
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says on the xrt site lin will have the announcement at 8 am