chuckrh

in my experience, they are usually listed as a seperate line item on the final tally. along with shipping fees, etc. typically on a $75 ticket it would be another 15-25 % tacked on at the end.

i noticed that on the band presale there were no ticketbastard service charges. nice!

pipe dream time: it would be beyond cool if on night 1 in seattle some/any wilco members showed up to play with drive-by truckers. the paramount (wilco) is about a half mile from the showbox (dbt). since the showbox is a club, dbt will be on much later than wilco. that & dbt really like this club & usually play at least 2.5 hours there. no curfew other than 2:00 AM booze cut off. one can dream!

DBT are a great live band (studio too). You won't be disappointed. They should be rested as Patterson Hood lives in Portland now. On a practical note: the tickets in Seattle were less than half the cost of Wilco. I'm seeing DBT on 3/18 & Wilco 3/19. that's pushing it for me but the deed needs to be done!

you should try to squeeze in a drive-by truckers show too! they are doing 2 nights the same week as wilco in portland. i'm getting tired just thinking about it haha

you should just to be sure. that would be fun to see them in vegas. i used to go to vegas a lot but the greed of the casinos has finally got to me. all the extra add on fees are out of control. you have so many good music rooms down there.

amazon poisoning

really glad i went for night 2. turns out drive-by truckers are playing seattle night 1. 2 of my favorite bands in the world back to back!

I got ADA seats on main floor (they are a little elevated so dont have to stand. sadly i can't stand for a show anymore). row T second seattle show. got burned a few times from ticketbastard. hit buy & it says someone else got the tickets.

they are based in chicago.....

i'm on for 1 night of seattle!

i guess i'm half a hoser. mom was born in ottawa.

Sloan, eh?

what's your over/under on guided by voices releases for 2020?

blatant cash grab. i checked prices for our local shed (which is a total pain in the @$$ to get in & out of). lawn tickets are reasonable, at least this week but the reserved seats are over $100 even for the lesser ones. pass.

got row 2 for the tour at the Gorge in Washington, May 2. excited!

you'll be glad you did. i've seen it several times. such a great film. for me, tarantino's best.

1 of my favorite actors since Jackie Brown came out. Excellent in the new Breaking Bad movie, too. Bummer. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50025723

amazing drummer https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/10/r-i-p-ginger-baker-legendary-cream-drummer-dies-at-80/

i had the good luck to sit front row for 2 shows on the schmilco tour, 1 in the middle, 1 directly in front of Pat. i don't think he was disconnected/bored but i suppose it could look that way. i think he was baked! easier to do than most places in seattle. his playing was superb regardless.

i have a local record store i like to support. there are so few of them now. so i'll be heading there tomorrow morning (they also have a nice cafe for breakfast) to get my cd.

as i wrote on LP11 thread, i think its best since "ghost is born". i'm not counting "kicking television" although maybe i should. OTJ gets better on each listen. this one is a winner. hope we get some dates in the northwest soon!

i've heard the new record at sort of low fi. at first blush, its my favorite studio record by them since "ghost is born". can't wait to get the cd friday!

welcome sang!

here's a vid of the seattle show in august. i went in with sort of low expectations & the band was shockingly great this night. all of the stars were aligned for whatever reason. could be one of the last truly great stones shows. the only thing i could quibble about on the set list was "you got me rockin'" & even that was great. sober ronnie is a good thing. & keith was awesome this night. if that truly was the last time i see them, i'm good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y35HQb4zH0Q&feature=youtu.be