LouieB Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Lou, you might want to check out the performer who's there the week before, I think he'd be right up your alley: Howard Fishman The Basement Tapes Project at SteppenwolfYea, I checked out the entire schedule..I am sure this will be interesting, but would be more interesting (watching someone recreate the Basement Tapes) in a club or something. This seems kind of formal. Bill Frizzel might be cool and KAHIL EL ZABAR AND FRIENDS would be okay too. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 i wish someone would put up at least one song from Largo where he builds the tracks up one instrument at a time and loops them. i'll probably never get to see him in Cal, and i would love to see what this is even like. it was cool to see him backing Fiona at Largo on the DualDisc of her last album. i believe one short clip on youtube shows Jon imitating Tom Waits singing Radiohead's Creep. pretty funny and dead on.Here's some grainy and noisy footage of Jon building a song: Happy with You It's not video, but here's an audio clip of a song build of an original Jon Brion composition that has yet to grace an album: I'm Always Trying Largo is very strict about recording instruments, which is why it's so hard to find clips of any sort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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OOO Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Has anyone been to largo in the "standby" line? I'm going tonight and not sure how early a Jon Brion show line will fill up... If no one gives tips, I'm getting there at 7:30 for 8:30 doors....? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 they start taking people inside around 8:15ish? so getting to the stand by line at 8:30 for the first set (if there will be two sets) is a bad idea. i've never waited in it but that line is always pretty long by the time i get to the reserved line around 7-7:30. i guess it all depends on the night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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skyflynn Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I was asleep at the switch. If anyone has tix (2, Amy and I) they won't be using, please PM me. The few tickets that are still available are at a completely different altitude. Fuckstick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hodie Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Has anyone been to largo in the "standby" line? I'm going tonight and not sure how early a Jon Brion show line will fill up..If no one gives tips, I'm getting there at 7:30 for 8:30 doors....? Oops! We were on the road, and not checking in here much at all. Alison was right -- the line was pretty substantial by 7:30. Did you get in? It was a very intense show, and Heroes is still roaring around in my head. Eeesh, that man is glorious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 there's a really great website that has a ton of JB bootlegs... Fairfax Avenue- A Jon Brion Fansite the best set is from intonation, imo. the largo shows are great too...even though on some of them the sound quality isn't great. How did I manage to miss this site? --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Has anyone been to largo in the "standby" line? I'm going tonight and not sure how early a Jon Brion show line will fill up... If no one gives tips, I'm getting there at 7:30 for 8:30 doors....?were you by any chance, wearing a death cab t-shirt and eating a slice of pizza? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I was asleep at the switch. If anyone has tix (2, Amy and I) they won't be using, please PM me. The few tickets that are still available are at a completely different altitude. Fuckstick.who are you again? ( ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Oops! We were on the road, and not checking in here much at all. Alison was right -- the line was pretty substantial by 7:30. Did you get in? It was a very intense show, and Heroes is still roaring around in my head. Eeesh, that man is glorious. We were the last people they let in, i got there around 7:15-7:20ish, and for the show stood underneath the exit sign on the way to the bathroom. And yeah, "Heroes" was amazing. were you by any chance, wearing a death cab t-shirt and eating a slice of pizza? No, I was wearing a wilco jacket and was offered a "pizza that tastes sort of like cinnamon" from cosmic pizza, but declined. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hodie Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Yay! I'm glad you made it in. And I'm also pretty relieved you turned down that pizza, it sounds dangerous. Ms. Y, I believe the Death Cab gentleman was there just a little bit before 7:30. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyflynn Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 HODIE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 just a few more days til Jon plays @ Steppenwolf! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 Man, it's going to be a fun weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Hodie Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 This is going to be so fun! On top of two days of Jon, I get to see a bunch of my beloved Basement Show cohorts again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 and late night chinese food Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beadsman Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Cool. I picked up tickets for this on the off chance it was Brion. Anyone know of any extras for sale for Friday @ Steppenwolf? I slept on that shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Looking forward to reading reports of this. I hope Jon's still playing when I have some disposable income ten years down the line, until then I'll listen to bootlegs and read Uyen's blog while eating Ramen . --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
insideoutoflove Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 erin wendy and i will be there...and hitting up margot and the nuclear so and so's afterwards. gonna be a busy night!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Cool. I picked up tickets for this on the off chance it was Brion. Anyone know of any extras for sale for Friday @ Steppenwolf? I slept on that shit. I know there were a couple people over on SOMB that were trying to sell their tickets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepseacatfish Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 erin wendy and i will be there...and hitting up margot and the nuclear so and so's afterwards. gonna be a busy night!!They were a lot of fun live when they came to Grinnell. I also got wasted with them and hung out for the night. Pretty funky, fun band, lots of energy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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