SarahC Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Old 97s tonight, night 2 of a 3 night album-shows run, in Brooklyn. Trapper Schoepp and the Shades opened last night. They are awesome.I bet those shows were awesome. I want to see "Hitchhike To Rhome" one day in it's entirety. Tommorrow I am going to see AmericanaramA with my husband and my friend. So so so excited! Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Just for you, calvino, a brief recap of the Big Star tribute show. Overall, let's just call it a "noble but unsuccessful experiment". It was a bit disorganized (lots of dead air between songs and calling for musicians who should be on stage), and didn't have much resonance for me. Mike Mills pretty much won the night with his excellent vocals (always thought he was underrated as a singer). He looks so different now, I literally walked right past him in the street and didn't recognize him, even though REM was my Wilco in the late 80s and early 90s. Your buddy Ken Vandermark didn't have much to do. He came on to play the sax part on a couple of songs, but that was about it. Gary Louris' first song "Dream Lover" didn't suit him too well, but he came back strong with the rest of his tunes, which I thought were very well done. Louris and Mills seemed kind of awkward without their instruments and reminded me of that Elvis Costello lyric "the lonely hearts club clientele don't know what to do with their hands". And why would you have a rock and roll hall of fame bass player (Mills) in your band and not let him play bass? Thanks for your thoughts. It does seem odd that Mills didn't play bass. Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 jackson browne tonight! (7/1 post show!) Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 David Byrne & St. Vincent. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 David Byrne & St. Vincent. That's Friday for me! Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Cyndi Lauper. Kinda weird. There's been zero promotion for this show. A couple weeks ago my wife and I were listening to She's So Unusual and we vowed to go see her next time she came to town. Then two days ago a friend mentioned it on FB, so we're going. Link to post Share on other sites
Muzzle of Dan Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Saw Fleetwood Mac at the Staples Center tonight. Killer show. Really rockin' and psychedelic. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 That's Friday for me!!! Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yo La Tengo & Belle & Sebastian Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yo La Tengo & Belle & SebastianMe too! I got a call from a friend at about 6:00 saying he had an extra ticket. It was a great show. (Wait - was I standing nextx to you? Are you Chris C.'s neighbor?) Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Me too! I got a call from a friend at about 6:00 saying he had an extra ticket. It was a great show. (Wait - was I standing nextx to you? Are you Chris C.'s neighbor?) Sorry-- I'm not neighbors with a Chris. I was about 5 rows back in the middle section. I recorded a song from both B&S's set, and YLT's. Here's Belle & Sebastian's Another Sunny Day: Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Sorry-- I'm not neighbors with a Chris. I was about 5 rows back in the middle section. I recorded a song from both B&S's set, and YLT's.I stood next to a friend of a friend and he was wearing a Solid Sound shirt. We chatted about Wilco for a while and he said SS was his 50th Wilco show. I thought he said he was on this site but I didn't get his screen name. Anyway, nice work. I think I was 12th row and over to your right. Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I stood next to a friend of a friend and he was wearing a Solid Sound shirt. We chatted about Wilco for a while and he said SS was his 50th Wilco show. I thought he said he was on this site but I didn't get his screen name. Anyway, nice work. I think I was 12th row and over to your right. That's a lot of Wilco shows! I can't stop thinking about Yo La Tengo's set. Do you know the name of the last song they played? it was the longest "jam" of their set. I thought it was totally captivating. Also, I'm glad that they got an hour. Turned out to be more of a co-headlining show than I expected. Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Blue Line Swinger Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Blue Line SwingerThanks, that's the one. I'm really late to the YLT party. Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Fun. & Delta Spirit for free at Taste of Chicago tonight Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 top 5 YLT song for sure. love it. they closed their SSF set w/ it too. kinda bummed i didn't go last night...i'll blame it on the stingy press list... Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Heartless Bastards tonight I'm bummed I didn't go to the YLT and B&S show. I could have picked up a good single ticket, but just lamed out and went home. I'm not familiar with B&S at all, so it was easy to pass. Even though my colleague at work was really talking them up (although she thought their set was not up to what she had seen previously from them. she was their primarily for YLT). Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 YLT always tours...B&S, not so much. some of my favorite B&S songs, if you wanna see if they are on Spotify or Youtube:The Stars Of Track and FieldLike Dylan In The MoviesDogs On WheelsIt Could Have Been A Brilliant CareerFox In The SnowI Fought In A WarLoneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 YLT always tours...B&S, not so much. some of my favorite B&S songs, if you wanna see if they are on Spotify or Youtube: The Stars Of Track and FieldLike Dylan In The MoviesDogs On WheelsIt Could Have Been A Brilliant CareerFox In The SnowI Fought In A WarLoneliness Of A Middle Distance RunnerThanks for the tips Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Giving Tree this coming Sunday night at Casa Santiago in Yorkville IL, starts at 7, free admitance! Most likely their acoustic set which means lots o' fiddle! Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Steve Earle and The Dukes Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Wedding Present Exchange Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Woods and Parquet Courts Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Woods and Parquet Courts I had to google both names to make sure those were bands and I hadn't wandered into a home decorating thread. Link to post Share on other sites
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