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What BAND(s) are you seeing? ARCHIVE
One band I can't understand you guys not giving more love is Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Went to see them again yesterday and they were awesome. This band just rocks so hard it makes me weep for joy.
I've seen them. It was a long time ago, though. 2002, I think. They were pretty good, but I haven't kept up with what they've been doing.
I enjoy playing "Weapon of Choice" on Guitar Hero.
Them Crooked Vultures (Josh Homme, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl) were in town last night and apparently tore the place up, although they played in a much too big venue (about 3000 people showed up to an arena concert). Would have gone if I hadn't so many other shows lined up.
Which venue? Corel (Scotia) or the Civic Centre? These guys are good.
I saw Porcupine Tree last week and the show was killer. They played their most recent album from start to finish, took a 10 minute intermission and then played for another hour. The album is The Incident - good stuff.
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Them Crooked Vultures (Josh Homme, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl) were in town last night and apparently tore the place up, although they played in a much too big venue (about 3000 people showed up to an arena concert). Would have gone if I hadn't so many other shows lined up.
Which venue? Corel (Scotia) or the Civic Centre? These guys are good.
I saw Porcupine Tree last week and the show was killer. They played their most recent album from start to finish, took a 10 minute intermission and then played for another hour. The album is The Incident - good stuff.
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Didn't realize PT came back to Montréal this spring, would have liked to see them. I preferred their 2 previous albums to The Incident though, still good.
Hey jay718,
How was that Specials show? I have a buddy that caught it the night before. took some cool pictures and says Terry Hall sounds pretty much the same.
Didn't realize this thread was still going...show was pretty amazing. Felt very adult. Hired a baby sitter; got dressed up; first wearing of a new fred perry I got as a gift for the occasion. Terry Hall seemed like he would have rather been anywhere but there and even flung his mic stand across the stage in an apparent rage, but all told was fucking brilliant. Also, if you see any older footage of them he never looks exactly psyched to be performing. Turns out they're playing a free gig in Central Park in August. Should be great.
Buncha buddies of mine went to see the Buzzcocks last night; I had to work. Turns out there was a bomb scare in Union Square and everyone at the gig had to stay in the overpacked club for 90 minutes after the set ended while the NYPD sorted it. They wound up detonating two gas cannisters in the middle of Irving Place. Venue bar was closed for the duration as well. People were fucking irate by the time they got to my spot. Unsurprisingly, I wasn't nearly upset enough about missing out on this debacle to post to the 'what bands did you miss' thread.
Who knows, maybe the new album will grow on me. It took about a year for me to realize just how good New Wave was.
Sleep is playing a couple of shows in the next two months also. One upstate where they'll play Holy Mountain' all the way through along with Mudhoney erforming 'Superfuzz Bigmuff'and the Stooges doing 'Raw Power.' That would be sick, but it's like 2 hours upstate and 160 bucks to boot. They're playing in Brooklyn the first week of September and I can get on the list, so choosings really a no brainer.
The Specials free central park gig's in a few weeks as well. Notable free gigs I missed in the last 2 weeks: The Night Marchers at Coney Island, and Murder City Devils at the waterfront in Williamsbsurg. Can't imagine that last one was any fun. Seems like every shitbag hipster who you'd just love to punch in the neck is a huge MCD fan and when you combine that with Williamsburg, you've got a real shit show on your hands. They were great a few years back though. I also missed 'Punk Island;' a free show on Governers Island which boasted bands like Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza, D.O.A., Negative Approach, Assrash, and about 100 others.
Already have my ticket for the Nov Social Distortion (w/ Lucero and Frank Turner) show. For 20 years I've been trying to get into a Social D concert and one thing or another has always come up. Be glad to finally check this off the list. I've also got a passing interest in seeing Turner live. Lucero's a good band as well. Should be a great night.
Speaking of annual shows, Jay. NYC's The Slackers do an annual 2 night show down here that sells out both nights. I think they even have a cd 'Live at the Flamingo Cantina in Austin Texas). Anyway, are they big in NYC? I really dig them, but still can't figure out how they've been able to almost lay claim to Austin when other 'recent' ska/reggae/rock-steady bands haven't as much.
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they're playing some Irish festival along with some others I like:
Barra MacNeils (now with 2 of the Slainte Mhath dudes)
Enter the Haggis (surprisingly decent)
Hair of the Dog
and other stuff
Who I'd _really_ like to see is OysterBand, but they don't come down to these parts.
It ended up being a rather short concert (understandable) and she didn't play a lot of the songs I really like, but it was still absolutely fabulous.
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Jack, you mean Russell Crowe? I don't know about that but yeah GBS is the band of Newfoundland
Another big one for free coming up is the Ponderosa Stomp at Lincoln Center. Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, ? and the Mysterians, The Gories, and Death. Not the death metal band from Florida, Death is a sick, sick Detroit band from the early 70's whos 7 recorded songs were just unearthed an released last year. Absolutely amazing stuff. Early punk/ hard, heavy rock. Plus the Gories? This show is gonna rock. I can't wait.
Check out this writeup on Death from the Times a few months back.
www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/arts/music/15rubi.html?_r=2
The following week Brooklyn's own Sharon Jones and the Dapkings are playing a free gig in Prospect Park with label mates the Budos Band. I've seen Sharon with her band about 12 times, and they're just amazing. So much energy. Her rockets on the rise these days too, with all kinds of national press, tv appearances and guest vocal spots. Check her out, she's the real deal. Not bad for an ex C.O. from Rikers!
Now looking forward to Monster Magnet and Llowlands festival (with Band of Horses, Blod Red Shoes, Flying Lotus, Foals, Groove Armada, LCD Soundsystem, Mark Lanegan, Massive Attack, The National, Queens of the STonee Age and the Specials)