The Live Music thread...

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:11 am

I was mostly uninterested but heard he did "Fake Plastic Trees" which he would either make sound really great or unbearably twee.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:39 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:11 am I was mostly uninterested but heard he did "Fake Plastic Trees" which he would either make sound really great or unbearably twee.

He did that on Monday, and it sounded great (to me...your mileage may vary).

I missed it yesterday, but he did New Order's 'Ceremony'...

starts about 40 minutes in.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:51 pm

Alright, threw on the Tuesday show. 5 year old yelled "THIS SONG MAKES ME FALL ASLEEP" 45 seconds in.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:03 pm

[Ben Gibbard coughs]
8 year old (accustomed to only studio music): "Why did he do that?"
Me: [explains how this was recorded live and how and when he did it and all that]
8 year old: "That's still embarrassing."
5 year old: "What if he farted?"

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:06 pm

I will possess your fart hahahahaha

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:26 pm

Oh don't ruin that one ... I'm sure I mentioned here but I was walking around Somerville one day like a decade ago and an unseen girl was playing that on acoustic guitar and signing on her porch and it was amazing.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:37 pm

NO, I MERGED TWO SONGS. It was "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight". Your joke is funny now.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:42 pm

Well, that's the second time you fucked up that memory because you definitely mentioned it before. I remember because it was my thread (baddest-ass bass lines) and because someone (maybe zman?) got uncomfortably into how sexy your depiction was. Must have been a dead and gone swamp.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:19 pm

Nick Lowe (and his son) from their living room...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:13 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:19 pm Nick Lowe (and his son) from their living room...

Nice!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 4:00 pm

Live Nation is changing things...and Neko Case is pissed...

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:43 pm

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:06 pm

Clearing out the house and found this treasure trove of old tickets, most of which from before I even turned 21, some of which even before I was 16. Click on this link for a larger image

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:18 pm

Speaking of Dead Milkmen, did you see this pic that was going around?

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:32 pm

Oh definitely. Charlie Pierce's piece written for the end of Tiger Stadium is one of the finest things ever written about sports in my opinion. Worth a read for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:49 pm

I watched the Hold Steady live stream Saturday night, and it was great. Man, I really miss live music.

Here's a nice write-up about their 'Massive Nights' weekend of shows.

Hold Steady: The strangely sweet community of a virtual rock show

But Thursday night I went to a Hold Steady show. I didn't go go, obviously, but I paid $15 to access the first of three shows for Massive Nights, the band's annual dayslong residency at Brooklyn Bowl, which I've attended every year. It was beautiful and...sweet...in a totally unexpected way, considering it was a show by America's Greatest Bar Band.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:25 am

That made me tear up.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:50 am

I'm feeling open today so someone give me the easiest Hold Steady album to get into. Whatever is most representative but maybe with a bonus of less "irony voice" punchline heavy, talk-singing?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:51 am

Stay Positive is my favorite.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:52 am

All the ones that mention Ybor City.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:53 am

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:51 am Stay Positive is my favorite.

Ok, I'm starting it.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:02 am

If I wasn't on a call I'd throw on Boxer in solidarity.

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:07 am

Good news for the live music business in COVID relief bill.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:57 pm

I was curious if concerts were going on, so I opened this thread. Seems I last opened this thread in 2015. Always weird going back and reading the time capsule and new posts from Howard! Not sure I'll make it through 15+ pages, it's like you guys are writing in a foreign language, but I'm glad MisterD liked my suggestion of Haymaker Bar suggestion. I can't believe it's been over 5 years since I discovered it. Damn, time is losing all meaning.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 7:04 pm

Did I ever. Still a top ~5 NYC non-brewery for me.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 7:57 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 7:04 pm Did I ever. Still a top ~5 NYC non-brewery for me.

Is that one of your worst five?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:07 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 7:04 pm Did I ever. Still a top ~5 NYC non-brewery for me.

Still plan every NYC client visit around Haymaker. Gotta leave 30 minutes extra before catching my train, and hope they are selling Other Half cans.

Post by **brian** » Mon May 03, 2021 6:53 pm

It was kind of hilarious the organizers thought this WOULDN'T happen

NoFX will never play another live show in Vegas again.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon May 03, 2021 7:41 pm

Nice lineup otherwise.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Mon May 03, 2021 8:13 pm

brian wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 6:53 pm It was kind of hilarious the organizers thought this WOULDN'T happen

NoFX will never play another live show in Vegas again.

What a massively stupid, unforced error.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Mon May 03, 2021 8:28 pm

Distant echo of live amplified music takes you back when you hear

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Mon May 03, 2021 8:31 pm

There is no try. Only do!

Post by **brian** » Sun May 09, 2021 6:44 pm

In a shitty Canuckistani bar watching a shitty Mexican cover band mangle 70/80s Van Hagar-type covers but it’s the first live music I’ve seen in 15 months so it’s kind of great.

Post by **brian** » Sun May 09, 2021 7:01 pm

They played “Baba O’Riley, Where The Streets Have No Name and “Another Brick In The Wall” in a row and not very credibly but it’s better than anything else the last 15 mos

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun May 09, 2021 8:12 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 7:01 pm They played “Baba O’Riley, Where The Streets Have No Name and “Another Brick In The Wall” in a row and not very credibly but it’s better than anything else the last 15 mos

That’s a wide net for a cover band.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri May 21, 2021 3:42 pm

Picking up on the convo from Random Thoughts... I think festivals are itching to go and just grabbing whatever bands are available.

Post by **brian** » Fri May 21, 2021 3:56 pm

That is definitely a much more mainstream lineup than previous Psychos. Though GZA is a welcome addition.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri May 21, 2021 6:52 pm

I just got my first post-pandemic concert tickets...Bob Mould at the end of September.

I would guess that Bob Mould (in various incarnations) is the act I've seen the most times playing live.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri May 21, 2021 8:37 pm

I just added Ben Folds to my docket for the fall.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:53 pm