The Live Music thread...

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:50 pm

Giff wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 6:29 pm
EnochRoot wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:56 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:08 pm That's an enormous lineup, which usually means not much wheat amongst the chaff, but there's a lot of good. The Hold Steady on row 10?!?! 10,000 Maniacs even lower?
A whole bunch of 45-50 minute sets. I checked the layout which suggests the two smaller stages will only be operating one at a time, but the moment stage A's performance ends, stage B's performer should be ready to go.

The bigger stages are farther away. Well, one definitely is, and the other might have some sound bleed over.
Yup that’s how it was last year and there wasn’t any bleed over. It was awesome to be able to stay in one place and not have to run to other stages (for the most part).

Nice. It was that way at Marvins Mountain Top for the AllGood Festival when it was in WV. Well, two stages, but they were right next to one another and the bands were starting within 2 minutes of the previous band departing.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:09 pm

EnochRoot wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:00 pm Phish is going to be headliner for night 2 at Bourbon & Beyond this year in Louisville (Sep 11-14).

The lineup is as diverse as a festival lineup gets. JazzFest in its prime, if you will.

Lots of olds in here, but any weekend where I can see Phish, The Waterboys and TV on the Radio in the same bill will get my commitment.

OOOO that is a tasty as fuck lineup

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 11:12 am

Bloc Party + Metric might be the exact dividing line of whether or not we want to put in the effort to go to a show.

Pros: Both are album shows, great venue
Cons: That venue is in Queens, either band would be great as an opener for a band we really liked but neither is above "I kinda like them" level on their own

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 11:18 am

tennbengal wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:09 pm
EnochRoot wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:00 pm Phish is going to be headliner for night 2 at Bourbon & Beyond this year in Louisville (Sep 11-14).

The lineup is as diverse as a festival lineup gets. JazzFest in its prime, if you will.

Lots of olds in here, but any weekend where I can see Phish, The Waterboys and TV on the Radio in the same bill will get my commitment.

OOOO that is a tasty as fuck lineup

I eliminated the poster size image. Here is the link to see the lineups each day.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:15 pm

Saturday
Thursday
Sunday
Friday

lineups ranked by day, IMO.

Also, 10,000 Maniacs without Merchant?

Post by **brian** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:20 pm

Weird number of 90s nostalgia acts but overall definitely a great lineup.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:22 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:15 pm Saturday
Thursday
Sunday
Friday

lineups ranked by day, IMO.

Also, 10,000 Maniacs without Merchant?

More like 9999 maniacs. Minus the maniac that matters.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:24 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:15 pm Also, 10,000 Maniacs without Merchant?

I just read their wiki page. Apparently they’ve been touring on and off with different singers ever since Natalie Merchant left them thirty years ago.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:30 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:15 pm Saturday
Thursday
Sunday
Friday

lineups ranked by day, IMO.

Also, 10,000 Maniacs without Merchant?

Saturday
Friday
Sunday
Thursday

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:30 pm

9,999 Maniacs might be peak "you definitely didn't really see the band despite seeing the band".

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:33 pm

My ranking of the days changes depending on whether its "you have to listen to all of those bands" or "you can just pick out the ones you want to see". Thursday could either be second or last.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:05 pm

Implied in my rankings is skipping bands I don't want to watch.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:09 pm

Ocean's Calling in Ocean City, MD this September. Meh.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:16 pm

It might be a fun game to get an alphabetical list of bands performing on a certain day and then try to guess the poster pyramid.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:55 pm

bfj wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:09 pm Ocean's Calling in Ocean City, MD this September. Meh.

I’m looking to score those tickets. I owe my son a Green Day concert.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:04 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:55 pm
bfj wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:09 pm Ocean's Calling in Ocean City, MD this September. Meh.

I’m looking to score those tickets. I owe my son a Green Day concert.

Having seen Green Day twice in 2024, absolutely worth it. They were so fucking great live.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:38 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:55 pm
bfj wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:09 pm Ocean's Calling in Ocean City, MD this September. Meh.

I’m looking to score those tickets. I owe my son a Green Day concert.

https://www.oceanscallingfestival.com/tickets

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:46 pm

tennbengal wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:04 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:55 pm
bfj wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:09 pm Ocean's Calling in Ocean City, MD this September. Meh.

I’m looking to score those tickets. I owe my son a Green Day concert.
Having seen Green Day twice in 2024, absolutely worth it. They were so fucking great live.

Last summer we were going to go see them and Smashing Pumpkins at Citizens Bank Park, but the weather was nasty. A couple days before, I saw they were going to play the next night at Hershey Park, so we got those tickets instead. But Billy Joe blew out his voice in Philly, so they rescheduled to a date I was away. So I’m looking to take him this time.

(Crowing alert). His gifted seminar class in middle school is taught by two teachers who are musicians, and both of them are around our age. Once a week they play music from the 90s in class, so my son has an appreciation for that era, so much so that the first vinyls I got him was Nevermind and Speakerboxx/The Love Below.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:51 pm

Seeing Colby Acuff tonight at one of the few Houston live venues I've never been to see a show before. If you like what I like Americana/country-wise, check him out.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:02 pm

Nice. He’s got some good stuff.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:44 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:46 pmBilly Joe blew out his voice in Philly ...

Read this wrong and now my brain has mashed it up into Billy Joel Embiid.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 10:00 am

It's not live, but was recorded live, and this is my headspace today as I duck the fuck out of the horror in DC - gentle counter-programming

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:32 pm

Dinosaur Jr is coming around this way again. Playing at the Fillmore in Silver Spring. If I can't get to that one, I may drive up to MA to hang with a buddy and see the show together. I've seen them a few times and they are great. J. shreds.

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 7:05 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2024 1:49 pm Fellow SWT Bobcat alum now holds the record for largest single-ticketed concert in US history.

Was kidding about Jack White at Michigan Stadium, but turns out the Big House will host its first ever concert in September (Zach Bryan) and it sold out in hours.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Feb 16, 2025 12:55 am

What you once were isn't what you want to be anymore

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:39 pm

Silverada tonight! They recently rebranded from after a decade-plus run as Mike & the Moonpies. I doubt most of y’all have listened to them, but based off the type of music and where they’re from, I’m shocked this is my first time seeing them.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:08 pm

At a bar with cerrano and the ladies that deign to spend the better part of their lives with us and the bar band is playing a Jayhawks cover and this is great

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:25 pm

rass wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:08 pm At a bar with cerrano and the ladies that deign to spend the better part of their lives with us and the bar band is playing a Jayhawks cover and this is great

I concur.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:36 pm

Sounds great!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:34 pm

You boys partying on 22?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:38 pm

(And “Save It For a Rainy Day”?)

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:51 pm

I feel like you’re trying to ruin our night but yes

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:35 am

Pretty much had this experience last night...

(someone played a live Phish song on the "Touch Tune" jukebox in a dive bar...after about 18 minutes of it the bartender hit the manual over-ride and moved to the next song in the queue)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 12:10 pm

rass wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:51 pm I feel like you’re trying to ruin our night but yes

Went to a dozen different bars and couldn’t find you.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 2:43 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:35 am Pretty much had this experience last night...

(someone played a live Phish song on the "Touch Tune" jukebox in a dive bar...after about 18 minutes of it the bartender hit the manual over-ride and moved to the next song in the queue)

Good friend bartended in Gainesville during college. He had a sign on the jukebox that read, "Brown Eyed Girl will be skipped".

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:54 pm

If you’re going to go to a crowded bar as a middle aged adult, I highly recommend going to a bar where a large portion of the crowd is there to celebrate the birthday of someone even older than you.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:05 pm

Kind of an annoying few weeks of concert announcements:

Drive-By Truckers/Deertick! Oh shit, dance recital.
Lucero! Oh shit, out of town wedding.
American Aquarium! Oh shit, Wilco/Waxahatchee that same night.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:14 pm

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:25 pm

sancarlos wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:36 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:34 pm My 18 year old asked to go see George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers in Feb. Realized this will be his first live rock concert. I think he will be the youngest person there...I will probably be second youngest.
I saw George Thorogood in concert in 1979.

Yup..youngest folks at the show. Well the opening act is a bit younger than me. Trio called Canyon Lights. Not bad. More of a bar band or pre noon set at a festival. But they are decent.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Feb 26, 2025 8:43 am

Picked up tickets to see Beth Gibbons in Philly on 3/29. I think I might have an extra ticket if any of you are in the area and are interested.