Tuesday, April 29, 2008
trinity
When I got there Role Mach were finishing up their last song. No offense to the singer, because the singing was pretty good, but the best part of the one tune that I caught was the part without vocals when he was bashing away at his guitar strings in a rather percussive fashion.
The aforementioned Ice Cream were up next. They've got a very relaxed disco-punk thing going on, but thankfully not in that we're-trying-to-hard-to-look-cooly-detached way. They didn't blow me away, but I get the feeling that they might at some point.
The Doers were third on the bill. I don't think I ever go out of my way to see a Doers show, but I never feel disappointed when I do end up catching them. Same sentiment stands for last weekend.
I actually bailed before the Horses played. That may sound like a stupid move, but we had our goodbye in December. Plus, I wanted to make it to 340 in time to catch Naked on the Vague.
And I did... and they were actually a little disappointing. Certainly not bad live, but they weren't terribly energetic, and their MySpace led me to believe they'd be better than they were.
Twin Crystals headlined. Mutators/JPNDRDS/Bison are still my live, local, musical holy trinity... but I might have to expand it to a quadrangle (or something) soon. Apparently, they thought they played a bad set. I disagree.
They were also selling copies of their new 7"/CDEP. You can grab the 7" via SLU and the CD version (which has an extra track) via their Myspace. And you should, because it's awesome.
If you have tickets to see the Field on May 3rd, you can go ahead and return them for a refund, because Fortress America decided that their musical equipment might undermine freedom and democracy (or something like that) and denied them entry. Tough for a band to play with no instruments, so understandably, the tour is off. That was a low blow at the US. Canada Customs is equally, if not more, ridiculous.
Eric's Trip is at the Plaza on July 10th. (thanks Regan)
Jay Reatard opens for Les Savy Fav.
Technotown Boogiedown is moving to Sunday this month (May 11th, to be exact). This edition features Mochipet, the Square Root of Evil, and No Luck Club. As usual, it goes down at the Royal Unicorn.
Monday, December 17, 2007
pick up sticks
JPNDRDS organized a little party on Saturday night down at the Ukrainian Hall, and they're such cordial guys that they even went on first. This, of course, meant that I missed their first two songs, because showing up on time is no longer my forte, but I did catch the bulk of their set.
No Wire tributes, but they brought out their McClusky cover and rocked some tracks from the upcoming Lullaby Death Jams EP (that is going to blow your mind, but more on that later).
Greenbelt... so cute... so earnest... black heart... can't appreciate.
But I did enjoy this giant portrait of Lenin... errr.
For reasons I cannot fathom (because they play all over with bands I see pretty often), I'd actually never seen the Mohawk Lodge live. I also had a promo copy of their newest album, and took so long to getting around to listening to it that I passed it on to someone at Streethawk, so there'd be a review before Hell froze over. But they were stellar live. I'm torn between kicking myself for no longer having that CD and thinking that they probably wouldn't have grabbed me the way they did if I had just ripped the disc to my iPod. At any rate, I'm converted. Sign me up for the fan club.
Coming into the show, I'd heard a couple of different things about They Shoot Horses' set: last show for awhile, last show with the old songs, last show ever. It's still not written in stone, but from what I can gather they're on hiatus (see: Fugazi, Sleater-Kinney, etc). I'm sure Bison destroyed 340 and the Clips show was nuts, but you really shouldn't have missed this one.
That guy even showed up to bid them adieu.
Bend Sinister are at Half Alive on January 25th. Sucks to your dance music.
Yeasayer and MGMT are at the Bourbon on February 1st.
Holy Fuck, a Place to Bury Strangers, and Fuck Buttons are at Richard's on February 25th, for a show that any mother would love. Isn't it a bit embarrassing to be over the age of 16 and play in a band with "fuck" in the name?
Crystal Castles are at Richard's on March 5th. Mark your calendars for that one... it'll sell out quick.
Dandi Wind plays Half Alive on March 7th.
Beach House is at the Media Club on March 19th with Papercuts.
Twin Crystals play at the Astoria on February 22nd with Owl Drugs and Taxes.
Graves are at Hoko's on January 4th with the National Shield and International Falls.
Steve Earle is at the Centre for the Performing Arts on March 15th.
Ok Vancouver Ok, Shindig! runner-ups the SSRIs, Russian Words, Lala, and gr8-2000 are at Hoko's on December 21st.
and... if you've made it this far, the Coup are at Richard's on February 9th.
Enter that Buck 65 contest, ok?
trinity
On Saturday, I started my evening off at the Astoria. Mostly, I wanted to finally check out Ice Cream, but the show was also notably They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'s final gig ever (for real this time).
When I got there Role Mach were finishing up their last song. No offense to the singer, because the singing was pretty good, but the best part of the one tune that I caught was the part without vocals when he was bashing away at his guitar strings in a rather percussive fashion.
The aforementioned Ice Cream were up next. They've got a very relaxed disco-punk thing going on, but thankfully not in that we're-trying-to-hard-to-look-cooly-detached way. They didn't blow me away, but I get the feeling that they might at some point.
The Doers were third on the bill. I don't think I ever go out of my way to see a Doers show, but I never feel disappointed when I do end up catching them. Same sentiment stands for last weekend.
I actually bailed before the Horses played. That may sound like a stupid move, but we had our goodbye in December. Plus, I wanted to make it to 340 in time to catch Naked on the Vague.
And I did... and they were actually a little disappointing. Certainly not bad live, but they weren't terribly energetic, and their MySpace led me to believe they'd be better than they were.
Twin Crystals headlined. Mutators/JPNDRDS/Bison are still my live, local, musical holy trinity... but I might have to expand it to a quadrangle (or something) soon. Apparently, they thought they played a bad set. I disagree.
They were also selling copies of their new 7"/CDEP. You can grab the 7" via SLU and the CD version (which has an extra track) via their Myspace. And you should, because it's awesome.
If you have tickets to see the Field on May 3rd, you can go ahead and return them for a refund, because Fortress America decided that their musical equipment might undermine freedom and democracy (or something like that) and denied them entry. Tough for a band to play with no instruments, so understandably, the tour is off. That was a low blow at the US. Canada Customs is equally, if not more, ridiculous.
Eric's Trip is at the Plaza on July 10th. (thanks Regan)
Jay Reatard opens for Les Savy Fav.
Technotown Boogiedown is moving to Sunday this month (May 11th, to be exact). This edition features Mochipet, the Square Root of Evil, and No Luck Club. As usual, it goes down at the Royal Unicorn.
Labels: ice cream, naked on the vague, role mach, show announcements, show recaps, the doers, they shoot horses don't they?, twin crystals
Monday, December 17, 2007
pick up sticks
JPNDRDS organized a little party on Saturday night down at the Ukrainian Hall, and they're such cordial guys that they even went on first. This, of course, meant that I missed their first two songs, because showing up on time is no longer my forte, but I did catch the bulk of their set.
No Wire tributes, but they brought out their McClusky cover and rocked some tracks from the upcoming Lullaby Death Jams EP (that is going to blow your mind, but more on that later).
Greenbelt... so cute... so earnest... black heart... can't appreciate.
But I did enjoy this giant portrait of Lenin... errr.
For reasons I cannot fathom (because they play all over with bands I see pretty often), I'd actually never seen the Mohawk Lodge live. I also had a promo copy of their newest album, and took so long to getting around to listening to it that I passed it on to someone at Streethawk, so there'd be a review before Hell froze over. But they were stellar live. I'm torn between kicking myself for no longer having that CD and thinking that they probably wouldn't have grabbed me the way they did if I had just ripped the disc to my iPod. At any rate, I'm converted. Sign me up for the fan club.
Coming into the show, I'd heard a couple of different things about They Shoot Horses' set: last show for awhile, last show with the old songs, last show ever. It's still not written in stone, but from what I can gather they're on hiatus (see: Fugazi, Sleater-Kinney, etc). I'm sure Bison destroyed 340 and the Clips show was nuts, but you really shouldn't have missed this one.
That guy even showed up to bid them adieu.
Bend Sinister are at Half Alive on January 25th. Sucks to your dance music.
Yeasayer and MGMT are at the Bourbon on February 1st.
Holy Fuck, a Place to Bury Strangers, and Fuck Buttons are at Richard's on February 25th, for a show that any mother would love. Isn't it a bit embarrassing to be over the age of 16 and play in a band with "fuck" in the name?
Crystal Castles are at Richard's on March 5th. Mark your calendars for that one... it'll sell out quick.
Dandi Wind plays Half Alive on March 7th.
Beach House is at the Media Club on March 19th with Papercuts.
Twin Crystals play at the Astoria on February 22nd with Owl Drugs and Taxes.
Graves are at Hoko's on January 4th with the National Shield and International Falls.
Steve Earle is at the Centre for the Performing Arts on March 15th.
Ok Vancouver Ok, Shindig! runner-ups the SSRIs, Russian Words, Lala, and gr8-2000 are at Hoko's on December 21st.
and... if you've made it this far, the Coup are at Richard's on February 9th.
Enter that Buck 65 contest, ok?
Labels: big portraits of former soviet leaders, greenbelt collective, japandroids, mohawk lodge, show announcements, show recaps, they shoot horses don't they?
