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Post by bennn on Jan 27, 2011 15:16:31 GMT
Poop, another show canceled this week, this time cause of the foot and a half of snow on the ground. White Lies. On Asobi's guestlist, so thats why I was going and I was excited to hear the new stuff live, but I got them at Mercury at the release party next month. Ah well.
Yuck actually made it into town yesterday and played their scheduled Brooklyn gig last night. I was supposed to see em on Tuesday. A friend of mine got stranded in Brooklyn last night as MTA shut everything down, so Im glad I didnt even consider venturing out there.
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Jan 28, 2011 16:23:58 GMT
Going to see John Cooper Clarke for the fourth time tomorrow  I honestly can't get enough of him. He tells the same jokes and recites the same poems, but every show still manages to be different. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2011 17:10:15 GMT
I think how at ease he is with an audience and his interaction & on the spot humour are what make seeing him worthwhile time & time again. I saw him last year, Frank Sidebottom supported.. he was dead a few months later  |
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Post by titchjuicy on Feb 4, 2011 14:30:15 GMT
18th Feb: Yuck @ Bush Hall
1st March: Janelle Monae @ The Roundhouse
8th March: Iron & Wine @ The Roundhouse
27th March: John Grant @ Shepherds Bush Empire
31st March: Deerhunter @ Shepherds Bush Empire
13th May: Ariel Pink @ Koko
26th - 30th May PRIMAVERA SOUND
31st May: Fleet Foxes @ Roundhouse
23rd June: Bright Eyes @ Royal Albert Hall
16th November: The Low Anthem @ The Roundhouse
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Feb 4, 2011 14:34:17 GMT
Go!ng to the Go! Team ton!ght!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 16:27:39 GMT
I just had a look through songkick at recommended gigs for the next couple of months. There was probably a good 20 that without a shadow of a doubt I'd of gone to a couple of years ago. Now I think 'ah seen them recently' 'the venue is crap', 'ticket is pricey' 'it's a fucking sunday'.
I don't mind, it's saved me a ton of money lately but with rising prices in drinks/transport & gig tickets quite often now makes me think twice about if I want to go or not.
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Post by erica on Feb 4, 2011 16:55:10 GMT
I just had a look through songkick at recommended gigs for the next couple of months. There was probably a good 20 that without a shadow of a doubt I'd of gone to a couple of years ago. Now I think 'ah seen them recently' 'the venue is crap', 'ticket is pricey' 'it's a fucking sunday'. I don't mind, it's saved me a ton of money lately but with rising prices in drinks/transport & gig tickets quite often now makes me think twice about if I want to go or not. never gone to that many in the first place, but now i only go to about 3 a year, yet i go to about 12 baseball games, 2 hockey games, and 3 comedians on average per year. my tastes have changed in what i like to watch. i'd rather put my ipod on a lot of the time than pay $100 and $40 to park, unless i really love them. i'd rather go to the movies 10 times for $100. i'd of *cringe* |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 17:03:54 GMT
Yeah I suppose it's like any hobby or interest as time goes on things get more expensive, people have less of a passion or willing for it & other priorities come into play.
Right now I'm happy watching a couple of films & falling asleep. Am I cracking up, or just getting older.
Upcoming gigs I'd of gone to but now have shit excuses:
The Vaselines tonight: Seen them recently
Archie Bronson Outfit saturday: would of gone 100% few years back, didnt bother with their last album so wont go to the gig.
the bees, can't be arsed
black angels, can't be arsed, only really like the debut
P.J harvey - too expensive
PAINS - seen them too many times in a short space of time
thats just in the next month.
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Post by erica on Feb 4, 2011 17:26:07 GMT
Yeah I suppose it's like any hobby or interest as time goes on things get more expensive, people have less of a passion or willing for it & other priorities come into play. Right now I'm happy watching a couple of films & falling asleep. Am I cracking up, or just getting older. Upcoming gigs I'd of gone to but now have shit excuses: The Vaselines tonight: Seen them recently Archie Bronson Outfit saturday: would of gone 100% few years back, didnt bother with their last album so wont go to the gig. the bees, can't be arsed black angels, can't be arsed, only really like the debut P.J harvey - too expensive PAINS - seen them too many times in a short space of time thats just in the next month. nah, you're not cracking up. i find for myself that i'm out and about so much for work everyday including saturday from december to april that at night i kind of dread having to 'do something'. i want to do nothing like the guy in office space. i find myself just wanting to relax, have dinner (at home or locally), watch a film, or arts and crafts at my dining room table lol. for me, concerts are generally an hour drive, bad parking, crowds, etc, i only desire to do it for special bands such as the charlatans for example because they never seem to come around. question, karl, since i know nothing of the towns and distances over there, when you go to gigs, are you generally close to the venues from your house or do you have to travel a lot? i don't know if you're in a suburban or city setting. i'd like to see the pains though because i've never been. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 17:46:02 GMT
It's pretty much an hour and a half from the minute I leave my house to getting to a TCOTU venue. I don't mind getting in late, my jobs pretty handy for that. Just crack on with it and go home if your tired/hangover.
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Post by abs on Feb 4, 2011 18:02:29 GMT
British Sea Power
The Go! Team
Primal Scream
The Vaccines
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Post by jp on Feb 4, 2011 22:11:57 GMT
It's pretty much an hour and a half from the minute I leave my house to getting to a TCOTU venue. I don't mind getting in late, my jobs pretty handy for that. Just crack on with it and go home if your tired/hangover. norwich arts centre (the home of east anglian indie) is now a 4 minute walk from my house. fucking brilliant for gigs. |
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Post by titchjuicy on Feb 4, 2011 22:23:19 GMT
There's a brand new venue round the corner from me (old victorian warehouse called 'the bussey building' where no age are playing in april), that's a few minutes walk. Brixton is 20 minutes, most of the north TCOTU and west TCOTU venues are an hour tops. Central TCOTU about 35 mins. Troxy- 40 mins. The o2 is about 40 mins. This is a really boring post. Sorry  |
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Post by abs on Feb 4, 2011 22:55:50 GMT
God living in TCOTU is clearly fucking shit, almost all the gig venues I need here in Leeds are within 10-15 mins WALKING DISTANCE of my apartment
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Post by jp on Feb 14, 2011 17:41:18 GMT
not going myself as its too far away but this festival looks well good for the price (89 quid camping) for anyone in manc/liverpool... www.fomfest.com/lineup.html |
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Feb 14, 2011 17:45:49 GMT
Gruff Rhys is doing a wee all seated gig five minutes up the road from my flat tomorrow. I guess I'll be going to that.
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Post by bet welching prick on Feb 15, 2011 4:39:29 GMT
God living in TCOTU is clearly fucking shit, almost all the gig venues I need here in Leeds are within 10-15 mins WALKING DISTANCE of my apartment I have no idea what TCOTU means. is that some acronym in England for suburbs outside of city centres or the TCOTU metro area? Anyway... if it is or isn't. One of the great perks of living where I live in Minneapolis is; just like seems to be your case in Leeds abs, is that If a band does come here they're playing one of the 5/7 venues that all happen to be within about 10/15 minutes walk from where I live.  Lahndon.  |
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Post by bennn on Feb 15, 2011 5:10:47 GMT
God living in TCOTU is clearly fucking shit, almost all the gig venues I need here in Leeds are within 10-15 mins WALKING DISTANCE of my apartment I have no idea what TCOTU means. is that some acronym in England for suburbs outside of city centres or the TCOTU metro area? Anyway... if it is or isn't. One of the great perks of living where I live in Minneapolis is; just like seems to be your case in Leeds abs, is that If a band does come here they're playing one of the 5/7 venues that all happen to be within about 10/15 minutes walk from where I live. Lahndon. The Center of the Universe |
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Post by bet welching prick on Feb 15, 2011 5:28:47 GMT
Well I stand by my case then.
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Post by Benoît Assou-Ekotto on Feb 15, 2011 8:44:54 GMT
God living in TCOTU is clearly fucking shit, almost all the gig venues I need here in Leeds are within 10-15 mins WALKING DISTANCE of my apartment I have no idea what TCOTU means. is that some acronym in England for suburbs outside of city centres or the TCOTU metro area? Anyway... if it is or isn't. One of the great perks of living where I live in Minneapolis is; just like seems to be your case in Leeds abs, is that If a band does come here they're playing one of the 5/7 venues that all happen to be within about 10/15 minutes walk from where I live. Lahndon. For a start Abs said apartment instead of gaff so he's a cunt. Secondly it's different strokes for different folks. 15 minutes walk from your gaff in your tiny city means the same people going to the same gigs and drinking in the same pubs (or bars in Matty boys case) etc etc. I bet you wear the same clothes too. 300 strong in electronic equaliser t-shirts doing 30 quid Es. It sounds melt. Different venues, different people, different vibes. Brixton, Shepherds Bush, Camden, Embankment etc etc. All with their own little vibes. Variety is the spice of life. Catch my drift? Thirdly no band gives a shit about Leeds or America in general. We get passion in the centre of the universe, all your gigs are phoned in by bands who wished they were in TCOTU. Fact.  |
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I honestly can't get enough of him. He tells the same jokes and recites the same poems, but every show still manages to be different.
