Aint No Right

It's been pretty quiet on the concert front for me. I spent my concert money on Raptors tickets. About 2 weeks ago or so, I saw Beck with Cage the Elephant, Spoon and Sunflower Bean. All the bands were great!

Coming up:Fontaines D.C. in September
Ladytron- October
Orville Peck- December

I have a lot coming in the next weeks, and I can't be happier :

John García, King Crimson, Muse, Iron Maiden, Brant Bjork, Morcheeba, The Offspring + Bad Religion, Richie Kotzen.

I want tickets!
Tickets on sale October 11. Pre-sale October 9.

Artemis wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2019 6:51 pm

I want tickets!
Tickets on sale October 11. Pre-sale October 9.

I want tickets to this too! That would be cool. Be just 2 blocks away from my apartment if I were still in SF.

Of course I would alsocworry about falling asleep if I went to the show...

Melvins/Red Kross tonight!

mockbee wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:55 pm

Of course I would alsocworry about falling asleep if I went to the show...

It will be good. I like the opener, Agnes Obel. She's from Denmark,

Finally caught Idles at The Wiltern Theater in LA last night.

Really, really great band, excellent show with tons of energy from everyone onstage and in the audience. Played a pretty straight ahead 90 minute set - probably the first time in years I've gotten out of a show by 10:30pm. About 8 songs each from their 2 studio albums and the cover of "Cry To Me." Opened with "Colossus." Many of their songs stretched out to long jams. Several instances of not just the singer Joe Talbot but also the guitarist going crowd surfing out in the audience who absolutely supported them from start to finish. It's like seeing early 80's Exploited crossed with Bon Scott era AC/DC. They often exhibit self-deprecating humor and a lot of heart. Maybe my only complaint is frontman Talbot's vox are a bit like a more gutteral version of Social Distortion's Mike Ness. Side note, I think the guitarist wins the award for wearing his guitar higher up near his chin than anyone else on the planet. He may as well be playing his collar bone.

The opening band which I think was called Surfbots was like a throwback to the anonymous, shitty, tuneless punk bands I used to see in punk dives like the Cuckoo's Nest back at the beginning of the 80's. The female singer got points for wading into the audience a couple times but the cheerleader-esque posturing and the barre chord CRASHCRASHCRASHCRASHCRASH 2 guitars and drums monotony grew dull real quick - although there was a few dozen in the pit that seemed to love them and occasionally would get a half hearted moshpit going.

I think if Idles can keep it together and grow on the promise and talent they clearly have, they could a band that is really something much bigger and more special than much of what's out there these days. Right now, they seem to be burning *really* brightly, hopefully they don't flame out too soon like apparently my last favorite "new" band Savages have.

Next stop - Bauhaus at the Palladium.

Got into them when I heard Colossus played on Jonesy's Jukebox. Love em

Idles is playing Lollapalooza Argentina 2020. I would love to go see them, but they're surely going to play 45 min under the sunlight. And I don't really care about the other artists.
I hope they do a sideshow.

parklife03 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:58 am

Idles is playing Lollapalooza Argentina 2020. I would love to go see them, but they're surely going to play 45 min under the sunlight. And I don't really care about the other artists.
I hope they do a sideshow.

I heard them for the first time 2 weeks ago and have been listening to them quite a lot since. Powerful stuff!

parklife03 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:58 am

Idles is playing Lollapalooza Argentina 2020. I would love to go see them, but they're surely going to play 45 min under the sunlight. And I don't really care about the other artists.
I hope they do a sideshow.

They are one of those rare bands that imo, would do just as well in broad daylight on an out door stage as at night with a lighting production.

Their NY show reviews were off the charts

I have a ticket waiting for the Feb. 8th Warfield show. Just up to me if I'm able to make it or not.

Off to see ghost in Nottingham tomorrow. Very much looking forward to this.

Saw black flag tonight in Hermosa Beach with a load of old school trouble makers...what a fun night....got to chat with Greg Ginn who was super cool...and I'm sober tonight so I have a chance of remembering it all weee

Michael Kiwanuka - Jan 26

Bikini Kill - 3/13 in Olympia!

Just got a ticket......Soooooo stoked!

mockbee wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:27 pm

Michael Kiwanuka - Jan 26

Me too! Feb 6.

Artemis wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:54 pm

mockbee wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:27 pm

Michael Kiwanuka - Jan 26

Me too! Feb 6.

Because of you I know about him!

Thank you!

I might go see The Struts next month, they are playing the House Of Blues near me and they appear to be a fun band to catch. Other than that, I'll probably break down and finally catch Rammstein when they play LA later this year.

2019 was the first year since 1994 that I didn't go to a single concert all year. Damn. Getting old, I guess. Went to a few stand-up comedy shows, but that's not quite the same.

But the dry spell ends with Trail of Dead next Wednesday. Should be fun. Have dug them a long time but haven't seen them live before.

Because I'll try to catch any Fishbone show that comes near me, I drove down to Orlando to see them at the Rising Vibes Festival. Great set as usual and loving the contribution from the new guitarist, Mark Phillips.

My agenda:

March

Thursday 12 - Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) @ Teatro Coliseo
Friday 13 - Alborosie @ Estadio Obras
Friday 20 - Tribal Seeds @ Palermo Club
Tuesday 31 - Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra @ Niceto Club

April

Martes 28 - Clutch @ Uniclub

May

Saturday 9 - Kiss @ Campo Argentino de Polo

Pre-COVID, I was a little bummed out because I didn't have any tickets for shows or Raptors games. The ones I was interested in were sold out in the cheap tickets or way over-priced for me. Now, I'm not so bummed because I don't have to try to get a refund. I read a friend's Facebook post that said TM is only refunding cancelled tours,not postponed/rescheduled shows. I think under the circumstances, people who want a refund, regardless of tour status, should get one.

My only show for 2020 was Michael Kiwanuka and it was excellent!