What Show Did You Just See?

SaraBananaBear · Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM

Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D

woodnymph · Feb 20, 2011, 12:18 AM

Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!

ALSO:::

Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D

I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o

SaraBananaBear · Feb 20, 2011, 07:28 AM

Quote from: woodnymph on Feb 20, 2011, 12:18 AM
Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!

ALSO:::
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D

I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o

Thank you miss Nymph, it was! SOOO GOOOD! I can't quite put it into words yet, but I will, soon, whenever I think of it I just think: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! And how sweet is it that Conor switched to a microphone with reverb to sing Beginner's Mind, woop, woop! 8) And Nate's trumpet, OH MY GOD, when he plays that trumpet, it's so beautiful it makes you want to cry of joy! :D

bluesky · Feb 20, 2011, 09:50 AM

Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:

bluesky · Feb 20, 2011, 09:56 AM

obviously still having problems with the photo thingy...will try again later :-\

Quote from: bluesky on Feb 20, 2011, 09:50 AM
Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:

br00ke · Feb 20, 2011, 10:16 AM

oh god .. i can't see the picture but i know it's that freaky bass player. he creeped me out SO MUCH!! i would seriously be afraid to meet him in a dark alley, eek what a creepster!! ;D ;D the show was great though

ManNamedTruth · Feb 20, 2011, 11:20 AM

Quote from: woodnymph on Feb 20, 2011, 12:18 AM
Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!

ALSO:::
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D

I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o

I passed on this show since I've seen them the last two times they've played Pittsburgh, I can't afford to go to every show that comes here at the moment. I'm surprised it sold out, the first time I saw them they played tiny Club Cafe. They've gotten a much bigger following since then.

johnnYYac · Feb 20, 2011, 02:27 PM

Quote from: bluesky on Feb 20, 2011, 09:50 AM
Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:

Oops.

SaraBananaBear · Feb 20, 2011, 05:25 PM

Quote from: ManNamedTruth on Feb 20, 2011, 11:20 AM
Quote from: woodnymph on Feb 20, 2011, 12:18 AM
Tried to see the Dog, phD (..or MD?) 2 nights ago.... was sold-out as all get-out. Well, if all got-out it wouldn't have been sold out OK ANYWHO I missed the damn Dr. Dog show.... any other Picksburghers catch it?! I was hoping I would go and see at least 3 of you there!!!

ALSO:::
Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D

I AM ELATED YOU GOT TO SEE THIS SHOW SBB!!!! THAT HAD TO BE HEAVEN ON EARTH!!! WHAT SAY YOU OF THE NIGHT!!! :o :o :o

I passed on this show since I've seen them the last two times they've played Pittsburgh, I can't afford to go to every show that comes here at the moment. I'm surprised it sold out, the first time I saw them they played tiny Club Cafe. They've gotten a much bigger following since then.

Yeah things sure have sold out quickly, but then again the new record is AMAZING! :D

woodnymph · Feb 21, 2011, 12:18 AM

Quote from: bluesky on Feb 20, 2011, 09:50 AM
Jerry Garcia Band with Bro0ke and my brother John last night. Look out Jim, here's a photo of Brookes new crush:

;D ;D I bet that was an AWESOME show!! :D

weeniebeenie · Feb 21, 2011, 03:00 AM

M.Ward.

Wow!

He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.

johnnYYac · Feb 21, 2011, 12:10 PM

Quote from: weeniebeenie on Feb 21, 2011, 03:00 AM
M.Ward.

Wow!

He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.

Just curious. No Monsters of Folk tunes? Not that he needs to dip into that well with his own impressive back catalog.

SaraBananaBear · Feb 23, 2011, 05:16 AM

Quote from: weeniebeenie on Feb 21, 2011, 03:00 AM
M.Ward.

Wow!

He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.

Oooh sounds amazing, I hope he swings by Europe, maybe even Sweden... :D

Crispy · Feb 23, 2011, 11:10 AM

Heartless Bastards in Oklahoma City last night -- AWESOME. So loud and good, and Erika's voice is so strong and penetrating, but a tiny and quiet crowd (no alcohol at the venue). They unleashed a bunch of new material, at least half the show were tunes I didn't recognize, but all were outstanding. I snagged a handwritten cheat sheet of lyrics that were written earlier in the day on the back of a ticket, hope that wasn't her only copy. ;)

Honest Man · Feb 23, 2011, 11:51 AM

Quote from: Crispy on Feb 23, 2011, 11:10 AM
Heartless Bastards in Oklahoma City last night -- AWESOME. So loud and good, and Erika's voice is so strong and penetrating, but a tiny and quiet crowd (no alcohol at the venue). They unleashed a bunch of new material, at least half the show were tunes I didn't recognize, but all were outstanding. I snagged a handwritten cheat sheet of lyrics that were written earlier in the day on the back of a ticket, hope that wasn't her only copy. ;)

Nice. They rock. Nothing seems the same is a tune!!!!

Sidus · Feb 23, 2011, 04:16 PM

Wintersleep (with Rah Rah) last Monday. Bright Eyes, The Whigs + Dead Confederate and Wintersleep all played on the same day at different places, so I had to chose. Bright Eyes sold out quickly and Wintersleep played in my hometown, so I decided to see them (for the 3rd time).

Glad I did! These guys really have become better since I saw them the first time (some years ago). The new songs really sound better live than on the CD (I like the new CD, but not as much (yet) as their 2 previous albums). Band played perfectly! Their bassplayer is very, very good. Small venue (100 people) with good sound. Only negative point was that they played only one :'( song of their Untitled album, but that was immediately the best song of the evening: "Nerves Normal. Breath Normal". Still one of the best live songs ever imo ;). "Laser Beams" is also one of my favorites. Great show!

Rah Rah was also very good. Young talented musicians, also from Canada. Reminded me a lot of The New Pornographers.

"Experience the Jewel" from Wintersleep's new album for people that havent heard it yet:Wintersleep - Experience The Jewel

debbie · Feb 24, 2011, 05:45 PM

Last Night: Prince
The Night before last: Yo La Tengo (they covered Prince's "The Beautiful Ones" - so cool!)

Its been a good week! :D

ralph · Feb 24, 2011, 05:50 PM

Whats on a Prince setlist these days debbie?

johnnYYac · Feb 25, 2011, 09:07 AM

Quote from: SaraBananaBear on Feb 19, 2011, 02:07 PM
Bright Eyes and it was unreal, in many ways... THEY WERE SO GOOD! :D

Doing a little catch-up.

Sara, how did you manage to catch Bright Eyes so soon after the new album dropped? I guess I'm surprised to hear they came to your Swedish neck o' woods in support of the new album this early. It has to be your awesome fan-ness, yes? Maybe MMJ is next?

HighlySuspicious · Feb 25, 2011, 02:56 PM

Quote from: weeniebeenie on Feb 21, 2011, 03:00 AM
M.Ward.

Wow!

He played a lot of stuff from Hold Time, Post War and Transfiguration of Vincent.
Poison Cup, One Hundred Million Years, Requiem (I almost cried), Here Comes The Sun Again and Vincent O'Brien (on piano!!!!) were the highlights.
He was so amazing.

AH that sounds amazing! I didn't know he was touring right now! You are one lucky lady!

The last show I saw was Streetlight Manifesto. They played a tiny venue and had two opening bands, the first of whom were really, really good. I had never heard of them before, I believe they were called Lionize. They were kind of a younger, more upbeat/reggae version of Govt. Mule. I quite enjoyed them.
I can't even remember the name of the second band and don't really care...they just weren't my kind of music. It was a very Linkin Park/Nickelback thing....ugh I have no idea why on earth they were opening for Streetlight.
Streetlight was epic, though. They're SO TIGHT. Their set seemed really short to me, though...maybe it's just because it was an early show. Anyway, $16 well spent!
I was supposed to go to Yann Tiersen this weekend but now I cant....blergh.