Myrtle Beach Discussion!

[eleaf14]

eleaf14 +4 crashing the barricade

[Jellyfish]

Hey anyone wanna hook up before or after the show?I'd like to put some faces with names with some of you.

We are leaving early saturday morning and prolly get there early afternoon.I'll be near the HOB all weekend and monday too.

[Jellyfish]

Well,we are here,hot and humid as hell.Gonna head to the beach to soak up some rays before the show tonight.See ya'll there.

I'll be wearing my Minnesota Twins shirt if anyone wants to come up and say hi!

[The DARK]

I will be crashing the barricade in a Bears t-shirt with two of my friends. See you there!

[Scooter1984]

GREAT SHOW last night!!! Tons of energy.  They opened with Anytime, Aluminum Park, Off the Record, and Evil Urges.  They were on fire last night.  So glad i was able to get a ticket.  

[Jellyfish]

Yes great performance by the boyz last night.They really packed that place,eh?I can see them moving on to bigger venues in the future.

I was stoked to get an Evelyn and War Begun,awesome.

I got a few stickers,keychain,and a vinyl copy of Tennessee Fire from the merchandise stand.

BTW,reminder to the merchandise guy,don't use yer laptop on top of the vinyl records,laptops emit quite a bit of heat and you could warp the records inside.  

[Jellyfish]

BTW,it was great to meet The Dark before the show.He's one great MMJ fan.

[blankpage37]

I planned on taping, but once we were told (lied to) by the ticket girl that it was "the band's" policy not to allow cameras, I knew that a recording wasn't going to happen.  My wife usually sneaks my stuff in inside her purse, which usually only warrants a cursory glance and we're on our way.  But the purse was returned to the car, and we were hassled by security anyway--my wife had to take her gum out of her pocket to satisfy them.

I personally thought that although the show was excellent, building steam as it went, the venue itself sucked.  The band merchandise area was cash only, which wouldn't have been so terrible except that their sole ATM was broken.  The sound was muddy on a few songs (the end of Dondante and one of the encore songs come immediately to mind), there were few good areas from which to watch the show that weren't on the ridiculously small floor or saved for "premium" ticket holders, and the whole place felt like one big cash grab.  The House of Blues is not a music venue, but rather a bar with extreme merchandising opportunities.  I hate to sound so negative, because the concert itself rose--nay, towered--above the circumstances, but I doubt that I'll ever visit another HoB unless given no better option--for example, the Black Keys are playing there on October 4, but I'm opting for Okkervil River in Richmond, VA, instead (I'm sort of in-between in NC).

(also posted in Tapings section)

[The DARK]

Umm...these are all the songs in the order that I remember (probably something far from the actual setlist)

Anytime
Aluminum Park
Off The Record
Evil Urges
Touch Me pt 1
Two Halves
Golden
Thank You Too
I'm Amazed
EVELYN IS NOT REAL!!!!!!!!!
Sec Walkin
WAR BEGUN!!!!!!!!!!
Phone Went West
COBRA!!!!!!!!!
Librarian
Dondante
Gideon
Lay Low
Mahgeetah

Encore:
Wordless Chorus
Highly Suspicious
Smokin From Shootin
Touch Me Pt. 2
Run Thru
One Big Holiday

High energy last night. I was up front but off to the right of the stage, so I thought that I would get only a decent view of the show. I was mistaken. Jim was literally THREE FEET in front of me. If he had started swinging that guitar around he could have given us a concussion. I could see all his facial expressions, and it looked like he was having an extremely good time. The venue acoustics were pretty good, pity about most of their policies. I saw a lot of people pissed at the bouncers.

War Begun!  ;)

[j_rud]

Evelyn and War Begun again...thats a few in a row now...hope they continue that trend through Wednesday...

[kokua]

The sound was muddy on a few songs (the end of Dondante and one of the encore songs come immediately to mind), there were few good areas from which to watch the show that weren't on the ridiculously small floor or saved for "premium" ticket holders, and the whole place felt like one big cash grab.  The House of Blues is not a music venue, but rather a bar with extreme merchandising opportunities.  I hate to sound so negative, because the concert itself rose--nay, towered--above the circumstances, but I doubt that I'll ever visit another HoB unless given no better option--for example, the Black Keys are playing there on October 4, but I'm opting for Okkervil River in Richmond, VA, instead (I'm sort of in-between in NC).

(also posted in Tapings section)

If you are going to do anything...do it right.

Next time...spend the extra $10 and crash the barricade.  We got there at 5:45 and there were still CTB tickets available for purchase.  So there is no excuse for not getting a good spot within the venue to watch the boys.

I saw them and the black keys a few weeks back at Red Rocks...and I thought that last nights show was better.  I loved the intimate setting.  I loved the setlist.  I loved it all.  I remembered looking back through the crowd a few times and thinking "that was the best 10 bucks I ever spent.

You know when someone walks up on you really fast, you can smell them.  ...I know what Jim's beard smells like now :)

[The DARK]

 The sound was muddy on a few songs (the end of Dondante and one of the encore songs come immediately to mind), there were few good areas from which to watch the show that weren't on the ridiculously small floor or saved for "premium" ticket holders, and the whole place felt like one big cash grab.  The House of Blues is not a music venue, but rather a bar with extreme merchandising opportunities.  I hate to sound so negative, because the concert itself rose--nay, towered--above the circumstances, but I doubt that I'll ever visit another HoB unless given no better option--for example, the Black Keys are playing there on October 4, but I'm opting for Okkervil River in Richmond, VA, instead (I'm sort of in-between in NC).

(also posted in Tapings section)

If you are going to do anything...do it right.

Next time...spend the extra $10 and crash the barricade.  We got there at 5:45 and there were still CTB tickets available for purchase.  So there is no excuse for not getting a good spot within the venue to watch the boys.

I saw them and the black keys a few weeks back at Red Rocks...and I thought that last nights show was better.  I loved the intimate setting.  I loved the setlist.  I loved it all.  I remembered looking back through the crowd a few times and thinking "that was the best 10 bucks I ever spent.

You know when someone walks up on you really fast, you can smell them.  ...I know what Jim's beard smells like now :)

In that case, I was probably right next to you. I was the kid in the grey Bears shirt.

[BiscoPete]

So this show was a surprise for me! I've been to HOB a few times (Phil and Friends, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips, STS9) and this was probly my best experience with the venue staff (went to Phil and Friends with my high school chemistry teacher from a few years ago, and HE got pretty much stripped search on the way in, thank god i had the corn ;)).

But I went to this show on a total whim, happened to be down farther south in Myrtle for Sat. and Sun. night, remembered the show and thought well I'll go over and see if it isn't sold out. A buddy and I rode down to the venue and well it was.  My friend and I, who has never been to ANY concert then went to use the bathroom in the restaurant. On the way out this drunk guy offers me TWO tickets for 20$ total.  :D Talk about a steal. Next thing I knew we were in and with very little hassle from security. Gettin a spot was hard at first (never not been at HOB before showtime) but eventually we made our way into the middle of the pit. They played a sick show, and I was at Bonnaroo this year where they played a pretty killer set at midnight in pouring rain. Sound and mix were excellent to my ears and seemed to be a pretty cool crowd, even bumped into a few people I knew. Still not too hot on HOB, but my hotness for MMJ has certainly increased. Oh, and I've done crash the barrier before and it really doesn't make too much of a difference in the long run... if you want to be up front, you'll get up front.

[jcoyote]

Incredible show last night, no doubt.  That is only the second time I've seen them, the first being at the Plex in Charleston, and I thought they were tighter last night, although the Plex show was incredible.  I went by myself then, so I had nobody to share it with.  That might be part of it.  I've seen about 10 shows at the HOB, and security is always been a problem.  About 10 years or so ago, I saw a security guy take a disposable camera from a fan, and literally rip the film out of it, while she cried.  I had to take my hat off last night for the guy to check, which I thought was too much.  I saw mics, but I guess they record everything, but maybe one of these days a paid download will be available.  I know from when a friend's band when they played at the HOB, that they took 20% of merchandising.  That might have explained the cash only policy, that they had two envelopes or something, but that might not have made a difference if they had had a credit card machine or not.  Maybe next time the band will play the Orange Peel.  Better venue, and Asheville sure appreciates them, even though the crowd last night was large.  We did not crash the barricade, only stood on the stairs to the side of Jim, and had an unobstructed view.  

Thanks fellas.  I got a litho, as it was my 38th birthday!!  

[Jef]

Got a few pictures on my cell phone.  The full stage shots did not come out at all, but here are some of Jim James:

[GrinderMan64]

Great show! Took a friend who had never heard the band-now he's a fan.

Jeff

[GrinderMan64]

Took these with my cell phone. I was stage left.

http://web.mac.com/grinderman64/Conjecture/Pictures.html

Jeff [smiley=beer.gif]

[Salacious D]

thank god i had the corn ;)).  

Hmmm... is this a fellow Rooster by any chance??

[Tony Two Tone]

WOW!  What a show!  Drove down from Atlanta and everything was worth the trip.

Brought a newbie with me, and now he can't stop singing their praises!

FUCK SECURITY!

I've been to millions of different shows in a million different venues and NEVER EVER EVER have I had to lift my shirt up.  SOO...goodbye pipe and bud  >:(

But atleast they still let me in, and I got to see a sweet little show.

But seriously, why is security such a hard ass?

[BiscoPete]

thank god i had the corn ;)).  

Hmmm... is this a fellow Rooster by any chance??

well yeah.... and fyi, HOB has a strick joint only policy, only time i ever got a bowl in was for fLIPS and that was a miracle. still wouldnt want to burn anything but paper in there.