Comments on: Losanjealous Concert Picks: July 31 – August 6

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 23:55:11 +0000

Thanks for the Voxtrot tip, anon!

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 03:58:55 +0000

V & MVPete, I must concur with you both. A band has to hit the road. And when they find a song the audience grasps, they have to play it. And play it. And play it. And play it. And play it. And play it. And play it. And play it. And play it some more. Then they play it. Following that, they must play it again. And play it. And play it. Allow me to share a personal anecdote with you, if I may…

December 1967. Duluth. Studio apartment. Keg party. I’m in attendance. Small band comprised of one very talented singer/multi-instrumentalist Robert Lamm and one James “Jimmy” Pankow on Bone and nothing but Bone. And a few other guys. They played a number that night entitled ‘The Time (Does any buddy really know what it iz?)’ . . .

As you may have guessed, that band was Chicago. Forty-odd years later, they crank out same cheerful dirge to crowds upwards of 300+ at Casino Morongo.

Not bad, indeed.

Not bad. R

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:47:40 +0000

(MV)Pete:
QUE ME ENCANTO MUCHO OASIS. UDS. SON MIS FAVORITOS. Y LOS HERMANOS GALLAGHER….SOY TU NOVIA!!!!!!! JAJAJA

By: (MV) Pete

(MV) Pete — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:33:52 +0000

V, Interpol. Interpol, V. They flogged Bright Lights for 18 months. I saw them playing to 500 people at a student union at Cornell in January ’03, and then a year later–with the exact same setlist–they were playing 2500-seat megatheaters and 5000-capacity ballrooms. Not bad.

By: Geir

Geir — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:21:41 +0000

If Colin owes you one, this might not be the wisest way to cash in. :)

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:22:27 +0000

voxtrot… at the troubadour… on sale now bitches

By: V

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:14:31 +0000

MVP, has a band ever managed to get more mileage out of the same 10 song set than Art Brut? It's nearly a year they've been flogging that debut LP. (http://www.losanjealous.com/2005/09/07/new-on-the-lj-concert-calendar-art-brut) I've witnessed first hand the growth of their fanbase from their first LA gig at the Echo to Siren Fest a few week ago, while their performance remains basically the same. That's how you make it in the States: move here and never get off the fucking road. Geir, let me get Colin Meloy on the phone to figure this out. (He owes me one.) But you may be stuck with the regular Ticketmaster on-sale later this month. I'll put the date up on the calendar when I have it.

By: Geir

Geir — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:53:10 +0000

And now the Dec’ists show isn’t even listed anymore at the Ducat King site. Sigh.

By: (MV) Pete

(MV) Pete — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:36:34 +0000

Don’t forget Art Brut and We Are Scientists at the Fonda, September 30. I’m lukewarm on WAS, but Art Brut are gonna be insane. I’ll probably injure someone while spazzing out to “My Little Brother” or “Modern Art.”

By: Geir

Geir — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:55:38 +0000

I must be insane, then…
Sat, Oct 21
Doors at 8:00PM Wiltern Theatre
We were not able to find that many tickets in that section.

Did you guys have any luck?