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« Reply #30 on Jul 8, 2011, 12:29am » | ![[Quote]](http://images.proboards.com/new/buttons/quote.png "[Quote]") |
So on my way back way from Bonnaroo we spent the better part of a day in Nashville, and one of the things my dad wanted to see was the Ryman Auditorium. It was fantastic and inspiring, really instilled in me a sense of what country music is. It was restored in the early 90s after laying in waste for the twenty years after the Grand Ole Opry left, and now is kind of a museum but is also still a highly-regarded venue - they had up posters from shows by bands like Wilco and Coldplay (not to mention the assorted country stars), the Decemberists and TVOTR were scheduled for later in the summer, and I watched a Neil Young concert film that was shot there later that day on the drive. Most of the stuff worth seeing is in the main auditorium area, where the shows are in the evening, so there were techies setting up for the act that night while we were walking around.
You know who that act was, playing the goddamn Ryman Auditorium? Owl City. The juxtaposition of "here is Johnny Cash's notebook, here is the banjo that invented country music" with "here is where Owl City will play tonight" was a lot to take in.
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« Reply #31 on Jul 8, 2011, 12:33am » | |
Anyway, I saw DJ Lance Rock open for the Aquabats just before Yo Gabba Gabba really became a thing, and also Fleet Foxes at noon at the squatch. Nothing really comparable to seeing Arcade Fire in a basement or the Beatles at the cavern club, the biggest jumps I've seen were "large" to "very large" (e.g., Explosions in the Sky) and "very small" to "has some name recognition" (e.g., Real Estate).
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« Reply #32 on Jul 8, 2011, 10:01am via the ProBoards Mobile App » | |
My lone contribution is seeing vampire weekend in the fall of 2007 with about 35 other people at a bar in Missoula. That was cool.
I have a friend with a doozy of an arcade fire story though. She was telling this random group of people about her gnarly ultimate frisbee accident in the dining hall at tufts one evening. Then they got on stage and were arcade fire. This was before funeral came out.
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« Reply #33 on Jul 8, 2011, 10:09am » | |
I read Obama's books before Obamamania, just because I read a lot.
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« Reply #34 on Jul 8, 2011, 10:39am via the ProBoards Mobile App » | |
Geno, you might appreciate this one.
I saw As I Lay Dying (basically the biggest metalcore band in the world) in 2002 at a small all ages club in Tacoma before their debut album was released on Metal Blade Records. I heard a couple early tracks of theirs on the old mp3.com website and convinced a few of my friends to tag along. There were MAYBE 15 people total at the show but they put on a hell of a performance. I was able to chat with the drummer out back for a few minutes and told him that I thought they were about to blow up in the scene. He smiled and said something along the lines of, "Hey thanks man, I sure hope so!"
Next time they came through Seattle they were headlining a gig at El Corazon (still called Graceland at the time) and had one of the most packed and insane crowds I've ever been in.
I can't remember if I ever saw them again after that but I know they've since gone on to perform at and sell out even bigger venues. It's kind of fun to be able to chronicle the success of a metal band throughout their career by how many more tattoos they have and how much longer their hair is the next time you see them.
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« Reply #35 on Jul 8, 2011, 11:46am » | |
Jul 8, 2011, 10:01am, DREW OF THE RUSHES wrote:My lone contribution is seeing vampire weekend in the fall of 2007 with about 35 other people at a bar in Missoula. That was cool.
I have a friend with a doozy of an arcade fire story though. She was telling this random group of people about her gnarly ultimate frisbee accident in the dining hall at tufts one evening. Then they got on stage and were arcade fire. This was before funeral came out. |
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I saw them sometime in Feb 08 at a small venue that was knocked down and is now a 30 floor condo building. I bought the ticket before they were known, but by the time the show came around pitchfork had already reviewed the album and the show sold out shortly after.
I guess that doesnt really count.
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« Reply #36 on Jul 8, 2011, 12:19pm » | |
Jul 8, 2011, 10:09am, DeltaSigChi4 wrote:I read Obama's books before Obamamania, just because I read a lot.
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« Reply #37 on Jul 8, 2011, 12:37pm » | |
I was there when Captain Beefheart started up his first band.
I told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime."
I was there.
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« Reply #38 on Jul 8, 2011, 12:53pm » | |
I used to argue with Horned Gramma on a blog before anyone knew what a Horned Gramma was. Now every newb who wants to make a name for themselves argues with him, and strangers approach him at music festivals knowing his real name.
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« Reply #39 on Jul 8, 2011, 12:55pm via the ProBoards Mobile App » | |
Are you implying that Horned Gramma isn't his real name?
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« Reply #40 on Jul 8, 2011, 1:07pm » | |
Jul 7, 2011, 3:22pm, Horned Gramma wrote:| Correct me if I'm wrong, but Owl City has already completely and utterly disappeared, right? |
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He sold out the Roseland (1,500 capacity) a couple years ago, several weeks before the show. He is playing at the same venue next week, and tickets are still avaialble. One indication that his popularity is on the decline.
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« Reply #41 on Jul 8, 2011, 1:28pm » | |
Jul 8, 2011, 12:53pm, know ID yuh wrote:| strangers approach him at music festivals knowing his real name. |
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That was the weirdest fucking moment of my life.
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« Reply #42 on Jul 8, 2011, 1:56pm » | |
Jul 8, 2011, 12:53pm, know ID yuh wrote:| I used to argue with Horned Gramma on a blog before anyone knew what a Horned Gramma was. Now every newb who wants to make a name for themselves argues with him, and strangers approach him at music festivals knowing his real name. |
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I argued with Horned Gramma before blogs were a thing.
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Jul 8, 2011, 1:07pm, know ID yuh wrote:
He sold out the Roseland (1,500 capacity) a couple years ago, several weeks before the show. He is playing at the same venue next week, and tickets are still avaialble. One indication that his popularity is on the decline. |
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That's what you fucking get for overstating the number of butterfly hugs you've received.
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« Reply #44 on Jul 8, 2011, 3:04pm » | |
Jul 8, 2011, 12:33am, newjersey wrote:
I saw them play at my friends house.
There's others but I can't remember.
Other than playing a tiny bar with Toro Y Moi, but we already knew that.
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