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Post by Professor Pancakes on Mar 6, 2014 7:45:02 GMT -8
THANK YOU FOR THE SPOILER TAGS! I can't fucking wait. No problem. In the past, I have snuck a peek at the set lists online before the show and it kinda took away from the show because I knew what was coming next. Half the fun this time was that I literally had no idea what to expect.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Mar 6, 2014 11:09:31 GMT -8
I LOOKED AT THE SETLIST
OOPS BUT ALSO WOWZERS
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Post by StormyPinkness on Mar 7, 2014 12:48:56 GMT -8
I broke my ass at Moistboyz. I have been on the periphery of many a pit, but never have I stood my ground in the fucking insane mayhem that was that show. I was determined to be right up directly in front of Deaner and damn it if I did not make that happen. The crowd was fucking burly and mostly Moistboyz fans as opposed to Ween people. You could definitely tell the difference. I wasn't really sure what the hell was going on, but almost immediately I was completely soaked in beer, so I just decided to embrace that and go with the flow. The actual flow. Them boys is moist. I was saturated with beer, sweat, and who knows what else at the end of the night. I fell on my tailbone in such a maximum way that I cannot walk correctly, but I felt pretty lucky to make it off the ground and through the rest of the show without further injuries. The picture below is not from the show but is an excellent representation. The singer is some crazy tweaker motherfucker and he had some of the craziest eyes I have ever seen. Our night was decidedly different from the folks who went to see Tool.
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Post by badchoices on Mar 7, 2014 14:56:05 GMT -8
Did you get in their early for Qui?
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Post by StormyPinkness on Mar 10, 2014 10:10:44 GMT -8
No, we did not end up seeing the opener. We were kicking it with the Tool contingent and honestly I think that Moistboyz set was all I could handle for the evening.
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Post by badchoices on Mar 10, 2014 10:19:09 GMT -8
No, we did not end up seeing the opener. We were kicking it with the Tool contingent and honestly I think that Moistboyz set was all I could handle for the evening. Ah I see. I tried to make it to the Seattle show but I couldn't work it out with my schedule. Sounds like you had an epic night though. I am jealous!
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 12, 2014 16:26:26 GMT -8
Haha, the people who went to see Tool were all zombieface by the time they got back to the homestead but me and Stormy were all WOODLY WOODLY WOOOOO and then THIS HAPPENED and then THIS and this guy's SCARF like DUDE DID YOU SEE THAT DUDE'S SCARF I WAS GOING TO STEAL IT SO HARD and OH MY SHIT DUDE WOOOOOODLY WHUUUUUUT
and the Tool dudes were all like you cats need to chill the fuck out, it's getting late.
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Post by wonk on Mar 12, 2014 16:37:04 GMT -8
Haha, the people who went to see Tool were all zombieface by the time they got back to the homestead but me and Stormy were all WOODLY WOODLY WOOOOO and then THIS HAPPENED and then THIS and this guy's SCARF like DUDE DID YOU SEE THAT DUDE'S SCARF I WAS GOING TO STEAL IT SO HARD and OH MY SHIT DUDE WOOOOOODLY WHUUUUUUT and the Tool dudes were all like you cats need to chill the fuck out, it's getting late. Your friends must suck. I was up until 4am after that Tool show.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 12, 2014 16:38:26 GMT -8
My friends DO suck. They hang out after shows until 4am on the other side of town.
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Post by wonk on Mar 12, 2014 16:52:03 GMT -8
My friends DO suck. They hang out after shows until 4am on the other side of town. I had a reason. I'd tell you all about it if you had a fucking phone.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 12, 2014 16:54:07 GMT -8
Phones are the hatchet of the bourgeoisie. I'm off the grid, motherfucker.
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Post by weenie on Mar 20, 2014 23:55:08 GMT -8
Started out my night with Rich Aucoin, who is like a one-man Flaming Lips (in that there is much confetti and parachutes) only he can actually get through songs without having an attention-whore related hissy fit, so WAY MORE SUPER FUN AND BOUNCY AND AWESOME AND ALSO PARACHUTE! Like the best day in gym class all over again. Mounties came on next, they're a Canadian supergroup, which sounds oxymoronic but I swear it's not. Lead singer from Hot Hot Heat, Hawksley Workman (who is just my gosh-darned fave) and the dude from Limblifter, playing their third ever show (the first of which was at Rifflandia a couple months ago) and god damn...just so much fun, poppy rock. Killer stage presence, funky chunes...good shit. Moved on down to Lucky Bar where the lead singer for Bedouin Soundclash was doing a solo thing. Still love his voice, probably not as much as in the band, but damn, was he ever doing some fucking interesting arrangements with multiple piano/viola/cello players. I was enraptured (totally not due to the $3 beers). TL,DR: Drunk weenie being stoked about canadian music and also using WAY TOO MANY COMMAS.
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Post by davers on Mar 21, 2014 11:26:39 GMT -8
I love Rich Aucoin so much that I want to go to that show tonight even though I think Mounties kinda suck.
It would probably still be worth it for Rich Aucoin, and maybe Mounties could change my mind live.
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Post by weenie on Mar 21, 2014 13:02:02 GMT -8
They're pretty damn good live. Hawksley is awesome on drums and wiener face mcgee from Hot Hot Heat is surprisingly un-annoying?
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Post by davers on Mar 21, 2014 13:29:22 GMT -8
They're pretty damn good live. Hawksley is awesome on drums and wiener face mcgee from Hot Hot Heat is surprisingly un-annoying? He is my main beef with them. Hawksley is awesome on his own and I don't have an opinion on the other guy.
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Post by davers on Mar 22, 2014 12:16:11 GMT -8
JPNSGRLS and Rich Aucoin were awesome last night. Rich Aucoin had an even bigger parachute than last time that covered pretty much the entire 1000 person venue.
Then I totally lost interest since Mounties were pretty boring and Hot Hot Heat dude kept tilting his keyboard to try and look cool or something, I was not a fan.
But Rich Aucoin, seriously awesome.
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Post by davers on Mar 25, 2014 23:19:39 GMT -8
ST. VINCENT!
Holy shit.
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Post by weenie on Mar 26, 2014 4:54:17 GMT -8
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Post by Drew on Mar 26, 2014 14:30:43 GMT -8
Kraftwerk was good. The crowd was so OLD. It's the first time I've felt young at a concert in a long time. Every cool old person in the Bay Area was there.
It was the third night of three sold-out shows. To be honest, I think I was held back from fully appreciating it for three reasons:
1) Someone near me smelled like vomit 2) I just found out Florian left the band in 2008, and Ralf is the only original member in the lineup. It was sort of obvious during the show. I sort of felt like it was like seeing Ween without Gene. Ralf and Florian are Ralf and Florian. 3) Tickets were expensive. I didn't remember how much I paid until I printed my ticket yesterday. Too much, especially when compared to the incredible St. Vincent show I saw at the same venue two nights prior.
They sounded fantastic, and the Fox has great sound. They more or less faithfully reproduced their "hits" - I'm like a medium-range Kraftwerk fan and I knew almost every song. Even casual fans probably knew most songs. Not a lot of experimentation or crazy transitions or anything, though some very cool moments. The animations were cool at first, then dull, then sort of better. Honestly, Primus' 3D was way better. Hilariously, there were some EDM bros in the crowd dancing like they were watching Skrillex, which was amusing for me and everyone else in the audience.
The saddest part is that the whole time I was thinking about how much fun this would have been at the Gorge. It would have been really cool. Glad I saw it, but definitely didn't take me to new places.
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Post by wonk on Mar 31, 2014 21:34:11 GMT -8
Last night, the War on Corn Chips comes back on stage for the encore. The lead singer says, "Do you mind if one of our friends joins us for this next song?" Then from the back of the stage, a giant mane of hair wanders toward the guest microphone to the left of the lead singer. The song starts, it's a cover of John Lennon's "Mind Games." After only the first 20 seconds, everyone else on stage disappears. I look around, and the crowd is completely gone as well, except a couple making out in the corner, and a crusty old white dude sweeping up the plastic drink containers spread across the venue's floor. I slowly walk towards the front of the stage to get a better view of this transcendental experience.
When I arrived, my eyes still fixated on the mane of hair singing, the roof of the Wonder Ballroom opens, and the mane of hair floats towards me. He puts my right arm around his neck, grabbed me with his right arm under my knees, and lifts me to the sky. He flew me over the Rose Garden, then over the Willamette River to my condo Townhouse, singing to me the whole way. We shared a cigarette and a couple laughs. When we arrived, he placed me on my couch, and says, "Later dude, I've gotta run." I stared into his compelling eyes, and muttered the phrase, "You must be an angel." He looked back at me, and do you know what he said?
"Nah dude, I'm just like you, I put my pants on one leg at a time."
Visual proof:
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