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[TallGuyCM]

MBV actually wasn't unbearably loud where I was, but I was way up in the front. People who I talked to after who were more toward the middle said they were in agony throughout the set.

[choice cat]

I'll add that the venue has a smoking area outside so if you bring a one-hitter + have a friend watch your back out there then you're golden.

If you can get through the metal detectors/crazy security with it

it may be because it was an odd future show, but the security were being nazis about anyone smoking. I saw multiple times people getting their blunts put out and swiftly escorted to the exit. proceed with any marijuana smoking at Club Nokia with extreme caution, better yet just not at all. It really fuckin sucks cause smoking a blunt to Flying Lotus is prime.. But it won't be worth it getting left outside waiting for your group, or getting kicked out all together. I really am not looking forward to Flying Lotus there, it is the fuckin shittiest venue I hate that place.

[Gribbz]

Just because it doesn't "hurt," and you can tolerate it, doesn't mean you're not damaging some of your hearing. My entire job consists of working with people who have hearing loss. I have some experience with this stuff.

It's like someone saying that the sun didn't do some damage to their skin because it wasn't that hot outside.

This would make sense if I said MBV's shows cannot cause hearing damage.

[IceyHotshot]

You said it was unnecessary to wear earplugs. That's a bit vague, sure. If you meant it was unnecessary for it to sound like a reasonable volume, I wouldn't say that's impossible

[Gribbz]

Fair enough. I guess my ears are wired differently. Or I'm just trying to sound like an ultra bad ass.

[HotHamWater]

This would make sense if I said MBV's shows cannot cause hearing damage.

I guess I was wrong for assuming that people wear ear plugs to decrease the odds of hearing damage. That was the basis for my comments, and the basis for me sometimes suggesting ear plugs to my friends.

[IceyHotshot]

Eh, more power to you. I've worn ear plugs to almost every concert I've ever been to and I still have tinnitus. Trust me, it sucks.

[Gribbz]

MBV actually wasn't unbearably loud where I was

YES THEY WERE.

[shakermaker113]

Just because it doesn't "hurt," and you can tolerate it, doesn't mean you're not damaging some of your hearing. My entire job consists of working with people who have hearing loss. I have some experience with this stuff.

I didn't mean to suggest that. from what I understand there is variation in how susceptible people are to damage from exposure to loud noise.

that's not to say you shouldn't wear earplugs. I see it like wearing a bike helmet. you may never need it, but you're not going to know in advance, so it's stupid to take the chance.

[TallGuyCM]

SO GUYS WHAT SHOWS DO YOU HAVE COMING UP

[suprefan]

MBV actually wasn't unbearably loud where I was, but I was way up in the front. People who I talked to after who were more toward the middle said they were in agony throughout the set.

Frequencies need to travel a certain distance so they can develop. Anyone who was close didnt feel the crazy shit, like the people you talked to.

Eh, more power to you. I've worn ear plugs to almost every concert I've ever been to and I still have tinnitus. Trust me, it sucks.

Does it run in your family. And do people in your family have ear,nose and throat issues in general? That would explain alot.

[Gribbz]

SO GUYS WHAT SHOWS DO YOU HAVE COMING UP

I MIGHT SEE THE SHINS/WASHED OUT TOMORROW EVEN THOUGH THE SHINS AREN'T VERY GOOD LIVE.

(it's free)

[HotHamWater]

that's not to say you shouldn't wear earplugs. I see it like wearing a bike helmet. you may never need it, but you're not going to know in advance, so it's stupid to take the chance.

Well said.

SO GUYS WHAT SHOWS DO YOU HAVE COMING UP

Fuck off, we'll talk about whatever we'd like. The sanctity of the thread will be back soon enough.

Also....

10/05 - JEFF the Brotherhood
10/10 - The Helio Sequence

[choice cat]

Them covering Floyd on the mainstage in 2012 was a highlight for me

[ods..]

This run should be nice:

10/6 Maria Minerva - Soda Bar
10/7 Jeff the Brotherhood - Casbah
10/8 Mono - Casbah
10/10 The Weeknd - Marquee (PHX)
10/11 The xx / John Talabot - Soma


Look at this dreadful real life conflict though:

11/10 Trail of Dead - Casbah
11/10 Japandroids - Porter's Pub
11/10 Titus Andronicus - Irenic


tsk tsk

[TallGuyCM]

Frequencies need to travel a certain distance so they can develop. Anyone who was close didnt feel the crazy shit, like the people you talked to.

You were just to my right! I remember seeing your videos.

[luckyface]

Looks like a quiet end of the year for me:

!!! at Alex's Bar (if you have never been, it is a tiny dive bar. It is going to be pretty great!)
Presets in Pomona
Com Truise at the Observatory

I had a bunch of shows I would have wanted to see in early December but I will be in Europe.

[bmack86]

it may be because it was an odd future show, but the security were being nazis about anyone smoking. I saw multiple times people getting their blunts put out and swiftly escorted to the exit. proceed with any marijuana smoking at Club Nokia with extreme caution, better yet just not at all. It really fuckin sucks cause smoking a blunt to Flying Lotus is prime.. But it won't be worth it getting left outside waiting for your group, or getting kicked out all together. I really am not looking forward to Flying Lotus there, it is the fuckin shittiest venue I hate that place.

When I saw Butthole Surfers there we smoked in the pit and had no problems. Depends on the show, I think. I've snuck stuff in to most of the sets I've seen there.

[cutterbutter]

The Shins were fun tonight. Played all the songs I wanted to hear. Sleeping Lessons is the best song the group has written/recorded/played live tonight. Really responsive and adoring crowd. Sound was good up in the first row center of the balcony.

Kissing the Lipless
Caring Is Creepy
Simple Song
Know Your Onion!
Bait and Switch
The Rifle's Spiral
Pam Berry
Phantom Limb
Saint Simon
It's Only Life
So Says I
Girl Sailor
Australia
Port of Morrow
New Slang
Sleeping Lessons

Encore:
No Way Down
Sphagnum Esplanade
One by One All Day

[sonofhal]

You very seldom see anyone wearing plugs at European shows. I know lots of people with 1000+ shows under their belt and no hearing issues. I'm not saying it doesn't happen. I'm just saying you all have pussy ears.

[spiggums]

SO GUYS WHAT SHOWS DO YOU HAVE COMING UP

Great week ahead:

Friday - Afghan Whigs at Terminal 5 in NYC
Saturday - Peter Gabriel at the Hollywood Bowl
Tuesday - Metric at The Greek
Wednesday - Grimes at The El Rey

[woogie846]

Has anyone mentioned that the Eagle Rock Music Festival is this weekend? Should be a good time, Thundercat dropped out so now The Pharcyde are headlining instead. Hopefully I'll be able to hit this up and Trash Talk in the same day.

[Spooks]

Fair enough. I guess my ears are wired differently. Or I'm just trying to sound like an ultra bad ass.

Probably bad ass haha. I've seen hundreds of shows without earplugs but for MBV's set at Kutcher's/Roseland Ballroomn (they were giving them out when you walked into the venue), it was a must have! I mean even Sonofhal said he wore it for the last song

When I saw Butthole Surfers there we smoked in the pit and had no problems. Depends on the show, I think. I've snuck stuff in to most of the sets I've seen there.

Yep pretty much this. You're an amateur if you get caught inside a venue! Just go in the corner/middle of the crowd and you should be fine.

New Slang

Did this song change your life?

Has anyone mentioned that the Eagle Rock Music Festival is this weekend? Should be a good time, Thundercat dropped out so now The Pharcyde are headlining instead. Hopefully I'll be able to hit this up and Trash Talk in the same day.

Thundercat dropped out because he's opening/playing with FlyLo on Sunday! Teebs & Jeremiah Jae got added to the show as well. Anyone seen Jeremiah Jae live?

[Spooks]

For anyone in NY this weekend...

John Lennon's drawings!

In honor of what would have been his 72nd birthday, Yoko Ono is sharing a series of John Lennon's drawings with the public from Friday, October 5 until October 9. The curators say that this year's exhibit considers fans more than ever before. It includes some written pieces, but the emphasis is on limited-edition prints of drawings and sketches. Three of the pieces have never been available to the public, and will be making their debut at this showing. "We discover things constantly," Ono says.

Where/When

The exhibit, called "The Art of John Lennon," will be available for viewing at 130 Prince St, between Wooster and West Broadway in SoHo, from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday October 5, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday October 6, and then from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day until the closing on Lennon's birthday, October 9. The exhibit is free, but there is a $2 suggested donation at the door. Proceeds will go to CityMeals on Wheels, a non-profit that cares for the elderly. The artwork is all for sale, and prices range from $200 to $22,000.

[captncrzy]

I didn't mean to suggest that. from what I understand there is variation in how susceptible people are to damage from exposure to loud noise.

that's not to say you shouldn't wear earplugs. I see it like wearing a bike helmet. you may never need it, but you're not going to know in advance, so it's stupid to take the chance.

When you're almost 40 and have measurable hearing loss from blasting your walkman headphones and going to too many shows, call me.

[Tubesock Shakur]

When you're almost 40 and have measurable hearing loss from blasting your walkman headphones and going to too many shows, call me.

HELLO!!!!????? HELLO!!!!!??????

[bmack86]

When you're almost 40 and have measurable hearing loss from blasting your walkman headphones and going to too many shows, call me.

That's when I stopped listening.

[Spooks]

Good to see Action Bronson getting some love...

Cypress Hill/Action Bronson Tour Dates

10/10 Public Assembly Brooklyn, NY w/ Party Supplies, Jonwayne
10/30 Best Buy Theater New York, NY
11/2 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero Theatre
11/4 Chicago, IL Double Door
11/5 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot
11/14 Orlando, FL The Plaza LIVE
11/16 Tampa, FL The Cuban Club
11/17 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
11/18 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
11/19 Houston, TX Scout Bar
11/23 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues

[suprefan]

That's when I stopped listening.

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