Upcoming Shows

[devachan]

I have now seen Sparklehorse and the answer is wonderful. Mark didn't say much but he played many great songs like "Spirit Ditch" "Saturday" "Knives of Summertime" "Apple Bed" and "Hammering the Cramps." Those were, even, I think, the first 5 they played. So a good mix of songs, old and new. Not the old pop hits but in my mind the catalog is near flawless. Also the closer was "Homecoming Queen" which was beautiful. I might be mixing up "Knives of Summertime" with "Sunshine" which was also performed.

So yeah, everybody everywhere see Sparklehorse and rejoice.

Sweet. For some reason I thought they were playing in a couple of weeks but are actually playing this Friday which sucks for me. I listened to their latest release today and it really impressed me. What else would you recommend?

I'm so excited to see them at Coach.

[bballarl]

Of course Dead Meadow is 21+.

[DeltaSigChi4]

Wed, Feb 14 2007
: Kanye West: Gnarls Barkley: Lupe Fiasco: Spank Rock: Girl Talk: Aladdin Resort and Casino

Thur, Feb 15 2007
: Pete Yorn: House of Blues

Fri, Feb 16 2007
: Common: House of Blues

Sat, Feb 17 2007
: E-40: Mike Jones: Lil Scrappy: University Theatre

Fri, Mar 23 2007
: Dave Matthews Band: The Fray: MGM Grand Hotel

Sat, Mar 24 2007
: Dave Matthews Band: The Fray: MGM Grand Hotel

Sat, Mar 31 2007
: Enanitos Verdes : House of Blues

Wed, Apr 4 2007
: Sevendust: House of Blues

Tue, Apr 10 2007
: Muse: The Forum

Fri, Apr 13 2007
: Jedi Mind Tricks: University Theatre

Fri, Apr 20 2007
: Jagermeister Music Tour: House Of Blues

Thu, Apr 26 2007
: Placebo: House Of Blues

Fri, Apr 27 2007
: The Decemberists: House of Blues

Sat, Apr 28 2007
: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival: Empire Polo Field

Sun, Apr 29 2007
: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival: Empire Polo Field

Fri, Jun 15 2007
: The Police: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Fri-Sun, Aug 3-5 2007
: Lollapalooza: Grant Park

Schedule subject to change

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[idrive1life]

Wed, Mar 07 2007
: My Chemical Romance: Rise Against: Orleans Arena

Is Muse opening on that one?

I really want to see Muse but not really sure if it is worth taking a work day-off and driving hundred miles with them just opening for MCR.

Delta,

Who are your favorites in Coachella '07?

[DeltaSigChi4]

Is Muse opening on that one?

Not that I am aware of. But I tell you what, I grabbed a batch of GA and was waiting for it to sell out to re-sell, but if they are opening and you were left out because of a sell out, I'll give you one or a pair that I'm holding for face-value if you'll need. Are you from Vegas?

Who are your favorites in Coachella '07?

Rage, The Roots, Placebo.

I'm actually quite open to listening to artists I've never heard. There are only a handful of acts that I'm really set on not missing. Other than that, I plan on making new favourites there.

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[mountmccabe]

Sweet. For some reason I thought they were playing in a couple of weeks but are actually playing this Friday which sucks for me. I listened to their latest release today and it really impressed me. What else would you recommend?

I'm so excited to see them at Coach.

I can't answer that succinctly.

Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot was the first and is probably my favorite. It is through and through an album; a whole that is of one drive and design. It is sparse, slow, sad and beautiful. But beautiful as in real and true rather than glossy and pretty. "Someday I Will Treat You Good" is one of the best songs I have ever heard, musically and lyrically (counted separately or together.)

Also, as I just learned:

The album was largely recorded with musicians who played with the band Cracker, for whom Linkous worked with at the time as a guitar tech / roadie and a sometimes collaborator. In fact, most of the album was produced and recorded by David Lowery (of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven) under the pseudonym "David Charles."

Good Morning Spider is a little more aggressive and more full in sound. It's a very different album than the debut but still very much the work of the same guy. This might be where I'd point newcomers - more remarkable than the newer albums but not as much of the delayed/destructed joy of the first one - but since you know the new one I'm not sure.

The 2001 album, It's a Wonderful Life is really good but not my favorite. It has a song with Tom Waits and another with Polly Jean Harvey. Also Nina Persson. The guests are mainly because Capitol finally started wondering wtf and tried to get him to be more like a normal band. It's still Sparklehorse, though, no doubt about that.


I mean, honestly, I have no idea how those first two records were released on Capitol.

Damn I love this band.

[bmack86]

For some reason I didn't register that Sparklehorse is playing Coachella. Have they been on the lineup since the start, or were they a recent add?

[arbouler]

i encourage you n00bs to join this site
http://upcoming.org/

Feb 15 The Octopus Project
Feb 17 Sparta + special guests
Feb 20 Silverchair [This Event was tagged as music.]
Mar 02 Dandy Warhols (Noise Pop 2007)
Mar 02 Matmos + Marshall Allen, Ghostland Observatory
Mar 09 Razorlight, Mohair
Mar 11 The Mountain Goats w/ Pony Up!
Mar 14 Club NME: Fujiya & Miyagi
Mar 20 Helio Sequence, Dirty on Purpose
Apr 24 Xiu Xiu, Sunset Rubdown
Apr 27+ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2007

[bmack86]

I'll see ya at Fujiya and Miyagi

[full on idle]

hey lickey what's your favorite tmg album?

[arbouler]

i just started listenin to them. so no favs yet. (i might go just because tessa can get me tix. lol)

[bmack86]

ooooo, you're Lickey. I get it now.
Just bought my Fujiya and Miyagi tix, so I'll officially be there.
That'll be my first Spaceland show, hooray for turning 21 soon

[vinylmartyr]

I been to a billion epic shows Spaceland. R.L Burnside and Ween were the most memorable. R.L. Burnside killed it I got him to sign a picture of Jesus.

[bmack86]

So, Sparklehorse puts on a good show?
I got free tix to see them tomorrow at (i think) the Troub.

[bmack86]

Nevermind, it's the fonda.

[mountmccabe]

So, Sparklehorse puts on a good show?
I got free tix to see them tomorrow at (i think) the Troub.

I bet you'll enjoy it, Bryan. I mean, it's not much of a show-type show. Mark did have a fan point at his head blowing for fluffing his full head of hair.

Also they didn't let us bring in cameras. This was not a venue thing... unless it's a new one.

[mountmccabe]

Nevermind, it's the fonda.

Does the Fonda mean you don't have tickets or ? The Fonda's a good place.

[schoolofruckus]

Some skanky bastard tried to fight me at the Fonda on Monday night.

I just bought tickets to Helio Sequence....thanks for the heads up, Akmal.

[bmack86]

Means i just had the wrong venue listed. I've got tickets tho. I guess I'll go check it out. I don't know much Sparklehorse, but what i've heard I've liked. It'll be a post-radio adventure.

[mountmccabe]

Yablo, I am jealous of the Modest Mouse show.

Also I am jealous of Tucson for getting Lucinda Williams and Heartless Bastards at the Rialto on Neon Bible Day. I wish it wasn't a Tuesday.

[dorkfish]

April 17th - Iggy & the Stooges @ The Warfield

[bmack86]

that should be damn good

[Yablonowitz]

Yablo, I am jealous of the Modest Mouse show.

Also I am jealous of Tucson for getting Lucinda Williams and Heartless Bastards at the Rialto on Neon Bible Day. I wish it wasn't a Tuesday.

Our newspaper described Modest Mouse as a "low-fi emo band." Tee-hee.

[amyzzz]

Our newspaper described Modest Mouse as a "low-fi emo band." Tee-hee.

One of the earliest times I heard the word "emo," it was used to describe Modest Mouse and Sunny Day Real Estate.

[bballarl]

This is fucked up. I live in the Bay Area my whole life. The Stooges play everywhere but the Bay Area since they reunited. Then they finally choose to play there on a Thursday the week before Coachella. Which means they will probably play Los Angeles when I go home for the summer. FUCK YOU IGGY POP AND YOUR AWESOME ROCK BAND! FUCK YOU!

[psychic friend]

hello upcoming shows thread. how are you today?

[loveandtears]

3/2 Eric Clapton
3/7 Explosions in the Sky
4/27-4/29 Coachella

[dorkfish]

This is fucked up. I live in the Bay Area my whole life. The Stooges play everywhere but the Bay Area since they reunited. Then they finally choose to play there on a Thursday the week before Coachella. Which means they will probably play Los Angeles when I go home for the summer. FUCK YOU IGGY POP AND YOUR AWESOME ROCK BAND! FUCK YOU!

The Warfield, as you probably know, has the GA floor. This means that I will be roughly in front center when Iggy flings his sweaty corpse at me in the middle of "Down on the Street." How lovely.

[bmack86]

Wasn't it Iggy Pop who got hurt when he tried stage diving and the crowd cleared out in front of him? I think it was...

[mountmccabe]

One of the earliest times I heard the word "emo," it was used to describe Modest Mouse and Sunny Day Real Estate.

In my mind it is appropriate for SDRE. I've heard it used to describe 90s era Modest Mouse and Built to Spill but that never made any sense to me either musically or lyrically.