Quote :

"this is late, but i went to black lips last thursday, bweez. what did you think of box elders? did you catch their set? i dug it."

Box Elders were awesome.

I was really just watching their spastic, standing drummer.

3/23/2010 9:16:53 PM

Yeah, he was fucking awesome. He was playing the keys, too, while drumming. And I loved the weird motions he made between songs. Very cool. I loved them. Black Lips were fun too, as usual.

3/23/2010 10:57:35 PM

^I took some photos.

















[Edited on March 24, 2010 at 12:21 AM. Reason : .]

3/24/2010 12:21:11 AM

My one complaint (and it's petty) was that they played "Katrina" so early in their set (I think it was their third song). That's their best song, I feel, and the one the crowd always gets the most into. I feel like it makes more sense to save it for last or for the encore. I was doing the crazy fingers with everyone when they had that psychedelic shit going on behind them.

3/24/2010 2:12:44 AM

I was at the front and couldn't hear the vocals for shit.

Pretty much all I could hear was Ian's guitar.

They played O Katrina! pretty early last time I saw them as well.

Hippie, Hippie, Hoorah was fun, although this version seemed short? Maybe not.

[Edited on March 24, 2010 at 2:23 AM. Reason : .]

3/24/2010 2:16:52 AM

Haha, same here. That redheaded kid kept shoving me. Black Lips might be one of the only shows all year at Cat's Cradle to feature a mosh pit. Not that that's a good or bad thing.

3/24/2010 2:21:22 AM

aha, when the guy that got onstage threw the drum stick to the crowd, the drummer said "No no NO! Man, I needed that."

3/24/2010 2:24:50 AM

http://pitchfork.com/news/38279-fred-armisen-joins-joanna-newsom/

3/26/2010 2:10:59 AM

^ He was really funny...and a nice guy after the show.

BTW, Joanna was amazing. The band was very tight, the blend and stage mix were right on, and she was honestly the most adorable person I've ever seen on stage, including Jenny Lewis and Zooey Deschanel.

3/26/2010 3:11:18 AM

Quote :

"Zooey Deschanel"

LIES!

3/26/2010 9:06:07 AM

she really was SO cute

i'm glad she got rid of her bangs, too. i like her better w/o bangs.

she was super cute.

3/26/2010 5:46:23 PM

The xx show ruled as well. jj, not so much, unfortunately.

3/27/2010 10:59:02 AM

Their new album is terrible. I liked the last one, though.

3/27/2010 11:26:02 AM

Yeah, that seems to be the consensus. The girl just stood there very still holding her beer with both hands and sung. It was pretty bizarre. Then, occasionally, the dude would scurry over to the guitar and play it for about 30 seconds. All while there was a crazy, weird video playing behind them with all sorts of random things--soccer players, African children, and the like.

I realize I might've actually just made it sound kinda cool, but trust me, it wasn't.

3/27/2010 12:01:36 PM

racist

3/27/2010 2:25:29 PM

OH MAN

NO AGE is playing near me on record store day.

COLOR ME PUMPED

3/30/2010 3:10:37 AM

King Khan & the Shrines totally ruled at the Cradle last night.

3/30/2010 11:43:08 AM

^ Agreed. Put on a damn SHOW.

3/30/2010 12:54:35 PM

^^^FUCK I can't believe I was out of town for that.

3/30/2010 3:29:50 PM

hopscotch festival lineup
http://www.frumpzilla.com/frumpzilla_site/articles/hopscotch-music-festival-lineup-revealed/

panda bear, no age, broken social scene public enemy, the rosebuds, megafaun, love language, etc, etc, etc

3/30/2010 11:29:03 PM

god dammit september

3/30/2010 11:33:05 PM

I don't think The Rosebuds should be a headliner. Give me Megafaun over the Rosebuds any day of the week. Other than that, sounds awesome.

Thought for sure they'd be able to get Bon Iver or some semblance of Gayngs.

[Edited on March 30, 2010 at 11:50 PM. Reason : .]

3/30/2010 11:47:49 PM

Quote :

"Give me Megafaun over the Rosebuds any day of the week."

QF TEHMOTHERFUCKIN' T

3/30/2010 11:52:21 PM

holy mother of god

3/30/2010 11:56:21 PM

looks like i'll be making a trip to your fair city in september.

3/31/2010 12:28:04 AM

i found out about that Rosebuds, Panda Bear, BSS show yesterday but was told not to tell

but holy shit that's gonna be a good show

bands also playing that aren't mentioned so far are Javelin, Washed Out, Bear In Heaven, Fucked Up

3/31/2010 1:51:49 AM

tix go on-sale thursday, apparently.

3/31/2010 2:05:18 AM

full press release for hopscotch here:
http://mannsworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/hopscotch-details-and-lineup-announced.html

3/31/2010 7:32:44 AM

Quote :

"looks like i'll be making a trip to your fair city in september."

Quote :

"holy mother of god"

the ticket levels are a little confusing.


which level is appropriate

[Edited on March 31, 2010 at 8:10 AM. Reason : e]

3/31/2010 8:05:00 AM

looks like 85 for full festival.

3/31/2010 8:12:25 AM

Hopscotch ticket levels aren't that confusing, but the wording is a little verbose.

$30 - each night at City plaza costs 30, $60 total to see both nights
$45 - ALL Club access (which is the majority of the Festival)
$85 - ALL Everything access (City Plaza + Clubs)
$120- VIP (All Access, skip-the-lines and VIP party)

You'll also be able to buy entry to individual shows at the doors of the clubs, but that will be the least thrifty option...like $20/show maybe.


[Edited on March 31, 2010 at 8:49 AM. Reason : inside info, you know]

3/31/2010 8:41:44 AM

i wonder if my bss curse will continue

i've had the opportunity (and tickets twice) to see them, and every time some unavoidable situation has come up (sibling wedding, illness, etc).

they're up there on my "active bands i've never seen" wish list, probably at #2 behind bjork.

3/31/2010 9:18:19 AM

just noticed Atlas Sound on the list

YES

3/31/2010 11:03:13 AM

[Edited on March 31, 2010 at 11:04 AM. Reason : DOUBLE POST EXCITEMENT ]

3/31/2010 11:04:10 AM

there were no more than 35 people at the sharon van etten/megafaun show last night in philly.

most seemed there for SVE, and all but about 15 left before megafaun finished.

granted there was a balcony i didnt see, but i think there couldnt have been more than a dozen up there

i was kinda surprised

4/2/2010 7:54:44 AM

^That's upsetting. Did they play a relatively straight-up set, or was it a more experimental, droney one?

4/2/2010 9:42:37 AM

catching a place to bury strangers/the big pink tonight and midlake tomorrow night at the cradle.

4/2/2010 10:17:52 AM

^^ it was pretty straight up, but really mellow

only like, two or three droney points (im totally into that though, and it could have been much more)

although this weirdo in a Matthew Lesko lookin suit jacket was straight up freakin' out during them, and it made me uncomfortable enough to move from where i was standing

4/2/2010 10:50:40 AM

The New Mastersounds - 4/20 @ Cat's Cradle

4/3/2010 3:03:07 PM

Quote :

"catching a place to bury strangers/the big pink tonight and midlake tomorrow night at the cradle"

I thought Midlake absolutely killed tonight. They did a great job re-arranging a lot of the new material for a live performance and the Van Occupanther tracks were solid as usual.

Great show, imho.

4/4/2010 2:06:18 AM

not really a concert per say but Animal Collective is having a screening of their new film, Oddsac and there will be a panel with the director and the band after the screening, i think its april 24th at the varsity theatre in CH

4/4/2010 12:11:45 PM

Anyone going to see Arctic Monkeys on Tuesday? I heard the venue sucks, but this may be the only time I get to see them live.

4/4/2010 12:21:04 PM

it's at the ritz/disco rodeo, right?

it's not a great venue, but it's not terrible.

4/4/2010 4:07:32 PM

http://altreport.hipsterrunoff.com/2010/04/zooey-deschanel-has-stage-fright-crazy-coke-eyes-on-letterman.html

4/4/2010 4:46:39 PM

^ when they played at the cradle, she seemed like she was scared shitless for at least half the show. in an empty room or the first show or two i'd understand, but it was practically sold out and they were in the middle of a tour.

4/4/2010 5:58:13 PM

Seems like every show I've wanted to see recently is scheduled on a goddamned Tuesday... most notably Arctic Monkeys.

4/4/2010 6:15:52 PM

The Temper Trap - Thursday @ Cat's Cradle
My Morning Jacket - April 30th @ Koka Boothe

4/5/2010 1:20:17 PM

ARCTIC MONKEYS TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

anyone else coming!??!

4/6/2010 8:38:04 AM

yes

4/6/2010 1:23:37 PM

No.

4/6/2010 3:23:10 PM