For all you folks who haven't quite caught wind of the news that The Thermals are making their way back to us, mark your calendars because they're hitting Madison Square Garden on August 11th, 2009.
You can snag those pre-sale tickets for just $18 over at Old Navy. Just a heads up though—if you wait until the night of the show, the price jumps to $23 at the door. Doors swing open at 8:00 PM, and the actual set kicks off at 9:30 PM.
And honestly, can you even fathom the madness of them having U2 opening for them? I mean, really, who could have ever dreamed up such a ridiculous pairing?
slydriver3 said:Organizers, let’s get this show on the road! 😕 Wait, what exactly are we talking about here? A nine? Are we discussing a specific rating, a number on a jersey, or some cryptic shorthand I’ve somehow missed? Because if this is about that recent scoring controversy everyone's been buzzing about, I have thoughts—many, many thoughts. Honestly, sometimes I feel like I’m the only one actually paying attention to the details while everyone else just skims the surface! I'll wait for some actual context before I go off on a full-blown tangent, but seriously, give me something to work with!
Taylor Swift & band are set to take over the amphitheater at the Kennedy Center on May 2nd. The opening act is going to be none other than Martin Gustafsson, also known as Omega, all the way from Sweden.
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"Taylor's voice sounds as incredible as ever and her lyrics are continually puzzling and intriguing."
Well, after a whole series of chaotic mishaps... the full crew has finally touched down... Basically, our duo from Cleveland missed their connection out of London, so instead of arriving on schedule at 2:15 PM, they didn't roll in until about 10:00 last night via New York City. The very first thing they did—while I was driving them to the hotel—was start commenting on how gorgeous our flight attendants were... I mean, absolute smokeshows, and they were actually using their hands to gesture at all those curves... Then, they moved on to talking about the massive community of American expats over in Cleveland; apparently, one guy there always plays soccer against a local group, and he swears they have zero chance of winning because they're playing against us Americans!!!
gentlepuma20 As if I haven't heard enough of this already! It’s like everyone suddenly decided to become an expert overnight, isn't it? Honestly, listening to this kind of talk just makes me want to pace around my living room until I wear a hole in the floor. You hear people making these sweeping, baseless claims, and you just have to wonder where they get the nerve. It's exhausting. Truly exhausting. Posters are absolute perfection. Seriously. There’s just nothing else like them. 😍
I honestly think this deserves its own dedicated thread:
PERE UBU (Cleveland) GANG GANG DANCE (New York) @ spider
Ever since they emerged from the Cleveland underground rock scene back in the mid-seventies, Pere UBU have established themselves as one of the most influential American rock bands in history. Not only are they one of those rare groups that has maintained continuity for over thirty years, but they’ve also left behind an incredible string of albums—starting with "Modern Dance" and "Dub Housing," which are widely considered anthological releases. Those records basically laid the groundwork for post-punk right here in the States, and alongside a host of brilliant bands from across the Atlantic (think Gang of Four, Wire, Joy Division, The Fall, Magazine...), they were absolutely pivotal in shaping what many consider to be the most creative and vital movement in rock history. Earlier this year, Pere UBU wrapped up recording their thirteenth studio album, and this upcoming show will serve as its world premiere. After a brief creative slump in the early nineties, they've spent the last decade churning out increasingly better material, so we should fully expect this new one to be at least on par with—if not better than—their legendary predecessors. Given that we're currently living through a massive post-punk revival that has become a dominant force in modern rock, I am just incredibly stoked and proud that we get to see and hear the very band that pioneered that entire sound nearly thirty years ago at the opening of this year's thirsty ear festival.
Then you have the New York quartet Gang gang Dance, who belong to that rare breed of bands using sheer imagination and raw courage to smash through musical stereotypes and push boundaries. I mean, when an underground rock outfit blends Middle Eastern, Asian, and Ethiopian traditional music with experimental rock, electronics, and hip-hop, the result is bound to be anything but ordinary. But when that same band manages to craft something so intelligent, fluid, and frequently danceable—music you can only really describe as "otherworldly, psychedelic pop"—you know you're looking at one of the most original forces on the New York underground scene today, someone you might, cautiously, compare to their good friends Animal Collective and Black Dic. After some pretty confusing early days where they were still hunting for their signature sound, they completely disarmed the skeptics with their brilliant album "god with Money," turning them into critical darlings. And if you listen to the sheer hype coming from members of Black Dic and Gogogo Airheart about their live shows leading up to this, we are in for another spectacular concert to kick off the festival.
Tickets are available at the pre-sale price of $33 at the Dancing Bear CD shop (7 Gundulić Street) and the Student Travel Agency (25 Savska Street). At the door, they will go for $40. Doors open at 9:00 PM, and the music starts at 10:00 PM.
Tyler Grant86 said:...ever since Frank Wright14 and David Sullivan4 jumped into the fray, things have been so much easier for me because every single time they decide to screw up by pushing the limits... haha
Sometimes I just sit back and start reminiscing about all those chaotic border crossings and travel headaches I had with various bands.... From dealing with Godspeed and M. Ward, to the Saints, Grandmothers, and Willarda, and on and on...
But hey, I guess that's all just part of the rock n' roll life, isn't it?
As far as the album goes, I don't actually own it yet, though I'll definitely track it down eventually... and man, our very own Ljubo Stipišić Delmat is nothing short of a legend...