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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1245 on: February 22, 2011, 09:42:11 AM »
Wish I had gone to the Prince show last night. Third show added.
Linkin Park tonight.
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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1246 on: February 22, 2011, 09:46:33 AM »
Wish I had gone to the Prince show last night. Third show added.
Linkin Park tonight.

You couldn't get me to see Linkin Park with a gun to my head. And in that audience there'll probably be quite a few. ;)
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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1247 on: February 22, 2011, 06:10:44 PM »
Wish I had gone to the Prince show last night. Third show added.
Chron review of Prince Monday night in Oaktown. Sounds like he gave the people what they wanted, along with guests Sheila E, Santana and opening act Larry Graham of Sly & Family Stone.  Article: A raucous reign of hits
Prince rewards fans at the first of three Oakland shows with a rousing performance.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/22/DDSE1HRQU8.DTL

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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1248 on: February 23, 2011, 08:41:44 AM »
Moving this over from the Tech thread:

Going to see Yo La Tengo tonight. Please Lord, don't let me one of those doofuses holding up his phone taking pics for half the evening! ;)


OMG - Just downloaded the TuneIn Radio app.  I don't have to carry around my portable radio for 10@10 anymore! 

Ha!  I'm going to see Yo La Tengo next Tuesday at The Fox.  Let me know your thoughts on tonight's show!  I kinda wish I'd known about Prince's concerts next week sooner.  Would've gone to see him instead.  Oh, and you're only allowed 2 photos during shows.   ;)

YLT was half-great, half not so much. If you haven't heard, they're letting fate (and a wheel of fortune) determine what theme the first set of each night's show will be. Here's a more detailed explanation of how it works:
http://www.yolatengo.com/news/november-3-2010/

I was hoping for the Condo Fucks or a Freewheelin' YLT set, but Portland drew the short straw and got The Sounds of Science Part 2, which is kind of an instrumental free jazz thing that they created as a soundtrack for some underwater films from the 40s, 50s and 60s by Jean Painleve--sort of a predecessor to Jacques Cousteau. It was kinda cool in places but it also dragged on in others. If you ever saw the Grateful Dead, it'd be like if they opened the show with space, and it lasted for the entire first set. For an Friday night audience that was primed to get their indie rock on, it did not fill the bill.

The second set however, was great, about 90 minutes that was everything the first set wasn't. Poppy, rockin', quiet and introspective, and several cool covers, most notably a Brian Wilson song I didn't catch the name of, and Neil Young's Barstool Blues.

So assuming the Wheel smiles on you, you should have a great night. If it doesn't, take a few extra bucks for a beer or two and head to the bar.
We landed on "Dump" last night.  It was a-maz-ing!  I was sooo regretting not being able to see Prince, but what do ya know? -  Yo La Tengo covered His Purple Majesty's The Beautiful Ones and brought the hizzouse down.  The second part of the show was great, too.  They played Nothing To Hide, which is a fave of mine.  Couldn't stay around for the encore, though.

The weirdest part of the show was when we got to the doors, they scanned our tickets and a supervisor was called over.  He gave us an instant upgrade to the best seats in the house (center Loge).  I had a fear that we were booby trapped and one of us would be called down to the stage to spin the wheel.  Luckily, that was not the case.  Still, no explaination as to why we were upgraded.  I wonder if this is some kind of Fox Theatre thang.

Here's the setlist:

Set 1: Dump
Basic Cable
Slow Down
Hope, Joe
Secret Blood
A Plea For Dump
The Beautiful Ones @Cover (Prince)
Daily Affirmation
Superpowerless

Set 2: Yo La Tengo
Sugarcube
(Straight Down to the) Bitter End
Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)
How To Make A Baby Elephant Float
Gentle Hour - Cover (Snapper)
Periodically Double Or Triple
Decora
Nothing To Hide
Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind

Autumn Sweater
Black Hole (With The Urinals, The Urinals Cover)
Rolling Stones Rice Krispies Jingle - Cover (Brian Jones) (As Condo Fucks)
Dog Meat - Cover (Flamin' Groovies) (As Condo Fucks)
Alyda

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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1249 on: February 23, 2011, 10:36:14 AM »
Wish I had gone to the Prince show last night. Third show added.
Linkin Park tonight.

You couldn't get me to see Linkin Park with a gun to my head. And in that audience there'll probably be quite a few. ;)
Not even close. They haven't been here in a long time, maybe 7-9 years. They played a little new and a lot of old. It was a great show. Diverse crowd, young and old. Really mellow, happy people. Didn't hear or see any conflict or unhappiness. A fantastic concert experience.
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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1250 on: February 23, 2011, 11:06:57 AM »
There were lots of Prince tix on craigslist yesterday, still some today:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/tix/sfc?query=prince&srchType=A

prob not too hard to get in for a reasonable prince tonight or Thursday if you're willing to take cash and go play the negotiation game. 
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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1251 on: February 23, 2011, 11:09:35 AM »
SF Weekly's review of Yo La Tengo show at Fox Oakland:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/02/yo_la_tengo_set_phasers_to_nic.php

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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1252 on: February 23, 2011, 09:35:00 PM »
Moving this over from the Tech thread:

Going to see Yo La Tengo tonight. Please Lord, don't let me one of those doofuses holding up his phone taking pics for half the evening! ;)


OMG - Just downloaded the TuneIn Radio app.  I don't have to carry around my portable radio for 10@10 anymore! 

Ha!  I'm going to see Yo La Tengo next Tuesday at The Fox.  Let me know your thoughts on tonight's show!  I kinda wish I'd known about Prince's concerts next week sooner.  Would've gone to see him instead.  Oh, and you're only allowed 2 photos during shows.   ;)

YLT was half-great, half not so much. If you haven't heard, they're letting fate (and a wheel of fortune) determine what theme the first set of each night's show will be. Here's a more detailed explanation of how it works:
http://www.yolatengo.com/news/november-3-2010/

I was hoping for the Condo Fucks or a Freewheelin' YLT set, but Portland drew the short straw and got The Sounds of Science Part 2, which is kind of an instrumental free jazz thing that they created as a soundtrack for some underwater films from the 40s, 50s and 60s by Jean Painleve--sort of a predecessor to Jacques Cousteau. It was kinda cool in places but it also dragged on in others. If you ever saw the Grateful Dead, it'd be like if they opened the show with space, and it lasted for the entire first set. For an Friday night audience that was primed to get their indie rock on, it did not fill the bill.

The second set however, was great, about 90 minutes that was everything the first set wasn't. Poppy, rockin', quiet and introspective, and several cool covers, most notably a Brian Wilson song I didn't catch the name of, and Neil Young's Barstool Blues.

So assuming the Wheel smiles on you, you should have a great night. If it doesn't, take a few extra bucks for a beer or two and head to the bar.
We landed on "Dump" last night.  It was a-maz-ing!  I was sooo regretting not being able to see Prince, but what do ya know? -  Yo La Tengo covered His Purple Majesty's The Beautiful Ones and brought the hizzouse down.  The second part of the show was great, too.  They played Nothing To Hide, which is a fave of mine.  Couldn't stay around for the encore, though.

The weirdest part of the show was when we got to the doors, they scanned our tickets and a supervisor was called over.  He gave us an instant upgrade to the best seats in the house (center Loge).  I had a fear that we were booby trapped and one of us would be called down to the stage to spin the wheel.  Luckily, that was not the case.  Still, no explaination as to why we were upgraded.  I wonder if this is some kind of Fox Theatre thang.

Here's the setlist:

Set 1: Dump
Basic Cable
Slow Down
Hope, Joe
Secret Blood
A Plea For Dump
The Beautiful Ones @Cover (Prince)
Daily Affirmation
Superpowerless

Set 2: Yo La Tengo
Sugarcube
(Straight Down to the) Bitter End
Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)
How To Make A Baby Elephant Float
Gentle Hour - Cover (Snapper)
Periodically Double Or Triple
Decora
Nothing To Hide
Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind

Autumn Sweater
Black Hole (With The Urinals, The Urinals Cover)
Rolling Stones Rice Krispies Jingle - Cover (Brian Jones) (As Condo Fucks)
Dog Meat - Cover (Flamin' Groovies) (As Condo Fucks)
Alyda

Looks like you got the show I hoped to see. I'd have LOVED to see Dump. We saw a few of the songs you got in the second set, but they seem to have mixed it up nicely. And the Prince cover was a nice touch. Glad you enjoyed it!! (Bummer about missing the encore tho--was BART closing or something?)
Let's get right to it.

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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1253 on: February 25, 2011, 10:30:16 PM »
WTF? Britney Spears to do 'mini-concert' in SF's Castro 3/27
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=83871&tsp=1

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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1254 on: March 01, 2011, 10:13:41 AM »
Paging Sundaygal, and any other closet Durannies in these parts. DD is playing the Fillmore again, on Sat. April 16. Tickets on sale this Sunday. Info here:
http://www.livenation.com/event/1C004659F5A76174?artistid=734969&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Let's get right to it.

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Re: The Concert Thread
« Reply #1255 on: March 01, 2011, 10:42:04 AM »
Paging Sundaygal, and any other closet Durannies in these parts. DD is playing the Fillmore again, on Sat. April 16. Tickets on sale this Sunday. Info here:
http://www.livenation.com/event/1C004659F5A76174?artistid=734969&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Don't I know it!  I even went on the Duran Duran website to see if I could snag a presale password, but you apparently have to join the fanclub at an annual fee of $35.  WTF???

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« Reply #1256 on: March 01, 2011, 10:45:16 AM »
Paging Sundaygal, and any other closet Durannies in these parts. DD is playing the Fillmore again, on Sat. April 16. Tickets on sale this Sunday. Info here:
http://www.livenation.com/event/1C004659F5A76174?artistid=734969&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

saw them in 2003(?) in GGPark at that AliceFest thing (Seal also performed, as did Maroon Five, but I didn't see them).  

it was great fun, there were women who took their shirts off and everything!  Also, the band performed.  The did White Lines, a crowd favorite.  I don't think they did Is There Something I Should Know, however.

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« Reply #1257 on: March 01, 2011, 03:44:56 PM »
Paging Sundaygal, and any other closet Durannies in these parts. DD is playing the Fillmore again, on Sat. April 16. Tickets on sale this Sunday. Info here:
http://www.livenation.com/event/1C004659F5A76174?artistid=734969&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Don't I know it!  I even went on the Duran Duran website to see if I could snag a presale password, but you apparently have to join the fanclub at an annual fee of $35.  WTF???

Speaking of DD, Simon LeBon tweeted the Oscars on Sunday with amusing results. Details here:
http://www.ology.com/humor/last-night-simon-le-bon-tweets-oscars-edition
Let's get right to it.

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« Reply #1258 on: March 01, 2011, 04:32:36 PM »
Paging Sundaygal, and any other closet Durannies in these parts. DD is playing the Fillmore again, on Sat. April 16. Tickets on sale this Sunday. Info here:
http://www.livenation.com/event/1C004659F5A76174?artistid=734969&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Don't I know it!  I even went on the Duran Duran website to see if I could snag a presale password, but you apparently have to join the fanclub at an annual fee of $35.  WTF???

Speaking of DD, Simon LeBon tweeted the Oscars on Sunday with amusing results. Details here:
http://www.ology.com/humor/last-night-simon-le-bon-tweets-oscars-edition
Ah, Simon Le Bon - so witty and still gorgeous after all these years.  The beard is quite becoming, I must say.  :)

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« Reply #1259 on: March 01, 2011, 07:23:15 PM »
Paging Sundaygal, and any other closet Durannies in these parts. DD is playing the Fillmore again, on Sat. April 16. Tickets on sale this Sunday. Info here:
http://www.livenation.com/event/1C004659F5A76174?artistid=734969&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Don't I know it!  I even went on the Duran Duran website to see if I could snag a presale password, but you apparently have to join the fanclub at an annual fee of $35.  WTF???

Speaking of DD, Simon LeBon tweeted the Oscars on Sunday with amusing results. Details here:
http://www.ology.com/humor/last-night-simon-le-bon-tweets-oscars-edition
Ah, Simon Le Bon - so witty and still gorgeous after all these years.  The beard is quite becoming, I must say.  :)
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