tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post1013138903009532593..comments2023-10-24T03:56:31.295-05:00Comments on DC Rock Club: Contradictive Summer - THE HOLD STEADY@ 930 Club 8/14/08Jumbo Slicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08525227134450004928noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-86517530834992871382008-08-18T14:18:00.000-05:002008-08-18T14:18:00.000-05:00shit, i thought the meathead ratio was high at the...shit, i thought the meathead ratio was high at the THS show at ottobar last year. mix that up with a ton of good ol' boys and you got yourself a douche-apaloozarobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-41707782498969047482008-08-18T14:15:00.000-05:002008-08-18T14:15:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09502778643433600781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-83987132786973954152008-08-18T10:53:00.000-05:002008-08-18T10:53:00.000-05:00Re: G.HDid you see that the Drive By Truckers and ...Re: G.H<BR/>Did you see that the Drive By Truckers and The Hold Steady are doing a tour together this fall?<BR/>There isn't a DC date scheduled as of yet (though Nov 4, Election night is open on the tour. Meathead central at that show.sacklunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865553449094912225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-20560819440685340872008-08-17T17:12:00.000-05:002008-08-17T17:12:00.000-05:00I think it's common knowledge that you leave your ...I think it's common knowledge that you leave your spot at a sold out show, anyone's free to move into it. Likewise, if there's space between you and whoever is in front of you, others are likely (and free) to move in there.<BR/><BR/>I nearly got decapitated by two dudes with shaved heads that looked like bodyguards for the Corleone family (I'm serious) wearing tight black tshirts...at the Drive-By Truckers concert there last spring. There was lots of space in front of them, and I moved in to occupy it. Fortunately this was a man of few words, and just kept uttering "You better move. You better move. I was here first. You better move. I was here first".G.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-42870862500126668532008-08-16T07:27:00.000-05:002008-08-16T07:27:00.000-05:00good review of the show. love the hold steady and ...good review of the show. love the hold steady and have been following them from their inception.<BR/>like some of my other favorites it's sad to see the frat boy sect invade the venue to sing every word of every new song. i'm sure they dont know song from their "early" work. <BR/><BR/>hardly any frat boys when the were at 9.30 in november.<BR/><BR/>sorry about the backwards hat douchebag. i was down the railing and noticed that guy and his need to lean over the rail and yell every word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-23104488126699242502008-08-15T15:43:00.000-05:002008-08-15T15:43:00.000-05:00yeah i slacked on writing that vivian girls/crysta...yeah i slacked on writing that vivian girls/crystal stilts review. well, that and my computer at work kept fucking up. but anyway, THS thing is up there now, that first picture is classic, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>i think this might have been my "set them free" concert, like i sorta said. ok, hold steady, you don't need me anymore, i'll be around and listening and i might still be at yr show since i can get in for free, but you belong to the world now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124304315278450108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-26022067622756526452008-08-15T15:41:00.000-05:002008-08-15T15:41:00.000-05:00I like The Hold Steady! Which, as has been docume...I like The Hold Steady! Which, as has been documented here, is a sure sign that they have either become way too mainstream or no one listens to them. In this case, the former.<BR/><BR/>And I talk at shows. Oops! But everyone knows if you leave, you lose. It's like line-cutting. A total don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-55397585172561529742008-08-15T15:24:00.001-05:002008-08-15T15:24:00.001-05:00Malitz Sr. is probably the guy who was giving you ...Malitz Sr. is probably the guy who was giving you grief, SackJimbromskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480579106355009821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-73792635893268566092008-08-15T15:24:00.000-05:002008-08-15T15:24:00.000-05:00Re;David:Whoops, I got my nights confused. I thou...Re;David:<BR/>Whoops, I got my nights confused. I thought you were at DC9 last night.<BR/><BR/>I am intersted to hear/read your take on the HS show.<BR/><BR/>If I had known you were there I may have asked for you (and your dads) back-up in a brawl with the meathead dude...sacklunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865553449094912225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-31265148424710925892008-08-15T14:59:00.000-05:002008-08-15T14:59:00.000-05:00i was there, come on. i took my dad! our blogs are...i was there, come on. i took my dad! our blogs are broken, otherwise you could see some good pictures and random thoughts. soon, hopefully. <BR/><BR/>maybe as the fratboy armies/annoying talkers continue to take over more people will start to agree with me on why it's perfectly ok -- and often best -- to stop liking a band once they become popular.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124304315278450108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-38160974196408861542008-08-15T14:50:00.000-05:002008-08-15T14:50:00.000-05:00Re:DavidHow come you didn't go last night? I figu...Re:David<BR/><BR/>How come you didn't go last night? I figured you would be front and center, singing along, arms gesturing, etc, etc....sacklunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865553449094912225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-13690549408991522622008-08-15T14:46:00.000-05:002008-08-15T14:46:00.000-05:00people really need to listen to me more, don't the...people really need to listen to me more, don't they?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124304315278450108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-61078087047859587942008-08-15T14:33:00.000-05:002008-08-15T14:33:00.000-05:00yeah, was wondering when someone would comment on ...yeah, was wondering when someone would comment on the tag line<BR/><BR/>how badass would that be, if someone got lynched at the 9:30? rope around the next, chuck him off the upper deck, hanging from the railing. crowd goes nuts, band is spurred to higher heights of rockingness, like L7 in Serial Mom, when they helped kill that guy in Hammerjack's.Jimbromskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480579106355009821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-63355706999284092452008-08-15T14:13:00.000-05:002008-08-15T14:13:00.000-05:00why don't you all just take classes at the toby ke...why don't you all just take classes at the <A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/toby-keiths-pro-lynching_b_115526.html" REL="nofollow">toby keith school of justice</A>?robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-7100133542051881872008-08-15T13:56:00.000-05:002008-08-15T13:56:00.000-05:00Like the pic. I like our new tag line even better....Like the pic. I like our new tag line even better.Jumbo Slicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525227134450004928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-16973339595510582432008-08-15T13:08:00.000-05:002008-08-15T13:08:00.000-05:00I also came up with "tie him inside his sleeping b...I also came up with "tie him inside his sleeping bag, hang from a tree branch, and hit him with sticks", but that wouldn't work in this case unless we somehow convinced the guy to climb into a sleeping bag, of his own volition.<BR/><BR/>Note my cool new profile pic.Jimbromskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480579106355009821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-3408301639771662082008-08-15T13:04:00.000-05:002008-08-15T13:04:00.000-05:00We should find out who that guy was and kill him. ...We should find out who that guy was and kill him. Seriously. for the good of society. Besides, Rock Club needs a good group project. We've come up with a bunch of good ways to kill Stutts. Why not use this guy as a dry run? I say we secure his head to a rock using his belt and then drop a bigger rock on his face. I think Jimbomski came up with that one.<BR/> <BR/>Who's with me?Jumbo Slicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525227134450004928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-33398756446140262842008-08-15T13:02:00.000-05:002008-08-15T13:02:00.000-05:00Yeah, I meant to give props to DM about the guitar...Yeah, I meant to give props to DM about the guitar thing. Finn did seem to put the guitar down more often than last time around. It seems to work a bit better that way, with the hand gestures and feet shuffling. He is pretty entertaining to watch.sacklunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865553449094912225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-90003178048721872492008-08-15T12:59:00.000-05:002008-08-15T12:59:00.000-05:00The rail thing really pisses me off. The dude kep...The rail thing really pisses me off. The dude kept saying to me, “oh, so you are going to be THAT guy…”, like I was some sort of spot-stealing dick. He left, I took his spot. That is what happens. If I was there before him and I left to take a leak or get a beer, I certainly wouldn’t expect that spot to be there when I got back. Tough shit. I don’t get this entitlement to a certain location at a general admission show. I even offered to move down, as there was plenty of room for both of us on the rail, but he would have nothing of it. Seriously, this guy had like 4 feet of the rail all to himself. This seems like it happens to me all the time. I love the 930 Club, but it is shit like this that keeps me from wanting to go back….sacklunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865553449094912225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-58374901051755603342008-08-15T12:57:00.000-05:002008-08-15T12:57:00.000-05:00Ugh, I know exactly who you're talking about. I wa...Ugh, I know exactly who you're talking about. I was on the floor, but I definitely noticed that dude from down there. He was singing along to every word, which I guess is cool, but he was also making some weird rap metal type arm momvements and cocking his head while singing along to Your Little Hoodrat Friend. You could actually imagine this toolbag singing the lyrics in total seriousness. What an asshole. <BR/><BR/>Other than, the show was awesome. Craig Finn is like a manic Pee Wee Herman on a meth bender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-66893901087850479232008-08-15T12:56:00.000-05:002008-08-15T12:56:00.000-05:00I've come around a little on this band, used to re...I've come around a little on this band, used to really dislike them, but the new stuff isn't bad.<BR/><BR/>Was Malitz the guy who advised Finn to put the guitar down? He's totally right, every picture I see he isn't playing it, he's doing his hand claps and gestures. Every so often, a strum. <BR/><BR/>Sad Croc is right, we need to initiate that Show Etiquette propaganda campaign that we ralked about earlier. People need to know what's expected of them when they're in public, since obviously their parents didn't teach them right.Jimbromskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480579106355009821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-52913197046311462522008-08-15T11:34:00.000-05:002008-08-15T11:34:00.000-05:00I was at the show last night too. It was my first ...I was at the show last night too. It was my first time seeing The Hold Steady live. <BR/>I spent some time in Minneapolis so I remember seeing Lifter Puller playing around (mostly First Avenue) the scene. I had heard good things about The Hold Steady live shows so I figured I would check them out (thanks to a last-minute Craigslist score for face value). The crowd was definitely a bit of a meathead crowd (I was down on the floor on the edge of the jumpers/wannabe moshers) and I was amazed at the number of guy superfans.<BR/>Great stage presence by the front man Finn. My wife thought their sound was a little too similar between the songs (mostly the guitar sound). I like that sound so it worked for me. I would see them again.Midwesterner (Previously) in D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05156997764792929038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-3124871388498902562008-08-15T11:32:00.000-05:002008-08-15T11:32:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Midwesterner (Previously) in D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05156997764792929038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-21047250402629146372008-08-15T11:26:00.000-05:002008-08-15T11:26:00.000-05:00I had pretty much the same experience at the Hold ...I had pretty much the same experience at the Hold Steady's show in November, and actually ended up leaving early because I couldn't stand the frat-boy contingent.<BR/><BR/>I luckily found a pretty mellow spot on the floor last night, and had a much better experience.<BR/><BR/>But, yeah, the whole frat-boy at indie shows phenomenon needs to end. They're everywhere now, from Wilco to Bon Iver to Margot and the freakin' Nuclear So and Sos. <BR/><BR/>I spent much of the period from 1997 to 2004-ish bemoaning the fact that so many great indie bands weren't able to get their music heard. Now that indie/alternative is popular again, I kinda want to go back in time.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084291270828233276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31270091.post-7708280601142927422008-08-15T11:04:00.000-05:002008-08-15T11:04:00.000-05:00The problem is I like The hold Steady (musically),...The problem is I like The hold Steady (musically), thus the contradiction. Also, I don't really mind people dancing, getting excited, singing along, etc... But there is something about the average Hold Steady live show attendee that I find extremely annoying.sacklunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865553449094912225noreply@blogger.com