This vid is long (8:23) but worth it. It involves the following:
1--Dumb-assed group of Cape Buffalo stumbling onto some lions at a watering hole
2--Lion attack
3--A crocodile gets involved
and
4--Buffalo counterattack
Enjoy!
Special Who's Coming post this time. I have divided this post into three parts, with the party of the first part representing shows in our regular venues, part two representing the Fort Reno shows, and part the third detailing the lineup at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago, at which all four members of Rock Club will be attending.
Okay, Part I. Not too much to shout about here. We'll be attending Black Rebel Motorcycle Club this Saturday. I listened to the new album a few times on my way back and forth to the beach over Memorial Day and I think it's just average, but I've seen them twice and they're good live. The Long Blondes on June 7 may be interesting. Also of note are The Veils at DC9 on June 11, this seems to be a case of an overly-big band in a too-small venue. If you enjoy the sound of many retarded children singing in unison, the Polyphonic Spree will be at the 9:30 on June 30. Miserable Morrissey on July 2 at Wolf Trap, I'm bringing my pregnant-assed wife and packing a picnic for that one. Also, I have been roundly denounced as a big fag for liking the Fiery Furnaces, but I still think they're good, and I want to go see them at the Black Cat on July 5.
Also, whichever dirty, greedy hippy is booking shows for the Birchmere and the State should be strapped between two diesel trucks by Rutger Hauer, like he did to that broad in The Hitcher. Never have I seen a more consistent lineup of crap adult contemporary bands, at such inflated prices. Consistently, month in, month out.
| Date | Venue | Band | ||
| 6/2/2007 | 9:30 | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | ||
| 6/7/2007 | RNRH | Long Blondes | ||
| 6/8/2007 | RNRH | The Horrors | ||
| 6/11/2007 | DC9 | The Veils | ||
| 6/13/2007 | RNRH | Heartless Bastards w/Earl Greyhound | ||
| 6/13/2007 | 9:30 | Feist w/Grizzly Bear | ||
| 6/30/2007 | 9:30 | Polyphonic Spree | ||
| 7/2/2007 | Wolf Trap | Morrissey | ||
| 7/5/2007 | Black Cat | Fiery Furnaces | ||
| 7/7/2007 | Galaxy Hut | Fake Accents | ||
| 7/8/2007 | RNRH | Mooney Suzuki | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Merr. Post | Decembrists w/Balt Symphony Orch | ||
| 8/21/2007 | Black Cat | Wolf Parade |
| Date | Venue | Band | ||
| 6/15/2007 | Ft. Reno | Mass Movement of the Moth, Deleted Scenes, Boom Orangutans | ||
| 6/21/2007 | Ft. Reno | Hard Tomorrows, Let's French, Mirror Script | ||
| 6/25/2007 | Ft. Reno | LeJeune, Pup Tent, Engine Room | ||
| 6/28/2007 | Ft. Reno | Mess Up The Mess, The Sentiment, Julie Ocean | ||
| 7/2/2007 | Ft. Reno | The Evens, Joe Lally | ||
| 7/5/2007 | Ft. Reno | Max Levine Ensemble, Five Four, Sonic Survivor | ||
| 7/9/2007 | Ft. Reno | Greenland, Statehood, Kitty Hawk | ||
| 7/12/2007 | Ft. Reno | Mary Timony, Medications, Charm Offensive | ||
| 7/16/2007 | Ft. Reno | The Caribbean, Len Bias, The Ardennes | ||
| 7/19/2007 | Ft. Reno | Beauty Pill, Carol Bui, The Alphabetical Order | ||
| 7/23/2007 | Ft. Reno | Meredith Bragg, The Andalusians | ||
| 7/26/2007 | Ft. Reno | Antelope, The Omega Band, Scanner Freaks | ||
| 7/30/2007 | Ft. Reno | Lady In The Radiator | ||
| 8/2/2007 | Ft. Reno | The Aquarium, Benjy Ferree, Yell County | ||
| 8/6/2007 | Ft. Reno | Shapes Not Sounds, Problems | ||
| 8/9/2007 | Ft. Reno | Brandon Butler, Baby Killer Estelle | ||
| 8/13/2007 | Ft. Reno | Perfect Souvenir | ||
| 8/16/2007 | Ft. Reno | Edie Sedgewick, Hentai |
| Date | Venue | Band | ||
| 7/13/2007 | Pitchfork | Sonic Youth | ||
| 7/13/2007 | Pitchfork | GZA/Genius | ||
| 7/13/2007 | Pitchfork | Slint | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Yoko Ono | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Cat Power | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Clipse | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Mastadon | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Iron and Wine | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Battles | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Grizzly Bear | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Voxtrot | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Califone | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Twilight Sad | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Girl Talk | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Dan Deacon | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Oxford Collapse | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Professor Murder | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Fujiya & Miyagi | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | Beach House | ||
| 7/14/2007 | Pitchfork | William Parker Quartet | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | De La Soul | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | New Pornographers | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Of Montreal | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Stephen Malkmus | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Jamie Lidell | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | The Sea and Cake | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Junior Boys | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Menomena | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | The Ponys | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Deerhunter | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Klaxons | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | The Field | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Cadence Weapon | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | The Cool Kids | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Nomo | ||
| 7/15/2007 | Pitchfork | Brightblack Morning Light |
After many hours of debating on which show to attend for my week of RC, we all decided to head out to the RNR Hotel for The Rosebuds. I thought this would be a much better choice than the alternative at the Black Cat backstage (see preview by Jumboslice) , and I am pretty sure we made the right choice (sorry, Jet Age).
We arrived in time to catch some of the opening act Le Loup, yet we all quickly scurried upstairs to the lounge and have a beer. There was a pretty decent crowd for Le Loup and they seem to be "on the radar" in regards to up and coming local bands, I couldnt tell you what they sound like because we heard like 1/2 a song. (sorry, Le Loup). We also skipped the 2nd band on the bill as we were extremely busy playing Sopranos pinball. Finally, we descended downstairs when The Rosebuds came on.
I wasnt really sure what to expect from this band having only really heard one track, "Get Up, Get Out" which gets heavy rotation on Sirius radio. I will admit that I didnt really enjoy the first few songs they played. There seemed to be some technical difficulties and I couldnt really hear the Debbie Harry look-a-like singing. The show seemed to pick up pace in the middle and it ended extremely well. I enjoyed the fact that all the tunes didnt sound the same and moved from 80's synth-pop to garagey rock. I thought they were at their best with that garage rock sound, as I am not a huge fan of the synth. If they only had a keytar. There was one point, I think it was the 2nd to last song (before the encore, which was very good) that sounded a lot like early U2 (Boy/War era). Jumboslice thought they had a bit of The Killers in them which I guess relates back to that 80's revival thing. In any case, I enjoyed the show more towards the end and it was a nice change of pace from the stereotypical indie rock formula (sorry again, Jet Age).
I will also add that I have become quite enamored with the RNR Hotel, and it is quickly becoming my favorite place to see a show. The sound is always pretty good and it has a certain intimacy that isnt found at the Black Cat or 930 club. They are booking more and more decent bands, thus giving the Black Cat a run for my RC $$$$. The upstairs lounge area is very inviting and never too crowded, and they have Sopranos pinball (note, bring more quarters next time) and some sort of shooting/hunting video game that I am going to try out next time.
All in all, a very enjoyable Tuesday night and a better show than I expected. RC Rating 7.0
Mr. Malitz at the Washington Post has a partial list of the Fort Reno schedule. The Rock Club house band, Statehood, plays on July 9th with Greenland (I've never heard of them). If you were hoping for a Fugazi reunion or another show by The Dismemberment Plan, you're out of luck (thus far). According to the Fort Reno site, the full the schedule will be "coming soon".
June 18 -- Deleted Scenes
June 21 -- Let's French
June 25 -- The Engine Room
June 28 -- Julie Ocean
July 9 -- Statehood, Greenland
July 16 -- Beauty Pill, Len Bias
July 19 -- Carol Bui
July 26 -- Antelope
Aug. 2 -- Yell County
Jesus, again with the Chivas?
I hope the weather will be better this time around.
The Jet Age is led by singer/guitarist Eric Tischler. You may know him from The Hurricane Lamps, the DC-based band that released not two, but five albums between 1999 and 2004. Although, it's much more likely that you don't know him at all. The other two band members are even less well known than Mr. Tischler. You need only know this: they both participated in Hands Across America.
Potsy & family at Hands Across AmericaI don't like to link to Pitchfork, not because I have anything against them, but just because most people probably read that site anyway, so my linking to them doesn't really add anything to anybody's lives.
I did see this, however--Elijah Wood will portray Iggy Pop in The Passenger, a movie about the early years of Iggy and The Stooges.
I know I'm in the minority here but I thought Lord of The Rings Parts 1 Through 483 was gay as shit and if any of you D&D freaks want to fight me for that, bring it on, but let me warn you that your spells and 23-sided dies won't stand a chance against my savage sack punches.
I nearly rented Green Street Hooligans just to see Elijah Wood's character get a kicking from some Milwall fans. Then I thought better of it.
A better choice for the role of Iggy Pop would have been Anthony Kiedis. Not only does he resemble Iggy Pop, but he also won an Oscar for his unforgettable role as "Friend of Warchild" in the seminal 1991 film Point Break.
That Would Be A Waste of Time, Elijah
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