concerts....who you seeing?

[LordMortis]

We eatin' pork tonight!

Was thinking about that show. I don't actually know any of PIGs work but I like the current lineup. Hope it was a good time.

[Skinypupy]

Zeal & Ardor tonight was absolutely epic. Best show I’ve seen this year, easily. Just a masterful performance from start to finish with a ton of insane energy for sold-out small club show. Gaerea were superb openers as well.

Only downsides were the two assholes a couple of us had to physically escort out of the pit, and the fact that I’m going to be so sore tomorrow I won’t be able to move. Totally worth it though.

There are some shows you go to and think “man, I’m bugged that I paid so much for that show”. King Diamond a couple weeks ago was one of those. Then there are shows that you think “man, I would have gladly paid 2 or 3 times more to have that experience”. Tonight was one of those. It may be a personal top 10 show for me. I’ll have to sit it’s it for a couple days and see what I think after the post-show high wears off.

Bonus: I even caught the pick that he threw out at the end.

[disarm]

Long way off, but I just bought tickets to see Coheed & Cambria, Mastodon and Periphery in May... should be a kickass show!

[hitbyambulance]

Zeal & Ardor tonight was absolutely epic. Best show I’ve seen this year, easily. Just a masterful performance from start to finish with a ton of insane energy for sold-out small club show. Gaerea were superb openers as well.

did Zetra also open, by chance?

[Dramatist]

I found out today that my friend bought me a ticket to see the Ocean Blue in January. They’re going to play their first two albums and I’m excited.


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[Skinypupy]

Zeal & Ardor tonight was absolutely epic. Best show I’ve seen this year, easily. Just a masterful performance from start to finish with a ton of insane energy for sold-out small club show. Gaerea were superb openers as well.

did Zetra also open, by chance?

They did. I think I would probably like listening to their albums (I do dig me some goth/darkwave), but they were a real snoozefest live.

And after a couple week’s reflection, that show did earn a place in my personal top 10.

[Lassr]

Taking the wife, for her birthday, to see Trevor Hall in Nashville.

[hitbyambulance]

Zeal & Ardor tonight was absolutely epic. Best show I’ve seen this year, easily. Just a masterful performance from start to finish with a ton of insane energy for sold-out small club show. Gaerea were superb openers as well.

did Zetra also open, by chance?

They did. I think I would probably like listening to their albums (I do dig me some goth/darkwave), but they were a real snoozefest live.

And after a couple week’s reflection, that show did earn a place in my personal top 10.

i heard their collab with Sólveig Matthildur (of Kælan Mikla) and i am going to check out their latest full length album - production sounds good

[Skinypupy]

Definitely a thumbs up for their music. Had a very Clan of Xymox/London After Midnight vibe to it.

[Sudy]

Just got tickets to Viagra Boys next September. I am STOKED.

They've become one of my favourite bands over the past couple years. Thanks to hepcat for introducing them to me.

My only regret is that I missed their show at my favourite, super-small venue in 2022. They either weren't as on my radar back then, or I wasn't attending concerts post-COVID yet. That would have been such an amazing experience. The venue for the upcoming concert is medium-sized, but still fairly intimate.

[Skinypupy]

They Might Be Giants are coming in June. Although I haven’t followed anything they’ve done in 20 years, I’d still love to take Mrs Skinypupy. We listened to them a ton when we were first married.

General Admission tickets (at a shitty venue) are $130 each. Noooooooooope. Don’t like them that much.

[Dramatist]

About to see The Ocean Blue at a small venue in Houston. They’re playing their first two albums and I’m excited. I haven’t been to a show in ages.


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[Sudy]

I'm not a huge Paradise Lost fan, but if I've never seen them and they're doing a short North American tour that stops at my favourite tiny venue, I have to go, right? Depending on the set list? Some of the dates are getting Trouble supporting. Toronto's getting Gigan, whom I'm unfamiliar with but at an ear-glance I appreciate their jib.

I feel like I'll get burned if they don't play the handful of songs I love.

[Skinypupy]

I'm not a huge Paradise Lost fan, but if I've never seen them and they're doing a short North American tour that stops at my favourite tiny venue, I have to go, right? Depending on the set list? Some of the dates are getting Trouble supporting. Toronto's getting Gigan, whom I'm unfamiliar with but at an ear-glance I appreciate their jib.

I feel like I'll get burned if they don't play the handful of songs I love.

I’m not a big fan, but have seen them a few times at festivals. They’ll be at Deathfest, so I’ll likely catch them again in May.

Not being overly familiar with their music, I find them to be pretty boring live, tbh. Nick has good pipes, but not much in the way of stage presence.

[Sudy]

Thanks, I always appreciate your advice. Their recent concerts have included most of my favourite songs, but there's no way to be sure that's the set list we'll get. And the tickets are priced at $50 CAD which, while not unreasonable, is more than I like to pay for bands I'm lukewarm on. But it's such a wonderful stinky little venue. I mean when I saw PIG there a couple of months ago my face was basically buried in Raymond Watts's crotch which completely transformed the experience.

Guess I'll be playing their most popular tracks all night as well as giving Gigan a spin to try to help me make up my mind before tickets sell out.

[hitbyambulance]

CULPRITS next Wednesday (Digable Planets/Shabazz Palaces backing band) at The Triple Door - and only $10 !

[Dramatist]

The Ocean Blue concert was fantastic. Small room, the band was very laid back, the sound was great and the show was almost three hours. They played 28 songs!

I really enjoyed the performances of whole albums. It really kind of transported me back in time.


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[hitbyambulance]

Jan 17 - Alan Sparhawk / Circuit des Yeux @ The Crocodile [this one is a maybe]
Feb 25 - Apocalyptica @ The Moore Theater [they're going back to their early days and doing an entire Metallica set]
Feb 28 - Молцат Дома @ Showbox Sodo
Mar 11 - Alcest / MONO / Kælan Mikla @ The Neptune
Mar 16 - Russian Circles / Pelican @ Showbox
Apr 04 - BEAK> @ Neumos
Apr 25 - Mogwai @ Showbox
May 08 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ The Neptune [this one is a maybe, but why not]
Jun 02 - Napalm Death / Melvins / The Hard-Ons / Dark Sky Burial @ Showbox

[Skinypupy]

I only have a couple shows between now and Desthfest at end of May

- Decapitated/Incantation - Feb 19
- Tyr/Aether Realm - March 1
- Chat Pile - March 5
- Swallow the Sun/Hakiri for the Sky/Ghost Bath - March 12 (maybe)

[Lassr]

Wife got tickets to see Metallica in Nashville. They were pricey so I'm not going, I'll walk her to the venue (Nissan Stadium) and back to the condo. I'll hang out in the bars while she is there. it is a bucket list for her. I never really liked them.