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Coolness Coming Up
Lots of cool things (mostly bands) are coming to D.C. Like, for example, Snow Patrol will be here Friday for $15. It appears that tickets are still available. No one really raved about them when I was looking for summer Rawk!, but they keep coming up in places I hear about good music. So, would you go? Next, the Green Festival will be in D.C. next weekend (Sept. 18-19) at the D.C. Convention Center. It costs $10 for lots of cool speakers (Amy Goodman! Jim Hightower! Greg Palast! Barbara Ehrenreich! Naomi Klein! William Greider! And more!). Or, they're still looking for volunteers to help out, and if you give them four hours of help, you get a free all-access pass for the weekend (plus a t-shirt!). Back to the music, The Killers, who nearly topped my summer Rawk! list, will play the 9:30 Club Sunday, October 3rd, for only $12. I'd love to see that, but Sunday!? And then, crazy joy of joys, who knew Camper van Beethoven was back? Apparently, they are, and their new album, "New Roman Times," will be out Oct. 12, which is also the night they're playing, you guessed it, the 9:30 Club. For $20, it's a pricey show, but how worth it! And how is it possible not to love this—according to lead singer David Lowery, the new album is a rock opera!I'm so there! If you can't wait for the album, the iTMS (iTunes Music Store) has an exclusive 3-song EP (that link will open in iTunes), which Lowery describes (iTunes link) as:"We didn't want to make it an overt comment on the current political climate, so we made up a fictional North America in which there's many different countries that fight each other every once in a while, and Texas has gone neo-fascist and California has had a civil war. The main character is a soldier from the Fundamentalist Christian Republic of Texas, and the songs follow this solider and other people through the story. But it's not really that serious—there's space aliens, and we blow up the disco at the end."
Gotta love it. (Note: No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, please see your local dealer for complete details. All plans, either express or implied, mentioned herein are subject to change w/out notice, depending on the exigencies of law school. Bleh.)
Posted September 9, 2004 06:54 AM | ai music life generally
I would def see The Killers for $12. Some friends saw them recently and loved them live.
Also, Camper Van will be a great show. I just saw them play at Sunset Junction (yes, for FREE, but still) and they still have the old Oomph. Being from San Francisco, I've been seeing Camper Van almost since their inception (yes, I'm that old). Also, my friend David Immergluck (who now plays with Counting Crows) told me he is going to be touring with them. He played briefly with CVB toward the end of their reign and went on to play with Monks of Doom (a brilliant Camper spin off sans David Lowery). Immy is a freakin amazing guitar player and really rounds out their sound. They even played 'Take the Skinheads Bowling' when I saw them. Sweet.
Posted by: Cinnamon at September 9, 2004 11:47 AM
Oohhh... Snow Patrol! I have only just heard of them but everything I've heard is universally excellent. Pity my budget doesn't really allow for live music because they will be in San Francisco next month.
Do go see them if you get the chance!
-qir
Posted by: quasi in r.e.m. at September 11, 2004 10:15 PM
Cinnamon: Holy cow do you have friends or do you have friends!? I once sold books to a movie star, but that's about it for my brushes with fame. Maybe I need to get out more...
q.i.r.: Damn! I wish I'd heard your rave before Friday, but alas, my chance has passed. I decided not to go to the show due to shortage of funds -- I'm on that finaid budget, too, you know. I may still check out Snow Patrol recorded, though. That way I can listen again and again and again...
Posted by: ambimb at September 12, 2004 08:21 AM
