This week, I saw two incredible shows: Preservation Hall Jazz Band at The Barns at Wolftrap and Gil Scott-Heron at 930 Club. The weird part of these shows is that I did not see any of you there (Note: HD was at PHJB and out of town for the second show). I think everything is [...]
Also tagged baby boomers, Barns at Wolftrap, blues, criticism, Gil Scott-Heron, HD, hip hop, jazz, Music, music snob, Preservaton Hall Jazz Band, WolftrapThis is the craziest route of a tour I’ve ever seen and, ZOMG, it comes through DC.
Be Your Own Pet (courtesy of Pitchfork):
03-27 Bristol, England – Thekla
03-29 Stoke-on-Trent, England – The Sugarmill
03-30 Oxford, England – Zodiac
03-31 Brighton, England – Audio
04-01 London, England – Scala
04-03 Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje
04-05 Gothenburg, Sweden – Sticky Fingers
04-06 Malmö, Sweden [...]
On only a few occassions have I had VIP or similar seating for shows. Each and every time it has been a great experience. My VIP seating for the October 22 TV On The Radio show at 930 Club was no different.
LA’s friend scored us VIP passes and it was completely worth it (“it” being [...]
I am realizing that bands frquently skip DC for shows. I can understand why this happens in Pittsburgh (it is not along convenient tour routes, smaller market), but DC is odd. I suspect it has to do with venue difficulty, including the 930 Club’s “aggressive” appropriation of revenues but this cannot be the entire story.
For [...]