As you may have noticed peering at the sidebar, we've got a ton of big-name acts (and slightly lesser acts that I'm even more excited about) coming up this March and April around town.
WILCO @ The Ryman, 3.2.08, sold out about three months ago. PRICE: GOOD LUCK.
Yeah, okay. I'm over this show already. I saw them on I guess what could be called their Kicking Television tour, and yes, it was killer, but I'm not heartbroken that I won't be at this one. If you're nuts to see them, feel free to start ebay-hunting and making friends at the Ryman and camping out on 5th Avenue trying to buy tickets for double the price. Have fun!
"Misunderstood" from Being There
BLACK MOUNTAIN @ Exit/In, 3.10.08. PRICE: $14
Holy hell am I excited. Mark my words, In the Future will make the top ten of the year for me. If you haven't listened to it yet, go get it, it's eleven bucks at Jagjaguwar, and you can also download a sampling of their music at the website. Dark and heavy and delicious. I'm gonna go put it on right now, actually. And now that I'm listening to it, I'm having fantasies about a Protomen/Black Mountain show. That would be killer.
"Tyrants" from In the Future
BLACK LIPS @ The Mercy, 3.20.08. PRICE: $12
Not that I'm promoting pointless showiness, but... "The Black Lips have a reputation for crazy live shows that have included vomiting, urinating, nudity, band members kissing, fireworks, and a chicken." Just saying.
STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS @ The Mercy, 3.25.08. PRICE: $15 advance.
So I was lucky enough to catch Stephen from the front row at Pitchfork this summer, but an acoustic show never really does it in a field full of people. Plus, Pig Lib really was meant to be played with a backing band. Plus, the few songs I've heard from Real Emotional Trash, which gets released March 4, are fantastic.
"Baltimore" from Real Emotional Trash
TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ Exit/In, 4.8.08. PRICE: No one knows yet. Probably like $15.
You've probably heard me gush about Tokyo Police Club before, and also the fact that they've got all of thirty-three minutes of released music, but that doesn't stop them from playing a hell of a lot of live shows and having a strong fan base wherever they go. They did just announce that their first ever album, Elephant Shell, is finally finished and will be 'tested' on tour soon. Plus, they're playing with the phenomenal Eagle*Seagull. Sure to be a great show.
"Your English is Good" from Elephant Shell
CARIBOU @ The Mercy, 4.8.08. PRICE: $10.
Oh god, decisions, decisions. Caribou or Tokyo Police Club? The Mercy has its ups and downs as a venue--it's way easier to find parking at Exit/In, the Mercy has a smoker's deck (usually PACKED), at Exit/In no one cares if you dump your drink on the floor. Take your pick. Either show promises to delight.
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS @ The Cannery, 4.18.08. PRICE: $22 advance.
I love this band dearly, but I actually might miss this one for a few reasons. 1) I hate the Cannery. About 15% of the crowd actually gets a decent view of the stage. The rest are pacified by the easy access to the bar. 2) I'm going to be broke by this time, and also in the process of saving for summer, so I may have to pass. 3) Exam time. 4) I saw these guys at Pitchfork. On the other hand, there's nothing like the intimacy of fighting your way to the front of the stage.
"The Laws Have Changed" from The Electric Version
DESTROYER @ The Mercy, 4.29.08. PRICE: TBA. It's the Mercy, so... $18?
I fell in love with 2001's Streethawk: A Seduction and have been tumbling since. Daniel Bejar (of the New Porns) returns to Nashville a week and a half after their show, and I'm absolutely thrilled to see him in a more intimate setting than the fields of Pitchfork.
"The Music Lovers" from Your Blues
So, to survive the onslaught of March and April, you'll need approximately $105, plus about $100 to cover your bar tab, plus $30 for the merch you'll cave and buy, plus I hope you work a day job. Count your blessings, Nashville. These are good problems to have.
(Let me know what shows I'm missing out on listing, and which ones I'll be seeing you all at.)
3 comments:
it's probably worth mentioning that okkervil river is going to be playing at the new pornographers show. :D
Yeah, it's up on the sidebar.
don't forget blitzen trapper and fleet foxes!
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