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Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, April 2, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: April 2, 2026] Nish Kumar

I missed a lot of shows when we went to Minnesota.  No one should have that many shows lined up, but this one hurt doubly.

Tonight I had a ticket for Dirty Three, a band I desperately wanted to see.  But when Nish Kumar (whom my wife and I had seen last year) announced a stop in Princeton!   Well, I wanted to check it out.  It conflicted with Dirty Three, but then my son said he really wanted to see him.  So I got us tickets for that show.  But we couldn’t make either.  Gah.

Nish is hilarious and I would definitely see him any time he came back to the area.  I hope Princeton treated him well and he wants to come baclk

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Dirty Three (Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: April 2, 2026] Dirty 3

I have a list of bands that I want to see.  The list is pretty long, but I do have them ranked roughly by how much I want to see them.  I also have a category of bands that I assume will never tour again but that I want to see if they ever do.  And Dirty Three was on top of that list.  I couldn’t believe when they announced that they were playing Underground Arts.  I bought my ticket instantly and couldn’t wait to see them.

And then about a week before this show, my daughter told me that she wanted to go to Minnesota for a college visit.  And it had to be the first days of April.

I was obviously bummed but was really happy that the trip was fun and helped her decide on a school.

I assume that Dirty Three will never come back to the States (their previous visit was in 2003).   Huh, I didn’t realize that they had put out a new album in 2024 (first since 2012), so maybe if they make another album before ten years pass, they may come back again).

The show sounds like it was wild (of course) and they played for two and a half hours!  I wonder if anyone filmed it.

 

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Thursday presents Full City Devolution / Chris Conly (Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA, April 1, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: April 1, 2026] Thursday / Chris Conly

I have seen Thursday twice.  Both times they opened for My Chemical Romance.  The first time was in the Prudential Center.  The second time was in Giants Stadium.  Both times the sound wasn’t great and while i knew them a little better the second time, I felt like I couldn’t really appreciate them at all.

So while I don’t know their music well, and don’t know the album Full City Devolution any more than any of their other albums, I thought it would be a great opportunity to actually see the band properly.

But then my daughter was going to Minnesota and so I missed all for the shows this week.  Luckily I was able to resell this show, so no loss for me.  And maybe Thursday will headline again soon–I mean they sold out this time, so they know there’s interest.

Chris Conly is a Brooklyn musician,  I listened to two of his songs and hated them both.  He reminds me of George Thoroughgood, and the last thing we need is another George Thoroughgood.

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Joseph / The Man, The Myth, The Meatslab (Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, PA, April 1, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: April 1, 2026] Joseph / The Man, The Myth, The Meatslab

My wife and I saw Joseph back in 2018.  She didn’t really know them but I was fond of their tight harmonies.  They were great and they played everything I wanted to hear.  I didn’t feel like I needed to see them again.  A few years ago one of the sisters, Allie, left the band and they are now a duo (with backing musicians).  That was one more reason I didn’t need to see them.  I’m sure they’re still really good, but it’s not the band I liked and the memory of that show is enough for me.

The Man, The Myth, The Meatslab is a new project from Jamie Clarke (I don’t know what his old project was).  He gets credit for a bizarre name, but boy I did not care for his lo-fi downer folk.  He reminded me of Hayden but less compelling.

Not sad about missing this one.

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