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Julien Baker / Lucy Dacus / Katie Malco (Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn NY, October 8, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 8, 2024] Julien Baker / Lucy Dacus / Katie Malco

My daughter and I saw Julien Baker at Webster Hall on Sunday night, the night that Julien got sick and left early.  

She immediately announced a new show two nights later in Brooklyn.

We would have loved to have gone to this show but there were a few reasons we couldn’t.  My wife and I had tickets to see Kishi Bashi and we were pretty excited to go to that one.  Plus, Brooklyn is much harder for us to get to than NYC (which is much more challenging to get to than Philadelphia).

So, we missed out on this show which featured a “surprise” set from Lucy Dacus.  My daughter and I assumed that Lucy would be the surprise, and yeah we’re bummed we missed the show, but at least we got to see some of Julien on the first night.  (Plus, a video that I saw made it sound like the crowd was really noisy and rowdy–and consequently very distracting).

And, most likely we would probably have been too late to see Katie Malco, just like Sunday.

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Julien Baker (Webster Hall, New York City, NY, October 6, 2024)

Posted in Julien Baker, Katie Malco, Lucy Dacus, New York City, The Ophelias, Webster Hall on October 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] Julien Baker

My wife and I saw Julien Baker open for The Decemberists back in 2017.  I had liked a few songs on her album and I was happy she opened.  Then she announced a headline tour the following year and we grabbed tickets.

We left that show unsettled and I assumed I’d never see her again.

Then she joined boygenius and I found myself enjoying her third of the trio more than the other two who I liked better before the trio formed.  My daughter became a massive fan of all three of them and Julien in particular.  

So when she announced a few shows in New York, and my daughter found resale tickets for shockingly cheap, we decided to go to the Sunday night show.  

After The Ophelias, we were all set for Julien.  We assumed we’d be getting home pretty late since she wasn’t going on until pretty late already.  And just as the show started and we had a decent view, two people on the side of us pushed in front of us and proceeded to get all handsy.  Which is just weird and distracting.  And the one person was tall and the other person moved their head around a lot basically obscuring the stage for my daughter.

So Julien came out and I was surprised how much the show rocked.  There were flashing lights, a full band (kicking drums) and a huge sound.  Remember the last time I had seen her it was just her and a guitar and for a few songs, a violin.  So this was a massive departure, and I really liked it. (more…)

[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] Julien Baker

My wife and I saw Julien Baker open for The Decemberists back in 2017.  I had liked a few songs on her album and I was happy she opened.  Then she announced a headline tour the following year and we grabbed tickets.

We left that show unsettled and I assumed I’d never see her again.

Then she joined boygenius and I found myself enjoying her third of the trio more than the other two who I liked better before the trio formed.  My daughter became a massive fan of all three of them and Julien in particular.  

So when she announced a few shows in New York, and my daughter found resale tickets for shockingly cheap, we decided to go to the Sunday night show.  

After The Ophelias, we were all set for Julien.  We assumed we’d be getting home pretty late since she wasn’t going on until pretty late already.  And just as the show started and we had a decent view, two people on the side of us pushed in front of us and proceeded to get all handsy.  Which is just weird and distracting.  And the one person was tall and the other person moved their head around a lot basically obscuring the stage for my daughter.

So Julien came out and I was surprised how much the show rocked.  There were flashing lights, a full band (kicking drums) and a huge sound.  Remember the last time I had seen her it was just her and a guitar and for a few songs, a violin.  So this was a massive departure, and I really liked it. (more…)

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The Ophelias (Webster Hall, New York City, NY, October 6, 2024) [JULIEN BAKER]

Posted in Julien Baker, Katie Malco, New York City, The Ophelias, Webster Hall on October 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] The Ophelias

The only thing I knew about The Ophelias before this show was this bit of information I looked up the last time I could have seen them (in 2022 they opened for Typhoon, but I didn’t go).

I love the origin story that Wikipedia gives for The Ophelias

The Ophelias are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The group first met at a time when each were independently serving as the “token girl” in various male-fronted bands from their hometown. “Coming from varied musical backgrounds (ranging from garage-rock, to surf, to opera), the distinct talents and influences of each member collided in unexpected ways at the band’s first rehearsal. It was here the band discovered that their chemistry wasn’t rooted in a shared musical reference point, but in the creative relief from the expected censorship of being a side person.”

Although a more recent review notes (more…)

[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] The Ophelias

The only thing I knew about The Ophelias before this show was this bit of information I looked up the last time I could have seen them (in 2022 they opened for Typhoon, but I didn’t go).

I love the origin story that Wikipedia gives for The Ophelias

The Ophelias are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The group first met at a time when each were independently serving as the “token girl” in various male-fronted bands from their hometown. “Coming from varied musical backgrounds (ranging from garage-rock, to surf, to opera), the distinct talents and influences of each member collided in unexpected ways at the band’s first rehearsal. It was here the band discovered that their chemistry wasn’t rooted in a shared musical reference point, but in the creative relief from the expected censorship of being a side person.”

Although a more recent review notes (more…)

[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] The Ophelias

The only thing I knew about The Ophelias before this show was this bit of information I looked up the last time I could have seen them (in 2022 they opened for Typhoon, but I didn’t go).

I love the origin story that Wikipedia gives for The Ophelias

The Ophelias are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The group first met at a time when each were independently serving as the “token girl” in various male-fronted bands from their hometown. “Coming from varied musical backgrounds (ranging from garage-rock, to surf, to opera), the distinct talents and influences of each member collided in unexpected ways at the band’s first rehearsal. It was here the band discovered that their chemistry wasn’t rooted in a shared musical reference point, but in the creative relief from the expected censorship of being a side person.”

Although a more recent review notes (more…)

[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] The Ophelias

The only thing I knew about The Ophelias before this show was this bit of information I looked up the last time I could have seen them (in 2022 they opened for Typhoon, but I didn’t go).

I love the origin story that Wikipedia gives for The Ophelias

The Ophelias are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The group first met at a time when each were independently serving as the “token girl” in various male-fronted bands from their hometown. “Coming from varied musical backgrounds (ranging from garage-rock, to surf, to opera), the distinct talents and influences of each member collided in unexpected ways at the band’s first rehearsal. It was here the band discovered that their chemistry wasn’t rooted in a shared musical reference point, but in the creative relief from the expected censorship of being a side person.”

Although a more recent review notes (more…)

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Katie Malco (Webster Hall, New York City, NY, October 6, 2024) [JULIEN BAKER]

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[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] Katie Malco

My daughter has become a huge fan of boygenius.  We didn’t get to see them (well, we saw them at a festival) so when Julien Baker announced that she was playing a few shows my daughter really wanted to go.  I’m loathe to go to NYC for shows these days because of the massive hassle, but I made an exception for this (especially since there were only shows in NYC).  It turned out we were able to get surprisingly cheap resale tickets (I can’t imagine why) for the Sunday night show (the middle of three).

We left absurdly early and traffic was a nightmare!  I assumed it wouldn’t be on a Sunday but I was wrong.  I had imagined that we would get into the city an hour before doors opened and grab a bite and then mosey into the show and be maybe close to the stage.  Instead, by the time we parked (if only I had remembered that street parking was free and ample on Sundays) and walked the several blocks to Webster Hall, we were stupidly late.

We had to stand almost as far back as was possible and we had missed all but one or two songs of the Katie Malco set. (more…)

[ATTENDED: October 6, 2024] Katie Malco

My daughter has become a huge fan of boygenius.  We didn’t get to see them (well, we saw them at a festival) so when Julien Baker announced that she was playing a few shows my daughter really wanted to go.  I’m loathe to go to NYC for shows these days because of the massive hassle, but I made an exception for this (especially since there were only shows in NYC).  It turned out we were able to get surprisingly cheap resale tickets (I can’t imagine why) for the Sunday night show (the middle of three).

We left absurdly early and traffic was a nightmare!  I assumed it wouldn’t be on a Sunday but I was wrong.  I had imagined that we would get into the city an hour before doors opened and grab a bite and then mosey into the show and be maybe close to the stage.  Instead, by the time we parked (if only I had remembered that street parking was free and ample on Sundays) and walked the several blocks to Webster Hall, we were stupidly late.

We had to stand almost as far back as was possible and we had missed all but one or two songs of the Katie Malco set. (more…)

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Supergrass (Webster Hall, New York City, NY, May 17, 2022)

Posted in Heaven, New York City, Supergrass, Swervedriver, Webster Hall on May 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: May 17, 2022] Supergrass

There are few bands that I will travel to New York City to see anymore.  Supergrass was one of them.  

In It for the Money is in my Top 5 greatest albums of all time and I could listen to it again and again.  I Should Coco is up there pretty high as well.  And while I didn’t love their later stuff quite as much, there are still some great songs on those records. 

Supergrass last played Philadelphia is 2003 (and weren’t going to play there this time) and last played NYC in 2008.  They broke up in 2010 and reunited in 2019.  So this was my chance to see them.

The crowd was also pretty excited.  One guy near me in particular was out of his mind and talked about seeing them in L.A as well (did he really travel across the country for them?).

The lights went down, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” played out of the speakers and the guys came out.  Supergrass were always presented as a trio even though singer Gaz Coombes’ brother Rob Coombes was unofficially a member for a pretty long time.  It was nice to see him getting proper recognition on this tour.  Even if, really all of the love was for Gaz, the face of the band. (more…)

[ATTENDED: May 17, 2022] Supergrass

There are few bands that I will travel to New York City to see anymore.  Supergrass was one of them.  

In It for the Money is in my Top 5 greatest albums of all time and I could listen to it again and again.  I Should Coco is up there pretty high as well.  And while I didn’t love their later stuff quite as much, there are still some great songs on those records. 

Supergrass last played Philadelphia is 2003 (and weren’t going to play there this time) and last played NYC in 2008.  They broke up in 2010 and reunited in 2019.  So this was my chance to see them.

The crowd was also pretty excited.  One guy near me in particular was out of his mind and talked about seeing them in L.A as well (did he really travel across the country for them?).

The lights went down, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” played out of the speakers and the guys came out.  Supergrass were always presented as a trio even though singer Gaz Coombes’ brother Rob Coombes was unofficially a member for a pretty long time.  It was nice to see him getting proper recognition on this tour.  Even if, really all of the love was for Gaz, the face of the band. (more…)

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Heaven (Webster Hall, New York City, NY, May 17, 2022) [SUPERGRASS]

Posted in Heaven, New York City, Supergrass, Swervedriver, Webster Hall on May 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »

[ATTENDED: May 17, 2022] Heaven

There are few bands that I will travel to New York City to see anymore.  Supergrass was one of them.  

I didn’t care who was opening.   I didn’t even care if I saw the opening band.  Except that I knew I would be getting there very early to see the band as well as I could.

I had never been to Webster Hall before and didn’t know where the band would be.  I walked past the merch (which was totally sold out by the time the show was over) and looked around for any signs of where to go.  I was early and people were milling about.  Finally I figured out the stage was upstairs (!)

So who was Heaven?  Well, back in the 80s there was an Australian heavy metal band named Heaven who released a couple of albums including a cover of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.”  It seemed REALLY unlikley that it was them (especially since they officially broke up in 2012).  But who was this other Heaven? (more…)

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