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I remember one of my friends asking if I wanted to go to a show in college. It was a small show of some local band. Turns out it was Walk the Moon. He also did the same thing for Twenty One Pilots. Dude had a knack for finding cool local stuff before they blew up.
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 15:11 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 02:47 |
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Only sort of related but I saw Kendrick Lamarr open for Kanye not long after Good Kid came out and the arena was maybe 1/4 full for his performance which seems insane in retrospect.
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 15:49 |
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I saw Calvin Johnson play solo in a basement in my college town.
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 17:51 |
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My school's programming council brought... Saves The Day, Motion City Soundtrack, Jack's Mannequin, Kesha, Kid Cudi, and B.O.B. for stuff I went to. I skipped Cute is What We Aim For, The Academy Is..., White Tie Affair, Cobra Starship, and Wale. I was part of the school's radio station and brought Real Estate, Woods, Class Actress, Man Man, No Age, and Cloud Nothings. Meanwhile the school down the road brought the Black Keys, mewithoutyou, Big Boi, Dan Deacon, The Roots, The New Pornographers, Ted Leo, Aesop Rock, Sleigh Bells, and Passion Pit in that same time frame. It really is a crapshoot and you can see where the programming council decided to just bring bands that they wanted to see instead of anything interesting.
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 19:10 |
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Blast Fantasto posted:Only sort of related but I saw Kendrick Lamarr open for Kanye not long after Good Kid came out and the arena was maybe 1/4 full for his performance which seems insane in retrospect. I also saw this tour. I also randomly caught Coheed & Cambria opening for The Used when i was in high school. Had no idea who they were but was a fan after that show
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 20:54 |
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bows1 posted:I also saw this tour. I saw Coheed open for Thursday in high school, their first album had just came out and no one knew them. Many people were like wtf his voice but warmed up quickly.
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 20:56 |
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A local college had Danny Brown for their spring show a few years back. Paid 5 bucks and made it the third time in a year that I saw him.
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 21:54 |
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Oh yeah I saw MGMT open for Of Montreal a couple years before they hit it big. The first time I heard Kids on the radio I was like wait, I’ve heard this poo poo before
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 22:49 |
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I saw The Strokes, like, the week they hit it big. In a small club in Jackson, Mississippi. That show as loving intense. So good.
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# ? Jul 22, 2019 23:04 |
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The first time I saw Rufus Wainwright was in a club called The Green Room that was so small he had to carry his keyboard in and out of the same entrance everybody else came in from.
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# ? Jul 23, 2019 00:21 |
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exquisite tea posted:The first time I saw Rufus Wainwright was in a club called The Green Room that was so small he had to carry his keyboard in and out of the same entrance everybody else came in from. That was the same as My Chemical Romance when I saw them from above . I saw Brand New and Thrice there on the same bill too with maybe... 50 people at that venue? Oh old emo/punk shows. It was for sure a fire hazard because there was only one exit. I also saw the band Glasseater who never blew up but in the corner of the venue they had an SNES and the singer played me in Mortal Kombat 2 and beat my rear end like three times in a row before the show.
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# ? Jul 23, 2019 00:24 |
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Oh yeah, in 2011 I saw Of Montreal and Far East Movement for free at a different college that opened up their annual outdoor springfest for the general public. There was even free beer as well.
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# ? Jul 23, 2019 02:13 |
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2004 or so, I saw Ted Leo play a college cafeteria. I was right up at the front. My ears were ringing for two days. Didn't see him live again until he just before The Both, but just couldn't get as excited about that show.
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# ? Jul 24, 2019 17:48 |
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My Discover Weekly recommended me a song by Fractures this week, and I like it a lot. Sound is dreamy, atmospheric like RY X or Novo Amor. Vocals remind me a bit of James Vincent McMorrow. Sculptures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLqxC4KvJIQ It's Alright (Music video is worth it alone, imo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCH2-P0Lfs Teenage Dream (Katy Perry cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfz-heH9gQ
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# ? Jul 24, 2019 20:36 |
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I went to Coachella 2007
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# ? Jul 24, 2019 21:01 |
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The Walrus posted:I went to Coachella 2007 I went to Bonnaroo 2005, 2006, and 2008.
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# ? Jul 24, 2019 21:11 |
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ZorajitZorajit posted:2004 or so, I saw Ted Leo play a college cafeteria. I was right up at the front. My ears were ringing for two days. Didn't see him live again until he just before The Both, but just couldn't get as excited about that show. I’ve seen Ted Leo probably more than 20 times honestly
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# ? Jul 25, 2019 02:48 |
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Man it sucks reading this thread when you live in New Zealand. You guys don’t know how good you have it with all these gigs
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# ? Jul 25, 2019 04:09 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHdSxAq3cys New DJ Shadow.
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# ? Jul 25, 2019 04:38 |
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I saw Smash Mouth at Disneyworld in 2013
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# ? Jul 25, 2019 18:40 |
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One of my favourite bands released a new single today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkYnpq-BDUg
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# ? Jul 26, 2019 17:15 |
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Death Cab for Cutie are featured on a new...Chance the Rapper song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOzZ6p-nS4k
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# ? Jul 26, 2019 19:09 |
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I saw Dear Rouge at a festival yesterday and man they just continually blow my mind. Danielle is such a rock star.
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# ? Jul 27, 2019 22:30 |
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Double posting: This is an awesome Canadian group I only just discovered - they won a CBC competition a couple years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj7gA3lXbGo
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# ? Jul 29, 2019 22:36 |
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reading up on the Law of Attraction in order to manifest a new album by the war on drugs into my life
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# ? Jul 29, 2019 22:44 |
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Hot drat, Semisonic made a new album!
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# ? Jul 30, 2019 14:20 |
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Oh poo poo I'm teetering dangerously on the edge of a 90s-spotify-hole whooopsnopethereigohellospacehog
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# ? Jul 30, 2019 17:01 |
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Saw the Faint last night and they are still rad. Kick rear end light show and played a ton of old stuff while running around on stage.
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# ? Jul 30, 2019 21:12 |
https://www.kexp.org/read/2019/7/30/mat-jenn-carissas-wierd-announce-20th-anniversary-shows-ugly-honest/ You better believe I was there at 10am to buy a ticket. I'm so stoked. For whatever reason Jen didn't post where exactly to get the tickets, I got them by going to the venue's page.
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# ? Jul 31, 2019 18:26 |
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Lake South, one of my favourite locals just released a new album. It makes me feel real sad in a good way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WoS7XoGsm4
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# ? Aug 2, 2019 05:18 |
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cptn_dr posted:Lake South, one of my favourite locals just released a new album. It makes me feel real sad in a good way. I like this! Got any other NZ band recommendations?
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# ? Aug 2, 2019 05:25 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:I like this! Got any other NZ band recommendations? Oh boy, do I ever. Here's some of my favourites, across a bunch of different genres. Mostly sadtimes music, because I'm a parody of myself. I've probably shared a few of these with the thread already, but here they are anyway. French For Rabbits: Ethereal dream folk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjx_WhrAQQM Finn Johansson: The best mustache in NZ music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeffKzBc7hg Emily Fairlight: Kind of gothy alt-country, maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuPYL2Ubpr4 Anthonie Tonnon: Doing some of the most interesting work in NZ music these days. I hear him get compared to David Byrne quite a bit, which I can see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGBNrKEyHzU Jonathan Bree: Some sort of weird baroque pop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxRq23qVE8A Tiny Ruins: I got into her when I saw her opening for Sharon Van Etten a few years back, so if you like Sharon Van Etten you'll probably dig Hollie's stuff too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVmZu1360K8 Tim Blackman: He reminds me a bit of Mount Eerie's more recent stuff - sparse and sad. He's got a new album coming out in a couple of months, which I'll post about when it drops. (Also he's the nicest dude in the world) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEK9-4OQX8 Fables: Some nice lush folk with a great voice. https://fablesnz.bandcamp.com/track/we-could-be-all Emily Riordan: Chill music with great sad vocals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO6mwKgd5-s Plus the ones that everyone's heard of: Aldous Harding, Nadia Reid, Marlon Williams, The Beths. cptn_dr fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Aug 2, 2019 |
# ? Aug 2, 2019 05:54 |
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Holy, thank you so much! I have so much stuff to listen to now. I have friends and family in NZ, and spent a month there myself a couple years ago. I definitely feel a connection to your country, so stuff like this really helps. Also, I am a fellow sad folky music lover, so this is great.cptn_dr posted:French For Rabbits: Ethereal dream folk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjx_WhrAQQM These two are my favourites so far, and I'm grabbing both of these albums for a road trip I'm doing this weekend. Thank you so much again!!
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# ? Aug 2, 2019 06:18 |
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This new one from HAIM is pretty different from what I would expect. A chill saxophone groove over a '90s hip hop beat. I dig it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjuA_o6Jzyo (Very mildly as the video is mostly them taking off layers of clothing, but they don't like, get naked or anything) Apparently just a one-off, might not have anything to do with an album.
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# ? Aug 3, 2019 00:22 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:These two are my favourites so far, and I'm grabbing both of these albums for a road trip I'm doing this weekend. Thank you so much again!! Glad you like them! And if you're ever back down this way again, hit up the NZ thread and we'll drag you along to some gigs.
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# ? Aug 3, 2019 00:39 |
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Sir Lemming posted:This new one from HAIM is pretty different from what I would expect. A chill saxophone groove over a '90s hip hop beat. I dig it. lol i kept waiting for Q-tip to drop bars on this beat
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# ? Aug 3, 2019 02:47 |
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Been a really good week or so for releases. I love the Clairo, Cuco, and Rich Brian albums.
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# ? Aug 3, 2019 04:17 |
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cptn_dr posted:Glad you like them! And if you're ever back down this way again, hit up the NZ thread and we'll drag you along to some gigs. Will do. Possibly a trip in 2020, but I'll stop by the thread and you lot can bring me to see cool bands! Thanks again
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# ? Aug 3, 2019 06:34 |
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Sir Lemming posted:This new one from HAIM is pretty different from what I would expect. A chill saxophone groove over a '90s hip hop beat. I dig it. video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, no less!
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 02:47 |
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is Ron Gallo supposed to be funny or something? the band has a cool sound but I'm just bored as hell listening to them
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