[Music] The Live Music thread

[Hotchilidog]

Off to the Brighton Philharmonic tomorrow to see Henk De Vlieger's 65 minute condensed version of the Ring Cycle, Wagner's Dream.

As for gigs have got latin American metal merchants Cultura Tres at the Albert in February and have also booked Cattle Decapitation at Chalk in March. On a lighter note will be looking to book Ferris & Sylvester and Wandering Hearts for their respective gigs at the Komedia.

For the summer three (possibly 4) Taylor Swift shows and then Beautiful Days scratching the late summer festival itch.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Missed out on The Smile tickets at Brighton Centre when they first went on sale. Managed to get a resale standing for £70 which is a bit steep but listening to the albums it’s basically Radiohead so convincing myself it was the correct decision.
Peel favourite Eek-A-Mouse is playing on 2nd March at Chalk. Going to try and get back from Fulham away in time for that. Line up looks pretty good.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I can highly recommend this band if you’re into Molchat etc. 17th Feb in Brighton.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Thought there was a thread, couldn't find it

Just got decent tickets for Nils Frahm on 30 June, looking forward to it at The Dome.

Hania Rani at Chalk in March, neo-classicaltastic mate.

Nils will be brilliant. I have had some very enjoyable evenings with him.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The Live Music thread is near the top of page 2.

@Guinness Boy , could you merge this one?

 

[Guinness Boy]

The Live Music thread is near the top of page 2.

@Guinness Boy , could you merge this one?

Done

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Just been to see Kali Malone perform a drone minimalist church organ piece she composed for a site specific performance in a modern church of considerable architectural merit. I’d never heard of her but some friends took me. I do know her partner who accompanied her; he is in Sunn O))).

Not really my thing but always willing to try something and it was quite amazing, very soothing. Very respectful audience.

 

[HantsSeagull]

Brown Horse with Hollow Hand at the Folklore Rooms on 12th March. Brown Horse just released great debut album.

And then The Leisure Society same venue on 24 April - one of my top three bands.

 

[CHAPPERS]

CASISDEAD at Chalk last night was fun. Rappers at Chalk always struggle and it took a couple of tracks for this to get going but enjoyable after that.

A slight element of menace about the show and a proper mosh pit.

Nice.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Going to watch The Smile, The Vaselines and Yard Act over the next week. Not sure I would have gone to Yard Act based on the second album but got tickets before hearing it. Much prefer the post punk sound of their early releases.

 

[Binney on acid]

My girlfriend and I are going to see Loreena McKennitt at The London Palladium, if Mick Whelan permits rail travel on that day.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Proper nice evening watching Bill Ryder Jones last night at Chalk. Even got to the front so we didn't have to watch the gig through some wanker's phone screen.

15 songs, 5 man backing band, played hour and a half and all for less than 20 quid. Home by 10:15. Bosh.

Going back for more when he plays the Barbican in October.

Also saw Tricky last week at Camden but the less said about that the better, frankly.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Thanks to our European exit I can now go to Feeder at Chalk when the quarter finals kick off!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Also say Tricky last week at Camden but the less said about that the better, frankly.

The missus saw Tricky last November and said it was appalling. She walked out.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Seeing Oneohtrix Point Never tomorrow.

 

[ozzygull]

My Husband bought me tickets to see Kacey Musgraves tour at the Roundhouse London in May, for my birthday.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Did anyone see Creeper at Chalk last Saturday? I really like the latest album although not sure on the earlier stuff but we had a family birthday meal so I couldn't go.

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Proper nice evening watching Bill Ryder Jones last night at Chalk. Even got to the front so we didn't have to watch the gig through some wanker's phone screen.

15 songs, 5 man backing band, played hour and a half and all for less than 20 quid. Home by 10:15. Bosh.

Going back for more when he plays the Barbican in October.

Also saw Tricky last week at Camden but the less said about that the better, frankly.

Agreed.

Lovely sound too.

I was at the back and am happy to confirm that I only 2/3 people filming on their phones and then only for a song or 2.

Maybe people realise that if not everyone does it it isnt acceptable.

Or it was a more mature audience.

 

[Machiavelli]

I saw The Smile on Monday at the (unfairly) maligned Brighton Centre. We were stood about 8 metres away from Thom Yorke. It's the second time I've seen them (previous one was at the Roundhouse in Camden) and we also saw their 6Music set on the iPlayer on Saturday. What struck me about Monday's performance was I had a clear (and new) answer to the question: why The Smile instead of Radiohead?
A prior answer was: they're bored of banging out Paranoid Android, followed by Karma Police and Creep every gig, and want to play different material without being tied down to the expectations of sets that audiences hold. I don't think they'll ever play a Radiohead song at a Smile gig. This is still valid, but on Monday, there was ...
... a new answer: Johnny and Thom want to experiment within songs more when they play live. This is another way of saying improvisation and also provides another explanation for Tom S's presence -- in contrast to the 6Music and Roundhouse gigs, they were much more experimental in how they performed their new Smile songs, some of which was planned, but there was the odd obviously impromptu moment (on Thin Thing?) from their reactions. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves too (which you don't always get from Radiohead gigs).

 

[GJN1]

Missed out on The Smile tickets at Brighton Centre when they first went on sale. Managed to get a resale standing for £70 which is a bit steep but listening to the albums it’s basically Radiohead so convincing myself it was the correct decision.
Peel favourite Eek-A-Mouse is playing on 2nd March at Chalk. Going to try and get back from Fulham away in time for that. Line up looks pretty good.

I saw Radiohead at the Brighton Centre in 1997. I now feel very, very old.