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Post by amanda on Jun 11, 2005 12:23:48 GMT -5
Built to Spill will be playing at The Cain's on September 20. Tickets go on sale JULY 15th. They are $17 in advance, $19 the day of the show. Cain's Box Office 918.584.2306 Starship Records and Tapes Albertson's Customer Service www.startickets.com 1.800.585.3737 for mail orders! www.cainsballroom.com/index2.html
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Post by Jeff on Jun 14, 2005 15:40:51 GMT -5
God, I want to go! Alas!!!
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Post by amanda on Jun 30, 2005 16:36:23 GMT -5
*bump!* Just a reminder - Built to Spill tickets are on sale ($17 now or $19 the day of the concert). The show is September 20. Be there or be...some place else. We'd prefer you to meet up with us, though.
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Post by the nag on Aug 16, 2005 11:12:01 GMT -5
Built to Spill tickets STILL on sale for $17 bucks ($19 day of the show). The opener will be Mike Johnson. www.onewhiskey.com/mikejohnson/Any takers? Anyone?
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Post by katie on Aug 16, 2005 17:27:35 GMT -5
Hello, nag! We still want to go. I won't know if I have that night off for a couple more weeks, though. If I do, I'll get tickets online and let you know!
Oh please, please, please let me off work!
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Post by rick on Sept 6, 2005 14:22:59 GMT -5
So... Do you have that night off?
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Post by katie on Sept 6, 2005 20:28:59 GMT -5
I do have the night off, but we're not going to be able to make it. Rick said that I should tell you that we are embracing our poverty. Actually, now he says to tell you that poverty is embracing us.
So there you have it. We are zen with our poverty.
Not really, but we try. Sorry we can't be there.
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Post by Santa Justin on Sept 6, 2005 21:33:03 GMT -5
Would you guys be willing to accept early Xmas presents of a ticket apiece?
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Post by mandy claus on Sept 6, 2005 21:38:06 GMT -5
Ah, well if you have the night off you'll just have to go then. Santa Justin offers the gift of admission. Mandy Claus will help with gas. Ho, ho, ho! What time should we expect you?
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Post by Tyler on Sept 7, 2005 7:59:20 GMT -5
Mandy's got gas...
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Post by amanda on Sept 9, 2005 11:49:07 GMT -5
Hey, Dave, are you still thinking about going to the concert?
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Post by amanda on Sept 16, 2005 10:12:40 GMT -5
M'kay kidlets*. The concert is next Tuesday. Doors open at 7pm. There is still time to get tickets if you are at all intersted in going ($17 in advance/$19 day of the show). Mike Johnson is the opener. www.onewhiskey.com/mikejohnson/Do we just want to meet up at the Cain's? What time ? *stolen from Lucky Spinster and most likely improperly used by me...
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Post by Betterout on Sept 16, 2005 12:41:52 GMT -5
By the way, if anyone going to the show decides to take the next morning off work/school, and desires a place to crash, our place is always available. I intend to do this, myself, 'cos getting home from a loud rock show at 1:00 am or so doesn't exactly inspire me to get a lot done at work the next day.
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Post by eeevil woman on Sept 19, 2005 11:53:43 GMT -5
Holy hell! The concert sold out!
...just kidding. There's still time to get tickets if ANY of you people want to go. Really.
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Post by amanda on Sept 19, 2005 13:27:40 GMT -5
Justin, Katie, and Rick -- the tickets have finally been purchased. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, but, you know, that's what happens whenever I'm put in charge of ordering tickets.
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Post by Evil rickus on Sept 19, 2005 14:08:09 GMT -5
Uhmm... David left a message Sunday expressing great interest in interrupting us (Katie and I) "Making sweet love." He also had hoped to car pool to Tulsa. Does he still with to do this? The car pool part that is. Well, maybe both. But I'm asking mostly about the car pool part.
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Post by Jeff on Sept 20, 2005 17:11:38 GMT -5
Someone has to write about how great a show I missed.
Be safe and have fun!
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Post by Betterout on Sept 21, 2005 9:29:44 GMT -5
I'll post one write-up, but I definitely don't mean it to be the only one (I'd be very interested, for instance, to see one of Ryan's classic concert reviews, or anything by any of the other outing participants).
The evening began as we all met up at the Cain's Ballroom a little after 7pm. The 'we' here included Indigenites Katie B., Rick B., Ryan D., Amanda M., Justin M., and David R. The place was nearly empty so grabbed a spot right up front. We just hung around shooting the breeze for awhile. There still wasn't much of a crowd for the start of the opening act, Mike Johnson and the Evildoers. Johnson has been a member of several other indie projects, including Snakepit, El Dopamine, and most notably Dinosaur Jr. Furthermore, he evidently played with Caustic Resin, a fellow Boise band with a long history of collaboration with Built to Spill. I'd describe much of the Evildoers' set as moody and slow, but with a definite groove to it. It seemed to me to be heavily Neil Young and Pink Floyd inspired, as the songs brooded at length on very simplistic chord progressions and droning ryhthms. The bass and drums maintained a simple but effective song structure, while the guitars traded howling, bluesy leads awash in reverb. Mike sang, and the other guitarist backed him up, but the vocals were quiet and unintelligible. I'm sure they played close to an hour, but this probably entailed no more than six or seven long-winded songs. Johnson had a Sun records label on his guitar, and it served as a point of focus for us during the set. We were so close that we could almost read the fine print, and we tried at length to figure out what song it was. Mandy suggested just asking him, but by the end of the last song we determined it was Elvis Presley's "Mystery Train." Way to go, Mandy! (She almost got in a fight with a bunch of 14-year olds to obtain said information). Equipment on stage included Mike's Tele played through a Fender head and Marshall cab, the bassist's J Bass played through some rig including a brandless grill-free 115 with a Gallien-Krueger 212 cab, and the other guitarist's Strat clone played through I don't know what.
We hung around for BTS in the same spot. Lo and behold, the Evildoing bassist and guitarist magically transformed into two Built to Spill guitarists--long night for those guys. Doug, Scott, and Brett filtered in and began their set somewhat haphazardly with a song that never seemed to get out of the 'guys tuning up' phase and a lyric that consisted entirely of 'aaaaaaahhhhh.' Mandy joked that perhaps this was Doug's rallying cry: "Bandmates, assemble," but in some slacker rock n' roll language. What struck us right off the bat was Doug's crossed out W sticker on his black Fender guitar. Apparently, he ain't afraid of no W.
Then they launched into "The Plan," which got the increasingly larger crowd really riled up. Unfortunately, it didn't have the same effect on the band. They moped around the stage unable to get very excited. This unfortunately remained the mood for the entire set, making the evening a real downer of a show. The songs were great, but the band seemed less than interested in putting their whole hearts in it. We couldn't really figure out why, but I noticed Doug coughing a lot, and drummer Scott looked half asleep. Nevertheless, they delivered a fine sounding set, even if they did take several minutes after every song to tune back up. This was much more noticeable a practice for this particular stage behavior than in any other show I've seen. And that raised a question. Where was the crew? There didn't seem to be one. The Evildoers' drummer was manning the merch table, and there wasn't a roadie in site. It was as if these guys just loaded up their gear in a station wagon and drove from gig to gig, which very well may have been the case. The rest (not in the order played) of their set included "In Your Mind" off Ancient Melodies of the Future, "Sidewalk" and "Temporarily Blind" (which was performed as a half-instrumental) from Keep it Like a Secret, "Stop the Show" (which Jeff M. heard via cellphone) and "Made-Up Dreams" off Perfect from Now On, and "Big Dipper," "Distopian Dream Girl," and "Stab" from There's Nothing Wrong with Love. The latter was funny in that Doug ironically flubbed the line that ends with "I got the words and the music wrong, but life goes on." He smiled at his mistake. They also did a really great reggae number I've never heard before. It was very exciting in that the three guitarists traded rhythm and lead roles continually through it. Afterwards, he thanked us--something he did quite often--for applauding 'white reggae.'
For me the highlights of the show were the final two numbers of the regular set. They were "Velvet Waltz" from Perfect from Now On and "Carry the Zero" from Keep it Like a Secret. These are great songs anyway, but they did an excellent job on them, and the music really came alive. It was sad to see them finally warmed up after an hour and a half, but such is Mango. "Carry the Zero" was the best of these two, and it gelled very well, both intense and personal. The encore was a fairly raucus but dare I say unnecessary version of the Beatles classic "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
Overall I'd say the show was good, but a little lack-luster. I really longed for the BTS I saw a few years ago at the Frey Street Festival in Denton, TX, with Ryan and Byron. Those guys seemed much more excited to be there, and looked honestly interested in their music. Ryan summed up last night's show pretty well as tour fatigue. They've not really had an album as a band in four years, but have been touring almost non-stop since then. They looked tired, maybe even homesick. Plus, it looked like Doug was more than just homesick. He was sweating profusely and coughed after almost every song. It was still a fun experience, and the music was spot-on, even if it rarely rose above itself.
Afterwards we went to IHOP for a late dinner and some socializing. Rick had a pretty good contact high going on as a result of standing next to a pothead for the whole show. Our southern waiter kept calling Katie Darlin' and seemed dead set on not giving Ryan the chocolate shake he ordered. The running gag of the evening involved a would-be failure of a restaurant called Semen House, wherein all the menu items were, well... they were just semen. All in all, it was a fairly fun dinner with friends and family. I hope everyone got home okay. It was about 2:30am when we made it back. It's probably the last show I'll attend in awhile. Too painful. Too loud. Too old. But it was a good note to end on.
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Post by Tyler on Sept 21, 2005 10:15:26 GMT -5
Gallien-Krueger 212 cab, and... what's a cab?
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Post by Jeff on Sept 21, 2005 11:11:48 GMT -5
Thanks, Justin. I can report that even over the cell phone I could definitely tell that the song "Stop the Show" involved someone playing a guitar.
Thanks for putting me in the groove, Justin!
Jeff
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