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On 10/27/2025 at 6:07 PM, GenXer said:

Nope. I wasn’t at that show.

Was that me?  Or was I in front of you @C-Man?  We were way up front for that. 

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1 hour ago, DDD Dad said:

Was that me?  Or was I in front of you @C-Man?  We were way up front for that. 

Probably was you. We were on Row 4 or something. IIRC the fellow Surlyite was a row or two behind me. I think I might've showed up in one of your pics!

On 12/1/2025 at 8:28 AM, Chad Fuck said:

Hannah.  I'm sure we weren't the only ones who thought that.

Here's some more Hannah (and others):

 

9 minutes ago, elguapo said:

pretty damn cool @jimmyjazz

Just saw that . . . any info on those other artists (other than KG&TLW)?

12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Just saw that . . . any info on those other artists (other than KG&TLW)?

I'm not familiar with any of them

blood incantation was at levitation, death metal. weird group of bands for a jamband festival. 

37 minutes ago, stc said:

blood incantation was at levitation, death metal. weird group of bands for a jamband festival. 

Heh

Took the wife to David Byrne.

She barely knew any TH songs before the weekend. 

 

Just a fantastic show.  What an amazing talent.  We both enjoyed it thoroughly.  Hope I'm that spry at 72.

On 11/18/2025 at 8:11 AM, Buzzrock said:

Yall that got NIN tix are in for a treat. I’ve seen them 8 times and this tour may be my favorite. 

Nothing will approach Lights in the Sky tour for me.  

11 hours ago, BurgleBro said:

Nothing will approach Lights in the Sky tour for me.  

that's also my favorite tour, just a remarkable visual experience. this tour is a very close 2nd. 

Any Surlyites enjoy the smoky soulful strains of Marc Broussard?  He's in Dallas at Longhorn Ballroom on Saturday 12/6.  Wife and I have a table for 4 right up front and only 2 of us going.  Would gladly share it with some fellow fans...you buy the beer.

Just saw MGK in Chicago he’s great live love him or hate him

Going to Luna at Granada tonight. Been looking forward to this show since I got the notification they were coming to Dallas. Playing very few shows a year now. Great setlist in Austin last night.

1 hour ago, C-Man said:

Going to Luna at Granada tonight. Been looking forward to this show since I got the notification they were coming to Dallas. Playing very few shows a year now. Great setlist in Austin last night.

A couple of friends went to the Austin show last night, and they raved about it.  Enjoy.

A couple of friends went to the Austin show last night, and they raved about it.  Enjoy.

I’ve been looking forward to this show more than any other we’ve been to this year save New Order at Kilby Block Party.

Is the Octupus Project good? Feel like I’ve heard good things. From Austin and opening for these two Luna shows.
Not familiar with Octopus Project.  Links to listen to?

They’re on Spotify. Formed in Austin in 1999. It’s mostly instrumental with a few lyrics here and there. It’s different. But they had a groove. I don’t usually enjoy openers but that was fun. I’d see them again.

Luna was spectacular. And Britta Phillips still brings the smoke for a 62-year-old.

We were at a table up front stage right and meandered up to GA on the rail for the second half of show.

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i had a very difference experience...saw octopus project and luna at paramount on friday. been a while since i've seen octopus project, they're always entertaining...thought they were way better than luna. luna had zero energy, zero stage presence, very lackluster performance. they sounded fine, they were just very boring. there were a couple of attempts to get the crowd standing up but it didn't happen, hard to sleep standing up i suppose. 

CSB, didn't know where to put this.

I'm in a cover band with close friends. Our drummer had his 50th birthday party last night, his wife hired another band to play but asked us to go up on stage and do a few songs. We do Yoshimi by The Flaming Lips a lot, and his wife specifically requested that one. 

Anyways, I forgot that another friend of ours at the party is old friends with Steven Drozd (longtime member and mulit-insrumentalist in The Flaming Lips). After we were done she sent me this screenshot, which tickled me! 

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i had a very difference experience...saw octopus project and luna at paramount on friday. been a while since i've seen octopus project, they're always entertaining...thought they were way better than luna. luna had zero energy, zero stage presence, very lackluster performance. they sounded fine, they were just very boring. there were a couple of attempts to get the crowd standing up but it didn't happen, hard to sleep standing up i suppose. 

I’ve become a major Luna fan the last several years and I’d never seen them live before last night. Yeah, they’re very understated but the guitar work by Dean and Sean is just terrific.

The Granada was seated down the sides and upstairs, I think. The middle was GA Standing so that probably made for a better experience. I enjoyed it very much.

For all you old guys, Triumph has announced a 2026 reunion tour with all 3 original band members and Phil X helping on guitar. 3 dates in Tx touring with April Wine in support.

Since when does Rik Emmett need help on guitars?

And fuck yes on April Wine man. My first ever real rock concert.

McMurtry in the Gallery last night. Damn good as always with a decent range across his 35+ years of albums, although a little heavier than usual from the last 3.

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Heading to NYC tomorrow for LCD Soundsystem and other shenanigans.

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19 hours ago, tbone_ said:

And fuck yes on April Wine man. My first ever real rock concert.

My early concert experiences had a heavy dose of April Wine as the opener, and if it wasn't April Wine, it was Max Webster or Shooting Star. 

Saw Marked Men and Riverboat Gamblers at Mohawk last Friday night. It was cold as shit. Mike W from the Gamblers had kind of a weird performance, even for him. Marked Men were fun as always.

I also saw that David Byrne show at Bass Concert Hall. It was one of the most fun live music experiences of my life. Visually breathtaking. And it was beyond cool to see David Byrne perform a fuckton of Talking Heads hits. That's the closest we're gonna get to seeing those songs performed live. 

Going to see Mike Cooley of the Drive By Truckers at Cactus Cafe tomorrow. Haven't seen a show there in decades, so I'm stoked. I've always loved Cooley's DBT songs. 

Saw Shane Smith and the Saints last Friday at ACL Live - very solid show, opened by Ray Wylie.

Don't know dick about Billy Strings, but seeing him on Saturday at Moody Center.  

Just now, Native Horn said:

Don't know dick about Billy Strings, but seeing him on Saturday at Moody Center.  

He's a virtuoso for sure.  His style may or may not work for you.

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

He's a virtuoso for sure.  His style may or may not work for you.

Good to know.  Have heard his shows are three hours with a couple of intermissions.  So at least we'll have a chance to cut bait.

he can do things with guitars i could never dream of doing. he's an insanely good player.

music is boring after 15 mins.

16 minutes ago, sidis said:

he can do things with guitars i could never dream of doing. he's an insanely good player.

music is boring after 15 mins.

very accurate. he's the steve vai of jamgrass. 

25 minutes ago, stc said:

he's the steve vai of jamgrass. 

That is a very succinct summary of how I feel about him.

On 12/10/2025 at 9:35 AM, davidg said:

For all you old guys, Triumph has announced a 2026 reunion tour with all 3 original band members and Phil X helping on guitar. 3 dates in Tx touring with April Wine in support.

That’s an old memory. Saw them at Gusman Hall in Miami back in HS. Maybe 1982?

23 hours ago, KaiserSoze said:

McMurtry in the Gallery last night. Damn good as always with a decent range across his 35+ years of albums, although a little heavier than usual from the last 3.

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Heading to NYC tomorrow for LCD Soundsystem and other shenanigans.

Very jealous. Seeing LCD in NYC during the holidays sounds like a great time.

Would very much love to convince my wife to head over to FW for the Billy Strings show tonight but I don't think I'll be successful.

17 hours ago, C-Man said:

Very jealous. Seeing LCD in NYC during the holidays sounds like a great time.

It was a blast- absolutely fantastic show and the sound system setup at Knockdown Center was well beyond what Emo's had for the Austin shows earlier this year.

It fucking ruled.

@mycox and I bar hopped through Brooklyn before and after the show and eventually called it quits around 4:00a.m. I just got back to my hotel in Manhattan 😀

The crowd here tonight was noticeably younger than the Austin show I attended back in April.

Awesome time

On 12/11/2025 at 11:50 PM, ballrific said:

Lemonheads tmw @ mohawk

Caught the last 30ish minutes of this. What a shit show. Evan Dando’s come a long way from dating Kate Moss and Milla Jovovich. 

I think Dando's demons have outpaced his talents, and he's a really talented guy.

Portugal. The Man at Brushy Street Commons. That was an absolute blast. This is their environment. The performance and energy was 1,000% better than their large venue shows. Much more punk than usual. They still need some better lighting on stage though. Hopefully they continue to do these small venue second nights on future tours.

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Going to see Echo and the Bunnymen in May.  It will be my ~6th time to see them. 

Most recently, in 2022, I saw them at ACL LIve (missed them in 2024 - traveling). As always, the music was spot on.  Ian McCulloch's voice struggled at times.  At one point, he surprisingly left the stage.  Guitarist Will Sargent looks bemused and proceeds to lead a 10-15 minute jam session.  McCulloch comes back on stage, mentions his back hurt and went off stage to get a quick massage.  I am glad I got to see a show early in their tour, as I feared he'd wear out.

Cautiously optimistic, but I cannot resist the nostalgia.

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