The CONCERT thread

[Name Redacted]

I'm pretty excited to see "The Australian Pink Floyd" up here in Dillon. Sounds like they put on a pretty good show.

[Shredhead]

Wife loves Elvis Costello and got tickets at the Vilar Theater in Beaver Creek.
Where do we stay and eat?

[SKIP IN7RO]

Beaver Creek Lodge - easy access to venue

[SKIP IN7RO]

creekside rooms have views of where the tour busses unload, if that matters

[dookeyXXX]

The Beta Band have reunited for a fall tour…

https://thebetaband.com/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_OMT9lOZo4

[MakersTeleMark]

A worthwhile pull I made last night from a coffee place: https://archive.org/details/valley-g...202025-flac-24

[MakersTeleMark]

Shit, Shred, didn't see your post. I tried to quote but that didn't work. PM me and I can 411 you at the very least.

[dookeyXXX]

can't recall the last time I posted due to 502 Bad Gateway BS, but The Frush and I saw Buckethead in late February at CBC in Crystal Bay, NV.
Show was shredderiffic.

Last Friday me'n Vets went and caught Kraftwerk at GSR in Reno.
The band strode onstage looking like Tron's long lost relatives and delivered a 90-minute non-stop set of electronic bliss and cool visual enhancement.
Great sound, too,

(I'd include pix, but that function ain't working for me).

Just score a ticket to see Larkin Poe next week,

And got Ty Segall acoustic the week after.


other shows on my radar:
Tropa Magica
Sunny Day Real Estate
Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club
Femi Kuti
Elbow

and I already have tix for Kneecap and Beta Band, both not until October.

[MakersTeleMark]

Dook: dm me if you want me to upload the audio from Kraftwerk's Coachella set. I'm guessing it is the same set you heard.

[dookeyXXX]

Caught Larkin Poe on Tuesday. Those gals rip. Megan Lovell, who plays lap steel, is definitely influenced by Brian May. Her sister, who shreds regular guitar, sounds like Joe Perry is one of her muses. Anyway, I would highly recommend their live show as it’s super energetic and guitar heavy.

[mcski]

My daughter is going to shoot pics of Larkin Poe on Friday. I knew she was going to see someone and just looked up larkin becuase it sounded like someone she would like and realized the connection. I’ll report her report if the gateway and box fan cooperate lol

Saw a guy name Sam Fender at the Fox in Oakland a couple weekends ago by random chance and a free ticket. Had never heard of the guy but apparently a lot of others had because it was packed and he owned the crowd. Tight set and sounded great. He played at Coachella the next day so I’m guessing he is about to have a moment. Good show for sure

[dookeyXXX]

The videos of L/P studio stuff, as collected on their website, are pretty slick.
But live they just deliver crushing guitar grit like a well-oiled dive bar band with serious chops.

They do have a bluegrass pedigree, so they did some acoustic songs, but mostly they just unleash the electric shred.

As stated above, I heard elements of Queen and Aerosmith in their overall sound, but they most often get compared to The Allman Bros…

Regardless, if you dig heavy OG guitar driven rawk, these gals bring the noise.

[dookeyXXX]

[dookeyXXX]

Peep the second track especially (though the whole show is on fire):

[mcski]

Also, I’m old and should get some earplugs for these shows even though it prob too late from the sabbath infused damage of my youth. What’s your preferred ear saving device that won’t break the bank?

[Shredhead]

I just use the free foam ones they give out at the Belly Up.
Sometimes I just use my Beats ear buds at other shows.

Still kills me to see little kids without ear protection.

[Name Redacted]

Daaaaang! Cypress Hill, Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco, and Pharcyde just announced a show at Dillon Amp. Got tix. Now I'm going to 5 shows at my local venue this summer. A record for me. Stoked on this show especially.

[slcdawg]

I'm pretty excited to see "The Australian Pink Floyd" up here in Dillon. Sounds like they put on a pretty good show.

I like Vibes High Fidelity unless its really loud. They don't muffle the sound quality. Amazon.com: VIBES High Fidelity Concert Ear Plugs - Reusable Noise Reduction Earplugs for Loud Music, Musicians, Raves, Noise Sensitivity, Motorcycles, Airplanes, and Work - Clear : Health & Household
If its a really loud show, I use EarPeace but the SQ is defnitely not as good. Amazon.com: EarPeace Music - Concert Ear Plugs - Earplugs For Noise Reduction up to 26dB - High Fidelity Ear Plugs for Concerts, Musicians and Live Events - Reusable Earplugs - Includes 3 Filter Sets and Case : Health & Household
The foam ones work to protect but SQ is terrible.

[dookeyXXX]

re: Ear Protection

I use the foam ones from CVS with the 33db rating. I have found it all depends on the venue and their acoustics and the sound people.
Last two shows I've gone to--Kraftwerk at GSR Reno and Larkin Poe at Grass Valley Cultural Center--both had impeccable sound and the foam plugs worked/sounded fine with no loss of sound quality that I could tell.
Over the years these plugs have provided clean sound to my ears at venues ranging from The Holland Project in Reno (about 100 capacity) to The Fox Theatre in Oakland (approx 3000 capacity)
But I went to a Soul Coughing show last spring at The Fillmore in SF and the sound sucked. Even with plugs in it was still muddy and muffled (sounded the same without plugs, just louder).
So I think it depends a great deal on the venue, their system, and the sound person. I hadn't been to a Fillmore gig in about 15 years, but never remember the sound being so bad...

Most of my hardcore live music going buddies (3-5 shows a week) have the custom ones you get from a physician, the ones that are molded to your ears. Those are supposedly the best, but they require a doctor visit and $$$.

[Eastside]

Saw Sturgill in Sac a couple night ago. We were on the rail which made a great show a millioner time more betterer. Morrissey tomorrow. Sierra Ferrell in Sac on Sunday.

Dook, we were at the Kraftwerk show also. Enjoyable. Also saw Meshuggah/Cannibal Corpse and the Cypress Hill show. Meshuggah was obviously loud. I don't wear ear pro ever but sometimes finger plug to hear specific stuff and talking.

[EWG]

I use the amazon earpeaces linked below also. I might try the pro model now, but they weren't out when I bought mine. They are decent. Not amazing, but fine.

My wife has custom molded ones. That's probably the way to go. They sound fantastic, she says. Cost a lot, but not compared to a season of concert tickets.

A definitely cheaper than future hearing aids...

[dookeyXXX]

TY SEGALL
5/1/25
Cypress, Reno, NV

Caught Ty Segall 2 weeks ago at The Cypress in Midtown Reno.
The show was all ages, which proved to be interesting as the venue is a booze approved bar.
The crowd was a mix of drunk Reno rabble-rousers, high school kids, and families.
At one point a group of guys near me almost got into a fist fight due to drunken babbling and jeering.
Three songs in Ty broke a guitar string cuz he was strumming hard. He told Dad Jokes while he re-strung.
About halfway through the show some young girl passsed out and the crowd around her yelled at Ty to stop playing while she was carried out.
Oh yeah, there was a mosh pit, too. Keep in mind that the show was acoustic.
I don’t know much about Segall and don’t own any of his work, so I was flying blind. But dude rips and is a solid songsmith.
Looking forward to catching him electric with a full band sometime.