DC/MD/VA meetup?

[wooz]

alieblue brought this up. I have no idea how/when/where/if/who, but heres a place we can discuss the idea.

[alieblue]

Yay Wooz! ;D

I live in MD right outside DC and work in NW DC; dcbee lives and works in the city... thinking best if something on the Metro line...

I had this idea when I went to see Grace Potter this weekend... I was thinking all the live shows I see, wonder how many Inforoosters are there and I have no clue.

[wooz]

I live in G-burg MD, at the end of the west red line... something on the metro would be ideal

I think meeting at a bar a bit before a show then seeing a show could be sweet?

[heather]

count me in, too!

[wooz]

alright, any idears as far as shows go? preferably after Langerado

[fortis]

::clears throat::: Ahem. count me in.

[alieblue]

Okay, Langerado is the 6th-9th so I am thinking not until late March at the earliest point...

A few shows I could find that were coming up:
9:30 Club: (not really on Metro but easy to get to)
3/15 - Bob Mould Band
3/20 - Gutter Twins
3/22 - Amp Fiddler & Tortured Soul
3/24 - Morcheeba
3/25 - Presidents of the United States of America
3/28 - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
3/29 - Ghostland Observatory
4/2 - BoDeans

ShamrockFest is 3/15 at RFK and dcbee, fortis and I are going. Playing:
- Scythian
- Street Dogs
- The Tossers
- Carbon Leaf
- Great Big Sea
- Bunch more Celtic/Irish groups
- Mr. Greengenes and a few more local cover and touring groups
- Army of Me
- A buncha well-recognized DJs and for the celebreality point - Tommy Lee ;D

Mainly going for the drunken debauchery...

Black Cat:
www.blackcatdc.com/schedule.html (too much to type)

DC9:
www.dcnine.com/portal/calendar/

[dcbee]

yay! Metro would be best as I don't have a car and alieblue gets sick of driving my ass around (although she'd never admit it)

But I'm up for anything - even a band I've never heard of

[wooz]

I would be down for Shamrock Fest... or a band I've never heard of... or both..

[iSkew]

mmmm... mould

[Sassbox!]

I'd be down with Malkmus if tix are still available. Or whatever, I'm not fussy.

[alieblue]

Well I will def. be at ShamrockFest so we could start with that and go from there... tix are like $15 I think and there is VIP which is closer to $80 but has more tents, more acts, free beer.

www.shamrockfest.com/buytickets.html

We could have a meet-up spot to hang out... I know my crowd is already about 6-8 deep but expect a dozen or so friends to show up. I didn't go last year - the first year it was at RFK but went the prior year when it was in Old Town Alexandria and we had a blast. Great music, great people... tons of fun until my husband peed behind the porta-potties and long line and got us kicked out...

He'd be so thrilled I shared that story... ya'll will have to ask him about it when you see him ;D

[dcbee]

alieblue and I are both going VIP for ShamrockFest

[heather]

i'll second the malkmus suggestion. if y'all haven't heard the yet-to-be-released real emotional trash, i highly recommend it!

but like the rest, i'm down for whatever. i work in dc, live in gaithersburg, so it'd be easy for me to get to anything on the metro during the week.

[spookymonster]

Hmmmmm.... may have to check out this Shamrockfest.... a few hours drive, but sounds like fun. And also the day before my birfday!

[alieblue]

The more, the merrier Spooky! ;D I'll buy you a beer!

[fortis]

I'm rollin' VIP with alieblue AND dcbee. It's the way to go, people.

[bunny]

alieblue said:

9:30 Club (not really on Metro but easy to get to)

We always Metro down to the 9:30 Club.
It's like 4 (small) blocks from the U Street station. How much closer should it be?

[alieblue]

Uh... good point. I always end up taking Green from my neck of the woods and then to get to dcbee in Adams Morgan and then we take a taxi... anyway 9:30 club is fabu to drive to as well as get to. D'oh!

[dcbee]

the important thing with 9:30 is to remember to get out at the 9th St. exit, not the 14th St.

[wooz]

spookymonster said:

Hmmmmm.... may have to check out this Shamrockfest.... a few hours drive, but sounds like fun. And also the day before my birfday!

Do it spook. I'll buy you a beer.

I'm def. down for doing VIP for St. pats!

[dcbee]

yay!

[Sassbox!]

Boo! I'm out of town during Shamrock Fest.

[dcbee]

we could aways do two

[wooz]

We can't exclude a sassbox. We'll have to do a multitude of meetups.

[Sassbox!]

Yay!

[jaypee757]

<< Virginia Beach // Norfolk here
check the Norva lineup..

2/25 Regina Spektor
2/29 The Wailers
3/9 Little Feat
3/16 Slightly Stoopid
3/19 Willie Nelson
4/6 Moe

and of course the other non-Bonnaroo-esque bands they usually have.
for more check out www.thenorva.com

[Dan'ROO]

Boo. Of course I only get into the 'Roo and all the cool people at it after I move outta the DC/Metro area (Reston represent!). Might have to turn some of my boys back home onto this site and thread though...

[alieblue]

New listings from 9:30 Club email:

Sa 3/15 BLOWOFF feat. the DJ Sounds of Bob Mould & Richard Morel 21+ to enter.

Su 3/16 MN8 Presents The Wildcard feat. WALE!!! • Kokayi • SPP (Storm the Unpredictable • Priest da Nomad • the Poem-cees)

Su 3/23 The 11th Hour Tour feat. Del the Funky Homosapien w/ Blue Scholars & Bukue One

Th 4/3 Boredoms

F 4/4 Lifehouse w/ Matt Nathanson & HoneyHoney

Sa 4/5 Mike Doughty's Band w/ The Panderers 8pm Doors

Su 4/6 Carbon/Silicon (feat. Mick Jones of The Clash and Tony James of Generation X) w/ Matt Pond PA

M 4/7 Saul Williams performing live with his Four-Piece Band w/ Dragons of Zynth

Tu 4/8 Jason Miles • DJ Logic • Global Noize feat. Karl Denson • Christian Scott • Bernie Worrell w/ Café • Carl Burnett • Jerry Brooks • Brian Dunne

W 4/9 Rockstar Energy Drink Presents the AP Tour featuring All Time Low & The Rocket Summer w/ The Matches • Sonny • Forever The Sickest Kids 6pm Doors

Th 4/10 Joe Jackson w/ Mutlu 7pm Doors

The above shows are on sale Thursday, February 21 at 10am through 930.com.

For loyal readers of our email blasts only, we list yet-to-be-advertised or "Soft Sale" shows at the 9:30 Club:

F 4/11 Hot Chip w/ Free Blood

Su 4/13 Colin Meloy w/ Laura Gibson

M 4/14 & Tu 4/15 The New Pornographers w/ Okkervil River 7pm Doors

Th 4/17 Kate Nash On Sale Friday, February 22 at 10am

F 4/18 Aaron Karo This is a seated show.

W 4/23 tapes 'n tapes

M 4/28 Sara Bareilles On Sale Saturday, February 23 at 10am

W 4/30 Anti-Flag w/ Street Dogs • The Briggs • Fake Problems 7pm Doors

M 5/12 & Tu 5/13 The Black Keys

[fortis]

Awww...Sara Bareilles. I like her one single. I should listen to more of her stuff.