Comments on: Seen any good shows? Pavement http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242 Reviving San Diego's Rock Renaissance Thu, 16 May 2013 21:53:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lou Skum http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-125553 Lou Skum Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:13:24 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-125553 I saw Desiree Bassett, she is the greatest guitarist I have ever seen I saw Desiree Bassett, she is the greatest guitarist I have ever seen

]]> By: megan s http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-123947 megan s Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:24:58 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-123947 I went to see some performers I like, Mark Geary and Marketa Irglova, over this past weekend. It was a tiny venue here in Brookyn, very intimate. What really kind of bummed me out was that it seemed like every other person had their head in their phone/gadget taping, uploading, FBing, recording the performance. Half the audience was watching the performers, who were standing four feet away them, through their phone. Can't people just be there now and focus on the music? I am old and cranky, yes, but still... I went to see some performers I like, Mark Geary and Marketa Irglova, over this past weekend. It was a tiny venue here in Brookyn, very intimate. What really kind of bummed me out was that it seemed like every other person had their head in their phone/gadget taping, uploading, FBing, recording the performance. Half the audience was watching the performers, who were standing four feet away them, through their phone. Can’t people just be there now and focus on the music? I am old and cranky, yes, but still…

]]> By: Paul Kaufman http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-117775 Paul Kaufman Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:52:04 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-117775 >I saw GBV in the early 90′s too. Damn, the original line-up? Another wish list item I missed- the later lineups, while certainly tighter units, never made records as golden as the original crew. I should "This we Dug" those guys at some point. Oh, yeah, the original line up is on the Matador bill in Vegas next week.... >I could have seen UB40 on Friday night, then Johnny Rivers at 6:30 on Saturday, Pixies at 8, and Smithereens at 10–3 different clubs... I've never spent time in Vegas, and I hadn't realized that it had become a nostalgic rock mecca. Hmm... wouldn't you rather see the Tell Tale Hearts and the Morlocks than the Smithereens? And wouldn't "The Injections" look great on a big marquee on the Strip? >I saw GBV in the early 90′s too.

Damn, the original line-up? Another wish list item I missed- the later lineups, while certainly tighter units, never made records as golden as the original crew. I should “This we Dug” those guys at some point. Oh, yeah, the original line up is on the Matador bill in Vegas next week….

>I could have seen UB40 on Friday night, then Johnny Rivers at 6:30 on Saturday, Pixies at 8, and Smithereens at 10–3 different clubs…

I’ve never spent time in Vegas, and I hadn’t realized that it had become a nostalgic rock mecca. Hmm… wouldn’t you rather see the Tell Tale Hearts and the Morlocks than the Smithereens? And wouldn’t “The Injections” look great on a big marquee on the Strip?

]]> By: Simon http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-117609 Simon Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:26:04 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-117609 I saw Pixies Saturday in Vegas. It was both excellent and really expensive. As with Pavement, I was only vaguely aware of Pixies back in the day. They looked elated at all times during this show. With more money and energy, I could have seen UB40 on Friday night, then Johnny Rivers at 6:30 on Saturday, Pixies at 8, and Smithereens at 10--3 different clubs... I saw Pixies Saturday in Vegas. It was both excellent and really expensive. As with Pavement, I was only vaguely aware of Pixies back in the day. They looked elated at all times during this show.

With more money and energy, I could have seen UB40 on Friday night, then Johnny Rivers at 6:30 on Saturday, Pixies at 8, and Smithereens at 10--3 different clubs…

]]> By: Kristen Tobiason http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-117410 Kristen Tobiason Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:49:54 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-117410 I saw GBV in the early 90's too. :-) I saw GBV in the early 90′s too. :-)

]]> By: Kristen Tobiason http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-117408 Kristen Tobiason Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:49:08 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-117408 The Pixies just played here in San Diego on Sunday. Many of my friends went, and boasted an amazing performance. I'll bet you paid much less than the ticketmaster price of $55 to see them in that bar. '87! I'll bet they played "Caribou" and "Vamos" - Come on Pilgrim being one of the best indie rock albums ever, in my opinion. Paul! You're super cool. Do a search for "The Killing Moon" by Pavement. It's an awesome version. The Pixies just played here in San Diego on Sunday. Many of my friends went, and boasted an amazing performance.
I’ll bet you paid much less than the ticketmaster price of $55 to see them in that bar. ’87! I’ll bet they played “Caribou” and “Vamos” -- Come on Pilgrim being one of the best indie rock albums ever, in my opinion.

Paul! You’re super cool.

Do a search for “The Killing Moon” by Pavement. It’s an awesome version.

]]> By: Paul Kaufman http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-116836 Paul Kaufman Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:15:57 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-116836 Kristen! You saw them in '92! That must have been amazing. I trade you "I saw them when..." stories for some '87 Pixies in a tiny Boston bar. I love "In the Mouth...", too. They indeed played it when I saw them. Of course, with recent current events, the opening : "Can you treat it like an oil well, when it's underground, out of sight?" took on deeper meanings. I had always thought it was "I was crowned the king of it", but the web lyric sites prove I can't hear. Portland! So cool, literally and otherwise. Kristen! You saw them in ’92! That must have been amazing. I trade you “I saw them when…” stories for some ’87 Pixies in a tiny Boston bar.

I love “In the Mouth…”, too. They indeed played it when I saw them. Of course, with recent current events, the opening : “Can you treat it like an oil well, when it’s underground, out of sight?” took on deeper meanings.

I had always thought it was “I was crowned the king of it”, but the web lyric sites prove I can’t hear.

Portland! So cool, literally and otherwise.

]]> By: Kristen Tobiason http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-116675 Kristen Tobiason Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:36:13 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-116675 I was lucky to see Pavement play in Portland in 1992. Such a great show! I still have my ticket stub. "Slanted and Disenchanted" reminds me of my life during the 90's (o.o) I played it constantly, as well as "Spiderland" by Slint and "Sound & Confusion" by Spaceman 3. There was a lot of wonderful music happening during this time, if you could see beyond Nirvana. My fave Pavement song is called "In the Mouth, a Desert" "i've been down, the king of it, it is all we have i've been down and i could wait to hear the words they're diamond sharp today" I was lucky to see Pavement play in Portland in 1992. Such a great show! I still have my ticket stub.

“Slanted and Disenchanted” reminds me of my life during the 90′s (o.o) I played it constantly, as well as “Spiderland” by Slint and “Sound & Confusion” by Spaceman 3. There was a lot of wonderful music happening during this time, if you could see beyond Nirvana.

My fave Pavement song is called “In the Mouth, a Desert”

“i’ve been down, the king of it, it is all we have
i’ve been down and i could wait to hear the words
they’re diamond sharp today”

]]> By: Mmrothenberg http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242&cpage=1#comment-116517 Mmrothenberg Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:17:41 +0000 http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=4242#comment-116517 Great writeup, Paul! I am not conversant in Pavement, and I will now have to do some remedial study. What other shows have people been out to see recently? I am not good about getting out to live music ... One of the lamest bits is that the new <a href="http://www.citywinery.com/" rel="nofollow">City Winery</a> (owned by a Knitting Factory founder) is two doors from my office on Varick St., and there are a lot of great acts there (including folks we know). Coming back from the city late and turning around the next morning to come to work never seems like an awesome idea at the time, though. :-) Plus with Nancy and the kids at home, it's generally time to get back to the fam. One of these days ... Great writeup, Paul! I am not conversant in Pavement, and I will now have to do some remedial study.

What other shows have people been out to see recently?

I am not good about getting out to live music … One of the lamest bits is that the new City Winery (owned by a Knitting Factory founder) is two doors from my office on Varick St., and there are a lot of great acts there (including folks we know). Coming back from the city late and turning around the next morning to come to work never seems like an awesome idea at the time, though. :-)

Plus with Nancy and the kids at home, it’s generally time to get back to the fam. One of these days …

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