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Post by mookie on Dec 15, 2020 6:29:33 GMT -6
8 years ago tonight was a favorite of mine, the Sufjan Christmas show at the Metro
My favorite part of the show was he closed with Christmas Unicorn of course, and he decided to jump off the top of his upright piano about 10 times in a row for some reason. Pretty surprised he didn't twist his ankle at some point during that.
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Post by venom on Dec 15, 2020 8:40:00 GMT -6
on this day in 2004, i went to a show in chicago for the first time as a resident. it was with the autumn defense, abstract giants and the safes at metro. someone else may have played, but that's all we stayed for.
in 2011, wilco at the vic. we were standing pretty far toward the back and i wasn't thrilled with the setlist, but there was a middle section that was pretty good.
in 2012, bare mutants and radar eyes at the bottle.
in 2013, radar eyes and touched by ghoul at the bottle.
in 2018, mannequin men and tight phantomz at the bottle. i think this was the first time they'd played in a while and it was just a send-off. but i really enjoyed hearing those songs live again.
in 2019, wilco and robyn hitchcock at the chicago theatre. this is the only time my girlfriend's seen wilco. 2-3 songs into it she said she didn't like it. by the end, her opinion had turned around.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 15, 2020 8:48:53 GMT -6
my first show in chicago as a resident was roger clyne & the peacemakers at the abbey (rip). a year later i would be working for him, 2 years later i would be ripping tequila shots with him at lincoln hall and flying to mexico on the company dime to see him headline his own resort-festival.
his music is really stupid (apart from the bitchin' king of the hill theme song) but he is one of the artists i think is the most important to my life.
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Post by andrewvb on Dec 15, 2020 8:59:27 GMT -6
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Post by mookie on Dec 15, 2020 9:33:35 GMT -6
Today is also the 10 year anniversary of the only time I sat up in the upper balcony area for MCR at the HoB. I stayed up there for part of the opener, went downstairs and no one was checking the wristbands of where people were supposed to be, so I just stayed on the main floor the rest of the night.
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Post by Pale Hose on Dec 15, 2020 9:42:32 GMT -6
my first show in chicago as a resident was roger clyne & the peacemakers at the abbey (rip). a year later i would be working for him, 2 years later i would be ripping tequila shots with him at lincoln hall and flying to mexico on the company dime to see him headline his own resort-festival. his music is really stupid (apart from the bitchin' king of the hill theme song) but he is one of the artists i think is the most important to my life. This is very cool, and I will still stump for Banditos. I think there is still a signed Refreshments poster somewhere at my mom's house. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 15, 2020 9:43:44 GMT -6
my first show in chicago as a resident was roger clyne & the peacemakers at the abbey (rip). a year later i would be working for him, 2 years later i would be ripping tequila shots with him at lincoln hall and flying to mexico on the company dime to see him headline his own resort-festival. his music is really stupid (apart from the bitchin' king of the hill theme song) but he is one of the artists i think is the most important to my life. This is very cool, and I will still stump for Banditos. I think there is still a signed Refreshments poster somewhere at my mom's house. i fuckin' love banditos |
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Post by alady on Dec 15, 2020 10:08:02 GMT -6
my first show in chicago as a resident was roger clyne & the peacemakers at the abbey (rip). a year later i would be working for him, 2 years later i would be ripping tequila shots with him at lincoln hall and flying to mexico on the company dime to see him headline his own resort-festival. his music is really stupid (apart from the bitchin' king of the hill theme song) but he is one of the artists i think is the most important to my life. That is wild! My first show in Chicago as a resident was Jeff Tweedy at Lounge Ax. I went with a guy I'd lived with in college and he abandoned me early in the show to lean on the bar while I moved closer to the front. Later he was upset with me and revealed he had a bad back and couldn't stand for long periods 🤷♀️ It was very smoky and Sue was hugely pregnant with Sam. I believe the opener was listed as a "surprise" and I was convinced for some reason it was going to be the Jayhawks or Golden Smog. I definitely stopped by a few times the week before to ask the door guy if he knew who was opening lol. I had been a Chicago resident for 18 days (and oh, how it showed) Setlist: 1. Sunken Treasure
2. Sugar Baby
3. Dreaming
4. Heavy Metal Drummer
5. Hesitating Beauty
6. I'm Always In Love
7. (Was I) In Your Dreams
8. I Threw It All Away
9. Alone
10. Screen Door
11. She's A Jar
12. Red-Eyed And Blue
13. I Got You (At The End Of The Century)
14. Casino Queen
15. Someday Soon
16. Via Chicago
17. A Shot In The Arm
18. James Alley Blues
19. We've Been Had
20. Lost Love
21. Passenger Side
22. The Long Cut
23. Dreamer In My Dreams
24. Ashes Of American Flags
25. How To Fight Loneliness
26. California Stars
27. Wait Up
28. I'm The Man Who Loves You
29. Christ For President
30. Hoodoo Voodoo
31. New Madrid
32. Summer Teeth
33. Henry & The H Bombs
34. Candyfloss |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 15, 2020 10:09:57 GMT -6
my first show in chicago as a resident was roger clyne & the peacemakers at the abbey (rip). a year later i would be working for him, 2 years later i would be ripping tequila shots with him at lincoln hall and flying to mexico on the company dime to see him headline his own resort-festival. his music is really stupid (apart from the bitchin' king of the hill theme song) but he is one of the artists i think is the most important to my life. That is wild! My first show in Chicago as a resident was Jeff Tweedy at Lounge Ax. I went with a guy I'd lived with in college and he abandoned me early in the show to lean on the bar while I moved closer to the front. Later he was upset with me and revealed he had a bad back and couldn't stand for long periods 🤷♀️ It was very smoky and Sue was hugely pregnant with Sam. I believe the opener was listed as a "surprise" and I was convinced for some reason it was going to be the Jayhawks or Golden Smog. I definitely stopped by a few times the week before to ask the door guy if he knew who was opening lol. I had been a Chicago resident for 18 days (and oh, how it showed) Setlist: 1. Sunken Treasure
2. Sugar Baby
3. Dreaming
4. Heavy Metal Drummer
5. Hesitating Beauty
6. I'm Always In Love
7. (Was I) In Your Dreams
8. I Threw It All Away
9. Alone
10. Screen Door
11. She's A Jar
12. Red-Eyed And Blue
13. I Got You (At The End Of The Century)
14. Casino Queen
15. Someday Soon
16. Via Chicago
17. A Shot In The Arm
18. James Alley Blues
19. We've Been Had
20. Lost Love
21. Passenger Side
22. The Long Cut
23. Dreamer In My Dreams
24. Ashes Of American Flags
25. How To Fight Loneliness
26. California Stars
27. Wait Up
28. I'm The Man Who Loves You
29. Christ For President
30. Hoodoo Voodoo
31. New Madrid
32. Summer Teeth
33. Henry & The H Bombs
34. Candyfloss who opened!? really bummed i never saw a show at lounge ax |
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Post by alady on Dec 15, 2020 10:13:54 GMT -6
It was someone I'd never heard of, but I can't find it listed anywhere  lost to the sands of time I suppose |
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Post by thebosma on Dec 15, 2020 10:14:28 GMT -6
You should swing by and ask the door guy now
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Post by neader on Dec 15, 2020 10:37:17 GMT -6
Really excited to one day talk about my first show as a Chicago resident.
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Post by mookie on Dec 15, 2020 10:38:12 GMT -6
I got to see Jeff at Lounge Ax too thankfully, may have been the same show!
My Lounge Ax story is I had a ticket to see Golden Smog there, I was extremely psyched to see them. The door guy was very famous/notorious for not letting people in without an ID, even if you were constantly there. I got a ticket on the way to the venue, and had no other ID that they would accept. So I didn't get to see Golden Smog. : (
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Post by dij22 on Dec 15, 2020 10:57:29 GMT -6
My first show as an adult Chicago resident was Foxygen at Lincoln Hall. Absolutely terrific.
One of those shows where it looks like the band is going to break up on stage.
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Post by teekoh on Dec 15, 2020 11:32:48 GMT -6
I...have no idea what my first show here as a resident would have been. Something in September of 2011, most likely.
My FB memories recently included my stretches of 5 or 6 shows in consecutive nights that I did each of the last couple of years. Some of the highlights were Marked Men, the National at the opera house, and that sweet drone/noise event that Red Bull put on.
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Post by kb on Dec 15, 2020 12:32:29 GMT -6
my first show as a chicago (area) resident was secret machines at metro, the day i moved on may 13 2006. no idea my first show as a chicago (proper) resident but now i wish i remembered.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 15, 2020 12:36:27 GMT -6
I...have no idea what my first show here as a resident would have been. Something in September of 2011, most likely. My FB memories recently included my stretches of 5 or 6 shows in consecutive nights that I did each of the last couple of years. Some of the highlights were Marked Men, the National at the opera house, and that sweet drone/noise event that Red Bull put on. three guesses as to teekoh's first chicago-resident show: 1. alien ant farm @ guiness oyster fest (9/16/11) 2. big d and the kids table @ beat kitchen (9/25/11) 3. los lonely boys @ house of blues (9/20/11) my real guess will be janes addicion at metro 9/24/11 because i was at that, too |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 15, 2020 12:38:31 GMT -6
My first show as an adult Chicago resident was Foxygen at Lincoln Hall. Absolutely terrific. One of those shows where it looks like the band is going to break up on stage. Wait what holy shit. If this was in the fall of 2014 on the Star Power tour, then it was also my first show as a Chicago resident. Granted, I was an 18 y/o college freshman at the time, but still. |
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Post by alady on Dec 15, 2020 12:41:35 GMT -6
I got to see Jeff at Lounge Ax too thankfully, may have been the same show! My Lounge Ax story is I had a ticket to see Golden Smog there, I was extremely psyched to see them. The door guy was very famous/notorious for not letting people in without an ID, even if you were constantly there. I got a ticket on the way to the venue, and had no other ID that they would accept. So I didn't get to see Golden Smog. : ( Man that is heartbreaking! I wanted to see them SO BAD. I also just assumed they were all constantly hanging around Chicago playing random late night surprise shows. You saw them at the Vic a few years back, didn't you? I can only imagine how epic those Lounge Ax shows would've been back in the day. |
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Post by teekoh on Dec 15, 2020 12:43:04 GMT -6
I...have no idea what my first show here as a resident would have been. Something in September of 2011, most likely. My FB memories recently included my stretches of 5 or 6 shows in consecutive nights that I did each of the last couple of years. Some of the highlights were Marked Men, the National at the opera house, and that sweet drone/noise event that Red Bull put on. three guesses as to teekoh's first chicago-resident show: 1. alien ant farm @ guiness oyster fest (9/16/11) 2. big d and the kids table @ beat kitchen (9/25/11) 3. los lonely boys @ house of blues (9/20/11) my real guess will be janes addicion at metro 9/24/11 because i was at that, too I do actually like Big D and the Kids Table and have seen them live, though not at this show. I was also not at that Janes show. I had pretty much no money at that time and was not about to pay big show $$$. I’ll see if I can figure out what it might have been. |
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Post by mookie on Dec 15, 2020 12:43:29 GMT -6
I got to see Jeff at Lounge Ax too thankfully, may have been the same show! My Lounge Ax story is I had a ticket to see Golden Smog there, I was extremely psyched to see them. The door guy was very famous/notorious for not letting people in without an ID, even if you were constantly there. I got a ticket on the way to the venue, and had no other ID that they would accept. So I didn't get to see Golden Smog. : ( Man that is heartbreaking! I wanted to see them SO BAD. I also just assumed they were all constantly hanging around Chicago playing random late night surprise shows. You saw them at the Vic a few years back, didn't you? I can only imagine how epic those Lounge Ax shows would've been back in the day. I swear I saw them once, but my brain is turning to mush and I can't say for sure. I can't remember when the Vic show happened, I'd have to check up on it |
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Post by thebosma on Dec 15, 2020 12:46:48 GMT -6
and that sweet drone/noise event that Red Bull put on. Ah, the “sounds so loud I thought my organs would fly out my asshole” event |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 15, 2020 12:51:33 GMT -6
three guesses as to teekoh's first chicago-resident show: 1. alien ant farm @ guiness oyster fest (9/16/11) 2. big d and the kids table @ beat kitchen (9/25/11) 3. los lonely boys @ house of blues (9/20/11) my real guess will be janes addicion at metro 9/24/11 because i was at that, too I do actually like Big D and the Kids Table and have seen them live, though not at this show. I was also not at that Janes show. I had pretty much no money at that time and was not about to pay big show $$$. I’ll see if I can figure out what it might have been. im glad i went looking through old sept 2011 setlists because i barely even remembered that i'd seen janes. we were on the rail, and perry reached down and swiped my friend's phone that he had up in the air during the final "it's MINE" of Been Caught Stealing. When he gave it back, he uncorked a bottle of red wine and gave it to him too and said "thanks man!" i remember mountain song being so fucking loud, colossal, powerful that night, too. they blew confetti in from the back, and i remember it seeming like there was a TON of it...made for a crazy effect to see blue and white confetti blowing AT the band instead of away from them, like they were playing in a blizzard or something. im probably remembering it much more dramatically than it actually was. |
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Post by perdhapley on Dec 15, 2020 12:56:30 GMT -6
I think my official show as a Chicago resident was Porter Robinson & Madeon at Aragon Ballroom on 10/05/16
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Post by teekoh on Dec 15, 2020 12:57:46 GMT -6
Guaranteed: Marnie Stern/No Joy/Touched By Ghoul at Subt 9/24/2011
Maybe?: Disappears at the Hideout 9/10/11
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Post by teekoh on Dec 15, 2020 12:59:08 GMT -6
and that sweet drone/noise event that Red Bull put on. Ah, the “sounds so loud I thought my organs would fly out my asshole” event Indeed. Favorite part was avb playing air guitar to whatever Merzbow was doing. |
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Post by thebosma on Dec 15, 2020 13:14:15 GMT -6
Ah, the “sounds so loud I thought my organs would fly out my asshole” event Indeed. Favorite part was avb playing air guitar to whatever Merzbow was doing. This was also my favorite part lol |
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Post by kb on Dec 15, 2020 13:39:29 GMT -6
Guaranteed: Marnie Stern/No Joy/Touched By Ghoul at Subt 9/24/2011 Maybe?: Disappears at the Hideout 9/10/11 was this the block party? i remember meeting airportman that day, he was wearing a bra and maybe panties over his clothes. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 15, 2020 13:43:17 GMT -6
Guaranteed: Marnie Stern/No Joy/Touched By Ghoul at Subt 9/24/2011 Maybe?: Disappears at the Hideout 9/10/11 was this the block party? i remember meeting airportman that day, he was wearing a bra and maybe panties over his clothes. sounds like somebody was fresh outta margaritaville |
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Post by teekoh on Dec 15, 2020 13:57:22 GMT -6
Ah, if it was the block party then I was not there. I vaguely remember seeing Disappears around that time, but it may have been a Bottle show.
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lost to the sands of time I suppose
