We're playing this Thursday at the Edinburgh Castle. Yeah, this flyer is a lot like the last. Sorry. Next one will venture into new territory.
Needing to beef up the old home office setup while white-knuckle pinching my pennies, I found a killer deal on a 17" LCD Dell monitor with 1280x1024 native resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio and DVI interface: its now-expired promo price was about $260 at their small business store. I just now received it from UPS and set it up, and it's making my laptop screen (which is no slouch in its own right) look rather low-contrast by comparison. Color me a satisfied customer. Take note, bargain hunters.
Also, you Mid-Atlantic rockers best be catching Hoover this weekend at the Black Cat. Lucky bastards.
Comments (10)
Yeah, Hoover. 3 out of 4 of the next shows I'm planning on going to are indie rock nostalgia acts - Hoover, Unrest/Eggs, Slint in NY. Odd band out is the Futureheads.
Posted by Matt | January 18, 2005 2:07 PM
Posted on January 18, 2005 14:07
Saw the first Hoover shows at Black Cat in 1994. It was a great time to live in DC. Amazing. Hopefully they will take the reunion show on the road.
Posted by Chris | January 18, 2005 5:43 PM
Posted on January 18, 2005 17:43
Yeah, I have some good memories of seeing those guys. I heard the European shows were really good, so I have high hopes for the show at the Black Cat.
Posted by Matt | January 18, 2005 7:40 PM
Posted on January 18, 2005 19:40
Just curious — where do those creepy black-and-white diagrams come from?
Posted by Mike | January 21, 2005 12:40 PM
Posted on January 21, 2005 12:40
I try to bookmark sites with interesting, high-resolution artwork that's in the public domain. I got the artwork for this and the last flyer from the National Institute of Health's Dream Anatomy gallery. There are some cool old prints on there.
Posted by BK | January 21, 2005 1:06 PM
Posted on January 21, 2005 13:06
Hoover show in D.C. on Saturday was excellent. Matt K probably can offer a more detailed analysis of what went right (a lot) and what went wrong (what you might expect from a band that hasn't played much in 10 years).
Interesting mix of the young guard and the old guard in the crowd, though -- the music obviously earned a few new fans over the years. The place was about 3/4 full, but it probably would've been packed if the snowstorm hadn't come through in the afternoon.
Posted by JW | January 24, 2005 5:46 PM
Posted on January 24, 2005 17:46
Yeah, it was fun. They were definitely tight. Maybe their voices (especially Joe's) sounded older, but definitely solid. They didn't play Cable or Side Car Freddie, but they played a sloppy version the Clash's Know Your Rights for an encore. I got the impression that they were playing it for the first time. I got word from a friend of the Hoover guys that this was it, although I also heard they were going to play a Chicago show. I guess it's accurate to say that this music is dated, which I heard from a few folks, but I still think it's fresh. Maybe I'm dated too.
Posted by Matt | January 25, 2005 11:08 AM
Posted on January 25, 2005 11:08
Forgot to mention the big, bald, jean-jacketed dude who got onstage to demand an encore. And I quote: "The only music I like is metal and Hoover," and he added something about wanting to hear "Cable." It was cool that the band came back out, seemingly just for him.
The dude did a fake I'm-outta-here bolt when the band said it wouldn't be playing "Cable," but he turned right around and was like, "I'm joking."
Posted by JW | January 25, 2005 7:11 PM
Posted on January 25, 2005 19:11
OK, not to be a celeb-monger, but was the audience a who's who of DC hardcore?
Posted by BK | January 25, 2005 8:47 PM
Posted on January 25, 2005 20:47
Not as much as the Lungfish show (last year?) - where a lot of *old* DC folks showed up, but at the Hoover show I only recognized the one q and not u guy, various mackayes, brendan canty, the guitar player from darkest hour (possible lookalike), and I think Dante Ferrando the guy from Gray Matter that part-owns the black cat. But I didn't have a good view of the side where the VIPs usually stand, so who knows. A couple of state college all-stars - David Batista and Soung Wiser were there, but no Jay Carrier. David said Garrett Rothman was supposed to come down from Harrisburg, but the snow proved to be too deep.
Posted by Matt | January 26, 2005 6:40 AM
Posted on January 26, 2005 06:40