Carrboro Show

[OriginalPosterLost]

The Cat’s Cradle gig last night was absolutely wonderful. I’ve seen J one other time– in Charlotte in ’97, and it was terrific to get to see him again. J, Geroge, and Mike seemed to be having a great time and really enjoying playing together. The crowd was pretty good for a Thursday night. Saw a few Dino T-Shirts (I was the dude in the girl w/cigarette shirt), and there was a good group towards the middle of the venue that wasn’t ashamed of dancing along to the noise.

Highlights included "Get Me" and "What Else is New" (I love these songs live!) and "Freakscene" and "The Wagon" really got the crowd going. All the old ones were great as well. We heard "Little Fury Things", "Raisins", "The Lung", and "Severed Lips". The new songs all sounded great live. Does anyone know the name of the song that Mike sang? "More Light" was very loud and very awesome.

It was great to be transported back to 1993 a few times… brought back some old memories that I haven’t thought of in a while… If you’re not sure if you’re going to see this tour– just go freakin’ see it. You won’t regret it.

-Charlie

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[OriginalPosterLost]

Well Charlie already did a good review for the show but I’ll add my words about it:

The show was one of the best I had seen in a long time. I’ve seen them twice before last night- at the Ritz in ’94 and at the Cradle in ’97. This show was the best of all three. Mike Watt rules- I always thought it would be awesome if he joined Dinosaur Jr. I was right up by the stage in front of J. One of the best parts of the show for me was watching Watt’s reactions when J would play with his crazy effects pedal. He had one pedal that I wasn’t familiar with. I think it was called a Fuzz Probe and it was a badass fuzz pedal that must have had some kind of sensor on it because J could change the pitch by moving his foot over the pedal. Anybody know about this one? My guitar geek came out between the end of the first set and the encore when somebody tossed a Busch Light can at the stage and hit the light blue Jazz Master. I was not amused. Also- who was yelling Maggot Brain? I was thinking the same thing. That would have been awesome. I thought it was damn funny that J tried 3 times to play Back Before You Go and then quit because they couldn’t get in tune. My favorite parts of the show were What Else is New? (the acapella solo rules, then when George comes back in is awesome), Freakscene, and Severed Lips (especially when J sneezed during the chorus). Oh yeah, if you go to the show lookout because Watt sprays when he sings.

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[OriginalPosterLost]

PS- Another cool thing that happened. Halfway through the show, one of the colored light filters (I think they are called gels) fell out of the lighting array above the stage. In an amazing coincidence, it was the purple one!

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[OriginalPosterLost]

Yes, as you guys have read from Charlie and coleslaw_jones the show was amazing. I got to talk to J, George and Mike a good bit before and after the show too. I also got to meet quite a few people who knew me from the site (around 30). I got the whole thing on video (Thanks Cam!) so you know you guys are in for a treat!

The band has the day off today and have gone to New York to attend Evan Dando’s Wedding and will be in Washington, DC tomorrow.

I’ll give a full report tomorrow. Still recovering [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

jeremiah [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/stitch.gif[/img]

[OriginalPosterLost]

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This will probably be the way more than you asked for review/journal so keep that in mind. If I ramble, I apologize but you know how it is sometimes…

Anyway, went to the show with some of my closest friends (Jennifer-my wife, Emily, Lara and Wes) who are all J fans (big surprise) so a good time is all that was to be had.

We got to the club a little after 7:30 and they were doing soundchecks inside. Running through some of the new tunes and old ones in instrumental form. They were pretty tight sounding and I was getting very excited. <A>Cam</A> , who was cool enough to contact me and let me use some of his digital taping equipment, was waiting outside and we began going over how to use the camera. I also met Chris (known on the boards as <A> Murph</A> and a ton of other people who said they love site and just wanted to say hello which, of course, made my day!

J’s tour manager (who was very cool too) came out and said hello and as I asked about plugging into the soundboard found out that only Mike and George go through there. J is powered by his cabs only so that idea went out the window. Also the Digital Club Network have laid claim to most of the board anyway. After hearing this I decided I would just film and hope for the best.

At this point J, George and Mike walk out of the club and J’s tour manager points him in my direction. I did not think I would be nervous since I have communicated with J via email numerous times but this is the first time I had met him in person (thanks to security at previous shows). Millions of questions were going through my mind and I shook all there hands and said hello. Mike was heading to the van for a ‘Konk’ [pre-show nap] and George was going to a club on the corner to say hello to some friends that were playing there. J said that he was very unhappy with the previous gigs (in his words ‘they sucked’) because of technical problems they have been having. 6 amps and 1 speaker down at this point and this was only the fourth Fog show (if you count the VT opening gig). I asked Jasper’s question (which happened to be one of mine as well) about how much material he has already written/recorded for the next album. He said that there were 2 tracks already recorded with vocals and all. We discussed the site(s) a bit. J said his family get on here to see what he is doing and so does he [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] . They were playing Cat Power over the PA and J was singing along lightly. J’s tour manager said that our tour dates and news were more up to date and accurate than they his other sources. [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] After trying a few local business Emily and Jennifer came up to J (Emily don’t kill me for posting this) and told J "I have to piss and none of these other places will let me use the bathroom. do you have enough clout to get us in here?" [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] J cracked a big smile and led them in to the club. They had to go over the stage because the other way was blocked off. (I know you are probably thinking what is all this doing in a show review post. Short answer – I have no idea, just letting it flow) Anyway, we talked for about 35 minutes before George came back and they were off to Mamma Dips (their place of dining in Chapel Hill) to eat. I ate at Peppers (it’s tradition), or Punk Rock Pizza as J put it (as if you cared at all). Decided to go inside and scope the place out for choice filming at this point. Had some beer, which was probably not a good idea since I was a bit nervous. 6gig played a pretty tight set. Brown came out and after one song I decided to go back outside. J came back and we talked for most of the Brown set then he had to go get the setlist in order. They are all very approachable and nice guys so don’t hesitate to say hello if you see them outside of a gig.

I went in and set up for taping with Cam. I was on an elevated level and had the tripod cranked to 8′ or so. Had to stand in a really cheap chair (which I dearly regretted by the end of the show as I could not feel the lower part of my legs). Hope it does not look like the friggin Blair Witch Project when I see it. The only part is missed is the first 8 seconds or so of ‘TV Eye’ because I was changing batteries.

I’ll probably have to correct this when I watch the tape. They played ‘Same Day’, ‘Waistin’, ‘Where’d You Go’, ‘Ground Me to You’, Ammaring, I’m Not Fine’, attempted ‘Back Before You Go’ but stopped after 3 tries (the tuning was off) and More Light (where J was armed with a keyboard over his guitar) from the new album. ‘The Wagon’, ‘Freak Scene’, ‘Get Me’, covered ‘TV Eye’, ‘Little Fury Things’ (with Mike doing the intro screams), ‘Raisins’, ‘The Lung’, and ‘Severed Lips’. J, Mike and George were extremely tight and looked like they were having a great time. They joked around a good bit on-stage. I was just blown away and (hopefully not but) the price may come at the quality of the video. (My ears still have a slight ring) If you are within a days drive from a show go check it out! This is only my 4th Dino/J show and they only seem to get better with each one.

After they show (around 1:30 because it started late) we talked to George for about an hour. He is a very nice and funny guy. My ribs were sore from laughing when we left. We discussed everything from Evan Dando’s wedding and Old Dirty Bastard, to jobs and politics (and had many laughs about the ‘pride of the Carolinas’ Jessie Helms). I’ll post yet more (although I doubt many of you stuck though this much) when I get more time. The show will be up VERY soon! I went up to the stage with the camera after the show to get some footage of J’s equipment too so I hope that turns out ok.

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jeremiah
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[This message has been edited by jeremiah (edited October 31, 2000).]

[OriginalPosterLost]

Well ill start by saying that the j show in
carrboro was kick ass. It was my first time seeing
j,and i have to say that i wasnt let down.
Before the show i met the guitar player for
6gig and i walk up to j and got him to sign
one of my bootleg cds. I also met one of the
coolest people you’ll ever get to meet Jeremiah. I
talk to him a little while, and i will keep
in touch. It is great to meet people that share a common love for music. I had a great time, it was i show i will never forget.

take care one and all
chris (murph)

ps. keep up the good work jeremiah

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chris smith

[OriginalPosterLost]

Thanks for the great review, Jeremiah! And don’t be afraid to ramble, it’s cool to read all this stuff about J and the band. [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] How did the video turn out?

Jasper

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"Stop the sleep,
can’t vegetate no more.
Snap me out of this,
I’m done with my old friend."

– J Mascis

[OriginalPosterLost]

Jeremiah, that kind of info is the MOST interesting stuff on the site to me. If you’d rambled for three pages, most of us would read the whole thing, as it’s cool to sort of get all those little details. You are in an enviable place, dude. Enjoy it, can’t wait to see the video. I have never seen J/Dino, and likely will not get to during this tour. Maybe next time. So all you reviewers, I will be hanging on your every word!

p.s. I’d be most sad if I attended a show and they started to play Back Before You Go and then didn’t! Right now it’s my favorite tune. It’s got a very cool 70’s KISS feel that I cannot get over.

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Chris [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/earl.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by hager (edited October 28, 2000).]

[OriginalPosterLost]

I have to agree with the others on this one, great review!! The attention to detail is the reason this site is as successful as it is….so keep up the good work. I am also looking forward to the video.

Allison

ps I agree it would be quite painful if they skipped Back before you go……good call on the Kissness of it all….with a Mascis twist of course.

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[OriginalPosterLost]

Excellent reviews guys – and congratulations Jeremiah on the jmascis.net thing: you truly deserve it.

By the way, if you need any help with discography stuff or stuff from UK articles don’t hesitate to give me a shout ([email protected]).

Also, I just heard that Record Collector will be running a feature on J pretty soon. When it comes out I’ll give you a shout.

Can’t wait till J hits London…

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[OriginalPosterLost]

[img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] I’ll try to get the video up asap. Someone else was taping right behind me. They said hey jeremiah so I know they visit the site. If you are reading this <A>email me please!</A> I have not seen the tape yet, waiting on Cam to send it over.

Also getting some pics Emily took developed and I’ll have them up later this week.

You guys rock!
jeremiah

JOEL! I did not know you were theexile here [img]http://www.freakscene.net/ubb/smilies/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Long time! Talk to you in a bit!

[OriginalPosterLost]

Here are a few pics my friend Emily took at the show. Nice work! I got my video back and it looks great. The audio is a bit distorted over most of it but I’ll try to have a few tunes up over the next few days.

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jeremiah
Administrator
Sold my soul and all I got was this lousy T-shirt…

[OriginalPosterLost]

pictures part 2
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Higher quality scans will be available later…

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jeremiah
Administrator
Sold my soul and all I got was this lousy T-shirt…

[This message has been edited by jeremiah (edited November 09, 2000).]

[OriginalPosterLost]

i cringe just to think about seeing footage from a fog show…..

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[OriginalPosterLost]

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Why do you cringe? Was your experience that bad?

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jeremiah
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Sold my soul and all I got was this lousy T-shirt…

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