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Saw them first in 2004 with my brother. Wolf Eyes opened, my brother ended up leaving because he was sick. It was my first “real” concert. I’d been listening t

by prpl 3y ago

Saw them first in 2004 with my brother. Wolf Eyes opened, my brother ended up leaving because he was sick. It was my first “real” concert. I’d been listening to music heavily by then, we’ll into indie, but being poor and 17/18/19 it was hard to see live music. I’d been to others concerts small and big (Closing Olympic Ceremonies) - but that one cemented my love for live music, and I got really into the local scene after seeing another smaller show (Q and not U) after that. I saw them again ~2008 and it was good, not as good, but Rather Ripped was a great album so got to see a bunch of stuff from them. Pavement was up there for me too, and I just saw them twice over the last 12 months.

dfxm12 3y ago
but being poor and 17/18/19 it was hard to see live music I count my lucky stars I grew up in a city with a lot of cheap, all ages shows. Of the shows I've been to over the years, seeing Q and not U in a church basement in ~2003 still sticks out in my mind.
throwaway743 3y ago
Damn, Wolf Eyes?? That's a name I haven't heard in a minute. Man, miss the days of the sounds of Black Dice, Sightings, Load Records, and the likes
- salynchnew 3y ago
  The Load Records/Three One Gee/Troubleman era was incredible. Blogs and forums were ubiquitous, but the average person's attention had not yet been strip mined by * platform companies. Pitchfork was just getting started, too, and (cruicially) Spotify wasn't even an idea yet, so independent artists could reliably make money the old fashioned way (CD/album sales) but had access to a much larger community of potential listeners. Everything still had a very decentralized and DIY feel.
  - throwaway743 3y ago
    So true. Got me reminiscing on show papers and Todd P lol
salynchnew 3y ago
> Saw them first in 2004 with my brother. Wolf Eyes opened, my brother ended up leaving because he was sick. Sounds like hyperacusis to me. /s In all seriousness, that sounds like an amazing show.
bobchadwick 3y ago
The SLC Olympics? I saw Modest Mouse play at what was apparently the Ice Village (had to Google it). If I remember correctly, it was a weird and not great show.

by prpl 3y ago

dfxm12 3y ago

but being poor and 17/18/19 it was hard to see live music I count my lucky stars I grew up in a city with a lot of cheap, all ages shows. Of the shows I've been to over the years, seeing Q and not U in a church basement in ~2003 still sticks out in my mind.

throwaway743 3y ago

Damn, Wolf Eyes?? That's a name I haven't heard in a minute. Man, miss the days of the sounds of Black Dice, Sightings, Load Records, and the likes

salynchnew 3y ago
The Load Records/Three One Gee/Troubleman era was incredible. Blogs and forums were ubiquitous, but the average person's attention had not yet been strip mined by * platform companies. Pitchfork was just getting started, too, and (cruicially) Spotify wasn't even an idea yet, so independent artists could reliably make money the old fashioned way (CD/album sales) but had access to a much larger community of potential listeners. Everything still had a very decentralized and DIY feel.
- throwaway743 3y ago
  So true. Got me reminiscing on show papers and Todd P lol

salynchnew 3y ago

> Saw them first in 2004 with my brother. Wolf Eyes opened, my brother ended up leaving because he was sick. Sounds like hyperacusis to me. /s In all seriousness, that sounds like an amazing show.

bobchadwick 3y ago

The SLC Olympics? I saw Modest Mouse play at what was apparently the Ice Village (had to Google it). If I remember correctly, it was a weird and not great show.