Ok, so this looks really cool.
I admit to it.
I got the press release and I got excited (others did too), for all the awesome shows, for all the awesome bands in Baltimore, for the sense of unity and togetherness, with 60+ people driving around by only veggie powered vehicles in a community on wheels. Curated by Dan Deacon, the tour includes bands from Floristree, Wham City, Tarantula Hill, The Bank, Comfort Dome and other Baltimore music homes.
AND THEN I REALIZED that for some reason while NY, and Philadelphia and Detroit and Montreal all get to see it: BALTIMORE AND DC ARE NOT ON THE TOUR LIST.
WHY?
not cool enough or something?
“Baltimore Round Robin tour dates announced, featuring 29 bands! including Dan Deacon, Beach House, The Deathset, Jana Hunter, Adventure, Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, WZT Hearts, Nautical Almanac, Video Hippos, and more!”
Dates and details of what you don’t get to see below:
BALTIMORE ROUND ROBIN 2008 TOUR
10/02 Boston, MA Mass Arts *
10/03 Boston, MA Mass Arts #
10/04 Montreal, QC Église Saint-Enfant Jésus / Pop Montreal *
10/05 Montreal, QC Église Saint-Enfant Jésus / Pop Montreal #
10/08 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art *
10/09 Detroit, MI Museum of Contemporary Art #
10/10 Chicago, IL Epiphany *
10/11 Chicago, IL Epiphany #
10/13 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College *
10/14 Oberlin, OH Oberlin College #
10/15 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom *
10/16 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom #
10/17 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge *
10/18 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge #
* = Eyes Night
# = Feet Night
Eyes Night line-up of bands:
beach house
creepers
ed schrader
jana hunter
lesser gonzalez alvarez
lexie mountain boys
nautical almanac
santa dads
teeth mountain
wzt hearts
Feet Night line-up of bands:
adventure
blood baby
dan deacon
the deathset
dj dog dick
double dagger
future islands
height
lizz king
nuclear power pants
smarthgrowth
video hippos
also there will be bands from this group, dubbed the “Weird Round” peppered into the line-up for both nights:
boo boos
cornelious and pitifa
funny clown
mark brown
ram ones
show beast
sports ghosts
NOTE: LINE-UP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
WHAT IS A ROUND ROBIN SHOW LIKE?
The format of the show is as follows:
-All the bands set up at the same time along the perimeter of the room with the audience in the center
-Each band does one song per round, no breaks, back to back to back etc., until the show is completed
-There is no headliner or opener, no front row or back of the room
WHAT IS EYES NIGHT? FEET NIGHT?
The tour is divided into two nights. The first night (Eyes Night) is a mixture of folk, noise, theatrics, improvisation, music that is spiritual, dreamy etc. The second night (Feet Night) is devoted to music that you dance, thrash or otherwise move around to and is a mixture of electronic, punk, hardcore, dance, and rock and roll musics
so, yes, why?
if someone knows the answer, let me know. thanks
interesting, it’s coming to my alma mater
i wonder who on programming board booked it
I don’t.
August 11, 2008 at 6:28 pmthis is pretty much whartscape without the national acts… so thats why! it was already here.
August 11, 2008 at 8:03 pmshut the fuck up
August 12, 2008 at 12:39 amluckily, i’m going to be in new york
August 12, 2008 at 12:41 amThey’re doing practice nights in Baltimore.
Sept 31st for the Eyes portion, Oct 1st for the Feet portion.
Dunno how “open” these events are. They may not be “shows” per se.
August 12, 2008 at 8:07 am
Well, DC isn’t cool enough. And this month’s line-up of bands is pathetic relative to other major cities.
August 11, 2008 at 4:00 pm