Let's get the show(s) started
When you think of tons and tons of tours coming to your town, you normally think summer, right?
I always used to think the most shows came through in the summer, too. And don't get me wrong, that is prime touring season for many bands. But I was going through the listings for the rest of the year so I could fill out my calendar, and I was amazed at how many bands are cramming in a show in Cleveland before the end of the year. My fall show-ness officially started on Tuesday when I saw Atmosphere at the Beachland, and will continue tonight at Anberlin at the House of Blues.
In fact, in a couple of cases, there is more than one tour I'd like to see in town on the same night. Sheesh. Cleveland isn't that big, people. You'd think that they would work something out so that Chiodos and Senses Fail weren't having to split crowds. However, despite a few dilemmas like that, it's shaping up to be a good end to 2008, show-wise. Here's what we're looking at for a potential lineup:
OCTOBER
28: Just Surrender/The Higher/The Morning Of
31: Ludo/Relient K/This Providence
NOVEMBER
02: Wolf Parade
03: Brighten/Houston Calls/The Morning Light
05: The Academy Is.../We The Kings/Hey Monday/Carolina Liar
06: Portugal. The Man/Wintersleep OR A Wilhelm Scream/Polar Bear Club... Decisions, decisions
07: Neva Dinova
08: 3OH!3/Innerpartysystem
10: Jack's Mannequin/Treaty Of Paris
12: Senses Fail/Dance Gavin Dance/Foxy Shazam/Sky Eats Airplane OR Chiodos/Silverstein/Alesana/Escape The Fate/A Skylit Drive... This is going to clearly cause some panic attacks at the AP office
14: Hellogoodbye/Ace Enders
18: Cute Is What We Aim For/Secondhand Serenade/A Rocket To The Moon/Automative Loveletter
19: Hawthorne Heights/The Color Fred/Emery
20: Dear And The Headlights/Steel Train/Matt & Kim/No Ago
22: Murder By Death/William Elliott Whitmore OR All Time Low/The Maine/Every Avenue/Mayday Parade... Again. Can I be in two places at once?
DECEMBER
04: Jeremy Enigk
07: DragonForce
13: Jim Gaffigan
16: The Faint
It's too bad the love bands show to Cleveland in November isn't spread around a little in September and October, too. Now, if only I had as much energy as I did three or four years ago, and all the free nights in the world, and none of this would be a problem. Still, I'm gonna try to hit up as many as possible. We'll see how it goes--there are worse quests to attempt, I'm sure.
I always used to think the most shows came through in the summer, too. And don't get me wrong, that is prime touring season for many bands. But I was going through the listings for the rest of the year so I could fill out my calendar, and I was amazed at how many bands are cramming in a show in Cleveland before the end of the year. My fall show-ness officially started on Tuesday when I saw Atmosphere at the Beachland, and will continue tonight at Anberlin at the House of Blues.
In fact, in a couple of cases, there is more than one tour I'd like to see in town on the same night. Sheesh. Cleveland isn't that big, people. You'd think that they would work something out so that Chiodos and Senses Fail weren't having to split crowds. However, despite a few dilemmas like that, it's shaping up to be a good end to 2008, show-wise. Here's what we're looking at for a potential lineup:
OCTOBER
28: Just Surrender/The Higher/The Morning Of
31: Ludo/Relient K/This Providence
NOVEMBER
02: Wolf Parade
03: Brighten/Houston Calls/The Morning Light
05: The Academy Is.../We The Kings/Hey Monday/Carolina Liar
06: Portugal. The Man/Wintersleep OR A Wilhelm Scream/Polar Bear Club... Decisions, decisions
07: Neva Dinova
08: 3OH!3/Innerpartysystem
10: Jack's Mannequin/Treaty Of Paris
12: Senses Fail/Dance Gavin Dance/Foxy Shazam/Sky Eats Airplane OR Chiodos/Silverstein/Alesana/Escape The Fate/A Skylit Drive... This is going to clearly cause some panic attacks at the AP office
14: Hellogoodbye/Ace Enders
18: Cute Is What We Aim For/Secondhand Serenade/A Rocket To The Moon/Automative Loveletter
19: Hawthorne Heights/The Color Fred/Emery
20: Dear And The Headlights/Steel Train/Matt & Kim/No Ago
22: Murder By Death/William Elliott Whitmore OR All Time Low/The Maine/Every Avenue/Mayday Parade... Again. Can I be in two places at once?
DECEMBER
04: Jeremy Enigk
07: DragonForce
13: Jim Gaffigan
16: The Faint
It's too bad the love bands show to Cleveland in November isn't spread around a little in September and October, too. Now, if only I had as much energy as I did three or four years ago, and all the free nights in the world, and none of this would be a problem. Still, I'm gonna try to hit up as many as possible. We'll see how it goes--there are worse quests to attempt, I'm sure.
3 Comments:
State College, gets maybe one good show a SEASON! And I'm usually somehow involved in booking it, kinda sucks if you ask me, but at least I can see Drive By Truckers and the Hold Steady.
1. Your list is missing The Aquabats on 11/21 at The Agora.
2. Definitely Murder By Death, first round of whiskey shots is on me!
:)
Damn.
If my Thanksgiving break for IU started earlier, I'd be able to come home to Akron (and by extension for shows, Cleveland) and see Murder By Death on the 22nd (even though they hail from my college town of Bloomington and I've seen them a billion times).
Definitely the better choice for that night.
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