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You've got to be kidding. It's studio stuff, and Tauk sounds like no other jam band because they're more of a jazz quartet with rock influences to me. Having seen them 5 times now or so, I don't think anyone else sounds like them. Jam is jam, but that's kind of like saying "all those people look the same" or "all rock sounds the same" or "all rap is crap" or all EDM is bleep bloop.
You know I'm not hating on you, I'm just disagreeing.
You've got to be kidding. It's studio stuff, and Tauk sounds like no other jam band because they're more of a jazz quartet with rock influences to me. Having seen them 5 times now or so, I don't think anyone else sounds like them. Jam is jam, but that's kind of like saying "all those people look the same" or "all rock sounds the same" or "all rap is crap" or all EDM is bleep bloop.
You know I'm not hating on you, I'm just disagreeing.
There's just something about the guitar sound that's emblematic of everything I find corny about the jam world. I feel like at least half the proper jambands I'm aware of play with the exact same sound in pretty much same style, and it's not like it's a good sound or style to start with (ok that part's just a matter of personal taste). I actually dug the jazziness of this track but the guitar completely takes me out of it.
I'm still hoping to check out their set assuming scheduling works out. Like you said, it's studio stuff
You've got to be kidding. It's studio stuff, and Tauk sounds like no other jam band because they're more of a jazz quartet with rock influences to me. Having seen them 5 times now or so, I don't think anyone else sounds like them. Jam is jam, but that's kind of like saying "all those people look the same" or "all rock sounds the same" or "all rap is crap" or all EDM is bleep bloop.
You know I'm not hating on you, I'm just disagreeing.
There's just something about the guitar sound that's emblematic of everything I find corny about the jam world. I feel like at least half the proper jambands I'm aware of play with the exact same sound in pretty much same style, and it's not like it's a good sound or style to start with (ok that part's just a matter of personal taste). I actually dug the jazziness of this track but the guitar completely takes me out of it.
I'm still hoping to check out their set assuming scheduling works out. Like you said, it's studio stuff
If you get the chance, I don't think you'll be disappointed from a musical standpoint. They're actually my middle kid's favorite band for some reason. They're more jazz fusion say than a jazz band like badbadnotgood which is more of a modern take on traditional jazz elements. This ties more into the mid/late 70's era of jazz on a rocked side (Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, Jeff Lorber Fusion, etc.) . You'll see them play some funk, a little bit of jam, lots of improvisation. Their keyboardist and their drummer (to me anyway) are the best musicians in the band. But they really aren't doing anything that anyone else is doing.
As for Studio, I found Sir Nebula to be one of my favorite albums of 2016. It's a little jazzier than their newer shit. If you haven't ever listened to it, here is a slower, jazzier track from that. Yeah, they ramble a bit like jam bands do, but live they kick ass.
You've got to be kidding. It's studio stuff, and Tauk sounds like no other jam band because they're more of a jazz quartet with rock influences to me. Having seen them 5 times now or so, I don't think anyone else sounds like them. Jam is jam, but that's kind of like saying "all those people look the same" or "all rock sounds the same" or "all rap is crap" or all EDM is bleep bloop.
You know I'm not hating on you, I'm just disagreeing.
I'm sorry, but that new boxed set from R2D2 *is* all just bleep bloop.
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thinking about hitting this up if the schedule looks good. What do secondary market passes usually look like? I just spent a weekend in Boston but it wasnt enough time so looking for another reason to go back.
So, if you'd like a bird's eye view of Crash Line's sister divisions/groups within the MSG organization -- which may suggest potential future synergies for the festival -- here's the "About Us" blurb from a NY Knicks press release:
The NBA’s New York Knickerbockers basketball team, in its 71st year of operation is part of The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), a world leader in live sports and entertainment experiences. The company presents or hosts a broad array of premier events in its diverse collection of iconic venues: New York’s Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; the Forum in Inglewood, CA; The Chicago Theatre; and the Wang Theatre in Boston. Other MSG properties include legendary sports franchises: the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL) and the New York Liberty (WNBA); two development league teams -- the Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL); and one of the leading North American esports organizations, Counter Logic Gaming. In addition, the Company features the popular original production – the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes – and through Boston Calling Events, produces outdoor festivals, including New England’s preeminent Boston Calling Music Festival. Also under the MSG umbrella is TAO Group, a world-class hospitality group with globally-recognized entertainment dining and nightlife brands: Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Avenue, The Stanton Social, Beauty & Essex and Vandal. More information is available at www.themadisonsquaregardencompany.com
(It's interesting that the music festival wing of the company is now being referred to as Boston Calling Events, and not Crash Line Productions.)
Judging from this tweet, The Smoke Shop will be back this year, which makes them the second food vendor to get a soft confirm, after the Instagram post from Stone & Skillet.
We have an aftershow announcement, although it's more like a duringshow event. Julien Baker will be doing a "Beyond The Band" Q&A with performance thing on Sunday night at The Sinclair. It starts at 8 pm, so it's bound to conflict with Fleet Foxes and Khalid, which makes it a perfect fit for Baker fans who aren't actually going to the festival.
We have an aftershow announcement, although it's more like a duringshow event. Julien Baker will be doing a "Beyond The Band" Q&A with performance thing on Sunday night at The Sinclair. It starts at 8 pm, so it's bound to conflict with Fleet Foxes and Khalid, which makes it a perfect fit for Baker fans who aren't actually going to the festival.
Boston Calling now drops to somewhere around the fourth or fifth best lineup I've seen this year after Arroyo Seco, Sasquatch, what's been announced so far for Newport, and now Pilgrimage.
Meanwhile, both the Bonnaroo and Lolla lineups are hugely underwhelming.
I wonder if we're beginning to hear the death knell for festivals which try to be everything to everybody. Maybe it's a better idea to keep a more consistent musical vibe across the whole of the weekend, and provide a lineup which makes a percentage of the music-buying public say "WOW!!", rather than the now-common refrain of "I really love a few acts, but I couldn't care less about the rest of it."
People who spend time on a festival-focused message board tend to have more diverse musical tastes than most people, on average, and I suspect that the festival eclecticism which is valued among us may sour some people on buying festival tickets because they don't like enough of what they see in a lineup.
Maybe Boston Calling would be better off going back to two events each year, with one being more hip hop/pop/edm focused, and the other being more rock/Americana/country focused.
Post by The Foot Fuckin' Master on Mar 30, 2018 12:31:18 GMT -5
Boston Calling clearly realized they needed to compete with all the other majors in the country, i.e., go big or go home. The problem is that the entire festival scene is being diluted, on top of it already being an economic bubble.
Niche events are definitely the future, but with Solid Sound and Newport Folk being nearby, don't count on there being a similar fest in Boston itself.
Boston Calling clearly realized they needed to compete with all the other majors in the country, i.e., go big or go home. The problem is that the entire festival scene is being diluted, on top of it already being an economic bubble.
Niche events are definitely the future, but with Solid Sound and Newport Folk being nearby, don't count on there being a similar fest in Boston itself.
Newport's an outlier in that they cap attendance at 10K per day and it sells out each year in minutes, which means that it may not come close to meeting demand for that particular flavor of music festival. One act selling out two nights at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion plays to more people than a Newport headliner.
I really would love to see a festival like FYF, Day for Night, or p4k pop up in boston. boston calling is kind of a hybrid between tastemaker fests like that and ones like gov ball, firefly and osheaga. It'd be really nice to have something more distinct in new england for the people who aren't satisfied with the generic headliners of BC.
Boston Calling clearly realized they needed to compete with all the other majors in the country, i.e., go big or go home. The problem is that the entire festival scene is being diluted, on top of it already being an economic bubble.
Niche events are definitely the future, but with Solid Sound and Newport Folk being nearby, don't count on there being a similar fest in Boston itself.
Newport's an outlier in that they cap attendance at 10K per day and it sells out each year in minutes, which means that it may not come close to meeting demand for that particular flavor of music festival. One act selling out two nights at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion plays to more people than a Newport headliner.
Isn't Solid Sound equally small?
Not sure about Solid Sound, but last I knew, Newport Folk was 15K capacity. Doesn't matter though. NFF is unique as a destination festival beyond whatever artists they book. Some promoter in Boston cannot just throw together a stage with a bunch of Americana acts and expect a similar outcome.
Newport's an outlier in that they cap attendance at 10K per day and it sells out each year in minutes, which means that it may not come close to meeting demand for that particular flavor of music festival. One act selling out two nights at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion plays to more people than a Newport headliner.
Isn't Solid Sound equally small?
Not sure about Solid Sound, but last I knew, Newport Folk was 15K capacity. Doesn't matter though. NFF is unique as a destination festival beyond whatever artists they book. Some promoter in Boston cannot just throw together a stage with a bunch of Americana acts and expect a similar outcome.
I'm not talking about replacing or replicating Newport, I'm simply saying that its low capacity (10K according to this 2014 Rolling Stone article: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-the-newport-folk-festival-got-its-groove-back-20140724) means that it's not designed to accommodate the full demand for this sort of music in New England. The fact that it sells out in minutes every year clearly demonstrates that there's demand here for more of the same.
It need not be purely Americana -- you could take the Arroyo Seco approach of a mix of classic rock, Americana, old school new wave, an 80's-90's hitmaker or two, a few indie acts, some jazz, and world music. You could even do a couple of 80's-90's hip hop acts in a lineup like this, like Public Enemy or Dr. Octagon.
I'm resigning myself to the fact that a schedule conflict between David Cross and Fleet Foxes/The Decemberists is inevitable, so no David Cross set for me.
I also suspect that it may take an act of God to avoid conflicts altogether between Perfume Genius, (Sandy) Alex G, Big Thief, and Charly Bliss, all of whom I hope to see in their entirety.
Not sure about Solid Sound, but last I knew, Newport Folk was 15K capacity. Doesn't matter though. NFF is unique as a destination festival beyond whatever artists they book. Some promoter in Boston cannot just throw together a stage with a bunch of Americana acts and expect a similar outcome.
I'm not talking about replacing or replicating Newport, I'm simply saying that its low capacity (10K according to this 2014 Rolling Stone article: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-the-newport-folk-festival-got-its-groove-back-20140724) means that it's not designed to accommodate the full demand for this sort of music in New England. The fact that it sells out in minutes every year clearly demonstrates that there's demand here for more of the same.
It need not be purely Americana -- you could take the Arroyo Seco approach of a mix of classic rock, Americana, old school new wave, an 80's-90's hitmaker or two, a few indie acts, some jazz, and world music. You could even do a couple of 80's-90's hip hop acts in a lineup like this, like Public Enemy or Dr. Octagon.
I stand corrected on NFF's capacity, but that festival sells out in minutes (with ticket purchasers from places not just in New England) because its a genuine destination festival (as I already mentioned) with unique characteristics that no new event can easily replicate. And demand for that type of music you describe does not equal demand for that type of festival. But we've been over this many times already .
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