^^Yeah, I plan on it. I have a gym class that goes until 9:50, so it'll be tight. I'll have to bring my laptop.

11/7/2011 1:19:27 PM

that Radiohead show in Charlotte was beyond boring

Jeff Mangum playing in CH in January

11/7/2011 3:27:17 PM

^Damn. Tix go on sale Friday apparently, definitely gonna go to that

got dat 190% unc student discount

11/7/2011 3:52:02 PM

I don't care who Jeff Mangum is; there's no way those tickets are worth $30.

Oh, and the $1 to benefit Children of the Blue Sky. hahahahaha.

11/8/2011 10:13:20 AM

Also - friendly reminder that Youth Lagoon plays Motorco Saturday.

Bombadil plays the Cradle.

11/8/2011 11:52:37 AM

I didn't know that about Youth Lagoon. I'm off that day without much to do so I might check it out.

11/8/2011 2:46:41 PM

He looks like Daniel Johnston.

11/8/2011 3:51:58 PM

okay Slim's won me over a little...

11/8/2011 5:11:19 PM

'dem 190% radiohead presale tickets

11/9/2011 8:40:28 AM

guess i missed the presale

getting a lame "no items in basket" message on radiohead's awful website

11/9/2011 9:36:47 AM

i got mine at like 550-6am CST.

pretty sure they're all gone.

for houston, they did floor and some reserved seating. rows 1-19 in sections 120/121 and 106/107... that's what i got. should be the closest four sections to the stage according to livenation's seating chart for the event. since it's will call, there's no ticket assignment in the confirmation.

i'm too old and cranky to push through kids anymore.

[Edited on November 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM. Reason : http://www.houstontoyotacenter.com/seating/special12.html]

[Edited on November 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM. Reason : so somewhere in those 80 rows lol]

11/9/2011 9:49:10 AM

I don't know. I'm more inclined to believe this is some sort of server issue.

11/9/2011 9:57:04 AM

i had the server shit the bed when i had 4 in my basket (lol brits)

then again when the cc was processed

ive seen reports of people refreshing constantly and eventually having the opportunity to purchase. idk if it's tickets that got stuck in baskets that were never claimed being re-released or what, but it's up to you if you want to refresh that shit for the next few hours.

11/9/2011 10:05:00 AM

I'll let the friend buying the tickets do that. But yes.

11/9/2011 10:06:43 AM

i gave up after refreshing for hours

ticketbastard here i come

11/9/2011 10:11:52 AM

I almost got to the end TWICE on the Radiohead Atlanta tix (both times took 15-20 min) and the server fucked me both times. Third time they were gone. Then a friend calls me 10 minutes later, says he got 4 floor tix in his basket and is on the checkout screen but his bank card is getting declined even though he has the funds. Since he only needed two of them, I gave him my CC number, it worked, and he's gonna paypal me his half later. Can't fucking wait.

11/9/2011 10:41:28 AM

Quote :

"and is on the checkout screen but his bank card is getting declined even though he has the funds"

Lesson I learned from the 2008 Radiohead presale: call your bank or credit card issuer and tell them you're going to make a big overseas charge the next day.

11/9/2011 11:22:51 AM

Sharon Van Etten is coming to the Cat's Cradle Sunday, Feb 12th. Will have new album by then.

Go ahead and bank on it getting a Pitchfork BNM. I think she's sleeping with Bon Iver.

[Edited on November 9, 2011 at 11:30 AM. Reason : k]

11/9/2011 11:26:40 AM

So what you're saying is Sharon Van Etten and Bon Iver will both have rad breakup albums in 2012.

11/9/2011 12:21:22 PM

I don't know what SVE has OTHER than a breakup album.

11/9/2011 12:44:06 PM

Kathryn Calder/Des Ark/Some other noob at the Pinhook 12/9.

11/10/2011 3:31:01 PM

lol @ an M83 song being used in the latest Victorias Secret commercial

11/10/2011 3:32:45 PM

He's French and does bleep bloops.

Makes the panties drop.

PS they've played Washed Out and Twin Shadow in J Crew before. They gotta eat too, I guess.

[Edited on November 10, 2011 at 3:35 PM. Reason : k]

11/10/2011 3:34:18 PM

Holy shit, fuck the Memorial Hall web site. The first tickets I had disappeared from my shopping cart during checkout. Ended up with mezzanine row FF. Dunno how decent or shitty that is.

11/11/2011 12:26:21 PM

I had problems with the MH website too... it wouldn't load my shipping information and wouldn't let me proceed. I had to close everything and restart and I definitely don't have any clue how good my seat is.

11/11/2011 12:36:30 PM

It takes 20 minutes to buy tickets from there even when it isn't slammed.

It kind of feels like all of the seats in there are shitty, so I wouldn't worry about where you are.

11/11/2011 12:43:50 PM

FUCK THIS WEBSITE.

I've been on here for 55 minutes and have lost three pairs of incredible seats.

Now I'm in row R. FUCK!

11/11/2011 12:53:30 PM

Yall get your asses to the Cradle and get a hard ticket. They have plenty left (posted 6 minutes ago), and better seats than balcony I'm sure.

11/11/2011 1:15:17 PM

I got really lucky on both Radiohead and Mangum tix this week.

I had tickets in my basket and got to different steps in the checkout process three different times before it fucked up and took the tix out of my basket. And then, at like 12:30, the site started moving a whole lot faster and I got two different pairs of tix in my basket that were each like 10-15 rows back on the lower level and this time checkout worked without any difficulties

My guess is that everyone else was having difficulties checking out as well and people's good tickets got released from their carts (and this coincided with them getting their server situation straightened out).

11/11/2011 4:11:48 PM

Well, you are so cool. I'm still trying to figure out who this Magnum guy is.

I will be going to the Cradle tomorrow for the Bombadil show. If anyone wants me to see what kind of hard tickets are available, let me know.

11/12/2011 1:37:50 AM

11/12/2011 12:46:36 PM

lol

11/12/2011 3:12:48 PM

the more I reflect on that show, the angrier I get

such high hopes

11/12/2011 3:21:39 PM

i can't think of a time where i was more annoyed at a show than the lips @ hopscotch this year. i should have gone to their show at amos southend in charlotte in 2008 over that abomination at city plaza.

11/12/2011 3:27:40 PM

i thought it started great and ended phenomenally, but agree that the middle of the set was lackluster.

of course, the middle of the set was also filled with mediocre songs from a bad album.

11/12/2011 3:31:48 PM

flaming lips/enon at the cradle on the headphone tour is still probably the best show i've ever seen

11/12/2011 3:32:55 PM

saw the Drive By Truckers at the new Ziggys in Winston Salem last night. great venue, great set by the DBTs.

a group called The Alabama Shakes opened and I can say with certainty that this band will be absolutely huge in the next year. They were amazing.

11/14/2011 9:54:56 AM

^listened to the Alabama Shakes for about 3 songs. I don't hear what you think you heard...

11/14/2011 4:14:04 PM

Keep in mind that Jeepin likes DBT.

11/14/2011 4:27:16 PM

And the Avett Bros.

11/14/2011 7:10:34 PM

I don't hear it either. They do sound like they could be a fun live show, but thats about it to me.

11/15/2011 4:24:06 AM

Alcohol can intensify emotions to the point of typing out a band's potential as an over exaggerated claim.

11/15/2011 9:47:29 AM

i wasn't drinking.

this was the first i'd ever heard the Shakes, live or recorded so I honestly had zero preconceived notions going in. But based on their sound I can imagine that they are probably a better live band than studio.

11/15/2011 9:52:29 AM

My Old Kentucky Blog has been pretty high on Alabama Shakes recently.

They seem pretty good. Chick's voice is money.

11/15/2011 9:52:44 AM

lol.

11/15/2011 9:56:21 AM

Gringo Star playing in Raleigh tonight for those who love jangly 60's pop influenced and hook laden songs.

King's is putting it on, but the show's at Slim's

11/15/2011 1:22:04 PM

For anyone interested, Schoolkids is giving away a pair of tickets to the MMJ show in Greensboro:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/schoolkids/posts/10150386097454635

Anyone who hasn't seen them live definitely should. No matter how cool it ever becomes to like them, they are easily one of the best live bands I've ever seen.

11/16/2011 4:34:22 PM

The last time I saw them live was a huge disappointment, but the first time (Cradle 2004 with Dr. Dog) was amazing. I still say they're done making good music. Wait, are we talking about Wilco? Except they never made good music to begin with...

11/18/2011 12:06:05 AM

Speaking of My Morning Jacket - that Luego kid came into the record store the other day and said something to the effect of "Whooaaah, Evil Urges on vinyl! What a cool album to have on vinyl..." Wow, what a douche. That album is t.e.r.r.i.b.l.e.

Anyway, we got Future Islands on Sunday and Cotton Jones the following Friday. Anybody going to either of these?

[Edited on November 23, 2011 at 11:53 AM. Reason : zuh]

11/23/2011 11:53:02 AM

Can you even make a post without complaining about something?

[Edited on November 23, 2011 at 9:02 PM. Reason : honestly?]

11/23/2011 8:58:45 PM