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| Dave Noisy |
Posted - 04/14/2004 : 08:37:43
We saw that The Capitol Years opened in MN, here are the rest:
Winnipeg - Ham
Regina - Despistado
Sask - Junior Pantherz
Edmonton - The Floor
Calgary - The Buzzing Bees*
Victoria - Leeroy Stagger
Vancouver (22nd) - Black Mountain (aka Jerk with a Bomb)
Vancouver (23rd) - Joel RL Phelps with the Secret Three
Spokane - Alien Crime Syndicate*
Boise - ??
Eugene (27th) - Audio Learning Center*
Eugene (28th) - Helio Sequence*
Davis - ??
* - not official, but likely!
Just missing Calgary for Canada - lemme know if you know who it is, and the US dates as well, thanks!
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| torontocanuck |
Posted - 09/14/2005 : 21:59:48
Thanks! |
| naghammadi |
Posted - 10/22/2004 : 12:43:00
thanks for asking wade. i just got back (it is a lot of working setting up, managing, and tearing down 2 stages AND play in three of the bands...).
it was a lot of work and a lot of fun. i don't know if they heard us or not, but it was sweet. for nag hammadi's first show of the festival, we had sonic youth playing while i set up my gear. then nag played, and as i tore down, the pixies were playing! how cool is that for work music??? then worms union played (my other band).
overall it was more fun than a barrel of monkies - and i am not talking about normal everyday run-of-the-mill monkeys, i am talking about a barrel of REALLY fun monkeys that tell jokes and do song and dance routines wearing people clothes.
anyway, yeah.
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| gauth |
Posted - 10/18/2004 : 07:42:11
The opening bands for Houston - Oct 17 were The Thrills and The Killers. I've only seen the second one and they really kicked ass! |
| Wade |
Posted - 10/16/2004 : 23:22:51
So Nag, did they hear you? how did it go?
And does anyone know who's opening the Houston show tomorrow? *looks at tickets*
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| naghammadi |
Posted - 10/11/2004 : 15:37:40
two of my bands are SORTA opening up for the pixies at the voodoo fest in new orleans. the bands are Nag Hammadi and Worms Union.
we will have a stage setup in the field next to the stage they will be playing on on saturday. we are actually playing in the time stage slot before sonic youth, and then again before the pixies.
we will aslo have a stage setup in a different area.
one of my boyhood dreams was to be on the same poster as the pixies and sonic youth , and i did it this summer with both at once!!! woohoo!
now if only they hear us. :) |
| J. |
Posted - 09/15/2004 : 20:37:10
www.hamtheband.comquote:
Originally posted by porkbone1
I was trying to find the website for the band that opened up in winnipeg. If you were there, you know how awesome they were. Is this their website?
http://www.heavenlyham.com/corporate/index.asp
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| J. |
Posted - 09/15/2004 : 20:15:21
any body that want to check out that band from winnipeg here is the web address:
www.hamtheband.com |
| El Barto |
Posted - 06/06/2004 : 09:52:21
From what Jeremy (of The Bennies) told me after talking to FB, they're going to split the tour into 4...and each member is going to pick an opening band (or two?) for a number of dates. FB said that The Bennies are at the top of his list, second only to Reid Paley. David Lovering is also a huge fan of The Bennies, so there's quite a good chance they'll be opening certain dates.
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| BhopalStiff |
Posted - 06/06/2004 : 09:32:04
So yeah, I want to know more about bands opening for the Pixies on their full North American tour in the fall. Do you think it will be like a couple constant bands, or different bands every city?
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| klikger |
Posted - 05/13/2004 : 01:14:40
So, who is confirmed if anyone for the fall U.S. dates? PJ Harvey? |
| porkbone1 |
Posted - 05/12/2004 : 19:18:28
I was trying to find the website for the band that opened up in winnipeg. If you were there, you know how awesome they were. Is this their website?
http://www.heavenlyham.com/corporate/index.asp
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| astrosurfer |
Posted - 05/06/2004 : 05:34:16
hi,
Does someone know about berlin date,29.06.200 at kindl-buhne wuhleide?
on my ticket there is wrote
PIXIES
+special guest ash & franz ferdinand
i hope that is not a mini-festival but a Pixies date,
however i'll go........thanks
sorry for my english language.. |
| boisepixie |
Posted - 05/04/2004 : 11:55:31
[/quote] *shrug* I didn't think they were all that bad. The only negative I really noticed was that the songs were too slow paced for my oh-my-God-I'm-about-to-see-The-Pixies mood.
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Yeah. I think they had a tough job... a mellow banding opening for the Pixies. Nobody knew them or their songs, everyone wanted them off the stage and the Pixies on. All that considered, I think they were well received. I bet if they were opening for a mellower act, they would have gone over better. I heard the girl at the Pixies' merch table say that they were the first opening act that got applause and the best on the tour so far. I'm sure that will change once they play with Radiohead in Cali. |
| KidGrain |
Posted - 04/29/2004 : 16:28:25
The Helio Sequence on 4/28 in Eugene kind of left me "meh." I like a good duo but the tape loops were a bit odd and the songs never jelled. Clearly they could play their instruments pretty well but less than a day later I can't remember any of their tunes other than the "Tomorrow Never Knows" cover. |
| sar2143 |
Posted - 04/29/2004 : 14:06:02
The Invasion weren't too bad. But they weren't great. They 'sounded' like a bad Radiohead cover band. They were playing original songs, but they sounded very obviously like Radiohead.
In fact, midway through their third song, a particularly mellow one, this guy next to me yelled out, "Play CREEP!" It was quite amusing. |
| PleaseDrinkMilk |
Posted - 04/27/2004 : 19:51:40
quote:
Originally posted by RicoPhoenix
Quote:
"The Special Goodness meets toned down b-sides of Ozma's Spending Time On The Borderline."
Rico's quick capsule review:
They blew.
Imagine the kids from a GAP commercial.
Now imagine them singing the same song over and over.
Thats 'The Invasion'.
*shrug* I didn't think they were all that bad. The only negative I really noticed was that the songs were too slow paced for my oh-my-God-I'm-about-to-see-The-Pixies mood. |
| RicoPhoenix |
Posted - 04/27/2004 : 02:27:04
Quote:
"The Special Goodness meets toned down b-sides of Ozma's Spending Time On The Borderline."
Rico's quick capsule review:
They blew.
Imagine the kids from a GAP commercial.
Now imagine them singing the same song over and over.
Thats 'The Invasion'.
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| PleaseDrinkMilk |
Posted - 04/26/2004 : 15:42:12
quote:
Originally posted by klikger
Who opened Boise? Built to Spill? Please, please, please tell.
nope, a local band (that I'd never heard before) called The Invasion. I'd describe them as "The Special Goodness meets toned down b-sides of Ozma's Spending Time On The Borderline." |
| klikger |
Posted - 04/26/2004 : 00:46:40
Who opened Boise? Built to Spill? Please, please, please tell. |
| pixiesseixip |
Posted - 04/26/2004 : 00:14:02
UC DAVIS OPENING BAND = QUITTER
see you there! |
| chrischob |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 20:27:46
They are playing the Albert on May 29, you could come on up for the weekend for HAM-fest.
1...2...3...4...
Maybe I could just video tape their show and sell copies here :)
Chris Choboter
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| porkbone1 |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 19:14:08
HOLY SHIT that's funny. I only wish it were longer. I totally want to see those guys again.
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| chrischob |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 13:52:00
Sorry I just got a 10sec clip of Who Dropped the Bomb. The quality isnt that good but it sure brings back memories...
http://members.shaw.ca/padmai/bomb.avi
Chris Choboter
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 07:36:12
Holy crap, if you have video of them stepping back from the mics, I'd be forever in your debt! I was trying in vain to explain the hilarity of this to non-attendees.
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
<song>
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
HEEYYYYYYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
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Yeah, that count in thing was hilarious too! Why did they count in there? They weren't leading up to anything. They just counted and kept playing as though they'd not counted. Funny stuff!
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| sloy |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 06:53:15
Me I think that could be cool if the band to open for the pixies are the band who play on the pixies tribute(weezer,local h,promise ring,nada surf,man or astroman...)You don't think it's a good idea?
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| chrischob |
Posted - 04/16/2004 : 23:02:36
My favorite HAM song was the Treetrunk song. I also liked when they all stood about 10 feet back from the mics and yelled into them.
I'm seriously thinking of going to their show at the Albert at the end of May 
Here's a pic of them, I also have a short video clip of them too.
Who dropped the bomb?
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| porkbone1 |
Posted - 04/16/2004 : 21:50:44
HAM!
SpeedyM, Cult of Frank, my wife and I were waiting in line for our Disclive discs in Winnipeg... we couldn't stop talking about HAM. Those guys were the BOMB! Or did they "drop the bomb?" I don't remember. Who did drop the bomb anyway? Damn. We especially liked the part where they counted 1,2,3,4 in the middle of the song and then kept on playing just like they were playing before the counting. WOO!
Instead of following the Pixies, we thought of following HAM for the rest of their warm-up tour.
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| johndietzel |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 19:57:26
Holy smokies. Raul's band opening for the freaking Pixies!
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| yarbles |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 14:59:41
Me too, that's my birthday |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 14:57:08
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
And it looks like Ash will open for the Pixies on June 14th in Paris.
Denis
Holy shit Batman!!!
I wish I was going to that show!!!
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 14:53:31
Anyone have any ideas for Brixton?
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| boom_cheek_aroon |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 14:49:45
i want built to spill to open boise.
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| yarbles |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 10:32:03
Hey, if no one cares, MY band could open for them in Boise. We'll all be there anyway!
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 09:32:37
thanks jetblackriver... i love their coverart ...for some reason I wasn't able to get it to play. i'll try again tho.
LaFemme...wow that is so cool about the capitol years. If i had the musical talent i would start a band and hope i could open for the Pixies just for that awesome vantage point. Lucky bastages 
Guess there's probably no word of who is opening up for the Pixies in St. Paul, MN yet. |
| hibster |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 07:30:12
vilainde - do you know who it will be on the 7th?
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