Comments on: SPRING CONCERT REVEALED: Grizzly Bear and The National http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/ Thu, 17 May 2012 05:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: peekaboo http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-55270 peekaboo Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:34:50 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-55270 uhhh grizzly bear is going on tour with radiohead. that's pretty fucking big people.... uhhh grizzly bear is going on tour with radiohead. that’s pretty fucking big people….

]]> By: adam http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-55146 adam Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:11:21 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-55146 I am shocked that nobody on this blog likes nay heard of The National or Grizzly Bear. Titans of music. Titans of modern music and your scoffing them as pitchfork-approved Brooklyn nobodies? Columbia, get a clue, The National haven't left my cd player since Boxer. Put on Fake Empire and give me one reason why they shouldn't deserve recognition and praise. I am shocked that nobody on this blog likes nay heard of The National or Grizzly Bear. Titans of music. Titans of modern music and your scoffing them as pitchfork-approved Brooklyn nobodies? Columbia, get a clue, The National haven’t left my cd player since Boxer. Put on Fake Empire and give me one reason why they shouldn’t deserve recognition and praise.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-54623 Anonymous Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:22:22 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-54623 Clearly, the columbia concert committee is doing self-service; they know these bands do not have widespread appeal. And apparently, listening to indie music is better done inside, where the sun does not shine. If its any consolation to the committee, I do not expect much of you anyway. Two Brooklyn bands? Really? Its far more probable that I will try to get into Brown's spring concert, paying any concert fees and transportation fees than to bother attending this free concert. I have been here for three years, and for three years I have been disappointed. I am going to enjoy a spring concert during my undergraduate years, even if that concert is not at Columbia, which is highly likely. Next year you should consider Mike, the security guard: more Columbians know him and he's even closer than Brooklyn! Clearly, the columbia concert committee is doing self-service; they know these bands do not have widespread appeal. And apparently, listening to indie music is better done inside, where the sun does not shine. If its any consolation to the committee, I do not expect much of you anyway. Two Brooklyn bands? Really? Its far more probable that I will try to get into Brown’s spring concert, paying any concert fees and transportation fees than to bother attending this free concert. I have been here for three years, and for three years I have been disappointed. I am going to enjoy a spring concert during my undergraduate years, even if that concert is not at Columbia, which is highly likely. Next year you should consider Mike, the security guard: more Columbians know him and he’s even closer than Brooklyn!

]]> By: A.... http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-54018 A.... Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:14:02 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-54018 They're actually not that obscure anymore. Grizzly Bear played a main stage at Pitchfork last year and I believe they'll be at Lolla this year. The National did two sold out shows at BAM a few months ago and will be touring with REM and Modest Mouse in a few months. The fact that we get a concert at all is nice, so get the fuck over yourselves. They’re actually not that obscure anymore. Grizzly Bear played a main stage at Pitchfork last year and I believe they’ll be at Lolla this year. The National did two sold out shows at BAM a few months ago and will be touring with REM and Modest Mouse in a few months. The fact that we get a concert at all is nice, so get the fuck over yourselves.

]]> By: bobo http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52944 bobo Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:42 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52944 i meant obscure not "secure" i meant obscure

not “secure”

]]> By: bobo http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52943 bobo Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:12 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52943 I hear you nostalgik, but I'd hardly say these bands are secure. The national are touring with REM and Grizzly Bear are playing Conan the same day they play Columbia and then following those shows with a week of sold out shows with paul simon. I do agree though, I could have (and did) see both bands for cheap in the past few years. Doesn't mean this isn't a great show. I still give it a thumbs up I hear you nostalgik, but I’d hardly say these bands are secure. The national are touring with REM and Grizzly Bear are playing Conan the same day they play Columbia and then following those shows with a week of sold out shows with paul simon.

I do agree though, I could have (and did) see both bands for cheap in the past few years. Doesn’t mean this isn’t a great show.

I still give it a thumbs up

]]> By: nostalgik http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52612 nostalgik Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:06:22 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52612 you are kidding yourself if you think anyone complained about seeing outkast that year. pre-speakerboxxx?? oh you mean with just four earth shattering hip hop albums, including stankonia, and five grammy nominations? yea- they sure were small-time back then. but i can assure it was the best concert in columbia's history. followed closely by kanye west. i mean the point is not that they're picking bad bands. grizzly bear and the national are talented and deserving of your attention. the problem is that any person who is not new to nyc could have seen either of those bands play for $5 or less over the past couple of years somewhere downtown or in brooklyn. so what value am i really getting going to an ivy league school with a ridiculous endowment?? the purpose should be to use that cachet to secure talented and accomplished groups with widespread appeal (and for the fucking hipsters, talent and mainstream viability are not mutually exclusive) that you wouldn't typically have the opportunity to see in such a setting, and for FREE no less. fucking music snobs who run columbia concerts think they're doing all the dim-witted, clueless students a favor by 'exposing' them to new and relatively obscure bands. fuck that. seriously. you think we all don't have the internet to figure out what we like and don't like? the last thing anyone wants on a lovely spring afternoon is to force themselves to like a band that they've never heard because a small group of people in the columbia community think that they should?? this concert, though it includes great bands, is, in my opinion, a fucking joke. you are kidding yourself if you think anyone complained about seeing outkast that year. pre-speakerboxxx?? oh you mean with just four earth shattering hip hop albums, including stankonia, and five grammy nominations? yea- they sure were small-time back then. but i can assure it was the best concert in columbia’s history.

followed closely by kanye west. i mean the point is not that they’re picking bad bands. grizzly bear and the national are talented and deserving of your attention. the problem is that any person who is not new to nyc could have seen either of those bands play for $5 or less over the past couple of years somewhere downtown or in brooklyn. so what value am i really getting going to an ivy league school with a ridiculous endowment??

the purpose should be to use that cachet to secure talented and accomplished groups with widespread appeal (and for the fucking hipsters, talent and mainstream viability are not mutually exclusive) that you wouldn’t typically have the opportunity to see in such a setting, and for FREE no less.

fucking music snobs who run columbia concerts think they’re doing all the dim-witted, clueless students a favor by ‘exposing’ them to new and relatively obscure bands. fuck that. seriously. you think we all don’t have the internet to figure out what we like and don’t like? the last thing anyone wants on a lovely spring afternoon is to force themselves to like a band that they’ve never heard because a small group of people in the columbia community think that they should??

this concert, though it includes great bands, is, in my opinion, a fucking joke.

]]> By: Apple Sos!! http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52581 Apple Sos!! Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:46:01 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52581 What is this thing they call the pitchfork? What is this thing they call the pitchfork?

]]> By: Anonymous http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52570 Anonymous Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:34:47 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52570 Man, Levon Helm would be about the sweetest thing ever. It's still kind kind of niche, though, just in a different direction. As it stands, pretty good choices. I don't know either band well, but I've heard of them both, and The National made a lot of year-end lists. Man, Levon Helm would be about the sweetest thing ever. It’s still kind kind of niche, though, just in a different direction.

As it stands, pretty good choices. I don’t know either band well, but I’ve heard of them both, and The National made a lot of year-end lists.

]]> By: HAHAHAHAH http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52525 HAHAHAHAH Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:25:51 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52525 You're the idiot actually. At least 40%-50% of America knows him from the Fugees and the rest who know him know him from his own stuff, not just from Santana (for the record, I even forgot he was on that album). You’re the idiot actually. At least 40%-50% of America knows him from the Fugees and the rest who know him know him from his own stuff, not just from Santana (for the record, I even forgot he was on that album).

]]> By: you're an idiot http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52499 you're an idiot Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:19:02 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52499 you want a household name? alan jackson. linkin park. let's have them play. that'll be the best concert ever. also "let's return to music everybody knows like wyclef jean" when 80% of america knows him only for guesting on that santana album. gosh you sure are the best arbiter of what music's popular, bwog poster "heathen 17," tell me more about how much bands you know are not somehow "pitchfork bands" you want a household name? alan jackson. linkin park. let’s have them play. that’ll be the best concert ever.

also “let’s return to music everybody knows like wyclef jean” when 80% of america knows him only for guesting on that santana album.

gosh you sure are the best arbiter of what music’s popular, bwog poster “heathen 17,” tell me more about how much bands you know are not somehow “pitchfork bands”

]]> By: wow http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52496 wow Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:57:12 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52496 couldn't have said it better myself couldn’t have said it better myself

]]> By: Anonymous http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52488 Anonymous Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:26:45 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52488 "We've noticed a bunch of people have never heard of Grizzly Bear and/or The National and have requested some sort of guidance as to what to expect from their show." I found the above sentence very amusing. The staff had no idea people have never heard of their obscure bands. Oh wait, the National were on NPR! They are household names. The selections are very narrow-minding. I rather return to Wyclef Jean and have music everyone knows and enjoys. There is music outside of Pitchfork. “We’ve noticed a bunch of people have never heard of Grizzly Bear and/or The National and have requested some sort of guidance as to what to expect from their show.”

I found the above sentence very amusing. The staff had no idea people have never heard of their obscure bands. Oh wait, the National were on NPR! They are household names.

The selections are very narrow-minding. I rather return to Wyclef Jean and have music everyone knows and enjoys.

There is music outside of Pitchfork.

]]> By: bek http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52473 bek Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:57:47 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52473 awesome, have been trying to get to a national gig for ages, but all the shows have been sold out! am so stoked they will be playing! awesome, have been trying to get to a national gig for ages, but all the shows have been sold out! am so stoked they will be playing!

]]> By: Anonymous http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national/#comment-52472 Anonymous Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:43:04 +0000 http://bwog.com/2008/03/24/spring-concert-revealed-grizzly-bear-and-the-national#comment-52472 ummm grizzly bear live are fucking ace. Not WILD about the national, but they are good enough. I love that people are crying about the "glory" days of Wyclef Jean hahaha ummm grizzly bear live are fucking ace. Not WILD about the national, but they are good enough.

I love that people are crying about the “glory” days of Wyclef Jean

hahaha

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