Show was pretty great. Some jokes about "oh shit we're in Spokane, how many of you are actually from here?". A couple of timing screw ups. More older material than I expected. Was cool to see who played what guitar-wise, and Carrie's Portlandia money seems to have bought her a couple more guitars and a tech while Corin played the same Les Paul that she tuned herself. Both voices were great live, and I sometimes find Carrie's voice sort of shrill on record. No covers which was kind of sad as Wild Flag and Corin's band both did awesome covers when I saw them. Opening act was pretty rad as well, and I got a nice screen printed poster for $25. Worth it despite the stress of leaving the baby home alone for the first time with my conveniently visiting parents.
― joygoat, Monday, 9 February 2015 07:32 (nine years ago) link
Who opened? I have tickets for the Phoenix show, and haven't been able to find any info on who's opening. Granted, the Phoenix show is at the end of April, so it will probably be a totally different opening act than the current shows, but I'm still curious.
― intheblanks, Monday, 9 February 2015 14:45 (nine years ago) link
Opener was a rapper named Lizzo - she had a pretty great voice, was pretty tight live, had a live drummer which made it kind of fun and it was cool because a decent part Sleater-Kinney crowd seemed sort of confused about why there was a rapper on stage.
― joygoat, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
Lizzo is a huge deal in here Minneapolis
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 9 February 2015 18:49 (nine years ago) link
OMG Lizzo RUUUULES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQaRQe86suA
― Jennifer 8.-( (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 9 February 2015 19:17 (nine years ago) link
Yeah she was rad, they had baskets of cookies they were tossing out to the crowd.
― joygoat, Monday, 9 February 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
GO4's Andy Gill likes the album: http://thetalkhouse.com/music/talks/andy-gill-gang-of-four-talks-sleater-kinneys-no-cities-to-love/
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 February 2015 22:13 (nine years ago) link
this is p cool - never heard of her before
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 February 2015 22:28 (nine years ago) link
I take that Gill piece as being the preface to him asking S-K to be the new +3 to his next Go4 move.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 9 February 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
Hello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc1htX3q-F0
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 February 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
Love it all, but especially for how detailed the instruments are.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 19 February 2015 20:18 (nine years ago) link
two of my favorite things colliding
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 19 February 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
i went to the show this past saturday
really great valentine's day night out for me & my wife
lizzo was great, started out with her grrrl party crew coming out w/dj shannon blowtorch playing classic grrl punk - runaways, slits, bikini kill, etc
then lizzo rapped w/her crew for awhile and transitioned to solo set (w/ new live drummer who was great)
overall she was really excellent, gonna be a star i think, obviously big hometown show seemed like a big deal to her
sleater kinney was great, a few moments seeming tentative but overall really played excellently, janet might be better than ever as as drummer....good setlist, good mix, played quite a few new songs and they really stood up to the old stuff live, seemed better than when I'd listened to it online
anyway, they are great band and the crowd was definitely grateful to see them again as was i
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 February 2015 23:34 (nine years ago) link
Didn't see them here this week (horrible cold), but I love reading stuff like
Was cool to see who played what guitar-wise
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 19 February 2015 23:48 (nine years ago) link
they had a utility member, can't remember the name, they said it though...but that was kinda lame they did the whole 80s hair band thing of not lighting the extra member so she was in the shadows the whole time which like fine but it's not like we don't know she's there and there's nothing wrong with wanting an extra guitar part w/weird efx or keyboard part if you want
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 February 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
they had a utility member, can't remember the name
it's katie harkin from sky larkin
― snake, Sunday, 22 February 2015 19:20 (nine years ago) link
They mentioned Katie at the Boston show tonight, which was awesome. Really enjoyed how much Corin was into belting out "What's Mine Is Yours." Also cool that Corin sings the whole chorus to "Entertain" now.
They played "the end of you" for the first time this tour, and Carrie actually forgot the lines to the first chorus. I also noticed they changed the thurston Moore reference in Joey ramone to Kim Gordon.
The new songs sounded excellent live, even better than the old stuff. Corin singing "gimme love" while dancing around without a guitar was a surprise highlight.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 23 February 2015 05:04 (nine years ago) link
Also cool that Corin sings the whole chorus to "Entertain" now.
That's what she did in the original version before they wrote the chorus on the record:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv8AaUqV2wk&feature=youtu.be
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 February 2015 05:27 (nine years ago) link
I also noticed they changed the thurston Moore reference in Joey ramone to Kim Gordon.
so cool.
― how's life, Monday, 23 February 2015 09:50 (nine years ago) link
If you can handle listening to Nerdist, S-K episode is up this morning: http://www.nerdist.com/pepisode/nerdist-podcast-sleater-kinney/
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 February 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link
I also noticed they changed the thurston Moore reference in Joey ramone to Kim Gordon. so cool.
I don't appreciate this Mary Timony erasure.
― Hollinger Escape Plan (Leee), Monday, 23 February 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
Sorry for the dumb joke.
― Hollinger Escape Plan (Leee), Monday, 23 February 2015 17:35 (nine years ago) link
I don't get the dumb joke, but I'm woefully uneducated about Mary Timony.
― how's life, Monday, 23 February 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link
There's a live recording of "I Wanna Be..." from a number of years ago (way before Thurston shot himself in the foot) where they replaced him with Mary Timony.
― Hollinger Escape Plan (Leee), Monday, 23 February 2015 18:05 (nine years ago) link
Yesterday’s show was fantastic. A few unedited notes:
- Mostly young crowd. Mostly female.- While there’s few punk kids, the few are respectably scummy.- They spent a few minutes shaking hands, talking to fans, and collecting homemade zines from the stage. They haven’t changed. They are still super nice.- Most of the applause was for material from The Woods and No Cities to Love. A New Wave, Jumpers, and Modern Girl.- “We’re Sleater-Kinney from Portland, OR.” I frequently ran into Janet in Portland. I ran into Carrie a few times too. Yet I was still surprised they weren’t Sleater-Kinney from Olympia. I’m old.- Sleater-Kinney is the best rock band of my generation. Carrie remains my favorite guitarist.- Corin referenced Kim Gordon rather than Thurston Moore. Audience erupted.
They mentioned Katie at the Boston show tonight, which was awesome. Really enjoyed how much Corin was into belting out "What's Mine Is Yours." Also cool that Corin sings the whole chorus to "Entertain" now.They played "the end of you" for the first time this tour, and Carrie actually forgot the lines to the first chorus. I also noticed they changed the thurston Moore reference in Joey ramone to Kim Gordon.The new songs sounded excellent live, even better than the old stuff. Corin singing "gimme love" while dancing around without a guitar was a surprise highlight.
We should have a drink.
― Allen (etaeoe), Monday, 23 February 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
Yes! Punk as fuck.
― Allen (etaeoe), Monday, 23 February 2015 20:25 (nine years ago) link
I am rly, rly excited they started playing "Sympathy" and "Youth Decay" and I am hoping in my heart of hearts that they play one or both of those when they play in Philly but tbh I'm already pissing myself abt getting to see "Oh!" so
― thrifty grades of pay (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 23 February 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
thx Allen, great review
― sleeve, Monday, 23 February 2015 20:44 (nine years ago) link
i listened to the new album at the gym
good workout music and it was nice to just listen & enjoy it without being all wrapped up in how good it was or whether it was a worthy comeback album blah blah blah
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 23 February 2015 21:01 (nine years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/event/music/388196234/live-tuesday-sleater-kinney-in-concert
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 February 2015 22:48 (nine years ago) link
I remember many permutations of the "Entertain" chorus while seeing them live circa 2003-2004. I preferred one of the earlier ones to what they finally ended up with, but on the DVD that came with The Woods, they still sing the older version. I do like Corin singing both her and Carrie's part though.
I also had that mp3 where Corin sings "I want to be your Mary Tim-moan-ee," therefore ruining my pronunciation of "Timony" forever.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 23 February 2015 23:44 (nine years ago) link
How do you pronounce it??
― Hollinger Escape Plan (Leee), Monday, 23 February 2015 23:57 (nine years ago) link
Or better yet how does she pronounce it?
I've always said Tim-Min-Nee, but I could be wrong.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 00:06 (nine years ago) link
When I saw Mary do a solo show way back when, it was pronounced Tim-uh-nee. Pretty sure I heard an interview/review of Ex Hex on NPR where they said Tim-uh-nee too.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 01:15 (nine years ago) link
criminy!
― iyo iyo un day (how's life), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
I saw Mary Timony open for Sonic Youth in 2002 at the same venue I'll be seeing S-K at in April. WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 24 February 2015 01:42 (nine years ago) link
Ah, NPR online video streaming tonight's show in DC (I see upthread). Going to Wednesday's DC show
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link
Yep it's started now:http://www.npr.org/event/music/388196234/live-tuesday-sleater-kinney-in-concert?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20150224
― dow, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 02:40 (nine years ago) link
Cool.
Why did they feel the need to get a fourth person on stage? I never felt they were lacking.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 03:21 (nine years ago) link
Well that was fucking great. Seemed like it took 2-3 songs to achieve lift-off, but they played so many more, almost non-stop (a four-five song encore, after the only break) Most if not all of the new album, plus "One Beat," "Dig Me Out," "Modern Girl," etc etc. Will be archived "maybe tomorrow, this week for sure."Katie Harken added just a bit of guitar, organ, harmony, a sprinkling of live "overdubs," as they appear on record (not really so noticeable, but maybe a reassuring placebo effect for a band what hasn't toured in like a decade)
― dow, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 04:03 (nine years ago) link
Good lord that live show/stream filled me with as many feels as being there on Sunday. So glad to hear "Little Babies" and "Turn It On" too.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
I don't think I've ever seen Carrie in a skirt or heels, much less both at the same time.
Corin's voice has an almost palpable shape to it, can't wait to see them in May. I predict I will cry during "Turn It On."
― Godsleee You Black Emperor (Leee), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 04:32 (nine years ago) link
Wow, they already posted it: http://www.npr.org/event/music/388196234/live-tuesday-sleater-kinney-in-concert?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20150224
― dow, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 04:46 (nine years ago) link
Seeing them at Terminal 5 tomorrow, gonna be awesome. Crossing my fingers for Dance Song '97, but not getting my hopes up for that one.
― quan voice (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 19:44 (nine years ago) link
They are on the red button (BBC freeview 301) now, alternating with Neneh Cherry
― Mark G, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:11 (nine years ago) link
Pittsburgh show Sunday, can't wait!
― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Wednesday, 25 February 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
seeing them tonight
so stoked
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 25 February 2015 22:14 (nine years ago) link
I was there too (second night at 930 Club). Good time mostly (some songs sounded kinded samey and dragged)
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 February 2015 15:30 (nine years ago) link
I just saw them in NY for probably the 15th time, but first time in a decade. They sounded absolutely fantastic, have not lost a step at all. Janet Weiss is a fucking powerhouse. If anything, she's even better now.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 27 February 2015 05:05 (nine years ago) link