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03-03 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
03-06 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
03-08 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
03-10 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
03-11 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
03-14 Austin, TX - Stubb's
03-15 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
03-17 Grande Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre
03-19 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
03-21 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Ampitheatre
03-24 San Francisco, CA - Concourse
04-02 Portland, OR - Roseland
04-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
04-07 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
04-08 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-10 Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
04-11 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre

no word of on sale dates yet.

cues strokes boot 12-05-03 london

Damn...if they came to Michigan, I'd definitely be interested in seeing them. The more I listen to this new album, the more I really like it.

Next time they come to Michigan will likely be a Detroit venue, in which case, Chicago isn't that much further of a drive for you. If I still lived on the west side, I'd more than likely take the roadie to the Aragon.

I haven't done a Chicago roadie yet for a concert or game but it isn't that far of drive. I don't want to be that guy and go alone...I'd go if I had a date for the show. :wink: (Not directed at you fellas)

Shoalzie wrote:I'd go if I had a date for the show.

OK, I'll play...

What, was your cousin busy that day?

Dinsdale wrote:

Shoalzie wrote:I'd go if I had a date for the show.

OK, I'll play...

What, was your cousin busy that day?

Don't know if she even like The Strokes...still don't know what she looks like. I was saying that tongue firmly planted in cheek. I know this whole step-cousin will be just one big running joke until I go through with it.

Did you laquer her chest with your spunk yet? Time's a'wastin'

PSUFAN wrote:Did you laquer her chest with your spunk yet? Time's a'wastin'

It's not like I have a brother I have to compete with...

Damn no Vegas stop,,,,,yet.

Just caught them at the Croc a few weeks back. I definitely preferred the new stuff live...pretty punchless on the disc.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/25476 ... es07q.html

Friday, January 6, 2006

The Strokes give the Croc a good rocking

By SHAWN TELFORD
SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER

For those in the know (i.e., anyone who's visited http://www.thestrokes.com lately and some listeners of KNDD "The End"), The Strokes are secretly playing a number of intimate (read: small) venues from Atlanta to Los Angeles and, of course, Seattle. Consider it a way of giving back to the fans who bought their lackluster sophomore album "Room on Fire." The record was a disappointment following their much-lauded debut, "Is This It." But, no fear, with this week's release of "First Impressions of Earth," this New York City post-punk quintet proves it is a creative rock force to be reckoned with.

Nearly 500 fans filled the Crocodile Cafe to capacity Thursday night for the Seattle "secret" show.

It may have been tight but not too tight to dance. In fact, those on the other side of the 21-and-over barrier, hands free from alcohol, used their fists to punch the beat into the air while their bodies jumped, swayed and bounced to the loud rock 'n' roll rhythms. Some songs, like the spirited "Juicebox" and the raucous "Heart in a Cage," incited moshing and a few failed attempts to body surf the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd.

The hourlong set culled 18 songs mainly from the Strokes' first and third albums, while taking only three from their second. The addition of the B-sides "Hawaii" and "New York City Cops" were nice flourishes for the die-hard fans, most of whom found the new tunes just as exciting as the old. Still, the band encored with early material only.

Consummate professionals to the end, these rock stars didn't do much with the intimate setting. Lead singer Julian Casablancas regularly bantered with the audience and even admitted to being nervous. "All of my heroes are from here," he said. Still, he never relinquished his cool persona; he kept his eyes closed and postured stillness center stage. The indifference mirrored the stylish flatness of his signature deadpan vocals.

Overall, the group's collective lack of presence was at odds with the audience and the music, a peculiarity that questions the motives of this band whose star is rising. Perhaps The Strokes could care less what anyone thinks. Maybe they're just in it for the music. Maybe the message is in the rapacious chords of the closing song: "Take It or Leave It."

The record was a disappointment following their much-lauded debut, "Is This It."

Bullshite. Don't know anyone who felt that way.

Moorese wrote:Just caught them at the Croc a few weeks back. I definitely preferred the new stuff live...pretty punchless on the disc.

Do you remember if they played Razorblade (track 4 off the new album)?

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Don't know anyone who felt that way.

I do, although I still enjoyed Room On Fire.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Do you remember if they played Razorblade (track 4 off the new album)?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure, although I don't have the set list. I recall Juicebox, Heart in a Cage, On the Other Side, Razor Blade, Vision of Division, Red Light, Evening Sun, Electricityscape, 15 minutes, and You Only Live Once from the new disc.

Moorese wrote:Vision of Division

I'll bet that song is sweet live.

S_M, Mgo...according to The Strokes' site, there will be a show at the State Theatre in Detroit. TBA on the sale date...the show is scheduled for April 13.

Nice. I will be there.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 4. I'll be at my friend's wedding that day...I'll have to check out what is available that Sunday.

i know shoalz. i'm eternally pissed because i'm going to a sportswriting workshop in tampa the wed/thu/fri the strokes will be in detroit. i was scoping for chicago tix at aragon but of course they are sold out.

det tix are still available, i hope you all go. let me know if they play whatever happened? and hard to explain.

FYI, shoalz, tix are on sale now. thestrokes.com lied, it said march 4, but i was on ticketmaster this weekend and it was selling tickets. good luck dog.

Thanks for the heads up...

I just checked...I was able to find two seats on the main floor but didn't buy them. I see that the show is at 6:30 and on a Thursday. I'm actually taking a couple classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights this semester in addition to working the regular 40 hour week. I could pull off the 6:30 thing but since work pays for my classes, I can't skip them for any reason. Doesn't look like I'd be able to go either...damn it! :x

Why didn't you get tix to the Chicago show? That's about the same amount of driving time for you. I think it's soldout now.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Why didn't you get tix to the Chicago show? That's about the same amount of driving time for you. I think it's soldout now.

Their site says it is sold out. Driving to Chicago is a bitch more times than not and I avoid going there whenever I can. I'm much more with going to Detroit. In the right conditions, it's an easy drive but there's always construction and with the show on a Friday, I'd have battle rush hour traffic and risk being late. If it was a Saturday or Sunday show, I would've looked into it. I was glad put a Detroit show on their tour but it just doesn't work out for me. I'll catch them another time.

When I checked this morning there were still main floor seats left for the Detroit show. Once I got the confirmation from my friend that he wanted to go about 20 minutes ago, I logged back on, and only lower balcony seats were left. This will create a slight dilemma seeing as we will have to pre drink a larger volume of beer before the show because getting to and from the bar for drinks from our location in the balcony is a bit of a bitch.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:This will create a slight dilemma seeing as we will have to pre drink a larger volume of beer before the show because getting to and from the bar for drinks from our location in the balcony is a bit of a bitch.

WAR -- planning in advance.

Very wise.

And what is this assigned seating you speak of? That's whack, if you're not at a sports arena/stadium.

Floor "seats?" They put seats on the main floor where you guys see shows? Ponderous. I've never heard of such a thing. They have seats in the balcony if the venue is so equipped, and sometimes those are reserved seating, but I don't recall ever seeing seats, much less assigned seats at a club show, even at the huge clubs. I'm not a big Strokes fan, but they're playing the Roseland here soon, which is pretty much the biggest club in town, holds about 1500 for a show or thereabouts, and they sure the hell don't mess the floor up with chairs.

How the hell do you mosh/dance if there's chairs everywhere?

I am not understanding this.

Sweet! March22 at the Hard rock!

Dinsdale wrote:How the hell do you mosh/dance if there's chairs everywhere?

I am not understanding this.

i hope you are fucking kidding.

shoalz, while driving through indiana sucks, i'd take the drive to chicago over the drive to downtown detroit anyday. yeah, you got tolls and the backup at the circle interchange in chicago, but it is to me much easier than the drive to detroit. that said, i have had two catastropic car fuckups the past two seasons driving down 94 from kzoo into town for the electronic music festivals, so i am biased. and i'd rather cruise down various midtown chicago streets off the ryan than cruise down michigan into detroit from romulus. i think you get me.

but i guess i'm a sucker for driving as fast as i can southbound on the dan ryan coming from the northside at night. you just can't beat that, unless you have some wilco blasting!

Dinsdale wrote:

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:This will create a slight dilemma seeing as we will have to pre drink a larger volume of beer before the show because getting to and from the bar for drinks from our location in the balcony is a bit of a bitch.

Floor "seats?" They put seats on the main floor where you guys see shows? Ponderous. I've never heard of such a thing. They have seats in the balcony if the venue is so equipped, and sometimes those are reserved seating, but I don't recall ever seeing seats, much less assigned seats at a club show, even at the huge clubs. I'm not a big Strokes fan, but they're playing the Roseland here soon, which is pretty much the biggest club in town, holds about 1500 for a show or thereabouts, and they sure the hell don't mess the floor up with chairs.

Ok, you got me. I inadvertently used "seats" instead of "tickets". I looked for two main floor tickets...and they were sold out.

Floor "seats?" They put seats on the main floor where you guys see shows?

A good percentage of the shows I see are held at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, which is a true theater and thus has seats throughout the entire venue. It's a shame The Strokes aren't playing there otherwise my usage of the word would've been accurate.

They played the Ice Arena here the other week. Didn't go, but the pub I was in that night was rammed with extremely pissed-off punters who all agreed that they couldn't hack it in barns. Awful sound quality, all the tunes from the new album as sludgy as fuck.

Ironically, the last time they played Nottingham was in the very same pub, so rack them for getting over (and my mate stole one of their beds).

Nishlord wrote:They played the Ice Arena here the other week. Didn't go, but the pub I was in that night was rammed with extremely pissed-off punters who all agreed that they couldn't hack it in barns. Awful sound quality, all the tunes from the new album as sludgy as fuck.

I've only seen them once and they were spot on...a bit of lo fi sludginess from the "Is This It" tunes was to be expected, and fully welcomed, but the "Room on Fire" stuff was very clean and tight. I'll find out about the newer stuff come April.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Ok, you got me. I inadvertently used "seats" instead of "tickets". I looked for two main floor tickets...and they were sold out.

Ah.

My question was dead-serious-btw. I know, I usually don't do that, but this was really something I was unfamiliar with.

A good percentage of the shows I see are held at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, which is a true theater and thus has seats throughout the entire venue.

I understand that.

They turned an old porn house into a music club here, which I have yet to go to(which is odd for me, since I've been to just about every other notable venue in town multiple times, but the Alladin is pretty new). Not sure if they took out the seats or not. If they left them, considering who the previous tenants were, I really hope they gave them a good cleaning. And now that I'm thinking about it, when the day comes that I do go there, if there's still old seats in there, I think I'm going to stand the whole time anyway.

i'll at least give dins this: when i saw the shins at the congress in chicago last april, the "main floor" was half seats/half floor. so if you wanted, you could sit in the seats in the back (granted you wouldn't see shit).

do they still play "i can't win" live?

Screw_Michigan wrote:i'll at least give dins this

You're going to "give" ME something?

Precious.

Son, I would venture a guess that I've forgotten more shows than you'll ever attend. Starting when you were in diapers.

I guarantee I've been to more shows than anyone here has forgotten due to amnesia.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I guarantee I've been to more shows than anyone here has forgotten due to amnesia.

So are you a club bartender or bouncer?

Damnit.

Bizzarofelice wrote:

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I guarantee I've been to more shows than anyone here has forgotten due to amnesia.

So are you a club bartender or bouncer?

I was for years. It was in a shitkicker bar though so I mostly saw crap. In my heyday I used to go to shows a few times a week, but now that I'm teh oldz I barely make it to one or two a month.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

Nishlord wrote:They played the Ice Arena here the other week. Didn't go, but the pub I was in that night was rammed with extremely pissed-off punters who all agreed that they couldn't hack it in barns. Awful sound quality, all the tunes from the new album as sludgy as fuck.

I've only seen them once and they were spot on...a bit of lo fi sludginess from the "Is This It" tunes was to be expected, and fully welcomed, but the "Room on Fire" stuff was very clean and tight. I'll find out about the newer stuff come April.

I think it was more to do with the venue than the band.