Austinist: Ghostland Observatory Wants to Blow Your Mind

Andrea

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:19:43 -0600

is everyone poor or what? $25 is not a lot of money for a concert...especially if it has a bonus light show...

Lalaland

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:29:06 -0600

Thanks for the song of praise Mr.Mcmanus. Maybe we'll meet someday. Lalaland's moment of hype hasn't come yet. When it does, I'm sure I won't know why..fully, but I'll accept it for what it is. I'm just glad people are talking and I'm really glad they're talking about Austin bands. I won't be paying the $25 though. I have to eat.

L

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:15:08 -0600

damn, I'm a jackass...even though I bought tickets in the first 5 minutes that they went on sale, I got 'em in the reserved section cause I didn't even think about it...boo, who wants to be sitting down at a Ghostland show!

keaton

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:41:57 -0600

If the show isn't worth the ticket price, people won't pay it. the last few ghostland and black angels shows have each had a cover charge of at least $10, so both together = 20 + 5 for the light show and DJs seems reasonable all things considered. and coming on here under a nom de plume (or rather the real name of an artist who chose a nom de plume) to bash almost every austin band who has achieved moderate success smacks of bitterness. I'd rather be happy for bands who graduate from Emos to a bigger stage, regardless of whether i personally love their music.

John

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:23:39 -0600

If the point is to be catty about a band doing better in town than your own, that's too damn bad. Try a little harder to make a favorable impression next time around. I for one am happy to see two bands that I've enjoyed so far both live and on record (for lack of a better term) get a chance to play together in a unique setting. I made the leap of faith that the show will be worth the ticket price, and if I'm ultimately proven wrong it was still my choice to make. Of course I'd rather spend less money -- I'd always prefer to stretch my entertainment dollar -- but the complaints I'm reading here indicate that you folks are either bigger cheapskates than I am or just jealous hipsters wishing you could make a comparable impact on the scene. Feh.

taco

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:38:28 -0600

yawn

jerome231

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:38:22 -0600

McManus has a point, you guys are out of your minds if you think a fucking light show merits a $25 price tag, regardless of the hipster bullshit onstage. You'll forget about them in a year, just like most Austin hype bands. The Black Angels are a fashion band anyways, get over them.

ConanTheLibrarian

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:15:31 -0600

"Further left unmentioned was the fact that the show in January will feature one of the most amazing light shows ever seen at an indoor concert in Austin." Being old enough to remember the original lightshows in the 60's, and having heard about the lightshows at the One Knite and the Armadillo in the 70's, if the above line from the article is accurate and not hype, the ticket price sounds reasonable to me. Unless a job or family related emergency comes up, Conan will be there, earplugs in place and LEDs a blazing.

mark

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:30:47 -0600

Declan, I thought your next show was at Red Eyed Fly

Declan McManus

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:46:28 -0600

If the Hogg has pizza half as good as the Parlor, you may get your money worth after all!

:)

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:33:53 -0600

Good, we'll save our money for the Ghostland show then. Thanks for letting us know which show not to go to.

Declan McManus

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:42:30 -0600

My next show is free; The Parlor doesn't charge cover.

Declan McManus

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:39:01 -0600

I've sung the praise of a number of Austin bands, most recently Golden Bear, White Denim, and La La Land.

mark

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:35:53 -0600

maybe everyone should show up at declan's next show, not pay the $3 cover to get in somehow, and booh him mercilessly.

John

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:33:40 -0600

Wow, can Declan threadcrap over everyhing related to Austin music on this site or what? I actually purchased a pair of tickets at noon today for this show prior to this article being posted, so I had no idea the Black Angels were also on the bill...that made it all the better as far as I'm concerned. Sure, $25 would be overpriced if it was a typical gig at Emos or Mohawk, but this is going to be a special show at a nontraditional seated venue, and I'm very curious as to how it will turn out. What's the matter, did the "chick with the braids" not appreciate your smooth patter when you chatted him/her up in line at Amys? Let people enjoy some good Austin bands for once and go back under your bridge, troll.

adi

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:03:06 -0600

i called and checked before buying, "General Admission" will be a "front area" with no chairs, everything else, naturally is "Seating" GA all the way!

Declan McManus

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:59:28 -0600

$25? For this? Are you fucking kidding me? GLO plays for $5.. maybe $10.. all the time. Black Angels aren't even relevant now that the blog buzz from this spring has worn off and no one gives a shit about a Brian Jonestown Massacre/Jefferson Airplane/The Doors rip off. At least GLO is entertaining, but $25 entertaining? Doubtful, unless the chick with the braids is going to give blowjobs after the show to everyone in attendance.

odam

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:52:54 -0600

or +44 at club paradiso. you know, if you're into that sort of thing http://www.paradiso.nl/agenda.php?offset=28&id=4011

odam

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:51:08 -0600

that's ok, derek. you can go check out Fred Frith at the Bimhuis. http://www.bimhuis.nl/index.php?lang=en&start=42&stack=30.20.8.1.

derek

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:48:38 -0600

hot damn, that's the sickest pairing of austin bands i think i've ever seen. unfortunately, i'll still be in amsterdam at the time (okay, maybe unfortunately isn't the right word).

pd

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:25:01 -0600

...but the only question is: where are we going to dance? hogg has rows and rows of old, stale chairs?