gaslight at the roxy theatre CA (5/18/12)

wow, i think so... ive never heard of him doing that before. thats sick. they only played 15 songs?

Then I'm lucky to have seen it! And yeah, they played for an hour sharp (7-8 pm) because there was another show at the Roxy at 9. They managed to squeeze a ton of music into just an hour though, it felt like a full show I thought

Oh my God was that fun. Seeing them in such an intimate venue, I almost couldn't believe it.

I still don't understand why the set was from 7-8 pm and they couldn't play a full set, but I don't care because they were so amazing. Brian has really gotten comfortable storytelling, interacting with the crowd, owning the room, etc. Johnny into Woody was amazing. 45 was a ton of fun. Brian jumping into the crowd and crowdsurfing at the end of Baba O'Reilly was the most excited I've ever been to touch a dude.

Also, random awesome moment of the night - at the end of The Cool a kid flies through the crowd crowd surfing and ends up on the stage. He gets up and immediately security comes up to wrestle him off, but Brian shrugs them off and lets him stay on stage to sing the last part of the song then gives him a big hug at the end of the song. Really funny, and you could tell Brian was happy to make the kid's week.

hmm well that's cool! hopefully they start breaking out some other songs on handwritten soon

Can the crowd surfing become a regular thing please? *fingers crossed* This needs to keep happening. At least for all these smaller shows.

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Johnny into Woody was amazing

I BET! I love Angry Johnny...! Hearing that into Woody would make my head burst!

I've seen Gaslight a bunch of times and never saw him crowdsurf! :O

im not getting the short set list or even the US tour as a supporting act, I guess later in the year they can return with a Handwritten headline tour . Think i will be gutted if on any UK tour i only get to see short sets , to me they have the songs to do a 2 hour set list easy now. If they want to be up there with the Bruces and U2s etc of this world, thats what they need to be doing.

Such a great show! He casually went out for a smoke and talked to us and said that they may be doing a tour in the states in November!

Show sounded great

Guess with the September/October tour and talk of November US tour and then taking a break from Thanksgiving until the new year, Europe isn't going to see the guys again this year. Can't complain, as we have been treated very well by them, even admist all the consiparacy theories from some.

oh and

The best show I have ever seen live of any band, hands down. 100% amazing! Brian crowd surfing, hearing Gaslight play an awesome set, and then being able to meet the band and talk to them (minus Alex R) afterwards... so priceless. They're an awesome group of guys.

So happy I was able to go

do you know if anyone recorded the show? i'd love to have an audio bootleg of this!

NeverTrustAJunkie wrote:

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Johnny into Woody was amazing

I BET! I love Angry Johnny...! Hearing that into Woody would make my head burst!

I've seen Gaslight a bunch of times and never saw him crowdsurf! :O

they generally play Woody -> Johnny and I suspect it was the same last night. but yes, it's awesome.

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secret link for last nights poster sale.

no we're getting a divorce? FINE. BRIAN. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Klown wrote:

http://eljefedesign.com/store/gaslight_baronLA.html

secret link for last nights poster sale.

nice one

Oh man. This looks like it was a blast!

ral wrote:

NeverTrustAJunkie wrote:

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Johnny into Woody was amazing

I BET! I love Angry Johnny...! Hearing that into Woody would make my head burst!

I've seen Gaslight a bunch of times and never saw him crowdsurf! :O

they generally play Woody -> Johnny and I suspect it was the same last night. but yes, it's awesome.

Yeah, it was woody into johnny. sounded fantastic.

And did anyone else hear the soundcheck of You Got Lucky?

And one other random question--in the picture I posted yesterday, does anyone know who the girl on stage is? I'd love to send her a print of the photo if I can track her down, thanks you guys!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charleseptingrockphotography/7225387110/in/photostream

steffuhnee wrote:

oh and

Haha was that setlist together right after the show? I was in a daze after the show waiting for my car and saw two girls holding the setlist and said "I know this is weird, but can I take a picture of that?" Maybe that was you hah

steffuhnee wrote:

oh and

Hey we met you guys last night! I borrowed your sharpie like a million times, thanks again!

REview: The Gaslight Anthem, May 18th, 2012


On "45," the first single from The Gaslight Anthem's forthcoming major-label debut, Handwritten, singer-guitarist Brian Fallon confesses, "I can't move on and I can't stay the same." His lyrics to the song, which cleverly substitute the flipping of a 7" single for the common metaphors of turning the page or closing a chapter, seem to be about letting go of memories of a girl, but those quoted words aptly describe the current dilemma faced by the New Jersey band (and countless others that have been in its position). If you repeat the winning formula that has earned you a fanbase and success, you run the risk of stagnating creatively. If you move on from what your fans love about you—in the interest of evolving artistically—you might alienate them, an especially treacherous maneuver when your fanbase has been built in the grass roots arena of punk rock, as The Gaslight Anthem's has.

This Friday night performance in the intimate confines of Los Angeles' Roxy Theatre had the makings of a historic show. Fallon shared some of the venue's history with the audience, noting that Paul Reubens debuted his Pee-wee Herman character there, how Neil Young christened the club with a week-long run of shows when it opened, and acknowledged a fan's reminder of the famed 1970s Springsteen shows there that were broadcast over the radio. Though Fallon didn't mention it, The Roxy is also where, a month before the release of Nevermind, Nirvana headlined a show and handed out flyers that invited fans to appear in the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video two days later. The recent groundswell of support surrounding The Gaslight Anthem is reminiscent of when other acts have been on the verge of exploding; the band has been tagged with the kind of demonstrative proclamations of greatness that once saddled the likes of Springsteen, The Clash, The Replacements, and R.E.M. But greatness wasn't evident at the Roxy, where the band performed an abbreviated one-hour, 15-song warmup set puzzlingly scheduled between two East Coast gigs within five days. More apparent was that the band indeed needs to move on and that it can't stay the same.

http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_gaslight_anthem/

That's a great article, and one that rings very true. Thanks for posting.

Klown wrote:

That's a great article, and one that rings very true. Thanks for posting.

You're welcome. After reading it, July 20 cannot get here fast enough