Show Reviews

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:21:35 GMT

What a great show! This was my first GBS show, but definitely not my last. It was cool the Russel was up there as well, made for a nice treat. Does GBS allow their shows to be recorded/traded? I'd love to be able to listen again.

And to the people that had to deal with the rowdy crowd on the train that night... if you were in the train with the Irish singalongs, sorry, that was me and my buddy, haha. All the beer you can drink, gotta expect such shenanigans!

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:28:38 GMT

Chiarascura:
I believe the band right before CL, on the small stage, might have been Unforgettable Fire. I could be wrong, but they were covering U2 songs, and I know Unforgettable Fire on the Shamrockfest list. (They're a U2 cover band. I once profiled them for my college paper - we needed an article within 12 hours, so I just googled a bunch of NYC area bands and they were the only ones nice enough to respond.)

The band that played on the small stage (Tenon Tours) just before Carbon Leaf was Icewagon Flu, and they're from Hoboken NJ.

And to reply to an earlier post.... I was able to catch most of the Charm City Saints set (Jefe's band). We missed 1 or 2 songs because of traffic, parking, etc. They sounded really good! And I'm not biased because Jefe is my brother either.

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:05:54 GMT

I think the band was Dan McLaughlin band. They had a bass player from Brooklyn nyc and were pretty cool at mixing rhythms. I had fun watching them but didn't buy the cd. Maybe next time. Anyhow Danny mc laughlin was playing the bagpipes.

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:04:05 GMT

Thanks a lot, Paula :) It's actually not an SLR, it's an S3. My DSLR is my Nikon D70, but it's so big (especially if I want to bring the big zoom lens) that I generally don't travel with it. I like the S3, though - at least till I feel I need one of the newer, lighter DSLRs :)

Loved your pictures, too - especially that one clear one of Sean. I didn't get a single clear shot of him in DC.

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:28:48 GMT

Chiarascura: your photos are beautiful! i beleive you have mentioned having a Canon EOS something? i recently took the plunge into DSLRs, i have a Nikon d40. i didnt bring it to Shamrockfest, because i should clarify: i got the nikon for christmas, and as my parents continually remind me, its not MY camera. hehe.

your photos are always beautiful!

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:57:46 GMT

I kinda figured that was the case. Yeah, the Brogue is a cool place; have been there many times. My husband gets very clastraphobic in there so we don't go as often as we use to. If you go to their website, it plays GBS "Goin' Up." Cool!!!! Another cool Irish restaurant/bar is O'Faolain's in Sterling. I saw Ted Garber sometime back at Fox Chase Tavern - also in Sterling. And, yeah, I know what it's like being the DD. I always say I'm never going to do it again and I always do. I go for the music; everybody else goes to drink.

Thanks for the clarification; I had to wonder about GBS coming all the way out to Great Falls!

Cheers!

Robin

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:34:34 GMT

Robin4Song:
Paulawalla - it was Cherry that said she heard two GBS songs at the Brogue. I took it to mean she heard via a cover band or on a sound track; if GBS was really there I will croak!!!! The Brogue is 15 min. from my house and we went almost right by there on the way home.
Cherry, please clarify!!!!!!!
Robin

Hey sorry! No they weren't AT the Brogue. It just played over the speakers between sets of Ted Garber (also kinda not a bad show but kinda frat partyish). We were treated to Sally Ann and When I'm Up. I like that place. It's kinda a hole in the wall kinda place but it's not a franchise. Locally owned and operated. Gotta say though, it's one helluva ride at midnight back to Tysons with a backseat full of drunks and a migraine!

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:55:14 GMT

Emerald01:
I was watching Jon Stewart last night, and he was commenting on a speach made by Barack Obama. Stewart's comment was something like, "The strange thing is that he was making a rational argument as if he were talking to a group of adults!" LOL It'd be funnier if it weren't so true. Hmmm. I do like Guster though. Wish I'd been on that cruise!

Hahaha!!! I'm biting my tongue, in keyboarding speak I guess that means typing--deleting--retyping--deleting, etc.

If I were sitting down to a pot of tea or bottle of wine right now I'd have plenty to say on the topic. It would be interesting to see for starters how different people even define 'adult'. I like Jon Stewart.

As for the cruise, if you want to go next year, go to sixthman.net and register. If it's like The Rock Boat's current pre-sale, Sixthman will hold 15% of tickets back for new cruisers to book in the public sale which follows. That'll probably happen next month sometime.

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:12:58 GMT

TinaCap:
That's exactly what happened to me on the Ships and Dip Cruise in a venue with permanent seating. It was so bizarre. GBS ended. Guster was on deck. We were all standing at the end of the stage. A lot of people were still clapping after the GBS encore. I turned sideways to say something to my husband and in a blink a couple of pushy Gusteritas wedged themselves in front of us. They had to lean over the lip of the stage to fit. Lord love a duck!
~~snip~~
The blessing and curse is we all have free choice in how we behave and respond and interact with strangers in a situation like that. Why can't we humans just get along? ZUT ALORS!

I was watching Jon Stewart last night, and he was commenting on a speach made by Barack Obama. Stewart's comment was something like, "The strange thing is that he was making a rational argument as if he were talking to a group of adults!" LOL It'd be funnier if it weren't so true. Hmmm. I do like Guster though. Wish I'd been on that cruise!

I'd like to add my thanks to those posting pics. The ones from my phone are terrible. :p I didn't think I'd need my camera since I've seen GBS 300 times or something. :)

Muppet - If you're talking about the band that played before CL on the main stage, it was the Danny Mcllaughlin band. (I swear that's how they spelled it.)

Cheers!
Emerald

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:24:20 GMT

I believe the band right before CL, on the small stage, might have been Unforgettable Fire. I could be wrong, but they were covering U2 songs, and I know Unforgettable Fire on the Shamrockfest list. (They're a U2 cover band. I once profiled them for my college paper - we needed an article within 12 hours, so I just googled a bunch of NYC area bands and they were the only ones nice enough to respond.)

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:23:58 GMT

amyjustamy:
annaonthemoon79:
Robin4Song:
Yeah, the wasted guy with the glow stick pushed right through us. I was so glad when they pulled him out of the crowd. There was another really wasted guy trying to get up front too, but no one would let him. He could barely talk he was so cooked. Oh, and the band we were listening to in-between Carbon Leaf and GBS we were joking sounding like Satan gone Irish Death Metal. LOL!
Still glad we went; couldn't miss an opportunity to see GBS!!
Was that the guy who was trying to touch everyone inappropriately?

Becca -- I had THAT guy (Mr. Inappropriate Touch) removed. I called security over, let them know he was drunk and touching women inappropriately. They took his beer away and then plucked him out of the crowd as easily if he were a sack of potatoes. Made the concert MUCH more enjoyable :)

Sure did! I didn't get grabbed by him, but my friend Maggie did. At one point, something touched my butt and I turned around to give a glare to whichever guy it was who was trying to grab me,and it turned out to be the purse of the woman behind me.

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:17:26 GMT

Thanks so much to everyone who has posted pics!!! I forgot my camera last Sat. and was so bummed.

Robin

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:57:54 GMT

Huckleberry:
MuppetCoat:
In an entirely non-awkward attempt to change the subject, did the Tossers actually make it? From what I was told, "the band that was supposed to go on right before Carbon Leaf" had backed out. Not saying they didn't play, just that if they were indeed the band with the electric bagpipe, they were good. If not, who was that band, cause they were good. :D
Are you talking about the crowd of guys with a bagpiper who played on the Tenon Stage between CL and GBS? If so, that was "The Pubcrawlers". They were good in a kinda "destroy everything I like about Irish music" way. Not sure I'm their target audience, anyhow
BTW, does anyone know what became of the DC Irish Folk Festival? It used to take place at Wolf Trap, and before that, Glen Echo. As our kids got older, we stopped going and I can't find any mention of it since 1999/2000. Can't believe it just went away and now we've Shamrockfest instead. Seems like a bad trade.
Just wondering,
Huckleberry

No, I was talking about the band before CL - someone said who they were earlier in the thread. I have no memory of the band between CL & GBS... I honestly missed about 95% of the music throughout the day, between chatting with my friends and working (okay and drinking. Heh. Oh well, me drunk is still twice as responsible/paranoid as most people sober).

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:57:01 GMT

annaonthemoon79:
Robin4Song:
Yeah, the wasted guy with the glow stick pushed right through us. I was so glad when they pulled him out of the crowd. There was another really wasted guy trying to get up front too, but no one would let him. He could barely talk he was so cooked. Oh, and the band we were listening to in-between Carbon Leaf and GBS we were joking sounding like Satan gone Irish Death Metal. LOL!
Still glad we went; couldn't miss an opportunity to see GBS!!
Was that the guy who was trying to touch everyone inappropriately?

Becca -- I had THAT guy (Mr. Inappropriate Touch) removed. I called security over, let them know he was drunk and touching women inappropriately. They took his beer away and then plucked him out of the crowd as easily if he were a sack of potatoes. Made the concert MUCH more enjoyable :)

Re: Shamrockfest @ RFK/D.C.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:35:51 GMT

Emerald01:
[snip]...During CL, the guy wandered off, and the girl stayed standing next to me. She made the mistake of turning sideways near the end of the CL show, and a GBS fan shoved forward and pushed her out of the way. That is part of why I staked out my spot early. Some GBS fans can be ruthless when it comes to trying to be up front, and this one got really mad when the girl actually insisted on resuming her place on the rail. *roll eyes* Just goes to show you that you can't peg a group of fans by a few people because if I weren't there, I'm sure she'd have gone away thinking all GBS fans were complete jerks.

[snip]
Cheers!
Emerald

That's exactly what happened to me on the Ships and Dip Cruise in a venue with permanent seating. It was so bizarre. GBS ended. Guster was on deck. We were all standing at the end of the stage. A lot of people were still clapping after the GBS encore. I turned sideways to say something to my husband and in a blink a couple of pushy Gusteritas wedged themselves in front of us. They had to lean over the lip of the stage to fit. Lord love a duck!

They didn't move or have any intention of moving when asked politely twice. It wasn't until the man in our midst said "if you look beside you will notice there's lots of room to move down without blocking anyone. So do us a favor and move over. Sneeringly they moved their bully routine down the line. I chose to leave. I don't regret it. I didn't like the vibe. I know all Guster fans are not like that. Of course not. But, I can't say I have any real desire to see the band live. And, I'm sure that's the intention of all such bullies--less for you, more for me. The blessing and curse is we all have free choice in how we behave and respond and interact with strangers in a situation like that. Why can't we humans just get along? ZUT ALORS!