snarfmaster C Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 would be the place to have them play in canada. how do we make this happen?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 raise a HELLUVA lotta money!!! I'd like to see it happen too but I think financially it doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 That would be STELLAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 I dig DSO alot and would love to see them up here,but to pay that sorta cash for a band to play CTMF,I'd rather see a band working with their own material more then a cover band,we have other GD bands (CJ & RG) that are alot more affordable and excellent musicians that know who to lay it down. I'd pay top $$ to see DSO any where else though without question (ie: bar,hall,arena etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 How much better can they be than say Zen Tricksters. I know some didn't get off on that but are they $20,000 better? I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 DSO don't want $20'000 I think it's closer to 5 or 7 that's U.S. though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 For that money, you could probably book a decent touring act with something ORIGINAL to contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 like saaaayyyy... hmmm... THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 yes! exactly! see, that's a great idea on a few levels: they'll be facing a largely new audience, and the audience gets to see and hear an act that is not specific to the "jam"-genre, as opposed to Dead Cover Band #2341 etching a musical career out of someone else's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 okay MarcO, we've settled it then. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS will be playing Labour Day at Come Together Music Festival!!! Brain and Mark... MAKE IT HAPPEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RotoRooter Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 For 5-7k US you could probably book Umphrey's McGee and the Slip. I guess some would prefer Caution Jam + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Bands I'd rather see at CTMF: raq Charlie Hunter The Slip Dr. Didg Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players Smokin' Grass Smokestack Xavier Rudd Addison Groove Project Drums & Tuba Bennevento/Russo (Organ & Drums) Doug Feaver (sp?) Kevin Breit & Sisters Euclid High On The Hog Band The Schwillbillies themasses etc... Basically, as has been stated, I'm more interested in hearing new bands or bands that do something new every time I see them. I used to love having a Grateful Dead cover band play the saloon at Frontier Town, because you could sing along and dance and just enjoy the moment. But now that there isn't a saloon, I'd rather keep the main stage open for acts I might get turned on to, or bands that will blow me away. No one does the Dead better than the Dead, amd I just don't see that kind of emotional impact being made by a (in my opinion) over-priced Dead cover band (with some Dead-ish sounding originals). I say save the money and book new acts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Doug Feaver has played before,the very first CTMF 05/00.I'd love to see him up there again thats for sure. I'd also like to see The Gourds. Although,whatever comes our way we all know it'll be a blast regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Although,whatever comes our way we all know it'll be a blast regardless. Truer words have never been spoken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 even cavern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Yes, even Cavern. Hell, it would be fun even if Ween showed up, and we all know how much I love that band... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 How about Garaj Mahal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 How about another dose of Drums & Tuba? Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Umm, am I the only one that read this (although, I have no idea how true it is): "for 5-7k US you could probably book Umphrey's McGee and the Slip." Just book those 2 bands for the weekend. See you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 I agree that original music would be more worth the money than a cover band, but I gotta chime in on this one: "How much better can they be than say Zen Tricksters." DSO is so beyond the Zen Tricksters or any other Dead cover band I've seen. I can't imagine anybody doing it better than they do it (excepting The Dead of course, especially this summer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Freak Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 I agree that original music would be more worth the money than a cover band, but I gotta chime in on this one: "How much better can they be than say Zen Tricksters." DSO is so beyond the Zen Tricksters or any other Dead cover band I've seen. I can't imagine anybody doing it better than they do it (excepting The Dead of course, especially this summer). The only dead cover band I ever want to see at CTMF is Caution Jam. The Zen Tricksters were good but could they play any more sleepers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrtrhhrtgg Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 there is nothing wrong with covering good music, i love creativity, but, howmany of these supposed orginal bands actually only play their own music??? lots of covers out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Not too hard to make a distinction between a band presenting cover tunes in amongst their originals and bands that appropriate another bands' entire catalogue and slip a few of their own in along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 there is nothing wrong with covering good music, i love creativity, but, howmany of these supposed orginal bands actually only play their own music??? lots of covers out there... True. But for the amount of $$ that would be spent on DSO to have them at CTMF you could get a few bands instead. And yes,alot of bands do covers,but how many recreate a show from the past in its entirity note for note? Not many,if any,playing a few covers is normal,but for that sort of money I would like to see a band that is still trying to make it in the "scene" or has a larger selection of their own origanals. I love DSO and wish they would play here but if it were to be at CTMF I wouldn't be surprised to see one of two things: 1.Tickets prices for CTMF go up. or 2.Less bands at CTMF Only my speculation mind you,but DSO doesn't come cheap,they gotta get paid,somewhere along the line somthing might have to be cut to be able to afford them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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