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| Upcoming Shows
Pretty self-explanatory, feel free to chime in with other shows/recs based on the bands. | | 1 |  | Pianos Become the Teeth
Wait For Love
Playing Metro Gallery in Baltimore tomorrow, 2/24. Haven't heard the new album in full yet (deliberately so, but may end up caving this evening), but definitely excited for this hometown show. They were in fine form when I saw them open for Thursday back in December, a bit less so opening for mewithoutYou a little earlier last year, but both times only played "Charisma," so looking forward to a lengthier, more diverse set with some new tunes. | | 2 |  | Praise
Lights Went Out
Opening for Pianos. Honestly not familiar with them at all, to the point that I'm not even sure the one listed on Sputnik is the same band, but we shall see. Also opening is a group called Unholy Sights, who don't even have a Sputnik page; as you may have surmised, basically same boat with them. | | 3 |  | Senses Fail
Let It Enfold You
Playing Baltimore Soundstage on 3/10. Mainly going to this because a friend of mine is a huge fan, as I frankly never really listened far beyond Let It Enfold You, and even that was way back in my high school salad days. So hopefully there are a few deep cuts in store. That said, I have few weeks yet, so if anybody's got suggestions for where else to look for quality in their (surprisingly dense) discography, feel free to let me know. | | 4 |  | Reggie and The Full Effect
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Opening for Senses Fail. Another band I truly never really delved into, although I have to at least give props to that latest album cover, which is pretty hilarious. Also liked Get Up Kids well enough, so certainly at the very least intrigued by what's in store here. | | 5 |  | Have Mercy
The Earth Pushed Back
Also opening for SF. Love the hell out of this album, but boy did this band fall off, and hard. A Place of Our Own was decent, but in retrospect maybe coasting on some fumes from the debut, so some luster has worn off, but their latest did just about the opposite of its namesake. So, again, fingers crossed for some deep cuts. | | 6 |  | Household (MN)
Time Spent
Also also opening for SF. Yeah, gonna be a long show. But, fortuitously enough, actually just started getting into this band, before I even knew they were on the lineup, so pretty stoked about that, although they'll likely have the shortest set of the lot. | | 7 |  | Efrim Manuel Menuck
Pissing Stars
Playing the 9:30 Club in D.C. on 3/24. Tryna grab the new album sooner rather than later, although somehow I doubt he'll stick to the studio arrangements on-stage. Still, this is largely a shot of redemption for me, since the closest I've ever come to seeing Godspeed live was when the opened for Nine Inch Nails (right?) many, many moons ago, and traffic made us late enough that we caught about the final 5 minutes of their set. So, y'know, essentially just some droning feedback as they walked off-stage. Very, very different vibe with this act, I'm sure--but dammit, just let me have this. | | 9 |  | Between the Buried and Me
Automata I
Playing the Fillmore in Silver Spring on 4/5. On the fence with this show, but through no fault of the bands playing--or, at least, not directly. BtBaM is coheadlining with Dear Hunter, which is a bizarre, jarring, and yet wholly fantastic pairing, if it weren't for the fact that I also just saw each of them do their own shows in the past several months (and BtBaM was on their Colors reunion tour at the time, which for me is just about peak, give or take a "Backwards Marathon" here or "Swim to the Moon" there). | | 10 |  | The Dear Hunter
All Is As All Should Be
Still, as anyone who's seen Casey Crescenzo live can attest, his between-song banter alone can make it worth the hike. The fact that this show is in Silver Spring on a weeknight, though, may be the deciding factor (granted, it's a Thursday--aka, the Friday of the Week). But if it were in Baltimore, I'd be there in a heartbeat. | | 11 |  | Leprous
Malina
Opening for BtBaM/Dear Hunter. Another one for the 'pro' column here, since I've dug this band for a bit, but haven't had the chance to check them out live yet. Have also yet to fully delve into their newest album, so if nothing else, the potential of going to this show is a good excuse to do so. | | 12 |  | Hop Along
Painted Shut
Playing the Ottobar in Baltimore on 5/5. Haven't seen any openers announced yet, but even on the astronomic off-chance this ends up being a solo set, still easily worth the $15. Needless to say, very excited for this one, and hopefully the new album dropping in the meantime only fuels that further. | |
thecheatisnotdead
02.23.18 | Addendums:
Efrim's opener is an act (dude?) called KGD, who doesn't have a Sputnik page, but is on Bandcamp. Haven't listened yet, but based on the look of it, coupled with his tourmate, I'm expecting something weird.
Hop Along, meanwhile, is being supported by Saintseneca, a group that I haven't listened to, but seem pretty well-regarded around these parts, so looking forward to delving a bit deeper there. | TheCharmingMan
02.24.18 | were you there when they opened for mwY then? i think the newer songs are gonna carry over well judging from that performance; it seems they only really get into it when they play the new material anyway. | thecheatisnotdead
02.24.18 | True, it's pretty rare you get anything further back than Lack Long After, and even those are few and far between (but man do they hit the spot when they do turn up). | dctarga
02.24.18 | Good stuff man, not really similar to any of these but I got some nostalgia shows coming up in April on back-to-back nights.
Thursday playing War All the Time in full, then Sum-41 Does This Look Infected? in full cause it was like $15 so I figured why the hell not. Might be interesting at the very least lol
Reggie and The Full Effect should be pretty fun actually. I saw Senses Fail on Warped Tour two years ago, never was a huge fan of them but they were pretty underwhelming to be honest. They didn't suck or anything, I just didn't feel any energy. That could have also been cause it was the middle of the tour and in 100 degree heat so idk | thecheatisnotdead
02.26.18 | Yeah, 100-degree heat definitely doesn't help keeping the enthusiasm levels elevated.
That Thursday show sounds pretty ballin', though. They played a good blend of their whole discography when I saw them back in December. |
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