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As I said about the previous night, I had bought tickets to both nights they performed at 9:30 Club. I had described their amazing show the prevoius night to Jill, who was only joining me the second night. While Matt Nathanson was great, O.A.R. had not paced themselves the previous night, and the show was more sedate. Still good, but not amazing.
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O.A.R. with Matt Nathanson at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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O.A.R. was a local band getting big. I decided I would go to both nights of their shows at 9:30 Club. The first night was amazing, as they brought up Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Junior Marvin to join them on some classic Marley tunes.
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The Vines with OK Go at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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Pretty sure Nancy dragged me to this. No regrets about seeing OK Go, though.
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Queens of the Stone Age at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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- Queens of the Stone Age at the 9:30 Club? Great.
- Mark Lanegan (from Screaming Trees) singing lead vocals on four songs? Fantastic.
- Dave Grohl playing drums (the first time I saw him on drums)? Awesome.
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Gorillaz at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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Their first tour, and to preserve the mystique, they played the whole show behind a screen while they projected the animations and we tried to squint to see the band.
Washington Post review
Georgetown Voice review
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John Mayer with The Clarks at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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I really wanted to see John Mayer at a club because I could tell he was getting too big. It was great, he only had Room For Squares out then.
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Tesla with Eve to Adam at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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There weren’t many bands from the hair band era I was dying to see, but Tesla was a band where I just loved the singles and Jeff Keith’s voice. They played everything I wanted to hear, plus some nice covers.
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Pete Yorn with JJ72 & Remy Zero at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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I didn’t really know JJ72, but I went out and picked up Remy Zero’s albums Villa Elaine and The Golden Hum after Save Me became Smallville’s theme song. And Pete Yorn’s first album was great. Nancy was willing to go just so she could hear “For Nancy (‘Cos It Already Is)”. The show was great.
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Bob Schneider with Chris Whitley & Ike Reilly at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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As a Chris Whitley fan, I was there for him, great short set with all the songs I wanted to hear. I had bought Bob Schneider’s new Lonelyland CD and liked it, so was a little familiar with his songs, but that was not the enjoyable part of his set. There was an attractive woman down front who caught Bob’s eye, and was not shy about responding. Not that unusual, but what happened next was unforgettable. The women in the audience started imitating her moves (hair flips and hip shakes), so every time she moved it was like the crowd doing the wave. Eventually the band noticed, and everyone was in on it but the woman.
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The Strokes with The Moldy Peaches at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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According to the club, “Three months after breaking big with Is This It, The Strokes played the Club this one and only time, and for just $10. Unsurprisingly, the show was super sold out.” I can’t really add much more than Nancy came with me.
In Music We Trust review
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