Who saw Slint in DC last night?

The other reviews have been so good though, so I don't know if they were a little "off" last night, or if the DC crowd just didn't appreciate them as much as other areas.

why?

It seemed like they were tuning up and down a lot, but even then, it just seemed like they were just standing there for a lot of it. They didn't speak at all, so it's just uncomfortable...the audience doesn't know whether to be completely silent or cheer them on, and they don't even seem like real people without speaking or joking at all.

And it was annoying, because 2-3 minutes between every song at 13-15 songs easily adds up to 30 minutes of downtime.

Anyway, i thought the show was great, i don't think they were "off" at all. Opening w/ "Good Morning, Captain" was pretty ballsy, but they pulled it off.....i've been listening to that song for so long and revered it that actually hearing it was surreal (not to go into hyperbole...). But the actual sound of the band was amazing -- one of the best-sounding shows i've seen...just perfectly balanced and slick is the only way i can describe it. The drumming was perfect, Pajo was perfect, bass was great, and the singer (Brian? Britt?) was as creepy as he is on the record, even though he looks like such a regular dude.

The Tweez songs are so much better live. And anyone who knows what the last song they played is, i'd love to know. Goddamn, it was mesmerizing. I don't think i blinked or took a breath for the length of the whole feedback breakdown at the end.

Amazing show, despite the fucks in teh audience.

i couldn't care less whether a band wants to "banter" or not.

And I didn't go see Slint to be entertained by their witty onstage banter.

I thought they were really great, but I had the advantage of not expecting them to talk between songs or move at all. The sound was massive. The crowd was typically awful, just like every show I've seen in DC (moreover every show I've seen at 9:30).

How has the male:female ratio been in other cities? It seemed like 70:30 last night, and most people looked older than 25. I expected as much on the age, even though that doesn't keep it from being sad.

I haven't been there in awhile so I'm not disagreeing, just curious about the specifics of what you dislike.

So does the 930 club attract more inappropriately behaving crowd members than other rock clubs in DC, or elsewhere(NY or Baltimore or wherever)?

Every time I've been to a show in DC, it seems like the crowds (including those in the front) are more interested in chatting with their friends and acknowledging that, yes! I am at a show! and I know people!! than they are in actually listening to the music. I haven't had that problem in Baltimore, Richmond, or NYC (admittedly I haven't seen many shows in NYC).

Actually this is less true of the Black Cat and Warehouse Next Door, but especially true of the 9:30 Club.

just to overgeneralize, of course.
except that it's true. not that you even expect much in the way of dancing around at your standard indie-rock show, but dc crowds are almost comically quiet (re: the show), static and still unless engaging in that behaviour a. pittman describes above.

As for the quiet stiff types...hmmm. Is it a years-later post-post -post reaction to uncool hardcore punk moshing or goofy 'white' dancing, or maybe the types of folks who come to DC to go to college act a certain way (but what about the locals)...

Also, does anyone know if someone taped the show? Hopefully we'll see mp3s of it soon like the Louisville show.