Low: Classic or classic?

well, that did it, i'm seeing low for the first time at the end of march

Jealous of you all, probably #1 band I want to see live at this point

I've seen them several times spanning back to 'Drums & Guns,' and they'ce always been sublime, often in very different ways. On the D&G tour, they almost "played angry," and it really worked. But they seemed at the absolute pinacle of their powers--able to conjure intimate near-sikence and brain-melting squalls--on the 'Double Negative' tour. and having the best time, the most talkative after the show. I'm so glad they're taking chances and getting widespread love for it--seems to be fueling them in a positive way.

I'm set to see them April 1st, and if I can psyche myself up to be in a crowd for the first time in 2 years, I'm very excited to hear how they're interpreting 'Hey What' live. But I am very far from feeling comfortable with the idea of spending hours indoors in close proximity with a lot of people...

"Pinnacle of their powers" is a good way to put it. They've always done their thing, and slow and steady does indeed win the race, but they've been more comfortable and confident in recent years than I've ever seen them. I don't want to make assumptions, but I feel like Alan's disposition started to shift a little somewhere around "Drums and Guns." He's always been personable, as far as I can tell, but I know he's had mental health challenges in the past and it was almost like a change in treatments or self-care habits kicked in or something.

i do think it's been bumpy - i remember going to see Retribution Gospel Choir (Low side-project) about 10 years ago, at Sala - a 250-cap venue in montreal. There were maybe 50 people there? watching them pack up the van, after the show - you had the real sense of middle-age musicians feeling the burden of the long grind.

Being reminded that the debut came out 28 years ago today took me back in time -- first time I saw them was two months before that release, started in with "Words" and I was sold. Just a quiet room in UC Irvine's student union center, about thirty of us maybe.

Saw them for the first time on the Double Negative tour--agree with JiC that "pinnacle of their powers" puts it well. I felt a rush and clarity after the show that lasted for days. They're playing a seated venue next time they come to Phoenix, I'm hoping that it doesn't diminish their power.

Pretty sure they'd be just as good playing to an empty room. I'd like to see them performing in a huge empty arena.

Just bought tix for the DC show. I'm a casual fan at the most, but stoked for the experience. They seem like very cool people who are more than deserving of support.

a little annoyed that my most viable option to see them in southern california is as part of a multi-day music festival. considering it anyway since said festival is about 3 miles from where i live and there's a bunch of other acts i'm interested in, but still...

I've talked about seeing them live for the first time in 2002… and tbh, I kind of think that was the best performance I've seen from them. That also might be my bias toward their older work, tho-- I love the two most recent records but think they pale in comparison to the older records, but I've also said that to death.

Depends on how much the tickets are, tbh- 20 bucks, I'll go..more than that? Eh.

i saw low before 'things we lost in the fire,' i think, at a tiny comedy club in provo. everyone sat on the floor. that's all i remember about it.

oh holy shit they're playing provo on this tour lol. no way in hell am i driving to utah county to see them play for a bunch of alterna-momrmons, yuuuuck. this is why i can't with this band.

Ah shit, my friends are opening for em, maybe I can wangle a freebie.

i saw low before 'things we lost in the fire,' i think, at a tiny comedy club in provo. everyone sat on the floor. that's all i remember about it.

― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Friday, 18 February 2022 18:56 (twenty-three minutes ago) link

When they were playing like the Entry in Mpls the crowd sitting on the floor was kinda of charming, when the moved to the Mainroom it was much less charming, plus the there was lot of in-crowd policing of behavior, I got shushed before the show even started once

They could also be kind of prickly/weird (Zak not facing the audience)...I remember the release party for "Things" at one point Alan asked if anyone had any requests, it was a decent sized theater & everyone starts yelling stuff. He listens intently for a couple of minutes then goes "ok...well we aren't playing any of that" and there was an audible gasp. Haha.

I saw them probably 8 or 10 times between 1995 and 2001, and every show was one to remember (even the first one where they opened for Soul Coughing and were drowned out by drunken boos).

Then I didn't see them again until the Double Negative tour and they were just as brilliant if not more so. I regret missing them for so many years and recommend to anyone, no matter how casual a fan you might be, to see them live.

Same, I saw them pretty regularly up through "Trust" and didn't see another normal (not drone gig or quick hit on a multi-band bill) show until "Double Negative" where they just blew me away

see them play for a bunch of alterna-momrmons

alterna-mormon couples with two kids named jasper and wren who are going to be married with kids in 3-5 years.

I actually saw them for free at Hardly Strictly in 2013, the year my least favorite Low album was released, and that show was pretty lovely— they did the Rihanna cover, plus a few older songs that I knew all the lyrics to, as well as some stuff from TIW.

a little annoyed that my most viable option to see them in southern california is as part of a multi-day music festival. considering it anyway since said festival is about 3 miles from where i live and there's a bunch of other acts i'm interested in, but still...

I'm holding out for a San Diego show to be added. I haven't seen them live since 1995.

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Only time I saw them was on The Invisible Way tour, too. I'd just moved to a new city and they were playing around the corner! 't was an amazing show:

Shame
Canada
On My Own
Plastic Cup
Clarence White
Holy Ghost
Nothing but Heart
Just Make It Stop
Waiting
Especially Me
Majesty/Magic
Monkey
Murderer
Encore:
Stay
Dinosaur Act
I Hear... Goodnight

Going to see them in May, stoked!

I've seen them twice with full crowds at the Chapel in SF. Capacity is 500. I was wondering if they were going to scale up to a larger venue but the tour lists same venue for their October show.

They played GAMH last time through for Double Negative -- very sad I had to miss that as I was still recovering from surgery that weekend. But this October show has Divide and Dissolve as the opener and that's a great combination.

D&D are opening here in Philly, too. I've known Takiaya for more than a decade. Very excited about that show

Oh wow, that's a bill. I just completely fell in love with that Divide & Dissolve album this week.

All their records are good, but the last one really did up the game

One of the last shows I saw before the pandemic, they played in local watering hole/show space Cousin Danny's, which is basically a bar in a basement with a performance space on the first floor of an enormous old Victorian in West Philly. It was massively loud, a really fun night hanging out with them and some other friends in this relatively tiny space. Excited that they're getting a lot of attention.

Saw them at Primavera in Barcelona in 2019 of all places and they were incredible. Already got tickets to see them in September here, and that's a long way out, but looking forward to it nonetheless.

sone of the previous posts are about D&D, right? And the last one is about Low again?

Yes sorry, my last post was about D&D

Low absolutely hit it out of the ballpark last night. Most of HEY WHAT in the first half of the show, then a stretch of older material, including Sunflower, Two-Step, and an encore of Will the Night then Murderer. I actually cried, it has been twenty years since I first saw them and they sounded phenomenal.

(D&D were great too)
(Stevie D was there and can attest to the greatness of the show, too)

I saw them Monday night at a small movie theater in DC and it was a beautiful show.

seeing them on thursday :D

How dare all of you. (He says, having to wait until October.)

Yep Knoxville show was wonderful

seeing them next Monday, stooooked

Saw them at the DC show. I'm a casual fan, recognized maybe half the songs. I loved the silence of the audience and the sit-down format, perfect for an oldster like me. I will confess the songs seemed a little samey about halfway through, but the older and closing material mixed it up a bit more. Amazing to see such a pro band, especially in the vocals dept, and to hear everything perfectly. The lights were a big plus.

I'll probably be at the same show Ned's at, as the October leg of the tour hits Norcal. But dang will there even be a functioning planet by then? Tune in...

Cross yer fingers!

seeing them in 4 weeks! mildly optimistic there will be a functioning planet by then.

Bowing out of seeing them tonorrow in Providence due to health issues--tickets I bought last June...

But, a friend who is just discovering them is able to use my tickets, and I'm almost as excited for her as I would've been for myself.

just about left my body during “hey”

encore included “congregation” and “monkey” therefore it was a very brad set

They kicked ass tonight and yes, glad they played the two songs Brad mentioned

#JusticeForTheGreatDestroyer

Seeing them tomorrow night, apparently the last show for this leg of the tour.

your Saturday night just opened up :(

Hey-O! We got it! COVID positive tests coming up in both bands. Shit.

We have to cancel Davenport tonight and Madison tomorrow.

Honestly, surprised the tour lasted this long.

Thank you for masking, y’all.

Wear a mask at shows!!! Please!

Back out in two weeks. 💜💜💜

— LOW (@lowtheband) April 8, 2022

Oh shit.

I was just looking at their twitter feed, talking about hanging out in Walgreen's getting COVID tests and complaining about people not wearing masks.

Honestly they wouldn't have been happy, no one was going to wear a mask at that show.

at the Toronto show, i was near the front and from what i could see, roughly 2/3 of those around me were masked and those who weren't clearly had a mask with them but was choosing not to put it around their nose/mouth (maybe because they were drinking but some were not and were just choosing to be stupid)

Saw them last night, amazing show blah blah. But one thing that struck me was, despite occasional similarity with MBV, sonics-wise, Kevin S uses a wall of Marshalls onstage whereas Alan S appeared to be playing through a single amp of the type you might use for a pub gig (this was a 2000 capacity venue). Like, it literally looked like a Fender Blues Jr from where I was. Of course it was mic-d up and coming through PA speakers but you get the point. On a related note, my partner's one 'feedback for improvement' comment was that it might have been even better at a more MBV-like volume.

Alan on Twitter is a lot of fun. He’s very open and geeks out over guitar tone and nerdy tech stuff. Fellow touring musicians send him pics of their gear loaded in the back of their cars and he reviews how it’s packed.