Proposed group outing to hear JoCo and Paul & Storm

[thatcrazycajun]

Jonathan Coulton of "Re: Your Brains" and "Skullcrusher Mountain" fame is coming down to Hotlanta on the 9th of next month to play a Little Five Points club called the Five Spot. He's sharing the bill with Paul & Storm, otherwise known as half of Da Vinci's Notebook, the late, great and dearly missed a capella funny-music group responsible for such gems as "Liposuction," "Another Irish Drinking Song" and "Kingdom in the Sky." (Thanks to redaxe for the heads-up a few weeks ago.) The show's at 8:30 PM and tickets are $15 in advance (available through TicketBastards if you really want to pay their fees; I don't, but then I'm local and have other options).

voiceofkiki and I are planning to make a night of it, and I need some others to come with so my Songbird doesn't think I'm stepping out on her. :-) Who's with us?

Comments

[ericavdg.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sounds like fun! I wish I could join you. Maybe I'll buy some CDs and be with you in spirit.

[voiceofkiki.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, wonderful Songbird. I promise to resist his charms for the night. :P

Seriously, the more the merrier. Probably be a great way to introduce others to the greatness that is JoCo. So, don't be shy.

(Also, you can totally see you in the background of my youtube video.)

[netpositive.livejournal.com]

(available through TicketBastards if you really want to pay their fees; I don't, but then I'm local and have other options)

I'm surprised and envious that if you can buy from Those Bastards :) that you still have other options. My impression from the way it's done "'round here" (which is just up the road a piece from "down there" :) ) is that Those Bastards have taken to requiring that any venue using their services must charge their "handling" fees even if you're buying them from the venue itself. Fees resulting in a 20+% markup on a $30 Birchmere ticket. Grrr...

Enjoy the JoConcert! And very sorry not to see you at OVFF but understand how life goes. Maybe I'll get back to Atlanta again someday...

[banjoplayinnerd.livejournal.com]

I don't think that's the case everywhere and for all venues. For instance here in Skedaddle you can buy Seattle Mariners tickets at any of the team stores or at the stadium with no surcharge, and as far as I can tell they use the TicketBastard system to do it (though the TM TB logo doesn't show up on the ticket if you buy direct from the Mariners).

Envy envy envy

[banjoplayinnerd.livejournal.com]

I missed JoCo and P&S when they came through Seattle. Darnit. I do count myself lucky, though, that I got to see Da Vinci's Notebook on what turned out to be their farewell tour when they came through here several years ago. (I also dropped $120 on CDs and T-shirts. See, bands -- touring pays! At least if I like you, I'm at your gig and I got paid that day.)

You'd think they'd come through Seattle more often; apparently Paul has relatives in the area.

[tokyosteven.livejournal.com]

I'd love to go, but it's really hard to get a commitment out of me (just ask my ex). Put me down as a strong maybe. :)

[filkferengi]

Have you gotten voiceofkiki's ticket yet? Ze spouse & I are glad to carpool, but she says you're in charge of tickets. [Ze spouse & I have ours already.] Were you wanting to meet up somewhere else beforehand, or just show up at the venue super-early? [Why, yes, I *am* Cute When Paranoid; why do you ask? ;)]