Agents of Mercy/District 97 US Tour Starts 5/16
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Topic: Agents of Mercy/District 97 US Tour Starts 5/16
Posted By: District97
Subject: Agents of Mercy/District 97 US Tour Starts 5/16
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 23:42
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Hi everyone, District 97 (the only Prog Rock band in the world with an American Idol Finalist) is excited to be teaming up with Agents of Mercy (featuring Roine Stolt and Jonas Reingold) for several dates throughout the US in May. Here's the itinerary: Shank Hall w/Agents of Mercy Monday, May 16th in Milwaukee, WI Get tickets at http://www.shankhall.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.shankhall.com/ ... Martyrs' w/Agents of Mercy Tuesday, May 17th in Chicago, IL Get tickets at http://www.martyrslive.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.martyrslive.com/ Winchester Music Hall w/Agents of Mercy Wednesday, May 18th in Cleveland, OH Get tickets at http://www.thewinchester.net/concertschedule.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.thewinchester.net/concertschedule.html Orion Sound Studios w/Agents of Mercy Thursday, May 19th in Baltimore, MD More info at http://www.orionsound.com/bprs.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.orionsound.com/bprs.htm Tickets available at the door
Magic Room w/Agents of Mercy Friday, May 20th in Brighton, MA Get tickets at http://newears.org/" rel="nofollow - http://newears.org/ . Only 80 seats! Rockin' Joe (No AoM, 2 sets of District 97) Saturday, May 21st in Kendall Park, NJ http://www.njproghouse.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.njproghouse.com/ Tickets available at the door
Rites of Spring Festival (No AoM) Sunday, May 22nd @ Majestic Theater in Gettysburg, PA Get tickets at http://rosfest.com/" rel="nofollow - http://rosfest.com/ . The fest starts on Friday, 5/20, and includes other great bands like Moon Safari, Mars Hollow, Quidam, and many more! For those who don't know D97, here are some links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZaPUJrykAg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZaPUJrykAg (Music Video #1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_qBdYgG30" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_qBdYgG30 (Music Video #2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_qBdYgG30" rel="nofollow - http://www.district97.net (website) http://www.dangerdog.com/2010-music-reviews/district-97-hybrid-child-review.php" rel="nofollow - http://www.dangerdog.com/2010-music-reviews/district-97-hybrid-child-review.php (review of our new CD, "Hybrid Child") Hope to meet some of you on the road! |
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Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 00:02
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My partner and I will be at the show in Baltimore (happens to be on her birthday which is even more awesome). I'm definitely pumped. ------------- 
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 00:13
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^You will love D-97 ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 10:46
| Does this cover all the AoM dates? |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 11:09
Nothing in Seattle  -------------   
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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 02:06
 Are you kidding me? I'm already in love, not even three minutes in!  My birthday just got -better-.------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: District97
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 16:21
Yeah, except they are also playing the Terra Incognita festival in Quebec (I think) on May 22nd.
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Easy Livin wrote:Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 17:41
have to say I'm looking forward to seeing D97 (hip huh??) at Rosfest. Along with the chance to see Mars Hollow get wasted with Kerry from Mars Hollow again after the show (though I suspect he's grown too popular to hang with us.. you know big rock stars  ), it does ease the sting of seeing Nearfest cancel. I remember hearing Brian say that they put on a great show, and that counts for me as a strong recommendation!
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 18:25
I'll be there too dude.Hope to see you there! -------------  |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 23:39
Oh definitely. We'll be the odd couple rocking the hell out in the fron row. Man I'm so pumped for this. May can't come soon enough. -------------
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: April 05 2011 at 23:45
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wow i checked out that music video for District 97 "I Can't Take You With Me", and I gotta say that was pretty damn cool
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 13:26
I'm pumped too.Me and my wife will be there,look around for me.I'll be wearing my Kevin Gilbert "Shaming of the True" t-shirt.  ------------- |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 14:50
Check out this live one called Termites (this was at Calprog last October) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xHSebY_zgo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xHSebY_zgo These guys just tear it up. -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 22:31
That was really good!  ------------- |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 22:58
I just hope most of you get the show with the cellist! and Micky to your last post in the Nearfest thread these guys are the bands that will keep prog alive.  -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: April 07 2011 at 08:49
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Does anybody have any info on the Baltimore show? Like how to get tickets, maybe? The venue looks like it's somebody's house. -------------  |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: April 07 2011 at 12:53
I'm pretty sure you just buy tickets at the door. -------------
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Posted By: District97
Date Posted: April 07 2011 at 16:58
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 07 2011 at 17:11
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You guys are too lucky!!! And if the cellist shows up........really lucky!
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Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: April 07 2011 at 17:35
Oh cool. How much are the tickets? ------------- |
Posted By: District97
Date Posted: April 08 2011 at 15:47
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[QUOTE Oh cool. How much are the tickets? [/QUOTE] $30.
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Posted By: District97
Date Posted: April 08 2011 at 15:49
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For anyone around Chicago, we're playing a show tonight, which is essentially a mini-progfest:
Night of Adventurous Music #1-We're glad to begin our series of Chicago-area shows where we join up withr bands who are making bold, uncompromising and enjoyable music. This is also Zip Tang's CD Release Show, so it should be a whole lot of fun.
The Abbey, Friday 4/8 3420 W. Grace $10/$8 advance at http://www.ticketfly.com/event/30407/" rel="nofollow - http://www.ticketfly.com/event/30407/ 21+ 8:30 Karlye Lapatina (Singer/Songwriter) 9:30 Zip Tang (Chicago Prog Rockers CD RELEASE!!) 10:30 Von Frickle (King Crimsonesque band from Southern Illinois that takes no prisoners) 11:30 District 97 (playing lots of new music!) If you're in the area, come on out! |
Posted By: District97
Date Posted: May 05 2011 at 22:03
| Just a reminder the tour starts in less than 2 weeks at MIlwaukee's Shank Hall on 5/16. Who can we expect to meet and at what show? |
Posted By: District97
Date Posted: May 09 2011 at 15:10
| The tour starts in a week! Hope to meet some of you! |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 09 2011 at 20:54
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I'll be at the Baltimore gig. ------------- |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: May 13 2011 at 00:09
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Man Overboard and myself will be at the Baltimore show. -------------
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Posted By: District97
Date Posted: May 15 2011 at 13:21
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Tomorrow, Monday 5/16 at 5 PM EST, you can check out an interview with Jonathan on Delicious Agony where he talks about the D97/AoM tour (which opens tomorrow in Milwaukee!), Hybrid Child, new D97 material, and much more. More info is here: http://deliciousagony.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4427" rel="nofollow - http://deliciousagony.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4427 . |
Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: May 16 2011 at 17:30
Playing right now @ http://deliciousagony.com/" rel="nofollow - http://deliciousagony.com/ ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com) 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 16 2011 at 19:20
Don't forget to look out for me Harry.There won't be a ton of people there so I won't be hard to spot.Looking forward to meeting you and Aaron! ------------- |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: May 20 2011 at 01:12
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^ I didn't see you there. I was looking out for you though. (Doesn't help that I don't know what you look like and had the mental image of Hayden Christensen in my head ). Erin and I were there though, rockin' the hell out at the side of the stage, like every show. It was awesome meeting Anthony H! Amazing show all around. District 97 were a very pleasant surprise (I wasn't actually familiar with their material). An interesting blend of technical prowess and bizarre catchy hooks. Caught myself humming the melodies long after their set was over. I picked up their CD and I'll be giving it a spin soon. The Agents of Mercy were of course awesome. So many fantastic surprises. I love that they encored with "A Man Can Feel", I always heard that song in my head as an Agents song, but I never thought they'd actually play it. That was a dream come true. Lots of jamming, some amazing solos, a few clever intos. The new song was great, the old stuff was great, and I suddenly have a newfound appreciation for "Dramarama". Also it was Erin's birthday, and I can't think of a more amazing birthday present. It was her first concert as a woman, and everyone there was very friendly and accepting. It felt like a very safe and welcoming enviroment. That made me happy. So a big thank you to everyone involved and everyone who was there for such a fantastic night. -------------
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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: May 20 2011 at 02:37
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^ what he said! It was really fantastic I could write volumes but it was just so personal and wonderful for me on so many levels... ------------- https://soundcloud.com/erin-susan-jennings" rel="nofollow - Bedroom guitarist". Composer, Arranger, Producer. Perfection may not exist, but I may still choose to serve Perfection. Commissions considered. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 23 2011 at 10:53
I knew I could count on your good taste. Very impressed by their performance. I went into that blind not having heard a lick by them but always remembering you spoke highly of them. They seem to have gone over VERY well there. They won me over to the point where I'll be seeing where they go from this point.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: May 26 2011 at 13:28
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I knew you would. Seriously how can you resist them? They just blew me away last October at Calprog and I thought then and everyone's reaction from RosFest now reinforces that I believe this band can really go places outside the net of Prog and still sound like a prog band. -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 26 2011 at 20:01
The potential is most certainly there to break down that barrier. However that goes a lot back to what we all discussed in the Nearfest post-mortum. I'd like to see how this group is promoted and sold. If they are labeled as prog, and sold to prog audiences. Welcome to obscurity-city... MTV isn't going to break them. No one watches that anyone unless you have some strange fixation with what Curley Q.. Suzie Q or McQ's crib looks like and who be his hoes.. I do think 'prog fan' is a remaining defender, perhaps an unwitting one, of the walls that keep prog from a more mainstream appeal. Sorry.. as much as 'punk' country.. or hip hop are a gag reflex to prog-fan.. I wonder if they think what trips the gag-reflex of fans outside the prog fish-bowl. Hmmm.. prog with it's steortypes of kimono wearing pencil necked geeks, pseudo-philosophical bullsh*t for lyrics. We know it isn't that... but what we know isn't the issue is it? I think they can bring prog to mainstream... but they won't (or anyone IMO) bring mainstream to prog. Quality is not the issue, prog has always has quality. It is all preception.. and that can be swayed by how a group is marketed and to what audience it is trying to attract. If their management gets them .. not in prog festivals.. but out with the other genre ambigous groups. They can break down the wall. We'll see, it's like I said in my mini review of RosFest. Only time will tell, but man alive do they have the best chance since EMO humped his Moog for a prog group to break into the mainstream. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |