LIVE BAND KARAOKE

shmoo · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:51 pm

Finally did it last night. I should have told the other Chicagbners. Oh well. It was really awesome. Fun even when you don't know the singer. I did Elvis Costello's "Radio Radio".

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Dig it, glad you had fun.

Promethium · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:41 pm

There's a band called Shithook that does this at Duffy's here in Lincoln. I would do it more frequently and attend it if it wasn't like regular karaoke nights and the same people sing the same song each week.

shmoo · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:51 pm

This was pretty punk rock. People did The Jam, Dead Boys, Sweet, Violent Femmes (and not "Blister in the Sun"). No idea if they do the same songs every week, of course, since this was my first time.

Promethium · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:58 pm

shmoo Wrote:

This was pretty punk rock. People did The Jam, Dead Boys, Sweet, Violent Femmes (and not "Blister in the Sun"). No idea if they do the same songs every week, of course, since this was my first time.

People around here prefer to sing AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Janis Joplin, a little Johnny Cash, but mostly 70's Hard Rock. The only punk song I can remember hearing is with Anarchy in the UK. The Chicago version of Live Band karaoke is clearly much cooler, which isn't a real shocker.

shmoo · **Posted:** Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:08 pm

Promethium Wrote:

People around here prefer to sing AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Janis Joplin, a little Johnny Cash, but mostly 70's Hard Rock. The only punk song I can remember hearing is with Anarchy in the UK. The Chicago version of Live Band karaoke is clearly much cooler, which isn't a real shocker.

Someone did "Highway to Hell" last night, but I don't think there's any problem with the four bands you just mentioned, unless your point was that those are the best they do.

The Chicago one is at several different venues on different nights of the week and I expect different venues pull in different crowds that therefore do different songs.

Sketch · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:49 am

Ahhh the memories.

robotboy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:55 am

yeah this really is the best thing ever

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:34 am

The Gomers have been doing this here for years, and they're really fucking good at it.

I went one night with relatives, maybe 6 months ago. It was creepy old hippies rolling around onstage singing Jefferson Starship and shit.

<--- was disappointed.

Sketch · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:35 am

Dude, you should have went out with me, mojo, and Monica when I was in town. I did Devo and Rocky Horror.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:37 am

gott DAMN. I'll bet it made the band's night. The night I went, it was just ... odd. Not one person actually had a decent voice, and not one person did a good-faith effort on a song. It was all either mousy and timid and "where's the beat" or it was someone trying to do performance art. Both suck to watch.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:47 pm

robotboy Wrote:

yeah this really is the best thing ever

Better than Guitar Hero II?

Busty Rhodes · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:12 pm

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

gott DAMN. I'll bet it made the band's night. The night I went, it was just ... odd. Not one person actually had a decent voice, and not one person did a good-faith effort on a song. It was all either mousy and timid and "where's the beat" or it was someone trying to do performance art. Both suck to watch.

*ahem*

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:02 pm

Well yeah. But that's like bragging about beating up kindergartners.

Busty Rhodes · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:03 pm

Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:

Well yeah. But that's like bragging about beating up kindergartners.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

shmoo Wrote:

This was pretty punk rock. People did The Jam, Dead Boys, Sweet, Violent Femmes (and not "Blister in the Sun"). No idea if they do the same songs every week, of course, since this was my first time.

They used to do that in LA with only punk songs and the band featured members of the Circle Jerks, Agent Orange, Bad Religion and NOFX

Never went but it sounded like it could be either pretty cool or a train wreck.

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:56 pm

billy g Wrote:

shmoo Wrote:

This was pretty punk rock. People did The Jam, Dead Boys, Sweet, Violent Femmes (and not "Blister in the Sun"). No idea if they do the same songs every week, of course, since this was my first time.

They used to do that in LA with only punk songs and the band featured members of the Circle Jerks, Agent Orange, Bad Religion and NOFX

Never went but it sounded like it could be either pretty cool or a train wreck.

I think they went on tour with that once.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

Promethium Wrote:

There's a band called Shithook that does this at Duffy's here in Lincoln. I would do it more frequently and attend it if it wasn't like regular karaoke nights and the same people sing the same song each week.

in lincoln?

robotboy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:18 pm

shiv Wrote:

billy g Wrote:

shmoo Wrote:

This was pretty punk rock. People did The Jam, Dead Boys, Sweet, Violent Femmes (and not "Blister in the Sun"). No idea if they do the same songs every week, of course, since this was my first time.

They used to do that in LA with only punk songs and the band featured members of the Circle Jerks, Agent Orange, Bad Religion and NOFX

Never went but it sounded like it could be either pretty cool or a train wreck.

I think they went on tour with that once.

yeah i saw it at warped tour years ago

Promethium · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:26 am

rparis74 Wrote:

Promethium Wrote:

There's a band called Shithook that does this at Duffy's here in Lincoln. I would do it more frequently and attend it if it wasn't like regular karaoke nights and the same people sing the same song each week.

in lincoln?

Are you joking with me or did you think I lived in Omaha or the outer regions of this state?

Sketch · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:01 am

Overton, fool. WHAT?

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