The Dear Hunter v Act III: Life and Death Live Stream (5/7 and 5/14/24)

[ZeppelinDT]

Aaaaaaand.... it's official

1/13/12 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
1/14/12 The Recher Theatre - Towson, MD
1/15/12 The Loft @ The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
1/18/12 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
1/19/12 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
1/20/12 Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
1/27/12 State Theatre - St Petersburg, FL
1/31/12 Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
2/1/12 Korova - San Antonio , TX
2/2/12 Mohawk - Austin, TX
2/3/12 Trees - Dallas, TX
2/4/12 Tricky Falls - El Paso, TX
2/6/12 Clubhouse Music Venue - Tempe, AZ
2/8/12 The Epicentre - San Diego, CA
2/9/12 El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
2/11/12 The Glass House - Pomona, CA
2/12/12 Slim’s - San Francisco, CA
2/14/12 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
2/15/12 Neumos - Seattle, WA
2/17/12 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
2/18/12 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO

[Jamesman42]

I'm guessing no, but do you think any of these shows will sell out?

[Zantera]

Aren't The Dear Hunter touring America 24/7?
Come to Europe already! 

[ZeppelinDT]

I'm guessing no, but do you think any of these shows will sell out?

They're playing small venues, and Anthony Green is relatively big name in his corner of the music world.  The last time The Dear Hunter and Anthony Green toured together (w/ Envy on the Coast) was in December of '07, and at least one of those shows (the Long Island show) sold out, which I know because I tried to get a ticket and got shut down at the door and ended up missing it .   The Dear Hunter also sold out a string of shows on their last headlining tour (6 or 7 in a row), so considering all that, I wouldn't be at all surprised if at least some of these shows sell out.

Aren't The Dear Hunter touring America 24/7?

Pretty much

Come to Europe already! 

They really want to.  They just can't afford it yet.

[ZBomber]

You going to the CT show Chris?

And TDH isn't just an opening act, correct?

[ZeppelinDT]

I *think* TDH is the opener and AG is the headliner, but it's possible that it's a co-headlining show.  Although it seems the only way to get tickets is to pre-order the new AG album, so that would lead me to think TDH might be opening.  I assume they'll be getting a decent set length though.  Not sure about CT.  It's a Friday night, so it's a possibility...

[AcidLameLTE]

Anthony Green and TDH touring together?!

Hope this gets confirmed...

https://anthonygreen.frontgatetickets.com/

THEY COULD PLAY THE GREEN EP HAHA GET IT GREEN LOL HAHA LOL

BACON HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Gorille85]

I *think* TDH is the opener and AG is the headliner, but it's possible that it's a co-headlining show.  Although it seems the only way to get tickets is to pre-order the new AG album, so that would lead me to think TDH might be opening.  I assume they'll be getting a decent set length though.  Not sure about CT.  It's a Friday night, so it's a possibility...

Can you tell them to come to Montreal?

[glaurung]

So there's no way to get a ticket if you don't want one of his albums?

[Gadough]

So there's no way to get a ticket if you don't want one of his albums?

Yeah, that's really lame.

I'll do my best to go to the Dallas show regardless.

[ZBomber]

Just realized how awesome the climax of The Poison Woman is

[/high discoveries]

[ariich]

My Color Spectrum boxset finally arrived today and it's gorgeous! I love the booklet, especially the way Casey has added retrospective notes with his thoughts on each disc. I only skimmed through some of them but they seem really fascinating, will definitely give them a thorough read.

[ZeppelinDT]

Ultimate playlist for introducing new fans to The Dear Hunter.  Compiled collectively by the TDH forum after much agonizing discussion, debate and revision.

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https://open.spotify.com/user/zeppelindt/playlist/0uPLhda1UYReYBFPWgS6vE

[ClairvoyantCat]

Kind of odd to open with We've got a Score to Settle, I think, since it's not very representative of much of their other material.  Good selections overall, though!

[ZeppelinDT]

We originally just put it in chronological order, but then we decided it would be better if we tried to set it up so that you could listen to it beginning to end and it would flow as a stand-alone album/playlist (We're also making hard copies to hand out to friends/potential fans etc.).  We put it first mostly just because it seemed like a good, energetic way to start things off.  It was either that or "He Said He Had A Story".

After we picked the songs, I went through countless different potential track orderings before finally settling on this one.  I literally spent hours just listening and re-arranging until finally landing on the best flow.

[skydivingninja]

Looks like a good playlist, Zepp.

[AcidLameLTE]

Kind of odd to open with We've got a Score to Settle, I think, since it's not very representative of much of their other material.  Good selections overall, though!

Maybe not but it's an excellent song.

[ZeppelinDT]

Vinyl box sets back up on MerchDirect.  Get them while you can... seems they had a few extras hidden away, but they're gonna go fast...

https://merchdirect.com/TripleCrownRecords/Vinyl/The_Color_Spectrum_The_Complete_Collection?productid=14050

[Gorille85]

No thanks CDs for me! Can't wait to receive my package...

[Marvellous G]

So, I've finally started giving the Color Spectrum a proper listen. White, Red and Indigo in particular are standing out as being AMAZING.

[Zantera]

Got the CD/DVD-box today, looks really good!

[ZeppelinDT]

So apparently The Church and The Dime is actually located in Phoenix, Arizona.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x2a1uqYJHw&feature=player_embedded

[Gorille85]

Just received my CD boxset!!

[AcidLameLTE]

I'm getting one of the boxsets for Christmas...I don't actually know which one

My parents just ordered it. They said it looked like a fairly big box on the site.

[Super Dude]

There is simply no denying it. Album of the year.

[faemir]

I'm not sure I'll ever bother try getting into TCS again. I'll just wait for Act IV...

I don't know what it is, but I've got 5 listens on the first couple of EPs, but I always give up by Red. Violet I do enjoy, white too, but far less than Act II etc. I might not even have heard the middle EPs, I'm not too sure.

Most of the songs just feel so.. demoy and sparse, giving off a real taint of unfinished sketches.

[Gorille85]

I'm not sure I'll ever bother try getting into TCS again. I'll just wait for Act IV...

I don't know what it is, but I've got 5 listens on the first couple of EPs, but I always give up by Red. Violet I do enjoy, white too, but far less than Act II etc. I might not even have heard the middle EPs, I'm not too sure.

Most of the songs just feel so.. demoy and sparse, giving off a real taint of unfinished sketches.

When don't you listen to them in order? Also I think TCS is a solid release.

[ZBomber]

TCS is awesome

But I notice I only listen to one or two eps at a time, i rarely listen to the whole thing all the way through in one sitting

[shadowfex]

TCS is awesome

But I notice I only listen to one or two eps at a time, i rarely listen to the whole thing all the way through in one sitting

TCS is absolutely amazing but I have never listened to the whole thing one sitting. I don't know what the obsession on this forum is with needing to be able to do that before you can rate a cd??

I put the 36 songs on three separate playlists as if I had actually purchased three cd's and I think that's the best way to do it.

There's so much good material on there it would be a shame if someone writes it off because they find it too long.

[Zantera]

Out of the ~15-20 times I've heard it, I've always listened to TCS in one sitting. 

[Xanthul]

I'm not sure I'll ever bother try getting into TCS again. I'll just wait for Act IV...

I don't know what it is, but I've got 5 listens on the first couple of EPs, but I always give up by Red. Violet I do enjoy, white too, but far less than Act II etc. I might not even have heard the middle EPs, I'm not too sure.

Most of the songs just feel so.. demoy and sparse, giving off a real taint of unfinished sketches.

TDH is one of my favorite bands but it took me months to get into TCS. If you're getting overwhelmed trying to listen to it all in one sitting I'd suggest trying to get into individual EPs, one or two at a time - it worked for me. After liking Indigo from the start, it took me ages to get into the others until I decided to focus on Yellow and Green. After those clicked I went for another two and so on. Give it a shot, if you like the Acts I'm sure you will end up liking TCS too (at least most of the colors).

[Kosmo]

I pretty much liked everything on TCS the first time.

[antigoon]

I usually just start with whatever EP I feel like and listen until I have to do something else or want to listen to something else. Sometimes that means I hear all of it, sometimes that means I only hear a few songs. Never really gave it any thought.

[ZBomber]

I pretty much liked everything on TCS the first time.

This. I've grown to like and appreciate it more, of course, but on the first listen I already knew it would be a top contender for my album of the year. And at that point I wasn't really even a big TDH fan

[Super Dude]

The only one I still have trouble with is Violet, and only because it sounds so much like TDH's other stuff.