Kevin Marshall's America
Another year, another round of people distributing my fake April Fools’ lineup a good six weeks after the fact. But there is a REAL lineup, and here it is:
Publicity shot for Vertical Horizon, still rockin' them sweet late 90s tees.
June 2: Vertical Horizon
w/ Mirk
I legitimately laughed when I saw this, because I was just having a conversation with someone last week where this band’s name came up. Let’s just say that they were in a conversation of bands that we could never understand why anyone would get passionate about. Opening for them is Mirk. I know a lot of people like Mirk, but I still haven’t heard them (I have either a CRUMBS CAFE or WEXT Local Music podcast episode with them on it that I’ve yet to listen to).
June 9: The Marshall Tucker Band
w/ Collette & The Mudcats
June 16: 10,000 MANIACS
w/ The Erin Harkes Band
Before you get excited, they have NOT reunited with Natalie Merchant.
June 23, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
w/ New York Funk Exchange
This could actually be a really fun show.
June 30, Thompson Square
w/ The Hillbilly Horns
Thompson Square consists of a husband and wife. They have a song called “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Now?” They are country. These are all facts.
July 7: Burton Cummings
w/ Sly Fox & The Hustlers
Cummings was the lead singer of “The Guess Who.” Guess What? “American Woman” isn’t about a woman at all, it’s about AMERICA ITSELF! That’s right, a Canadian singer sang about his disapproval of America and sayid “stay away from me,” but he’s hoping you won’t stay away from him. So go ahead, enjoy this show…if you hate America.
July 14: Irish Night with Carbon Leaf & Enter the Haggis
July 21: Kansas
w/ Spaceland
Are you ready for dozens of half-drunk a-holes to make the same “you’re my boy, Blue!” non-joke/reference when they play “Dust in the Wind?” I have a handful of prog-geek friends that I’m sure will be at this show. I might as well. Spaceland are a band out of Delmar.
July 28: Parrotbeach – A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett
With Electric City Horn
Ugh.
Aug. 4: Live’s Ed Kowalczyk
w/ Mission Hill
I saw Kowalcyk’s former band Live perform with Galactic and Counting Crows in the summer of 2000 at SPAC. He ranted in-between every song, and literally talked nonsense. I mean, he said words that didn’t form a coherent sentence. The weird thing is he was fine performing, didn’t stumble around and did not appear to be out of it or anything. It was very, very weird. I think Ed’s just a weird guy, so get ready Albany. Mission Hill is a band out of Boston. If you like the Fray, you’ll like these guys. And I probably won’t like you, because I am a pretentious jerk.
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23 Responses to Real Alive at 5 2011 lineup announced
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Hey Kevin Marshall – In reference to your June 2nd Alive at 5 post…How about taking the few minutes to check out the bands you are posting about prior to posting? It only takes a little bit of time and would perhaps give you some credibility..You mentioned having a conversation and wondering how someone could get passionate about a band… THE FIRST STEP IS TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, then listen to their music…maybe check out some live show footage, etc.
Get with the program if you want us readers to take you seriously.
I’m well versed with Vertical Horizon, no research necessary. They’re not good. Sorry, dude from Vertical Horizon.
GUYS GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT ABOUT VERTICAL HORIZON OKAY
James/Really bro/whatever other identity you come up with – I can tell you’re the same person. You can stop now.
FYI, not a dude from vertical horizon. And the millions of people who bought their albums think differently.
I’ll go elsewhere for my updates, your blog is negative and self centered.
Clearly not, because the dudes from Vertical Horizon know they don’t have millions of people that think “oh man, this band is SO AWESOME.”
Sorry to hear you won’t be coming back. But if making fun of Vertical Horizon is the one thing that will set you flying off the deep end, then this probably isn’t the place for you anyway. Hope their live show is “everything you want”!
So Jack Wagner ISN’T coming?? Damn it.
Tony, don’t even get me started.
Ohhhhh man, you did NOT dis Vertical Horizon!?! VH is the best band ever! They have everything you could ever want in a great band: guys with instruments, albums, T-SHIRTS. I don’t know who this Kevin Marshall character thinks he is but he obviously has zero taste.
Get your bald caps ready for June 2nd!!!! (You can really get the most for your bald cap money if you save it for the Live show, too!)
You can feel the excitement from the millions of fans who bought that one Vertical Horizon album, most of whom later got $0.50 for it at their local used CD shop, most likely in the same trip where they sold their copies of “Cracked Rear View”, “First Band on the Moon” and “Blurring the Edges”.
I wish they would add one more show date, I’d love to see AC Slater do a 45 minute drum solo.
Who’s in charge of putting this lineup together, the Mildred Elley Marketing class of 1987?
Oh man I can’t wait for VH to play Alive at 5! Will David Lee Roth be with the band, or will it be Sammy Hagar, or will it be that what’s his name from that one-hit wonder band Extreme?
Chuck Miller – Gary Cherone! He has a name, damnit, and it’s known to the millions of his adoring fans.
I wish there was a blog on the TU where we could get a story up under: Kevin Marshall Hates 90’s Pop Bands.
We have to remember these are free shows. The shelf life of most artists who cut their teeth on Fly92 is about as long as that gallon of milk in your fridge. These a chances to get out and enjoy a performance. If people don’t like the band then they don’t have to go. I’ll probably see none of you at Irish night.
Kevin Marshall – Who? I repeat… who??? :)
I have never ever heard of Vertical Horizon. Is this a one-hit wonder band? What songs are they known for? I feel a little silly for not knowing a band who has millions of fans. Please enlighten me someone.
HometownGirl – They had a couple hits in 2000, “Everything You Want” and “Best I Ever Had.”
Ohhhhhh yessssss, thank you Kevin Marshall.
Who gives a sh*t about Vertical Horizon. I wanna see Martha Reeves and The Vandellas! 8)
http://youtu.be/XE2fnYpwrng
I reluctant to take any band that sticks to the simple AJECTIVE NOUN band name seriously. You can just picture them sitting around with a dictionary and thesuarus.
Matt – You just can’t handle it. It’s a horizon…but VERTICAL. Like you’d look up and see the horizon instead of looking out! Or maybe you’d be laying down and look up at the horizon that’s in it’s normal place, but from your vantage point it’s Vertical.
Maybe next year they’ll exhume some deceased rock stars in an attempt to one-up the sorry line-up of has-beens!
We can joke about Vertical Horizon all we want, because everyone knows they’re crap. Literally everyone. Even members of Vertical Horizon.
…But if any of you mothers talks one bit of smack about Martha and the Vandellas, I will invent a way to punch you in the face over the internet.
Wait wait wait, Jack Wagner isn’t coming? Oh yeah, cause the Bold & The Beautiful’s filming schedule is SO time consuming. I weep.