Yes, I know it’s censored. I didn’t censor it. I still think it’s fucking funny. See? I can write fuck.

  • HelluvaKick@lemmy.world
    18·
    11 hours ago

    Used to play in bands. Still do but I used to too.

    In the one I was in in high school, some drunk ass old man ran on stage, unplugged our guitarists guitar, got behind him and started pretending he was playing it and humping him. Supported us real good

  • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 day ago

    Man I used to go to live, small wrestling shows at little clubs. We used to abuse those poor wrestlers, pick on anything about them and everyone in the crowd could hear each other so we were ruthless and making each other laugh. One guy got destroyed over his backne and another cause he had angel wing tattoos.

  • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
    431·
    1 day ago

    I used to love big arena shows until I saw a famous band do a three night stand at a small bar/club style venue. After that, I started going to shows of bands/performers I hadn’t heard of. Changing how I thought of shows, where before I thought of it as an event like going to see a theatre play, to thinking about them similarly to how I’d think of going to the movie theater made the whole live scene seem more accessible and more fun. I hope when my kids are older we can start going to more shows again.

    I read an article that said being in a band is less appealing to kids these days and that being an influencer is more popular than wanting to be a Rockstar. I hope it’s just “old man yells at clouds” because I feel like there is always room for more local acts. Support your neighbors, go dance!

  • Emerald@lemmy.world
    13·
    1 day ago

    Support more obscure artists in general, doesn’t have to be local. Bandcamp is great.

    • cows_are_underrated@feddit.org
      1·
      7 hours ago

      This. Normally I pirate all of my music because I actually don’t want to be forced to have an Internet connection to listen to stuff but I’m actually considering buying some of the stuff I pirated because the artists deserve the money.

      • Emerald@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 hours ago

        I just buy the things that I can’t pirate. I save money and end up supporting small artists.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPM
      41·
      6 hours ago

      Hey. You be nice to drummers. And remember that if you air drum to Def Leppard and you use both arms, you’re an asshole.

  • redwattlebird@lemmings.world
    29·
    1 day ago

    I used to sing in a post punk band. We had a drum machine. In the middle of one gig, the drum machine spazzed out and deleted all the internal memory, and started a 600bpm bossa nova loop. We played right through to the end.

      • redwattlebird@lemmings.world
        12·
        24 hours ago

        For the drum machine, definitely! But we largely kept to our tempo or maybe double. It was a free gig and we were getting paid in beers. I think it was pretty funny for the audience too. Great night.

      • brb@sh.itjust.works
        53·
        23 hours ago

        I don’t care. He could have uncensored it or found the original tweet or whatever that is

        • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
          71·
          23 hours ago

          that sounds like way more effort than is reasonable to expect from a shitpost.

            • Rob T Firefly@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              19 minutes ago

              One can also undo the curse of reposting text as a screengrabbed image file.

              Support local bands. Go to their shows. Tell them they suck to their face. Unplug the bassist’s instrument cable. Demand free merch after. Get drunk as fuck in the parking lot. Fight their drummer. Support. Local. Bands.

  • tabularasa@lemmy.ca
    72·
    1 day ago

    I played trumpet in a ska band in the 00s. This one time, in a small bar, things got a little rowdy and a guy ran into my trumpet while I was playing it. Hurt like a motherfucker. I spit out blood and it loosened a tooth. The other fans saw me spit out blood and started kicking the shit out of the guy on the ground. Then one dude bought me a beer to wash the blood down

    Good times.

    Support local bands.

    • afox@lemmy.world
      39·
      1 day ago

      I was in a punk band when I was younger. We were mid set in a shitty bar. My amp started to spaz out. Like cutting in and out every few min. This old dude jumped on stage and kicked it really hard. Patted me on the back, handed me a shot, and jumped down (all mid song). Never had a problem with that amp again. Used it for years after. Old punk rocker magic. Nothing to laugh at.r

    • Hasherm0n@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 day ago

      I’ve been seriously considering picking up a trumpet and starting a ska band with some of my other middle aged friends just for shits and giggles. Seems like a lot of fun.

  • edric@lemm.ee
    36·
    1 day ago

    I always buy merch as it’s worth more than any amount a band earns from streaming. I wish more bands have shirts that aren’t just black though. I’d estimate only a quarter of the artists I’ve seen have shirts of a different color.