D-Plan Reunites @ The Black Cat
Posted by xneverwherex on January 31, 2011
Dismemberment Plan
Tereu Tereu
Bluebrain
Black Cat
January 21, 2010
DC’s beloved band, the Dismemberment Plan (commonly called “The Plan”) played to an overly enthusiastic crowd on a Friday night. I had only seem them once before – at one of their last shows at the Black Cat in 2003. Now maybe age has gotten to me, or Im totally cynical or the crowd sucked – but my friend and I ended up leaving early.
Firstly – I dont understand when it became cool to grope chicks you dont know at a show. Drunk or not – it was obnoxious.
Second – while the Black Cat was crowded there was plenty of room that you didnt really have to get behind me and literally push your groin into my ass. Again – youre not my boyfriend so get the f*** off of me.
Now honestly – all these drunks guys on me prob didnt help. I shoved one guy – who asked me why I hipchecked him. Ummmm — yeah you keep pushing into me over and over and theres plenty of room all around us – so not cool. I dont know how much dancing space one needs at a D-Plan show, but seriously – bumping into me over and over. so not cool.
Other than that – I didnt remember their music being _sooooooooooooooooo_ happy. I felt like I was at a NKOTB show with all the dances that felt like they were choreographed. The hands in the hair, the pseudo-rap stuff. Oh man. A friend (who didnt know who they were) said he thought he was at a Barenaked Ladies show. I thought they had some sorta edge to them, but if there was any it wasnt at the Black Cat.
To be fair – maybe it got better later on – I left at 12:30 after realizing I was tired of the grope sessions.
Im tempted to sell my ticket at Webster Hall (which I didnt end up doing), but I seriously cant imagine a NYC crowd doing all these dance moves and it being the same. Maybe I thought it was fun years ago, and Im prob a jaded cynical hipster or something – but I just didnt get it.
The opener, Tereu Tereu, was really great – I liked them a lot. and the 2nd band, Bluebrain, was pretty cool – until it turned into a DJ set. I did love all the horns in the beginning tho.
Ramblings of a Redhead Music Snob 
Mike M said
Sorry DC ended up being so inhospitable.
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xneverwherex said
Thanks Mike. I used to live down there and go there all the time. These things happen, sadly. But I will (hopefully) be back down there soon for another show. Hopefully White Lies or Friendly Fires has a weekend/Friday/Monday date I can make.
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Mike M said
Close… Friendly Fires is on Thursday May 26. I’m not sure about White Lies.
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