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Oerdin:
Have any of you folks given a listen to the British Band Bloc Party?  I just bought the CD and I'm really liking its Indie meets Punk type sound (think Gang of Four & The Cure).  I bought the CD after a friend of mine saw them in Reading last week and said he just totally loved them.  They could be one of the best Brit Bands in the last few years.

I just thought I'd give this band a shot out and see what you folks think of them.

blindsuperhero:
Brit Bands... what a disconcerting turn of phrase

Oerdin:
Checking the concert schedule it looks like they're playing the Troubador in LA on the 23 but that concerts sold out.  It looks like there next gig in my area will be the Coachella Valley Music Festival at the end of April.  :(

Never the less the line up looks pretty damn good:

Saturday, April 30th
Coldplay
Bauhaus
Cocteau Twins
Weezer
Chemical Brothers
Wilco
Snow Patrol
Keane
Rilo Kiley
Doves
Secret Machines
Spoon
Radio 4
Razorlight
Eisley
Ambulance LTD
Bloc Party

Sunday, May 1st
Nine Inch Nails
New Order
Gang of Four
Bright Eyes
The Faint
The Arcade Fire
British Sea Power
Dresden Dolls
Fiery Furnaces
Tegan and Sara
Stereophonics
Autolux
The Bravery
The Futureheads
Kasabian

I'm mostly interested in Wilco, Weezer, Bloc Party, New Order, The Arcade Fire, British Sea Power, and The Dresden Dolls. Of course those are all on different days so I'd have to buy a $150 two day pass instead of the $80 one day pass.  Still, it wouldn't be so bad if I could get a cheap enough room and convince a few of my old college friends to come alone.

Zeb:
I hear Weezer blows on stage though. They're my favorite band, but because I've never heard good of one o' their life concerts, I have avoided them.

muffy:
bloc party are ace - saw them last week with the killers, Kele is the coolest frontman I've seen in a long long time...
Seeing LCD soundsystem in about an hour though, which should be good, though they were gash when I last saw them...

And coachella on the second day is the closest thing to heaven if you ignore the fact that Kasabian and Stereochronics are playing - shame I live in England :(

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