Ticket 171: A Mighty Wind

The Pitch: This Is Spinal Tap meets O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Influence: Borat, Bruno

Price of Admission: Free Pass

When: May 17th, 2003 at 9:50 pm

My Age: 22

Quote: To paraphrase an old joke... Knock, knock. Who's there? It's the New Main Street Singers! - Mike LaFontaine

Ticket 170: Identity

The Pitch: Psycho meets The Cell

Influence: Shutter Island

Price of Admission: Free Pass

When: May 13th, 2003 at 9:40 pm

My Age: 22

Quote: Who am I speaking to? - Dr. Malick

Ticket 169: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

The Band: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Sounds Like: Pavement meets Creedence Clearwater Revival
Opening Band: Dead Meadow
Price of Admission: Free
When: May 9th, 2003
Venue: The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC at 10pm
My Age: 22
Highlight: Sloppy Creedence medley for the encore.
Setlist: N/A

Ticket 168: X2: X-Men United

The Pitch: X-Men meets The Crucible

Influence: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Price of Admission: Free Pass

When: May 2nd, 2003 at 7:15 pm

My Age: 22

Quote: Please, Xavier, don't get up. - William Stryker

Ticket 167: Wilco

The Band: Wilco
Sounds Like: Bob Dylan meets The Replacements
Opening Band: Joseph Arthur
Price of Admission: $20.00 + $3.65 fee
When: May 1st, 2003
Venue: The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC at 9pm
My Age: 22
Highlight: "California Stars"
Setlist: Photos via Charles Harris, Setlist via Wilcobase.net

1. One By One

2. Sunken Treasure
3. Less Than You Think
4. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
5. War On War
6. Bob Dylan's 49th Beard
7. When The Roses Bloom Again
8. Heavy Metal Drummer
9. Jesus, Etc.
10. At Least That's What You Said
11. Poor Places
12. I'm The Man Who Loves You
13. Red-Eyed And Blue
14. I Got You (At The End Of The Century)
15. Misunderstood
16. Far, Far Away

Encore 1:
17. Handshake Drugs
18. More Like The Moon
19. California Stars
20. New Madrid

Encore 2:
21. Pick Up The Change
22. Not For The Season
23. Monday
24. Outtasite (Outta Mind)
25. Casino Queen

Encore 3:
26. Theologians
27. Kicking Television

Ticket 166: The Good Thief

The Pitch: Bob le Flambeur meets The Thomas Crown Affair

Influence: Wicker Park, The Last Kiss

Price of Admission: Free Pass

When: April 26th, 2003 at 7:10 pm

My Age: 22

Quote: If I don't get my money back by Monday, what I do to both your faces will definitely be cubist! - Tony Angel

Ticket 165: Phone Booth

The Pitch: Lifeboat meets Speed

Influence: Buried, Open Water, Frozen

Price of Admission: Free Pass

When: April 23rd, 2003 at 10:10 pm

My Age: 22

Quote: Do you see the tourists with their video cameras, hoping the cops will shoot you so they can sell the tape to Goriest Police Shoot-outs? - The Caller

Ticket 164: Spun

The Pitch: Requiem For A Dream meets Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up"
Influence: Wristcutters: A Love Story, Breaking Bad
Price of Admission: Free Pass
When: April 20th, 2003 at 7:10 pm
My Age: 22
Quote: Spoof. Dope. Crank. Creep. Bomb. Spank. Shit. Bang. Zip. Tweak. Chard. Call it what you will. It's all methamphetamine. That's what I'm here for. - Ross

Ticket 163: The Flaming Lips

The Band: The Flaming Lips
Sounds Like: Pink Floyd meets Neil Young
Opening Band: Sparklehorse, The Sun
Price of Admission: $18.50 + $3.43 fee
When: April 17th, 2003
Venue: The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC at 9pm
My Age: 22
Highlight: Fan having an epileptic seizure due to strobe lights. Wayne Coyne looked like he was about to cry, but reignited the mood with a crowd sing-a-long of "Happy Birthday."
Setlist: N/A: From the Athens, GA show 2 nights before.
Race For The Prize
The Fight Test
The Gash
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1
In The Morning Of The Magicians
Happy Birthday
She Don’t Use Jelly
All We Have Is Now
Do You Realize?
Waiting For A Superman
A Spoonful Weighs A Ton
---encore---
What Is The Light?
The Observer

Ticket 162: Anger Management

The Pitch: Punch Drunk Love meets The Game

Influence: The Incredible Hulk

Price of Admission: $4.25

When: April 12th, 2003 at 3:45 pm

My Age: 22

Quote: You kicked some serious monk-ass there, baby! - Dr. Buddy Rydell

Ticket 161: Lost In La Mancha

The Pitch: Hearts Of Darkness meets Burden Of Dreams

Influence: Tropic Thunder

Price of Admission: Free Pass

When: April 8th, 2003 at 7:30 pm

My Age: 22

Quote: At least if we're going to be fucked, let's know we're fucked ahead of time. - Terry Gilliam

TIcket 160: Spoon

The Band: Spoon at WRVU 50th Birthday Celebration Concert
Sounds Like: Elvis Costello meets Yo La Tengo
Opening Band: Crooked Fingers, The Glands, The Features
Price of Admission: Free
When: March 28th, 2003
Venue: Alumni Lawn at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN at 4pm
My Age: 22
Highlight: "Jonathan Fisk" live
Setlist: N/A: This is taken from a show a week later in Philadelphia, PA

Intro
All The Pretty Girls Go To The City
Lines in the Suit
Something To Look Forward To
Fitted Shirt
30 Gallon Tank
I Could See The Dude
Take A Walk
Paper Tiger
Someone Something
Chicago At Night
Utilitarian
The Minor Tough
Anything You Want
No You're Not
The Way We Get By
Back To The Life
Towner
Me And The Bean
Jonathon Fisk
Isolation @
Metal Detektor
Car Radio
Lowdown

Ticket 159: The Black Keys + The Soledad Brothers

The Band: The Black Keys
Sounds Like: The White Stripes and Gregg Allman
Opening Band: The Soledad Brothers
Price of Admission: $5
When: March 1st, 2003
Venue: The Pilot Light in Knoxville, TN at 10pm
My Age: 22
Highlight: Saxophone breakdown during The Soledad Bros. set
Setlist: N/A
http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/showarticle.php?articleid=41636

Ticket 158: Talk To Her

The Pitch: Regarding Henry meets The Sun Also Rises

Influence: The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Price of Admission: Free Pass
When: February 18th, 2003 at 10:00 pm
My Age: 22
Quote: Love is the saddest thing when it goes away, as a song by Jobim goes. - Marco Zuluaga

Ticket 157: Old School

The Pitch: Swingers meets Animal House
Influence: Wedding Crashers, The Hangover
Price of Admission: $7.00
When: February 22nd, 2003 at 7:45 pm
My Age: 22
Quote: Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time. - Frank "The Tank" Ricard

Ticket 156: Gangs Of New York

The Pitch: State Of Grace meets Far And Away

Influence: There Will Be Blood
Price of Admission: $5.00
When: February 15th, 2003 at 5:00 pm
My Age: 22
Quote: WOOPSY DAISY! - Bill "The Butcher" Cutting

Ticket 156: The Recruit

The Pitch: The Firm meets The Net
Influence: Breach
Price of Admission: Free Pass
When: February 3rd, 2003 at 10:20 pm
My Age: 22
Quote: Nothing... is... what it seems. - Walter Burke

Ticket 155: ZOSO - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

The Band: ZOSO - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
Sounds Like: Coverdale & Page meets The Honeydrippers
Opening Band: Probably some local band
Price of Admission: $8, $6 with college ID
When: February 1st, 2003
Venue: Blue Cat's in Knoxville, TN at 9pm
My Age: 22
Highlight: Intro to "When The Levee Breaks"
Setlist: [Songs they regularly play according to their website] http://www.zosoontour.com/setlist.html
Link: http://monkeyfire.com/mpol/some_movie_and_calendar_stuff/1301-1351/1305/calendar.html

Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Zep covers. At: Blue Cats, 9pm. $8, $6 with college ID.

Ticket 154: 25th Hour

The Pitch: Dead Man Walking meets Do The Right Thing
Influence: United 93
Price of Admission: Free Pass
When: January 30th, 2003 at 10:30 pm
My Age: 22
Quote: We say nothin'. The guy's going to hell for seven years, what are going do wish him luck? - Frank Slaughtery