Shows worth the drive
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Shows worth the drive

Marcus DeleonMarcus Deleon · 2 likes
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Shows worth the drive

Marcus Deleon
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Running tracking sheets till 2am then chasing a set somewhere loud (occupational hazard, honestly)... this is the stuff that's actually on the calendar taped above my console. Mix of arena rattlers and basement rooms where you can hear the room breathe. Three coffees deep just writing this out.

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Shows worth the drive — 6 items
NameTickVenueAddressCityNeighborhoodDateRoom SizeMy take
1Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden4 Pennsylvania PlazaNew York, NYMidtown ManhattanArena, 20,000 capBig room sound is a different animal... bleed for days but that low end hits you in the chest. Worth it for the horns alone.
2Chat Pile at Brooklyn SteelBrooklyn Steel319 Frost StreetBrooklyn, NYEast WilliamsburgMid-size, ~1,800 capNoise rock through a rig that actually translates... gonna be loud enough to feel it in my fillings. Bringing plugs, still gonna regret it.
3George Clanton at Brooklyn SteelBrooklyn Steel319 Frost StreetBrooklyn, NYEast WilliamsburgMid-size, ~1,800 capSynth-heavy set, curious how the low mids sit in that room without turning to mud. Taking notes for my own sessions tbh.
4LCD Soundsystem at Brooklyn SteelBrooklyn Steel319 Frost StreetBrooklyn, NYEast WilliamsburgMid-size, ~1,800 capThey basically live in this room at this point... residency energy, drums hit different when the band's that comfortable.
5Sour Widows at Zone One, ElsewhereElsewhere599 Johnson AvenueBrooklyn, NYBushwickMid-size, multi-roomZone One's the smaller room there and it's got this weird warmth to it... good night for shoegaze that still wants to breathe a little.
6Jalen Ngonda at Brooklyn SteelBrooklyn Steel319 Frost StreetBrooklyn, NYEast WilliamsburgMid-size, ~1,800 capSoul vocals on that rig... should be silky top end, warm bottom. Dragging the whole crew from the warehouse for this one.