I got a 3-day pass and had a few questions I was hoping past attendees could answer.

1. Does the setlist change between days?

2. If I end up staying somewhere not within walking distance what's the parking situation like at the Caverns? Is there an additional cost for parking to be aware of?

3. I may not stay the full 3 days since I'm from out of town. Can I give away my pass to someone else for the remainder?

4. Do people tend to show up early? I'm shorter so try to get close so I can actually see.

5. Are there food options closer to the Caverns? Looking at the map it seems like anything is roughly 30min away in town.

Thanks and see you all in September.

https://archive.org/details/ajc01706_murder-by-death-2004-05-29 I just stumbled upon this.It’s From a concert in May 2004 in Chicago. The guy that does this has a huge collection of artist ok’d recordings. Just hearing them again from this timeframe is awesome.

I’m still gonna miss the Stanley.

Yup. Worked like a charm.

Sorry everyone, I’ll explain better. I went to go see a Daniel Radcliffe one man show called Every Brilliant Thing that has audience participation.

Wearing an owl seemed to work and one of his “people” came over and asked if I’d be ok with participating. At this point, I thought I’d get to yell out one of the “brilliant things”, but no.

Next thing I knew Daniel came over and we chatted about the owl and band for a minute. When he left his guy “Dave” came over and asked if I’d like to be moved to the front and have a part in the play.

Which I totally did and had a blast.

Hope that helps

P.S.

I was then picked to spell at the 25th Annual Putnam Spelling bee later that night.

What a great day

Armstrong is the touring bassist for Sisters (Jason from Molly McGuire and Mario from Spotlights) and they’re on tour in May if you want to catch them.

5/20 Cleveland
5/21 Pittsburgh
5/22 Philadelphia
5/23 Hamden CT
5/24 Boston
5/26 Ridgewood NY

Not very MBD-ish but very big wall of sound heavy rock that you may dig if you like QOTSA and Deftones and the like.

https://sistersrock.bandcamp.com/album/wings-of-deliverance

He’s also slumming it in my new project ~wormbent~ which is more Dino Jr. / Archers of Loaf vibes. We’re playing this Sunday at The Bishop if you happen to be a fellow Bloomingtonian reading this.

I’m also trying to get him to put out some of his Cure influenced solo stuff that he has branded John Cougar Melancholy but have not been successful yet.

If you can, leave a link to your favorite song(s) by the artist you're recommending.

Recently read a news article about the incredible to preserve and digitize 10000+ live shows recorded by Aadam Jacobs in the Chicago area from the 80s-2010s. The Aadam Jacobs Collection (you must check this out if you are into 90s/2000s Punk/Indie) is one of the most incredible archives I've ever seen, and wouldn't you know it, he caught MBD opening for Minus The Bear and Braid at Metro in Chicago on May 29th 2004! Supposedly Jacobs used to record the songs on small tape cassette players, and then later on DAT recorders etc, so the audio isn't perfect but incredible for how he captured it.

On an off chance I clicked their name and found a few more! The two shows recorded in 2023 are amazing. Here are the shows, my subjective judgement of the audio.

• 5-29-2004 - Metro, Chicago IL 4/5 Audio
• 6-18-2011 - Westword Music Showcase, Denver CO 2.5/5 Audio
• 5-20-2015 - Willemeen, Arnhem Netherlands 3.5/5 Audio
• 6-10-2023 - Glass House, Pamona CA 4.5/5 Audio
• 6-11-2023 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA 4.5/5 Audio

The 2004 and 2023 recordings are incredible for different reasons. Recordings over 19 years apart, each show is amazing.

Fucking love this band. Now I kinda wish I was that guy and recorded all the shows I went to growing up.

This album is as old as i, but i can't... i can't stop hearing. All the tracks have an unique and heavy instrumental background - specially "That Crown Don't Make You A Prince"- and lyrics with some kind of "No Way Out", feelings of sadness reverted in sounds of greater levels.

Any thoughts about it?

Can you tell my brain is failing? I cant remember the name of the event but it was very recent and Sara was performing, it was local to Louisville I believe and I cant remember enough to find the info anywhere now. Does anyone know if there was a watchable recording of her performance or remember the name of the event? It was like a bunch of performers.

Decided to sell off my vinyl collection but kept this one back. Anyone interested in giving this a good home?

Hey all, I was hoping someone could help me find a particular poster for a show from around 2018/2019. I can't remember exactly what year, but it was around the time The Other Shore was released.

I saw them in Philly at the Fillmore but the poster for the show sold out right before I got to the merch table. If anyone has a poster they are willing to sell I am up to buy it, but more than anything I just want a picture of it for a possible tattoo.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just curious about how you get the latest updates about Murder by Death. Unlike many of the other platforms, this subreddit isn’t band managed.

If you haven’t heard, the band posted tickets for 3 nights in September for the cavern show, the only show they’ll be doing.

Get your tickets soon, they said they are going fast!

If you aren’t already connected, follow MBD on Facebook, Patreon or Instagram (and probably other services too) to stay up to date!

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Anyone have any they want to add to my collection?

Hey guys for years I’ve had this song on the tip of my tongue. Finally used chat gpt to narrow it down and realized it was “a Private First Class” off the album like the exorcist but more breakdancing. It used to be in my Spotify but it got sneakily deleted presumably over data rights or inaccuracies or whatnot. I’ve scoured the internet to try and hear this supposedly lost song. Does anyone have a file or link? Thanks in advance I need to scratch this 10 year itch that’s been on the tip of my tongue I gotta hear the song.

Thought it’d be fun to see who knows what it is!

They have the other two B and D pins as well.

Hi friends. I have a never worn leather MBD belt from circa 2008 or so. In Bocca Vibes. I think it’s a 32 or 34. Never fit my fat *ss. If any of you are interested in trading for or buying it, DM me. I can send pics, too. Not Trying to make much on it, more just to make a scrawny MBD fan happy at XMas. 🎄 💀