515 Crew

[kylervk]

Who
Radio Moscow
Bright Giant

When
Saturday, January 7, 2012
8:00pm

Where
DG's Tap House
127 Main Street
Ames, IA, USA

Other Info
Cover: $10
21+

http://dgstaphouse.com/2012/01/07/radio-moscow-010712/

[joseph]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwhg4qzp52g

On January 7th, 2012, Radio Moscow played at DG's Taphouse in Ames, IA. This was only the second stop in a handful of shows in the Midwest, precursors to the U.S. tour with Graveyard.

After months of mounting tension within the band, Radio Moscow had come to an agreement that the current line-up would complete one last tour and then pursue separate endeavors. However, moments before taking the stage, the rhythm section informed Parker Griggs, guitarist and vocalist, they would not be continuing with the remainder of the tour. Griggs was discovered by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and produced Radio Moscow's first self-titled album.

While frantically ending the second set with 'No Good Woman', Parker crashed his guitar into the drummer's cymbals, as he is often known to do. In accordance with the circumstances, this time he got a bit more intense and threw his guitar at the drum set, knocking over the right cymbal and floor tom.

In retaliation, the drummer then chose to aggressively launch the guitar back into Parker's face. Sending Parker to the ER where he received 14 stitches, while his Strat was carried away with merely a chip.

Despite this incident, Parker had talented musicians Billy Ellsworth on bass and Lonnie Blanton on drums fly into Chicago 2 days later to pick up the tour right where Radio Moscow had left off.

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[inx515xhell]

[keithdruids]

this whole thing is a frigging mess. i just can't believe how awful this all turned out, and on top of that, the disappointment i feel on all parties involved on this.

they all acted childish on this one.

[kylervk]

yeah, pretty crazy

I left about 10-20 mins before this happened

they just play so long

suz told me she had a "feeling" about that night

nuts

[joseph]

i dont know this band at all but the rumors ive always heard is hes very difficult to be in a band with. i mean how many members have gone thru this band?

also- i have the same view of throwing skateboards as i do of throwing guitars. temper tantrum baby act. wah wah.

[Bullet Tooth]

When did this band get big enough to have members flown in? Im out of the loop apparently

[Beaver]

Never gave 2 fucks about this hipster bullshit, but this made me lol. I like how the singer got owned.

[keithdruids]

RM was never hipster?

[kurtis]

Not really into Radio Moscow but they are touring with fucking Graveyard! Wish I could say that.

[joseph]

RM was never hipster?

to beaver everyone on this messageboard is a hipster. which is funny if you know what music he listens to.

[buck rotten]

they just play so long

suz told me she had a "feeling" about that night

nuts

Yeah it says a lot about a band's collective ego when, for instance, they are playing an all age show that ends at nine, but they play well into the late show's opening band's spot, and just when you think they are finally done they say, "this is our last song" and go into a ten minute dinosaur rock snoozer.

[Beaver]

Psssshhh you wish, n-word.

[inx515xhell]

also- i have the same view of throwing skateboards as i do of throwing guitars. temper tantrum baby act. wah wah.

if you wanna trash your own shit that's fine (stupid but whatever). dude threw his guitar into the drum set up. i would have done the same thing.