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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 9:46:26 GMT -5
I was at the show when Skare Tactic and Dre beat a thief into a coma. A couple punches is nothing. Come on man. as I recall they beat him with his own bicycle lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 9:48:45 GMT -5
Also if like teenagers charged them up / pressed them and they defended themselves, it’s not like Vein was going “CAN I SEE YOUR ID” before throwing punches.
I’m hearing / seeing a lot of hysterics from one side and considering they’re the same side who are acting like throwing a mic stand is murder, I’m less inclined to believe them
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 9:50:13 GMT -5
we need to fund our police
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 9:50:29 GMT -5
we need to fund our police we need to protect our elders
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 9:51:37 GMT -5
kind of pussy of them to be like THEY WAITED FOR THE ELDERS TO RETURN TO THEIR QUARTERS BEFORE THEY ATTACKED US like maybe this was your time to shine and protect the elders, simba
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Post by wedealinlead on Mar 4, 2022 9:53:09 GMT -5
Also if like teenagers charged them up / pressed them and they defended themselves, it’s not like Vein was going “CAN I SEE YOUR ID” before throwing punches. I’m hearing / seeing a lot of hysterics from one side and considering they’re the same side who are acting like throwing a mic stand is murder, I’m less inclined to believe them One of the guys who was jumped just happened to be the last to leave and had nothing to do with the drama. It's in that link on the first page.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 9:56:47 GMT -5
also cant get over broll not posting here but being an active member of tbe hardcore subreddit
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Post by escapedfromthevalley on Mar 4, 2022 9:57:00 GMT -5
I've never met a mic stand I didn't break before the end of the set. Nobody ever got upset (OK one sound guy did once), that's what duct tape if for.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 9:59:02 GMT -5
I remember the first time trash talk played Dallas (I booked the show), Lee destroyed like $250 worth of mic stands and cables. We’ve been friends ever since.
I am elder
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Post by wedealinlead on Mar 4, 2022 9:59:56 GMT -5
I've never met a mic stand I didn't break before the end of the set. Nobody ever got upset (OK one sound guy did once), that's what duct tape if for. It's what they're for. That and swinging it at the audience.
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Post by mikext on Mar 4, 2022 10:01:20 GMT -5
Can someone give me an actual explanation of what happened? - Vein threw a mic stand during their set - it hit someone (who in my estimation was too stupid to get out of the way) - the venue wanted reimbursement on a mic stand - Vein said no - the venue threatened Vein - Vein defended themselves Did I miss anything Yes, someone said the "fm" in vein.fm stood for "fuck micstands"
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Post by crimsonotter on Mar 4, 2022 10:03:12 GMT -5
I remember seeing a band open for blacklisted in lemons pa, that wen't out into the crowd swinging the mic stand. Nobody gave a shit and it just amped up the energy more.
New kids really are soft
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Post by djilo91 on Mar 4, 2022 10:19:18 GMT -5
I've never met a mic stand I didn't break before the end of the set. Nobody ever got upset (OK one sound guy did once), that's what duct tape if for. As a hardcore community we should get our elders together to set up some sort of memorial fest to honor all of our fallen mic stand and mic cable brethren that we have lost in the line of duty. Gone but not forgotten
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Post by wedealinlead on Mar 4, 2022 10:19:43 GMT -5
Vein turned off the comments.
Momentum (whose singer actually pulled the gun) didn't.
Just come out with a statement that you literally assaulted underage kids because of mistaken identity and fucking deal with it.
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Post by Perm’d by God on Mar 4, 2022 10:20:17 GMT -5
I feel really bad for the elders. Albuquerque’s scene has attained near-legendary status in my heart because of them.
And to think that it’s all going to fall apart because of a lousy frickin mic stand.
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Post by drinkman on Mar 4, 2022 10:22:22 GMT -5
I was there and saw the initial scuffle. The band could've reacted better to the mic stand situation but tensions had risen due to audio issues throughout their set. The involved local was escorted out and the band decided to play a couple more songs.
I spoke to the promoter after Vein's set and it seemed like the mic stand situation had been handled as compensation for the broken stand had been discussed (though I don't think communicating this to the heated parties would've helped). I had to leave because the show finished up just before midnight and I had to be up early for work, but it seems fishy to me that everything seemed to escalate when most neutral parties had left.
Friends of mine that stayed behind told me as it happened that a scuffle had broken out and that the only one member of the band was involved in the scuffle (as can be seen in the video making the rounds) and that the gun was pulled by someone not in either band.
It's a messy situation, yes, but blown out of proportion, IMO, which is super unfortunate because Vein was incredible, despite all the audio issues.
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Post by nastyy on Mar 4, 2022 10:22:29 GMT -5
The battle of the terrible band names rages on
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Post by Percussionist Foster Grant on Mar 4, 2022 10:27:06 GMT -5
Sounds like dorks lording over “their scene” and taking offense to “disrespect” or whatever dumb shit kids get real wrapped up in when they start going to shows.
If the band was apologetic and/or offered to replace the mic stand, there’s literally no issue. Even if they weren’t apologetic, shit happens. It’s a fuckin’ mic stand and you’re in New Mexico, just be happy anybody is coming to your town to play in the first place.
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Post by gvtters on Mar 4, 2022 10:27:54 GMT -5
we are the world 25 to raise money for a broken mic stand
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Post by Perm’d by God on Mar 4, 2022 10:28:56 GMT -5
The band sounds like chasing a room full of macaws with a vacuum cleaner.
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Post by djilo91 on Mar 4, 2022 10:29:18 GMT -5
Someone point me in the direction of the gofundme to replace thr mic stand.
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Post by drinkman on Mar 4, 2022 10:36:39 GMT -5
They probably weren't going to play here after anyway but now they definitely won't be playing here again.
That wasn't even the most violent thing on that block at that very moment anyway. Earlier that night, there was a crime lab in a parking lot catty corner to the venue, with cops searching for someone/something on top of a strip mall.
It's probably worth mentioning that involved folks also waited for the band to leave to hurl objects at their van/bus
Regardless of who was responsible for what, the shit was embarrassing and I swear Albuquerque is cool.
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Post by Perm’d by God on Mar 4, 2022 10:38:29 GMT -5
Albuquerque scene veterans disrespected by “ruthless and riffless” coastal elites
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Post by drinkman on Mar 4, 2022 10:39:33 GMT -5
Albuquerque scene veterans disrespected by “ruthless and riffless” coastal elites I decide to leave the house for once and some foolishness breaks out. Smh.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 10:42:01 GMT -5
Regardless of who was responsible for what, the shit was embarrassing and I swear Albuquerque is cool. idk bro this whole saga has pretty much confirmed everything they tell us in Texas about New Mexico
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Post by wedealinlead on Mar 4, 2022 10:43:14 GMT -5
Someone point me in the direction of the gofundme to replace thr mic stand. The stand is touching buttholes on OF.
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Post by drinkman on Mar 4, 2022 10:46:06 GMT -5
Regardless of who was responsible for what, the shit was embarrassing and I swear Albuquerque is cool. idk bro this whole saga has pretty much confirmed everything they tell us in Texas about New Mexico Let me know how I can change your mind (
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2022 10:46:52 GMT -5
idk bro this whole saga has pretty much confirmed everything they tell us in Texas about New Mexico Let me know how I can change your mind ( I want to break mic stands in a consequence free environment
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Post by drinkman on Mar 4, 2022 10:48:33 GMT -5
Let me know how I can change your mind ( I want to break mic stands in a consequence free environment If for any reason you manage to end up here, I will provide a safe space in which you will feel comfortable breaking a mic stand. I promise.
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Post by killedbyboard on Mar 4, 2022 10:50:06 GMT -5
I sure hope the scribes kept record of this affront to the elders in the ancient tomes of Albuquerque.
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