Comments on: I Knew That Having Ida Maria On The Perez Hilton Tour Would Be A Bad Idea

By: Basil Nicolo

Basil Nicolo — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:10:04 +0000

Does anyone think Lady Gaga is a good singer?

By: wtpfest

wtpfest — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:40:14 +0000

Whats up with all these performers freaking out on stage.

By: ObtuseIntolerant

ObtuseIntolerant — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:57:34 +0000

@joshservo: Um, yeah...you know "lots" about me and my age, education & list of musical preferences/experience, that's pretty clear. LOL. @katerichardson: Anyway, though they are my favorite example to imply, I should have been more specific and used an example of a band less known for piety & obedience I suppose, which undermined my actual point. But there ARE plenty of badasses who act like professionals. This was not a bad opportunity for and it comes off amateurish. This just reminds me of the time I thought my professor was a fraud so I decided to flunk her class.

By: nukleopatr

nukleopatr — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:12:14 +0000

Not that it makes THAT much of a difference, but I DOUBT that the HOB in Cleveland holds 2,400, since the one in Chicago holds a max of about 1,400.
A quick google search suggests that the capacity is 1,100.

By: joshservo

joshservo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:14:22 +0000

@ObtuseIntolerant: Were you, a JoBro fan, to have "jumped on her bandwagon," it would have resulted in the thinnest Venn Diagram union ever. So there's that. Go ahead and look up what a Venn Diagram is, honey. We'll wait.

By: ObtuseIntolerant

ObtuseIntolerant — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:49:32 +0000

@Kate Richardson: I’ll just have to agree to disagree, Kate. I LOVE kickass rocker girls and imperfection, too…but professionalism doesn’t have to be equivalent to lack of humanity, which is why I like the JoBros actually and implied them here (they may be hypermanaged and precocious, but they are plenty imperfect and unchoreographed.) Anyway, I figure, I’m not hanging out with these people, I’m paying to see them perform, and I’m just not interested in lame drama and excuses. If I was, I’d watch the VMAs and read Perez’ website.

I’m sorry for her, and I was all ready to jump on her bandwagon based on the raves I read about Ida Maria here, but this sort of thing does leave a bad taste in my mouth. It’s such a waste to act like a jerk, but more power to those who are looking for that in their live experience.

By: Kate Richardson

Kate Richardson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:45:22 +0000

While I tend to agree that a touring artist should accept the reality that having the privilege/luxury of making your living by touring your music around, and really should refrain from prohibitive drunkenness and/or tantrums…

…if you’re Ida Maria and you put out a truly KILLER album that’s 1) highly entertaining, and 2) quite skillful and smart…I could kind of understand the feeling of intense disgust and misery at having to resort to the fucking Perez Hilton tour just to get a little attention in the U.S. Granted, that was a poor decision from the get go, but all I’m saying is that in a perfect world she would be doing her own mid-sized headlining tour to packed clubs, not slumming it with Perez.

And, lastly, apologies to ObtuseIntolerant, but I’d rather a drunk, imperfect, human-seeming musician to hyper-managed precocious child stars. Maybe that’s a low blow, and god knows I love the JoBros in a certain way, but Ida Maria could beat their asses, and I like that about her.

By: Spacejam

Spacejam — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:33:07 +0000

The Sep.22 Milwaukee show is free now too and Ida Maria is off the bill also.

By: jinkowicz

jinkowicz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:25:12 +0000

the video was Dolly Parton not Kanye-not kidding. And the crowd seemed a little zombie-not excited, not disappointed. Rather disappointing show.

By: kicking222

kicking222 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:35:26 +0000

Good thing I didn’t pay $30 for the NYC show. I guess, internally, I knew three times this year was enough. (That’s not true at all; I knew that I didn’t want to give Perez Hilton $30, then trek to the city to see a show when I had work the next morning.) Even when discounting the breakdown, she still sounded… well, pretty awful for her.

Fuck whoever told Ida and her band that it was a good idea to do this tour. Fuck them hard.

Lord knows I still love you, Ida.

By: Maura

Maura — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:26:27 +0000

@ChrisB.: oh dang.

By: ChrisB.

ChrisB. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:24:19 +0000

The Showbox (the club in Seattle hosting one stop on this tour) just Twittered that Ida Maria is off the tour "due to illness". Natalie Portman's Shaved Head is the replacement in Seattle.

By: ObtuseIntolerant

ObtuseIntolerant — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:35:50 +0000

How does she deserve better if she can’t give her all to people willing to see her? When it’s your chosen profession to play music, shouldn’t you consider touring a luxury? I’m sure plenty of people would be happy to swap spots with her and get even 250 sets of ears and eyes.

This kind of thing offends me on behalf of artists I like who are professional and enthusiastic in all kinds of live environments, and get little respect. Not naming any names. :)

By: brasstax

brasstax — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:28:38 +0000

@Weezy F Baby: Weezy, that mugshot promo photo is at least 2 years old, if not older.

By: rockymtranger

rockymtranger — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:07:15 +0000

I really want to see Ida live, but I would never even consider it when she’s on a bill with Perez’s name. Wonder if they will be giving out tickets for the show here? The ad explicitly said that Perez would not be showing up, so if the tickets were free, I might consider it.

By: How do I say this...Throwdini!?!

How do I say this...Throwdini!?! — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:13:51 +0000

She was pretty drunk when I saw her opening up for Glasvegas in LA, but she powered through that show just fine. Its probably because the house was pretty packed for an opening act and everyone there was really into her. As much as I agree with Weezy F Baby that she has a responsibility to put on a good show, I’ll go ahead blame Perez too.

Oh, and what’s up with the free concert ticket offer? The only time I’ve heard of this in LA was for Kevin Federline’s shows. And if it weren’t for wanting to avoid LA freeways the day before Thanksgiving, I totally would’ve gone to see that trainwreck.

By: drunkwithpower

drunkwithpower — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:06:17 +0000

@TriedandTrue: I'm not looking forward to the barrage of metro text messages coming tonight about "winning" tickets.

By: Weezy F Baby

Weezy F Baby — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:03:33 +0000

And I always chuckle at that press shot above because it in no way resembles her whatsoever.

By: Weezy F Baby

Weezy F Baby — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:01:40 +0000

Wah fucking wah. Sometimes in a touring band you’re going to play to an empty house. How about instead of thinking about only yourself and pouting like a big baby, you fulfill the promise you made to the people that bought tickets to see you? It’s not your fans’ fault nobody showed up!

By: Maura

Maura — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:55:13 +0000

@TriedandTrue: I'd open an e-mail that said "Get bubonic plague at the Metro" before I'd open that one.