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1&2 -- tie) Queens of the Stone Age and Social Distortion @ Ram's Head Live
3) Iggy & The Stooges @ Lollapalooza
4) Arcade Fire @ Constitution Hall
5) The Who @ Verizon Center
6) Dinosaur Jr. @ Abbey Pub (Chicago)
7) The Hives @ Black Cat
8) Badly Drawn Boy @ 9:30 Club
9) Air @ 9:30 Club
10) Social Distortion @ Oneida Casino (Green Bay, WI)
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I can't even remember going to ten concerts this year, but I'll try...in no order
Jens Lekman, Black Cat
Nick Lowe, Birchmere
Old 97's, Artscape (daughter's first concert)
Hugh Masekela, World Music Fest in Arlington
Drive By Truckers, 9:30 Club
Robbie Fulks, Jammin Java
Slaid Cleaves, Iota
Hold Steady, 9:30 Club
Josh Rouse, Birchmere
Hmmm, that's about all that are listworthy and in my brain at present
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1. The Dismemberment Plan @ Black Cat - 4/28
2. The Smashing Pumpkins @ The Orange Peel - 6/27
3. Junior Boys @ Black Cat - 4/13
4. LCD Soundsystem @ 9:30 Club - 5/13
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ VFest - 8/5
6. Ben Gibbard @ 9:30 Club (2 shows) - 5/10
7. The Flaming Lips @ The NorVa - 4/19
8. Smashing Pumpkins @ 9:30 Club - 7/10
9. Stars @ 9:30 Club - 10/20
10. Manchester Orchestra/Colour Revolt @ Alley Katz - 8/12
Other Shows I'd Go See Again In An Instant:
Sparklehorse @ Cat's Cradle
Smashing Pumpkins/EITS @ Tower Theatre
Lily Allen @ 9:30 Club
Decemberists @ The NorVa
Dinosaur Jr @ The Orange Peel
The Hold Steady/Art Brut @ Toad's Place
Manchester Orchestra @ Relative Theory Records
Thievery Corporation @ Merriweather
Jesse Lacey/Kevin Devine @ Common Groundz Coffee
QOTSA @ The NorVa
Muse/CWK @ Patriot Center
Interpol @ VFest
Spoon @ VFest
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I don't know if I could rank them, but here are a few that totally stand out:
Wilco @ Merriweather
Panda Bear @ the Ottobar
The Stooges @ 9:30
Marnie Stern @ the Rock N Roll Hotel
Jens Lekman @ the Black Cat
Yo La Tengo @ the Birchmere
Sonic Youth performing "Daydream Nation" @ the McCarren Pool Park
Ween @ Sonar
I'd have to look back through my stubs to remember anything else.
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i only went to 14 this year and 4 (smashing pumpkins) i didn't particularly enjoy nearly as much as the other 10. i guess that makes those my top 10 by default.
edit:
#1, by a mile, though: slint @ cat's cradle.
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I'd add those as well.
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
The Dismemberment Plan @ Black Cat
LCD Soundsystem @ 9:30 Club
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I saw 10 bands at the Virgin fest,if that counts?
Other than that,there is no way I went to 10 shows this year...no interest...
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oh wow. just off the top of my head...
jens lekman @ black cat.
lcd soundsystem @ 930.
band of horses @ 930.
tv on the radio @ 930.
interpol @ norva.
bloc party @ dar.
yeah yeah yeahs @ virgin.
feist @ rams head.
ben gibbard @ 930.
pretty girls make graves @ black cat.
uhh... i know i'm missing some... i'll come back to this later.
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My favorite shows of 2007:
2007/01/20 The Dears/Annuals @ 9:30 Club
2007/04/19 TV on the Radio/Noisettes @ 9:30 Club
2007/05/04 The Arcade Fire @ D.A.R. Constitution Hall
2007/06/21 Wilco @ Merriweather
2007/07/10 Smashing Pumpkins @ 9:30 Club
2007/07/14 The Decemberists with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra @ Merriweather
2007/07/26 The Swell Season @ 9:30 Club
2007/07/28 The White Stripes @ Patriot Center
2007/09/06 The National/The Rosebuds @ 9:30 Club
2007/09/26 Rilo Kiley @ 9:30 Club
2007/10/13 Stellastarr*/Pela @ 6th and I Synagogue
2007/10/25 Jens Lekman @ Black Cat
2007/10/27 The New Pornographers/Emma Pollock @ 9:30 Club
Rankings off the top of my head:
1. Jens Lekman
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Swell Season
4. The New Pornographers
5. The Dears
6. The White Stripes
7. Smashing Pumpkins
8. Stellastarr*/Pela
9. The Decemberists with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
10. TV on the Radio
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1) Jens Lekman @ Black Cat
the rest:
Camera Obscura / Essex Green @ 930
Wilco @ Merriweather
Lucero @ Black Cat (April show)
Dismemberment Plan @ Black Cat
Against Me! @ 930
The Hold Steady @ 930
quite a few shows that i would have liked to have included on here but were disappointing for one reason or another ... i'm sure the rest of these posts will help jog my memory for the final 3
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My list surprised me a bit. I didn't go to as many shows this year.
1. Daft Punk - Vegoose
*It should be noted that this show is immediately in the discussion for the top three shows I've ever seen.
2. Rage Against the Machine - Vegoose
3. Smashing Pumpkins - The Orange Peel - June 23
4. Smashing Pumpkins - The Orange Peel - June 24
5. Pray for Peace - National Cathedral
6. Smashing Pumpkins - 9:30 Club - July 10
7. Arcade Fire/The National - Constitution Hall
8. Air - 9:30 Club
9. Devendra Banhart - Sixth & I
10. LCD Soundsystem - Keyspan Park
Very honorable mention:
Dismemberment Plan - Black Cat
Jay-Z - Rams Head Live
Morrissey - Constitution Hall
Thievery Corporation - Vegoose
Muse - Patriot Center
I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
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1. The Hives, Black Cat
2. Muse, Patriot Center
3. Gallows, 9:30 Club
4. Jay Reatard, Black Cat
5. Arcade Fire, DAR
6. Battles, Fun Fest
7. DMBQ, Hosiery
8. Sounds of Kaleidoscope, Black Cat
9. Explosions in the Sky, Fun Fest
10. The Red Romance, RnR Hotel
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1. Polyphonic Spree - 930 Club
2. Low - 930 Club
3. Cold War Kids with Tokyo Police Club- 930 Club
4. Interpol - V Fest
5. Fujiya & Miyagi - Ottobar
6. Klaxons - 930 Club
7. Voxtrot - Black Cat (first show, not the second)
8. the Shins - Merriweather
9. Sebadoh - 930
10. Nick Swardson - Lisner
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1. wilco - merriweather
2. chuck brown & the roots - constitution hall
3. thievery & manu chao - merriweather
4. queens of the stone age - rams head live
5. bruce springsteen - verizon
6. neil young - constitution hall
7. tool - bonnaroo
8. mc lyte, big daddy kane, the roots - 9:30
9. ray price, merle haggard, willie nelson - merriweather
10. justin timberlake - verizon
edit: shoot, i forgot about spoon/the shins at merriweather! that'll be #5, and i'll drop JT from the list.
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1. Queens of the Stone Age @ Rams Head
2. M.I.A. @ Sonar
3. White Stripes @ Patriot Center
4. Muse @ Patriot Center
5. The Hives @ Black Cat
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ VFest
and I can't remember any other shows at the moment.
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i went to more shows than i thought so this was kind of hard:
01. D Plan at BC second night
02. Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's 5th night of hannukah
03. Yo La Tengo @ Birchmere
04. Battles @ Ottobar
05. Squeeze @ Wolf Trap
06. Sondre Lerche @ Birchmere
07. The Good, The Bad, the Queen @ 9:30
08. Mum @ Synagogue
09. Feist/Grizzly Bear @ 9:30
10. Imperial China @ Galaxy Hut
honorable mention: Peter Bjorn and John, Air, Fiery Furnaces, Besnard Lakes.
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I'm going to go with:
1. Arcade Fire/The National @ DAR
2. Stars/Magnet @ Cat's Cradle
3. Metric/Crystal Castles @ 9:30
4. Ani DiFranco/Buddy Wakefield @ Meyerhoff
5. Tegan & Sara/Northern State @ Lisner
I'm surprised Feist, Neko Case, and The New Pornographers aren't on there, but what can I do. I'm tempted to add The Decemberists @ the Norva on the strength of My Brightest Diamond alone.
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2007 has been an amazing concert-going year for me. below are my highlights in approximate order. can't pare down to just ten as these were all superb:
</font>- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">daft punk @ lollapalooza (arguably the best show i've seen, ever)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">RATM @ coachella (no one can do to a crowd what rage can - not then, not now)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">iggy and the stooges @ 930 club (energy was incredible, better performance than lolla IMO)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">spiritualized @ the apollo ("songcraft"... beautiful songs, beautiful venue)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">air @ 9:30 club (classy, professional, beautiful)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">the nightwatchman @ coachella (his biggest previous audience? 70 people in a coffee house. he killed it)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">polyphonic spree, 930 Club (for one night, i joined the cult)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">LCD soundsystem @ 9:30 Club (despite the sore throat, james & band kicked it. didn't enjoy them as much at lolla)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">ben gibbard @ 9:30 Club (immediately after first show, i ran outside and grabbed ticket for the second)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">QOTSA (i think MSG was a tad more intense than philly, but hard to chose)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">smashing pumpkins @ 9:30 Club (i enjoyed the campy theme, seeing them up close and finally hearing "1979" live)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">arcade fire @ randalls island</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">chemical brothers @ mccarren pool (amazing visuals. heavyweight bout of the 21st century: chem bros vs. daft punk)</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">muse @ lolla (even better than the patriot show, IMO)</font></li>
<font size="2" face="Arial, Veranda">Originally posted by nkotb:
I'd have to look back through my stubs to remember anything else.
me too, although i doubt i'd add more than one or two shows. Originally posted by callat703:
1. Daft Punk - Vegoose
*It should be noted that this show is immediately in the discussion for the top three shows I've ever seen.
just bears repeating.
*EDIT: crap - i left off calvin harris @ mercury lounge, which was just massive. i'm good at editing other people's stuff, but can't cut my own...
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I probably forgot something from the first half of the year, but here is what I can think of for my top ten:
1. Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard/Ray Price @ Merriweather (by far the best show of the year for me)
2. The Shins @ DAR
3. Against Me!/Cursive @ Electric Factory (didn't stay for Mastadon)
4. Arcade Fire/The National @ DAR
5. Old Crow Medicine Show @ Bonnaroo
6. The Weakerthans @ 930
7. The Shins @ The Norva
8. Drag the River @ Rock n Roll Hotel
9. Rilo Kiley @ 930
10. The Police @ Bonnaroo
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I only went to 10 this year so Ill go by top five performances...
1.Priestess at 930
2.Gwar at 930
3.All that remains at recher
4.Killswitch Engage(Warped tour) at merriwether
5.Mastodon at 930
honorable mention: Hellyeah at Rams head(Vinnie Paul of pantera 1st concert show since Dimebags death)
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1. QOTSA @ Ram's Head - and it is definitely in my top ten concerts ever
after that, the best were:
Spoon @ 9:30
Ani @ Meyerhoff
New Pornographers @ 9:30
Jens Lekman @ Black Cat
And really good were:
Bjork @ United Palace Theater
Cold War Kids @ SXSW (and 9:30, but their SXSW show was even better than the 9:30 show)
Okkervil River @ RnR Hotel
Editors @ 9:30
The National both shows @ 9:30
and Snow Patrol at Bender Arena holds a special place in my heart for totally personal reasons
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1. SCISSOR SISTERS--9:30 club march 4th
2. rilo Kiley--9:30 sept. 26th
3. Feist--june 13th
4. The arcade fire--dar..march 14th
5. Virgin Festival
6. Lcd soundsystem 9:30 club
7. Stars--9:30 club oct. 20th
8. The Go! Team--oct 30th
9. !!! --9:30 club--may 14th
10. Disco Biscuits--new years eve
scissor sisters in boston as well. feist in pittsburgh..g love and special sauce at rams head.
great year for live music
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QOTSA was pretty stunning. Of course, Josh isn't cool so maybe that should make me rethink that. They were on Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" holiday special last night, which I thought was great. Now I don't have to feel guilty for eating fois gras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBmGIJSljAs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBmGIJSljAs)
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White Stripes - Grand Opera House, Wilmington
Stevie Wonder - Verizon
The Stooges - 9:30
Elvis Costello - 9:30
QOTSA - Ram's Head
Wilco - Merriweather
Prince - Rio, Las Vegas
The Roots - DAR
Social Distortion - Ram's Head
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Verizon
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Oh, I forgot Okkervil River at RNR Hotel. That gives me 10.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I can't even remember going to ten concerts this year, but I'll try...in no order
Jens Lekman, Black Cat
Nick Lowe, Birchmere
Old 97's, Artscape (daughter's first concert)
Hugh Masekela, World Music Fest in Arlington
Drive By Truckers, 9:30 Club
Robbie Fulks, Jammin Java
Slaid Cleaves, Iota
Hold Steady, 9:30 Club
Josh Rouse, Birchmere
Hmmm, that's about all that are listworthy and in my brain at present
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1. Bjork at Coachella (camped and was too exhausted to stay another minute by sunday morning)
2. Animal Collective at 930
3. Panda Bear at ottobar
4. Jens Lekman at BC
5. Feist at 930
6. Boris at BC
7. TVOTR at 930
8. Arcade Fire at coachella
9. Battles at BC
10. Damo Suzuki/Kohoutek at Velvet
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Wow, this is like the only thread that "Brian Wallace" hasn't come in and shit all over and made it totally about him and what he hates and thinks is lame and "look at me, look at me, look at me, I make controversial statements, I pretend to be so at odds!" Just the douchiest of the douches.
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Wow, that's a long band name. Where did they play? I missed them.
Originally posted by Relaxer:
Wow, this is like the only thread that "Brian Wallace" hasn't come in and shit all over and made it totally about him and what he hates and thinks is lame and "look at me, look at me, look at me, I make controversial statements, I pretend to be so at odds!" Just the douchiest of the douches.
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In no particular order:
Dismemberment Plan/Beauty Pill @ Black Cat
Iggy and the Stooges @ 9:30 Club
Arcade Fire/The National @ DAR
The Ponys/Jay Reatard @ Black Cat Backstage
9353/King Giant/Rustbuckit @ 9:30
Mickey Hart/Global Drum Project @ Lisner Auditorium
Van Halen @ Verizon Center
Partyline/Fierce Perm/Mess Up The Mess @ Velvet Lounge
Ben Gibbard (solo) (early show) @ 9:30 Club
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Verizon Center
I predict Patti Smith is on the list before year's end.
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
Wow, this is like the only thread that "Brian Wallace" hasn't come in and shit all over and made it totally about him and what he hates and thinks is lame and "look at me, look at me, look at me, I make controversial statements, I pretend to be so at odds!" Just the douchiest of the douches.
I don't do "Best of", "Favorite" or "Top 10" lists. I think they're trite and show someone who is insecure in their opinions.
Brian
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I only went to maybe 15 shows this year so I'll do my top 5.
1. Iggy and the Stooges @ 930 club
2. Burning Brides @ Jaxx
3. John Doe @ Iota
4. The Aggrolites @ Black Cat
5. Stiff Little Fingers @ Blac Cat
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Cool to see that Aggrolites mention! Definitely one of the best shows I saw this year.
I guess I'll have to think about my top ten though...why oh why oh why oh why did i not go to Daft Punk?!
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I only went to one show but it would've put all others to shame anyway.
Morrissey @ Mizner
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no particular order:
*papa roach - rams head, in columbus, ohio, and at merriweather
*bruce sprinsteen-verizon
*justin timberlake and pink-verizon
*christina aguilera-verizon
*keith urban-verizon
*aerosmith-nissan
*poison-nissan
*bellydance superstars-birchmere (yes it should count)
*three days grace and flyleaf-house of blues, sunset strip
*lukas rossi-borgata, atlantic city
runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa
still in the running: la guns at jaxx on friday
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i really like your music taste.
Originally posted by 6949:
no particular order:
*papa roach - rams head, in columbus, ohio, and at merriweather
*bruce sprinsteen-verizon
*justin timberlake and pink-verizon
*christina aguilera-verizon
*keith urban-verizon
*aerosmith-nissan
*poison-nissan
*bellydance superstars-birchmere (yes it should count)
*three days grace and flyleaf-house of blues, sunset strip
*lukas rossi-borgata, atlantic city
runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa
still in the running: la guns at jaxx on friday
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So do I. And I'm being sincere.
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
i really like your music taste.
runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa
...and they loved you back, 6949.
Brian
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How do you manage to exist on this board? Bravo for not getting sucked into the conformist indie mentality of this board (as I have to some degree).
Originally posted by 6949:
no particular order:
*papa roach - rams head, in columbus, ohio, and at merriweather
*bruce sprinsteen-verizon
*justin timberlake and pink-verizon
*christina aguilera-verizon
*keith urban-verizon
*aerosmith-nissan
*poison-nissan
*bellydance superstars-birchmere (yes it should count)
*three days grace and flyleaf-house of blues, sunset strip
*lukas rossi-borgata, atlantic city
runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa
still in the running: la guns at jaxx on friday
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Agreed. I'm always amazed that people with different tastes can handle posting on this forum.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
How do you manage to exist on this board? Bravo for not getting sucked into the conformist indie mentality of this board (as I have to some degree).
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Agreed. I'm always amazed that people with different tastes can handle posting on this forum.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
How do you manage to exist on this board? Bravo for not getting sucked into the conformist indie mentality of this board (as I have to some degree).
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At work I listen to indie 97.9 on the web and during the drive home it's the oh-so-hated clear channel stations. I go to small club and coffee house shows but I can't say they would top any best of list or that they're the ones I get really excited about. As for surviving on this board, I guess I'm intrigued by the indie-conformist mentality or I'm just easily entertained.
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I saw quite a bit fewer club/arena shows this year than I have in the last five or six years [33 versus usually over 50]. I did go to two multi-day festivals, which was new for me.
- Sloan, Black Cat, Sun May 13
- You Am I, SxSW
- Hoodoo Gurus & Mooney Suzuki, SxSW
- The Hold Steady, Lollapalooza
- QOTSA, Ram's Head Live, Wed 9/26
- Morrissey, Wolftrap July 2
- Spoon w/ The Ponys, 9:30, Oct 23
- The National, the Rosebuds, 9:30, Sept 6
- The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Terminal 5/NYC, Nov 21
- The Police, Boardwalk Hall (AC), Nov 3
The Who and Bruce Springsteen at Verizon each get honorable mention. The Who should probably be on the list....
I missed a bunch of shows I really wanted to see like The Hives....
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Stooges 9:30
Pogues Roseland St. Paddy's
Fishbone - Capital City Carnival
His Name is Alive - Black Cat
Sly & Family Stone - BB King's (weird show)
The Teeth - RR Hotel
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Stooges 9:30
Pogues Roseland St. Paddy's
Fishbone - Capital City Carnival
His Name is Alive - Black Cat
Sly & Family Stone - BB King's (weird show)
The Teeth - RR Hotel
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Beastie Boys @ Vfest
Deftones @ 930 (Both nights)
LCD Soundsystem @ 930 club
Air @ 930 Club
Girl Talk @ Vfest
Battles @ the ottobar
Queens of the Stone age @ Rams head
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1) LCD Soundsystem- 9:30
2) Jens Lekman- BC
3) TV on the Radio-9:30
4) Flaming Lips- Bonnaroo
5) Gogol Bordello- 9:30
6) Elvis Costello-9:30
7) White Stripes/Grinderman- NYC
8) Bruce Springsteen- Verizon
9) Jonathan Richman- 9:30
10) Spoon- 9:30
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Not really in any order, but Tool and Iggy would probably be the top 2.
1. Tool - Baltimore, Bonnaroo and Reading, PA
2. Iggy and the Stooges, 9:30
3. Arcade Fire, DAR
4. Richard Thompson, Bonnaroo and 9:30
5. Wilco, Bonnaroo and Merriweather
6. The Who, Wembley Arena, London
7. Lou Reed performing "Berlin", Appollo, London
8. Queens of the Stone Age, Rams Head
9. Neil Young, DAR
10. Bruce Springsteen, Verizon Center
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I know I'll get a lot of crap for this, but hey, its what I enjoy and I had fun at the concert which is what really matters to me. And I actually only went to 10 shows. So only the top 7 were counted.
1. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony- Verizon Center (I'm not even going to explain since no one will care the reason)
2. The Killers, Silver Beats, Red Romance- Patriot Center
3. Cartel, Cobra Starship, Boys Like Girls- 9:30 Club (Cobra was amazing, the others ehhh)
4. Bayside (opened for Anberlin)- 9:30 Club
5. Third Eye Blind, The Upwelling- Richie Coliseum (University of MD)
6. The Hush Sound, My Favorite Highway- Rock N Roll Hotel
7. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill- Verizon Center
On the Comedy Front:
1. Kathy Griffin- Kennedy Center
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Originally posted by conorh98:
Sly & Family Stone - BB King's (weird show)
Care to elaborate? The genius/insanity of Sly has always intrigued me.
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Daft Punk - Coney Island, NY
Justice - Trocadero, Philadelphia
The White Stripes - Patriot Center, VA
TV on the Radio - 9:30
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 9:30
EL-P w/ Mr. Dibbs - 9:30
Prefuse 73 - Black Cat
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Originally posted by mdh9857:
I know I'll get a lot of crap for this, but hey, its what I enjoy and I had fun at the concert which is what really matters to me. And I actually only went to 10 shows. So only the top 7 were counted.
1. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony- Verizon Center (I'm not even going to explain since no one will care the reason)
7. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill- Verizon Center
I'm interested. I won't make fun on you. Whatever you like is what you like. You must like famous, married, singing couples. Having witnessed both of them, who do you think has the better sex life? Was there any onstage sexual tension that you could detect?
Brian
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A bunch of votes for the LCD Soundsystem show... Must have been my awesome DJing that tipped it over the edge :D
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the question for me (and, i suspect, brennser) is why so many people voted for the national @ 930 show. we both thought it was a huge disappointement. personally, it was probably my worse show of the year.
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agreed, a total snoozer
Originally posted by sweetcell:
the question for me (and, i suspect, brennser) is why so many people voted for the national @ 930 show. we both thought it was a huge disappointement. personally, it was probably my worse show of the year.
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15 for you...not in order
LCD Soundsystem @930
Jens Lekman @BC
Andrew Bird @930
Arcade Fire @DAR
Josh Ritter @930
Patrick Wolf @BC
The Veils @DC9
Nick Lowe @Birchmere
Bjork @United Palace
Superdrag @930
Jonathan Richman @930
John Prine @Warner
Thermals @BC
Wolf Parade @BC
Dean & Britta @BC
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Oh yeah, Jonathan Richman at 9:30. That brings my list to 11. Though that's probably all the shows I saw this year. They were all good.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Oh, I forgot Okkervil River at RNR Hotel. That gives me 10.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I can't even remember going to ten concerts this year, but I'll try...in no order
Jens Lekman, Black Cat
Nick Lowe, Birchmere
Old 97's, Artscape (daughter's first concert)
Hugh Masekela, World Music Fest in Arlington
Drive By Truckers, 9:30 Club
Robbie Fulks, Jammin Java
Slaid Cleaves, Iota
Hold Steady, 9:30 Club
Josh Rouse, Birchmere
Hmmm, that's about all that are listworthy and in my brain at present
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this was the year that old age/having two kids caught up with me!! I didn't go to very many shows beyond the ones I DJ'ed (and really regret not seeing The Veils or Jens Lekman but such is life) - that being said here are the ones I enjoyed the most in no particular order
Josh Ritter @ 9.30
Neil Young @ DAR
Apples in Stereo/Aqueduct/Julie Ocean @ 9.30 (all 3 bands great)
Peter Bjorn and John/Fujiya and Miyagi/Au Revoir Simone @ 9.30 (again all 3 bands great)
TVOTR @ 9.30 (I'm not a huge fan of theirs but they blew me away live)
The Dears @ 9.30
Dissapointments
Camera Obscura @ 9.30
The Frames @ 9.30 (good but not the out of body exexperience Frames shows can be)
The Cribs @ Black Cat
The National @ 9.30
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To be honest, I think you deserve more ridicule for liking Kathy Griffin than any of the shows you saw :D
Originally posted by mdh9857:
1. Kathy Griffin- Kennedy Center
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let's see--in no order
incubus - hammerstein ballroom & 930 (didnt care for albert hammond though)
rhcp
stooges - 930
rodrigo y gabriela - 930
velvet revolver - 930
john mayer - mci
rage - coachella
kol/brmc
inxs
roots - 930
voodoo fest - watched the stream so i'm adding it
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20 for you...
TVOTR @ 930
Soulwax @ Coachella
The Rentals @930
Big Business @BC (opening for the Melvins)
Morrissey @Wolf Trap
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
15 for you...not in order
LCD Soundsystem @930
Jens Lekman @BC
Andrew Bird @930
Arcade Fire @DAR
Josh Ritter @930
Patrick Wolf @BC
The Veils @DC9
Nick Lowe @Birchmere
Bjork @United Palace
Superdrag @930
Jonathan Richman @930
John Prine @Warner
Thermals @BC
Wolf Parade @BC
Dean & Britta @BC
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Soulwax @ Coachella
heh, i was a little surprised that no shows from cochella or lolla made your list. i forgot about soulwax - they were indeed excellent, one of my 'chella highlights. probably should have been on my list.
another one that no one has mentioned: travis @ 930 club. excellent show.
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Originally posted by SPARX:
Originally posted by conorh98:
Sly & Family Stone - BB King's (weird show)
Care to elaborate? The genius/insanity of Sly has always intrigued me. [/b]
Well, it was uncoordinated from start to finish (venue/band/audience). I really appreciate the 930 club and BC when I watch shows in other cities. It was a 10:30 start time, but they kept us waiting in the cold on the sidewalk until just before 12. No reasons were given. Sly came out and did a spontaneous "rap" before members of the family came out seemingly confused. sly's voice is still great (it might be even better than when he was young) but he would only sing about 1 or 2 lines out of any given song when he actually was out there. he was preoccupied with a vocoder (i think that's what it's called) where he would talk into a mic and the keyboard would control its pitch. the band didn't really know what the hell was going on and was as confused as the audience when sly would up and leave the stage. they turned the house lights on a bunch of times before sly stumbled back to noodle through another song.
the unfortunate thing is that this could have been an incredible show. but sly's music really benefits with tight playing. this was anything but. they need a real leader out there, even if it isn't sly, to help them get their shit together.
about 1/3 of the audience was pissed and some chanted stuff at sly, but the rest ate it up. i guess i was somewhere in the middle. i didn't feel like he was intentionally slighting the audience like bob dylan or anything, but he might just have mental problems or stage fright. i do think he was trying to put on a good show. and it was pretty good. i'm really glad i saw it; he's written some incredible tunes.
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Only saw three this year (having a second baby will do that to you), but they were all great: The Who - Verizon
Wolfmother - 9:30
White Stripes - Patriot Center
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Originally posted by conorh98:
Originally posted by SPARX:
Originally posted by conorh98:
Sly & Family Stone - BB King's (weird show)
Care to elaborate? The genius/insanity of Sly has always intrigued me. [/b]
Well, it was uncoordinated from start to finish (venue/band/audience). I really appreciate the 930 club and BC when I watch shows in other cities. It was a 10:30 start time, but they kept us waiting in the cold on the sidewalk until just before 12. No reasons were given. Sly came out and did a spontaneous "rap" before members of the family came out seemingly confused. sly's voice is still great (it might be even better than when he was young) but he would only sing about 1 or 2 lines out of any given song when he actually was out there. he was preoccupied with a vocoder (i think that's what it's called) where he would talk into a mic and the keyboard would control its pitch. the band didn't really know what the hell was going on and was as confused as the audience when sly would up and leave the stage. they turned the house lights on a bunch of times before sly stumbled back to noodle through another song.
the unfortunate thing is that this could have been an incredible show. but sly's music really benefits with tight playing. this was anything but. they need a real leader out there, even if it isn't sly, to help them get their shit together.
about 1/3 of the audience was pissed and some chanted stuff at sly, but the rest ate it up. i guess i was somewhere in the middle. i didn't feel like he was intentionally slighting the audience like bob dylan or anything, but he might just have mental problems or stage fright. i do think he was trying to put on a good show. and it was pretty good. i'm really glad i saw it; he's written some incredible tunes. [/b]
Thanks for the review. Wish I could've caught him in his prime. Sheer genius! His Dick Cavett interview was priceless back in his heyday. He basically took over the show with his charisma and sheer presence. By the end of the show, he was pretty much interviewing the other guests while Cavett sat there dumbfounded.
Sorry to hear he seemed subpar but at least you got to see a legend.Sounds like there might not be many tours left in Sly.Good to hear he's still trying to give his best shot though.
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Thanks for the review. Wish I could've caught him in his prime. Sheer genius! His Dick Cavett interview was priceless back in his heyday. He basically took over the show with his charisma and sheer presence. By the end of the show, he was pretty much interviewing the other guests while Cavett sat there dumbfounded.
Sorry to hear he seemed subpar but at least you got to see a legend.Sounds like there might not be many tours left in Sly.Good to hear he's still trying to give his best shot though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_hqNvg4r3k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_hqNvg4r3k)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM_Pf7JhKWo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM_Pf7JhKWo)
Awesome.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Thanks for the review. Wish I could've caught him in his prime. Sheer genius! His Dick Cavett interview was priceless back in his heyday. He basically took over the show with his charisma and sheer presence. By the end of the show, he was pretty much interviewing the other guests while Cavett sat there dumbfounded.
Sorry to hear he seemed subpar but at least you got to see a legend.Sounds like there might not be many tours left in Sly.Good to hear he's still trying to give his best shot though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_hqNvg4r3k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_hqNvg4r3k)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM_Pf7JhKWo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM_Pf7JhKWo)
Awesome. [/b]
The 1st youtube vid is the one I was talking about. Once Sly's segment was over he moved to allow the Senator and his wife to be interviewed. Cavett seemed somewhat ill at ease when the subject turned to the Senator's wife's ethnicity. Sly ended up carrying the interview from that point on discussing discrimination and was spot on, completly connecting with the Senator and his wife,while Cavett sat speechless.
I enjoyed this interview.I'd never seen it before today. Gotta love youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2BXgpIqiDw&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2BXgpIqiDw&feature=related)
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Originally posted by SPARX:
The 1st youtube vid is the one I was talking about. Once Sly's segment was over he moved to allow the Senator and his wife to be interviewed. Cavett seemed somewhat ill at ease when the subject turned to the Senator's wife's ethnicity. Sly ended up carrying the interview from that point on discussing discrimination and was spot on, completly connecting with the Senator and his wife,while Cavett sat speechless.
That sounds great - can't find it. Apparently there is a DVD box set of Cavett episodes that has the whole show on it.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009MAPX6/theverythingt-20/002-0598674-3180006?%5Fencoding=UTF8&camp=1789&link%5Fcode=xm2 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009MAPX6/theverythingt-20/002-0598674-3180006?%5Fencoding=UTF8&camp=1789&link%5Fcode=xm2)
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1. Spiritualized-Bimbo's 365
2. Daft Punk-Red Rocks
3. The Aliens-Larimer Lounge
4. Wilco-Fillmore
5. Tinariwen-Boulder Theater
6. The Stooges-Fillmore
7. Neil Young-Wells Fargo Theater
8. Black Angels-Larimer Lounge
9. The Warlocks/Kinski-Larimer Lounge
10. The Omens-3 Kings Tavern
11. Brightblack Morning Light-Larimer
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Originally posted by Cali:
let's see--in no order
incubus - hammerstein ballroom & 930 (didnt care for albert hammond though)
Incubus played the 930 club this year? Where the hell was I?
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Originally posted by nkotb:
To be honest, I think you deserve more ridicule for liking Kathy Griffin than any of the shows you saw :D
Originally posted by mdh9857:
1. Kathy Griffin- Kennedy Center
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i was thinking the same thing, it's like the icing on a cake of shit ... very funny stuff, almost looked like well-constructed flame
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I'd love to see Brightblack Morning Light. Hopefully they'll tour more extensively next year.
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it's like crap on toast.
Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i was thinking the same thing, it's like the icing on a cake of shit ... very funny stuff, almost looked like well-constructed flame
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Originally posted by 6949:
Incubus played the 930 club this year? Where the hell was I?
You cannot be serious.
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I have seen Brightblack a few times. Apparently, they like Colorado.
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They've only played here once as far as I know. I think it was at dc9 in june '06.
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Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
Originally posted by 6949:
Incubus played the 930 club this year? Where the hell was I?
You cannot be serious. [/b]
I can see how they missed it.
There were only between 6 to a dozen threads on here about the show that week :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Iggy and the Stooges 9:30 club
White Stripes Patriot Center
Yeah Yeah Yeah's Virgin Fest
Queens of the Stone Age Ram's Head
Flaming Lips Norva
Elvis Costello 9:30 Club
Slayer 9:30 Club
Bad Religion/Gallows 9:30 Club
Beastie Boys Virgin Fest
Bad Brains Virgin Fest
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by nkotb:
I'd have to look back through my stubs to remember anything else.
me too, although i doubt i'd add more than one or two shows. [/b]
i lied. a quick glance at the collection reminded me of the fun nights spent in the company of:
- explosions in the sky @ 930
- hot chip @ 930
- mana @ patriot center
- the rapture @ coachella
- pipettes @ BC (honorable mention)
there, now i have 20 like joe too. biggest let-downs were the afore-mentioned the national @ 930, and the arctic monkees @ 930.
i wonder what The Director's list will look like... daft punk and 9 police shows?!? :D
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- morrissey- the norva, dar
- wilco- charlottesville pavillion, bonnaroo
- new pornographers/emma pollock- 9:30
- flaming lips- bonnaroo, norva
- jens lekman- black cat
- police- bonnaroo
- badly drawn boy- 9:30
- the shins- dar
- arcade fire/national- dar
- the good the bad and the queen- 9:30
- ben folds- uva
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Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by nkotb:
To be honest, I think you deserve more ridicule for liking Kathy Griffin than any of the shows you saw :D
Originally posted by mdh9857:
1. Kathy Griffin- Kennedy Center
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i was thinking the same thing, it's like the icing on a cake of shit ... very funny stuff, almost looked like well-constructed flame [/b]
I happen to like Kathy Griffin. She's a lot funnier than any of the Jim Gaffigan/ Larry the Cable Guy crowd. All of them recycle the same jokes. And apparently I'm not alone in liking her in that in that she sold out Kennedy Center twice and DAR on 3 straight nights.
As far as the J.Lo and Tim McGraw thing. The Tim McGraw concert was a gift to my mom for mother's day in which I went with her. And I've always wanted to see Jennifer Lopez live, and finally got the chance. And Marc Anthony sounds great live.
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Originally posted by mdh9857:
Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by nkotb:
To be honest, I think you deserve more ridicule for liking Kathy Griffin than any of the shows you saw :D
Originally posted by mdh9857:
1. Kathy Griffin- Kennedy Center
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i was thinking the same thing, it's like the icing on a cake of shit ... very funny stuff, almost looked like well-constructed flame [/b]
I happen to like Kathy Griffin. She's a lot funnier than any of the Jim Gaffigan/ Larry the Cable Guy crowd. All of them recycle the same jokes. And apparently I'm not alone in liking her in that in that she sold out Kennedy Center twice and DAR on 3 straight nights.
As far as the J.Lo and Tim McGraw thing. The Tim McGraw concert was a gift to my mom for mother's day in which I went with her. And I've always wanted to see Jennifer Lopez live, and finally got the chance. And Marc Anthony sounds great live. [/b]
Hey, I liked your choices. Kathy Griffin's funny. They flamed me a while ago for saying Dane Cook was funny. Most of the boarders here don't feel complete unless they've ridiculed someone else's personal tastes. It makes them feel better. I only ridicule ass-kissing, dick-sucking idol worship ("Thom Yorke is God", "Bruce Springsteen is God", "Daft Punk live are God", etc.), smug pretentiousness and nostalgia.
Kathy Griffin is dating Paul Allen isn't she? And Chelsea Handler is dating the CEO of Comcast. I guess Lisa Lampanelli should be stalking one of the Google guys, shouldn't she?
Brian
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Originally posted by SPARX:
Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
Originally posted by 6949:
Incubus played the 930 club this year? Where the hell was I?
You cannot be serious. [/b]
I can see how they missed it.
There were only between 6 to a dozen threads on here about the show that week :eek: :eek: :eek: [/b]
I see that it was in January, I didn't read the board back then. I'm still not sure how I missed it considering I was on their site/myspace/ebay looking for tickets for their LA show 2 weeks later. I didn't find good seats so I passed on that show thinking they would come to the 9:30 club eventually. I think I need to borrow that LOLCAT FAIL picture.
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Originally posted by mdh9857:
I happen to like Kathy Griffin. She's a lot funnier than any of the Jim Gaffigan/ Larry the Cable Guy crowd. All of them recycle the same jokes. And apparently I'm not alone in liking her in that in that she sold out Kennedy Center twice and DAR on 3 straight nights.
don't take it so personally, i just have a severe allergic reaction to even the thought of kathy griffin, she makes me want to poke icepicks in my eyes ... if it matters, i hate the other two you mentioned as well
and, yes, a lot of people like her, i realized this before you posted ... i love people who feel so insecure in their tastes that they feel the need to defend them with the strength in numbers theory ;)
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Originally posted by 6949:
I see that it was in January, I didn't read the board back then. I'm still not sure how I missed it considering I was on their site/myspace/ebay looking for tickets for their LA show 2 weeks later. I didn't find good seats so I passed on that show thinking they would come to the 9:30 club eventually. I think I need to borrow that LOLCAT FAIL picture. [/b][/QUOTE]
they were on the east coast for a while. two shows at the club, then philly, then ny.
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Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
I don't do "Best of", "Favorite" or "Top 10" lists. I think they're trite and show someone who is insecure in their opinions.
Brian
Lenin despised Top 10 lists, although its worth noting that Marx was silent on the issue.
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25 for you...sweetcell trying to compete w/ me..
LCD Soundsystem @930
Jens Lekman @BC
Andrew Bird @930
Arcade Fire @DAR
Josh Ritter @930
Patrick Wolf @BC
The Veils @DC9
Nick Lowe @Birchmere
Bjork @United Palace
Superdrag @930
Jonathan Richman @930
John Prine @Warner
Thermals @BC
Wolf Parade @BC
Dean & Britta @BC
TVOTR @ 930
Soulwax @ Coachella
The Rentals @930
Big Business @BC (opening for the Melvins)
Morrissey @Wolf Trap
Hives @BC
British Sea Power @BC
Iggy & the Stooges @Lolla
Blonde Redhead @Lolla
Kinski / Clockcleaner @VelvetLounge
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Agreed. She's awful to look and and awful to listen to.
I'm not sure why people pay money to hear jokes told. Why not just tell your own? My wife is as funny as any comedienne I've ever seen on tv.
And saying comedian x is funnier than Larry the Cable Guy is like saying singer y is better than Toby Keith.
Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by mdh9857:
I happen to like Kathy Griffin. She's a lot funnier than any of the Jim Gaffigan/ Larry the Cable Guy crowd. All of them recycle the same jokes. And apparently I'm not alone in liking her in that in that she sold out Kennedy Center twice and DAR on 3 straight nights.
don't take it so personally, i just have a severe allergic reaction to even the thought of kathy griffin, she makes me want to poke icepicks in my eyes ... if it matters, i hate the other two you mentioned as well
and, yes, a lot of people like her, i realized this before you posted ... i love people who feel so insecure in their tastes that they feel the need to defend them with the strength in numbers theory ;) [/b]
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I'm not sure why people pay money to hear jokes told. Why not just tell your own? My wife is as funny as any comedienne I've ever seen on tv.
have you considered having people over and charging for her performances? i might be interested, if you throw in a bowl of home-made soup.
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Something is definitely wrong with your good/bad filters if you can easily list 25 of the best shows you saw this year.
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
25 for you...sweetcell trying to compete w/ me..
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They all KILLED IT, Mr. ManBearPig.
Originally posted by nkotb:
Something is definitely wrong with your good/bad filters if you can easily list 25 of the best shows you saw this year.
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
25 for you...sweetcell trying to compete w/ me..
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i couldnt figure out just 10 so heres my top 16:
Daft Punk @ Lollapalooza
Beirut @ Society for Ethical Culture
Cut Off Your Hands @ Delancey (CMJ)
LCD Soundsystem @ Webster Hall
Interpol @MSG
Mum @ Society for Ethical Culture
Spiritualized @ Apollo
Maps @ Mercury & Luna Lounge (both were amazing)
editors @ Webster Hall
Morrissey @ Hammerstein (last night in NYC)
Faithless @ Webster Hall
The Veils @ Mercury Lounge
Midlake @ Bowery Ballroom
Lisa Gerrard @ Society for Ethical Culture
The Cinematics @ Knitting Factory
Shout Out Louds @ Luna Lounge
-we are scientists with the upright citizens brigade and the setting suns might also have to be added and theres a lot more coming up.
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Dropkick Murphys @ Ramshead
Weird Al @ Lincoln Theatre
+/- @ RNR Hotel
V-Fest
David Bazan @ Black Cat
Nada Surf & Sea Wolf @ 8X10
Ben Kweller @ Sonar
Smashing Pumpkins @ 9:30 Club
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Clutch - 9:30
Paul Weller - Irving Plaza
Stiff Little Fingers - Black Cat
Woven Hand - Cafe Atlantik
The Evens - Ft Reno
Lucinda Williams - Wolftrap
Neil Young - DAR
Rodrigo Y Gabriela - 9:30
Slayer - Merriweather
Priestess - 9:30
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Like several others, I went to far fewer shows this year than last. There were at least 10 shows I missed for being out of town. Here's what I've got:
1. Spoon, Ponys @ 9:30 club, 10/23
2. Okkervil River, Damien Jurado @ RnR Hotel, 9/30
3. Frames, Margot & Nuclear So and Sos @ 9:30, 4/26
4. Brazilian Girls @ Ogden Theater (Denver), 4/21
5. Son Volt, High Strung @ 9:30, 5/17
6. Brother Kite @ Red and the Black, 6/18
7. Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf @ Recher, 5/13
8. High Strung, XYZ Affair @ BC backstage, 2/18
9. Nethers @ BC, 3/9
10. Stellastarr, Soft Complex @ RnR Hotel, 2/13
Spoon and Okkervil River are way out in front.
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I can not rank but here are some:
MIA @ Terminal 5/ 930
Justice @ Terminal 5
Macy Gray @ DAR
Gwen Stefani @ Borgata
Lily Allen @ 930
Chrisette Michelle @ Black Cat
Bird and the Bee @ RNR
Nelly Furtado @ Patriot Center
Unlimited Sunshine Festival @ DAR
JLO/Marc Anthony @ Verizon
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Top 11:
The Polyphonic Spree at 9:30 Club (6/30/07)
Koop at 9:30 Club (11/3/07)
Tool at Baltimore Arena (6/8/07)
David Olney & Sergio Webb at Sangha (6/5/07)
Porcupine Tree at House of Blues, Cleveland (5/18/07)
Air at 9:30 Club (5/9/07)
Grizzly Bear at Black Cat (3/4/07)
The Australian Pink Floyd Show at Starthmore (11/6/07)
Silverchair at Bowery Ballroom (2/12/07)
Amiina at 9:30 Club (4/1/07)
Blackfield at Ram's Head Tavern (3/15/07)
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Well either tonight's Dresden Dolls show or tomorrow night's Patti Smith show could sneak in, at the moment, here's my top 10 (that goes to 11).
1- Superdrag @ Irving Plaza
2- Arcade Fire @ DAR
3- Superdrag @ 930
4- Fiona Apple and Nickel Creek @ Pier Six
5- Mic Harrison/Scott Miller @ Iota
6- Sasquatch Music Festival @ The Gorge -especially The Hold Steady - way better than the 9:30 show in Nov.
7- True Colors @ Merriweather
8- The High Score @ Hottfest (Knoxville)
9- Public Enemy @ Rams Head Live
10- Ben Kweller @ Sonar
11- Ani Difranco @ 930
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(In no order, except that The Stooges were the show of the year for me):
Stooges-9:30 Club DC
Slayer-9:30 Club DC
Hank Williams III-Chameleon Club Lancaster PA
Muse-Patriot Center
Van Halen-Verizon Center
Van Hunt-Black Cat
Heaven and Hell-Merriweather
Public Enemy-Rams Head Live
The Police-MSG NYC
Rage Against The Machine-Randalls Island NYC
Honorable mention: Antiseen-Wonderland Richmond VA
Henry Rollins (spoken word)-Birchmere
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Paul Weller at Irving Plaza on "Jam night" - What was touted as "An evening of Paul Weller playing the songs of The Jam" ended up being Weller playing 8 Jam songs, torturing the audience with 15 songs that sounded like Steve Winwood covers, and then finishing up with another Jam number. The audience, many of whom had paid top dollar for their tickets and/or flown in from far away to attend, seemed kinda pissed. I'd give the show a B-minus. It makes my Top 10 list because I got to skip two days of work and take a train up to NYC with three of my friends. And Weller opened with "Shopping" which is such an asshole move that it still makes me laugh every time I think about it.
The Lodger at The Velvet Lounge - This was probably the best show I saw all year -- a skinny twee kid playing a really tight set of incredibly hooky guitar pop. The Public Record opened and played cool soundtracky stuff. In grand DC tradition, there were about 20 people in attendance, most of whom were over 35.
The Pipettes at The Black Cat - Their outfits are crummy and they sound more like Toni Basil than The Ronettes but they were mighty entertaining. The rest of the packed house seemed to agree.
The Hodoo Gurus at The Black Cat - Balding Aussies bring the rock to a depressingly empty house. Fake Accents do a nice job opening up.
Apples In Stereo at the 9:30 - Balding Americans bring the pop to a depressingly empty house. Aqueduct does a nice job opening up.
Georgie James at Fort Reno - Georgie James are my favorite local band right now. They're always tight and they remind me of the Zombies. Best of all, it was free.
LCD Soundsystem at the 9:30 Club - They played every song I wanted to hear in a really tight fashion. Since I don't get out much, this easily qualifies them for my top 10.
The Lemonheads at The Black Cat - Recruiting Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez paid big dividends for Dando. They kept him reined in whenever the wheels were threatening to come off and didn't let him do his shambolic solo set until the encore. I've seen The Lemonheads five times over the last 20 years and this was the first time they were actually good.
The Oranges Band at The Red and the Black - The Oranges Band are my fourth favorite band. Since they're from Baltimore, I get to see them play regularly for under $10. As always, they were good.
Georgie James at The Black Cat - (See above. Ignore the "Best of all, it was free" part.)
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1) PJ Harvey @ Beacon Theater
2) Daft Punk @ Red Rocks
3) Arcade Fire @ Red Rocks
4) Polyphonic Spree @ 9:30
5) Bjork @ Fox Theater
6) Queens of the Stone Age @ Electric Factory
7) The Go! Team @ 9:30
8) Fujiya & Miyagi and Escort @ Barnard College
9) Lucinda Williams @ Wolftrap
10) Spoon @ Monolith Festival
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I don't know where she'd fit in there, but Tori Amos in Anaheim was probably one of the best shows I've seen in my life.
Honorable Mention:
Snoop Dogg's showcase back in December at LA Live.
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Originally posted by earlx:
Paul Weller at Irving Plaza on "Jam night" - What was touted as "An evening of Paul Weller playing the songs of The Jam" ended up being Weller playing 8 Jam songs, torturing the audience with 15 songs that sounded like Steve Winwood covers, and then finishing up with another Jam number. The audience, many of whom had paid top dollar for their tickets and/or flown in from far away to attend, seemed kinda pissed. I'd give the show a B-minus. It makes my Top 10 list because I got to skip two days of work and take a train up to NYC with three of my friends. And Weller opened with "Shopping" which is such an asshole move that it still makes me laugh every time I think about it.
I was at all three of those shows and the second night spotlighting the Style Council songs was the best. The band and audience was really into the entire show. They even uncorked a incredibly tight version of a "A Town Called Malice", which they basically slept through the first night.
I'm guessin' that Weller is more than a bit miffed that even after years of recording as a solo artist with IMHO a solid body of work, that even the slightest mention of the Jam and people lose their minds... Not sure which night it was, but his performance of "Butterfly Collector" really hearkened back to his angry young man days.
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
1) PJ Harvey @ Beacon Theater
2) Daft Punk @ Red Rocks
3) Arcade Fire @ Red Rocks
4) Polyphonic Spree @ 9:30
5) Bjork @ Fox Theater
6) Queens of the Stone Age @ Electric Factory
7) The Go! Team @ 9:30
8) Fujiya & Miyagi and Escort @ Barnard College
9) Lucinda Williams @ Wolftrap
10) Spoon @ Monolith Festival
1) -bk, you're alive! glad you're back/resurfaced. two months and no word of you... glad you survived the road trip.
2) given the fact that you have seen more shows than just about anyone here, it's an impressive feat that you stuck to a top 10, and not a top 50. well done.
3) PJ = #1? really? damn good show, but interesting choice nonetheless. .
4) you still owe me for that one, bitch :D
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
1) PJ Harvey @ Beacon Theater
2) Daft Punk @ Red Rocks
3) Arcade Fire @ Red Rocks
4) Polyphonic Spree @ 9:30
5) Bjork @ Fox Theater
6) Queens of the Stone Age @ Electric Factory
7) The Go! Team @ 9:30
8) Fujiya & Miyagi and Escort @ Barnard College
9) Lucinda Williams @ Wolftrap
10) Spoon @ Monolith Festival
1) -bk, you're alive! glad you're back/resurfaced. two months and no word of you... glad you survived the road trip.
2) given the fact that you have seen more shows than just about anyone here, it's an impressive feat that you stuck to a top 10, and not a top 50. well done.
3) PJ = #1? really? damn good show, but interesting choice nonetheless. .
4) you still owe me for that one, bitch :D [/b]
1) Two months following that tour has KILLED me. I *just* got back to DC recently and I need to get back in my groove! Patti Smith was my "homecoming" show of sorts.
2) Yeah, I'm shocked myself.
3) Yes. That show STILL haunts me. Her performance of "The Piano", "Down By the Water", and "Man Size" were stellar.
4) I do!!! Next time you're here we'll fuck it up on my tab!
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Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by earlx:
Paul Weller at Irving Plaza on "Jam night" - What was touted as "An evening of Paul Weller playing the songs of The Jam" ended up being Weller playing 8 Jam songs, torturing the audience with 15 songs that sounded like Steve Winwood covers, and then finishing up with another Jam number. The audience, many of whom had paid top dollar for their tickets and/or flown in from far away to attend, seemed kinda pissed. I'd give the show a B-minus. It makes my Top 10 list because I got to skip two days of work and take a train up to NYC with three of my friends. And Weller opened with "Shopping" which is such an asshole move that it still makes me laugh every time I think about it.
I was at all three of those shows and the second night spotlighting the Style Council songs was the best. The band and audience was really into the entire show. They even uncorked a incredibly tight version of a "A Town Called Malice", which they basically slept through the first night.
I'm guessin' that Weller is more than a bit miffed that even after years of recording as a solo artist with IMHO a solid body of work, that even the slightest mention of the Jam and people lose their minds... Not sure which night it was, but his performance of "Butterfly Collector" really hearkened back to his angry young man days. [/b]
I've heard that from a number of people. I really wanted to attend that second night as well but I didn't relish the idea of telling my wife that I was going to leave her with the kids for three days to attend a couple of concerts.
Are you going to check out From the Jam? I have tickets to the DC and NY shows. I bought the NY ticket before they announced the DC show so I might try to unload it.
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dunno... i feel a bit dirty about attending that show, hugh cromwell is an interesting choice as a substitute singer... would really like to know what kinda condition his voice is in and how well the band is playing together before committing...
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Originally posted by kosmo:
dunno... i feel a bit dirty about attending that show, hugh cromwell is an interesting choice as a substitute singer... would really like to know what kinda condition his voice is in and how well the band is playing together before committing...
Hugh is actually the opening act rather than the substitute singer. The guy fronting FTJ is named Russell and, purportedly, does a pretty good job. I've got pretty low expectations so I don't imagine I'll be disappointed. And, at a minimum, "Smithers-Jones," "News of the World" and "Carnaby Street" will sound just like the records.
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I am going to "from the Jam" as well, and can't wait to here the songs live. They palyed at UMD in 82 or 83, and I have oftened kicked myself for not going. I know it won't be the real think without Weller, but should still be fun. Also, I did see the Stranglers a few times, and Hugh was really the best part. I am hoping he has a sharp young band and can still pull it off.
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After several permutations, this ended up being my 2007 Top Ten+1 concert list:
Stooges--9:30 Club
Patti Smith--9:30 Club
Holly Golightly--Iota
New Pornographers/Emma Pollack/Benjy Ferree--9:30 Club
Yeah Yeah Yeahs--Virgin Festival
Blonde Redhead--9:30 Club (Fields opened, all around great show.)
The Knitters--Birchmere
Yo La Tengo--9:30 Club (Honorable mention goes to their Birchmere show as well.)
The Wrens--Georgetown University
Kristin Hersh--Iota (McCarricks were openers and made for a great backing band.)
They Shoot Horses Don't They--Black Cat backstage
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Hold Steady, 9:30 Club
one would need to be pretty trashed before the Hold Steady actually sounded tolerable.
(http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004729;p=151#006023)
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here are a few of my favorite shows of 2007:
Alejandro Escovedo � Continental Club, SXSW closing show
Lucinda Williams � Wolf Trap
The Stooges â?¢ 9:30
Sparklehorse â?¢ Rams Head Live
Hoodoo Gurus � Dog & Duck party, SXSW [all Stoneage Romeos!]
Clutch â?¢ 9:30
Big Lazy â?¢ Black Cat
Soul Classics feat. Archie Bell, Roy Head etc. â?¢ Continental Club
Elvis Costello â?¢ 9:30
Charlie Louvin â?¢ Jammin' Java
Lyle Lovett â?¢ Birchmere
Neko Case â?¢ 9:30
Mekons â?¢ Jammin' Java
Rodrigo y Gabriela â?¢ 9:30
Beasts of Bourbon � some SXSW venue
The Knitters w/ Hacienda Bros â?¢ Continental Club
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1. Polyphonic Spree - 930 Club
2. Low - 930 Club
3. Cold War Kids with Tokyo Police Club- 930 Club
4. Interpol - V Fest
5. Fujiya & Miyagi - Ottobar
6. Klaxons - 930 Club
7. Voxtrot - Black Cat (first show, not the second)
8. the Shins - Merriweather
9. Sebadoh - 930
10. Nick Swardson - Lisner
Awesome year!
(feeling nostalgic after seeing an excellent the Polyphonic Spree show last night... Probably will end up my number one for 2015)