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Title: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: bearman🐻 on December 09, 2005, 04:14:00 pm
Here are mine:
 
 1) Bob Mould @ 9:30 Club
 2) Pixies @ Merriweather
 3) Kraftwerk @ 9:30 (2nd show)
 4) Chemical Brothers @ Coachella
 5) Echo & the Bunnymen @ TLA, Philly
 6) Sleater-Kinney @ Warfield, SF
 7) Gang of Four @ 9:30
 8) Social Distortion @ M&T Stadium (HFStival)
 9) X @ 9:30
 10) Queens of the Stone Age @ MCI Center
 
 Honorable mentions: Judybats @ Ram's Head, New York Dolls @ 9:30, Teenage Fanclub @ 9:30, Bob Mould @ the Metro (Chicago), Queens of the Stone Age @ 9:30
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on December 09, 2005, 04:24:00 pm
1) colin meloy - iota
 2) m83 - black cat
 
 i don't really have a record of the shows i went to, but these two definitely stand out
 
 edit:
 
 wilco - 930 club
 arcade fire - 930 club
 bloc party - black cat
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: distance on December 09, 2005, 04:28:00 pm
my tops, in no particular order:
 1. gang of four - 930
 2. tortoise - acl
 3. bunnymen - chameleon club
 4. kraftwerk - 930 (night2)
 5. pixies - merriweather
 6. do make say think - stage 2 underground
 7. slint - 930
 
 i liked most of the other stuff i went to, but i think these were the best shows.  kraftwerk @ miami was better than dc, i think, but that was last year.
 i still have 3 more shows coming up this year (eits *3 this weekend/next week in nyc).. so..
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: mrpee on December 09, 2005, 04:33:00 pm
Guessing I saw about 75 or so local shows this year, and of those (in order of swellness)...
 
 John Vanderslice @ BC
 Animal Collective @ BC
 Alejandro Escovedo @ Barns
 Magnolia Electric Co. @ BCBS
 Thievery @ 930 (3rd show, I think)
 Dirtbombs @ IOTA
 M83 @ BC
 Pernice Brothers @ Jammin Java
 Sam Prekop @ BC
 Fantomas @ 930
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: ggw on December 09, 2005, 04:35:00 pm
Off the top of my head:
 
 Meloy @ iota
 Detroit Cobras @ iota
 Immortal Lee County Killers @ iota
 Gang of Four @ 9:30
 Pixies @ Merriweather
 Idlewild @ Black Cat
 
 I know I'm forgetting some...
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on December 09, 2005, 04:44:00 pm
Devotcka, 8x10 Club
 Robbie Fulks, Jammin Java
 Devotchka, Media Club, Vancouver
 Iggy and the Stooges, Bumbershoot
 Keren Ann, Bumbershoot
 Old 97's, 9:30 Club
 Nada Surf, Black Cat
 Son Volt, Bumbershoot
 High Strung, Jammin Java
 Drive By Truckers, Artscape
 Josh Rouse, Rams Head
 
 sorry, had to add an 11th.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: definitivedoodle on December 09, 2005, 04:45:00 pm
The Roots-Winter Break Jan 05-930 club
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: brennser on December 09, 2005, 04:51:00 pm
best gigs
 
 1. Ed Harcourt @ Iota
 2. The Frames @ The Black Cat
 3. Josh Rouse @ Vicar Street (Dublin)
 4. Teenage Fanclub @ 9.30
 5. Arcade Fire @ 9.30
 6. Bloc Party @ Black Cat
 7. Alejandro @ The Barns
 
 probably went to about 20 shows total but these are the ones that stood out
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Dr. Anton Phibes on December 09, 2005, 05:08:00 pm
In no order.......
 
 The Knitters-Birchmere & Ram's Head
 
 Pixies- Merriweather & Sonar
 
 Gang Of Four-9:30 & Sonar
 
 Kraftwerk-Both Nights at 9:30
 
 The Fleshtones-IOTA
 
 Joseph Arthur-Rosewood Theater
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Sage 703 on December 09, 2005, 05:09:00 pm
in no real order:
 
 1. colin meloy - iota
 2. kasabian (opening for the music) - 9:30
 3. bright eyes - DAR
 4. crooked fingers - black cat
 5. death cab - 9:30, second night with 405 encore
 6. thievery corp - on the mall
 7. ryan adams & the cardinals - tennessee theater
 8. brazilian girls - college of william & mary
 9. rolling stones - charlottesville
 10. the faint - 9:30
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: RatBastard on December 09, 2005, 05:17:00 pm
Chronoligical Order...
 
 1) Secret Machines, Moving Units, Autolix (Starr Hill 03-02)
 2) Queens of the Stine Age, Throw rag (930 03-27)
 3) Sevendust, Skindred, Bobaflex, One (HOB Orlando 04-07)
 4) BB King (Norva 05-17)
 5) Devo (930 08-14)
 6) System of a Down, Mars Volta (Hampton Coliseum 08-21)
 7) Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick (Wolf Trap 08-25)
 8) Rolling Stones (UVA 10-06)
 9) Foo Fighters (930 10-16)
 10) Nine Inch nails, Queens of the Stone Age (MCI 11-02)
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: ratioci nation on December 09, 2005, 05:30:00 pm
i dont know if I went to 10 this year, damn
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: SalParadise on December 09, 2005, 05:45:00 pm
animal collective @ black cat
 lcd soundsystem/mia @ 930
 bss/feist @ 930
 los amigos invisibles @ black cat (march)
 bloc party @ black cat
 los amigos invisibles @ black cat (october)
 metric @ 930
 stephen malkmus @ black cat
 kings of convenience @ IOTA
 
 and i'm reserving a spot for the roots on 12/29.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: ccperkdog on December 09, 2005, 05:52:00 pm
In no order...
 
 Thievery Corporation @ 930  show #2 of three night run
 Kasabian @ 930 opening for The Music
 Brazilian Girls @ 930 opening for STS9
 Snow Patrol @ 930 Club
 Kaiser Chiefs @ 930 Club
 Oasis, Kasabian, JET @ Merriweather Post
 Hot, Hot, Heat @ 930 Club
 Detroit Vipers @ Iota
 
 that's it for good shows, others just were okay or terrible...and in the category of WORST SHOW OF 2005, the winner is...
 
 Coldplay @ Nissan Pavilion. What a joke! But then again, I am a tool for going to see them anyways.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: lukiedookie89 on December 09, 2005, 06:08:00 pm
Aquabats- Ottobar
 Against Me!- Recher
 Thievery Corp. - Op. ceasefire
 Q And Not U- Black Cat (final show)
 Pietasters- 9:30
 Weezer/Kaiser Chiefs- Patriot Center
 Reel Big Fish/Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer- 9:30
 White Stripes- Merriweather
 Gwar- 9:30
 Streetlight Manifesto- Nation
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: mr. pretentious on December 09, 2005, 06:09:00 pm
My top 5 of the year:
 
 1) Broken Social Scene w/ Feist @ 9:30
 2) The White Stripes w/ the Shins @ Merriweather
 3) Ted Leo/Pharmacists @ 9:30
 4) Operation: Ceasefire (Thievery Corp., Bouncing Souls, Le Tigre)
 5) Spoon @ Metro (Chicago)
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: beedubyah on December 09, 2005, 06:13:00 pm
No particular order...
 
 Interpol @ 930
 Oasis @ Merriweather (might be the best of the year)
 Secret Machines, Moving Units, Autolux @ 930
 The Music, Kasabian @ 930 (Music not nearly as good as last time)
 Kasabian @ 930
 Wilco @ 930
 U2 @ MCI (never seen em before pretty cool)
 Snow Patrol @ 930
 
 2nd tier of shows that were just ok...
 Death Cab @ 930 1st night
 Doves @ 930
 Coldplay @ Nissan
 Arcade Fire @ 930
 
 This fall has been very disappointing. Missed some shows that I wouldve liked to see and nothing catching my interest.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on December 09, 2005, 06:15:00 pm
Wow. Amazing. Nobody has yet listed a single show that I went to. And nobody has listed any of my top ten shows (though admittedly four of them were on the West Coast).
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: allmy$to930 on December 09, 2005, 06:16:00 pm
1. Arcade Fire @ Carling Bristol Academy
 2. Electrelane, Scout Niblett, and French Toast @ St. Pauls, Bristol
 3. Fruit Bats/Rogue Wave @ Black Cat Back Bar
 4. M. Ward w/ Micah P Hinson: St. Bons Social Club Bristol
 5. Architecture in Helsinki @ Black Cat
 6. Death Cab/Stars @ 9:30..1st night.
 7. The Clientele @ Iota
 8. New Pornographers @ 9:30
 9. Teenage Fanclub @ Carling Bristol Academy
 10. Sondre Lerche @ Fiddlers, Bristol
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Relaxer on December 09, 2005, 06:23:00 pm
DMBQ - DC9
 Black Mountain - Warehouse
 Raveonettes - Black Cat
 Dungen - Black Cat
 Autolux - Black Cat
 Immortal Lee County Killers - Iota
 Dinosaur Jr - 9:30
 Kasabian - 9:30
 New Pornographers - 9:30
 Idlewild - Black Cat
 Stellastarr - 9:30
 
 Disappointments:
 Spoon - 9:30
 Okkervil River - Iota
 Devo - 9:30
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: BLACKSTORM on December 09, 2005, 06:25:00 pm
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ 9:30.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: kurosawa-b/w on December 09, 2005, 06:31:00 pm
Here are my top shows (in chronological order):
 
 Idlewild (acoustic) - RNCM, Manchester,UK
 Arcade Fire - 9:30 Club
 M83 - Black Cat
 Uncut - Warehouse Next Door
 Hopewell/The Comas/The Sights - Iota
 Maximo Park - Tonic, NYC
 Lollapalooza (the whole event was great)
 The Octopus Project - Rothko, NYC
 The Rakes - Northsix, NYC
 Black Mountain - Warehouse Next Door
 BRMC - 9:30 Club
 Immortal Lee County Killers III - Iota
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Bags on December 09, 2005, 06:37:00 pm
In no order:
 
 - Arcade Fire, 9:30
 - Decembrists, Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR, March 17
 - OK GO, BC, Apr 10
 - The Judybats, Chicago (outdoor festival)
 - ABC & English Beat, 9:30 (Sept. 8)
 - The Wrens, BC (Sep 9)
 - Brendan Benson, BC, Sept 29
 - Bob Mould, 9:30. Oct 7
 - Foo Fighters, 9:30, Oct 16
 - X, 930, Dec 5
 
 Disappointments:
 
 - Spoon, 930, June 3
 - Freedy Johnston, Iota (Aug 22)
 - The Posies, Black Cat, Sept 26
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Fico on December 09, 2005, 06:37:00 pm
In no particular order:
 
 Sigur Ros @ Strathmore
 Oasis @ Merriweather
 Elbow @ Hiro Ballroom (NYC)
 Doves @ 930
 Interpol @ 930
 DCFC/Stars @ 930
 Kasabian @ 930
 Ash @ Black Cat
 Emiliana Torrini @ IOTA
 Snow Patrol @ 930
 
 Missed a bunch of shows I wanted to attend this year...Elbow at Hiro was prolly my favorite...or maybe Sigur Ros...
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: BookerT on December 09, 2005, 06:42:00 pm
the wedding present @ black cat was definitely my favorite. other good sets...
 
 reigning sound @ iota
 unrest @ black cat
 the oranges band @ the ottobar
 holly golightly @ iota
 the ponys @ black cat
 nethers/make a rising @ warehouse
 broadcast @ black cat
 bob dylan @ somewhere in bowie (not really, but i did get to see bob dylan)
 
 two shows i'm most bummed to have missed: the dirtbombs @ iota and love as laughter @ the warehouse.
 
 i didn't go to 930 too much this year and a lot of what i saw there was kinda disappointing -- spoon, new pornographers, teenage fanclub. i might be forgetting some.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: conorh98 on December 09, 2005, 06:53:00 pm
1. Alejandro Escovedo- 930
 2. Extra Action Marching Band- Warehouse
 3. Chuck Brown- 930
 4. Local H- 2 shows BC
 5. Fishbone- 930
 6. Familiar Faces- Bud's
 7. Rare Essence- Kili's
 8. Eezeetiger- Snailhook's
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on December 09, 2005, 06:57:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by BookerT:
 the ponys @ black cat
 
was this their opening set for bloc party?  (did they open for bloc party?) ... i saw them open for someone at BC and it was fantastic...
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: BookerT on December 09, 2005, 07:00:00 pm
yep, that was opening for bloc party. it wasn't quite as awesome as their show last year on the backstage, but it was pretty crucial.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Bags on December 09, 2005, 07:11:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
  Wow. Amazing. Nobody has yet listed a single show that I went to. And nobody has listed any of my top ten shows (though admittedly four of them were on the West Coast).
Did you go to more than 10 shows this year?  Seems like you pride yourself on being about one a month or so...
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: stu47 on December 09, 2005, 07:23:00 pm
white stripes - merriweather
 devotchka     - bumbershoot
 robyn hitchcock/harvey danger - seattle
 decemberists  - bumbershoot
 son volt      - 9:30
 Jesse Sykes   - bumbershoot
 blue rodeo    - rams head
 josh rouse    - rams head
 black 47      - rams head
 modest mouse  - DAR
 magic numbers/bright eyes- DAR
 bright eyes   - 9:30 (w/the faint)
 
 these, minus the ryan adams myerhoff debacle, were what I saw this year....all, excluding the ryan adams myerhoff debacle, were good in their own way....the white stripes show rocked, devotchka was awesome, and robyn hitchcock was well, robyn hitchcock
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: beedubyah on December 09, 2005, 07:32:00 pm
What happened at the Ryan Adams debacle?
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: stu47 on December 09, 2005, 07:40:00 pm
I left halfway through....he was drunken then normal, yelling, then had to go get a "cortisone" shot
 
 compared to the show I saw at the 9:30 in 2002, it was just bad
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: OffKeyMelodies24 on December 09, 2005, 07:51:00 pm
Dropkick Murphys, Big D and The Kids Table @ 930 Club
 
 Streetlight Manifesto, Whole Wheat Bread, 33 West @ Nation
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: xneverwherex on December 09, 2005, 08:07:00 pm
dandy warhols - fillmore (SF)
 of montreal - north six (brooklyn)
 maximo park - tonic (NYC)
 idlewild - Black Cat
 snow patrol - somewhere in NY
 long-view, dogs die in hot cars, phoenix - 9:30 club
 lollapalooza - chicago, il
 the rakes - CMJ/North Six (Brooklyn)
 Ash - black cat
 bloc party - black cat
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: PigIron on December 09, 2005, 08:55:00 pm
I think these were all 2005, and good:
 
 Reverend Horton Heat/Supersuckers in Philly
 Pixies at Merriweather
 NIN/QOTSA at Philly
 Roots at Rams Head
 Clutch at Sonar
 Tom Petty/Black Crowes in PA
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: brennser on December 09, 2005, 09:44:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Fico:
  In no particular order:
 Elbow @ Hiro Ballroom (NYC)
 
 Missed a bunch of shows I wanted to attend this year...Elbow at Hiro was prolly my favorite...or maybe Sigur Ros...
damn - so you went up to NYC for that show - I'm very very jealous
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: you be betty on December 10, 2005, 12:28:00 am
chron. order...
 
 1) Ratatat/The Double/Soft Complex, Black Cat
 2) U2/Kings of Leon, Arrowhead Stadium (or something like that) in Anaheim, CA
 3) Muse/Razorlight, UMD
 4) Ben Folds, 9:30
 5) Rilo Kiley/Portastatic/The Brunettes, 9:30
 6) Q and not U, Fort Reno
 7) The White Stripes/The Greenhornes, Greek Theatre in LA
 8) Phantom Planet, USC in LA
 9) U2, MCI
 10) Rufus Wainwright/Ok Go, 9:30
 
 
 other winners:
 Ben Kweller, UMD
 The Wrens, Black Cat
 Nickel Creek, in LA
 The Evens, Fort Reno
 Anyone I also saw at Op. Ceasefire
 & I also went to 3479754354 Army Of Me shows in 2005, and the band put fourth 1000% each time, and rocked harder each time.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: chancegardener on December 10, 2005, 12:29:00 am
1. Wilco 9:30 2/23
 2. Brian Wilson Wolf Trap 8/10
 3. Paul McCartney MCI 10/8
 4. Nickel Creek XM Studios 7/19
 5. Gang of Four  9:30 5/20
 6. U2  MCI 10/19
 7. Pixies / Bloc Party  MPP 6/13
 8. Alice Cooper / Cheap Trick  Wolf Trap 8/25
 9. 21st Century Consort  Natl Cathedral 7/12
 10. Dead Can Dance  Strathmore 10/10
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: eilo97 on December 10, 2005, 01:08:00 am
no order:
 wilco @ 930
 ok go @ black cat
 british sea power @ black cat
 decemberists @ 930
 death cab @ 930 (1st night)
 bright eyes @ 930- w/ the faint
 damnwells @ star hill
 u2 @ mci
 ben lee @ black cat
 fountains of wayne @ wrnr fall festival
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: helicon1 on December 10, 2005, 02:06:00 am
1. Porcupine Tree @ 930 Club -- 9/26/05
 2. Sigur Ros @ Strathmore -- 9/11/05
 3. 33 HZ @ DC9 -- 5/12/05
 4. Mark Knopfler @ Wolf Trap -- 6/26/05
 5. Blackfield @ IOTA -- 3/14/05
 6. Depeche Mode @ Patriot Center -- 12/9/05
 7. Kasabian @ 930 Club -- 2/18/05
 8. Phoenix @ 930 Club -- 3/31/05
 9. Slint @ 930 Club -- 3/22/05
 10. The Lucksmiths @ DC9 -- 5/10/05
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Jesse on December 10, 2005, 02:08:00 am
Kanye West@ baltimore arena
 Coldplay @ hfstival
 Interpol @ Sonar
 Depeche Mode @ Patriot center
 Gratitude/Minus the Bear @ the ottobar
 Sleater Kinney @ 930 Club
 311 @ nissan
 Coheed And Cambria @ 930
 Warped Tour
 Mos Def & TAlib Kweli@ 930 (2nd night)
 The Faint/Bright Eyes @ 930 (2nd night)
 
 I am also reserving a spot for the roots
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: palahniukkubrick on December 10, 2005, 12:24:00 pm
no order, man:
 
 -Nine Inch Nails & QOTSA at MCI (DFA was good, but was better at the BC)
 -U2 at MCI (1st night)
 -Interpol & Blonde Redhead at 930 (forget which night)
 -Black Crowes opening for Tom Petty (who wasn't so bad himself) at Merriweather
 -Paul McCartney at MCI
 -Dinosaur Jr at 930
 -Devo at 930 (2nd night)
 
 I didn't really go to much this year...  :confused:
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: choreops on December 10, 2005, 01:47:00 pm
Old Crow Medicine Show -- 9:30
 Old Crow Medicine Show -- Recher
 Sigur Ros -- Strathmore
 Eels -- 9:30
 Devotchka -- 8X10
 Pinback -- Black Cat
 Crooked Fingers -- Black Cat
 Weezer -- Aragon Ballroom (Chicago)
 Decemberists -- 9:30
 Old 97s -- 9:30
 
 Worst Show -- Ryan Adams at the Myerhoff.  Someone mentioned this above, but they left out the part where he walked out into the seats with no mic and played for about 45 minutes.  If you were within 10 feet of him it was probably the show of a lifetime for you.  For everyone else it sucked. If any of you have been to the Myerhoff you realize it's a crappy 70s era Symphony hall.  I even left my balcony seats to run down there but there was no way to hear him unless you were literally right by him.  I've never seen so many people pissed at a show.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Darth Ed on December 10, 2005, 03:50:00 pm
Went to 32 shows this year. Have to say I think this year was a little weaker than last year, with fewer stand-out shows at the Black Cat this year. Here's my list:
 
 1. 2005/09/27 The White Stripes/The Shins (Merriweather)
 2. 2005/01/30 The Arcade Fire (9:30 Club)
 3. 2005/10/05 Stellastarr* (9:30 Club)
 4. 2005/02/23 and 2005/02/24 Wilco (9:30 Club) (tie)
 5. 2005/01/21 Colin Meloy (Iota)
 6. 2005/05/12 Kasabian/Mad Action (9:30 Club)
 7. 2005/03/04 Secret Machines/Autolux/Moving Units (9:30 Club)
 8. 2005/03/23 Robyn Hitchcock/Meredith Bragg (Black Cat)
 9. 2005/10/02 The Decemberists/Sons and Daughters (9:30 Club)
 10. 2005/06/25 Sleater-Kinney/Dead Meadow (9:30 Club)
 
 Shows I didn't attend but really wish I had:
 
 1. 2005/04/09 Bloc Party/The Ponys (Black Cat)
 2. 2005/04/21 Garbage (9:30 Club)
 3. 2005/05/12 British Sea Power (Black Cat)
 4. 2005/06/28 Eels (9:30 Club)
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: jeffnar on December 11, 2005, 11:14:00 pm
top 5 acts i saw :
 
 kraftwerk (1rst night) @930
 rolling stones @ durham
 pixies @ ritz thtr/DR, raleigh
 rtx @ 506, chapel hill
 stones @ mci
 coldplay @ alltell pav., raleigh
 
 really should have gone to: bauhaus, x.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: brennser on December 11, 2005, 11:56:00 pm
Quote
3. 2005/05/12 British Sea Power (Black Cat)
this was a crap show so you didn't miss much
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on December 12, 2005, 12:00:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by brennser:
   
Quote
3. 2005/05/12 British Sea Power (Black Cat)
this was a crap show so you didn't miss much [/b]
have they lost their magic?
 
 saw them at black cat twice in 03 (04 too maybe?), opening for libertines and headlining, and they were simply insane ... great shows ... it would be sad if they lost their edge
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Rupert Pupkin on December 12, 2005, 12:37:00 am
Sleater-Kinney at 9:30 this year was a great show.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: thirsty moore on December 12, 2005, 10:32:00 am
Sloan at the Black Cat this year was good.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: brennser on December 12, 2005, 10:33:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
   
Quote
Originally posted by brennser:
   
Quote
3. 2005/05/12 British Sea Power (Black Cat)
this was a crap show so you didn't miss much [/b]
have they lost their magic?
 
 saw them at black cat twice in 03 (04 too maybe?), opening for libertines and headlining, and they were simply insane ... great shows ... it would be sad if they lost their edge [/b]
well others can feel free to weigh in on this but I was very very dissapointed - the whole thing was just listless and the new songs dont't work as well as the old ones live....
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: jkeisenh on December 12, 2005, 11:30:00 am
ah, the year in review...
 
 the new pornographers at 9:30 takes the cake for me.   but i'm crazy about their music, so i'm biased.
 
 and then, in no order...
 q and not u at black cat (final show)
 bright eyes at 9:30
 circle takes the square with hot cross at warehouse next door
 ted leo at 9:30
 decemberists at 9:30
 magnetic fields at birchmere (that was this year, right?)
 
 big disappointments:
 modest mouse at DAR
 clap your hands at black cat
 wilco at 930
 sufjan stevens at 930
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Sir HC on December 12, 2005, 12:49:00 pm
Top of the list:
 
 Comets on Fire -> Ottobar
 
 all others paled to this.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: wxdude on December 12, 2005, 01:04:00 pm
The Dears/Shout Out Louds - North Star, Philly
 Wilco - Merriweather
 BRMC - 9:30
 Ash - TLA, Philly
 Josh Rouse - Rams Head
 White Stripes/Shins - Merriweather
 Over The Rhine - Rams Head
 Patty Griffin - 9:30
 Sigur Ros - Srathmore
 Kasabian - 9:30
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: K8teebug on December 12, 2005, 01:17:00 pm
In no order
 
 Sigur Ros at Strathmore
 Arcade Fire at 930
 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at 8x10
 Decemberists at 930
 Wilco at 930
 Enon at Warehouse Next Door
 Magnolia Electric Company at Ottobar
 Paul McCartney at MCI
 Nine Inch Nails at MCI
 Chinese Stars at Ottobar
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Darth Ed on December 12, 2005, 01:23:00 pm
I'd like to give some praise to opening bands that stole their respective shows from the headlining acts....
 
 Best opening bands of year (in no particular order):
 
 2005/03/21 The Dears (9:30 Club, opening for The Soundtrack of Our Lives)
 2005/10/22 We Are Scientists (Black Cat, opening for Ambulance Ltd.)
 
 My most disappointing show of the year:
 
 2005/06/24 Billy Corgan (9:30 Club)
 
 Still the coolest light show ever, so that's something at least, and I really liked the encore.... But, overall, it just didn't rock.
 
 Shows I wish I had just stayed home and saved my money:
 
 2005/10/04 Nada Surf (Black Cat)
 2005/03/26 Interpol (9:30 Club)
 
 Actually, I got into Interpol for free, but I still wish I had stayed home.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on December 12, 2005, 01:33:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
  I'd like to give some praise to opening bands that stole their respective shows from the headlining acts....
 
 Best opening bands of year (in no particular order):
 
Shout Out Louds (1st of 3 bands at 930 club in the spring, eventual headliner was the Futureheads)
 
 Ponys (opening for Bloc Party at Black Cat)
 
 Stars (opening for Death Cab at 930 club)
 
 DJ Wonder (opening with a grime DJ set for Dizzee Rascal that really set the scene well)
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Darth Ed on December 12, 2005, 01:42:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 Stars (opening for Death Cab at 930 club)
Yeah, I'll second them!
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: beedubyah on December 12, 2005, 04:04:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
   
Quote
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 Stars (opening for Death Cab at 930 club)
Yeah, I'll second them! [/b]
Agreed.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: you be betty on December 12, 2005, 04:08:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
   
Quote
Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 Stars (opening for Death Cab at 930 club)
Yeah, I'll second them! [/b]
Stars rule!  I missed them in LA once for another show, but I am still very determined to get to see them live one of these days...
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by econo:
  Sloan at the Black Cat this year was good.
...*JEALOUS*!
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Mobius on December 12, 2005, 06:58:00 pm
Paul Westerberg - 9:30
 Social Distortion - 9:30
 The White Stripes - Coney Island
 Pixies - Sonar
 Black Crowes - 9:30
 U2 - MCI
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: palahniukkubrick on December 12, 2005, 07:02:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Mobius:
  Paul Westerberg - 9:30
 
Aagh, I'm still kicking myself for missing that show.   :mad:
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Firebutt McGee on December 12, 2005, 07:46:00 pm
Top 10 Concerts this year:
 
 Scissor Sisters - 9:30 club
 Brendan Benson / Greenhornes - Black Cat
 Brazilian Girls (oct. show) - 9:30 club
 Garbage - 9:30 club
 LCD Soundsystem / MIA - 9:30 club
 Esthero - 9:30 club
 Queens of the Stone Age / Eagles of Death Metal - 9:30 club
 Fiery Furnaces / Blood On The Wall - 9:30 club
 Death Cab for Cutie / Stars - (Night 1) - 9:30 club
 X / Juliana Hatfield - 9:30 club
 
 Honorable Mention: Xiu Xiu - Warehouse
 
 Worst Concert: Berlin - 9:30 club
 
 WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT???
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: lily1 on December 12, 2005, 11:43:00 pm
the frames-north star bar
 emiliana torrini-iota
 idlewild-black cat
 thievery corporation-2nd and 3rd night
 ash-black cat
 interpol-930
 springsteen-patriot center
 david gray-world cafe live & 930 club
 
 oh, and of course, u2-all 5 nights in 3 cities
 
 honorable mention to alejandro escovedo at 930 and pixies at mpp
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: helicon1 on December 12, 2005, 11:57:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
  Top 10 Concerts this year:
 
 
 Esthero - 9:30 club
 
Hasn't she cancelled every area appearance? My friend and I have given up after 3 attempts to see her in DC and Baltimore.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: distance on December 13, 2005, 03:16:00 am
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Originally posted by distance:
  my tops, in no particular order:
 1. gang of four - 930
 2. tortoise - acl
 3. bunnymen - chameleon club
 4. kraftwerk - 930 (night2)
 5. pixies - merriweather
 6. do make say think - stage 2 underground
 7. slint - 930
 
ok, i'm having to add in explosions in the sky - bowery (night 2) to this list after tonight.
 definitely in my top 5 as far as eits shows go.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Lively One on December 14, 2005, 10:16:00 am
here they are in no partic order...
 1.The Mars Volta 5/1/05 Electric Factory
 2.The Mars Volta 5/3/05 Electric Factory
 3.Billy Corgan 6/24/05 9:30 Club
 4.Billy Corgan 6/25/05 Electric Factory
 5.HFStival
 6.Garbage 4/21/05 9:30 Club
 7.QOTSA/NIN 11/2/05 MCI Center
 8.Muse @ UMD Cole Field House
 9.Coldplay 9/30/05 Nissan Pavillion
 10.Echo & the Bunnymen  Theatre of Living Arts
 
 If I could throw in another, it would be the Mars Volta at Baltimore Arena. Since their set was so short I didn't list it, besides--System of a Down ruined it for me anyway.  Honorable mention goes to OkGo who I saw at the 9:30 with Rufus Wainwright last month.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: amnesiac on December 14, 2005, 03:38:00 pm
Best Shows:
 Broken Social Scene @ 930
 Arcade Fire @ 930
 Crooked Fingers @ Black Cat
 Okkervil River @ Iota
 Pixies & Bloc Party @ Merriweather
 Bright Eyes @ DAR
 Bloc Party @ Black Cat
 Secret Machines @ Coachella
 Ted Leo @ 930
 Sigur Ros @ Strathmore
 
 Disappointments:
 Doves @ 930
 Andrew Bird @ Black Cat (though I think I'm alone on this one)
 Snow Patrol @ both 930 and Coachella
 Sufjan Stevens @ 930
 Interpol @ 930
 
 Regret Missing:
 M83, The Wrens, Echo, Stephen Malkmus, Dungen (all @ Black Cat)
 
 Too Drunk to Remember:
 Nada Surf @ Black Cat
 Black Crowes @ 930
 Tom Petty & Black Crowes @ Merriweather
 Green Day @ Merriweather
 Wilco & The Roots @ Merriweather
 Every Kings of Leon show
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: akaash on December 15, 2005, 12:48:00 am
1) Broken Social Scene @ 9:30 Club
 2) The Decemberists @ 9:30 Club
 3) Aqualung w/ Augustana @ Housing Works Bookstore, NY
 4) Art Brut @ Tribeca Grand Hotel, NY
 5) Kaiser Chiefs w/ The Cribs @ Webster Hall, NY
 6) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ The Ottobar
 7) The White Stripes w/ The Shins @ Merriweather Post Pavillion
 8) Coldplay w/ Rilo Kiley @ Nissan Pavillion
 9) Maria Taylor w/ Statistics @ Knitting Factory, NY
 10) Interpol @ 9:30 Club
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: tdcpinoy on December 15, 2005, 11:19:00 am
Was there nobody on this forum that was at the Brian Jonestown Massacre show?  It kicked ass.
 
 1. The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ DC9
 2. The Roots @ 930
 3. Social D @ 930
 4. Death Cab/Stars (first night) @ 930
 5. BRMC @ 930
 6. Bright Eyes @ DAR
 7. Echo @ Black Cat
 8. The Shins @ The Norva
 9. Henry Rollins (spoken word) @ The Birchmere
 10.HFStival
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: kmb187 on December 15, 2005, 11:46:00 am
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
  animal collective @ black cat
 lcd soundsystem/mia @ 930
 bss/feist @ 930
 los amigos invisibles @ black cat (march)
 bloc party @ black cat
 los amigos invisibles @ black cat (october)
 metric @ 930
 stephen malkmus @ black cat
 kings of convenience @ IOTA
 
 and i'm reserving a spot for the roots on 12/29.
Metric @ 9:30 was amazing, wasn't it?
 I was so disappointed to miss BSS/Feist at 930 in October... and now I'm missing Feist again in February when she's at the Black Cat!
 
 You might be interested in knowing that Stars is now on the Black Cat schedule. I don't know; Metric, Feist... Stars seems like it might fit in there.
 
 Oh, and Metric is returning to 930 on March 9. I haven't been able to find it on the site, but the tickets have gone on sale already.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on December 15, 2005, 11:57:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by rrm1847:
 
 6. Bright Eyes @ DAR
 7. Echo @ Black Cat
 
How did you manage to pull off seeing both of these? Bright Eyes didn't let out until like 11:30.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: SalParadise on December 15, 2005, 12:57:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by kmb187:
   
Quote
Originally posted by SalParadise:
  animal collective @ black cat
 lcd soundsystem/mia @ 930
 bss/feist @ 930
 los amigos invisibles @ black cat (march)
 bloc party @ black cat
 los amigos invisibles @ black cat (october)
 metric @ 930
 stephen malkmus @ black cat
 kings of convenience @ IOTA
 
 and i'm reserving a spot for the roots on 12/29.
Metric @ 9:30 was amazing, wasn't it?
 I was so disappointed to miss BSS/Feist at 930 in October... and now I'm missing Feist again in February when she's at the Black Cat!
 
 You might be interested in knowing that Stars is now on the Black Cat schedule. I don't know; Metric, Feist... Stars seems like it might fit in there.
 
 Oh, and Metric is returning to 930 on March 9. I haven't been able to find it on the site, but the tickets have gone on sale already. [/b]
yep, i'm well aware of those upcoming shows. i walked into that metric show about 15 minutes into their set. that last half hour or so was that good.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: jude376 on December 15, 2005, 01:43:00 pm
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: jude376 on December 15, 2005, 01:54:00 pm
In no order:
 
 1. Paul McCartney@MCI
 2. Decemberists/Sons and Daughters@Sonar
 3. Pixies@Merriweather
 4. Okkervil River@Iota
 5. Death Cab/Stars@9:30
 6. The Old Ceremony@The Deej
 7. Sleater Kinney@9:30
 8. Washington Social Club/Monopoli/Cartel@Black Cat
 9. Broken Social Scene@9:30
 10. Mountain Goats@Black Cat
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Bombay Chutney on December 15, 2005, 03:18:00 pm
In no order:
 
 - Teenbeat Anniversary #2  (Black Cat)
    (Tuscadero, Butch Willis, Versus, Flin Flon, Aden, Hot Pursuit, Holland.)
 - Bruce Springsteen (solo acoustic) (Patriot Center)
 - Two If By Sea, The Cassettes, Bang! Bang! (Warehouse Next Door)
 - Gang of Four  (9:30)
 - Kraftwerk #1  (9:30)
 - Bob Mould  (9:30)
 - Foo Fighters  (9:30)
 - X, Juliana Hatfield  (9:30)
 - Sleater-Kinney  (9:30)
 - Arcade Fire  (9:30)
 
 
 Honorable Mention:
 
 Teenbeat #1  (Black Cat)
 Dinosaur, Jr.  (9:30)
 Mac Attack  (DC9)
 Pixies/Bloc Party/Bellrays (MPP)
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: tdcpinoy on December 15, 2005, 06:01:00 pm
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Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
   
Quote
Originally posted by rrm1847:
 
 6. Bright Eyes @ DAR
 7. Echo @ Black Cat
 
How did you manage to pull off seeing both of these? Bright Eyes didn't let out until like 11:30. [/b]
I think Bright Eyes got out a little after 11 and then we hauled ass to the Echo show.  We got there 3 or 4 songs into their set but it was worth it.
 
 
 Also worth mentioning...M.I.A./Spank Rock @ 930.  I thought Spank Rock stole the show.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on December 15, 2005, 06:05:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by rrm1847:
   
Quote
Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
   
Quote
Originally posted by rrm1847:
 
 6. Bright Eyes @ DAR
 7. Echo @ Black Cat
 
How did you manage to pull off seeing both of these? Bright Eyes didn't let out until like 11:30. [/b]
I think Bright Eyes got out a little after 11 and then we hauled ass to the Echo show.  We got there 3 or 4 songs into their set but it was worth it.
 [/b]
More power to you. I looked at the schedules and figured there was no way to pull it off, even though I wanted to.
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: ttuamy on December 16, 2005, 02:24:00 pm
this has been really fun to read and it has reminded me of all the shows i saw this year!  i think i'm going to make a list tonight.  off the top of my head though:
 
 dungen @ bc
 wrens @ bc
 xiu xiu @ warehouse
 quintron @ warehouse (well, the part i saw)
 sxsw
 intonation festival
 tom petty @ merriweather
 teenbeat with unrest, +/- (damn i forgot that was 2005)
 last q and not u show
Title: Re: top 10 Concerts of 2005
Post by: joliver0001 on December 16, 2005, 02:42:00 pm
- Roky Erickson & Explosives (SXSW, Austin, Sept)
 - NY Dolls (930 Club, DC, July)
 - Oasis/Kasabian (Atlantic City HOB, October)
 - Plimsouls/Magic Christian (Cafe DuNord, SF, July)
 - Freddie Krc (acoustic gig, Eric Sorensen's house, Arlington, Sept)
 - Mike Smith (Dave Clark 5) Tribute Show (BB Kings, NYC, August)
 - 4 way tie among 4 Raspberries reunion shows (2 at BB Kings, NYC, July, Atlantic City HOB, Sept,
 Los Angeles HOB, Oct)