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Title: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: bearman🐻 on December 09, 2003, 12:13:00 pm
I know the year isn't over yet, but here are mine:
 
 1) Queens of the Stone Age w/ the Distillers @ the Warfield, SF (probably the best concert I've EVER seen)
 2) Radiohead @ Alpine Valley, WI (DC show at Merriweather also great)
 3) Belle and Sebastian @ 9:30 (also saw the Philly Tower Theater show, good)
 4) Rollins Band (doing Black Flag) @ 9:30
 5) X @ 9:30 Club
 6) Supergrass w/the Coral @ 9:30
 7) Blur @ 9:30
 8) Grandaddy w/Super Furry Animals @ 9:30
 9) Echo & the Bunnymen @ Webster Hall, NY
 10) Buzzcocks @ the Double Door, Chicago
 
 Honorable mentions: Patti Smith @ the Kennedy Center and the B-52's @ 9:30
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: mankie on December 09, 2003, 12:27:00 pm
There were 10 worth seeing?  ;)
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: markie on December 09, 2003, 12:49:00 pm
Oooo many more than Ten:
 
 1: Libertines vs British Sea Power
 1: Arthur Lee and Love (thanksa again Kosmo for dragging us along)
 3Lambchop
 4The Tyde
 5Adam Green at the Makor in NY
 6 The Decemberists
 7Cinerama (wait this belongs higher)
 8 idlewild at Baltimore (that was this year, right?)
 9Adam Green at pier 54 in NY
 10 Supergrass and the Coral
 11Detroit Cobras, something about hearing three songs outside and then getting let in for four songs made it oddly magical.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: ggw on December 09, 2003, 12:50:00 pm
Rollins Band / Black Flag
 BRMC
 The Wrens
 Mission of Burma
 Paul Weller
 Libertines / British Sea Power
 Immortal Lee County Killers / Drive-By Truckers
 Idlewild
 Mars Volta
 
 I know there are more that I'm forgetting at the moment.  
 
 I think this year was better for shows than albums.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on December 09, 2003, 12:58:00 pm
In a particular order:
 
 1. Bobby Bare Jr: Bloodshot Barbeque, Brooklyn; also at Bumbershoot and Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill
 
 2. Pernice Brothers, Iota
 
 3. Beulah, Black Cat
 
 4. Slobberbone, Iota
 
 5. the Yayhoos, Iota
 
 6. Legendary Shack Shakers, Bloodshot Barbeque, Brooklyn
 
 7. Shins, Subpop Showcase, Bowery Ballroom
 
 8. Rhett Miller, Black Cat, also at Bumbershoot, but not the Kennedy Center show
 
 9. Drive By Truckers, Black Cat
 
 10. Neil Young, but only for the 5 song encore, Saratoga PErforming Arts Center, NY
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: grotty on December 09, 2003, 12:58:00 pm
My best:
 
 *Twilight Singers @ Grog Shop, Cleveland
 
 *Idlewild @ Laga, Pittsburgh
 
 *Black Keys & Legendary Shack Shakers @ Antones, Austin
 
 *Drive-by Truckers @ either Black Cat or Rosebud, Pittsburgh
 
 *Radiohead @ Blossom, Cleveland
 
 *My Morning Jacket @ Rosebud
 
 *Pearl Jam @ PNC Arts Ctr, NJ (5th row, last US show)
 
 *Wilco @ Pt State Park, Pittsburgh
 
 *New West Records sxsw showcase show @ Cedar Street Courtyard, Austin featuring: Vic Chesnutt, Tim Easton, John Dee Graham, Drive-by Truckers & Slobberbone
 
 Honorable mentions:
 
 Interpol & Raveonettes @ Trocadero, Philadelphia
 
 Sigur Ros @ Byham Theatre, Pittsburgh
 
 Flaming Lips @ Metropol, Pittsburgh
 
 Neil Young & Lucinda Williams @ Starlake, Pittsburgh
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Sir HC on December 09, 2003, 01:01:00 pm
In no particular order but I too know I am missing some:
 
 1. Sex Pistols - 9:30
 2. Sigur Ros - 9:30 second night (only one I was at)
 3. Explosions in the Sky - The Ottobar
 4. Mission of Burma - 9:30 (two great sets with Bob Weston of Shellac mixing)
 5. American Analog Set - Black Cat
 6. Yo La Tengo - 9:30
 7. Sea and Cake - 9:30
 8. Spiritualized - 9:30, I really liked this rawer show than some of their other more orchestral productions.
 9. Helios Creed - Fletchers.  He rocks big time live.
 10. Dismemberment Plan - 9:30.  Was a great show.
 
 Some honorable mentions:
 
 Bardo Pond at Fletchers
 The Fall at the Black Cat (despite the uberfallfan there hoping up and down and whistling)
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: DemonD82 on December 09, 2003, 01:10:00 pm
1. Metallica/Death Angel @ The Fillmore (San Francisco)
 2. Jagermeister Music Tour (Slayer, Hatebreed, Arch Enemy) @ Nation
 3. Headbangers Ball Tour (Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, Mr. Robotron) @ 930
 4. Marilyn Manson @ 930
 5. Summer Sanitarium Tour @ Giants Stadium
 6. Lollapalooza @ Nissan Pavilion (namely Audioslave)
 7. Nothingface @ Fletchers
 8. Hatebreed @ Nation
 9. Evanescence/Blank Theory @ 930
 10. Unearth @ The Spotlight
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Bombay Chutney on December 09, 2003, 01:19:00 pm
Some of my favorites:
 
 Patti Smith @ 9:30
 Dismemberment Plan/Beauty Pill/The Aquarium @ 9:30
 Mission of Burma @ 9:30
 The Dead/Willie Nelson - Camden, NJ
 REM - Raleigh, NC  (Bill Berry!)
 REM - Atlanta, GA
 Joe Jackson Band @ 9:30
 Gray Matter @ Black Cat  (short, but great set)
 Sex Pistols @ 9:30
 Macy Gray @ 9:30
 
 I'll probably add Simon and Garfunkel after I see them.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: mankie on December 09, 2003, 01:36:00 pm
I've been lucky with the few shows I've seen...been impressed with every one.
 
 Johnny Marr...(it was this year wasn't it?)
 Badly Drawn Boy
 Belle & Sebastian
 Lamont/Worrystones
 Waterboys
 
 That's all I can remember right now, there's probably a couple more which I don't recall but  were also good because I haven't seen a bad show in 03.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: sonickteam2 on December 09, 2003, 02:39:00 pm
top 10 shows.....
 
 
 number 1 without a doubt
 
 Coachella 2003 - April 26,27 Indio,CA
 
 2. Radiohead - Merriweather PP
 3. Bjork w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Suffolk Downs,MA
 4. Billy Idol - 930 Club
 5. Ours - Ottobar
 6. field day festival (yes, it was fun, way too much money, and wet, but i had the best time)
 7. Siren Festival - coney island, NY
 8. White Stripes - the rave, milwaukee,WI
 9. Ben Folds - GW Smith center, DC
 10. Our Lady Peace - toronto,ON
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: lily1 on December 09, 2003, 02:49:00 pm
neil finn-930 club
 david gray-patriot center (i know, i know, but it was good!)
 paul weller-930 club
 johnny marr (the january show was better than the june show)-black cat
 cinerama-black cat
 badly drawn boy-930 club
 rem-patriot center (the mere fact that i heard fall on me and i believe and don't go back to rockville puts them on this list)
 damien rice-930 club
 delgados-black cat
 
 i think this year had more ok/very good shows than stellar shows.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Celeste on December 09, 2003, 03:06:00 pm
hard to come up with 10, but...
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Celeste on December 09, 2003, 03:07:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Celeste:
  hard to come up with 10, but...perhaps the order of the top 4 can be switched a bit...
 
 1. Yayhoos at Iota
 
 2. Pernice Brothers at Iota
 
 3. Beulah at Black Cat
 
 4. Young Criminals Starvation League (Bobby Bare Jr's band) at Union Pool in Brooklyn, Bloodshot Showcase, CMJ Music Marathon
 
 5. Legendary Shack Shakers at Union Pool in Brooklyn, Bloodshot Showcase, CMJ Music Marathon
 
 6. Slobberbone at Iota
 
 7. Rosie Thomas at Jammin' Java
 
 8. Rhett Miller at Black Cat
 
 9. Drive By Truckers, not including their sucky openers, at the Black Cat
 
 10. Mary Lou Lord at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: chaz on December 09, 2003, 04:31:00 pm
Can't think of ten, but here's a few in no particular order (except for the first one...Arthur Lee gets my show of the year hands down).
 
 -Arthur Lee @ Birchmere
 -Detroit Cobras @ Iota
 -Rollins/Black Flag show @ 9:30
 -Flaming Lips @ 9:30
 -Radiohead @ MPP
 -BJM @ Black Cat
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: brennser on December 09, 2003, 04:37:00 pm
a little surprised noone has mentioned the Ash show at the Black Cat - I thought they were excellent
 
 my ever deteriorating memory ensures I will forget some but those that stick in my mind are
 
 Grandaddy/Super Furries @ 9.30
 Cinerama @ Black Cat
 Alejandro Escovedo @ Iota
 Throwing Muses @ Irving Plaza
 Decemberists @ Black Cat
 
 to be honest I can't remember being terribly dissapointed with any show this year
 
 I can feel in my bones that the Ted Leo show on Sat will be good
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: lily1 on December 09, 2003, 04:51:00 pm
gee, thanks for reminding me that work sucked me in like the evil monster it is and that's why i missed the damn show.  :mad:
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by brennser:
  a little surprised noone has mentioned the Ash show at the Black Cat - I thought they were excellent
 
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: kurosawa-b/w on December 09, 2003, 05:40:00 pm
BRMC @ 9:30 Club
 The Libertines & British Sea Power @ Black Cat
 The Cooper Temple Clause @ Irving Plaza, NYC
 Idlewild @ Fletchers, Baltimore
 Blur @ TLA, Philly
 James Mercer/Rosie Thomas/Iron & Wine @ Iota
 Supergrass & The Coral @ 9:30 Club
 Immortal Lee County Killers II @ Black Cat
 Radiohead @ Tweeter Center, Philly
 White Stripes @ Smith Center
 
 Special Mention:  Siren Fest @ Coney Island
 
 My top 5 shows are the top 5 of the list.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Mobius on December 09, 2003, 05:52:00 pm
White Stripes- Hammerstein Ballroom NYC
 White Stripes- Smith Center
 Radiohead- MPP
 Libertines- Black Cat
 Television- 9:30
 Sex Pistols- 9:30
 REM- Patriot Center
 Pearl Jam- MPP
 Strokes- UMBC
 Bad Brains/Soul Brains- 9:30
 
 Big year for nostalgia shows. Didn't see enough new music, or enough music period.  Both White Stripes shows were disappointing (NYC show was too short; Smith Center show could have been higher energy) but were still my favorite shows of the year.
 
 Bring on the Pixies and the Stooges in '04! (and another round of Stripes shows . . .)
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Bags on December 09, 2003, 05:53:00 pm
I'm going with 14....
 
 - Hot Hot Heat w/ Washington Social Club, 9:30 (4/2)  [because I discovered WSC]
 - Joe Jackson, 9:30 (4/7)
 - Soundtrack of our Lives, 9:30
 - Foo Fighters, Black Cat AOL show (acoustic & electric)
 - Fountains of Wayne, 9:30 (7/8)
 - Idlewild, 9:30 (7/16)
 - Carlsonics, Washington Social Club, BC (8/22)
 - Sex Pistols, 9:30 (Sun, 8/24)
 - Deathray Davies, Velvet (Sun, 8/24)
 - Cheap Trick, 9:30 (Th, 9/4)
 - The Decemberists, BC (Tues, 10/28)
 - Duran Duran, Warner (Sun, 11/9)
 - The Wrens, Backstage (Sun, 11/9)
 - Buzzcocks & Carlsonics, 9:30 (Fri, 12/5)
 
 Honorable mention:  WSC at Velvet Lounge, Dressy Bessy at Black Cat Backstage, The Datsuns at 9:30
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: walkman on December 09, 2003, 08:25:00 pm
Top 10:
 
 1.  Flaming Lips (in Tennessee)
 2.  Out Hud @ Black Cat
 3.  Black Eyes/Et At It @ the Warehouse
 4.  BRMC/Warlocks @ 930
 5.  Tortoise (also in Tennessee)
 6.  Sigur Ros @ 930
 7.  Blur (in Philly)
 8.  An Albatross @ Black Cat
 9.  Dis Plan @ Black Cat
 10. Buzzcocks/Carlsonics @ 930
 
 Honorable mentions to El Guapo, Radio 4, Stellastarr/The Fever, Earlimart, Immortal Lee Country Killers II, French Toast, Dirtbombs and Q & Not U.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: ratioci nation on December 09, 2003, 09:50:00 pm
Too many great ones to name 10 -
 
 Guided By Voices - 11/23/03 - Abbey Pub, Chicago
 Guided By Voices - 11/22/03 - Abbey Pub, Chicago
 Guided By Voices - 11/10/03 - Recher Theatre
 Cinerama - 06/24/03 - Black Cat
 Dismemberment Plan - 9/1/03 - 9:30
 Ted Leo Solo - Black Cat Backstage
 Wrens - Black Cat Backstage
 Decemberists - Black Cat Backstage
 Postal Service - 4/15/03 - Black Cat
 Delgados - 4/23/03 - Black Cat
 Jayhawks - 4/8/03 - birchmere
 Stephen Malkmus - 5/11/03 - 9:30
 BJM & High Strung - Mojo
 Lucero - Velvet Lounge
 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 03/04/2003 - 9:30
 Burning Brides - 1/17/03 - Black Cat
 
 and Lambchop was last year Mark
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: markie on December 10, 2003, 12:14:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by pollard:
 
 
 and Lambchop was last year Mark
Was it? They played twice last year and not at all this year? Damn then for confusing me like that. It must have been a good show. It is still vivid in my mind.
 
 Brennser, the Ash show was pretty good. But also for some reason quite forgettable.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Barcelona on December 10, 2003, 02:02:00 am
Grandaddy and Super Furry Animals - 9:30
 Interpol and Elefant - 9:30
 Grandaddy and Super Furry Animals - Irving Plaza
 Yo la Tengo - 9:30
 Bettie Serveert - Iota
 Delgados - Blackcat
 Burning Brides - Blackcat
 
 Was Ballboy this year?
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: markie on December 10, 2003, 02:34:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by Barcelona:
 
 
 Was Ballboy this year?
No, that was with cinerama last year. Ballboy do have a new album out though. I just ordered mine. You can pay via paypal through the SLrecords site. Find the skinny at ballboy.org
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: rich_WDC on December 10, 2003, 11:10:00 am
Of note:
 The Buzzcocks, Carlsonics - 930
 The White Stripes - Smith Ctr
 Radiohead - MPP
 RHCP - Stone Ridge
 A Perfect Circle - 930
 The Darkness - Fletchers
 R.E.M. - Patr Ctr
 Jane's Addiction, Audioslave at Lollapalooza
 
 wish I saw BRMC - prob. would be on the list
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: mankie on December 10, 2003, 11:17:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by mankie:
  I've been lucky with the few shows I've seen...been impressed with every one.
 
 Johnny Marr...(it was this year wasn't it?)
 Badly Drawn Boy
 Belle & Sebastian
 Lamont/Worrystones
 Waterboys
 
 That's all I can remember right now, there's probably a couple more which I don't recall but  were also good because I haven't seen a bad show in 03.
I knew there was a couple more...
 
 Carbon Leaf
 Marrianne Faithful
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: ggw on December 10, 2003, 11:34:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by rich_WDC:
 RHCP - Stone Ridge
 
I would agree -- that was an excellent show.
 
 So was Foo Fighters at Patriot Center.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on December 10, 2003, 11:42:00 am
Foo Fighters are going to be on the Billboard Awards show with a bunch of other great bands. Maybe the show already happened.
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   
Quote
Originally posted by rich_WDC:
 RHCP - Stone Ridge
 
I would agree -- that was an excellent show.
 
 So was Foo Fighters at Patriot Center. [/b]
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Relaxer on December 10, 2003, 12:42:00 pm
Canyon at Iota
 Black Rebel w/ Warlocks at 9:30
 X at 9:30
 combination of Driveby Truckers and Immortal Lee County Killers at Black Cat
 Washington Social Club at Velvet Lounge
 The Coral (opening for Supergrass at 9:30)
 The !!!s at the Siren Festival
 The Datsuns at 9:30 Club
 Andrew WK at 9:30 Club
 Soundtrack of our Lives at 9:30
 The Fall at the Black Cat
 
 Disappointments:
 Grandaddy and SFA
 Buzzcocks (I don't know why, I just couldn't get into it)
 Fountains of Wayne at 9:30
 Wilco/Sonic Youth at Constitution Hall
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: wxdude on December 10, 2003, 01:32:00 pm
1. Radiohead - MPP
 2. Flaming Lips - 930 Club
 3. Bruce Springsteen - FedEx
 4. Idlewild - 930 Club
 5. Lucinda Williams/Jayhawks - 930 Club
 6. Badly Drawn Boy - 930 Club
 7. Field Day Fest
 8. Jesse Malin/Warren Zanes - IOTA
 9. Shelby Lynne - 930 Club
 10. Fountains of Wayne - 930 Club
 
 A few others:
 
 REM - Patriot Center
 Grandaddy/SFA - Irving Plaza
 Sountrack of our Lives - 930 Club
 Sigur Ros - 930 Club
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: ggw on December 10, 2003, 01:41:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Relaxer:
  Soundtrack of our Lives at 9:30
 
Was that this year?
 
 If so, I'd add it to my list also.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: flawd101 on December 10, 2003, 06:29:00 pm
AFI
  warped tour*
  freya w/ age of ruin
  arch enemy
  explosion
  take action
  ozzfest-i got to meet SF, KSE, and LoG vocalist!!!!
 MM
   sPineshank, pm5k
 misfits
 anti-flag
 dc101 chili cookoff......flashing!!!!!!
 BSF w/ HOPE CONSPIRACY
 hfstival w/ friends and...this one is last
 
 
 * ok, i got a shit load of  free stuff, ton of crowd surfing, and i could last in those pits.........
 
 probaly some after i post this......and hatebreed in dec.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: eip on December 11, 2003, 07:56:00 pm
1.  White Stripes at Hammerstein
 2.  Foo Fighters at BC
 3.  Foo Fighters at Patriot Center
 4.  Radiohead at MPP
 5.  X at 9:30
 6.  BRMC at 9:30
 7.  White Stripes at Smith Center
 8.  Audioslave at Nissan (Lollapalooza)
 9.  QOTSA at Towson
 10. Cheap Trick at 9:30
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Bags on December 11, 2003, 08:21:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by eip:
  1.  White Stripes at Hammerstein
 2.  Foo Fighters at BC
 3.  Foo Fighters at Patriot Center
 5.  X at 9:30
 6.  BRMC at 9:30
 7.  White Stripes at Smith Center
 9.  QOTSA at Towson
 10. Cheap Trick at 9:30
eip, HOW FUN!!  I think that's a great list.  Wish I'd seen QOTSA.  My bad.  And I was out of town for X...(I saw Foo at Black Cat as well; helluva show.  The acoustic set is apparently on the new DVD.)
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: joeavrage on December 11, 2003, 09:18:00 pm
Dunno if I have 10:
 1. Libertines, BSP - Black Cat
 2. Goldfrapp - 930
 3. Mars Volta - 930
 4. Yeah Yeah Yeas/The Kills - Black Cat
 5. Idlewild - 930
 6. Rainer Maria/Denali - Black Cat
 7. Placebo - 930 (despite the short set)
 8. Cypress Hill - 930
 
 Disappointments:
 1. Interpol - 930
 2. Le Tigre - 930
 3. Hot Hot Heat - 930
 
 Wish I'd made it to:
 1. BRMC - 930 (damn hurricane)
 2. Grandaddy/SFA - 930
 3. DeathCab for Cutie
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Bags on December 11, 2003, 09:22:00 pm
Wish I'd made it to:
 
 Longwave, Black Cat (Tues, 5/27)
 Brendan Benson, BC (Sat, 6/7)
 Ash, BC (Wed, 6/11)
 X, 930 (Sat, 6/14)
 Psychedelic Furs, 9:30 (Tues, 8/19)
 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 9:30 (Thur, 9/18) -
 My Morning Jacket, 9:30 (Fri, 9/19)
 Brian Jonestown Massacre, The High Strung, BC (Sun, 10/19)
 Death Cab for Cutie, BC (Mon, 10/20)
 Killing Joke, BC (Thur, 10/23)
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Captain Jack on December 11, 2003, 10:03:00 pm
- Pageninetynine (last show) w/ Majority Rule, City of Caterpillar, Crestfallen, Circle Takes the Square, Triac, free show @ Casa Del Pueblo, May
  - Darkest Hour w/ Majority Rule, Mannequin, Out Circuit, a day in black and white @ GW Mitchell Hall, February
  - Melt Banana w/ 302 Acid @ Black Cat, July
  - Majority Rule w/ I farm, Del Cielo, blacken the skies @ AU Tavern, January
 - Darkest Hour w/ Good Clean Fun, Fairweather (last show), Age of Ruin @ St. Andrew's, December
  - Pietasters w/ Shakedowns, Octupus @ Black Cat, July
  - Solomon Burke @ The Birchmere, June
  - Q and Not U, 302 Acid @ Fort Reno, August
  - Steel Pulse w/ Jah Works @ 9:30 Club, July
  - Mastodon w/ Uphill Battle, Dysrhytmia, Misery Index @ the Ottobar, May
  - The Locust w/ Les George's Leningrad & Kill Me Tommorow @ Black Cat
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: eip on December 12, 2003, 11:20:00 am
thanks, bagster.  and there were so many others that were good and so many others that i wanted to see!  
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by Bagster:
   
Quote
Originally posted by eip:
  1.  White Stripes at Hammerstein
 2.  Foo Fighters at BC
 3.  Foo Fighters at Patriot Center
 5.  X at 9:30
 6.  BRMC at 9:30
 7.  White Stripes at Smith Center
 9.  QOTSA at Towson
 10. Cheap Trick at 9:30
eip, HOW FUN!!  I think that's a great list.  Wish I'd seen QOTSA.  My bad.  And I was out of town for X...(I saw Foo at Black Cat as well; helluva show.  The acoustic set is apparently on the new DVD.) [/b]
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: flawd101 on December 12, 2003, 10:30:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Captain Jack:
  - Pageninetynine (last show) w/ Majority Rule, City of Caterpillar, Crestfallen, Circle Takes the Square, Triac, free show @ Casa Del Pueblo, May
  - Darkest Hour w/ Majority Rule, Mannequin, Out Circuit, a day in black and white @ GW Mitchell Hall, February
  - Melt Banana w/ 302 Acid @ Black Cat, July
  - Majority Rule w/ I farm, Del Cielo, blacken the skies @ AU Tavern, January
 - Darkest Hour w/ Good Clean Fun, Fairweather (last show), Age of Ruin @ St. Andrew's, December
  - Pietasters w/ Shakedowns, Octupus @ Black Cat, July
  - Solomon Burke @ The Birchmere, June
  - Q and Not U, 302 Acid @ Fort Reno, August
  - Steel Pulse w/ Jah Works @ 9:30 Club, July
  - Mastodon w/ Uphill Battle, Dysrhytmia, Misery Index @ the Ottobar, May
  - The Locust w/ Les George's Leningrad & Kill Me Tommorow @ Black Cat
how was misery index???
 and did age of ruin play new songs???
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: eddie on December 12, 2003, 11:05:00 pm
1.  Sixteen Horsepower - Gothic Theatre Denver, CO
 2.  New Model Army - Black Cat
 3.  Drive By Truckers - Black Cat, 9:30
 4.  David Eugene Edwards - Purple Door Festival, PA
 5.  Clutch - 9:30
 6.  Rollins Band (w/ guests) as Black Flag - 9:30
 7.  Jim White - Iota
 8.  Hidden Hand - Velvet Lounge
 9.  Paul Weller - 9:30
 10. Luther Wright and the Wrongs - Fletchers
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: stu47 on December 13, 2003, 02:31:00 am
since I don't think I made 10 this year, ill give my shortlist
 
 in no real order:
 The Waterboys - Ram's Head
 Guided By Voices - The Recher
 Radiohead - MPP
 The Flaming Lips - Recher
 Tim Easton - Ram's Head
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: thenotebookgirl on December 13, 2003, 12:05:00 pm
Placebo is not making this list. God, that show was painful. Band=Good, Audience=Bad.
 
 Stellastarr was good though. And of course, being a teenybopper at heart, I was quite taken with the singer.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Dandy01 on December 13, 2003, 01:40:00 pm
I thought the set almost mirrored this past summer's show, and I think I enjoyed the latter better.  What was so bad about the audience Laura?  The peeps around me were singing the lyrics and pogoing their heads off.  As for Stellastarr*, the first song, my fave In the Walls, was a great start and then it was downhill from there.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: thenotebookgirl on December 13, 2003, 04:07:00 pm
I'm not a huge fan of the whole physical contact, crushing forward thing. Lots of hair in my mouth. And I never want to smell hair wax ever again. I wasn't really expecting it, I guess, so I didn't really enjoy it as much.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: thirsty moore on December 13, 2003, 06:58:00 pm
I don't have a top 10, per se... But here's a few that really stick out in my mind.
 
 Bob Mould - Ft. Reno
 Sonic Youth/Liars - Recher
 Wrens - Black Cat Backstage
 Earlimart - Black Cat Backstage
 Television - 9:30
 Mission of Burma - 9:30
 Flaming Lips - 9:30
 X - 9:30
 Trail of Dead - Black Cat
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: J'Mal on December 13, 2003, 09:03:00 pm
Camper Van Beethoven
 Sigur Ros
 Death Cab for Cutie/Mates of State
 Dada
 Duran Duran
 Grandaddy/SFA
 Calexico/Frames
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Guiny on December 13, 2003, 11:06:00 pm
1) Ministry - 9:30
 2) Anthrax - JAXX
 3) Sex Pistols - 9:30
 4) Yeah Yeah Yeah's - 9:30
 5) Donnas/Ok Go - 9:30
 6) Psychodelic Furs - 9:30
 7) B-52's - 9:30
 8) George Clinton/P Funk All Stars - 9:30
 9) Blur - 9:30
 10) Human League - 9:30
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: helicon1 on December 14, 2003, 01:37:00 am
Radiohead at Red Rocks
 Sigur Ros at 9:30
 Porcupine Tree at 9:30
 Daniel Lanois at 9:30
 The Delgados at Black Cat
 A Perfect Circle in Memphis
 Mogwai at 9:30
 Seal at 9:30
 Peter Gabriel at Nissan
 The Notwist at Black Cat
 
 If I weren't stuck in PA due to the flood, I probably would have gone to BRMC and it would have made the list. oh well, next time  :)
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on December 14, 2003, 10:30:00 am
Are you banned from clubs other than 9:30?
 
 
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Originally posted by Guiny:
  1) Ministry - 9:30
 2) Anthrax - JAXX
 3) Sex Pistols - 9:30
 4) Yeah Yeah Yeah's - 9:30
 5) Donnas/Ok Go - 9:30
 6) Psychodelic Furs - 9:30
 7) B-52's - 9:30
 8) George Clinton/P Funk All Stars - 9:30
 9) Blur - 9:30
 10) Human League - 9:30
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: tooms on December 14, 2003, 12:56:00 pm
I have more than 10.  I know, that's cheating, but anyway---in chronological order:
 
 The Rolling Stones 1/16, MSG, NYC
 The Rolling Stones, 1/18, MSG, NYC
 Joe Jackson, 4/7, 930 club
 Cheap Trick 4/29, 930 club
 Foo Fighters, 4/30, Patriot Center
 Foo Fighters, 5/1, BC
 The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Pretenders 6/20, Leipzig, Germany
 Bruce Springsteen, 6/28, Milan, Italy
 Carlsonics, sometime in July, Ft.Reno
 Journey, REO Speedwagon, Styx, 7/23, MCI Center (surprised Bags left this off the list!)
 Iron Maiden/Dio/Motorhead, 7/29, Merriweather Post (front row!)
 Soul Asylum, on/about 8/2, Live on Penn
 Sex Pistols, 8/24, 930 club
 Deathray Davies, 8/24, Velvet Lounge
 Cheap Trick 9/4, 930 Club
 Bruce Springsteen, 9/13, FedEx
 Carlsonics/Washington Social Club, BC (in Sept., i think)
 Superchunk, 10/18, BC
 Duran Duran, 11/9, Warner Theater
 Washington Social Club, 11/22, VL
 
 There were some others i saw that were good too--Yo La Tengo, George Clinton, Wrens, Pretenders--but i had to cut this list off somewhere...
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Dandy01 on December 14, 2003, 01:27:00 pm
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Originally posted by Embarrassed Laura:
  I'm not a huge fan of the whole physical contact, crushing forward thing. Lots of hair in my mouth. And I never want to smell hair wax ever again. I wasn't really expecting it, I guess, so I didn't really enjoy it as much.
I'd suggest viewing from upstairs then where peeps are more lax, for a more pleasant experience.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: walkman on December 14, 2003, 04:10:00 pm
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Originally posted by tooms:
 
 The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Pretenders 6/20, Leipzig, Germany
bet that was a fun one!
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Sir HC on December 14, 2003, 10:27:00 pm
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Originally posted by eddie:
  1.  Sixteen Horsepower - Gothic Theatre Denver, CO
 2.  New Model Army - Black Cat
 3.  Drive By Truckers - Black Cat, 9:30
 4.  David Eugene Edwards - Purple Door Festival, PA
 5.  Clutch - 9:30
 6.  Rollins Band (w/ guests) as Black Flag - 9:30
 7.  Jim White - Iota
 8.  Hidden Hand - Velvet Lounge
 9.  Paul Weller - 9:30
 10. Luther Wright and the Wrongs - Fletchers
Damn you, I wanted to see that Luther Wright and the Wrongs show, had the date confused by a week.
 
 Only one 16 HP show on your list?
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Bags on December 14, 2003, 10:53:00 pm
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Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
   
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Originally posted by tooms:
 
 The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Pretenders 6/20, Leipzig, Germany
bet that was a fun one! [/b]
Look at tooms, all braggin' and shit.  Geez.
    :p
 
 And yeah, that Styx/REO Speedwagon show was amazing.  Could have done without Journey (who of course was the headliner), but it was all good.  Talk about revelling in nostalgia and schtick!
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: Jaguär on December 14, 2003, 11:10:00 pm
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
   
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Originally posted by eddie:
  1.  Sixteen Horsepower - Gothic Theatre Denver, CO
 2.  New Model Army - Black Cat
 3.  Drive By Truckers - Black Cat, 9:30
 4.  David Eugene Edwards - Purple Door Festival, PA
 5.  Clutch - 9:30
 6.  Rollins Band (w/ guests) as Black Flag - 9:30
 7.  Jim White - Iota
 8.  Hidden Hand - Velvet Lounge
 9.  Paul Weller - 9:30
 10. Luther Wright and the Wrongs - Fletchers
Damn you, I wanted to see that Luther Wright and the Wrongs show, had the date confused by a week.
 
 Only one 16 HP show on your list? [/b]
I really wanted to go to that New Model Army show but it was in that 2 weeks span of every fucking band in the world touring DC. Too much good and not enough time, not to mention way too many trips to DC.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: tiia on December 15, 2003, 12:05:00 pm
I haven't seen many shows this year,
 
 Rhett Miller, Radiohead, Libertine's, Interpol (which I think was really all about the Occidentals for me)....
 
 everyshow I went to for a reason and enjoyed thoroughly for its own merits, but this weekend I was in Philly and I have say I saw one of the best shows I've seen in a long time.  Placebo played at Theater of Living Arts.  The sound is not always the best in that joint, but the crowd was more into it than I have seen in a long time at a show.  This is the first time I'd seen Plecebo live, sad to say I missed stella star- heard they had a good set too.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
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Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: eddie on December 16, 2003, 01:38:00 am
Only one 16 HP show on your list? [/QB][/QUOTE]
 
 
 They only did the one show in the states this year, the instore the day before was ok but no show with flourescent lights can make a top ten list.
Title: Re: Top 10 Concerts of the Year
Post by: tooms on December 24, 2003, 01:03:00 am
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Originally posted by Bagster:
   
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Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
     
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Originally posted by tooms:
 
 The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Pretenders 6/20, Leipzig, Germany
bet that was a fun one! [/b]
Look at tooms, all braggin' and shit.  Geez.
     :p  
 
 And yeah, that Styx/REO Speedwagon show was amazing.  Could have done without Journey (who of course was the headliner), but it was all good.  Talk about revelling in nostalgia and schtick! [/b]
That Stones-AC/DC-Pretenders show was great.  About 1/3 to half the people were there for AC/DC and they rocked. the stones were good too, as were the Pretenders, although the Prentenders show at 9:30 was much better.  Not that many people knew the Pretneders, although on e of their sappy ballads got the biggest response, surprisingly ("I'll Stand by You").  It was in a big field in a larger town in eastern Germany. I kind of just showed up and went