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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: mr. pretentious on December 11, 2008, 11:00:07 am
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Still working on mine, 'cause let's face it -- there were a ton of them.
Can't wait to see all yours, though! ;D
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I can never actually remember what shows I saw during a given year, and I probably only see a dozen or so. I can't imagine how some of you keep up with all you say in your head.
Let me think...
Wilco, 9:30 Club (was that this year?)
Old 97's, Tractor Tavern
Fleet Foxes at Black Cat (first time on mainstage)
Nada Surf, twice at 9:30, once at Bumbershoot
Band of Horses, Bumbershoot
Drive By Truckers, 9:30 Club
Shearwater, Millenium Stage
I think those are the ones worthy of a "best of" list for me.
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oh that's easy:
DIGITALISM (DC9)
oh and the JAMES show
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i went to a lot less shows in 2008, mostly because of my change in geography... gawd do i miss being within walking distance of the 930, the black cat, and so many other great venues. here's my "best of 2008" list, in approximate order:
- radiohead - either dallas or hollywood bowl night 2. all the shows from this tour were mind-blowing, but these two defied description. on my short list for best show ever.
- AC/DC @ wachovia center - undiluted old-school arena rock
- sigur ros @ grand ballroom, NYC - blissfully epic.
- calvin harris @ bowery ballroom, NYC
- kids in the hall @ nokia theater, NYC
- adam west @ DC9 - fierce. what a way to go out.
- Kooza (Cirque du Soleil) @ philly - amazing and stressful.
- thievery corp/tv on the radio/ladytron @ merriweather
- nick cave @ 930 club
- sonic youth @ battery park, nyc
- gnarls barkley & H&LA @ 930 club
honorable mentions go to the raconteurs @ 930, deadmau5 @ irving plaza, ulrich schnauss @ velvet lounge, digitalism @ DC9 and tom morello @ black cat.
I can never actually remember what shows I saw during a given year, and I probably only see a dozen or so. I can't imagine how some of you keep up with all you say in your head.
i couldn't remember them all either. i had to consult my ticket stub collection.
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i couldn't remember them all either. i had to consult my ticket stub collection.
I have an excel spreadsheet.
My favorite was either Radiohead at Nissan or the Thievery/TV on the Radio/Ladytron show at Merriweather.
Other notables:
Denali @ The National
Smashing Pumpkins @ DAR (Night Two)
Girl Talk @ Toad's Place
Ulrich Schnauss/Auburn Lull/Screen Vinyl Image @ Velvet Lounge
The Cure @ Patriot Center
Lou Reed @ The National
Broken Social Scene @ Toad's Place
The National @ The National
Daniel Johnston @ The National
Smashing Pumpkins @ Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Rilo Kiley @ Toad's Place
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Ulrich Schnauss/Auburn Lull/Screen Vinyl Image @ Velvet Lounge
This was an off year for me and made it out to very few shows. This show is on my short list except they were all much better the next night at The Metro Gallery in Baltimore.
Would have to say the best show of the year for me though was Spiritualized at the 9:30 Club. A very good show!
When was Massive Attack? Add that (2nd night) if it was last Spriing. I'm losing it! :D
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Massive Attack? Wasn't that 2006? If so, then you're really slipping there Jag.
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Massive Attack? Wasn't that 2006? If so, then you're really slipping there Jag.
Nah. Maybe 2007. Where's SaintAngie? She'll know.
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Massive Attack was 2006. I remember because I was living in Detroit at the time.
I wanted to go to Spiritualized so bad but had to be in Atlanta that weekend. :(
My biggest disappointment was that Portishead never played any US show other then Coachella. And the Verve never hit DC either. :(
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MBV MBV MBV!!!!!!!!!!!
Possibly best ever.
Will have to think about the rest.
Massive Attack was definitely fall '06.
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hmmm....
Stooges @ Virgin Fest
Eddie Vedder @ The Warner (night 2)
Holy Fuck/A Place To Bury Strangers @ RnR Hotel
R.E.M. @ Walnut Creek
Nick Cave @ 9:30 (10/5)
AC/DC @ Verizon
Eagles of Death Metal/Duke Spirit @ 9:30
I'm hoping to add The Damned to the list before the end of the year.
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1. My Bloody Valentine @ Aragon Ballroom, Chicago
2. Radiohead @ Nissan Pavilion
3. Mission of Burma @ Black Cat
4. R.E.M. @ Merriweather
5. Flight of the Conchords @ Lisner Auditorium
6. The Walkmen @ 9:30
7. The Magnetic Fields @ Lisner Auditorium
8. Wilco @ 9:30
9. The Silver Beats @ 9:30
10. The Hives w/ the Donnas @ 9:30
Honorable Mentions: Oxford Collapse @ Black Cat (Backstage), Les Savy Fav @ Pitchfork Music Festival, Mates of State @ Black Cat, Nada Surf @ 9:30, and Buffalo Tom @ Black Cat
Biggest Disappointment: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks @ 9:30
BEST YEAR FOR CONCERTS EVER.
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First that come to mind, but I'm positive there are more:
Elbow - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Adele - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Radiohead - Lollapalooza
Rage Against the Machine - Lollapalooza
Spank Rock - Lollapalooza
The Hives - 9:30 Club
Jay-Z - John Paul Jones Arena
Nine Inch Nails - V Fest
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oh and the Young @ Heart concert at Duke Ellington.
here's the ranking of the few concerts I saw this year:
- Digitalism (DC9 3/24)
- James (9:30 Club 9/18)
- Young @ Heart [w/ Georgetown Phantoms] (Duke Ellington School for the Arts 9/6)
- DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist [w/ Kid Koala] (9:30 Club 1/24)
- Eels (6th and I Historic Synagogue 3/29)
- Hot Chip (9:30 Club 10/8)
- Justice [w/ Busy (DJ set)] (9:30 Club 3/12)
- Stereophonics (9:30 Club 9/11)
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I'll probably end up adding more to this list when I get home tonight, but here goes...
James @ 930
Spiritualized @ 930
Wilco @ 930
Nick Cave @ 930
Calexico @ 930
Mission of Burma @ Black Cat
Delta Spirit @ DC9
The Homosexuals @ Velvet Lounge
Carla Bozulich's Evangelista @ Velvet Lounge
Simian Mobile Disco @ Mezzanine, San Francisco
Broken Social Scene @ Metro, Chicago
The Magnetic Fields @ Herbst Theater, San Francisco
Dirty Projectors @ Black Cat
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings @ Black Cat
Eagles of Death Metal @ 930
THE EX with Getatchew Mekurya @ Black Cat
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James @ 930
Ray Davies @ 930
Paul Weller @ 930
David Byrne @ Warner
Amy MacDonald @ The Note, West Chester PA
AC/DC @ Verizon
The Who @ Verizon
Mocheeba @ 930
Crowded House @ 930
Roseanne Cash @ Library of Congress
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I'll probably end up adding more to this list when I get home tonight, but here goes...
James @ 930
Spiritualized @ 930
Wilco @ 930
Nick Cave @ 930
Calexico @ 930
Mission of Burma @ Black Cat
Delta Spirit @ DC9
The Homosexuals @ Velvet Lounge
Carla Bozulich's Evangelista @ Velvet Lounge
Simian Mobile Disco @ Mezzanine, San Francisco
Broken Social Scene @ Metro, Chicago
The Magnetic Fields @ Herbst Theater, San Francisco
Dirty Projectors @ Black Cat
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings @ Black Cat
Eagles of Death Metal @ 930
I hate you ;)
the wait for SMD to play a set here in DC is just ridiculous.
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ohwow ohwow oh wow. so many shows to keep up with here... i should prolly get an excel spreadsheet a la julian. here it goes:
my bloody valentine in chicago.
the one-two punch of !!! and jarvis @ pitchfork.
eagles of death metal @ 930.
flight of the conchords @ lisner.
r.e.m. @ merriweather. (although mm were terrible)
the hives @ 930.
radiohead @ nisson.
nine inch nails @ v fest.
denali @ the national.
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I barely went to any shows this year :( for me it was
Nine Inch Nails @ VFest
Matmos @ Charles Theater / Whartscape
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Give me a while to compile thoughts/ticket stubs/etc.
Off of the top of my head, Radiohead @ Hollywood Bowl (Night 2), R.E.M. in Jones Beach, Spoon in San Francisco (Night 3), and Goldfrapp in Seattle would be up there.
Oh, and the Hercules/Gnarls Barkley show was pretty spectacular, as well.
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Top Show:
A Tribe Called Quest/Q-tip @ merriweather
Other highlights:
Mogwai @ 930
DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist @ 930 (1-24)
M83 @ The Black Cat (July Show)
Jay-z & Mary J @ 1st Mariner
Kanye West @ Virgin Festival
The Stooges @ Virgin Festival
q-tip @ 930
Gnarls barkley & H&La @ 930
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Give me a while to compile thoughts/ticket stubs/etc.
Off of the top of my head, Radiohead @ Hollywood Bowl (Night 2), R.E.M. in Jones Beach, Spoon in San Francisco (Night 3), and Goldfrapp in Seattle would be up there.
Oh, and the Hercules/Gnarls Barkley show was pretty spectacular, as well.
if the Hercules show hadn't been a late show on a Sunday night I would have gone, but I bought a live CD of theirs that is pretty good, obviousily live "live" would have been better.
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The Director rightfully texted me to remind me of this key exclusion from my previous list:
Stone Temple Pilots - V Fest
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The Director rightfully texted me to remind me of this key exclusion from my previous list:
Stone Temple Pilots - V Fest
*sigh* i think i was getting a massage and/or drinking too heavily to remember this.
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Ill add to this later - but off the top of my head
For best theatrical show (possibly ever) - of Montreal @ Roseland
Mercury Rev @ Highline
Stella @ Nokia I <3 MIB 'who let the dogs out'
Kids In The Hall @ Nokia
The Dandy Warhols - Philly, NYC, DC (hard to choose which i liked the best)
echo & the bunnymen w/orchestra performing Ocean Rain @ Radio City
last shadow puppets w/orchestra @ Grand Ballroom
James Walsh (Starsailor) solo show @ Living Room
Radiohead @ Lollapalooza
Prob a bunch of other stuff im omitting - but gotta get out of here.
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for some reason, i completely neglected festival performances in my previous list... so i'd like to add: Underworld @ APW and Booka Shade @ Lolla (with honorable mentions going to NIN and sharon jones)
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Cloud Cult - RNRH and Black Cat
Sons and Daughters/Holy Fuck - RNRH
My Morning Jacket - Bonnaroo
nine inch nails - Lollapalooza
Mates of State - Ottobar and Lollapalooza
Bonde Do Role - Sonar
Spank Rock - Lollapalooza
Time Fite - RNRH
DCFC - Merriweather
Datarock - RNRH
Flight of the Conchords - Lisner
Tegan and Sara - Rams Head Live
Cold War Kids - 930
Minus the Bear - 930
Neil Diamond - Verizon
Phil Lesh and Friends - Bonnaroo
Holy Fuck - Lollapalooza
MC Frontalot/MC Lars/YTCracker - Ottobar
Those are my favorites of the year so far. The Spank Rock show at Sonar will probably be on this later on.
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Only saw about 15 shows this year but my top 5 would be:
1. Mission of Burma @ Black Cat-playing Vs. front to back; simply mind-blowing, spine-tingling stuff
2. X/Detroit Cobras @ 9:30 Club-seen X play 4 times now this decade, this was the best show, both setwise and energy wise I've ever seen them play
3. Nine Inch Nails @ Virgin fest-first time I've seen them and I'm glad I got all my moneys worth
4. Suicidal Tendencies @ Sonar-surprised they didn't play Institutionalized but they simply destroyed all the other songs in the set to make me forget that omission
5. Jenny Lewis @ 6th and I Synagogue-hearing her sing Acid Tongue alone probably made this one of my favorite shows of the year
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Lou Reed - The National
Spiritualized - 9:30
Radiohead - Nissan
R.E.M. - Merriweather
The Verve - WaMu
The Who - Verizon
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Jolie Holland on Election Day @ the Iota
All 20 or so BRMC shows I saw this year. Possibly SF shows were best, but I can't choose a favourite child.
Rasputina @ the Black Cat
Nick Cave @ 9:30, 10/5...although all three shows I saw were ridiculously wonderful.
To be honest, all the shows I saw this year were AMAZING. I have to stop here or I'll just name them all.
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The Hives @ the Cat
The Raconteurs both nights @ 930
Justice @ Sonar [the crowd was awesome but not stupid like at 930]
Eagles of Death Metal @ 930
MSTRKRFT @ Bedrock [they finally got their own light show and it kicks
The Presets @ 930, I was too drunk to remember Cut Copy
Gogol Bordello @ Electric Factory, the fucking punks sucked but it was better than the first Gogol show I saw, they played about twice as long and I think somehow managed to get more people added to their band. Can't wait to see them back at the club.
I need to whip out my stubs to see what else.
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1) My Bloody Valentine @ Aragon Ballroom, Chicago
2) Social Distortion @ House of Blues, Anaheim
3) The Cure @ Patriot Center, Fairfax
4) X @ 9:30 Club
5) Eagles of Death Metal @ 9:30 Club
6) Nice Cave & the Bad Seeds @ 9:30 Club
7) Marilyn Manson @ Electric Factory, Philly
8) Southern Culture on the Skids @ 9:30 Club
9) Lou Reed @ 9:30 Club
10) Weezer @ GM Place, Vancouver (BC)
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8) Southern Culture on the Skids @ 9:30 Club
That one had some moments, for sure. ;D
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Justice @ Sonar [the crowd was awesome but not stupid like at 930]
I almost forgot about that one. That was a great set. I had a blast that night.
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forgot to add
white lies - empty bottle - chicago
digitalism/holy fuck/a place to bury strangers - they werent all playing the same venue, but it was all the same night.
jose gonzalez acoustic -highline ballroom
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1. MBV ATP 09
1. Radiohead, Liars @ Nissan
2. BOREDOMS, Soft Circle, Black Pus at 9:30
*eye needs to spaz out more often
3. 88BOADRUMS in LA
4. Evangelista at Velvet
5. Boris at Blackcat
*while the ottobar show was better overall, the show's rendition of untitled was pure feedback and noiseful bliss.
6. Legendary PinK Dots at RNR
and i'm forgetting a shit ton but the top 3(4) wont change even as i remember.
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Hah our lists are gonna come out similar.
How did you leave out the Bishops!?!?!?!
Mine off the top of my head:
1. MBV Roseland 9/23
2. Alan/Richard Bishop Black Cat 6/25 (the night I got hit in the face with Charles Gocher's ashes)
3. Carla Bozulich Velvet Lounge
4. Jack Rose/Fern Knight/Glenn Jones/Alexander Turnquist Velvet
5. Gary Higgins Velvet
6. Boris BC
7. Nick Cave 930
8. Spiritualized 930
9. Major Stars Velvet
10. Dirty Projectors BC
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Forgot to mention the four Jukebox the Ghost shows I saw in 2008, including one last night :P
Great, great DC band...
Also, NIN and Radiohead @ Lolla.
I'll probably end up adding more to this list when I get home tonight, but here goes...
James @ 930
Spiritualized @ 930
Wilco @ 930
Nick Cave @ 930
Calexico @ 930
Mission of Burma @ Black Cat
Delta Spirit @ DC9
The Homosexuals @ Velvet Lounge
Carla Bozulich's Evangelista @ Velvet Lounge
Simian Mobile Disco @ Mezzanine, San Francisco
Broken Social Scene @ Metro, Chicago
The Magnetic Fields @ Herbst Theater, San Francisco
Dirty Projectors @ Black Cat
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings @ Black Cat
Eagles of Death Metal @ 930
THE EX with Getatchew Mekurya @ Black Cat
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Hmm...
Replace DP with the Homosexuals in my list.
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Hmm...
Replace DP with the Homosexuals in my list.
uuuugh.....
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Not a fan of the homosexuals?
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I've never heard them...I just can't believe you didn't see the crude joke opportunities. I didn't, of course, because I'm a lady.
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In no order, and I only have stubs to some of them so don't have all the details:
PIERCED ARROWS, DC9 (great show! one of the best albums of the year too)
Boredoms, 930
DMBQ, Velvet (awesome colors were good too)
Richard Lloyd, Velvet
Little Howlin Wolf, Snailhook's
Gilberto Gil, Lisner 6/22
David Byrne, Lyric 9/17
Fishbone, State 11/30
The Ex, Black Cat 8/13
Quintron and Miss Pussycat, some art gallery in Chinatown
Chuck Brown, all shows all year
EU, 930 Ben's Chili Bowl Party
Alejandro Escovedo, O St. Mansion
Nudity, Velvet
Nomo, Rock and Roll Hotel
This was a great year for live music.
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I wish I could say My Bloody Valentine was the best concert of 2008, but I didn't get to see them in 2008. Ditto for Jenny Lewis and that 6th & I St. concert. I was out of town when tickets went on sale and I missed out on that one. Those are my two biggest regrets of 2008.
Of the shows I did see, I especially enjoyed or was impressed by the following (in chronological order):
2008/03/18 God Is An Astronaut @ The Ottobar (definitely worth the trip to Baltimore)
2008/03/29 The Raveonettes @ Black Cat
2008/04/13 Colin Meloy @ 9:30 Club
2008/04/15 The New Pornographers @ 9:30 Club (they nailed every song and Neko had a broken leg but didn't know it)
2008/05/13 The Black Keys @ 9:30 Club
2008/06/11 R.E.M. @ Merriweather (and The National were easily the best openers of 2008)
2008/10/05 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ 9:30 Club (night #1 better than night #2)
2008/10/23 The Rosebuds @ Black Cat (so much fun!)
2008/10/28 Thao Nguyen @ 9:30 Club (part of the Hotel Cafe Tour, but she stood head and shoulders above everyone that night)
2008/11/18 Robyn Hitchcock @ Birchmere (performed the entirety of I Often Dream of Trains!)
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1. Wolf Parade - Electric Factory
2. Nada Surf - 9:30
3. Mates of State - BC
4. Wilco - The Dump AKA The Riv (Night 4)
5. Nada Surf - Metro
6. Built to Spill - 9:30
7. Walkmen - 9:30
Shows I had to miss, but would have been up there as well: Pearl Jam - VC, MGMT - 9:30
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my turn...
rob zombie at verizon center
black mountain at rnr hotel
mstrkrft at 930
lou reed at 930
the cure at patriot center
erykah badu at dar
rem at merriweather
peter murphy at rams head
david byrne at lyric opera house
james at 930
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Shows I had to miss, but would have been up there as well: Pearl Jam - VC, MGMT - 9:30
PJ is debatable (i certainly enjoyed that show), but you definitely didn't miss much at MGMT. the blogosphere and/or other hype machines crowned MGMT before they were ready for the big leagues. they don't have much stage presence or even a stage show for that matter. songs didn't sound better live. i liked the album but walked away rather unimpressed with their live show. you'll note that no one has MGMT on their list in this thread.
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To each their own. I heard from a couple friends they were pretty good, but as a new and still relatively young band, I understand your viewpoint. They're arguably my #1 band right now, so short of them not showing up, being too drunk to play, missing all their notes or cutting the show short, I'd have enjoyed them. I know they don't play anything from their demo (which REALLY sucks) and I heard they sometimes don't play Kids (REALLY, REALLY sucks), but other than that, I would have liked it. I've got a few bootlegs of theirs, so I know what to expect.
If I knew PJ was going to play Who You Are and Why Go here, I probably would have bit the bullet and went.
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I've never heard them...I just can't believe you didn't see the crude joke opportunities. I didn't, of course, because I'm a lady.
Hahahahahaha holy shit!
I did completely miss that.
DMBQ barely missed the cut for me. And both Awesome Color's and Pit Er Pat's sets were solid that night, too.
Wish I could've stuck around for Little Howlin' Wolf at Snailhook's but that show went so damn late. I left way after 1 and he still hadn't went on.
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I can't believe I forgot this, but seeing the Black Kids at BC was pretty fucking epic as well.
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Is that what passes for epic these days?
I can't believe I forgot this, but seeing the Black Kids at BC was pretty fucking epic as well.
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Geez, I guess too much work does zap ones memory of good times?! Totally forgot:
Bruce Springsteen - RDS Arena
Jens Lekman - The Village
Gemma Hayes - (Upstairs @) Whelan's - HM
(All Dublin, Ire)
Radiohead - Malahide Castle, Malahide, Ire (you can see it on YouTube)
A venue behind my B&B is an Irish version of 930 (I thought of anyway). Many shows that week, including, Widespread Panic. I didn't go, but did exchange pleasantries when we passed on the street (that sounds odd). I missed Evan Dando @ Vicar Street. Although I tried to hold out, jet lag took over in the eve, and I had to collapse for an hour.
I thought Nada Surf at 930 was pretty solid.
Wish I had seen more than a few shows this year...forgot about Colin Meloy. There are also a few regrets for missing certain 6th & I shows.
Oh well, if gas prices stay down, there is always next year!
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That reminds me; I did catch Colin Meloy at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee which was pretty good. Venue is one of the best I've been to.
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I almost put Jens Lekman on my list, but his show at the Black Cat this year paled in comparison to his 2007 show, which is easily one of the most magical, perfect concerts I've ever attended. Not that his 2008 show was bad, by any means. It just couldn't live up to 2007.
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^Completely agree.
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Winner:
Elbow @ 6th & I
Honorable Mention:
Radiohead @ Lollapalooza
Editors @ 930
Mark Ronson @ Lollapalooza
PJ @ Verizon
Stereophonics @ 930 (the first 3/4 of the show until the dickheads pushed their way in front of us)
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1. Elbow at 6th & I -- 4/27
2. The Swell Season at Brown Theater, Louisville -- 5/12
3. Coldplay at Verizon Center -- 10/31
4. The Silver Beats at 9:30 Club -- 1/11
5. Yeasayer at Black Cat -- 4/10
6. Mogwai at 9:30 Club -- 9/17
7. Mark Knopfler at Wolf Trap -- 7/22
8. M83 at Black Cat -- 6/7
9. DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist at 9:30 Club -- 3/21
10. Fleet Foxes at Black Cat -- 10/3
Radiohead at Nissan could have made this list if not for the weather debacle...
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well i thought i was done with my list - but id have to add of montreal at the music hall of williamsburg.
solid performance - about 2 hours long. some of the theatrics were still there, but in a much smaller venue it also meant no horse. kevin was as entertaining as always and sounded awesome. had a brilliant set list and topped it off with tom petty's american girl. the crowd was really into it - even tho it consisted of mostly cooler than thou hipsters who tried to tell me that it was ok for them to shove me out of the way since they clearly go to more shows than me and really young kids. ah how i love the holidays. i could only take so much of hearing about brooklyn vegan and how they listened to kevin way back when. aside from that - the show rocked.
the earliest song they played was off of satanic panic - eros entropic
and a number of songs from sunlandic twins - wraith pinned, october is eternal, knight rider, so begins our alabee
and also some from hissing fauna - she's a rejecter, heimdalsgate, konsvinger
and nearly the entire album of their latest - skeletal lamping (minus death is not a parallel move)
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well i thought i was done with my list - but id have to add of montreal at the music hall of williamsburg.
solid performance - about 2 hours long. some of the theatrics were still there, but in a much smaller venue it also meant no horse. kevin was as entertaining as always and sounded awesome. had a brilliant set list and topped it off with tom petty's american girl. the crowd was really into it - even tho it consisted of mostly cooler than thou hipsters who tried to tell me that it was ok for them to shove me out of the way since they clearly go to more shows than me and really young kids. ah how i love the holidays. i could only take so much of hearing about brooklyn vegan and how they listened to kevin way back when. aside from that - the show rocked.
the earliest song they played was off of satanic panic - eros entropic
and a number of songs from sunlandic twins - wraith pinned, october is eternal, knight rider, so begins our alabee
and also some from hissing fauna - she's a rejecter, heimdalsgate, konsvinger
and nearly the entire album of their latest - skeletal lamping (minus death is not a parallel move)
I caught them in Richmond on November 1st, and I had pretty much the same impressions. A good show, at times a bit heavy on the theatrics, especially during songs that already felt like they had too much going on. But Kevin is an incredible frontman, and the rest of the band can play instruments. They ended that show with an intense cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It was a good time.
And I second the hipster kids complaint. After my last few shows being hipster-filled, I was glad to see Wilco this past Sunday in a theater filled mostly with 40 year old married couples.
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well i thought i was done with my list - but id have to add of montreal at the music hall of williamsburg.
solid performance - about 2 hours long. some of the theatrics were still there, but in a much smaller venue it also meant no horse. kevin was as entertaining as always and sounded awesome. had a brilliant set list and topped it off with tom petty's american girl. the crowd was really into it - even tho it consisted of mostly cooler than thou hipsters who tried to tell me that it was ok for them to shove me out of the way since they clearly go to more shows than me and really young kids. ah how i love the holidays. i could only take so much of hearing about brooklyn vegan and how they listened to kevin way back when. aside from that - the show rocked.
the earliest song they played was off of satanic panic - eros entropic
and a number of songs from sunlandic twins - wraith pinned, october is eternal, knight rider, so begins our alabee
and also some from hissing fauna - she's a rejecter, heimdalsgate, konsvinger
and nearly the entire album of their latest - skeletal lamping (minus death is not a parallel move)
I caught them in Richmond on November 1st, and I had pretty much the same impressions. A good show, at times a bit heavy on the theatrics, especially during songs that already felt like they had too much going on. But Kevin is an incredible frontman, and the rest of the band can play instruments. They ended that show with an intense cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It was a good time.
And I second the hipster kids complaint. After my last few shows being hipster-filled, I was glad to see Wilco this past Sunday in a theater filled mostly with 40 year old married couples.
i could use a show like that. when i saw of montreal in sept they ended their set with 'smells like teen spirit'. and i think this show was real toned down from the rest of their tour. it was a one-off show in brooklyn and kevin is dj'ing at union hall in the next few days as well. so this was the sedated version of the theatrics. for the most part - it worked even moreso this time around. im just glad i didnt get covered in glitter and shaving cream, but i did get paint on my face and hair. ah well its of montreal. i expect nothing less. and kevin is an incredible front-man.
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I thought their show at the 930 was alright. I think the theatrics was a distraction to the live show. And the theatrics was not entertaining..it was rather awkward and pointless, I thought.
And the new album sucks, in general.
well i thought i was done with my list - but id have to add of montreal at the music hall of williamsburg.
solid performance - about 2 hours long. some of the theatrics were still there, but in a much smaller venue it also meant no horse. kevin was as entertaining as always and sounded awesome. had a brilliant set list and topped it off with tom petty's american girl. the crowd was really into it - even tho it consisted of mostly cooler than thou hipsters who tried to tell me that it was ok for them to shove me out of the way since they clearly go to more shows than me and really young kids. ah how i love the holidays. i could only take so much of hearing about brooklyn vegan and how they listened to kevin way back when. aside from that - the show rocked.
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good! that means one less indie hipster snob at the show.
I thought their show at the 930 was alright. I think the theatrics was a distraction to the live show. And the theatrics was not entertaining..it was rather awkward and pointless, I thought.
And the new album sucks, in general.
well i thought i was done with my list - but id have to add of montreal at the music hall of williamsburg.
solid performance - about 2 hours long. some of the theatrics were still there, but in a much smaller venue it also meant no horse. kevin was as entertaining as always and sounded awesome. had a brilliant set list and topped it off with tom petty's american girl. the crowd was really into it - even tho it consisted of mostly cooler than thou hipsters who tried to tell me that it was ok for them to shove me out of the way since they clearly go to more shows than me and really young kids. ah how i love the holidays. i could only take so much of hearing about brooklyn vegan and how they listened to kevin way back when. aside from that - the show rocked.
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I'm hardly an indie snob...::sigh:: Can you be an indie snob if you like Vampire Weekend, Clap Your Hands, etc??
Really, I don't mind that they are influenced one way or another by other bands...I like them :P
YOU are a SNOB to the indie kids like me, however. :'(
good! that means one less indie hipster snob at the show.
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I'd like to add Hercules and Love Affair & the 930 Forumers at the 930 Club. Ixkpd's butt, MyraEllen and even azaghal dancing in front during the show...it's classic!
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shhhhhhhhhh
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These Arms Are Snakes
RnR Hotel
March 11
yay!
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Wrong thread. ;)
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haha, i bring the LOLz...
Wrong thread. ;)
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Mine:
1. Austin City Limits festival (favorite sets: Spiritualized, Foo Fighters, Alejandro Escovedo, Okkervil River, Hot Chip, Fleet Foxes)
2. Helio Sequence @ black cat backstage
3. Raveonettes @ black cat
4. Wedding Present @ black cat
5. Racontours @ 930
6. Thievery, Ladytron, TV on the Radio @ Merriweather
7. Apparitions @ iota
8. DMBQ @ Velvet Lounge
9. Super Furry Animals, Holy Fuck @ 930
10. Cloud Cult @ black cat
I actually saw more shows this year than last but it didn't feel like it. Hopefully 2009 will get closer to 2006's record number...
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Some of my fav's
Sole & The Skyrider Band @ Black Cat (backstage)
Weedeater w/ Wooly Mammmoth & Blacktusk @ Talking Head Club
Saul Williams w/ Dragons of Zynth @ 9:30 Club
Black Moth Super Rainbow w/ Dose One's Subtle & Efterklang @ RnR Hotel
Harvey Milk w/ A Strom of Light & Dianogah @ Ottobar
The Sword w/ Stinking Lizaveta & Torche @ RnR Hotel
Boris w/ Torche & Clouds @ Black Cat
Valient Thorr w/ Early Man & Monotonix @ Black Cat (backstage)
Does it Offend You, Yeah? @ DC9
The Residents @ 9:30 Club
DMBQ w/ Monotonix @ Ottobar
Those were some good ones, hopefully I can tack on that Clutch show to cap the year off!
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How'd I leave out Cornelius, Stars of the Lid and Six Organs of Admittance?
Cornelius and Six Organs are both definitely top 10 material.
Sucks not having a stub collection to work from.
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i saw a show almost every day in 2008, and these were the ones that stood out (top ten are bolded):
six organs of admittance @ iota (1/24)
chinese stars/the amopeba men/the wayward @ velvet lounge (2/22)
roky erickson & the explosives @ webster hall (3/1)
sunburned hand of the man/chris grier/lexie mountain @ lighthouse (3/7)
the hounds of hasselvander (w/ bobby liebling)/revelation/ol' scratch @ velvet lounge (3/14)
spontaneous infinity fest @ velvet lounge (3/28, 29)
van der graaf generator @ wulfrun hall, wolverhampton (4/2)
van der graaf generator @ queen elizabeth hall, london (4/3)
carla bozulich's evangelista/garland of hours/vampire hands @ velvet lounge (4/16)
gary higgins/brandon butler/stella schindler @ velvet lounge (4/19)
vincent black shadow/nudity/crazy dreams band @ velvet lounge (4/23)
polvo @ black cat (5/9)
astro/seventh gate/keitzer @ velvet lounge (5/19)
jack rose/fern knight/glenn jones @ velvet lounge (5/30)
suishou no fune/alasehir/dark sea dream @ 611 florida (5/31)
teenage jesus & the jerks/information @ knitting factory (6/13)
major stars/thalia zedek/giraffes? giraffes! @ velvet lounge (6/15)
terrastock 7 @ mellwood arts center, louisville (6/19-22)
silver apples/loto ball show/the moderate/plums @ velvet lounge (6/28)
little howlin' wolf/psychedelic horseshit/fabulous diamonds @ 611 florida (7/1)
sonic youth/the feelies @ battery park (7/4)
spiritualized/the ditrtbombs @ 9:30 (7/25)
jack rose/mv & ee/chris grier/zaika/50 foot women & axolotl @ velvet lounge (8/7)
judas priest/heaven & hell @ pnc arts bank center (8/9)
gospel gossip @ velvet lounge (8/12)
the ex w/ getachew mekuria @ black cat (8/13)
the sufimonkey trio (w/ richard lloyd)/circles/hulk smash/dcic @ velvet lounge (8/14)
witch hats/pink monkey birds/the electricutions/six gun lullaby @ velvet lounge (8/16)
mike tamburo/hunted creatures @ lighthouse (8/24)
judas priest/heaven & hell/motorhead @ cricket wireless pavilion, phoenix (8/28)
free folk phantasmagory V @ 611 florida (9/13)
my bloody valentine/wounded knees @ roseland (9/22)
my bloody valentine/the lilys @ roseland (9/23)
paul flaherty & randall colbourne/fight the big bull/kbd @ velvet lounge as part of sonic circuits (10/1)
baby dee/burbuja @ national museum of women in the arts as part of sonic circuits (10/5)
nick cave & the bad seeds/kid congo powers @ 9:30 (10/6)
cian nugent/ben reynolds/george stavis @ velvet lounge (10/7)
the residents @ trocadero (10/8)
wire @ johnny brenda's, philly (10/10)
dead c/blues control/pink reason @ johnny brenda's (10/12)
jack rose & marc orleans/bridget st. john/michael chapman @ hint house, nyc (10/14)
michael chapman/jack rose @ brickbat books, philly (10/15)
woven hand/silver summit @ johnny brenda's (10/16)
dmbq/pit er pat/awesome color @ velvet lounge (10/21)
dungen/headdress @ johnny brenda's (10/28)
20 buck spin festival @ velvet lounge (10/31-11/1)
endless boogie @ vox populi, philly (11/8)
magnet city kids/the homosexuals/when dinosaurs ruled the earth @ danger danger gallery, philly (11/14)
cluster @ st. mary's church, philly (11/15)
dan higgs/zomes/tom carter @ the compound, philly (11/21)
fern knight/p.g. six/samara lubelski/noa babayof @ the rotunda, philly (11/22)
king khan & bbq show/the vivian girls @ johnny brenda's (11/28)
deceased/hatred/hull house @ velvet lounge (12/5)
nachtmystium/woe @ kung fu necktie, philly (12/8)
keelhaul/backwoods payback/jail @ johnny brenda's (12/10)
neil young @ the spectrum, philly (12/12)
serpent throne/wizard eye @ disgraceland, philly (12/13)
kieran hebden & steve reid @ international house, philly (12/14)
neil young/wilco @ msg (12/15)
the nightmarchers/obits @ the khyber, philly (12/16)
hawkwind tribute night w/ ultrabunny/plums/caves caverns @ velvet lounge (12/20)
those that don't think there are many great live bands around right now aren't looking hard enough...
ps: azaghal, keep a log of that shit on your computer!
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I'm surprised you didn't include any of those United Bible Studies/Sharron Kraus shows you saw/played (with the exception of Terrastock)
I had no excuse to skip Terrastock; passing on that is easily my biggest live music regret this year.
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I'm surprised you didn't include any of those United Bible Studies/Sharron Kraus shows you saw/played (with the exception of Terrastock)
that's because i played with UBS for almost all of those gigs. i'm not arrogant enough to include my own performances!
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Hah...makes sense.
That Major Stars set was exactly what I needed after the horribly boring and absurdly overpriced Jose Gonzalez set I caught at the club earlier that night.
It was fucking incredible.
Just wish I caught more of Thalia.
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saw a lot a lot this year. these were far and above the best
mmmmmy bloody valentine @ roseland is #1. obviously.
flight of the conchords @ lisner
pwrfl power @ pianos
sonic youth @ battery park
sebastien tellier @ hiro
broken social scene, film school, beach house, helio sequence @ siren festival
rumspringa @ love
and to spread the local love, every time i saw the dance party they were fantastic.
and i saw deleted scenes twohundredthousandtimes and each time they were amazing.
i wish i could put she & him on this list, too, because they are really great live...but the venue ruined it for me.
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I really cut back on shows this year. I'm recession proof but my friends aren't.
Best concert moments of the year:
a fundraiser-Steven Tyler, Alice Cooper, Slash etc performing together
Camp Freddy-seeing Chrissy Hynde sing with dave navaro, matt sorum etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWrac8i46iA
3 Doors Down-learning that the singer was "sick" so I got a refund
Shinedown at the 930 made my top ten, it's been a weak year.