your top 10 concerts of the year

[mdh9857]

I know I'll get a lot of crap for this, but hey, its what I enjoy and I had fun at the concert which is what really matters to me.  And I actually only went to 10 shows.  So only the top 7 were counted.
 
 1.  Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony- Verizon Center (I'm not even going to explain since no one will care the reason)
 2.  The Killers, Silver Beats, Red Romance- Patriot Center
 3.  Cartel, Cobra Starship, Boys Like Girls- 9:30 Club (Cobra was amazing, the others ehhh)
 4.  Bayside (opened for Anberlin)- 9:30 Club
 5.  Third Eye Blind, The Upwelling- Richie Coliseum (University of MD)
 6.  The Hush Sound, My Favorite Highway- Rock N Roll Hotel
 7.  Tim McGraw and Faith Hill- Verizon Center
 
 On the Comedy Front:
 
 1. Kathy Griffin- Kennedy Center

[SPARX]

Originally posted by conorh98:
  Sly & Family Stone - BB King's (weird show)
 

Care to elaborate? The genius/insanity of Sly has always intrigued me.

[cernoch79]

Daft Punk - Coney Island, NY
 Justice - Trocadero, Philadelphia
 The White Stripes - Patriot Center, VA
 TV on the Radio - 9:30
 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 9:30
 EL-P w/ Mr. Dibbs - 9:30
 Prefuse 73 - Black Cat

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by mdh9857:
  I know I'll get a lot of crap for this, but hey, its what I enjoy and I had fun at the concert which is what really matters to me.  And I actually only went to 10 shows.  So only the top 7 were counted.
 
 1.  Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony- Verizon Center (I'm not even going to explain since no one will care the reason)
 
 7.  Tim McGraw and Faith Hill- Verizon Center
 

I'm interested.  I won't make fun on you.  Whatever you like is what you like.  You must like famous, married, singing couples.  Having witnessed both of them, who do you think has the better sex life?  Was there any onstage sexual tension that you could detect?
 
 Brian

[kosmo vinyl]

A bunch of votes for the LCD Soundsystem show... Must have been my awesome DJing that tipped it over the edge  

[sweetcell]

the question for me (and, i suspect, brennser) is why so many people voted for the national @ 930 show.  we both thought it was a huge disappointement.  personally, it was probably my worse show of the year.

[brennser]

agreed, a total snoozer
 
 

Originally posted by sweetcell:
  the question for me (and, i suspect, brennser) is why so many people voted for the national @ 930 show.  we both thought it was a huge disappointement.  personally, it was probably my worse show of the year.

[Vas Deferens]

15 for you...not in order
 
 LCD Soundsystem @930
 Jens Lekman @BC
 Andrew Bird @930
 Arcade Fire @DAR
 Josh Ritter @930
 Patrick Wolf @BC
 The Veils @DC9
 Nick Lowe @Birchmere
 Bjork @United Palace
 Superdrag @930
 Jonathan Richman @930
 John Prine @Warner
 Thermals @BC
 Wolf Parade @BC
 Dean & Britta @BC

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Oh yeah, Jonathan Richman at 9:30. That brings my list to 11. Though that's probably all the shows I saw this year. They were all good.
 
 

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  Oh, I forgot Okkervil River at RNR Hotel. That gives me 10.
 
   

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  I can't even remember going to ten concerts this year, but I'll try...in no order
 
 Jens Lekman, Black Cat
 Nick Lowe, Birchmere
 Old 97's, Artscape (daughter's first concert)
 Hugh Masekela, World Music Fest in Arlington
 Drive By Truckers, 9:30 Club
 Robbie Fulks, Jammin Java
 Slaid Cleaves, Iota
 Hold Steady, 9:30 Club
 Josh Rouse, Birchmere
 
 Hmmm, that's about all that are listworthy and in my brain at present

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[brennser]

this was the year that old age/having two kids caught up with me!! I didn't go to very many shows beyond the ones I DJ'ed (and really regret not seeing The Veils or Jens Lekman but such is life) - that being said here are the ones I enjoyed the most in no particular order
 
 Josh Ritter @ 9.30
 Neil Young @ DAR
 Apples in Stereo/Aqueduct/Julie Ocean @ 9.30 (all 3 bands great)
 Peter Bjorn and John/Fujiya and Miyagi/Au Revoir Simone @ 9.30 (again all 3 bands great)
 TVOTR @ 9.30 (I'm not a huge fan of theirs but they blew me away live)
 The Dears @ 9.30
 
 Dissapointments
 
 Camera Obscura @ 9.30
 The Frames @ 9.30 (good but not the out of body exexperience Frames shows can be)
 The Cribs @ Black Cat
 The National @ 9.30

[nkotb]

To be honest, I think you deserve more ridicule for liking Kathy Griffin than any of the shows you saw    
 
 

Originally posted by mdh9857:
  1. Kathy Griffin- Kennedy Center

[Cali]

let's see--in no order
 
 incubus - hammerstein ballroom & 930 (didnt care for albert hammond though)
 rhcp  
 stooges - 930
 rodrigo y gabriela - 930
 velvet revolver - 930
 john mayer - mci
 rage - coachella
 kol/brmc
 inxs
 roots - 930
 voodoo fest - watched the stream so i'm adding it

[Vas Deferens]

20 for you...
 
 TVOTR @ 930
 Soulwax @ Coachella
 The Rentals @930
 Big Business @BC (opening for the Melvins)
 Morrissey @Wolf Trap
 
 
 

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
  15 for you...not in order
 
 LCD Soundsystem @930
 Jens Lekman @BC
 Andrew Bird @930
 Arcade Fire @DAR
 Josh Ritter @930
 Patrick Wolf @BC
 The Veils @DC9
 Nick Lowe @Birchmere
 Bjork @United Palace
 Superdrag @930
 Jonathan Richman @930
 John Prine @Warner
 Thermals @BC
 Wolf Parade @BC
 Dean & Britta @BC

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
 Soulwax @ Coachella

heh, i was a little surprised that no shows from cochella or lolla made your list.  i forgot about soulwax - they were indeed excellent, one of my 'chella highlights.  probably should have been on my list.
 
 another one that no one has mentioned: travis @ 930 club.  excellent show.

[conorh98]

Originally posted by SPARX:
   

Originally posted by conorh98:
  Sly & Family Stone - BB King's (weird show)
 

Care to elaborate? The genius/insanity of Sly has always intrigued me. [/b]

Well, it was uncoordinated from start to finish (venue/band/audience). I really appreciate the 930 club and BC when I watch shows in other cities. It was a 10:30 start time, but they kept us waiting in the cold on the sidewalk until just before 12. No reasons were given. Sly came out and did a spontaneous "rap" before members of the family came out seemingly confused. sly's voice is still great (it might be even better than when he was young) but he would only sing about 1 or 2 lines out of any given song when he actually was out there. he was preoccupied with a vocoder (i think that's what it's called) where he would talk into a mic and the keyboard would control its pitch. the band didn't really know what the hell was going on and was as confused as the audience when sly would up and leave the stage. they turned the house lights on a bunch of times before sly stumbled back to noodle through another song.
 
 the unfortunate thing is that this could have been an incredible show. but sly's music really benefits with tight playing. this was anything but. they need a real leader out there, even if it isn't sly, to help them get their shit together.
 
 about 1/3 of the audience was pissed and some chanted stuff at sly, but the rest ate it up. i guess i was somewhere in the middle. i didn't feel like he was intentionally slighting the audience like bob dylan or anything, but he might just have mental problems or stage fright. i do think he was trying to put on a good show. and it was pretty good. i'm really glad i saw it; he's written some incredible tunes.