2012 best shows

[Yada]

I remember when your kids was a three year old singing along with Ramones songs. Seems his taste has gone downhill!

#1 for me was Spiritualized @ Cat's Cradle Raleigh NC

Probably #2 was Hot Chelle Rae at the club, not because I was into it but because I took my kids (8 and 10) and they had the BEST time.  We met all 3 bands and it was just AMAZING to watch them soak it in and have the time of their lives.

Thanks for that memory Seth!

They still like the Ramones and Beach Boys (we saw them this year too and went backstage and met the band but not Brian) and my boy especially likes a lot of punk rock...He especially LOVES Operation Ivy for some crazy reason...

But yeah they are kids and have their own thing too.  I'm just happy they were real bands with real instruments...could be a lot worse!  I did attend the Justin Beiber show a few weeks ago...a birthday surprise for my daughter.  You should have seen her when I told her to get dressed and get in the car to go to the show.  She lost it.  So worth it just for that moment alone.

My concert wish for 2013 is a Rancid US tour so I can take my son.  He loves them too.

Funny you say that... been on a major Rancid kick for the last month or so and have been punching myself in the junk for not checking out their black cat shows a few years ago. I don't think I've seen them since the mid 90's. They're touring the UK right now...

[vansmack]

My concert wish for 2013 is a Rancid US tour so I can take my son.  He loves them too.

Funny you say that... been on a major Rancid kick for the last month or so and have been punching myself in the junk for not checking out their black cat shows a few years ago. I don't think I've seen them since the mid 90's. They're touring the UK right now...

I saw them in March in a dual bill with Cock Sparrer at the Warfield.  Cock Sparrer were better.

[chaz]

I remember when your kids was a three year old singing along with Ramones songs. Seems his taste has gone downhill!

#1 for me was Spiritualized @ Cat's Cradle Raleigh NC

Probably #2 was Hot Chelle Rae at the club, not because I was into it but because I took my kids (8 and 10) and they had the BEST time.  We met all 3 bands and it was just AMAZING to watch them soak it in and have the time of their lives.

Thanks for that memory Seth!

They still like the Ramones and Beach Boys (we saw them this year too and went backstage and met the band but not Brian) and my boy especially likes a lot of punk rock...He especially LOVES Operation Ivy for some crazy reason...

But yeah they are kids and have their own thing too.  I'm just happy they were real bands with real instruments...could be a lot worse!  I did attend the Justin Beiber show a few weeks ago...a birthday surprise for my daughter.  You should have seen her when I told her to get dressed and get in the car to go to the show.  She lost it.  So worth it just for that moment alone.

My concert wish for 2013 is a Rancid US tour so I can take my son.  He loves them too.

Funny you say that... been on a major Rancid kick for the last month or so and have been punching myself in the junk for not checking out their black cat shows a few years ago. I don't think I've seen them since the mid 90's. They're touring the UK right now...

Wish I'd seen those too.  Last time was mid 90's at Nation or Capital Ballroom or whatever it was called then I think.

[Unsanity]

Metz at Red Palace was pretty awesome. Best line of the night: "Is that the fire alarm? We're gonna keep playing!" No one made for the exits because Metz was rocking too hard!

Graveyard at the Golden West was a great sold out show.

Rwake and Electric Wizard at Maryland Death Fest were pretty heavy.

Farm Fest was amazing as a whole. Loved every band but not the 100' heat.

Pig Destroyer's comeback show at the Ottobar was batshit insane.

Om a few weeks ago was incredible as well.

There is probably more.

[Relaxer]

Metz at Red Palace was pretty awesome. Best line of the night: "Is that the fire alarm? We're gonna keep playing!" No one made for the exits because Metz was rocking too hard!

I remember that. Visions of Great White definitely flashe through my head as I looked for where the exits were.

[azaghal1981]

Three that immediately come to mind:
Swans at BC
Spiritualized at Club
Grass Widow/Garland of Hours/Hand Grenade Job at Comet

[chancegardener]

Radiohead - Jobing Arena Phoenix 3/15/12
Wild Flag - 930 4/2/12
M83 - 930 5/12/12
Dead Can Dance - Wolf Trap 8/27
Peter Gabriel - Pat Ctr 10/14
Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Patti Smith Pat Ctr 11/30
... and Japandroids this Friday ....

[azaghal1981]

That Wild Flag show is up there for me too.

[Darth Ed]

Roughly in this order:

2012/01/27 Jeff Mangum (Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC)
2012/09/26 The Corin Tucker Band (Black Cat Backstage, Washington, DC)
2012/04/04 Wild Flag (9:30 Club, Washington, DC)
2012/10/14 Peter Gabriel (Patriot Center, George Mason University, VA)
2012/10/02 First Aid Kit (6th and I Synagogue, Washington, DC)
2012/10/12 Jens Lekman (9:30 Club, Washington, DC)

[Here's the thing]

Old 97's @ 9:30
Jeff Mangum @ Lincoln Theater
Polyphonic Spree @ 6th and I
Bob Mould @ 9:30
Wilco @ Wolftrap

[jrho]

Wild Flag at 9:30
The Ting Tings at 9:30
Meshell Ndegeocello, Dumpstaphunk, George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic part of the Folklife Festival on the Mall

[Cock Van Der Palm]

Dick and the Wholes - Manny's on the Water
Phydo and the Kay-9's - The Goldstar
The Herschel Goldfarb Five  -  YidFest 5773
Winnie and the Poohs  - Tipitino's
The Reacharounds - Max's

[atomicfront]

Roughly in this order:

2012/01/27 Jeff Mangum (Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC)

I didn't realize Magnum was this year.   That should be on my list

[azaghal1981]

Mission of Burma should be on my list, too. Feel pretty good about that top 5. The best of my three MoB gigs.

[Darth Ed]

Ugh, I had a ticket to Mission of Burma, but I stayed home because I was sick.