Mid Year Best Live Shows

[azaghal1981]

I listened to that Wilco set on NPR and was kinda happy I sold my ticket.
 
 The less experimental Wilco is just not for me.

[twangirl]

1. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss @ Merriweather
 2. Alejandro Escovedo CD release show @ Continental Club
 3. Urban Verbs @ 9:30
 4. Jon Dee Graham @ O St. Mansion
 5. Waco Brothers @ Rock & Roll Hotel

[edbert]

YMCK@kencen

[mr. pretentious]

Oh god, so many this year...
 
 1. Radiohead @ Nissan Pavilion
 2. Mission of Burma @ Black Cat
 3. REM @ Merriweather
 4. Flight of the Conchords @ Lisner
 5. Wilco @ 9:30
 6. The Hives @ 9:30
 7. Nada Surf @ 9:30
 8. Oxford Collapse @ Black Cat (Backstage)
 9. Vampire Weekend @ Rock'n'Roll Hotel
 10. Buffalo Tom @ Black Cat

[El Jefe Design]

Having gone to only one show this year due to my son's birth.. Firewater kicked all other shows butts.

[andyrichter]

haven't been to as many shows as i would've liked but these were all standouts:
 
 Mission of Burma/Versus @ Black Cat
 X/Detroit Cobras @ 930 Club
 Burning Brides @ Black Cat

[britton]

the hold steady @ ram's head live
 drive-by truckers @ dragonfly
 the national @ messiah
 levon helm @ electric factory
 barack obama @ wilmington rally

[taperkat]

Swell Season @ Meyerhoff, Baltimore, one of teh best shows of my life.
 
 (plugging it, www.playedlastnight.com has the d/l available to buy if you'd like, it's f'ing amazing)
 
 a very close second, would also be in the top 10
 
 kathleen edwards @ birchmere

[Bombay Chutney]

R.E.M. @ Raleigh
 A Place To Bury Strangers/Holy F*ck
 Pearl Jam/Ted Leo
 The Meatmen/Rustbuckit @ The Ottobar
 The Cure
 Black Mountain
 Dead Meadow
 Jens Lekman

[Driveway]

Nada Surf @ 9:30
 Dropkick Murphys @ Merriweather (last night!)
 Sea Wolf @ Rock & Roll Hotel
 Fleet Foxes @ Black Cat
 Destroyer @ Black Cat
 Gutter Twins @ 930

[wxdude]

Portishead @ Coachella
 Kraftwerk @ Coachella
 The Verve @ Coachella
 Spiritualized @ Coachella
 Wilco @ 930
 Raconteurs @ 930
 Nada Surf @ 930
 Fleet Foxes @ Black Cat
 Pearl Jam @ Verizon
 Editors @ 930

[Samantha]

I don't think I've hardly been to any shows this year that weren't BRMC shows.  So ummm....
 
 BRMC in Athens, Columbus, and Milwaukee (I think I liked those best...it's all sort of blurring now, ahem)
 
 the Duke Spirit opening for them, especially in Madison (Their drummer burst an ear drum during the tour, he finally took a night off in Madison and the rest of the band played an acoustic set, which was surprisingly amazing...until the drummer came on stage and they finished the set as usual, totally blowing us away.  Really impressive to hear a band play both ways back to back, and absolutely EXCEL.)
 
 Devotchka at 9:30
 
 Voltaire & Bella Morte in Richmond
 
 Autolux in San Francisco

[Samantha]

wait, BRMC in Covington, KY was badass too...both the in-store and the show

[helicon1]

Elbow at the Synagogue

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by Glass Arm Shattering:
  Elbow at the Synagogue

Easily my favorite show of the year.