Your fave live shows of 2006?

[shtee223]

easily the best - secret machines at 9:30
 
 other highlights: jenny lewis at 9:30, jose gonzalez at black cat, the walkmen at 9:30, m ward at the birchmere, josh ritter's in-store at olsson's, dr dog (opening for clap your hands at 9:30 and opening for the spinto band at the black cat), the raconteurs, wolfmother, the scissor sisters, the who, the flaming lips all at virgin festival
 
 dissapointment - ben folds with BSO at merriweather

[Jesse]

My favorite was the 2 nights of Massive attack at the club
 
 Other highlights:
 TV on the Radio @ sonar was fun
 
 Deftones @ 930 (March and December) and Nissan (September)
 
 Thievery Corporation @ Virgin Festival (i'm sure the
 thursday show @ 930 will be awesome too)
 
 Gnarles Barkley @ Virgin Festival
 
 Prefuse 73 and Edan @ 930
 
 The Roots @ Rams Head Live
 
 Poison the Well/Fall of troy/horse the band@ the ottobar

[Tom Servo]

Set a personal best this year for shows with 47 (48 after TC tomorrow night) and over 100 bands.  
 
 Tops
 6/24/06    Alejandro Escovedo, Marah  (9:30)
 7/21/06    Secret Machines   (9:30)
 8/3/06    Sleater Kinney, French Toast (9:30)
 11/28/06 My Morning Jacket (9:30)
 
 Honorable Mention
 3/4/06   The Subways (9:30)
 3/15/06   The National (Black Cat)
 3/29/06   Stellastarr*, Editors   (9:30)
 4/7/06   The Apparitions, Revival (Iota)
 4/8/06   Voxtrot, Irving   (Georgetown)
 5/6/06   Phoenix   (9:30)
 5/20/06   Strokes, Apples in Stereo (Richmond, VA)
 6/3/06   The Stills, Rogue Wave   (9:30)
 11/5/06   Black Keys, Black Angels (9:30)
 11/23/06 Brazilian Girls, Chistine Moritz (9:30)
 
 High marks also go to the Virgin Fest and to the Osheaga Fest in Montreal.  I'm not usually one for the bigger gigs but both had really good acts and were well organized.

[Random Citizen]

I didn't get to a ton of shows this year with the move across the country,etc. Now that I have a real job, one of my resolutions for 2007 will be to get out to more shows.
 
 Here's my top 5:
 1. Jeff Klein/Afterhours/Twilight Singers, June 15, Doug Fir in Portland, OR
 2. Pete Yorn, July 29, Doug Fir in Portland, OR
 3. Jesse Malin/Ryan Adams with a special appearance by Phil Lesh, April 24, Roseland in Portland, OR
 4. Annie Stela/Joseph Arthur, October 13, Doug Fir in Portland, OR
 5. Ghosty, November 20, Rotture in Portland, OR
 
 Honorable mentions would go to the other Twilight Singers and Pete Yorn shows I've also seen this year.    /fangirl

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
   

Originally posted by Relaxer:
 
 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 9:30
 

what!? i LOVE the YYYs, the only bummer about that show was that they only played an hour long set, but i met them all after the show and hugged Karen O, so it was forgiven. [/b]

I like this band a lot, have seen them numerous times before. I just didn't click with this show, plus as you mentioned, it was way too short.
 
 It's funny how different people perceive the same show. I thought the Arctic Monkey show was really good -- sound, performance, songs -- but it seems like most people didn't care for it.

[pela123]

isis-ottobar
 drive by truckers-9:30
 joan jett and the blackhearts-9:30
 melvins/big business-black cat
 bad wizard/wooly mammoth-rock and roll hotel

[distance]

03/11/06 - mogwai - whirlyball, atlanta ga
 03/12/06 - mogwai - whirlyball, atlanta ga
 04/01/06 - the flaming lips - webster hall, nyc
 06/07/06 - radiohead - hummingbid theater, toronto
 06/08/06 - radiohead - hummingbird theater, toronto
 09/02/06 - explosions in the sky - bowery ballroom, nyc (TRL 10th anniversary festival)

[DeathFromAbove1979]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
   

Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
   

Originally posted by Relaxer:
 
 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 9:30
 

what!? i LOVE the YYYs, the only bummer about that show was that they only played an hour long set, but i met them all after the show and hugged Karen O, so it was forgiven. [/b]

I like this band a lot, have seen them numerous times before. I just didn't click with this show, plus as you mentioned, it was way too short.
 
 It's funny how different people perceive the same show. I thought the Arctic Monkey show was really good -- sound, performance, songs -- but it seems like most people didn't care for it. [/b]

I drove down to The Norva to see the Arctic Monkeys, everything was basically perfect. But i lsitned to the 930 show on NPR and they were WAY more into it than they were at The Norva, the only thing that really stuck out was that Alex opened the show by coming out on stage alone and starting with "Riot Van", ouside of that the 930 show was way better.

[helicon1]

1. David Gilmour -- April 12 -- Rosemont, Chicago
 2. Radiohead -- June 1 -- Tower Theatre, Philadelphia
 3. Daniel Lanois -- February 3 -- Carneige Hall, NYC
 4. Tool -- September 30 -- Verizon Centre
 5. Imogen Heap -- November 13 -- 9:30 Club
 6. Mogwai -- May 10 -- 9:30 Club
 7. The Album Leaf -- November 3 -- Rock n Roll Hotel
 8. Aaron Neville -- October 18 -- Birchmere
 9. Wolfmother -- June 6 -- Black Cat
 10 Porcupine Tree -- October 8 -- State Theatre
 
 Honorable Mentions -- Mono at Black Cat, Dead Heart Bloom at Iota
 
 Biggest Disappointment -- Massive Attack at 9:30 Club

[chrismiss678]

story of the year at 930 in january
 fall out boy at merriweather
 warped tour
 hinder/hoobastank at merriweather
 reel big fish at 930
 hoobastank/halifax at 930

[paul3mac]

Sigur Ros - Borgata, Atlantic City
 Wolf Parade - Ottobar
 Pretty Girls Make Graves - Blackcat
 Radiohead - Bonnaroo
 Sunset Rubdown - Blackcat
 Mogwai - 9:30
 Mogwai - Sonar

[bearman🐻]

1) Belle and Sebastian w/ the Shins @ Hollywood Bowl
 2) Social Distortion @ House of Blues, San Diego
 3) Social Distortion @ TLA, Philly
 4) The Germs @ Black Cat
 5) Belle and Sebastian w/New Pornos @ 9:30 Club (tough call...both nights were a lot of fun)
 6) Shellac @ Black Cat
 7) Morrissey @ Aragon (Chicago)
  Peaches @ 9:30
 9) Charlatans UK @ 9:30
 10) Yo La Tengo @ 9:30
 11) Sleater-Kinney @ 9:30
 12) Joan Jett w/Eagles of Death Metal @ 9:30
 
 Honorable mentions: Echo & the Bunnymen, Thievery Corporation, Massive Attack, They Might Be Giants
 
 Biggest disappointments: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth
 
 Worst show (by far): Zero 7

[allmy$to930]

1.) Neko Case @ 9:30
 2.) Wilco @ 9:30
 3.) Belle and Sebastian/New Pornographers @ 9:30
 4.) Ryan Adams @ Sonar
 5.) Editors/Stellastar @ 9:30
 6.) Beth Orton/Willy Mason @ 9:30
 7.) Band of Horses @ Black Cat
 8.) Belle and Sebastian/BSS/Ted Leo @ Merriweather
 9.) Cat Power (June) @ 9:30
 10.) Drive By Truckers @ 9:30
 
 Kudos to Josh Ritter for a great in-store at Olssons.
 
 Disappointments:
 YYYs @ 9:30
 Arctic Monkeys @ 9:30
 Wolf Parade @ Black Cat
 Golden Smog @ 9:30  

Addendum:  Stars @ Black Cat in Feb. should be near the top of the list.

[renton007]

1. Wilco, 9:30, 10/19
 2. Drive-By-Truckers, 9:30, 7/15
 3. Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins, Alexandria venue known for its great good, 3/23
 4. Massive Attack, 9:30, 9/29
 5. Ted Leo, U of R, 3/25
 6. Echo & the Bunnymen, Charlotte NC, 6/23
 7. B&S/NPs, 9:30, 3/5
 8. Editors, 9:30, 3/29
 9. Snowden, BC, 12/16
 10. Lucero/Tim Berry, Nanci Raygun Richmond, 5/20

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by bearman:
 Worst show (by far): Zero 7

so i take it you had the foresight to skip the Stereolab show.