The Concerts Thread

[Acapelli]

I like going to shows. How about you?

The concerts I went to this year:

Girl Talk, Studio B, 2/9/07
Arcade Fire, Judson Memorial Church, 2/13/07
Les Savy Fav/The Big Sleep/Call Me Lightning, Bowery Ballroom, 4/1/07
Junior Boys/San Serac/Tigercity, Bowery Ballroom, 4/11/07
Art Brut/Holy Hail/Ra Ra Riot, Bowery Ballroom, 4/17/07
Sunset Rubdown/Katie Eastburn, Bowery Ballroom, 5/4/07
Animal Collective/Danielson, South Street Seaport, 6/1/07
Franz Ferdinand, Bowery Ballroom, 6/13/07
Panda Bear/Eric Copeland, Bowery Ballroom, 6/23/07
Marnie Stern (with Zach Hill from Hella on drums)/Puttin' on the Ritz/Rocket Surgery, Knitting Factory, 7/8/07
Suicide/The Death Set, South Street Seaport, 7/27/07
TV on the Radio/Celebration, MCcarren Park Pool, 7/29/07
The Thermals, Maxwell's, 8/10/07
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists/The Thermals, McCarren Park Pool, 8/12/07
Arcade Fire/LCD Soudsystem, Randall's Island, 10/6/07
Voxtrot, Music Hall of Williamsburg, 10/14/07
Matt & Kim/Flosstradamus/The Hood Internet, Music Hall of Williamsburg, 10/20/07
The New Pornographers/Emma Pollock, Webster Hall, 10/24/07
Damo Suzuki's Network (with members of Akron/Family & Oneida)/Tony Conrad, Knitting Factory, 10/29/07
Final Fantasy/Cadence Weapon, Maxwell's, 11/10/07

Favorite performances:
1. Les Savy fav
2. LCD Soundsystem
3. Animal Collective
4. The Thermals (Maxwell's)
5. Girl Talk
6. The New Pornographers
7. Arcade Fire (Judson Memorial)
8. Art Brut
9. Panda Bear
10. San Serac

[Boner M]

Pretty bad year for gigs, saw too much post-rock/metal stuff for my liking, at the behest of friends.

Black Lips + Straight Arrows + Dead Farmers, 18/12
Die! Die! Die!, 25/10
Pelican + Stockholm Syndrome, 4/10
The Stabs, 31/8
Mono + World's End Girlfriend + Castings, 30/8
Onani + Fattura Della Morte + Dining in Tuscany, 10/8
Envy + Brisk, 20/7
Black Boned Angel + Agonhymn + Wog, 7/7
Birushanah + Shagnum, 16/6
Tenniscoats + Milica Stefanovic w/ Ian Pieterse, 4/6
Boris + Sunn O))), 6/5
V Festival (Pixies, etc.), 31/3
Converge, 22/3
Comets on Fire + Grey Daturas + Dead Farmers, 10/3
Yo La Tengo + Dave Kilgour, 1/3
The Evens, 28/2
The NowNow festival, 20/1
The Necks, 16/1

Top 5:

1. Pixies
2. The Necks
3. Boris
4. Yo La Tengo
5. Envy

[Justin]

Living in NC limits how many artists I am able to see, but these are the shows I saw this year.

Deerhoof, Busdriver, and the Harlem Shakes
Smashing Pumpkins and Celebration
Rilo Kiley, Art in Manilla, and Grand Ole Party
Flaming Lips and Birds of Avalon
Little Brother, Pete Rock, and Supastition
The Avett Brothers

I will be seeing Yo La Tengo during their Freewheelin' tour in a couple of weeks, and I need to buy my ticket for Wu-Tang.

[Horbgorbler]

I...uh, saw My Chemical Romance during a field trip to Universal Studios in March or something. And, um...yup, that's it.

:|

[Duncan]

I...uh, saw My Chemical Romance during a field trip to Universal Studios in March or something. And, um...yup, that's it.

:|

Get out of your basement.

Though I'm not really one to talk, as I only saw about 5 shows this year.

[EvilShoe]

Regular concerts Belgium style (Not counting the support gigs):

Andrew Bird
Animal Collective
Band of Horses
Bob Dylan
Daniel Johnston
The Decemberists
Herman Düne
Interpol
Joanna Newsom
Liars
Menomena
Modest Mouse
The National
TomÃ*n
WilcoFestival stuff:
Apse

Arcade Fire
Badly Drawn Boy
Chris Cornell (!!)
CocoRosie

Devendra Banhart

DeVotchka

Dinosaur Jr
Fridge
Fujiya & Miyagi
The Go! Team

Kings of Leon
LCD Soundsystem
Liars

Low

My Brightest Diamond

Rilo Kiley

The Shins
Sonic Youth
Spoon

Voxtrot

Woven HandFavorite performances overall:
Wilco
Interpol
Liars (both times)
Sonic Youth
Joanna Newsom
Spoon
LCD Soundsystem
The National
Animal Collective
Bob Dylan

[Ezee E]

I typically don't go to concerts. They are expensive, I usually don't like the preceding bands, and they seem to always start very late.

With that, the only bands I would see right now are The Arcade Fire and The Roots.

[DSNT]

Living in NC limits how many artists I am able to see, but these are the shows I saw this year.

Same for SC. We saw less than usual this year. Ranked:

1. !!!
2. The National
3. Of Montreal
4. Mission of Burma
5. Okkervil River
6. Mojave 3

[bac0n]

Didn't go to many shows myself:

* Pet Shop Boys
* Lindsey Buckingham
* Feist
* Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts (walked out on this one)
* Los Straitjackets w/ Big Sandy
* MC Chris

I think that's it for 2007 shows. I was pondering seeing The Police on their reunion tour on account of me being such a fan back when they were together, but one look at the ticket price and it was "fuuuuuck you, Sting".

Shows I have tickets to see in 2008:

* Pink Martini
* Dianne Reeves

[Thirdy]

I saw Joanna Newsom and a handful of classical music concerts. Little else...

[Lasse]

- Dolores O'Riordan.
- Hvid Sjokolade

... and that's it. :|

[Llopin]

Good concerts I attended last year...

High on Fire
Pelican
Zu
Joe Lally
Unsane
Black Lips
Damon and Naomi
Kristin Hersh
Ornette Coleman
The Ponys
Brian Jackson
El Inquilino Comunista
Shannon Wright
Patti Smith
Joanna Newsom
Built to Spill
Tara Jane O'Neil
Lisa Germano
Julie Doiron
Diane Cluck
Josef Van Wissem
Jay Reatard
The Orchids
Sonic Youth playing Daydream Nation
Slint playing Spiderland
Melvins playing Houdini
Dirty Three playing Ocean Songs
Colin Hare
Mastodon
Ex-Lion Tamer
Slayer
GWAR
Deerhoof
Megadeth
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Billy Bragg
Nick Garrie
Sr. Chinarro
Fucked Up
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Earth
Thurston Moore
Wilco
Nisei
Grey Daturas
Motorhëad

and others I'm probably forgetting.

Top 10 overall:

1. Colin Hare
2. Tara Jane O'Neil
3. Sonic Youth
4. Unsane
5. Diane Cluck
6. Ornette Coleman
7. Slint
8. Fucked Up
9. Zu
10. Nick Garrie

[Sycophant]

This year, I just saw TV on the Radio... I think. And that was an excellent concert. There might have been something else. However, I'm pretty much done with concerts, unless it's someone I'm a major, major fan of who I really want to see live. By the time a concert's over, my back aches and I can't hear anything--even less than I can during the concert, since mostly I can't really hear anything the vocalist has been singing. Also, I feel pressured to dance sometimes, and that's horrible for me and for everyone else if I actually succumb.

I'd rather take my $12 to $30 and buy an album or two.

[Acapelli]

Llopin's list makes mine look like http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6291/newswe9.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Deerhoof w/Busdriver
Voxtrot
The New Pornographers w/Immaculate Machine + Emma Pollock
M.I.A. w/The Cool Kids

[krazed]

Llopin's list makes mine look like http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6291/newswe9.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Man, hpn is seeping into everywhere these days...

[Boner M]

Just got back from Built To Spill; oh boy what a letdown. :sad:

[krazed]

Just got back from Built To Spill; oh boy what a letdown. :sad:

That really sucks; they were great when I saw them like, two years ago.

[Boner M]

That really sucks; they were great when I saw them like, two years ago.
I just don't know what happened. I was absolutely sure they'd be the only band to redeem my dismal recent track record of gigs, since their live album is one of my faves and they've rocked in all the clips I've seen 'em in. But they were merely workmanlike and competent, with little presence aside from Doug's insanely twitchy singing. My biggest peeve was that they only played one track from Perfect From Now On - Randy - and they turned it into a boring-ass Phish jam for the encore, which ended the night on a serious bum note.

They did play "Carry the Zero", "You Were Right" and "The Big Dipper" though, as well as a kickass cover of Eno's "Third Uncle", and I guess they were good overall. Still, I left plagued by emptiness from the disappointment.

Here's to hoping that Battles in the next few weeks perks my summer up.

[bac0n]

Just got back from Built To Spill; oh boy what a letdown. :sad:

Yeah, that totally sucks. There's nothing more deflating than a bad show from a band you like a lot. I had that experience with Joseph Arthur last year, and it put a pretty big damper on my opinion of his music.

[Llopin]

I included BTS in my concerts list since I did really enjoy their show, but was left a little disappointed as well. It was at a festival, for starters, so it was more brief than it ought to, more limited, and the band also had to confront some technical problems which prompted it to start twenty minutes late and with general distaste (Doug seemed a bit sore). Still they played energically, but they absolutely ignored There's Nothing Wrong With Love (my favourite of theirs - nostalgia, etc) and stuck too much to their lastest (which is very cool - but given this was their first and only performance in the country since 1994 or so, they could've been more anthological). I eagerly await their return, next time in some venue if it's possible.

[Acapelli]

Deerhoof w/Busdriver
The New Pornographers w/Immaculate Machine + Emma Pollock
M.I.A. w/The Cool Kids
What'd you think of the New Porno's show? After thinking about it more, it was a lot better than what I had it ranked as. It was a total crowd pleaser. They came back for two encores and took requests. They even played Letter from an Occupant after me and my friend's constant badgering.

Upcoming shows:

The Magnetic Fields, Town Hall, 2/21/08 (bought tickets already)
Thurston Moore / MV+EE & the Golden Road / Tall Firs / Religious Knives, Knitting Factory, 1/8/08
Liars / No Age, Warsaw, 2/9/08
Black Lips / Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Bowery Ballroom, 3/10/08
Boredoms, Terminal 5, 3/30/08

[Llopin]

I also saw the New Pornos about a month ago and was most pleased with the show (forgot to list it), the thing is that I cannot totally enjoy them without Neko (I think she does "save", or rather, improve some of the material) - and she doesn't seem willing to come over here. They were correct and played kool songs ("Bleeding Heart", "Use it", "Alcoholism"), but no "Letter from an Occupant"... they were fun, but didn't leave a lasting impression on me...

[ledfloyd]

this is the first year probably since i was 15 i didn't see any awesome concerts. i saw a few, but they all weren't very good.

[BirdsAteMyFace]

What'd you think of the New Porno's show? After thinking about it more, it was a lot better than what I had it ranked as. It was a total crowd pleaser. They came back for two encores and took requests. They even played Letter from an Occupant after me and my friend's constant badgering.It's definitely amongst my favorites. Although, running into Neko at a record store before the show slightly biases my opinion, in retrospect. A friend and I drove about 5 hours (from Jacksonville, FL to Atlanta) to see both the New Pornos and M.I.A. back-to-back, so as a whole, it was quite an experience...

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8325/86091702wp1.png

*sigh*

[Acapelli]

I also saw the New Pornos about a month ago and was most pleased with the show (forgot to list it), the thing is that I cannot totally enjoy them without Neko (I think she does "save", or rather, improve some of the material) - and she doesn't seem willing to come over here. They were correct and played kool songs ("Bleeding Heart", "Use it", "Alcoholism"), but no "Letter from an Occupant"... they were fun, but didn't leave a lasting impression on me...
Yeah, I doubt I would have loved the show as much as I did if the full lineup wasn't present.

[EvilShoe]

Biggest disappointment of 2007 concert-wise was Andrew Bird.

The guy performs all the instruments for a song that is required before he starts and then those instruments are put in some sort of loop (since he can't possibly play all at once). It made for a show without any flow. Song ended, another five minutes of pre-recording sounds.

[EvilShoe]

Looks like my first concert of 2008 will be British Sea Power.

So excited.

[bac0n]

Biggest disappointment of 2007 concert-wise was Andrew Bird.

The guy performs all the instruments for a song that is required before he starts and then those instruments are put in some sort of loop (since he can't possibly play all at once). It made for a show without any flow. Song ended, another five minutes of pre-recording sounds.

Wow, sounds like one of those ideas that sound great on paper. Did he interact with the crowd at all while he was setting everything up, or did he just keep his head down like a plumber fixing the toilet?

[EvilShoe]

Wow, sounds like one of those ideas that sound great on paper. Did he interact with the crowd at all while he was setting everything up, or did he just keep his head down like a plumber fixing the toilet?
It's an easy way to avoid extra band members, I guess.

He interacted with the crowd during some songs, not during others. It's impressive that he's able to set up a song this way, but after the initial element of surprise it gets tiresome.

[DSNT]

Sometimes he took a little time to get going, but I thought Andrew Bird put on a great show. His one-man show technique makes it as much circus act as rock concert, but its interesting to watch and the music sounds great. Plus the whistling has to be heard live in order to be truly appreciated.

[Justin]

I had to tell a girl to shut the fuck up tonight at the Yo La Tengo show....I hate this city.

[Sycophant]

I had to tell a girl to shut the fuck up tonight at the Yo La Tengo show....I hate this city.
Had she seen the show before and giving spoilers? What kind of awful city is that?

;)

[Acapelli]

I had to tell this guy to shut the fuck up at a Thurston Moore show last week. This loud, drunk, obnoxious bastard was yelling at people for not dancing. I didn't mind it between songs, but when you start doing it in the middle of songs and annoying everyone around you, you really do need to shut up.

[Justin]

It was at a really small venue in Charlotte, and I guess people were just walking the street and decided to pay twenty bucks to go in and drink like Yo La Tengo was some mic night band. She just started talking to her friends very loudly as neither of them were actually watching the show. It didn't get too bad until the third song of the encore but she did leave right after I said it.

[EvilShoe]

During The National there was this British woman who kept bumping into people while "dancing".
My friend asked her to knock it off as she was bumping into his girlfriend, to which she replied she was still allowed to "mooooove" as this was a concert.

I've been pretty lucky in general.

I did tell people to shut up during The Assassination of Jesse James, which caused them to walk out. That was nice.

[DSNT]

It was at a really small venue in Charlotte, and I guess people were just walking the street and decided to pay twenty bucks to go in and drink like Yo La Tengo was some mic night band. She just started talking to her friends very loudly as neither of them were actually watching the show. It didn't get too bad until the third song of the encore but she did leave right after I said it.

Interesting you say that. I had a similar Yo La Tengo experience in Baltimore. Pretty much the entire outer ring of the show was talking. That wouldn't be a big deal during loud songs, but made it very difficult to hear the quiet songs. Even Ira said some things in between songs. I turned around and yelled "shut the F up" to the entire crowd. They did, for awhile, then they started back up again.

I've told people to shut up in movies too. Talking in concerts and movies is flat out rude.

[Boner M]

Low playing Thing We Lost in the Fire next Saturday! :pritch:

[Li Lili]

I used to go to concerts fair bit when I was younger. Now, I don't. Last month, I went to a concert with an old friend of mine who has always been into music and concerts, it was 2 punk bands, can't recall their names, one was from Canada, the other I forgot. It was funny.
The last big concert was I think Current 93 and I was so disappointed!

[Boner M]

Low playing Thing We Lost in the Fire next Saturday! :pritch:
This was really nice. The setting couldn't have been more perfect - sitting down, relaxing, in an outdoor tent, with rain pouring outside. "In Metal" and "Dinosaur Act" were particularly wonderful.

[krazed]

Oh man, Les Savy Fav on Friday was ridiculous. Tim stabbed through a spotlight with his mic stand and made sparks fly over the audience, haha.

Best part: they closed with a cover of "Debaser".

[krazed]

I had to tell this guy to shut the fuck up at a Thurston Moore show last week. This loud, drunk, obnoxious bastard was yelling at people for not dancing. I didn't mind it between songs, but when you start doing it in the middle of songs and annoying everyone around you, you really do need to shut up.

I fucking hate it when people pull this shit. Same thing happened to me the first time I saw Animal Collective. He was drunk and just pushing into people and yelling at everyone for "not getting into it". Five minutes later, and this is all true, he pulls out his d and just starts peeing in the middle of the crowd. Which then started a fight with the guy whose shoes he pissed all over. He ran off right after.

At an Animal Collective concert, of all places.

[Duncan]

Saw Holy Fuck and Super Furry Animals tonight. Holy Fuck was way awesome. They're the real reason I went to the show, even though they were just opening. Then there was a ridiculously long break in between sets and Super Furry Animals played. I had listened to a few of their songs and never been too impressed. Their live performance didn't change my opinion of them. I left half an hour into their set.

[Justin]

So it seems the music scene is starting to improve in my city quite a bit, upcoming ones that I hope to attend are Built to Spill, Pelican, Stars, and the Shout Out Louds. And I may see Jucifer since it is pretty cheap and there might not be anything else to do that night.

[Derek]

Saw Holy Fuck and Super Furry Animals tonight. Holy Fuck was way awesome. They're the real reason I went to the show, even though they were just opening. Then there was a ridiculously long break in between sets and Super Furry Animals played. I had listened to a few of their songs and never been too impressed. Their live performance didn't change my opinion of them. I left half an hour into their set.

I'm going to the same show in a few weeks, though fortunately I like both bands. My friend is a devoted SFA fan, but I'm equally excited to see Holy Fuck, whose EP I really dug last year and have also heard they're great live. The week after that I'm seeing the No Age/Liars show, so February is one hell of a live music month for me.

[Boner M]

Saw Battles on Thursday, and Chris Corsano (prolific free jazz drummer; now working w/ Bjork and appeared on Volta) last night. Former was great, latter was amazing even if he only played for 20-30 minutes. One of the most intense and hypnotic sets I've seen.

[origami_mustache]

Free Super Furry Animals show at Amoeba Thursday.
But really excited about seeing Kid Koala, Cut Chemist, and DJ Shadow next Friday.

[Acapelli]

Just bought tickets to see Destroyer and Boris (seperately of course). First time I'm seeing either.

[Lucky]

I just bought tickets for Tom Petty July 3rd. Can't wait.

[Justin]

Breeders just announced their US tour, June 13th in Atlanta, I'm there.

[Lasse]

Going to see Suspekt on the 1 of March. :pritch:

[[ETM]]

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) had a concert here a few days ago... damn, those two hours flew by. These guys are really pushing the limits of pure acoustic guitar.

[bac0n]

;33314']The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) had a concert here a few days ago... damn, those two hours flew by. These guys are really pushing the limits of pure acoustic guitar.

Dude, I am SO jealous. Those guys are crazy good.

[bac0n]

Speaking of crazy good, I just got back from what must be the best live act I've seen in ten years or more: Pink Martini.

http://laist.com/attachments/la_jen/PM.jpg

Has anybody heard of these guys? Take some big band jazz, sprinkle on a generous portion of latin rhumba, cha-cha, cumbia, bassanova, tango, season with a touch of flamenco, and you're getting there. Top with a bit of kitcsh while you're at it too.

Boy, these guys can play the shit out of their instruments. And that goes for the singer too. She has the pipes and she sure knows how to use them. Oh, and over the course of the evening, she sung in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, French, Japanese, and a few other languages I've surely forgotten.

[Acapelli]

Seeing Crystal Castles, Hot Chip and M83

[Acapelli]

So I decided to go to the Boredoms tonight on a whim. Gonna get really stoned beforehand too. And a friend says she can get me a ticket to a Health/Dan Deacon show on Tuesday and Then maybe Crystal Castles again with the Cool Kids on Thursday.

This is why I love being in college.

[bac0n]

Free Super Furry Animals show at Amoeba Thursday.
But really excited about seeing Kid Koala, Cut Chemist, and DJ Shadow next Friday.

Wow. Talk about a DJ-aficionado's wet dream.

[dreamdead]

Dan,

How was the Agalloch concert?

[Acapelli]

Boredoms melted my face.

[origami_mustache]

Bought my ticket to Coachella today. I've always wanted to go, but never got to so I'm pretty excited.

[Sven]

Bought tickets to Feist, Bang Camaro, and Ween today. Wahoo.

[EvilShoe]

I got tickets for Dirty Projects and Sunset Rubdown.

Has anyone here seen Mt. Eerie and/or Of Montreal perform?
There's a possibility I'll go see them as well.

[DSNT]

Has anyone here seen Mt. Eerie and/or Of Montreal perform?
There's a possibility I'll go see them as well.
I've seen Of Montreal and it is a must-see show, even if you don't like the music. Kevin Barnes has a Bowie-like persona thing, and they have props-a-plenty.

[D_Davis]

Bought tickets to Feist, Bang Camaro, and Ween today. Wahoo.


Have you seen Ween before?

One of the best live acts I've ever seen.

Mind blowing.

[Sven]

Have you seen Ween before?

One of the best live acts I've ever seen.

Mind blowing.

Never. I wouldn't've got the tickets if it wasn't for Thirdmango, who lives in Boston, who is coming down. He's a total Weenhead. I like them, but not $45/ticket like. However, your rave is encouraging and I'm very excited.

[D_Davis]

Never. I wouldn't've got the tickets if it wasn't for Thirdmango, who lives in Boston, who is coming down. He's a total Weenhead. I like them, but not $45/ticket like. However, your rave is encouraging and I'm very excited.

I've seen em 5 times, and 4 of those times they were awesome.

One time they played for over 3 hours - it was incredible.

Dean and Gene are awesome musicians and performers.

[Sven]

I've seen em 5 times, and 4 of those times they were awesome.

What happened that one time?

[D_Davis]

What happened that one time?

They sucked!

Bad sound and a bad set.

[Justin]

Bought my ticket to The Roots the other day, cannot wait, if it is even a fraction as great as the last time I saw them, I will be happy.

[origami_mustache]

I've seen Of Montreal and it is a must-see show, even if you don't like the music. Kevin Barnes has a Bowie-like persona thing, and they have props-a-plenty.

yeah, good call...I saw Of Montreal about a year ago and he came out wearing a wedding dress and proposed to the audience. It was quite ridiculous...and of course there is the infamous nude performance.

[EvilShoe]

Ha, Of Montreal sounds entertaining.

The reason I'm hesitant is because I'm not sure how long their set is. They're part of a group that is performing that night.
I don't care much about those either: I'm From Barcelona & Two Gallants.

But I'll keep it in mind. Depends on how much money I have left in may.

[origami_mustache]

Ha, Of Montreal sounds entertaining.

The reason I'm hesitant is because I'm not sure how long their set is. They're part of a group that is performing that night.
I don't care much about those either: I'm From Barcelona & Two Gallants.

But I'll keep it in mind. Depends on how much money I have left in may.

Usually the structure is 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour + encore for that type of show, depending on the venue and ticket prices you could get more or less for your money.

[EvilShoe]

Usually the structure is 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour + encore for that type of structure, depending on the venue and ticket prices you could get more or less for your money.
Yeah, I've been to a similar gig in this venue.
It's just that I don't know if Of Montreal is the headliner or not. I suspect it's I'm From Barcelona, as they're bigger here.

I've tried e-mailing the place, but they had no idea either.

[origami_mustache]

Yeah, I've been to a similar gig in this venue.
It's just that I don't know if Of Montreal is the headliner or not. I suspect it's I'm From Barcelona, as they're bigger here.

I've tried e-mailing the place, but they had no idea either.

Really? I can't imagine I'm From Barcelona headlining over Of Montreal? Where are you from?

[EvilShoe]

Really? I can't imagine I'm From Barcelona headlining over Of Montreal? Where are you from?
From Belgium.

We're From Barcelona was a huge hit over here, while Of Montreal still goes by unnoticed.

[origami_mustache]

From Belgium.

We're From Barcelona was a huge hit over here, while Of Montreal still goes by unnoticed.

oooh cool that makes sense then.

[Thirdmango]

I've seen em 5 times, and 4 of those times they were awesome.

One time they played for over 3 hours - it was incredible.

Dean and Gene are awesome musicians and performers.

Yeah, I'm super excited to go to that concert, I've seen them twice now, the first time sucked cause it was at a festival in foresty God-knows-where town in Utah and the tech people took forever trying to figure out the wiring, finally Ween got on thinking they were going to do a hour and a half set, after 30 minutes the staff of the event told them their time was up so they got angry and started smashing things. I got away with a drumstick and my other friend got away with a mic stand. It sucked not because of Ween but the event organizers. It was still cool though to see Ween brake anything they could see.

The second time was pure bliss.

[EvilShoe]

oooh cool that makes sense then.
We're also one of the few countries where Editors are really popular.

Such a strange country.

[D_Davis]

I saw Mark Kozelek last night, he was awesome.

Although I was a bit disappointed, he didn't play any Red House Painters' songs.

It was the first time I've seen him that he didn't play Michael. I wanted to hear that song so bad.

Oh well.

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) opened, and he was awesome. It's so nice to hear religious themed lyrics without irony and without being overtly "Christian," or possessing all the negative qualities of "Christian" rock. I really admire this guy. I am looking forward to his new solo album.

[Boner M]

There are like no good shows coming up in Sydney. Most promising thing is The Breeders... in August. Fucking hell.

NYC just looks brighter an option by the day.

[Acapelli]

There are like no good shows coming up in Sydney. Most promising thing is The Breeders... in August. Fucking hell.

NYC just looks brighter an option by the day.
The hardest concession I made when I decided to go to Bonnaroo was that I would have to cut back on shows in the near future. Luckily there are a lot of awesome free shows this summer.

[Sven]

NYC just looks brighter an option by the day.

You should totally move out here!

[Boner M]

You should totally move out here!
Srsly considering.

[Sven]

Srsly considering.

If you do, I'll TOTALLY give you rape, er... rep.

[Thirdmango]

If you do, I'll TOTALLY give you rape, er... rep.

Now I have even more to look forward to!

[Acapelli]

Srsly considering.
Sonic Youth/The Feelies. July 4th. Free.

[Boner M]

Sonic Youth/The Feelies. July 4th. Free.
I'm going to Halifax in July... might make a stop over again.

[Sven]

Oh, and, um... I'm TOTALLY going to Steely Dan in June!! Hooray!

[Acapelli]

So would Earth/Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter be worth breaking off my momentary ban on paying for shows?

[origami_mustache]

might go to Fuck Buttons and Caribou next week, but I spent so damn much on Coachella tickets :frustrated:

[Horbgorbler]

So would Earth/Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter be worth breaking off my momentary ban on paying for shows?

What an odd pairing.

[Thirdmango]

I saw Pete Francis (Formerly of Dispatch) and The Greyboy All Stars last night. Pete was okay but not my cup of tea. But Greyboy was on fire, pure jazz and funk all night. Awesome.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I might go see The National down in Pontiac. Not sure. I'm actually not much of a fan of concerts anymore. I used to be, used to go to 10-15 a year for the better part of 10 years. Somewhere along the line I lost my love.

[Duncan]

I might go see The National down in Pontiac. Not sure. I'm actually not much of a fan of concerts anymore. I used to be, used to go to 10-15 a year for the better part of 10 years. Somewhere along the line I lost my love.

I saw them tonight along with Grizzly Bear. They put on a pretty good show, not great. I was really far from the stage though, so I may have missed out on some of the energy. Grizzly Bear was much more subdued. I felt like at a venue half as big they could have been great.

[EvilShoe]

When I saw the National, I also felt they put on a good/worthwhile show. Nothing mindblowing, but worth going to.

[dreamdead]

:pritch:

Oh my. Boris and Wolves in the Throne Room will be touring together in July. Apparently, Torche will also be supporting, but I need to research them a lot more before determining their quality.

[EvilShoe]

Won't be going to Of Montreal after all. I really don't care for the other bands that are performing, and they're the reason the tickets cost more than usually. It's also likely it'll be a short gig.

Instead I'll be seeing:
Mount Eerie (supporting act: No Kids)
Fleet Foxes + Beach House

[Llopin]

Final lineup for the Primavera Sound festival:

808 State Fanfarlo Pissed Jeans A Place To Bury Strangers Fasenuova Polvo Abrevadero The Felice Brothers Port O'Brien Alan Braxe Fuck Buttons Portishead Andy Votel Gentle Music Men Prinzhorn Dance School Animal Collective The Go! Team Public Enemy Apparat Band Grande-Marlaska The Radio Dept. April Fool's Day Guillamino The Right Ons Atlas Sound Health Robert Hood Autolux Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs Rufus Wainwright Awesome Color Holy Fuck The Rumble Strips Berlinbattery It's Not Not Russian Red Bèstia Ferida Kavinsky Scarlet's Well Bill Callahan Kelley Stoltz Scout Niblett Bishop Allen Kinski Sebadoh Bob Mould Band La Estrella De David Shellac Bon Iver La Orquesta Del Caballo Ganador Shipping News Boris Le Petit Ramon Silver Jews British Sea Power Le Pianc Simian Mobile Disco Buffalo Tom Les Aus Six Organs Of Admittance Caribou Les Savy Fav SJ Esau Cat Power Lightspeed Champion The Sonics The Clientele Madee Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Clint Man Man Strange Death Of Liberal England Clipse Manos De Topo Subterranean Kids Supermayer Darren Hayman & Jack Hayter (performing Hefner songs) Mary Weiss (of The Shangri-Las) Surkin David Thomas Broughton The Marzipan Man The Swell Season (the Once guys) De La Soul Matt Elliott Tachenko Deerhunter Menomena Tarántula Devastations Messer Chups Thomas Brinkmann Devo MGMT Throbbing Gristle Digital Mystikz Mi and L'au Tiefschwarz Dinosaur Jr. Midnight Juggernauts Times New Viking Dirty Projectors The Missing Leech Tindersticks Dj Assault Mission Of Burma Torpedo Dj Funk Model 500 Träd, Gräs och Stenar DM Stith Moho Twin Kranes Dr. Octagon Morente and Lagartija Nick (performing Omega) Unchained Edan & MC Dagha Mount Eerie / The Microphones Vampire Weekend El Chico Con La Espina En El Costado MV & EE with The Golden Road Voice of the Seven Woods El Guincho My Brightest Diamond Vórtice El Hijo Nick Lowe Voxtrot Ellen Allien No Age The Wave Pictures Enon The Notwist White Williams Eric's Trip Okkervil River Why? Explosions In The Sky Om Young Marble Giants Extraperlo Para One

Fuck yea.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Whoa.

[Boner M]

Man... very tempted to travel for that lineup.

Fuck.

[Duncan]

::assorted profanities upon reading list::

I definitely recommend seeing The Dirty Projectors. Saw them a couple years ago at a very small venue. One of the better shows I've been to. I also met Ezra Koenig (lead singer of Vampire Weekend) there because I guess he and the lead singer of The Dirty Projectors are roommates. Seemed like a decent guy, but their live show is nothing special.

[Spinal]

Going to see Glen and Marketa tonight. :pritch:

[origami_mustache]

Prince did a cover of Radiohead's creep at Coachella... it was pretty surreal. I thought his ego was too big to cover anything. Notice he also changes the lyrics to say "I wish you were special...because I think you're special."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6u1ekw3LB0I&feature=related

[Spinal]

The Swell Season was a total blast. Such wonderful performers. Such gracious, charismatic individuals.

[Kurosawa Fan]

The Swell Season was a total blast. Such wonderful performers. Such gracious, charismatic individuals.

Do you listen to Beirut? I noticed while checking to see if their tour was coming my way (which it isn't) that they're in your area fairly soon. I've heard they're great live.

[Spinal]

Do you listen to Beirut?

No, I don't know what that is. I'll try to check them out.

[Kurosawa Fan]

No, I don't know what that is. I'll try to check them out.

You should be able to watch their videos from this link (http://www.last.fm/music/Beirut). Elephant Gun and Mount Wroclai are two of my favorites.

[Derek]

You should be able to watch their videos from this link (http://www.last.fm/music/Beirut). Elephant Gun and Mount Wroclai are two of my favorites.

Beirut is awesome and that Elephant Gun video is one of my favorites. It reminds me of a Kusturica film. It still amazes me that he (Condon) is only 20 years old and already put out two really, really good albums.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Beirut is awesome and that Elephant Gun video is one of my favorites. It reminds me of a Kusturica film. It still amazes me that he (Condon) is only 20 years old and already put out two really, really good albums.

I actually think that compared to their two EPs, The Flying Club Cup was a bit of a disappointment, but it's still very good. "Nantes" is one of their best tracks.

[Derek]

I actually think that compared to their two EPs, The Flying Club Cup was a bit of a disappointment, but it's still very good. "Nantes" is one of their best tracks.

It's not as good as Gulag Orkestar, but I definitely think it's better than the Lon Gisland EP (haven't heard any other EPs), although "Elephant Gun" is among my favorite 2 or 3 of his songs. "Postcards from Italy" and "After the curtain" are also aces.

[Sven]

Gulag > Lon Gisland > Flying Cub > a middling album

Love these guys, but was rather let down by their just-above-recycled second album.

[origami_mustache]

Coachella Highlights:
Prince covering Radiohead's "Creep"
Animal Collective - Panda Bear's "Comfy In Nautica" into a 25 minute "Fireworks" medley
Battles - "Atlas" finale
Kraftwerk - "Radioactivity" (best visuals)
Islands - Where There's a Will There's a Whalebone" (featuring unannounced Busdriver appearance)
Man Man - great set
Aphex Twin...another amazing set
Portishead - "Machine Gun"
Múm - Kazoos
Dan Deacon - new album is going to be amazing
Diplo/M.I.A.
Black Lips - guitar smashing, grill wearing, spit catching
Hot Chip - "Boy From School"
The Verve - "Bittersweet Symphony"
Spiritualized
Jens Lekman
Stars
Holy Fuck

saw Beirut live at a free show right after the release of Flying Club Cup...definitely a great live show...going to see him again soon.

[Ezee E]

WTF

Flight of the Conchords tickets are $150+ here. BWAH?

[origami_mustache]

I saw Kids in the Hall perform their pilot script for free...it was pretty cool seeing them do some of their famous skits like the head crusher, cabbage head, and Buddy Cole. Also got to see a screening of an insane short film that starred Dave Foley and Scott Thompson that had multiple shots of an eyeball being injected with a needle. It was more gruesome, intense, and hilarious than Buñuel and Dali's razor blade/cow eye scene. The venue was incredibly small, with a capacity of less than 150 people so it was great to get to see them so close up, in fact I sat next to Mark McKinney during the screening and saw Scott Thompson in the restroom before the show haha.

[Acapelli]

Seeing My Bloody Valentine in September.

[krazed]

Am I crazy for seriously considering nabbing a Tom Waits ticket even though it's going to be 80+?

[Duncan]

Am I crazy for seriously considering nabbing a Tom Waits ticket even though it's going to be 80+?

I'm going to say no. But I don't know what your money situation is.

[Ezee E]

Free Gnarls Barkley on June 28th. Practically a b-day present. woo

[krazed]

Radiohead was astonishing last night. The light show combined with their musicianship pretty much exploded my brain. Do not miss if you have the chance to see these guys, even if you're just a moderate fan such as I.

[Acapelli]

Woo! Liz Phair is gonna perform Exile in Guyville in its entirety, acoustically. Although the show will probably be 21+, which means I won't be able to go.

[bac0n]

This weekend I'm seeing The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Can't hardly wait.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Does Eddie Izzard count as a concert? Because I'M SEEING HIM TONIGHT!!!!

[Sven]

Saw The Giraffes, first half awesome - second half recycled, open for Bang Camaro, whole set amazing. Those guys (all fifteen of 'em) are killer.

[Sven]

To those who've been following, my wife sometimes plays for Jonathan Coulton. On Saturday, he and she played together at the Highline Ballroom and also assembled 6 additional ukulele players to perform, myself included. Here's a clip of 1.25 of the 4.25 songs we played:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJYhxdIlyeo&feature=related

I'm just to the left of Coulton (sometime obscured by him) and to the right of woman in the green top. It was exceptionally fun, Paul and Storm (the back up singers) are super cool dudes (as is Coulton), and I got to chill for a bit with John Hodgman! I rock.

All in all, wish you could've been there.

[Acapelli]

brian wilson is gonna play a free show at coney island

i will probably go

[Sven]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhays/2604714705/in/set-72157605779445035/

Dork in the middle... that's me.

[origami_mustache]

me and my friend are in the opening shot of the Kids In the Hall secret standup highlight video haha

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.indi vidual&videoid=35981244

[Benny Profane]

Nothing pisses me off more than a performer asking the audience "how ya feelin!" 7,000 times during a concert. If it happens more than once they should be kicked off the stage.

[Boner M]

So, my free show line-up for NYC:

Ted Leo - 17th (tba, assuming I arrive on that as planned)
Deerhoof - 18th
Village Voice Siren Festival (Malkmus, Times New Viking, Beach House, Broken Social Scene, et al) - 19th
Liars/Fuck Buttons - 20th
Akron/Family - 24th
Atlas Sound - 25th

Will also see Spiritualized for $30 and maybe She & Him... didn't like the album, but would like to ogle Zooey and possibly make Happening-related heckles.

[Acapelli]

So, my free show line-up for NYC:

Ted Leo - 17th (tba, assuming I arrive on that as planned)
Deerhoof - 18th
Village Voice Siren Festival (Malkmus, Times New Viking, Beach House, Broken Social Scene, et al) - 19th
Liars/Fuck Buttons - 20th
Akron/Family - 24th
Atlas Sound - 25th

Will also see Spiritualized for $30 and maybe She & Him... didn't like the album, but would like to ogle Zooey and possibly make Happening-related heckles.
don't see she and him at terminal 5

awful venue

[Acapelli]

and you need tickets for the ted leo show

castle clinton is the only free show venue that makes you get tickets beforehand

[Sven]

Going to see Feist in a couple of hours. Outdoor show. Looks like it might rain. Don't know what to expect.

[D_Davis]

brian wilson is gonna play a free show at coney island

i will probably go


Awesome. Saw him do Smile, and it was amazing. You should definitely go, his band is really good.

I bought tx to see Sigur Ros in October, I think. They're playing at the Benaroya Hall, this is where the Seattle Philharmonic plays. This place has some of the best acoustics I've ever heard, so it should be an awesome show. I guess it almost sold out during the pre-sells. I couldn't even get 1 seat on the floor. Crazy. I didn't know this band was so huge.

[D_Davis]

This weekend I'm seeing The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Can't hardly wait.

How was this?

[D_Davis]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhays/2604714705/in/set-72157605779445035/

Dork in the middle... that's me.

That's cool dude, looks fun.

Playing live is fun, I miss it.

Hopefully I'll be able to take my new project to some live venues - when it is ready.

[Acapelli]

Awesome. Saw him do Smile, and it was amazing. You should definitely go, his band is really good.
barring any unforseen circumstances, i will be going

i'm pretty excited

[Sven]

Feist was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too precious. Too much confetti, too many hearts, too much graphic design, too much xylophone... it was all so cute I could barely take it.

That said, some of the songs were way good and she's a pretty great performer.

It may be said that all black people look alike, but I can testify that the crowd at the concert proved to me that at the very least, all white people look alike. Seriously.

[Spinal]

Feist was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too precious. Too much confetti, too many hearts, too much graphic design, too much xylophone... it was all so cute I could barely take it.

Hmmmm ... the concert I saw was pretty spare. Must be ramping it up with her Ipod checks.

[origami_mustache]

Ratatat tonight

[Lucky]

Tom Petty was an outstanding time. I would see him again tomorrow if I had the chance.

[bac0n]

Ratatat tonight

How was the show? I'm curious cuz I find their music fascinating.

[origami_mustache]

How was the show? I'm curious cuz I find their music fascinating.

It was a lot of fun...but I feel as though I'm at the point where I'm starting to outgrow concerts. Sometimes the idea of just sitting at home and enjoying a record is more appealing to me. Can anyone else relate?

[Derek]

It was a lot of fun...but I feel as though I'm at the point where I'm starting to outgrow concerts. Sometimes the idea of just sitting at home and enjoying a record is more appealing to me. Can anyone else relate?

Sort of. I still love going to shows, at least at smaller/medium-size venues, but I'd much rather grab a front-row balcony seat and chill out than battle my way through the crowd on the floor anymore.

[Kurosawa Fan]

It was a lot of fun...but I feel as though I'm at the point where I'm starting to outgrow concerts. Sometimes the idea of just sitting at home and enjoying a record is more appealing to me. Can anyone else relate?

Absolutely. When I was in my teens and early twenties, I went to more shows than I can count. Nowadays I rarely go to shows. It has to be a really special act coming through to motivate me to fork over the money and drive an hour to where they're playing. It just doesn't seem worth it to me anymore.

[D_Davis]

It was a lot of fun...but I feel as though I'm at the point where I'm starting to outgrow concerts. Sometimes the idea of just sitting at home and enjoying a record is more appealing to me. Can anyone else relate?

Totally.

I don't go to shows anymore unless there is assigned seating or enough GA seating that I don't have to stand in line for 4 hours to be comfortable. Standing in a crowded room with a bunch of hipsters for 6 hours just ain't fun anymore.

And the crowds in Seattle are some of the worst I've ever experienced.

[Boner M]

Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley totally melted my face off last night. A perfect corrective to the generic indie rock onslaught of the Village Voice Siren Festival earlier that day (Malkmus was decent tho).

[D_Davis]

I'm going to check out The Jon Rauhouse Septet tonight. He is the pedal steel player for Neko Case, and others. Should be cool.

[Sven]

Went and saw Ween tonite. Show was killer. One of the best I've been to. Their fifteen minute grind of Frank was the greatest thing I've heard in a while. Very inventive, very eclectic. Loved it!

[D_Davis]

When Ween is on, they are one of the best. They are stunning musicians and showmen.

The Jon Rauhouse Septet were freaking awesome. Mr. Rauhouse can play the steel, that's for sure. I'm glad I'm home though, because not I can practice.

[Thirdmango]

That Ween show was killer. I'm so glad we went to it. It was nice to hear some good renditions of songs on the albums I usually never play like God Ween Satan and The Pod. My favorite song was probably the very high rendition of Zoloft, they did these phrases where it would start all melodical and then it would fall apart. Also I was impressed that Shamemaker turned out so well live.

[D_Davis]

How many songs from the new one did they do?

Spiritwalker?

How many from The Mollusk (my favorite Ween album)?

[Thirdmango]

Alright, let me pull up my Ween collection.

From La Cucaracha they did

Learnin To Love
With My Own Bare Hands
Shamemaker
Your Party

The Mollusk is also my favorite album (Number 2 in my all time albums list) and from that one they did quite a bit, it was nice to get so much Mollusk, they played...

The Mollusk
I'll Be Your Jonny On The Spot
Mutilated Lips
Waving My Dick In The Wind
Buckingham Green
Ocean Man

I might as well go all the way and see if I can remember all of what they played from memory, I have to go album by album though.

Chocolate and Cheese
Take Me Away
Spinal Meningitis
Voodoo Lady
The HIV Song

The Pod
Dr. Rock
Frank

Pure Guava
Touch My Tooter

Quebec
Zoloft
Transdermal Celebration
The Argus

Shinola
Gabrielle
Someday

White Pepper
Exactly Where I'm At
Even If You Don't
Bananas and Blow

12 Golden Country Hits
Mister Richard Smoker

Craters of the Sac
The Stallion Pt. 5

God Ween Satan
You Fucked Up
Fat Lenny
Marble Tulip Juicy Tree

[Justin]

How are M83 live? They are coming to Charlotte and I bought tickets last night.

[Acapelli]

How are M83 live? They are coming to Charlotte and I bought tickets last night.
they were great when i saw them, but i was also piss drunk

they did play my favorite song off each album (run into flowers, don't save us from the flames, graveyard girl)

[bac0n]

How are M83 live? They are coming to Charlotte and I bought tickets last night.

I saw them when Urlich Schnauss opened for them a few years back. They were really getting into their music (the bassist in particular was totally rocking out) but not a whole lotta crowd interaction.

[D_Davis]

Alright, let me pull up my Ween collection.




Awesome set list!

My faves from it:

The Mollusk
I'll Be Your Jonny On The Spot
Mutilated Lips
Waving My Dick In The Wind
Buckingham Green
Ocean Man

Chocolate and Cheese
Take Me Away
Spinal Meningitis
Voodoo Lady


Quebec (my second favorite Ween album)
Zoloft
Transdermal Celebration
The Argus

White Pepper
Exactly Where I'm At

Craters of the Sac
The Stallion Pt. 5[

[Boner M]

Seeing The Tallest Man On Earth tonight! If he doesn't live up to his namesake, I at least hope his music holds up.

[EvilShoe]

Seeing The Tallest Man On Earth tonight! If he doesn't live up to his namesake, I at least hope his music holds up.
How was he?

I have these lined up:

Blitzen Trapper
Clint Mansell
Leonard Cohen
The Walkmen
My Morning Jacket
Wolf ParadeI really hope Cohen is any good. I paid enough for him to be good. He owes me.

[Boner M]

How was he?
Very good. His stage presence was different to what I expected; he has a cocky, extroverted rockstar swagger that belies his introspective music. Frankly, his stage persona rubbed me in the wrong way, but his voice and playing were great. A good time was had.

[Acapelli]

Mission Of Burma / King Khan & The BBQ Show / The Duke & The Duchess / Jay Reatard

for $5

[Boner M]

Mission Of Burma / King Khan & The BBQ Show / The Duke & The Duchess / Jay Reatard

for $5
It cost me $20 to see Jay Reatard in Sydney back in March. :frustrated:

[EvilShoe]

Very good. His stage presence was different to what I expected; he has a cocky, extroverted rockstar swagger that belies his introspective music. Frankly, his stage persona rubbed me in the wrong way, but his voice and playing were great. A good time was had.
Strange, didn't expect that either.

[Justin]

Just bought tickets to Beastie Boys, Santogold, and.....Sheryl Crow? It is the Go Out and Vote 08 tour. It is at a small venue(about 1000-1200 max) too, so that should be interesting.

[EvilShoe]

Clint Mansell live was very solid.
Humble guy, very nervous too. Kept saying "y'know" when talking in between songs. Rambled a lot, but it was interesting.

The music was fantastisc as well live, especially the stuff from The Fountain.

Leonard Cohen tonight!

[Justin]

Santogold and the Beastie Boys kicked ass. Really fun show, even though I would have liked their sets to have been longer.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

going to see Holy Fuck tonight...

[Boner M]

going to see Holy Fuck tonight...
They were amazing when I saw them a few weeks ago, and I didn't even like their album.

Speaking of which, best gigs/concerts of the year anyone?


1. Cecil Taylor w/ Tony Oxley
2. Akron/Family
3. Holy Fuck
4. The Drones
5. Chris Corsano

[Acapelli]

surprisingly, the best show i saw this year was bloc party. i don't even like the new album, but everything sounded so much better live. boredoms are a close second and king khan & the shrines/bbq show (two seperate shows) are third

biggest disappointments: my bloody valentine and 88boadrum

[bac0n]

I saw Dave Brubeck live this year. It was the best concert I saw all year, just by proxy of it having been Dave Brubeck.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

They were amazing when I saw them a few weeks ago, and I didn't even like their album.


They didn't take the stage until after midnight so I was pretty tarshed, but I think it was pretty awesome. There was also a band called Aleks and the Drummer opening for them, and they were also incredible live.

[Ezee E]

Haven't been to a concert in years, but I'll break that streak by seeing someone I've never heard of: Reverend Horton Heat.

Anyone know of him?

[Spaceman Spiff]

I've never been to a concert. Not once in my life.

Is this weird?

[Justin]

I got tickets to see Morrissey in March, I don't think he has ever come anywhere near here before.

[Duncan]

I've never been to a concert. Not once in my life.

Is this weird?

Are you older than 12? If so, then yes.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Are you older than 12? If so, then yes.

I am 19, but actually I forgot that I have been to 2 concerts (sorta).

1. Don't really count this one. Some indie band, of which the drummer was a friend of mine, commissioned me to film the entire deal complete with background interviews and whatnot. Didn't really listen to the music.

2. Some free concert at my uni that was put on by Stars. I was dragged by my ex and spent all of 15 minutes there before I left with a friend with wine who had gone out of boredom.

So yeah. Wire was in Toronto a couple of months ago and I wasn't aware of this. Still kicking myself today.

[Boner M]

Fuck Buttons were abysmally boring last night. Dead Meadow weren't much better as a support. Afrirampo, however, were awesomely fun. Too bad they weren't the headliner; w/o 'em the night would've been a complete waste.

[D_Davis]

Haven't been to a concert in years, but I'll break that streak by seeing someone I've never heard of: Reverend Horton Heat.

Anyone know of him?

Oh yeah. He was totally instrumental in the new found interest in rockabilly and psychabilly. I saw him a few times in the mid-90s. Fun show, cute girls, but they could kick my ass.

[Acapelli]

Fuck Buttons were abysmally boring last night. Dead Meadow weren't much better as a support. Afrirampo, however, were awesomely fun. Too bad they weren't the headliner; w/o 'em the night would've been a complete waste.
how did it compare to the mccarren set?

and i didn't go to a concert till i was 18 years old. i'm 21 now and i've been to 50+ shows along with bonnaroo

[Boner M]

how did it compare to the mccarren set?
It was kinda the same, so I guess my positive reaction in July can be attributed to being too far away from the stage & coming directly after Team Hemisphere or whatever that band was.

Anyway, everything I saw at All Tomorrow's Parties on Saturday:


The Stabs - :cool:
Beaches - :|
A portion of Le Samourai that was playing in the film tent as I ate lunch - :cool: (as always)
Afrirampo (again) - :pritch:
Michael Gira - :eek::eek::eek: (highlight of the day)
Harmonia - :)
Spiritualised - :| (mainly cos of technical issues)
James 'Blood' Ulmer - :eek::eek::eek: (2nd highlight)
The Saints - :| for the most part, and then :pritch: when they played "No Time" and "I'm Stranded"
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - :)
Silver Apples (or rather the singular, since their was only one of 'em) - :pritch:
The $100 of free booze I got 'cos my sister's friend was working at the bar - :pritch: :pritch: :pritch: , followed by :sad:
The massive painful sunburn I got and still have - :evil::evil::evil:

[Ezee E]

I went to the Reverend Horton Heat concert last night, and it was a sold out show. We thought the show started at 7, [started at 9] so we were the first in line, and had the best seats in the house. Near the front, on a balcony. You could see the mosh pits and stay alive, while also seeing everything on stage.

The first band, Reno Divorce, was instantly forgettable, as I simply watched the Mosh Pit. They were friendly down there, making sure that anyone who fell down would instantly be pulled up. There's always the big bastard that controls the area, a drunk guy that's just asking for a fight at some point, and the one girl that thinks she can do it too. They were there.

Then Slim Cessna's Auto Club, a Denver native band, came up and got the show started. Upright bass should be involved in more shows I say. They played a mix of everything, going from rockabilly, to country, to punk, to gospel. They call it "Gothic Country" and that works. Bizarre to watch for my friend, I loved it, as they praised the lord, interacted with the crowd, and one even pretended to have seizures as he played the guitar on a long stint of instrumentals. Fun!

Then Reverend Horton Heat, also with an upright bass (and an even better player) came on for two hours and brought the Gothic THeater down. The mosh pit was huge, and involved everyone there (the guy asking for a fight got his wish, five punches to the face, and brought down to the ground by his long hair). They never really took breaks in between songs, usually finishing off with a strong solo, and going right into their next song. The highlight of the show would be when Reverend Horton Heat stood up on the upright bass and played some intense riffs that got screams from just about everyone. The floor I was on was vibrating.

[FIRST CONCERT REVIEW, PRETTY TOUGH!]

[Hugh_Grant]

I realize this might age me, but I saw Reverend Horton Heat at a local club in either 1989 or 1990.

[Ezee E]

I'm leaning over the balcony a bit, but here was my view:

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1976/105/53/697101945/n697101945_1837300_9561.jpg

[bac0n]

damn, great freakin' picture!

[Ezee E]

damn, great freakin' picture!
Best I could get with a phone!

[Idioteque Stalker]

I can't believe it, but my hometown of Knoxville, TN is putting on an avant-garde and experimental music festival. I plan on seeing all the ones in bold. Any other recommendations?

Philip Glass
Dan Deacon
Antony and the Johnsons
Fennesz (solo)
Fennesz with Sparklehorse
Fennesz with David Daniell and Tony Buck
Neil Hamburger (comedy)
Burning Star Core
San Agustin
Luminescent Orchestrii with Sxip Shirey
Tim Harbison
Nicholas Collins
Larkin Grimm
Shaking Ray Levis
Ned Rothenberg
Jon Hassell with Maarifa Street
The Necks
Michael Gira
Negativland
Matmos
(possibly) Pauline Oliveros
Wendy Sutter

And I guess this Jon Hassel guy is a pretty big deal:


It's difficult to think what contemporary music would sound like without his influence. ...there's no doubt that Jon Hassell has had an effect on contemporary music as important as Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix or James Brown or the Velvet Underground. Sayeth THE WIRE. Am I terrible for not knowing who he is?

[Boner M]

The Necks were amazing both times I've seen them. Really sparse, driving minimalist jazz stuff with motorik rhythms that is incredibly hypnotic and sometimes unexpectedly heavy.

Burning Star Core is pretty good too, tho I've never seen him.

[Acapelli]

you should see neil hamburger

[Benny Profane]

Saw the Black Keys last night. Pretty damn good.

[Russ]

Oh, my. Don't dare miss Negativland.

[Boner M]

Acid Mothers Temple cancelled last night; Makoto was ill. :sad:

[Idioteque Stalker]

The Necks were amazing both times I've seen them. Really sparse, driving minimalist jazz stuff with motorik rhythms that is incredibly hypnotic and sometimes unexpectedly heavy.

Burning Star Core is pretty good too, tho I've never seen him.

Due to a bit of dumb scheduling, I wasn't able to see the Necks or Neil Hamburger, but Michael Gira said that the Necks' show was the best he's seen in years. Also, some people talked as if it was the highlight of the festival. :sad:

Still, it was a great great great weekend, and it was awesome to have these artists in my hometown. Makes me a little bit cocky.

Sxip Shirey started off the festival and was super fun.
Matmos were a lot better live than on record. Half the fun is seeing how they make their music (one of them played a balloon by licking his hands and rubbing the top, then asked a dude to pop it into the mic with his lit cigarette).
Fennesz, an artist who makes unspeakably gorgeous music, basically did a near-ambient show. It was cool, sometimes even beautiful, but overall disappointing.
I went a little late to Burning Star Core, but I wish I'd been there the whole time. :eek:
Philip Glass and Wendy Sutter (cellist) were great. I loved his solo piano pieces (he played eight or so), liked his pieces for solo cello, and loved the duets. Pretty great stuff overall, even though a lot of people I talked to thought it was boring.
Antony & the Johnsons were, without a doubt, the highlight of the festival for me. Probably one of my favorite concerts ever. I was amazed to find that Antony's sense of humor is intact (he cracked jokes about lots of stuff including his sexuality). Loved when he looked out at the crowd in between two songs and just stared (people laughed, but I'm pretty sure he didn't intend it to be funny).
Dan Deacon + Round Robin was awesomely fun. Highlight: watching C. Spencer Yeh of Burning Star Core get pulled into a dance competition, and then later personally competing with him to dance with some hott chick. (I had the opportunity to interview him, in which he said "We will win the blood of the ages." Cool.)
Negativland did their "radio show" "It's All In Your Head FM," which I'm still kind of puzzled by. Fun though.
Larkin Grimm was shit.
Michael Gira was amazing. A definite highlight. So expressive and intense, and I drank some of his whiskey. Got to interview him also. Much more easy-going and amiable than one would expect.
Fennesz & Sparklehorse was pretty good at points, but beyond the beautiful opener it wasn't much more than indie rock with weird sound effects.

Best thing to ever happen to Knoxville, probably.

[D_Davis]

Please tell me one of you saw Jon Hassell...

Please....

His new album is amazing - a damn masterpiece.

I hope he plays soon in Seattle.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Please tell me one of you saw Jon Hassell...

I didn't know who he was. Saw Burning Star Core instead (which I loved). Heard it was good, though.

[D_Davis]

I didn't know who he was. Saw Burning Star Core instead (which I loved). Heard it was good, though.

Oh well.

Jon Hassell is the man - I highly recommend his newest album. I just wrote a little post about it in the music discussion thread a couple of days ago. He doesn't play live very often, so when he does it's kind of a big deal.

[jesse]

Saturday night Nick and I saw Grizzly Bear and Final Fantasy perform their songs with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. It was fucking awesome.

[Lasse]

Watched Carpark North last Saturday, and it what a blast that was. Haven't been to a big concert in about a year. When they played More, it was so, so awesome I almost broke out my new air guitar. :P

http://www.myspace.com/carparknorth - if anyone should be interested.

[Benny Profane]

I'm going to see Phish's first show since the breakup on Friday night. What a zoo it will be.

[D_Davis]

Watched Carpark North last Saturday, and it what a blast that was. Haven't been to a big concert in about a year. When they played More, it was so, so awesome I almost broke out my new air guitar. :P

http://www.myspace.com/carparknorth - if anyone should be interested.

That song would be awesome on Rock Band.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I'm going to see Phish's first show since the breakup on Friday night. What a zoo it will be.

Patchouli!!!!

[Benny Profane]

Patchouli!!!!

HA!

I have been to over 60 Phish shows and I guess my sense of smell sucks because the patchouli never bothers me.

[Kurosawa Fan]

HA!

I have been to over 60 Phish shows and I guess my sense of smell sucks because the patchouli never bothers me.

I've been to two, and it's safe to say it bothers me. There's no more foul "perfume" on earth. Hippies already smell like shit. Why do they feel the need to cover it up with more shit?

[Wryan]

I've been to two, and it's safe to say it bothers me. There's no more foul "perfume" on earth. Hippies already smell like shit. Why do they feel the need to cover it up with more shit?

Cause it's the natural, organic smell of Mother Earth herself, man.

[Lasse]

That song would be awesome on Rock Band.

It really would. :cool:

Oh, and a few days ago I didn't go to a Danish Award show, even though I could have gone for free. But I should have gone, because D-A-D, one of my all-time favorite bands pulled Chris Cornell up to the stage and played Black Hole Sun with him. I would have killed to see that. :evil:


http://www.d-a-d.com/uploads/photos_picture/7570_file_2044_3.jpg

[Boner M]

Much as I love Grouper, I have to say she's not much of a live act. Or maybe just the sound was bad. Either way, disappointing show.

[NickGlass]

Saturday night Nick and I saw Grizzly Bear and Final Fantasy perform their songs with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. It was fucking awesome.

Grizzly Bear and Owen Pallett were so, so beautiful that I almost wish I was less drunk during the experience. Almost.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Don't be ridiculous Benny, Patchouli is a fucking awful smell.

[jesse]

Grizzly Bear and Owen Pallett were so, so beautiful that I almost wish I was less drunk during the experience. Almost. So as to be expected I'm listening to Grizzly Bear now--I found a bootleg of their set (the quality isn't great but fine for background listening on the iPod). I haven't been able to get "While You Wait for the Others" out of my head. I like "He Hit Me" a lot too. :lol:

[NickGlass]

So as to be expected I'm listening to Grizzly Bear now--I found a bootleg of their set (the quality isn't great but fine for background listening on the iPod). I haven't been able to get "While You Wait for the Others" out of my head. I like "He Hit Me" a lot too. :lol:

I've been listening to a YouTube version of them performing "He Hit Me" at least three times a day at work.

For a nice, comprehensive album (that I think hits on their strengths), pick up Yellow House.

[Lasse]

Going to see D-A-D tonight, a friend bought me a ticket. So excited!

After 25 years, they're supposed to be better than ever, their recent album is really good... and their bass player got a new supremely awesome bass which I can't wait to see live. Two strings and neon lights...


http://www.d-a-d.com/uploads/photos_picture/7586_file_2000_3.jpg

[Spinal]

Got tickets to see Spinal Tap yesterday. Although it sounds like they will not be touring in character. (http://www.unwigged.com/)

[Spaceman Spiff]

Got tickets to see Spinal Tap yesterday. Although it sounds like they will not be touring in character. (http://www.unwigged.com/)

Oh well, that's still pretty righteous though. Let us know how amazing it is.

Will there maybe be an opening act by The Folkmen?

[Spinal]

Oh well, that's still pretty righteous though. Let us know how amazing it is.

Will there maybe be an opening act by The Folkmen?

Yeah, they said they're going to play songs from A Mighty Wind. I'm hoping for a surprise appearance by Catherine O'Hara. Portland is the second stop on the tour after Vancouver, BC, so that's kind of cool.

[bac0n]

Went to a sit-down show last Friday. Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra were playing big-band versions of classic Thelonious Monk tunes. I think it's safe to say that my mind was blown to smithereens.

A couple a few rows back even went out of their way to comment that I was really getting into it, which I was. Good jazz sorta gets in me, and I can't help but snap my fingers to a nice swingin' groove and holler after a particularly good solo. In fact, I find it odd that so many people were just sitting there, listening, doing nothing except to clap at the end. Too many cold fishes in the audience, methinks.

Anywho, I heard that Marsalis was the best jazz trumpeter alive, but I had no idea just how good he is until I heard him on his solos, improvising, pulling these impossibly fast, razor sharp licks on that beautiful trumpet of his. That man is frickin' nuts - crazy, ludicrously good.

[D_Davis]

That sounds great Bacon.

Very nice.

Man, this is going to be an expensive concert season: My Bloody Valentine, Depeche Mode, and U2.

Bye bye $.

[BirdsAteMyFace]

Just ordered my Neko Case ticket for Savannah. Excited.

[ledfloyd]

well i pre-ordered two tickets to see dylan, willie nelson, and unfortunately john cougar mellancamp as well. who's comin with me?

[Kurosawa Fan]

well i pre-ordered two tickets to see dylan, willie nelson, and unfortunately john cougar mellancamp as well. who's comin with me?

Not this time. I've seen him several times, but I can't stand either of those guys, and they increased the price of tickets. I'll hold off until next year, or the fall if he's touring with someone else.

[ledfloyd]

Not this time. I've seen him several times, but I can't stand either of those guys, and they increased the price of tickets. I'll hold off until next year, or the fall if he's touring with someone else.
i love willie. tickets were a bit steep, but for two legends i can deal with it. not looking forward to sitting through a mellancamp set though. they should've dumped him and lowered ticket prices. :lol:

[Kurosawa Fan]

i love willie. tickets were a bit steep, but for two legends i can deal with it. not looking forward to sitting through a mellancamp set though. they should've dumped him and lowered ticket prices. :lol:

Definitely. Mellencamp is balls.

[Lucky]

I really want to go to Lollapalooza this year.

Kings of Leon, The Killers, Silversun Pickups, Beastie Boys, Thievery Corporation, Rise Against, Ben Folds, Gomez, ...

[Spinal]

PJ Harvey is coming to Portland in June with John Parish. Tickets are $36.50, which is a lot for the smallish venue that they're going to be playing in. Seen her for a lot cheaper in the past. Wonder why they are so spendy this time around. Hate to miss a PJ show, but I might spend $10 and go see Bat for Lashes instead.

[D_Davis]

Willie Nelson is awesome.

The album that got me into him is Teatro, produced by Daniel Lanois. Check it out if you've never heard it, it just might win you over. Funny, Lanois is responsible for my admiration of Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, and Willie Nelson. That's pretty awesome. Teatro is incredibly moody and dark, and contains some very creative instrumentation and arrangements.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I'm starting to wonder if you secretly are Lanois, and this is your way of generating more buzz for yourself.

[D_Davis]

I'm starting to wonder if you secretly are Lanois, and this is your way of generating more buzz for yourself.

Heh, heh...

(I'm not denying it...)

[Derek]

I'm starting to wonder if you secretly are Lanois, and this is your way of generating more buzz for yourself.

I'd believe this if I weren't already convinced he is both Cheng Cheh and Tsui Hark. Maybe he's really all three and is a twisted realization of some obscure prophecy stated in a PKD or JG Ballard SF novel.

[Spaceman Spiff]

PJ Harvey is coming to Portland in June with John Parish. Tickets are $36.50, which is a lot for the smallish venue that they're going to be playing in. Seen her for a lot cheaper in the past. Wonder why they are so spendy this time around. Hate to miss a PJ show, but I might spend $10 and go see Bat for Lashes instead.

But PJ is a million times better. A million times sexier too. I'd treat myself.

[Spinal]

PJ Harvey is the best live act I've ever seen. Seen her three times. Doesn't change the fact that that's more money than I want to spend.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Just bought tickets to Regina Spektor in September. Shh. My wife doesn't know yet.

[trotchky]

I really want to go to Lollapalooza this year.

Kings of Leon, The Killers, Silversun Pickups, Beastie Boys, Thievery Corporation, Rise Against, Ben Folds, Gomez, ...

Don't forget Animal Collective, TV On The Radio, Lou Reed, Portugal. The Man, Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, No Age, Bat For Lashes, Of Montreal, Fleet Foxes, and The Decemberists!

Yeah, I really want to go too. However, unless something miraculous happens, I will not.

[trotchky]

I might go to this (http://siren.villagevoice.com/siren/)though. It's free! Sure it's no Lollapalooza or All Tomorrow's Parties but at least I won't be spending $200 on a ticket (plus transport).

[Acapelli]

i was thinking of going to that, but i'm not sure i wanna deal with huge crowds, shitty sound, and going all the way to coney island just for built to spill and future of the left

edit: didn't mean to try to belittle the fest, since it's an admirable thing to put on a festival like this for free, and put together a list of bands of this caliber (which i'm sure have a ton of fans in the city). free concert season in nyc is probably my favorite time of year

[trotchky]

So yeah, I'm going to this with some friends.

Acapelli if you do end up going we should meet up or something.

[Skitch]

Going to a friends show tonight, and got tickets for Clutch in August in Cleveland. Super pumped for that show.

[Justin]

Not too much on my radar right now, seeing the Avett Brothers on August 8th for their CD release show. Then possibly seeing Mos Def, Fiery Furnaces, and White Rabbits since they will in town.

[ContinentalOp]

Might see The Warlocks and The Flaming Lips in August. Will definitely see The Psychedelic Furs/Happy Mondays in September. Might attend Musicfest NW to see Beach House, The Twilight Sad and Mount Eerie in September. And I'm definitely seeing/experiencing the Jesus Lizard in October. Sometimes I wish I was born about fifteen years earlier so I could see my favorite bands at their prime.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Oh man, I am bummed out. Trent Reznor is calling his current tour the farewell one, and has said he'll never tour again. Every single LA show is sold out.

Yes, it's very likely this will not be his last tour, artists do it all the time, but I'm still bummed out. One of the very few modern rock acts I love.

I'm gonna go home and listen to The Fragile.

[D_Davis]

Might see The Warlocks and The Flaming Lips in August. Will definitely see The Psychedelic Furs/Happy Mondays in September. Might attend Musicfest NW to see Beach House, The Twilight Sad and Mount Eerie in September. And I'm definitely seeing/experiencing the Jesus Lizard in October. Sometimes I wish I was born about fifteen years earlier so I could see my favorite bands at their prime.

I saw the Flips and Jesus Lizard (not together) about 15 years ago.

:)

I think the Flips live shows now are a total blast, although I do miss the times when they were more of a rock band. There is nothing like seeing Steven Drozd on the drums - nothing. That's probably the main thing I miss now. While it's cool to see him playing keyboards and guitar and singing, he absolutely rocks at the kit. Also, seeing Ronald play the guitar was a humbling experience - that dude was amazing.

I wish I could have seen the Flips when Jonathan Donahue (Dingus) was playing with them. I would have loved to see them for A Priest Driven Ambulance, or Hit to Death in the Future Head - that would have been sweet.

I also got to see a couple of their car-stereo and boom box shows. Pretty neat.

Anyhow, we're going to see them in a few weeks. It's an outdoor show, and I don't normally like outdoor shows because of the sound quality, but it should be cool.

[ContinentalOp]

I saw the Flips and Jesus Lizard (not together) about 15 years ago.

:)

I think the Flips live shows now are a total blast, although I do miss the times when they were more of a rock band. There is nothing like seeing Steven Drozd on the drums - nothing. That's probably the main thing I miss now. While it's cool to see him playing keyboards and guitar and singing, he absolutely rocks at the kit. Also, seeing Ronald play the guitar was a humbling experience - that dude was amazing.

I wish I could have seen the Flips when Jonathan Donahue (Dingus) was playing with them. I would have loved to see them for A Priest Driven Ambulance, or Hit to Death in the Future Head - that would have been sweet.

I also got to see a couple of their car-stereo and boom box shows. Pretty neat.

Anyhow, we're going to see them in a few weeks. It's an outdoor show, and I don't normally like outdoor shows because of the sound quality, but it should be cool.

I'm going to see them at an outdoor show too, here in Portland, Oregon. Can't wait. I've never seen them in concert before. Do they not play a lot of their older more rock band stuff? Cause even though I love their Soft Bulletin/Yoshimi, I also dig their earlier Transmissions from/Clouds Taste Metallic.

[D_Davis]

I'm going to see them at an outdoor show too, here in Portland, Oregon. Can't wait. I've never seen them in concert before. Do they not play a lot of their older more rock band stuff? Cause even though I love their Soft Bulletin/Yoshimi, I also dig their earlier Transmissions from/Clouds Taste Metallic.

Unfortunately, not really. At least the last couple of times I've seen them they've only played their newer stuff, with a song or two from Transmissions, maybe. I'd love to hear them play some stuff off of In a Priest Driven Ambulance or Hit to Death, again. They put on one hell of an awesome show though. It's like a two-hour party full of good times with everyone dancing, laughing and singing along.

Have you seen the concert film UFOs at the Zoo?

[bac0n]

Oh man, I am bummed out. Trent Reznor is calling his current tour the farewell one, and has said he'll never tour again. Every single LA show is sold out.

That's a drag. I saw NIN back at Lallapalooza - the first one, actually - and they were a riot. Pretty Hate Machine was the first real CD that blew me away with its fidelity, so I was all over this band.

Their big club hit at the time was their cover of Queen's Get Down Make Love. So everybody was waiting for them to play it. Reznor I think knew this, so he teased the crowd by introducing every song in their set with "this next song's about fuckin'". Every. Song.

Oh, and they never did play Get Down Make Love.

[origami_mustache]

Going to see Phillip Glass Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl.

performances:
Facades (Philip Glass Ensemble only)
Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance
Spaceship from Einstein on the Beach (Philip Glass Ensemble only)

[D_Davis]

That'll be awesome.

[ContinentalOp]

Unfortunately, not really. At least the last couple of times I've seen them they've only played their newer stuff, with a song or two from Transmissions, maybe. I'd love to hear them play some stuff off of In a Priest Driven Ambulance or Hit to Death, again. They put on one hell of an awesome show though. It's like a two-hour party full of good times with everyone dancing, laughing and singing along.

Have you seen the concert film UFOs at the Zoo?

I haven't actually, but I have seen the documentary on the Flaming Lips, The Fearless Freaks. Got a bit of a taste of their concerts over the years. I hope that big hamster ball gets brought out when I go see them.

[Benny Profane]

I saw Neko Case last night and she was outstanding. She's got some serious pipes.

[Skitch]

Seeing Clutch Aug 7th in Cleveland at House of Blues. Can't wait!

[Qrazy]

Went to Osheaga today. Got there a bit late but managed to see Vampire Weekend, Rufus Wainwright, Arctic Monkeys, The Decembrists, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Vampire Weekend is solid live but still a little wet behind the ears, love their songs though. The Decembrists I found hit and miss and they were here too, played a lot from their new album which didn't capture my interest. Rufus was OK, not really my cup of tea either, the girlfriend is a big fan. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs put on an excellent show. Not a huge fan but I like a number of their songs. The Arctic Monkeys put on a good show as well, again I like their singles more than their music in general.

Missed out on K'naan, The Roots, Coldplay and some others the day before because I had to work.

Good times.

[bac0n]

I saw Neko Case last night and she was outstanding. She's got some serious pipes.

I saw her a few years ago and, yeah, she was great, but the place was packed. I had to strain myself to see her over the wad of people in front of me, and I'm over six feet tall. I believe the last several times she's been through town, she's played the same place. When she gets a bigger venue, that's what I'll see her again.

[trotchky]

this month: animal collective on the 15th, blink 182 on the 27th, hopefully grizzly bear at free shoe on the 30th (which also happens to be college move-in day). in september, im hoping to see wavves, japandroids, phoenix and why?.

[Benny Profane]

I saw her a few years ago and, yeah, she was great, but the place was packed. I had to strain myself to see her over the wad of people in front of me, and I'm over six feet tall. I believe the last several times she's been through town, she's played the same place. When she gets a bigger venue, that's what I'll see her again.

I saw her at the Kimmel Center in Philly, which is a real swanky venue where the Philadelphia Orchestra plays and things of that nature. So the crowd was seated the entire time. I had a good sight line. She's kinda hot.

[ThePlashyBubbler]

A couple great concerts coming my way this fall, first Grizzly Bear in late September (w/ Beach House) and then Wilco in mid-October. I don't remember Ann Arbor ever getting these good of concerts. Luckily my school's fall break occurs the weekend of the latter, and I'll probably be grabbing a train home for the former. Also considering seeing St. Vincent in late October in Ithaca.