your top 10 concerts of the year

1. QOTSA @ Ram's Head - and it is definitely in my top ten concerts ever

after that, the best were:
Spoon @ 9:30
Ani @ Meyerhoff
New Pornographers @ 9:30
Jens Lekman @ Black Cat

And really good were:
Bjork @ United Palace Theater
Cold War Kids @ SXSW (and 9:30, but their SXSW show was even better than the 9:30 show)
Okkervil River @ RnR Hotel
Editors @ 9:30
The National both shows @ 9:30

and Snow Patrol at Bender Arena holds a special place in my heart for totally personal reasons

1. SCISSOR SISTERS–9:30 club march 4th
2. rilo Kiley–9:30 sept. 26th
3. Feist–june 13th
4. The arcade fire–dar..march 14th
5. Virgin Festival
6. Lcd soundsystem 9:30 club
7. Stars–9:30 club oct. 20th
8. The Go! Team–oct 30th
9. !!! –9:30 club–may 14th
10. Disco Biscuits–new years eve

scissor sisters in boston as well. feist in pittsburgh..g love and special sauce at rams head.
great year for live music

QOTSA was pretty stunning. Of course, Josh isn't cool so maybe that should make me rethink that. They were on Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" holiday special last night, which I thought was great. Now I don't have to feel guilty for eating fois gras.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBmGIJSljAs

White Stripes - Grand Opera House, Wilmington
Stevie Wonder - Verizon
The Stooges - 9:30
Elvis Costello - 9:30
QOTSA - Ram's Head
Wilco - Merriweather
Prince - Rio, Las Vegas
The Roots - DAR
Social Distortion - Ram's Head
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Verizon

Oh, I forgot Okkervil River at RNR Hotel. That gives me 10.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I can't even remember going to ten concerts this year, but I'll try…in no order

Jens Lekman, Black Cat
Nick Lowe, Birchmere
Old 97's, Artscape (daughter's first concert)
Hugh Masekela, World Music Fest in Arlington
Drive By Truckers, 9:30 Club
Robbie Fulks, Jammin Java
Slaid Cleaves, Iota
Hold Steady, 9:30 Club
Josh Rouse, Birchmere

Hmmm, that's about all that are listworthy and in my brain at present

1. Bjork at Coachella (camped and was too exhausted to stay another minute by sunday morning)
2. Animal Collective at 930
3. Panda Bear at ottobar
4. Jens Lekman at BC
5. Feist at 930
6. Boris at BC
7. TVOTR at 930
8. Arcade Fire at coachella
9. Battles at BC
10. Damo Suzuki/Kohoutek at Velvet

Wow, this is like the only thread that "Brian Wallace" hasn't come in and shit all over and made it totally about him and what he hates and thinks is lame and "look at me, look at me, look at me, I make controversial statements, I pretend to be so at odds!" Just the douchiest of the douches.

Wow, that's a long band name. Where did they play? I missed them.

Originally posted by Relaxer:
Wow, this is like the only thread that "Brian Wallace" hasn't come in and shit all over and made it totally about him and what he hates and thinks is lame and "look at me, look at me, look at me, I make controversial statements, I pretend to be so at odds!" Just the douchiest of the douches.

In no particular order:

Dismemberment Plan/Beauty Pill @ Black Cat
Iggy and the Stooges @ 9:30 Club
Arcade Fire/The National @ DAR
The Ponys/Jay Reatard @ Black Cat Backstage
9353/King Giant/Rustbuckit @ 9:30
Mickey Hart/Global Drum Project @ Lisner Auditorium
Van Halen @ Verizon Center
Partyline/Fierce Perm/Mess Up The Mess @ Velvet Lounge
Ben Gibbard (solo) (early show) @ 9:30 Club
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Verizon Center


I predict Patti Smith is on the list before year's end.

Originally posted by Relaxer:
Wow, this is like the only thread that "Brian Wallace" hasn't come in and shit all over and made it totally about him and what he hates and thinks is lame and "look at me, look at me, look at me, I make controversial statements, I pretend to be so at odds!" Just the douchiest of the douches.

I don't do "Best of", "Favorite" or "Top 10" lists. I think they're trite and show someone who is insecure in their opinions.

Brian

I only went to maybe 15 shows this year so I'll do my top 5.

1. Iggy and the Stooges @ 930 club
2. Burning Brides @ Jaxx
3. John Doe @ Iota
4. The Aggrolites @ Black Cat
5. Stiff Little Fingers @ Blac Cat

Cool to see that Aggrolites mention! Definitely one of the best shows I saw this year.

I guess I'll have to think about my top ten though…why oh why oh why oh why did i not go to Daft Punk?!

I only went to one show but it would've put all others to shame anyway.

Morrissey @ Mizner

no particular order:

*papa roach - rams head, in columbus, ohio, and at merriweather
*bruce sprinsteen-verizon
*justin timberlake and pink-verizon
*christina aguilera-verizon
*keith urban-verizon
*aerosmith-nissan
*poison-nissan
*bellydance superstars-birchmere (yes it should count)
*three days grace and flyleaf-house of blues, sunset strip
*lukas rossi-borgata, atlantic city

runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa

still in the running: la guns at jaxx on friday

i really like your music taste.

Originally posted by 6949:
no particular order:

*papa roach - rams head, in columbus, ohio, and at merriweather
*bruce sprinsteen-verizon
*justin timberlake and pink-verizon
*christina aguilera-verizon
*keith urban-verizon
*aerosmith-nissan
*poison-nissan
*bellydance superstars-birchmere (yes it should count)
*three days grace and flyleaf-house of blues, sunset strip
*lukas rossi-borgata, atlantic city

runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa

still in the running: la guns at jaxx on friday

So do I. And I'm being sincere.

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
i really like your music taste.

runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa

…and they loved you back, 6949.

Brian

How do you manage to exist on this board? Bravo for not getting sucked into the conformist indie mentality of this board (as I have to some degree).

Originally posted by 6949:
no particular order:

*papa roach - rams head, in columbus, ohio, and at merriweather
*bruce sprinsteen-verizon
*justin timberlake and pink-verizon
*christina aguilera-verizon
*keith urban-verizon
*aerosmith-nissan
*poison-nissan
*bellydance superstars-birchmere (yes it should count)
*three days grace and flyleaf-house of blues, sunset strip
*lukas rossi-borgata, atlantic city

runner up: lynyrd skynyrd because I loved york, pa

still in the running: la guns at jaxx on friday

Agreed. I'm always amazed that people with different tastes can handle posting on this forum.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
How do you manage to exist on this board? Bravo for not getting sucked into the conformist indie mentality of this board (as I have to some degree).

Originally posted by nkotb:
Agreed. I'm always amazed that people with different tastes can handle posting on this forum.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
How do you manage to exist on this board? Bravo for not getting sucked into the conformist indie mentality of this board (as I have to some degree).

At work I listen to indie 97.9 on the web and during the drive home it's the oh-so-hated clear channel stations. I go to small club and coffee house shows but I can't say they would top any best of list or that they're the ones I get really excited about. As for surviving on this board, I guess I'm intrigued by the indie-conformist mentality or I'm just easily entertained.

I saw quite a bit fewer club/arena shows this year than I have in the last five or six years [33 versus usually over 50]. I did go to two multi-day festivals, which was new for me.

- Sloan, Black Cat, Sun May 13
- You Am I, SxSW
- Hoodoo Gurus & Mooney Suzuki, SxSW
- The Hold Steady, Lollapalooza
- QOTSA, Ram's Head Live, Wed 9/26
- Morrissey, Wolftrap July 2
- Spoon w/ The Ponys, 9:30, Oct 23
- The National, the Rosebuds, 9:30, Sept 6
- The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Terminal 5/NYC, Nov 21
- The Police, Boardwalk Hall (AC), Nov 3

The Who and Bruce Springsteen at Verizon each get honorable mention. The Who should probably be on the list….

I missed a bunch of shows I really wanted to see like The Hives….