Best Shows 2010 - First 6 Months

1. Mono - 930 Club
2. Tortoise - Black Cat
3. Gang Gang Dance - RNR Hotel
4. LCD Soundsystem - Fillmore
5. Tinariwen - 930 Club
6. Anvil - 930 Club
7. Liars - RNR Hotel
8. The Buzzcocks - Black Cat
9. High on Fire - Sonar
10. Beach House - 2640 Space

what's on your list?!

1.  Yeasayer - Ottobar
2.  Wye Oak - Ottobar
3.  Warpaint - Ottobar
4.  Beach House - 2640 Space
5.  Donnas - Ottobar
6.  30th Anniversary Show - 930 Club
7.  Station North Festival - Baltimore
8.  Height with Friends - Hexagon Space
9.  Coco Rosie - Black Cat
10.  My Morning Jacket - MPP

Hopefully tonights Sleigh Bells show is up there. 

I havent attended too many this year, but here are some of my highlights, more to come if i can remember them:

Voxtrot - Black Cat
Thrushes cd release party with Screen Vinyl Image - Metro Gallery
Rival Schools - Ottobar
Serenah-Maneesh with Depreciation Guild - DC9
Spectrum and SVI - Velvet Lounge
Previously on Lost - Iota
Ceremony, Soundpool, SVI (though i left before SVI went on) - U st
Chelsea Handler - DAR

killsaly wrote:
I havent attended too many this year, but here are some of my highlights, more to come if i can remember them:

Voxtrot - Black Cat
Thrushes cd release party with Screen Vinyl Image - Metro Gallery
Rival Schools - Ottobar
Serenah-Maneesh with Depreciation Guild - DC9
Spectrum and SVI - Velvet Lounge
Previously on Lost - Iota
Ceremony, Soundpool, SVI (though i left before SVI went on) - U st
Chelsea Handler - DAR

I was at the Thrushes/Screen Vinyl Image show for some reason I thought that was last year.  It might be top ten worthy.

It was definitely this year, in March I believe.

Im sure it will be on my end of the year top ten list as well.

Top 5 so far are:
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine @ Black Cat
Buzzcocks @ Black Cat
PIL @ 930
Vivian Girls/Wet Dog @ Ottobar
Mission of Burma @ Black Cat

1. Editors at 9:30
2. Julian Casablancas at 9:30
3. The Cribs at 9:30
4. Broken Bells at 9:30
5. Muse at the Patriot Center

Special mention:  Conan at Constitution Hall  ;D

1. Miike Snow –9:30 club
2. Thievery corp. –9:30 club
3. Sia –house of blues boston
4. The Swell Season–byham theatre pittsburgh. probaby the best show so far
5. the disco biscuit–9:30 club
6. Goldfrapp–9:30
7. Muse –patriiot center

wow
forgot
florence and the machine/temper trap
and
sharon jones for nye

9:30 30th anniv show
PIL @ 9:30
the roots @ national mall earth day concert
wilco @ carnegie music hall pittsburgh

laurie anderson @ birchmere friday will probably be on this list too!

Guess I'll play.

No particular order because this is pretty much going off the top of my head:
DNA Test Fest (including both nights as one entity)
Jack Rose tribute in Philly
Mono at 930
Lightning Bolt at DC9
Buzzcocks at BC
Mission of Burma at BC
930 30th anniversary
Death Unit/Thurston Moore and Bill Nace/Dog Lady/a couple Wolf Eyes side projects/Nautical Almanac at Floristree
Magnetic Fields at Lisner
Tortoise at BC

I liked Phoenix, Buzzcocks, Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello and Mark Knopfler..

would have to see

in no particular order:
the national @ the bell house
broken social scene @ music hall of w'burg
bear in heaven @ south street seaport (prob my fav show of this year so far)
ash @ santos party house
maldita vecinidad/the pinker tones @ summerstage
aqualung @ city winery
holy fuck @ le poisson rouge
stars @ le poisson rouge

and lots of so-so shows.

let's see

widespread panic  (every night they play)
phish  (ditto)


that's about all i need for now.

Lightning Bolt
Surfer Blood/Pain of Being Pure at Heart

Uh, that's all I've seen so far.  I barely even liked that second show.

walkonby wrote:
let's see

widespread panic  (every night they play)
phish  (ditto)


that's about all i need for now.

Gay jam band fans.  That's a pretty unique homosexual subset.  I guess bears and twinks are old hat.

Brian

actually, the jam scene is full of bears and twinks.  most wear hats too.  and i'm sure that quite a few of them ride the all aboard gay express.  widespread has the better looking crowd, i must say.  thank you so much brian for your . . . input. 

i must admit, i'm almost disappointed. i was hoping this would be the start of a full-on flame(r) war.

i give this fight (term used loosely) to walkonby.  walalce came out swinging unexpectantly with a flourish that reminded us of his days of yore.  but walkies' calm, detached reply was elegant and understated.  style beats power.

Faith No More @ WIlliamsburg Waterfront July 5/July 2, Mann Center July 3 (3 way tie. sorry, can't pick one)
Eluvium @ DC9
Fever Ray @ Coachella
Orbital @ Coachella
Jonsi @ Coachella
LCD SOundsystem @ Terminal 5
MAssive Attack @ Terminal 5
Lightning Bolt @ DC9
Jay-z @ Verizon Center
Drake @ 930 club
Beach House @ The Black Cat

Atoms for Peace @ Roseland
Phish @ Merriweather N2