Any good shows this July?

Are there any good shows in the area this July? I've looked through some schedules, but nothing jumps out at me. What are some bands that are good that I've might have overlooked who put on good shows?

SPIRITUALIZED

Yes, Spiritualized. As well as:

Fleet Foxes
Boris
Black Angels
No Age/High Places
Elf Power
DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist (maybe?)

If I were you, I'd go for the Brazilian Girls and the ridiculous George Clinton/Yaz/Ting Tings run at the club.

excerpts from my july calendar:

Sat 7/4 Sonic Youth, Battery Park, NYC

Mon July 7- FLEET FOXES, Black Cat, DC

Tue July 8- BORIS, TORCHE, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, Black Cat, DC

Fri Jul 18 - Deadmau5, The Fillmore at Irvine Plaza, NYC

Sat July 19 - Siren Festival 2008, Coney Island, NYC (http://www.villagevoice.com/siren/ - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks/Broken Social Scene/Helio Sequence/Islands/Ra Ra Riot/etc)

Sun July 20 - Santogold/A-Trak @ Summerstage Central Park (Rumsey Playfield, Central Park @ 69th) - FREE

Tue July 22 - The Ting Tings, 930 Club

Fri July 25 - Spiritualized, Washington,DC @ 9:30 Club
***vs.***
Fri 7/25 - Coldplay Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA

Sat July 26 - Charm City Roller Girls home game

Tilly and the Wall
Sat 07/26/08 Washington, DC Black Cat
Sun 07/27/08 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church

MON JULY 28, MGMT, 930 Club

i'm not going to make all these shows, in fact i'll probably be at less than half of them… they're just the ones that are on my radar.

All the ones I am going to have been covered except July 9 - RNRH: Watson Twins with Tim Fite

my july includes:

july 1 - known unknowns @ velvet lounge

july 5 - denali @ the national, richmond, va

july 18-20 - pitchfork music festival in chicago

july 22 - ting tings @ 930

july 25 is my birthday :)

july 26 - charm city roller girls home game

july 27 - rock the bells @ merriweather (maybe)

july 28 - mgmt @ 930
this is a HUGE maybe dependent on whether i go to rock the bells and also i've heard the mgmt live show is awful.

kthxbai.

The only thing on my radar is:

Mickey Hart
7/20
Rams Head Live

Yaz and George Clinton are tempting, but pricey.

Originally posted by miss pretentious:

july 28 - mgmt @ 930
this is a HUGE maybe dependent on whether i go to rock the bells and also i've heard the mgmt live show is awful.

kthxbai.

I wouldnt call it awful, but some of the tracks are defintely underwhelming live. The get into an almost jam band/semi-ambient groove with no vocals on a couple of songs (interludes? I didnt recognize them from the cd or EP), and they lose a lot of the energy in the process. Most of the tracks are good fun though.

Thanks for the replies. I've seen No Age open for Liars in SF earlier this year and I'll pass…I can't believe I overlooked the Boris date. I'll definitely be there. As for the Ting Tings…that's a close call. I listened to the album and wasn't impressed. I then saw a live performance of That's Not My Name on Jools Holland on youtube, which was pretty good, so I dunno about that. Spiritualized seems pretty sweet though, so I might check him (them?) out.

Oh and Frightened Rabbit on Monday at the Black Cat seems pretty good. And Burning Brides tonight…Anyone going?

Definitely Spiritualized!

I am going to see Spritualized in July because they are sweet ASS.


I dont have any other shows i plan on going to because i spent all my money on Yankees/Red Sox tickets over your Independence Day weekend.

joey's july calendar:

Wed 7/2 Black Angels @ RnR Hotel

Fri 7/4 Sonic Youth, Battery Park, NYC (thanks sweetcell for the ticket!)

Mon July 7- Fleet Foxes @ Black Cat

Tue July 8- Boris @ Black Cat

Sat July 12 - Alejandro Escovedo (early) & Brazilian Girls (late) at 930

Sat July 19 - Siren Festival 2008, Coney Island, NYC (mainly for Ra Ra Riot, Broken Social Scene, Times New Viking, the Dodos, and Islands)

Sun July 20 - Yaz @ 930

Tue July 22 - The Mae Shi @ Velvet Lounge

Fri July 25 - Spiritualized @ 9:30

Sat 07/26/08 - Tilly & The Wall @ Black Cat

Mon 07/28/08 - MGMT @ 930

Oooooooh good call on the Mae Shi. I'll be there as well.

Also, Psychedelic Horseshit/Fabulous Diamonds/Little Howlin Wolf at Snailhook's house (611 Florida) on 7/1 (thanks to Booker T for the info).

July 2nd - 16 Volt, Bella Morte and Hollowboy @ The Black Cat

MindCage
Mindless Faith
Deep6 Productions

Originally posted by sweetcell:

Fri July 25 - Spiritualized, Washington,DC @ 9:30 Club
***vs.***
Fri 7/25 - Coldplay Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA

vs watching paint dry.

brazilian girls…
if only i could get off work. i would so be there.

Originally posted by distance:

Originally posted by sweetcell:

Fri July 25 - Spiritualized, Washington,DC @ 9:30 Club
***vs.***
Fri 7/25 - Coldplay Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA

vs watching paint dry.

vs being a jaded hipster.

Not sure if I can make it to this show since I'm already squeezing Spiritualized in between work obligations but I really, really want to see Ports Of Call.

Kind of weird that Tommy moved the Popnoise Fest to Baltimore as this was always a Philadelphia thing. Maybe it's just the road version. I'll find out soon enough.

Popnoise Fest is proud to present:

the opposite sex
the lost patrol
stellarscope
ports of call
mythmakers (ex members of the offering)

Saturday July 26th

live at
the metro gallery
1700 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
shoegaze, indie rock, dreampop, psych being spinned between sets.

visuals by sarah and tom

21+
BYOB
Starts at 8PM