Favorite concerts of 2017 list

My picks so far as I remember…need some new blood..working on it…


Robyn Hitchcock.  Jammin Java night one

Guided by Voices at Ottobar

Smithereens at State Theatre with Mike Mesaros on bass

Foofighters. Soft open at Anthem

LCD Soundsystem night 1 at
Anthem

Morrissey at Anthem (#1)

Poptone at Ramshead Live

Ween at Pier 6

Gene Ween at Birchmere

Franz Ferdinand at Jefferson Theatre  in C-ville

Cigarrette at Black Cat

that's a good list
man dylan didn't even make it to the list

In a year full of good shows, these four jumped out as great:

GBV @ Otto
A Giant Dog @ DC9
Future Islands @ Otto
Priests Rls Party @ BC

10. Japandroids – 9:30 2/27/17
9. Metz - Rock & Roll Hotel 10/6/17
8. Sigur Ros – Merriweather Post Pavillion  5/25/17
7. LCD Soundsystem – The Anthem  10/17/17
6. The Revolution – Fillmore Silver Spring  4/27/17
5. Royal Blood – The Anthem  10/20/17
4. Elbow – 9:30  11/4/17
3. Deafheaven / This Will Destroy You – Baltimore Soundstage  3/12/17
2. Drive By Truckers – 9:30  4/43/17
1. Roger Waters – Verizon Center  8/4/17

Wilco, Wolftrap
Old 97's, Birchmere

This is a really, really tough one. I saw some great live music this year.

10) U2 at Lincoln Financial Field (Philly) (probably the most impressive visuals I've ever seen at a concert)
9) Belle and Sebastian w/Spoon, Andrew Bird and Ex Hex at Merriweather (though the Belle and Sebastian after party in Chicago was more fun than either concert of theirs I saw, and one of the best nights of the year)
8 ) The Pixies at Lincoln Theatre (night 1)
7) X at State Theater
6) The Breeders at Lincoln Theatre
5) The Damned at Baltimore Soundstage
4) Luna at Union Transfer (Philly)
3) Best Coast at Rough Trade (Brooklyn)
2) Air at Strathmore (best-sounding show of the year by a mile)
1) The Feelies at World Cafe Live (Philly)

Honorable mentions: Bob Mould at Black Cat, Face to Face at Rock'n'Roll Hotel, PJ Harvey at Wolf Trap, Social Distortion at the Fillmore (Philly) and Saint Etienne at U Street.

Worst shows: Queens of the Stone Age at Anthem, Book of Love at U Street, Real Estate at Union Transfer.

This was the first year since 1993 where I did not see a single show at the 9:30 Club.

too soon. too many shows still to go.

correct….though people can edit their list later.

will MUNICIPAL WASTE make it on your list?  ;D

challenged wrote:
too soon. too many shows still to go.

Vas wrote:
correct….though people can edit their list later.

will MUNICIPAL WASTE make it on your list?  ;D

challenged wrote:
too soon. too many shows still to go.

Negative. No waste for me.  See you Thursday.

Another sure sign of my advanced age is I'm struggling with this list, too.

Granted, it was an awful year for shows for me.

top shows for me were:

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown at Star Theater, Portland, OR
Sparks at Le Poisson Rouge, New York
Adia Victoria at Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco
Aldous Harding at DC9
Alex Lahey at DC9
TOPS at Metro Gallery
Big Thief at Ottobar
Royal Headache at Black Cat and at The Regent, Los Angeles (sound was way better in LA)
Gorillaz at Merriweather (actually more like a Damon Albarn show, was quite surprise how much I loved this show)
PJ Harvey in Philly and Richmond

Not a lot of shows for me this year. Best were:

EMA - DC9
Torres - Rock N Roll Hotel
PJ Harvey - National
Woven Hand - Bottom of the Hill
Algiers - Black Cat
Nick Cave - Electric Factory

in no particular order.

1. Roger Waters @ Verizon Center
2. Phish @ Rivieria Maya, Mexico
3. Phish @ MSG
4. Ween @ Pier Six Pavillion
5. Barr Brothers @ Sixth and I
6. Twin Peaks @ 930 Club
7. Hiss Golden Messenger @ 930 Club
8. Broken Social Scene @ 930 Club
9. Bob Dylan @ The Anthem
10. Del McCoury Band @ Delfest

1.  Wedding Present - Rock and Roll Hotel
2.  Shonen Knife - Black Cat Backstage
3.  face to face - Rock and Roll Hotel
4.  Ghost/Iron Maiden - Bristow
5.  CJ Ramone/Reggie and the Full Effect/The Aquabats - Fillmore
6.  Roger Waters - Verizon
7.  Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble - DC9
8.  Soccer Team/Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Black Cat
9.  Death by Unga Bunga/Stiff Little Fingers - Black Cat
10. Fleshtones - U Street Music Hall
11. King Crimson - Lisner
12. Todd Rundgren - State
13. Bruce Cockburn - Birchmere

heff wrote:
Cockburn

LOL

The two shows I saw in Boulder are a joint number 10, then the rest.

10.  From Good Homes-Fox Theatre/Dead & Company-Folsom Field
9.  Herbie Hancock-Denver Botanic Gardens
8.  Sleepy Sun-3 Kings Tavern
7.  Hiss Golden Messenger-Bluebird Theater
6.  Tortoise-Desert Daze
5.  Ride-Summit Music Hall
4.  Tears of Silver-Hypnotic Turtle Holiday Camp
3.  Slowdive/Cherry Glazerr-Ogden Theater
2.  Spiritualized-Desert Daze
1.  Terry Riley-Desert Daze

1-Magnetic Fields Night one (songs 1-25) - Lincoln
2-Wilco Night one Solid Sound- North Adams, Ma
3-Robyn Hitchcock Night two - Jammin Java
4-Melvin Seals & JGB- Hamilton
5-Ex Hex- Merriweather
6-X- State Theatre
7-Joan Shelley- pop-up appearance in Mass Museum of Contemporary Art -Solid Sound- North Adams, Ma
8-Bob Mould (for his political rant alone)- Black Cat
9-Julien Baker - 930
10.Bon Iver- Anthem

Due to extenuating circumstances, I could not attend the GBV Ottobar show.  Bummer!

Top 6 shows (out of 73)

1.Craig Finn, house show Baltimore.
2.High Water Festival, day2, Suffers, Deer Tick, Middle Brother, Dawes, Shovels and Rope, Avetts
3.John Moreland, RNRH
4.The Hold Steady, Frank Turner, Brooklyn Bowl
5.Springsteen, Broadway
6.Ted Leo Solo, St. Stephens
6.Wilco, night one, solid sound
6.Ben Gibbard solo, lincoln
6.Belle&Sebastian, Spoon, Ex Hex (did not see Andrew Bird), merriweather
6.GBV, ottobar
6.FooFighters, Anthem
6.TedLeo& Pharm, ottobar
6.Julien Baker, 930
6.Jason Isbell/Mountain Goats, Merriweather
6.Gorillaz,Merriweather
6.Frank Turner, Fillmore Silver Spring

In and Around DC: (out of 133)

25 Miles Mosley & the West Coast Get Down Songbyrd Café
24 Ho99o9 Rock & Roll Hotel
23 Warning Ram's Head Live
22 Gene Ween does Billy Joel Birchmere
21 St. Vincent The Anthem
20 Foo Fighters The Anthem
19 U2 FedEx Field
18 Manilla Road Ram's Head Live
17 Colin Stetson Milkboy Arthouse
16 PJ Harvey Wolf Trap
15 Kamasi Washington Sixth & I Synagogue
14 Prophets of Rage 930 Club
13 Neurosis Ram's Head Live
12 Midnight Oil Fillmore Silver Spring
11 Sunn O))) 930 Club
10 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Royal Farms Arena
9 ZZ Top MGM Grand Casino
8 Run The Jewelsw/ Zach De La Rocha Echostage
7 Lauryn Hill Warner Theater
6 Slowdive 930 Club
5 Depeche Mode Verizon Center
4 Tool Eagle Bank Arena
3 Air Strathmore
2 Mix Master Mike Ottobar
1 Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) The Kennedy Center

Traveled to: (out of 166)

25 Allah-las's Coachella
24 Royal Blood Governors Island
23 Celeste Hard Rock Casino
22 Swet Shop Boys Coachella
21 Sigur Ros w/ LA Philharmonic Disney Concert Hall
20 Swans Hard Rock Casino
19 John Carpenter The Trocadero
18 Hot Snakes Underground Arts
17 Carcass Hard Rock Casino
16 Tim Hecker Day For Night
15 Sisters of Mercy The Paradiso
14 Jean-Michel Jarre Tower Theater
13 Bon Iver Coachella
12 Radiohead night 1 The Greek Theater
11 Radiohead night 2 The Greek Theater
10 King Crimson Miller Symphony Hall
9 Metallica Plains of Abraham
8 Hans Zimmer Bell Center
7 Hans Zimmer Coachella
6 Hans Zimmer Billy Graham Civic Auditorium
5 Magma Hard Rock Casino
4 Ennio Morricone Accorhotels Arena
3 Tool Governors Island
2  Philip Glass (w/ Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, New Order, Alabama Shakes, Sufjan Stevens, Ben Harper)  Carnegie Hall
1  John Cale performing Velvet Underground night 1 & 2 (w/ Kurt Vile, MGMT, Animal Collective, Thee Oh Sees, Connan Mockasin, Sky Ferraria, Caroline Polacheck, Tunde Adebimpe)  BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Impressive