Top Shows of 2013

[MrWhippy]

Having just wrapped up my year of live music, I put together a list of my favorite sets. 

Top 10:
1.  Rock and Soul Superjam (Jim James, John Oates, etc.), Bonnaroo
2.  My Bloody Valentine, Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, NY
3.  Sigur Ros, Coachella
4.  Pearl Jam, Charlottesville, VA
5.  Swans, Bonnaroo
6.  Richard Thompson Electric Trio, 3rd and Lindsey, Nashville, TN
7.  Spiritualized, 9:30 Club, Washington DC
8.  The Locust, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin, TX
9.  Bolt Thrower, Maryland Deathfest
10. Neutral Milk Hotel, The National, Richmond, VA

10 Honarable Mentions:
1.  Sleep, Maryland Deathfest
2.  Beck, Newport Folk Festival
3.  Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Richmond, VA
4.  Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Strathmore Music Hall, Bethesda, MD
5.  Jim James, 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
6.  Soundgarden, Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
7.  Carcass, Maryland Deathfest
8.  Rolling Stones, Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
9.  Grinderman, Coachella
10. Prince, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT

Hope others will also follow suit with their lists of top shows.

[Fully]

You have and amazing list, Whippy. I'm not sure that I can top that, but I'm glad to see that we shared a few of those shows. I may try to rank mine.

[MrWhippy]

You have and amazing list, Whippy. I'm not sure that I can top that, but I'm glad to see that we shared a few of those shows. I may try to rank mine.

When I put it together I thought about how many of them I shared with you.

[APR]

1. Pearl Jam - Charlottesville
2. Jim James - 9:30 Club
3. Pearl Jam - Baltimore
4. Local Natives - 9:30 Club
5. Foals - Baltimore
6. Americanarama - MPP

Other great ones that can't crack the top tier:

Soundgarden- Constitution Hall, D.C.
Atoms for Peace - Fairfax, VA
Pearl Jam - Philadelphia
Junip - 9:30 Club
Jim James - Johnny Brendas
Pinback - 9:30 Club
Tame Impala - MPP

[MrWhippy]

Atoms for Peace - Fairfax, VA

Wow, totally forgot about that one.  I would definitely put that in my honorable mentions, which I guess bumps the purple one off the list.

[Crispy]

I am despondent that there is one band in particular that is extremely missing from this list:

1. Wolf People - Ortlieb's, Philadelphia
2. Dream Syndicate - Solid Sound
3. Wolf People - The Bishop, Bloomington, IN
4. Patty Griffin - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
5. Yo La Tengo - Solid Sound
6. Low - Solid Sound
7. The Joy Formidable - Vanguard, Tulsa
8. Jim James - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME
9. Wilco - Solid Sound (covers set)
10. Drive-By Truckers - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa

Honorable Mentions:
Gov't Mule - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
Neko Case - Solid Sound
Jim James - Fillmore, San Francisco
Wilco - Solid Sound (night 2)
Wolf People - Mercury Lounge, NYC
Carl Broemel - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
Jeff Mangum - Diamond Ballroom, OKC
Son Volt - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
Jim James - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
Tame Impala - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Solid Sound
Nicki Bluhm - Blue Door, OKC
They Might Be Giants - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa


Not bad, all in all, but 2013 has a :-( next to it in my MMJ shows spreadsheet.

[dmooney99]

Top 5:

1. Pearl Jam- Wrigley Field (7-19)
2. Pearl Jam- Philly (10-21)
3. Jim James- Philly (4-27)
4. Arctic Monkeys- Philly (9-18)
5. Pearl Jam- Brooklyn (10-19)

others:
Pearl Jam- Philly (10-22)
Pearl Jam- Baltimore (10-27)
Soundgarden- Philly (1-19)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Philly (5-5)
Jagwar Ma- Philly (11-30)
The Vaccines- Philly (2-2)
Made In America Festival (first day w/ NIN, QOTSA, Gaslight Anthem, and Fitz & The Tantrums)

[MrWhippy]

Jagwar Ma- Philly (11-30)

Glad to hear they are good live.  Seems like they have serious potential as a live act based on how great the record is.

[robb]

rough list, going off memory:

1. jim james - the vic theatre chicago, il
2. the national - st. jerome's laneway festival detroit, mi
3. wilco - americanarama detroit, mi
4. dr. dog - the majestic theatre detroit, mi
5. father john misty - the crofoot ballroom pontiac, mi
6. deer tick - the magic stick detroit, mi
7. kurt vile - the magic stick detroit, mi
8. phosphorescent - st. jerome's laneway festival detroit, mi
9. the black angels - the magic stick detroit, mi
10. carl broemel - ann arbor folk festival ann arbor, mi

[manonthemoon]

1.  Sleep, Maryland Deathfest
2.  Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Richmond, VA
3.  The Mountain Goats, 930, DC
4.  Mastodon, Orange Peel, Asheville
5.  Red Fang, Underground Arts, Philly
6.  And You'll Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Metro Gallery, Baltimore
7.  Pallbearer, Kingdom, Richmond, VA
8.  Deer Tick, Rythmn & Roots Festival, Bristol TN/VA
9.  Animals as Leaders, The Fillmore, MD
10.  MMJ, Atlanta, GA

[Ruckus]

Great stuff guys!

1.  Wolf People - Ortlieb's, Philly - all the other shows from this year combined don't touch this one.  Simply amazing!  Alone it was perfect.  To share with Fully, Crispy, jrud, and my wife made it over the top!

2.  Arbouretum - Klub 007 - Prague
3.  J Roddy - Rams Head - Baltimore
4.  Deer Tick - Ottobar - Baltimore
5.  Rush - Baltimore Arena
6.  Judge Mental - Liam Flynn's - Baltimore - must have been my buzz but I'd never laughed so hard even a stand up act, which I guess he is as much as a musical performer.
7.  Pelican - DC9 - DC
8.  Futurebirds - Ortlieb's - Philly - the show itself was just OK but hanging with the band was great!
9.  Kylesa - Rock n Roll Hotel - DC - I just love them live.
10.Dino Jr. - Ottobar - Baltimore - to see legends in such a small place with great sound.

[MrWhippy]

4.  Deer Tick - Ottobar - Baltimore

It's a testament to what a great year of live music this was that this Deer Tick show didn't crack my list.  Probably my favorite time ever seeing them, and so fun to get to share it with you, Ms. Ruckus, and Manonthemoon.

[FiddleCastro]

In no real order:

Real Estate, Bowery Ballroom
Phosphorescent, Music Hall/Williamsburg
The National, Barclays Center
Paul McCartney, Barclays  Center
Julia Holter, Music Hall/Williamsburg
Sharon Van Etten, Ottawa Blues Fest
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds w/ Sharon Van Etten, Beacon Theatre
The Joy Formidable, Brooklyn Academy of Music
Clutch & The Sword, Terminal 5
TORRES, Glasslands Gallery

[dmooney99]

Jagwar Ma- Philly (11-30)

Glad to hear they are good live.  Seems like they have serious potential as a live act based on how great the record is.

i enjoyed them, they played in a nightclub though, which wi wasn't too thrilled at first but it worked well. 

Jagwar Ma- Uncertainty@ Voyeur in philly

Also should have added Palma Violets in Jan. in philly.  Sounded better live than on their album

[e_wind]

1.Jim James & Carl Broemel - The Basement

Other memorable shows, in no particular order.

String Cheese Incident - The Louisville Palace (Forecastle late night)
Americanarama - Cincinatti (Wilco and MMJ collab + Wilco killed it)
Americanarama - Nashville (Bob Weir, saw Wilco play "Misunderstood" for the first time)
String Cheese Incident - Forecastle
JJ - Forecastle (only for Let It Be)
Dr. Dog - Headliners, Louisville
WSP - The Palace (night 1), Louisville. Really don't like Panic, but this show was great.
I guess the other MMJ/JJ/Wilco shows I saw this year also.

Although I wasn't a big fan of the JJ shows after seeing it the first time, the first time was one of the most special shows I've ever seen.
All in all, I totally slept on going to shows in the 2nd half of the year. Oops.

[MrWhippy]

e_wind, the fact that you didn't get to make it to a Pearl Jam show in 2013 is all kinds of wrong.

[subinai]

j. roddy walston and the biz - bowery ballroom
a tribe called quest & kanye west - barclays center
treetop flyers - mercury lounge

[headhunter]

I'll Play.  No order.

1. Drive- By Truckers       Athens, Georgia      August--Multiple Nights
2. Willie Nile        Highline Ballroom, NYC   Record Release Show    June
3. Frank Turner    Bowery Ballroom, NYC    March
4. Deer Tick      Newport Blues Cafe, Rhode Island   July - Multiple Nights  (with Jason Isbell, Phosphorescent, Justin Townes Earle, Dawes, others as guests)
5. JD McPherson     Newport Folk Festival     July
6. John McCauley solo show     Newport Folk Festival
7. Jason Isbell   Rockwood Music Hall   - (80 person record release show)     Spring
8. Americanarama      Bridgeport CT    July
9. The Who    - Quadrophenia -  Barclays Center- Brooklyn
10. Patterson Hood - Backyard Show

Honorable Mentions:

Band of Heathens with Joe Fletcher- Mercury Lounge NYC
MMJ - Times Square
Neil Young - MSG
Steve Earle & The Dukes - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Many Drive-By Truckers shows (Philly, New Haven, Port Chester)
Many Deer Tick shows
Many Frank Turner shows
Many Jason Isbell shows

It was a good year.

[Fully]

Here are mine:

1. Superjam, Bonnaroo
2. Wolf People, Ortleib's, Philly. Ruckus and Kate took me to get a pork sandwich that day. Then I got to share that tiny show with them and Crispy and jrud. Actually that was one of my favorite weekends of the year.
3. Jim James and Carl Broemel, The Basement, Nashville.
4. Tie between Americanarama in Atlanta and Tuscaloosa.
5. Sleep, Hopscotch Fest, Raleigh
6. Futurebirds, Mercy Lounge, Nashville
7. Ben Harper and Charlie Musslewhite, The Ryman, Nashville
8. Father John Misty, Marathon Music Works, Nashville
9. portugal.The man, Bonnaroo
10. Arbouretum, HiWatt, Nashville


There were several more I wanted to list, often just because of the campanionship. 

[e_wind]

e_wind, the fact that you didn't get to make it to a Pearl Jam show in 2013 is all kinds of wrong.

Tell me about it. They didn't come anywhere near close and money was tight around that time because the bar I was working at unexpectedly closed.