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.
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.
Quote from: Fully on Dec 29, 2013, 06:24 PM
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.
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
Quote from: APR on Dec 29, 2013, 09:41 PM
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.
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.
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)
Quote from: dmooney99 on Dec 30, 2013, 07:38 PM
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.
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
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
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.
Quote from: Ruckus on Jan 01, 2014, 11:39 PM
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.
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
Quote from: MrWhippy on Dec 30, 2013, 09:16 PM
Quote from: dmooney99 on Dec 30, 2013, 07:38 PM
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 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqS9LoFf5Jw#ws)
Also should have added Palma Violets in Jan. in philly. Sounded better live than on their album
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.
e_wind, the fact that you didn't get to make it to a Pearl Jam show in 2013 is all kinds of wrong.
j. roddy walston and the biz - bowery ballroom
a tribe called quest & kanye west - barclays center
treetop flyers - mercury lounge
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.
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.
Quote from: MrWhippy on Jan 04, 2014, 02:50 PM
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.
J. Roddy Walston and The Business, Burlington, IA (w/20 people!)
Jim James, Portland, ME
Lucius, Mount Vernon, IA (w/30 people!)
Jim James, Boston, MA
Wilco, Solid Sound
Bob Mould, Iowa City, IA
AmericanaramA, Mansfield, MA (left before Dylan)
Built to Spill w/Genders and Slam Dunk, Iowa City, IA
Foxygen, Solid Sound
Silversun Pickups w/Bad Books, Portland, ME
Jim James - Boston MA
Futurebirds - Charlotte, NC
Charles Bradley - Boston, MA
Dead Confederate (w/ Roadkill Ghost Choir) - Providence, RI
Dudesmash (Deer Tick) - Providence, RI
Americanarama - Mansfield, MA
Arbouretum - Providence, RI
Local bands: The Silks, Smith and Weeden, Last Good Tooth, Sasquatch and the Sickabillies, Vudu Sister, Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons (at various times/locales through PRovidence).
Quote from: e_wind on Jan 04, 2014, 10:29 PM
Quote from: MrWhippy on Jan 04, 2014, 02:50 PM
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.
Hopefully this lack of PJ shows will be rectified in the spring. There are already strong rumors of Toronto in May. Hopefully they'll do another handful of shows. I'm happy to hit the road to see PJ again and wouldn't mind seeing e_wind's face melt.
Took me a LONG time to rank these, but I was finally able to churn out a top-five.
1. Bonnaroo Friday Night - Impossible to break up, it was all one show to me. Only at Roo could you see Wu-Tang, a nearly four-hour set by Paul fuckin' McCartney and a rap Superjam in one evening. One of the best musical nights of my life, I'll never forget it.
2. Father John Misty (full band) - It was the last club show with his full band, he was drunk and cranky, and the show was fantastic. When he launched into an impromptu Freebird and then smashed his guitar a few songs later, this show landed into unforgettable territory.
3. Soul Superjam at Bonnaroo - I've never danced and smiled so much in a two-hour span. When the band kicked into "Love Train", that might have been the happiest I've ever felt, ever.
4. Janelle Monae - Finally seeing her in concert made me a very happy man. Both her and her band exceeded my very lofty expectations, and Janelle's sweet, sweet moves lingered in my mind for weeks afterwards.
5. Americanarama (Toronto stop) - MMJ opening with "I Think I'm Going To Hell" set the tone for a night that surprised me at every turn. Wilco was fantastic, with MMJ, Richard Thompson and even Feist sitting in during their set. And Dylan fucking killed it, bringing out Jim and Jeff for the first time to sing an ode to our wonderful city.
Such a great year for live music, but this isn't a "list EVERY show you went to this year" thread, so I'll keep my honorable mentions brief: Deer Tick, for blowing me the fuck away in the first time I saw them in a non-festival setting.
Here's to a rockin' 2014!
Quote from: oistheone on Jan 05, 2014, 07:08 PM
3. Soul Superjam at Bonnaroo - I've never danced and smiled so much in a two-hour span. When the band kicked into "Love Train", that might have been the happiest I've ever felt, ever.
^^^This :thumbsup: I wish we had been able to meet up at Bonnaroo. We were at quite a few of the same shows.
Quote from: Fully on Jan 05, 2014, 07:39 PM
Quote from: oistheone on Jan 05, 2014, 07:08 PM
3. Soul Superjam at Bonnaroo - I've never danced and smiled so much in a two-hour span. When the band kicked into "Love Train", that might have been the happiest I've ever felt, ever.
^^^This :thumbsup: I wish we had been able to meet up at Bonnaroo. We were at quite a few of the same shows.
It's only a matter of time before we cross paths! I'm betting any show we take in will be atop the "best shows of 2014" list!
1. Sigur Ros - Comerica Theater, Phoenix, AZ
2. Wilco and MMJ on Americanarama Tour, Irvine, CA
3. The Who - Quadrophenia Jobing Arena, Phoenix, AZ
4. J Roddy Waltson - Phoenix, AZ
5. Black Sabbath - US Airways Arena, Phoenix, AZ
6. Vintage Trouble - Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
7. Rival Sons - Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas
8. The Allman Brothers Band - Beacon Theater, NYC
9. Tedeschi Trucks in Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mentions
Black Crowes Vic Theater, Chicago
Eric Clapton – US Airways, Phoenix
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers – Fonda Theater, Hollywood
Rolling Stones - Anaheim
Fleetwood Mac - Phoenix
Sigur Ros and The Who were probably the two most emotionally intense concerts for me this past year. My elaborate thoughts on The Who here: http://sugartown-shug.blogspot.com/ (http://sugartown-shug.blogspot.com/)
Sigur Ros was a trippy intense show, extremely cathartic. I posted about it here: http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,17923.msg341164.html#msg341164 (http://forum.mymorningjacket.com/index.php/topic,17923.msg341164.html#msg341164)
Sabbath was way better than I expected, Ozzy was really good and good Lord, that drummer Clufetto is a beast!
MMJ were very good in Irvine and I loved the covers and Jackson Browne sit it, but Wilco were ON FIRE that night, truly in the groove, a short set, of course, but freight train powerful. Give Me Back The Keys To My Heart was a highlight.
As is clear, I favor the old guard from the golden age of rock in the late 60s and 70s and newer bands that sound like that. Probably the last time seeing a lot of these bands for me. So stoked I got turned on to J Roddy, thanks to many good MMJ fans! Can't wait to see them again, ASAP.
Quote from: APR on Dec 29, 2013, 09:41 PM
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
I can't believe I forgot number 7
7. Portugal. the Man - silver spring, MD
Way better than I expected. I had a blast and can't wait to see them again
Jason Isbell: The Ryman
Jason Isbell: Muscle Shoals Theater
Jason Isbell: Rockwood Music Hall
Patterson Hood: headhunter's backyard
Drive-by Truckers: Night 2, Athens, Georgia Theater
Best music moment of the year: Phosphorescent opening up Blues Cafe in Newport with Reasons to Quit, then Jason Isbell doing Simple Man with Deer Tick.
Whippy, Headhunter and I front row: LOOOOOOOVE THIS:
Jason Isbell and Deer Tick - Simple Man - Newport Blues Cafe, Newport RI - 7-27-13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ZBqL9ENZE#ws)
Cool, Penny, I didn't know that video existed.
That was a great moment, though I think the second song Isbell and Deer Tick, Cigarettes and Wine, was when my mind truly left my body.
Quote from: Penny Lane on Jan 10, 2014, 09:54 AM
Jason Isbell: The Ryman
Jason Isbell: Muscle Shoals Theater
Jason Isbell: Rockwood Music Hall
Patterson Hood: headhunter's backyard
Drive-by Truckers: Night 2, Athens, Georgia Theater
Best music moment of the year: Phosphorescent opening up Blues Cafe in Newport with Reasons to Quit, then Jason Isbell doing Simple Man with Deer Tick.
Whippy, Headhunter and I front row: LOOOOOOOVE THIS:
Jason Isbell and Deer Tick - Simple Man - Newport Blues Cafe, Newport RI - 7-27-13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ZBqL9ENZE#ws)
One of the highlights for me too Penny Lane!!