What was the last band you saw live?

[Colin Ex]

I just got back from a show tonight, so I thought I'd open up the can of worms.

Three different punk bands.

First on the bill, 9MM, local ska band, pretty cool but not mindbendingly incredible. Plays a standard warmup set and then calls it.

Next up, an Epitaph Records band called Motion City Soundtrack. Two guitars, a keyboard, a bass, and a perc. Complete with insane keyboard distortion, they put on a very solid set that was a lot of fun to listen to.

Third band, a Chicago act called Lucky Boys Confusion. Solid music, solid act, a lot of fun to watch. Moshing people push me into cute girl wearing an Alkaline Trio shirt. Vocalist, I note, is on crutches, because he "jumped off a fucking roof" and broke his leg. Lot of showmanship, very enjoyable performance.

Your turns, yo.

-C

[CarlBallard]

1. Sleater-Kinney

And it was awsome. I forget the name of the band that opened for them but the whole show was solid.

[binaryline]

16. lucky dawg

i'd love to see s-k live :-(

[CarlBallard]

46. Yeah

I've seen them a half dozen times or so since the mid 90's. The only time I heard they were playing but missed them, they aparently did a cover of "Rock Lobster" in a lobster suit as an encore. So naturally I can never miss them again.

[binaryline]

51. heard of cadallaca?

cadallaca= corin tucker of s.k., sarah dougher (the crabs, the lookers, solo stuff), sts (the lookers, the haggard). they're outstanding: lots of awesome organ and great vocal play between corin 'n sarah.

[GOPisEvil]

23. Sleater-Kinney RULES!!!!

I saw them last fall, and they were on fire! :thumbsup:

[CarlBallard]

54. Yeah

Seen them a couple times too. Actually they played with S-K at Yo Yo agogo in '99 and I also saw them with Dub Narcotic Sound System.

on edit: This was suposed to be a reply to heard of Cadallaca but aparently I hit reply to the wrong thred because I'm an idiot.

[aquaman]

2. Cool

Johnny Marr and the Healers, before that, Guided By Voices for the 1200th time.

[Maple]

3. Hah!

The Beatles.

Yeah, it was a long time ago.

[Maccagirl]

44. LOL

Would that have been the famous Shea Stadium concert where you couldn't see or hear them?

I saw ONE of the Fabs last October (the bass player-he was awesome.

[LuLu550]

73. I was at Shea

And I also saw them at Forest Hills. But my friend has me beat, she saw them in the Star Club in Germany when she was 11 or 12, visiting some older cousins. I bow to her!
I was also in the audience when the Rolling Stones made their first appearance on Ed Sullivan.
LuLu

[binaryline]

4. sonic youth

for free (!) at pittsburgh's three rivers arts festival. they were fantastic...

[aquaman]

5. I am jealous ........

Have not seen them since the "Dirty" cd.

[Colin Ex]

7. You lucky little bastard!

Man! I want to see Sonic Youth...

Tell me, are they good live?

-C

[aquaman]

15. Good is not a way to explain their sound

They sound like a damn machine, I saw them also with Neil Young around the "goo" era.

[binaryline]

21. they are fantastic live

really... you have to hear/see it to believe it. i think that they are still on tour, so look for them in your area.

[WilliamPitt]

10. Everyone's OK?

Sonic Youth was supposed to play at a Wilco show I saw some weeks ago. They cancelled abruptly; seemed like something was wrong in the band.

[aquaman]

19. Damn, hope so

They are all around 45-50 now. Thats young for us, but not for rock stars.

[binaryline]

24. everyone was fine in late june

are they actually on tour with wilco right now? that would be quite the show :evilgrin:

[WilliamPitt]

42. No. They canceled their part of the tour

It happened after you saw your show.

[nemo137]

6. funny, the last show i was a motion city soundtrack show.

they headlined, and two slightly sucky local bands played with them. cool venue though. they played at our city's memorial hall, which is a veterans memorial with a big ballroom. very fun.

[Colin Ex]

13. Interesting.

How did you like them? Good, bad, or awesometastic?

-C

[nemo137]

38. pretty damn good.

very fun music. alot of people compared them to the reunion show, but motion city was better. just real fun, jumping abound dancing music, which is good for the summer.

[WilliamPitt]

8. Wilco, with Mission of Burma as the opener

Amazing show.

[rucky]

34. Mission of Burma?

Have they done anything since Academy Fight Song?

[WilliamPitt]

40. Coupla things

but they hadn't played in a looooooooooooooong time.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

83. I used to see Mission of Burma in high school

They were my favorite band-they broke up in '83, because Roger Miller suffered from Tinnitis (sp?)

They used to be one of the LOUDEST bands. I remember seeing them at the Inn Square Men's Bar, which was the size of my living room, and not being able to hear for two days. I saw MoB with Husker Du, X, The Gun Club, and many other great bands of the day.

I keep missing their reunions. Someone let me know when one happens again!

[WilliamPitt]

86. I think this one was special

Sonic Youth cancelled at the last minute, and Wilco asked MoB to jump in. They did, and did wonderfully. Harborlights was the biggest venue they'd ever played. That's when I reach for my revolver... :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

89. Bummed I missed it

I love Sonic Youth...but to see MoB must've been great! I hope I get to see them again!

[Jalixm]

45. Wow

I would kill to see that show. Mission are my idols

[iluvchicago86]

9. Texas band

Doin their thing with the awesome zeljko joksimovic.

[GOPisEvil]

11. I just got in from seeing two bands...Fluffer's Union and Centro-matic!

:thumbsup:

Saw them at this little dive bar in San Marcos, TX called The Triple Crown. Beer's only 2 bucks for a 16 oz. pint though! :beer:

[binaryline]

28. fluffer's union?

that's the best band name i've ever heard! ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

32. They're pretty good, too...

..about 1/2 their stuff is great. The other half is listenable, but not outstanding.

They have FANTASTIC t-shirts!!! www.fluffersunion.com

[binaryline]

36. fluffer's union:

where girls grow strong...

grrrreat t-shirts.

[GOPisEvil]

39. Eggzactly!

:7

"Fist Me, I'm Irish" is pretty fucking funny too!

[binaryline]

43. right on...

i like how they claim "fist me, i'm irish" as their only truly original t-shirt idea :-)

[dolo amber]

12. Underworld

In Detroit, supposed *home* of techno...the crowd was LAME, more interested in gossiping with each other than in the show, but UW were FANTASTIC :D

[Colin Ex]

17. Aargh! Another person fresh off a group I want to see.

Underworld is everything the word awesometastic has ever meant.

-C

[dolo amber]

85. Everything Everything

Their live DVD from like '99-'00...highly recommended (if you haven't seen it already). In some ways it's better than when I actually saw them, mostly it was filmed in Europe and Japan at huge outdoor festivals where they're actually APPRECIATED, utterly marvelous ;)

[MuseRider]

14. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

New Orleans in May.

[aquaman]

20. Saw him two months ago, great show.

....

[Exultant Democracy]

58. Bela is sick, by far my favorite live band.

[MuseRider]

91. HA HA HA

I just had to ask my son what was wrong with Bela! OK, sick means great, right? They have so much energy. Did you or anyone else here see him with Edgar Meyer? An awesome show, just an amazing musician.

[Blue-Jay]

82. Speaking of Bela....

Does anyone know when he's going to be in Ohio again? I saw him for the fourth time a Wittenberg Univ a few years ago, and I'm starting to jones for some live Victor Wooten bass solos.

[MuseRider]

90. I think Victor is

doing his own tour. Go check out his web site. We saw his tour last year at this small place in Lawrence, Kansas. He had Reggie and JD Blair and a couple of rapper/bass players. My God. It was simply amazing. I had heard Reggie before on tape but never live. It was like being transported into another galaxy. The kicker was that they were opening for Blues Traveller. An incredible night of music. Unfortunately the sound was great for Victor but really crappy for Blues Traveller.

[liberalmuse]

18. The Donnas, Rooney, The Strokes...

My daughter won tickets, and of course opted to bring a friend. I got stuck in parking and was waiting outside. The security guard took pity on me and let me in for free. Great concert. The Strokes had a great light guy.

My daughter is really into the ska/punk bands and supports the local as well as obscure, out of state bands. She even buys their CD's at the shows. I like that she's not putting more money in the pockets of the RIAA. She did take me to a small venue for Mother's Day to see 'The Lost Prophets' and 'Apex Theory' since I always joke about going to shows with her. I've never felt so old in my life seeing all those kids mosh and jump around.

[binaryline]

31. how are the donnas?

live, i mean... *ahem*

[jonnyblitz]

67. The Dead. I will be at Ozzfest next weekend in Hartford.

[DemBones DemBones]

22. Jucifer!!! Great show -- so much energy and awesome sound.

Seeing them live is a real not-to-be-missed experience.

http://www.jucifer.com

[aquaman]

26. Saw them in Columbia SC

several months back, had heard of them, but never heard them until that night. I have since bought their cds.

[DemBones DemBones]

52. Cool! They're going to be touring the Carolinas and Florida this

month and next, after they finish recording their new EP.

[leftist_rebel1569]

25. Never been to a concert in my life...

:(

[DemBones DemBones]

53. There's a simple cure for that, you know. . .

:7

[LuLu550]

74. You should go

I let my kids go when they were about your age --Greenday, Blink, etc. Live concerts are a MUST!
LuLu

[imax2268]

27. Audioslave...!

Cornell rocked and the remnants of RATM kicked ass...thank god Zack was booted...!

Sorry but couldn't stand his style anymore...!

[leftist_rebel1569]

33. lucky you...

I missed BOTH of my chances to see Audioslave...:(

[ButterflyBlood]

29. In Place of Words

my friend's band. Last month. Seeing them tommorow to.

Aug. 6th: Circle Takes the Square. Should be great.

But the last great show I went to was June 11th, with Dispensing of False Halos for the 4th time. They rocked as always, and were with another band (Today I Wait) that had every kid in the house moshing

[Tom Kitten]

30. 2 weeks ago...

I saw the Smegma 30th anniversary show. How should I put it? It was "interesting"...

[GOPisEvil]

35. By the way...should I go to The 13th Floor Elevators reunion tomorrow?

Roky Erickson will be there, but not singing. His brother will be singing. :-)

[rucky]

37. Bishop Allen

"If Modest Mouse spent more time at the Chuck E Cheese ball cages..."
www.bishopallen.com

[electricmonk]

41. Last weekend saw

Hypodermix and Pissant. Yeah I know you've never heard of them but it was an awesome show. Tomorrow night I get to see Lower Class Brats, The Homeowners, Pissant and StraitJaket and I can't fucking wait. Anybody that says punk is dead is a stupid shit. I've been active in the scene for 25+ years and the bands out now are every bit as good as any in the past.

Starcitypunk.com

[TrogL]

47. Pink Floyd

It was so loud the kids were complaining four miles away that they couldn't watch TV. It showed up as an earthquake on the seismometer at the University.

[AmyStrange]

48. They Might Be Giants...

here in Seattle

!!! They were GREAT !!!

[CarlBallard]

50. When was that?

And how did I not hear about it? I guess you can't answer the second question.

[AmyStrange]

92. Last year at the Paramount...

right around this time last year. If I remember correctly. I have a bad memory,





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Niger-Uranium Timeline:
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[AlienGirl]

62. I *love* TMBG!

Last saw them at Bumbershoot a few years ago. I stood on my seat nursing my newborn during "Mammal." Wonderful show...

Tucker

[AmyStrange]

93. They are my faves right now....

but I really haven't been listening to music lately so I have no clue who is out there

Dave (AmyStrange.com)

[bocadem]

49. GWAR

http://www.gwar.net

[mitchum]

55. Neil Young and Crazy Horse

Lucinda Williams opening

[coyote]

56. Coldplay

I saw them a couple of months just outside Frankfurt. Only 8 rows back or so. Luckily it was not a huge concert because Germans prefer their techno instead.

[WindRavenX]

60. I saw Coldplay in May in Oregon

All I gotta say is WOW! I thought they couldn't get better, but hearing "Clocks" live and seeing Chris Martin live was unfucking real!!!! :D :D :D

[Forkboy]

57. Some weird shit

The band 5ive's Continuem Research Project (just a drummer and guitarist...and freakin awesome live) opened for Today's The Day (who basically sucked hind-end).5ive was phenomenal though.Catch them if you can :)

Going to see Burnt By the Sun and Cephalic Carnage next Saturday...should be a fun time :)

[stlsaxman]

59. Blue Man Group

"The Complex Rock Tour" last night- er, Thursday night and it was absolutely
phenominal!

DO NOT MISS THIS TOUR!

[ornotna]

61. The Flatlanders

Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely put on a great show.
After the show they mingled with the crowd, got to meet them and get my cd signed, very cool.

[AndyTiedye]

63. Dixie Chicks

If only more country music were like that
we might not be in the mess we are now.

[Wonder]

64. SANTANA

:hi:

[Zorba607]

65. leftover salmon

hippies!

[It was not a pretzel]

66. Rolling Stones

was a little disapointed. Next up...


DIXIE CHICKS in September

[jus_the_facts]

68. 1992 An Evening with Metallica.......

...in Jackson Mississippi....3 ass kickin' hours of nothing but Metallica....stood right up in front of the stage and was blown AWAY...


DON'T TREAD ON ME...



:hi: COLIN!!! :loveya:

HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAY'S TO YOU SON!!!{{{HUGS}}}:*:*:*

[phishhead]

69. Phish.. this past Tuesday..

Very amazing show. Already have it on cd :)

Here is the setlist:
07/29/03 - Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake - Burgettstown, Pennsylvania

Set 1: Daniel (Saw the Stone), Camel Walk, Gotta Jibboo, Cool it Down, Scent of a Mule, Fee > Timber (Jerry) > When the Circus Comes, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Golgi Apparatus

Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless > Thunderhead, Brother, Harpua > Bittersweet Motel, Harpua, I Fooled Around and Fell in Love* > Hold Your Head Up > Harpua, David Bowie

Encore: Farmhouse

* First time played, w/ Fishman on vocals and vacuum. None of the first nine songs had been played this tour. Daniel had not been performed in the previous 280 shows, Harpua in 167.

[Kellanved]

70. the Scorpions

[NashVegas]

71. Johnny Marr & the Healers

and that was back in May.

I'm getting way old :)

[Skittles]

72. BLACK SABBATH in 1970

and I've seen AC/DC five times and Judas Priest five times and was NEVER disappointed. :D

[dawg]

75. Styx, Journey and REO

:P

[LuLu550]

76. Go to a lot of live music

Recently saw a couple great left-wing, anti-Bush bands from Austin, Tx that were here upstate NY recently -- Asylum Street Spankers and Guy Forsyth. If you have a chance, check them out. Two days ago I saw fiddle player Natalie MacMasterson from Canada. She was awesome. I'm not a country, fan, BTW, so if I like them they have to ge good.
LuLu :hippie:

[NightTrain]

77. Three bands you've probably never heard of

Last Saturday, it was Surf Night at Station 58 in New London, Connecticut. The bands who performed were Fisherman, the Swiv-O-Matics, and the 9th Wave.

[kathee]

78. My Son's,

on my deck, on my bday. To me, AC/DC couldnt have done it better.

[Jonte_1979]

79. Twisted Sister

Seriously!

I haven't been to a concert since 1986.

[Bossy Monkey]

80. Mountain Goats. If they come to your town, SEE 'EM!

unless we're counting jazz night at the brewpub, but I don't think a weekly gig counts as a concert strictly speaking

[SoCalDem]

81. Buffalo Springfield..KU- 1968

can you tell I am not a music person??:evilgrin:

[Skittles]

84. OOPS DISREGARD MY PREVIOUS POST

I left my glasses at work and initially read BEST band instead of LAST band.

I guess that would be Aimee Mann in Dallas a few months ago, and Cold Play (sp?) in Grand Prarie.

[Syn_Dem]

87. Mine are

The Starting Line, May, and River City High...

I CANT WAIT FOR ANTI-FLAG IN AUGUST THOUGH!!!!!

[Avalux]

88. FOO!

Fighters. Love those boys!! :loveya:

[SiouxJ]

94. The Pretenders

in a little place in Phoenix. 3rd time I've seen them. Always a great show.