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top 5 gigs of the year
in no particular order:-
1. silver mount zion at the scala
2.the locust at the garage
3. buck 65 at the garage
4. the blood brothers at the underworld
5. lightning bolt/wolf eyes at the electric ballroom
1. silver mount zion at the scala
2.the locust at the garage
3. buck 65 at the garage
4. the blood brothers at the underworld
5. lightning bolt/wolf eyes at the electric ballroom
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
The Black Keys-King Tuts
Nina Nastasia-Arches
DRI-King Tuts
Magic Band/FireEngines-Liquid Rooms/Arches
The Handsome Family-Amsterdam Paradiso
The Beat-Renfrew Ferry :-)
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
your list is just as 'specialist' as the one you are talking about. BSP & Interpol & The Fall might seem very populist in your slightly skewed version of the world, but 95% of people in this country haven't got a clue who they are. Oh, and it's very fashionable of you to be anti-iPod... hating iPods seems to be the new black with you anti everything types...
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
I would say
1.Sonic Youth Brixton Academy
2.Lightning Bolt Electric Ballroom
3.Deerhoof ATP in April
4.Blood Brothers Underworld
5.Part Chimp at Silver Rocket
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Hot Snakes @ The Underworld
Shellac @ All Tomorrows Parties, April
Lightning Bolt @ All Tomorrows Parties, April
The Pixies @ Primavera Sound, Barcelona
The Fall @ Nightmare Before Christmas
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
The Mendoza Line, Azure Ray and The Stills stand out as being particularly good in my memory, but no-one esle does...
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Shellac
Blood Brothers
Isis
Up C Down C
Cove
blah blah I'm always drunk and forget where I've been.
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Pelican
Blood Brothers
Q and Not U
Mono
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Rosie Thomas/Iron and Wine/Sufjan Stevens was a great show. And Death Cab. And Explosions in the Sky.
I think I got to six, so forget the Mendoza Line.
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Horse The Band
Death From Above 1979
Death Cab For Cutie
Get Up Kids
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
5b. Cat Power @ Shepherds Bush [strangely wonderful - sittin' on a ruin!]
4. Muse @ V [tragedy and certified stardom]
3. Pheonix @ Metro [sweaty!]
2. Shins + Stills @ Iceland Airwaves [blissful!]
1. Bright Eyes @ either Barfly or Boogaloo [historical!]
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Bloc Party @ Clwb Ifor Bach
Mclusky/Jarcrew @ Cardiff Barfly
Reading Festival ('specially Stills, Buck 65, and TV On t'Radio)
Truck Fest ($hit, and 80s Matchbox)
Thomas Truax (supporting Chris TT) @ Dempeys the other night.
i'm sure there are more, Brakes and The Pippettes at the Barfly for example.
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Low at the scala
Electric Dr M at the zodiac
Most of ATP, esp Prefuse 73 and Bobby Conn
Various electronicers kid606 knifehandchop & others
Mum & animal collective at the zodiac
Various other events of more personal significance
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Re: top 5 gigs of the year
!!! - Reading festival
The Stills - Oxford Zodiac
The Faint - Birmingham Med Bar
Bloc Party - Northampton Soundhaus
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Deus/Stijn@ Manc acad 3
The Wow/Mountain Men Anon@ Talbot, stoke
David Devant@ Stoke Underground
The Rapture/Franz Ferd @ Brum Academy
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
the decemberists/the unicorns @ night and day, manc
death cab for cutie @ the fleece, bristol
iron & wine @ st bonaventure's, bristol
not 5, but the decemberists at st bon's was worth a thousand shows.
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
1. POLYSICS!!! at Coldrice in brum. fuckin AMAZING. i mean, words dont describe.
2. Sonic Youth - ATP. they have magic. they are magicians.
3. !!! - reading. just wish i hadnt been so stoned. i could barely stand never mind dance properly. they make other bands look so stupid. two thumbs fresh!*
4. Dizzee Rascal - ATP. completely new-sounding and 100% charisma and commitment. that guy is a fuckin star.
5. The Dresden Dolls - Madame JoJos. so much imagination, glamour, heartache, anger, style - fuck. i mean, just YES.
worst -
peaches at Reading. i like her usually but it sounded totally shit.
pink grease were the most disappointing band of the year.
har mar at ATP - lame, flabby jackson 5 rip-off pop. he is SO over
the beat up - the absolute epitome of crap garage rock
* ("two thumbs fresh" (c) fidel villeneuve 2004)
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Polysics - Saw them at the Charlotte - Awesome
!!! - also at reading - Twas quite stoned but not enough to not dance - YES!!!
Blood Brothers - Rescue Rooms - Was Merry and Pippen
Lightning Bolt - Boat Club - Still shaking after a week ago
Fiery Furnaces - Reading - Would have danced but was too early in the day
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Pixes - Brixton Academy
Stills - Electric Ballroom
Kings of Leon - Forum
PJ Harvey - Glastonbury
Bright Eyes - Glastonbury
I really can't remember who i've seen this year. My list is a bit NME as well innit? shit.
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
MUST!
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
Four Tet/Explosions In the Sky/Animal Collective… – Triptych (Tramway)
Belle&Seb/Camera Obscura/Trash Can Sinatras… - Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Sons and Daughters – Oran Mor
Blonde Redhead - Barfly
Re: top 5 gigs of the year
2. AUDIOSCOPE04 - The Zodiac, Oxford
3. Sonic Youth - Brixton Academy
4. Supergrass - The Zodiac
5. Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies album launch - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford