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Best gig of the year so far

tishandfipsy [Edit] [Delete] 47 replies 10:53 February 15th, 2013

i know it's only mid-Feb but Local Natives at Scala last night was incredible - anyone else go?

what's your best so far?

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I was going to say Local Natives, too, but at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth. Either them or Frightened Rabbit.

iizcallum | 15 Feb '13, 11:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
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  I went to both Frightened Rabbit and Local Natives there this week. Much preferred the latter. I also thought Wintersleep were very good.
  
  petetheweed @iizcallum | 15 Feb '13, 22:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
Easy: Nick Cave at Her Majesty's Theatre

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146047-push-every-other-band-away--nick-cave-amp-the-bad-seeds-live-report

sean | 15 Feb '13, 11:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

royal_flash, Spicer, and pehdtsckjmba this'd this
Desaparecidos at The Electric Ballroom.

Veronica Fall at St Leonard's Church is a close second.

BMS1 | 15 Feb '13, 11:18 | X | ^ This | Reply

Teepee_uk this'd this
- this
  
  for Desaparecidos.
  
  niallKP @BMS1 | 17 Feb '13, 22:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dinosaur Jr. at Electric Ballroom

Puds | 15 Feb '13, 11:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
- it was a great gig
  
  but it wasn't as good as Kraftwerk (and I say that as a fanatical Dinosaur Jr fan who only owns one Kraftwerk record)
  
  hungover @Puds | 15 Feb '13, 15:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Mnemosene this'd this
  - Yeah, I didn't manage to get a Kraftwerk ticket.
    
    Thanks for reminding me though. :(
    
    Puds @hungover | 15 Feb '13, 23:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - sorry
      
      that came out more gloating-cunty than I intended
      
      hungover @Puds | 18 Feb '13, 13:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Kraftwerk

Won't be beaten.

roastthemonaspit | 15 Feb '13, 11:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

GayGuevara, Ricky_Ronco, hungover, twentynine, and Mnemosene this'd this
Nothing is going to get close to Kraftwerk

But Lone Wolf at The Lexington was a great gig.

the-breacher | 15 Feb '13, 11:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Spotlight Kid at Rescue Rooms

although I'm seeing MBV next month, so I've already decided that they'll be my favourite.

StormsOnTheMoon | 15 Feb '13, 11:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Not sure about that. I saw MBV at Brixton last month; a very poor gig.
  
  BMS1 @StormsOnTheMoon | 15 Feb '13, 11:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Was that considered a warm up for the tour?
    
    I'm hoping that was a very sketchy run through of their set list, so that they have chance to get ready for their tour.
    
    Still concerns me a bit that Brum is their first gig of it though.
    
    StormsOnTheMoon @BMS1 | 15 Feb '13, 12:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Apparently is was a "warm up" but I wouldn't read too much into
      
      that. They were very poor live. I saw their first comeback gig on a Friday night at The ICA in 2008. That was billed as "rehearsal" gig but turned out to be one of the best gigs that I've ever been to. Put it this was, their proper gigs can't be any worse than at Brixton. They can only be better.
      
      BMS1 @StormsOnTheMoon | 17 Feb '13, 14:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- what did you think of APOF there?
  
  Jordan_229_2 @StormsOnTheMoon | 15 Feb '13, 13:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
Kraftwerk - Man Machine day

Brilliant

meowington | 15 Feb '13, 11:28 | X | ^ This | Reply

GayGuevara and twentynine this'd this
Rob Marshall & Nicky Smith (Exit Calm) at Boogaloo 10/01/2013

Frightened Rabbit @ The Junction, Cambridge last night was excellent too.
Blindness/Creatures Of Love @ Shacklewell Arms 16/01/2013 was another corker.

TheGrudge | 15 Feb '13, 11:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
Just this week I've been to Desaparecidos, Killer Mike and Local Natives

Local Natives was probably the best of the three, they are fucking glorious live, love that new album as well. The other two were pretty damn great though.

Kendrick at Hammersmith in January was fucking incredible too.

badmanreturns | 15 Feb '13, 11:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dan Deacon

citizenmeh | 15 Feb '13, 12:04 | X | ^ This | Reply

ma0sm this'd this
Killer Mike

deanzor | 15 Feb '13, 12:39 | X | ^ This | Reply

cheeseandbaconturnov this'd this
High on Fire

fellover | 15 Feb '13, 12:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
damn you

was trying to get spares all day for that, seems to have been v popular and then turns out amazing!!

Playing brixton academy in october but it wont be the same :(

Noblet | 15 Feb '13, 13:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Metz at Brighton Audio

Fantastically enjoyable; still have bruises two weeks later. They're supporting Mudhoney in June as well. Touch.

Fuzzy_Dunlop | 15 Feb '13, 13:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Where did you hear they are supporting Mudhoney?
  
  Brilliant news if true.
  
  deanzor @Fuzzy_Dunlop | 15 Feb '13, 14:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - It's on the Resident ticket listings
    
    and on other listing sites. June 4th, Concorde2. Job's a good un.
    
    Fuzzy_Dunlop @deanzor | 15 Feb '13, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Ah, okay, cool
      
      I'd be going to Birmingham though. Bet we get The fucking Twang or something.
      
      deanzor @Fuzzy_Dunlop | 15 Feb '13, 21:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yeah i saw they had just announced a Brixton

dudes got big! i hear you but there's something great about that venue and i think the big stage/sound will really suit them.

I bet they sell it out too.

tishandfipsy | 15 Feb '13, 13:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Strypes at The Old Blue Last

lordscopie | 15 Feb '13, 13:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
Cult of Luna

at the Garage was amazingly good

Vian | 15 Feb '13, 13:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
I've only seen Kraftwerk and Killer Mike so far

Both utterly brilliant.

Pioneer | 15 Feb '13, 14:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
kraftwerk

Tour de France and TEE

lobotomypop | 15 Feb '13, 23:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders

He performed with:
-Colin Meloy
-Chris Funk
-Ben Gibbard
-Laura Veirs
-Sallie Ford
-k.d. lang
-Peter Buck
-Scott McCaughey
-Storm Large
-With stand-up by Eugene Mirman

Included in this were a superb and haunting cover of Tom Waits' "Martha" by Ben Gibbard, "The Girl Is Mine" by a very pregnant Laura Veirs (dressed as Michael Jackson) and JWH, and "Islands in the Stream" done by Colin Meloy (dressed as Kenny Rogers) and Laura Veirs (dressed as Dolly Parton). It also featured some great spoken word by a couple local authors, and Eugene Mirman telling a story about he and Michael Stipe getting robbed by the Mexican police. They closed with an actually pretty good cover of "All You Need Is Love," and Mirman hammered on a Kaoss pedal during the song's crazy-ass outro.

Oh, and Colin Meloy did "On the Bus Mall," and since JWH's backing band for the show was basically Black Prairie (aka the members of The Decemberists that AREN'T Colin Meloy), it was basically like a one-song Decemberists show.

Possibly the most fun I've had at ANY show.

ThisTemporaryLife | 15 Feb '13, 23:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Where on earth
  
  was that...? Sounds amazing!
  
  amyblue @ThisTemporaryLife | 18 Feb '13, 14:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - It was at the Aladdin Theater, here in good ol' Portland. And it was very, very amazing.
    
    ThisTemporaryLife @amyblue | 19 Feb '13, 09:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Enjoyed Pete Swanson the most so far

vigorous jamz at birthdays.

WhiteLightWhiteCity | 17 Feb '13, 10:41 | X | ^ This | Reply

crashingthrough this'd this
- ^
  
  short but sweet
  
  crashingthrough @WhiteLightWhiteCity | 17 Feb '13, 18:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dutch Uncles at Manchester Gorilla last night.

BarriElCastell | 17 Feb '13, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
Good year so far

Last night I saw Dean & Britta doing live soundtrack of their 13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Tests thing. Pretty amazing and an encore of Galaxie 500 songs didn't hurt either.
Other contenders would be Desaparecidos and Conor Oberst shows.

thesewoodenideas | 17 Feb '13, 17:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
Thurston Moore/ Michael Chapman at the Cumberland Arms, Newcastle

DaddyorChips | 17 Feb '13, 17:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
Standard Fare at Queens Social Club

their last show in the North. Good will is a powerful thing at a gig.

subbero | 17 Feb '13, 18:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Desaparecidos at Electric Ballroom

Brad at Islington Academy the night before that was pretty good, but there was a better vibe at the Desaparecidos gig. Jump up and down! Shout lyrics back at Conor! It was like being... like being young again.

Teepee_uk | 17 Feb '13, 18:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu @ Islington Academy last week

domgourlay | 17 Feb '13, 20:36 | X | ^ This | Reply

veridisjoe and Cementimental this'd this
Three Trapped tigers

were mesmerising.

SarahIsPi | 17 Feb '13, 22:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
Frightened Rabbit

at the Phoenix last night

automatik | 18 Feb '13, 13:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Standard Fare

<3

Jordan_229_2 | 18 Feb '13, 13:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Miles Kane on the NME tour

Only kidding, he's horseshit.

The sound was awful in the Brum O2 though. Does not bode well for Mr Shields in a few weeks time.

deanzor | 18 Feb '13, 13:44 | X | ^ This | Reply

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