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Post by blinkfan on Mar 29, 2006 20:41:25 GMT -5
I'm going to say Stutterfly with THESET and COUNTING HEARTBEATS.
These bands aren't very well known, but it is a legit concert Stutterfly is signed to Madonna's record label Maverick records
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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Mar 30, 2006 17:28:03 GMT -5
Hmmm... can you count local indie bands? I went to see locals The Prom Kings before their lead singer left for Rwanda (long story). Other than that, the best concert I've been to was Aerosmith, in ninth grade. There's something about actually seeing them live that makes them so insanely better. Of course, back to local bands, if I play my cards right I may go see ANOTHER local favorite tomorrow night. They are called Swashbuckler, and they have a MySpace ( www.myspace.com/swashbucklernc). Great great great music. So it should make for "best concert ever" material. (More than was necessary, but I'm long-winded.) |
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Post by Spiderdancer on Mar 30, 2006 19:57:59 GMT -5
"been to."
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Post by blinkfan on Mar 30, 2006 22:27:00 GMT -5
counting heartbeats and theset are unsigned so yes local or unsigned bands do count
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Post by dajaymann on Mar 31, 2006 23:48:09 GMT -5
As far as real honest-to-goodness shows, there are four that stand out: 1. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in 1998. They played a handful of their new stuff, and about two hours of Zepplin. 2. The Red Elvises on the campus lawn at FSU, 1999. 3. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at The Moon in Tallahassee in 2000. Flogging Molly opened for them. 4. Flogging Molly at Springfest in Pensacola last summer. My daughter's first concert. She was not quite 2. Locally, my pal Nik Flagstar is my favorite show. Of course I may be partial because I went to school with him and he begs me to play guitar for him from time to time. Check out their myspace at www.myspace.com/nikflagstarandthepanhandlepair. Yeah, that's a long url and I don't know why. |
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Post by PoolMan on Apr 1, 2006 1:44:51 GMT -5
Matthew Good Band at the Roxy, a small club in Vancouver while they were still growing. They would be my favourite band for years, and I got to see them in a 100 person private show. Awesome.
Foo Fighters at Foxfest in the late 90's. SO much energy I didn't know what to do with myself. And Dave Grohl said we looked like ramen steaming in the rain, which I always thought was cool.
Coldplay at GM Place, just a few weeks ago. Very high energy, probably my favourite stadium show ever, and that includes two U2 shows.
Barenaked Ladies at the Orpheum, just as they were getting well known and before they went to the States. Crazily funny, awesomely talented live.
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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Apr 1, 2006 21:45:35 GMT -5
Just to add to my last post, my new favorite concert experience was most definitely last night's Swashbuckler show. Technically, it was this morning, since they didn't get started until 12:15 AM. But all the same, best concert I've seen.
I love local unsigned bands.
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Post by Al on Apr 2, 2006 17:22:41 GMT -5
Best is always tough, but... + I think going to see Billy Joel back in 97 or 98 on his retirement tour was a blast. Funny, that retirement tour, considering I saw him three years ago with Elton John and last week in Hartford. + Getting back together with my college friends for the first time since graduation to see Aerosmith and KISS together at Jones Beach comes damn close, but the Aerosmith portion of the show was so short it felt like a huge letdown. We still think there was some kind of accident backstage, since an ambulence mysteriously appeared on the beach in between sets. + Probably greater than either one, I suppose, would be the first time I heard Psychedelic Breakfast (now simply The Breakfast due in part to some new CT drug laws and in part to Rolling Stone calling PB 'a truly awful name') on January 2nd of 2002. It completely changed the way I judge music and concert experiences as well as broadening my musical horizons to include a lot of stuff (jazz, funk, fusion) you will never hear on the radio. Al |
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Post by Magill on Apr 4, 2006 16:24:38 GMT -5
The best ever was the Wolf Parade/Arcade Fire show I saw last fall. Wolf Parade didn't impress me too much then, but they've grown on me since. I wasn't a big Arcade Fire fan before the show (I'd usually listen to half their album and turn it off, or skip around), but seeing them live was amazing. Despite having a bazillion members on stage they were incredibly tight and the crowd was so into them that it just added to the experience. I'd have to look through my ticket stubs to make a definitive list, but some other highlights include:
-Flaming Lips/White Stripes, December 31 2004, Chicago. Hearing them both rock out on "Seven Nation Army" at the stroke of midnight with thousands of balloons dropping on the audience is an experience I will never forget. The rest of the show was great, too.
-Lucinda Williams, fall 2004. The first time I saw her (summer 2003) was also incredibly good, but I wasn't very familiar with her material.
Less than a month ago I saw The New Pornographers open for Belle and Sebastian. That was a good show, despite it being in a theater (I hate assigned seats) and having Neko Case absent from the Pornographers.
I'll probably edit this post later as I remember more good shows.
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Post by sarahbot on Apr 6, 2006 9:31:01 GMT -5
I haven't seen many, as I only turned 19 last month and it seems most good bands play licensed places around Van (darn you, Commodore!). But I saw the Barenaked Ladies in December and they were fantastic.
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Post by blinkfan on Apr 17, 2006 13:51:47 GMT -5
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Post by Hilasophy on Apr 22, 2006 17:04:22 GMT -5
The Decemberists at the El Rey...summer 2004. It was magic. It was like me, Colin Meloy (lead singer) and the music. Oh yes!
They opened with their song "A Shanty for Arthusa", a haunting sea ballad complete with ship creaking noises...really set the mood for the rest of the concert. You just get taken away to another time and place that didn't exist, but that you remember.
Oh, go buy the albumn now.
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Post by Magill on Apr 22, 2006 20:48:06 GMT -5
I've seen the Decemberists a couple times, too. The first show of theirs I saw I enjoyed much more than the second (maybe it was because of the smaller venue). They opened with "The Infanta" and from that went right into "July, July!", which was an awesome 1-2 punch. For their encore, they played the entirety of "The Tain." I'm not a big fan of that, but some people in the crowd definitely dug it.
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Post by Lazario on Jun 26, 2006 11:45:33 GMT -5
Get ready for the saddest short story you've ever heard in your life... I've never been to a concert before. I was always too poor to ever be able to afford a ticket. And even if I could, the travel would have been hellish, and all my favorite performers would have been sold out for months! Bjork, Madonna, and Marilyn Manson concerts were always filled to capacity (besides, Madonna didn't tour much after the Erotica album with the baby, Evita, and other things getting in the way).
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Post by Magill on Jun 26, 2006 11:59:11 GMT -5
There's a lot more out there than big arena shows (which I personally don't have a desire to see). Depending on the size of the city you live in, there may be a whole slew of venues, including bars, nightclubs, and theaters, that host live music. Ticket prices/covers could range from free (if it's a really small club) upwards. I think around $35 is the most I've paid to see a show in a non-arena venue.
Even if there's not a major city near you, smaller college towns often get some good acts coming through (Missoula, MT for example).
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