Ok what have been your picks for shows this year, six would include..
Deaf Wish - first show back at Town Hall, North Melbourne
Devo/Eddy Current Supression Ring - Festival Hall
Jay Reatard - Evelyn Hotel / The Tote within about 3hours of each other, last shows of tour.
Digger & The Pussycats - farewell show at the Tote, massive lineup across 3 stages, great lineup!
M.O.T.O. - Flip Out Festival, Corner Hotel (also mention Straight Arrows, ECSR, Deaf Wish..)
The Ooga Boogas - All pretty good shows, best probably to a packed front bar at the Tote on a Saturday afternoon or to about 20people at the GB in Richmond.
J.A.M.C @ The Metro
Sonic Boom @ NSC + Sydney
Stabs last weekend (Not that I can remember it)
Eat Skull @ Slabtown - Portland
Oh Seas @ SF Eagal + Sacktown.
In that order.
Actualy,
Transperent Radiation cover by Sonic Boom in my lounge room.
Arcade Fire @ Enmore, Sydney
The Last Shadowpuppets @ Olympia, Paris
Yeasayer @ OAF, Sydney
Cold War Kids @ Enmore, Sydney
78 Saab @ Troubador, Brisbane
Trans Am @ OAF, Sydney
Future Of The Left @ Annandale, Sydney
The National @ Recital Hall, Sydney
Sufjan Stevens @ State Theatre, Sydney
deaf wish pony 2am
stabs last saturday
phil elverum at rrr
zond at cobra bar
beach house at wintertones
any kesband show
patti smith the other week
i should think more and get back to this one.
Devo at Festival Hall was amazing
Deaf Wish Pony 2am was kick ass...
Thats it for me (for now)
brendan nelson on lateline mid august.
HeyZeuss!
You're a bit early with this one - it's only OCTOBER!
Still, you can't fault:
Deaf Wish @ Old Bar
Spectrum + Dimmer @ NSC
Rowland S Howard @ Toff
Collapsed Toilet Vietnam @ Old Bar
Galactagogue @ Old Bar
New Season @ The Corner
Static Age Festival @ Dirty Shirlow's
Brassskulls + Absoluten Calfeutreil @ fastcanoe's gaff
Kim Salmon & The Surrealists @ The Tote
Flip Out Festival @ The Corner
ZOND @ The Old Bar
Breathing Shrine @ The Birmingham
Frightening Lights @ Glitch
The Stabs @ The Tote
JAMC @ The Metro
Hobart leg of the Damo Suzuki Network. FUUUUUUCK. this was good.
hey were you at the don letts show where pops exclaimed ''I read in MOJO that Bob Marely used to beat up women'' ?
That's my favourite show and I wasn't even there.
Castings @ Yvonne Ruve (particularly the one with Chris Corsano)
Dizzee Rascal @ Metro
Ghosts of Television @ Hopetoun
Anthony Milton @ Serial Space
CocoRosie @ The Factory
6fthick @ Ding Dong
nah I was in the wrong hemisphere. People 'moved away' it has been alleged. I dunno. I was not there. I'm just spreading foundless gossip.
Aleks and the Ramps @ Super 8 Diaries gig
Jay Reatard/Jens Lekman/Ween @ Golden Plains
Kes @ Glitch Bar
Hand Hell and Ninety Nine @ Tote
Zond @ Pony
scale, i forgot you were in morocco or something.
when are you coming back (if ? ) ?
Low @ Speigeltent, Sydney Festival
Tunng @ Spiegeltent, Sydney Festival
Sufjan Stevens @ State Theatre, Sydney Festival
Andrew Bird @the Vanguard (post Sydney Festival)
My Bloody Valentine @ Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
etc, no doubt...
In no specific order:
Deaf Wish - first show back at Town Hall
Devo - Festival Hall
Tyvek - Gonerfest 5
The Oh Sees - Gonerfest 5
Intelligence - Gonerfest 5
Eat Skull - NYC, Warehouse show
Knife Fight - Flip Out
No Comply - Gonerfest 5
Quintron & Miss Pussycat - Austin, EMO's
The Feelies - NYC, The Bowery Ballroom
The Pink Fits - Tote front bar
Worth mentioning: ECSR, Box Elders, Jack O, Twerps, Limes, Cut Sick, UV Race, Beaches.
Still two months to go so not exhaustive at all (there’s still Kraftwerk to go!!!). Realised that I haven’t been to as many shows this year as in previous years? Hibernating, saving money, etc.
But in no ranked order, and probably with some accidental omissions…
Lucky Dragons / Birchville Cat Motel @ Open Frame Festival (Brisbane)
Chad Morgan @ Wynnum Manly Leagues Club (Brisbane)
Rauberhohle/Twice As Loud/Purple Duck/Talkshow Boy @ Pony (Melbourne)
Violent Soho @ Step Inn (Brisbane)
Hi-God People @ Toff (Melbourne)
Gay Against You / Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides @ OCCII (Amsterdam)
Sina Turner @ Extrapool (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Talibam! @ ZXZW Festival (Tilburg, Netherlands)
El Guincho / Qua / Barrage @ EBC (Melbourne)
Stereo Total @ GoMA (Brisbane)
Toxic Lipstick @ Tongue and Groove (Brisbane)
ii’s Brisbane shows (Brisbane)
various Audiopollen Social Club nights (Brisbane)
Ur @ Ric’s (Brisbane)
Oren Ambarchi @ Toff (Melbourne)
Printed Circuit @ Packhorse (Leeds, UK)
Chad Morgan and Talibam! in the one year? That's almost too much
going to also add.
Kelly Stoltz @ the Tote
Shaun, I'm pretty sure it was a fortnight apart! Talichad? or Morbam! collaboration?
The Feelies - NYC, The Bowery Ballroom
screw you ubu
*IRON FUCKING MAIDEN *
Oren Ambarchi - couple weeks ago@powerhouse
built to spill @ petersham bowlo
broken social scene @ manning bar
kim hiorthoy @ sxsw
castings @ where?house
blues control @ nice house backyard show
dave bazan @ hoey sunday, and on tape relay
qua @ super8 diaries
hey i'm going to see talibam in nyc. looking forward to it!
Andrew WK @ toff in town was great as well, was that this year?
trafficsounds, Talibam! were great. lots of fun and really enjoyable, spazzy noises. Over the top rambling banter between songs too.
oort, Andrew WK was end of last year. As was Daft Punk. Actually, a lot of December goodness!
Ron in the Steve Cropper/Guy Sebastian Thread
Tangy for conceiving Loving that which you hate.
Urquhart Bluff for a stellar one man performance in Who wants to live in Chris De Coburg?
and The Entire Australian Cast of M&N in Touched by the Toll and also Stupid ideas for sitcoms
the drones @ metro last nite
akron/family @ castle clinton NYC 24/7
cecil taylor w/ tony oxley @ village vanguard NYC 19/7
chris corsano @ yvonne ruve 9/3
sonic youth + the scientists @ enmore 18/2
future of the left @ annadale 25/1
got a few dates mixed up anyway...
the drones @ metro last nite
akron/family @ castle clinton NYC 24/7
cecil taylor w/ tony oxley @ village vanguard NYC 19/7
future of the left @ annadale 9/3
sonic youth + the scientists @ enmore 18/2
chris corsano @ yvonne ruve 25/1
i am voting for the drones.... they really are friggen spectacular
i haven't seen any good shows this year..
but i reckon the following were all at least passable:
sufjan @ state theatre
broken social scene @ laneway, sydney
el mopa (bon's last show!) @ hopetoun
bonettes @ hopetoun
midget @ hopetoun
various efforts from my disco, charge group, kes band and a squillion others who employ my services from time to time.. i'm paid to say that..
Wow. No good shows! Harsh.
lcd soundsystem @ the big day out perth
pelty, you've just totally sold me on talibam. i was about 75% there but i now i'm close to 99% yo!
al is harsh! ps. why weren't you at the woods launch al?
Sufjan, no doubt about it.
Smashing Pumpkins @ The Metro, Sydney
Smashing Pumpkins @ Festival Hall, Melbourne
Foo Fighters @ Rod Laver Arena
can't be bothered looking up the rest of my list...
This is your first post on M+N and you
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I'm the Nazi Punk tonight!!!
jet boys @ heavens door Tokyo
Ween @ tivoli bris
Moto @ step inn bris
clinkerfield at the tote on friday was one of the best.
jens lekman at the toff was very good.
can't thnk of any others.
i've been disappointed by most this year though i reckon.
with the visiting internationals, i recall enjoying:
Buck 65- mad fun. what a showman!
Unkle- unexpectedly good.
Tricky- exceeded all expectations.
Ween, forum, both nights.
dragonforce - know how to put on a show.
in some kind of order and probably forgetting better stuff:
sufjan @ state theatre
broken social scene @ manning
triffids night @ metro
ii & seaworthy & assemblage @ the sound lounge
dan deacon @ oxford art factory & hib house
castings & qua @ super8 diaries
mt eerie @ whatever the name of that church was
clogs (and not the headline act) @ recital hall
tunng @ spiegeltent
mice parade @ spiegeltent
Iron Maiden at Rod Laver VIC
Castings at Yvonne Ruve NSW
Septic Surge at the Russian Hall QLD
Chrysalis at Pony
Defektro at Toff In Town VIC
Straightjacket Nation at Pony VIC
Juarez at Horse Bazaar VIC
Marcus Schmickler at Horse Bazaar VIC
Pathetic Human at Pony VIC
Pissbolt at The Old Bar VIC
Oranj Punjabi at the Old Bar VIC
Gauntlet under Merri Creek Bridge VIC
Neckhold at Catfood Press VIC
JK Fuller at Bus Gallery & The Afterdark VIC
Blarke Bayer at Forepaw VIC
Marco Fusinato at The Afterdark VIC
pacific by rail & ghosts of 29 megacycles @ hyde park
jk fuller @ ed castle
snawklor @ yarra bend bat colony
ramps @ super8s thing
beach house @ northcote uniting church (i think?)
shellac @ primavera sound
i thought of some more favourites
why?, no kids, son lux, hey willpower! @ anticon/tomlab showcase sxsw
mice parade @ sydney festival (sunday show)
band of horses @ metro
bonnettes @ hoey
mahjongg @ chaindrive
This is all so subjective, but anyway ...
Patti Smith @ Hamer Hall
ECSR @ Flip Out!
Kim Salmon and the Surrealists @ Tote
Dolly Rocker Movement @ Espy
Sand Pebbles @ NSC
Ooga Boogas @ various places
Shoji Hano @ Serial Space
Numb'n'Dub @ Saiko Psycho
Yes Nukes @ Wolfgang (Brisbane)
Quebec, Ohana, The Thaw @ Putney Boat Shed
Sindri Sigfússon @ unknown Reijavik coffee bar
Bunt @ The Hopetoun
Deaf Wish @ Maggotville
Stick Stick/Grey Daturas/Aktion Unit @ Dirty Shirlows
Trans Am @ OAF Sydney
That was this year? Oh well, that's definitely on my list then!
Horse The Band - Gershwin Room
The New Pornographers - The Corner
Skipping Girl Vinegar - The Corner
Danna & The Changes Launch - East Brunswick Club
Damn The Maps Launch - East Brunswick Club
The Strain - Central Club
Popboomerang Showcase - The Tote
Phil K and Chris Fortier on a 5th Birthday boat cruise.
Battles/Pivot @ Billboards.
Anticipated Brilliance to come:
Luciano/Robert Babicz @ Brown Alley.
Most disappointing gig:
Richie Hawtin @ Zouk.
Iron Maiden @ Rod Laver
Ween @ the Forum
Pisschrist @ the Tote