January 26 - Metallica, Machine Head @ Allstate Arena
January 29 - The Virgins, Lissy Trullie, Anya Marina @ Schubas
January 30 - Lindstrom @ Smartbar
January 31 - Les Savy Fav, Jai Alai Savant @ Epiphany
February 11 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Depreciation Guild, Very Truly Yours @ Schubas
February 13 - Coupleskate, Euphone @ Empty Bottle
February 14 - The Godfathers, The Javelinas @ Metro
February 15 - Monotonix, Turbo Fruits @ Hideout
March 7 - The Week That Was, Canasta @ Empty Bottle
March 13 - The Whigs, Dead Confederate, Trances Arc @ Bottom Lounge
March 14 - Black Lips, Gentleman Jesse & His Men, Boystown @ Logan Square Auditorium
March 22 - Primal Scream, Kuroma @ Metro
April 2 - Junior Boys, Max Tundra @ Metro
April 3 - Gaslight Anthem, Heartless Bastards @ Bottom Lounge
April 4 - The Faint, Ladytron @ Metro
April 6 - Glasvegas, Von Iva @ Bottom Lounge
April 8 - The Presets, The Golden Filter @ Metro
April 17 - Simian Mobile Disco @ Metro
April 24 - Night Marchers, The Dynamiters, Cage the Elephant @ Subterranean
April 29 - The Thermals, Shaky Hands @ Bottom Lounge
May 6 - Leonard Cohen @ Chicago Theatre
May 16 - The Vaselines, The 1900s @ Metro
May 26 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grand Ole Party @ Aragon
May 29 - Doves, Wild Light @ Vic
May 30 - Viva Voce @ Do Division
May 30 - Fischerspooner, SSION, Organic Arma @ Metro
June 5 - White Mystery, Coltrane Motion, Fake Fictions @ Schubas
June 7 - Justin Townes Earle, The Methadones @ Metronome
June 13 - Walter Meego @ North Center Ribfest
June 21 - Rob Dickinson, Scott Lucas @ Schubas
June 29 - Black Moth Super Rainbow @ Jay Pritzker Pavilion
July 3 - Dark Lingo @ Whistler
July 10 - Mannequin Men, Thomas Function, Davila 666, Stranger Waves @ Metro
July 17 - Built to Spill, The Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo @ Pitchfork Music Festival
July 17 - Grupo Fantasma @ Empty Bottle
July 18 - The National, Beirut, Lindstrøm, Yeasayer, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Antlers, Fucked Up @ Pitchfork Music Festival
July 19 - The Flaming Lips, Mew, Vivian Girls, M83, Walkmen, The Thermals, Blitzen Trapper, Frightened Rabbit @ Pitchfork Music Festival
July 25 - Grand Duchy, The New Deal, Night Marchers @ Wicker Park Fest
July 25 - Obits, Disappears, Red-Eyed Legends @ Empty Bottle
August 3 - Saviours, Raise the Red Lantern @ Subterranean
August 6 - The Warlocks, Morning After Girls, Gliss @ Empty Bottle
August 7 - Depeche Mode, Peter Bjorn & John, Thievery Corporation, Fleet Foxes, Ben Folds, The Virgins, Heartless Bastards, Bon Iver @ Lollapalooza
August 8 - Tool, Animal Collective, Diplo, TV On the Radio, Lykke Li, Glasvegas, No Age, Arctic Monkeys, Atmosphere, Ida Maria, Miike Snow, Constantines @ Lollapalooza
August 8 - Constantines @ Double Door
August 9 - Jane's Addiction, Band of Horses, MSTRKRFT, Lou Reed, Passion Pit, Neko Case, The Raveonettes, Kaiser Chiefs, Airborne Toxic Event, Cage the Elephant, Bat For Lashes @ Lollapalooza
August 20 - Brendan Benson, Anni Rossi @ Schubas
September 4 - Hood Internet, Blane Fonda @ Metro
September 10 - Deer Tick, Jonny Corndawg, Gunshy @ Bottom Lounge
September 17 - Little Boots, Yes Giantess @ Empty Bottle
September 25 - Miike Snow, Jack Penate @ Empty Bottle
September 25 - The Soft Pack, Smith Westerns @ Chopin Theatre
September 27 - Soulsavers, Jonneine Zapata @ Double Door
October 1 - Manic Street Preachers, Bear Hands @ Metro
October 7 - Kylie Minogue @ UIC Pavilion
October 8 - Disappears, Follows, Implodes @ Hideout
November 6 - Basement Jaxx, Modeselektor @ Congress
November 12 - Peter Bjorn & John, El Perro del Mar @ Metro
November 20 - Centipede Eest, Black Wyrm Seed @ Reuben's
November 25 - Baroness, Earthless, US Christmas @ Reggies
December 5 - Sleep Out, Canasta, Goh Nakamura @ Beat Kitchen
December 14 - The Yolks, Tyler Jon Tyler, Sleepovers @ Empty Bottle
December 30 - Fiery Furnaces, Cryptacize @ Schubas

3/1 - Ben Folds - Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
3/12 - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
3/14 - Vetiver/The Sian Alice Group/The Houstons - Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC

Have tickets for:
4/9 - Death Cab for Cutie/Cold War Kids - Davidson College, Davidson, NC
4/30 - Kings of Leon/The Walkmen - Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
5/28 - The National - Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, NC
6/17 - Band of Horses - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC

i went to a black lips show (in chicago) on saturday night. overall, i had a good time. they have really good, energetic stage presence.

hopefully going to a mountain goats show on april 1. also want to see animal collective in milwaukee in may!

OBITS RULES

go see them whenever you have the chance

fuck yes

This thread reminds me of just how much I used to go to shows and don't anymore.
damn.

So far this year, can't remember dates:

The Pogues
Les Savy Fav
Drive By Truckers - twice
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
BamaJam - DBT's (again)
Noot d' Noot
Cracker

05.29 - neko case / john & joey from calexico - chautauqua auditorium boulder, co

3/1 - Ben Folds - Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
3/12 - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
3/14 - Vetiver/The Sian Alice Group/The Houstons - Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC
4/9 - Death Cab for Cutie/Cold War Kids - Davidson College, Davidson, NC
4/24 - Vampire Weekend - Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
4/30 - Kings of Leon/The Walkmen - Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
5/28 - The National - Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, NC
6/10 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/Titus Andronicus - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
6/11 - Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN
6/17 - Band of Horses - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC

Have tickets for:
7/2: MSTRKRFT, Matt and Kim, A-Trak - The Forum, Charlotte, NC
8/7 - Coldplay - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte, NC

I'm going to see the Killers in a couple months.

aka: Sticky Bump

BACK FROM INSUB FEST!!!! (6/25-6/27, Baltimore, MD)

the challenged
sick sick birds
the loblaws
john walsh

av club
house boat
underground railroad to candyland
dopamines
copyrights
lost locker combo
fiendz
pansy division
boris the sprinkler
dead milkmen

kung fu monkeys
hextalls
nancy
the marshmallows
lemuria
full of fancy
egghead.
beatnik termites
dead mechanical
psyched to die
the leftovers
squirtgun
teen idols
dillinger four

just. plain. fucking. awesome. always the best weekend of the year.

05.29 - neko case / john & joey from calexico - chautauqua auditorium - boulder, co
07.03 - wilco / okkervil river - red rocks amphitheatre - morrison, co
07.12 - bon iver - fox theatre - boulder, co

3/1 - Ben Folds - Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
3/12 - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
3/14 - Vetiver/The Sian Alice Group/The Houstons - Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC
4/9 - Death Cab for Cutie/Cold War Kids - Davidson College, Davidson, NC
4/24 - Vampire Weekend - Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
4/30 - Kings of Leon/The Walkmen - Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
5/28 - The National - Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, NC
6/10 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/Titus Andronicus - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
6/11 - Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN
6/17 - Band of Horses - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
7/12 - Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC

05/26: the decemberists w/ blind pilot
hopefully going on 09/12: monolith fest day 1: yeah yeah yeahs, of montreal, m.ward, girl talk...

Just bought tickets to see Kronos on Sep 12th and Sep 14th. The 12th I'm not too excited about with the exception of hearing them do the arrangements of Sigur Ros. The 14th though is with Wu Man, and they are doing Steve Reich's Triple Quartet and Terry Riley's The Cusp of Magic, so am ridiculously excited about that.

Saw Malkmus and the Jicks at Henry Miller Library in Big Sur last night. Great spot for music; it is like 150 people in a small open area, sorta like a backyard, right on highway 1 with the sound of seals barking several hundred feet down. Malkmus was his own roadie. He looked depressed and annoyed. He said "start high, finish low..." which I took to mean he is astonished that he is playing in a backyard. He played nothing before the second solo album. Weiss, the drummer from Sleater-Kinney, is a great addition to the band. Malkmus looked like a bipolar tenure-track professor...over 40, worried and cynical about his future.

Caught My Bloody Valentine at The National here in Richmond on Thursday. Pretty amazing experience and exactly as expected - loud as all hell and backed by cool visuals (lights, video, etc.). Surprised The National (cool old opera house) is still standing after the 15 minute holocaust of You Made Me Realize.

Video of "Only Shallow" from the show…

Dead Meadow and Sleepy Sun at Big Sur. Dead Meadow were smart, heavy, dark ... until they got too drunk. Sleepy Sun were brilliant... but every song has the same loud/soft dynamics and so, ironically, sound the same. Very young.. if this band stays together it could be very good. And WarPaint was the most interesting band on the bill. Flea-endorsed. There at the back of the crowd are my partner and me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esfFSOPUuAY

bg and harry, NICE. Both of those sound like they were great shows.

I actually checked out Warpaint and they sound pretty good.

3/1 - Ben Folds - Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
3/12 - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
3/14 - Vetiver/The Sian Alice Group/The Houstons - Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC
4/9 - Death Cab for Cutie/Cold War Kids - Davidson College, Davidson, NC
4/24 - Vampire Weekend - Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
4/30 - Kings of Leon/The Walkmen - Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
5/28 - The National - Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
6/10 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/Titus Andronicus - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
6/11 - Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN
6/17 - Band of Horses - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
7/12 - Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
8/7 - Coldplay - Verizon Ampitheater - Charlotte, NC
8/18 - White Rabbits/Fiery Furnaces - Visulite Theater, Charlotte, NC
8/28 - Drive-By Truckers - Visulite Theater, Charlotte, NC
10/11 - Toro y Moi/Bob Fields - Yauhaus, Charlotte, NC
10/15 - Jupiter One/Big Bang TV - Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC
10/18 - Third Eye Blind - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
12/10 - Shwayze - Fillmore, Charlotte, NC