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Posted: Nov 13, 2007 in Things to do, Nightlife, Culture, Music
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What are the best concerts you have seen yet this year? Please keep your selections Indiana-specific...
Some of Andy's: Russian Circles / Blues / Anapparatus / Black Widows at Alvin's Bar & Grill (January) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Music Mill (June) Queens of the Stone Age at the Egyptian Room (August) Hatebreed at The Emerson (June) Tim Barry at The Melody Inn (June) Slayer at the Egyptian Room (February) TV on the Radio / Subtle at The Vogue (March) P.O.S at Rhino's in Bloomington (February)
Some of Annie's: Morrissey at the Murat Theater (May) Ryan Adams at the Murat Theater (October) A Place To Bury Strangers / BRMC at The Vogue (October) Whiskeytits / Anapparatus at The Mel on Memorial Day Russian Circles / Blues / Anapparatus / Black Widows at Alvin's Bar & Grill (January) TV on the Radio / Subtle at The Vogue (March)
...and we had to slide these in separately, best out-of-town shows we saw: Blonde Redhead in Chicago Bjork in Chicago Sage Francis / Buck 65 / Alias in Chicago The Police at Wrigley Field in Chicago
Shows rarely blow my mind anymore but I was extremely pleased that I got to see Amy Lavere / Mandy Marie at Radio Radio and Lord of the Yum Yum at Birdy's.
Taffy: not even Salvation / Demiricous in Lafayette? C'mon, ya gotta pick your own gig once...
So no one saw any concerts this year worth noting other than Taffy and us?
"Concerts" are really annoying. I wanted to see QOTSA, but I knew what I would be surrounded by. I did however go see HELMET at the Vogue and I immediately turned into a 16 y/o kid..
Jens Lekman. Best this year.
I'll go with Polyphonic Spree at the Vogue, Ryan Adams at Murat, Robyn Hitchcock at Luna, and Josh Rouse at...uh...in a classroom--a.k.a. my performance "studio." I'm sure there's dozens of others I'm forgetting on the spot.
Ryan Adams at the Murat was simply amazing! 3hrs and 20 mins! Well worth my $25. 311 and Matisyahu at White River was pretty awesome too! The rain and the jams!
Let me throw a shot out to Foster's Branch, Those Meddlin Kids and Russ Baum also!
I felt like this was a pretty lackluster year for shows. My highlights were Regina Spektor (front row...she eye sexed me), Nickel Creek's "Farewell for Now" show at Birdy's (front row again), Margot's "homecoming" show at the Vogue back in early summer...the energy was awesome that night. Paper Route at some little place in Anderson. The sound guy was clueless, but the performance was still great.
I can only remember the last few months, but attempting....Margot at The Vogue, Polyphonic Spree at The Vogue, Ha Ha Tonka opening at Birdys, Regina Spektor at Murat was nice, all the Rock For Riley Showcase Series shows were great, The Whigs and The Broken West at Birdys, Spoon @ The Bluebird, Matt & Kim & Against Me! at Rhinos, GWAR at the Vogue blew my gourd but I didn't want to listen to the music, Wax Fang at the Art Vs Art Afterparty, Nada Surf & Sea Wolf at Birdys, Reverend Peyton at The Vogue, Mudkids 10th Anniversary Show at Spin
I live closer to Kentucky but I did make it to Indy to see Edwin McCain@ The Vogue(check out my avatar) and Shaw/Blades @ The Music Mill. I also saw Sammy Hagar @ The Murat and will be seeing John Fogerty there as well on Decmber 1. I bought half price Van Halen for Conseco on ebay(just couldn't justify $160).
Out of town...saw The Police @ Churchill Downs and Genesis in Columbus,Oh. Def Lepperd/Styx/Foreigner in Louisville. Seems like I'm gone all the time but thats all I can come up with off the top of my head.
Oh yeah Jimmy Buffett @ DEER CREEK(yeah I said Deer Creek..haha)
I still say Deer Creek and Hoosier Dome!
Josh Ritter at the Music Mill. This guy will be a star someday. Terrific songwriter/storyteller that performs with the same passion.
Widespread Panic, Gift of Gab, Govn't Mule all at Bonnaroo. Really only thing I went to this year :(
Finally seeing Bob Dylan, who sang coherently at White River state park this summer.
Vogue shows: Wolfmother, TV on the Radio, Polyphonic Spree, Avett Bros, Old 97s, Rev Peyton, Helmet, Kings of Leon Murat: Morrissey Birdys: Meat Puppets