best shows of 2011

Trotskilicious · 12-16-2011, 03:46 AM

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Fun Fun Fun Fest - Played a fantastic set even though he was horse and then changed into a Danzig costume and performed Misfits songs including "Skulls"
Titus Andronicus, Emo's - Monsterously good show, they're so blue collar that they still man their own merch booth and set everything up. Lots of intensity and passion and an enthusiastic, small crowd. Also turns out to be the last time I'll ever be at Emo's. It was a shithole but it was a punk rock shithole.
Wild Flag, IFC house SXSW - Was like being at a house party, I was standing directly in front of Mary Timony with Carrie F. Brownstein on my right hand side. Sounded brilliant and they are simply so good. I never heard of Mary Timony before but afterwards I was a fan. I just crush on ladies that have 15 pedals and an orange head. Also this place gave us free beer.
Japandroids, Mohawk - Loudest show I have ever seen (until Slayer at Fun Fun Fun and they were outside). They absolutely ROCKED that little room, and I loved that they played Halifax a couple days later. They weren't kidding about loving this town.
Lykke Li, Fun Fun Fun Fest - I read about her stuff and was curious about it but I didn't quite expect the goth rock explosion that I saw at FFF. She runs around the stage like a witch inducing a seance, with flowing black robes and the six slender black pennants behind her on the stage looking out on the skyline with smoke effects casting everyone in shadow now and again was just gothome spectacle. And her voice is something else. Also she sampled POWER. Goth + Kanye = Win.

redbull · 05:41 PM

godspeed you black emperor
my morning jacket
buffalo springfield
deerhunter
tune-yards
hum
noveller
deerhoof

edit I forgot about Braid

myosis · 12-16-2011, 10:12 AM

PORTISHEAD

myosis · 12-16-2011, 10:13 AM

wtf hum still exists? i haven't heard them in 10 years

samuel redman · 12-16-2011, 11:22 AM

good GOD you saw buffalo springfield

fluxequalsrad · 12-16-2011, 11:43 AM

Tame Impala + Yuck - @Pheonix
Brian Wilson - @Massey Hall
St. Vincent - @Pheonix (this was last night, holy shit it was pro)
Surf City - @Call the Office

Trotskilicious · 12-16-2011, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myosis

wtf hum still exists? i haven't heard them in 10 years

yeah they were very good at fun fun fun actually

samuel redman · 12-16-2011, 12:24 PM

going through all my tickets, and it's easily Neil Young

pale_princess · 12-16-2011, 12:40 PM

went to lots in 2011, these were the best:

m83 @ lee's palace a few weeks ago. easily show of the year
robyn @ echo beach in june
pains of being pure at heart @ opera house in august
prince @ air canada centre a few weeks ago
def leppard & heart @ molson amphitheatre in the summer
sandro perri @ tranzac last month
mark kozelek @ lee's palace in march

i saw britney spears in august but it wasn't as good as when i saw her in 2009

Banana · 12-16-2011, 02:43 PM

I only went to three but two of the three were excellent.

Deftones - I saw them in a veryyyyy small venue which was cool but I'm not a fan of them at all and find their music extremely boring. So wasn't that much of a fan of this concert.

TV on the Radio - Excellent show. Probably one of the more enjoyable concerts that I've attended. I saw them before at Bonaroo a few years back but this is the first time going and seeing them in a venue for the purpose of seeing them. Great show.

OFWGKTA - A very high energy show that was a lot of fun to attend.

Trotskilicious · 12-16-2011, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pale_princess

robyn @ echo beach in june:

<3 i was too self-concious to go see her at the moody.

shows I should have gone to this year:
Swans @ the Mohawk
Wire @ the Mohawk
No Age @ the Mohawk (best venue in town)
Ty Seagall @ the Mohawk (see?)
Horrors @ the Parish
Big KRIT/Curren$y/Method Man @ Stubbs
Robyn @ the Moody
St. Vincent @ the Moody
Wild Beasts @ the Parish (but i think this was cancelled for some reason)
the Damned @ Fun Fun Fun

Trotskilicious · 12-16-2011, 03:02 PM

oh no wait it was the Smith Westerns/Cults ACL after show that didn't happen at the parish. Wild Beasts did play an ACL aftershow there.

pale_princess · 12-16-2011, 03:25 PM

i wish i went to anna calvi. i didn't know i liked her til this week!

Dogfighter28 · 12-16-2011, 05:20 PM

M83 was the best show I've ever seen.

Every Drive-By Truckers show I went to.

Two Gallants.

My Morning Jacket/Arcade Fire back to back at Bonnaroo

Gogol Bordello 1am at Bonnaroo, even though I'm surprised I didn't pass out in what was essentially a giant hippie mosh pit (entire crowd)

redbull · 12-16-2011, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dogfighter28

Gogol Bordello 1am at Bonnaroo, even though I'm surprised I didn't pass out in what was essentially a giant hippie mosh pit (entire crowd)

the stench coming off that tent was overwhelming

also, i think it was closer to three, they came on late as fuck

redbull · 12-16-2011, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myosis

wtf hum still exists? i haven't heard them in 10 years

yeah, I live in the town they're from though, so they play a show every 2-3 years here usually. last time I was able to see them was 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by samuel redman

good GOD you saw buffalo springfield

neil young is a ridiculous person. also, they played rockin' in the free world (what)

mxzombie · 12-16-2011, 08:21 PM

only shows i saw this year:

acid mothers temple with shilpa ray and her happy hookers at a club in montreal. those japanese dudes are wild and the singer of shilpa ray really has awesome attitude and is totally indian.

deerhoof at poisson rouge in nyc. got in for free during the opening act and shortly after, david byrne appeared on stage and sang a song with whatever that band was. deerhoof was awesome of course.

various classical shows. best was boston symphony orchestra in symphony hall. awesome concert hall bro, i'm talking top tier shit

neopryn · 12-16-2011, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

<3 i was too self-concious to go see her at the moody.

yeah i love robyn but since i mostly go to shows myself i could never see her.

i saw Titus open for The Hold Steady last month and it was top 5 show of ALL TIME. Stickles came back out for the last song to scream along and crowd surf.

antiskum · 12-17-2011, 03:59 AM

can hardly remember what i saw this year

built to spill were great
sufjan too
kylesa
mono
portishead

TuralyonW3 · 12-17-2011, 07:59 AM

Neil young
Swans
Sir Richard bishop

antiskum · 12-17-2011, 12:39 PM

still spewing that ticket sales were so poor that swans cancelled their show in my city, to play a second show in Melbourne at a venue with a capacity of 180. fuck life.

12-16-2011, 03:46 AM	#1
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	best shows of 2011 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Fun Fun Fun Fest - Played a fantastic set even though he was horse and then changed into a Danzig costume and performed Misfits songs including "Skulls" Titus Andronicus, Emo's - Monsterously good show, they're so blue collar that they still man their own merch booth and set everything up. Lots of intensity and passion and an enthusiastic, small crowd. Also turns out to be the last time I'll ever be at Emo's. It was a shithole but it was a punk rock shithole. Wild Flag, IFC house SXSW - Was like being at a house party, I was standing directly in front of Mary Timony with Carrie F. Brownstein on my right hand side. Sounded brilliant and they are simply so good. I never heard of Mary Timony before but afterwards I was a fan. I just crush on ladies that have 15 pedals and an orange head. Also this place gave us free beer. Japandroids, Mohawk - Loudest show I have ever seen (until Slayer at Fun Fun Fun and they were outside). They absolutely ROCKED that little room, and I loved that they played Halifax a couple days later. They weren't kidding about loving this town. Lykke Li, Fun Fun Fun Fest - I read about her stuff and was curious about it but I didn't quite expect the goth rock explosion that I saw at FFF. She runs around the stage like a witch inducing a seance, with flowing black robes and the six slender black pennants behind her on the stage looking out on the skyline with smoke effects casting everyone in shadow now and again was just gothome spectacle. And her voice is something else. Also she sampled POWER. Goth + Kanye = Win.

12-16-2011, 07:00 AM	#2
redbull Immortal Location: like liutenant dan i'm rollin' Posts: 21,035	godspeed you black emperor my morning jacket buffalo springfield deerhunter tune-yards hum noveller deerhoof edit I forgot about Braid Last edited by redbull : 12-16-2011 at 05:41 PM.

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myosis Minion of Satan Location: the institute Posts: 6,431	wtf hum still exists? i haven't heard them in 10 years

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12-16-2011, 11:43 AM	#6
fluxequalsrad Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 4,259	Tame Impala + Yuck - @Pheonix Brian Wilson - @Massey Hall St. Vincent - @Pheonix (this was last night, holy shit it was pro) Surf City - @Call the Office

12-16-2011, 12:24 PM	#8
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12-16-2011, 12:40 PM	#9
pale_princess spanish harlem mona lisa Location: the barrio Posts: 10,085	went to lots in 2011, these were the best: m83 @ lee's palace a few weeks ago. easily show of the year robyn @ echo beach in june pains of being pure at heart @ opera house in august prince @ air canada centre a few weeks ago def leppard & heart @ molson amphitheatre in the summer sandro perri @ tranzac last month mark kozelek @ lee's palace in march i saw britney spears in august but it wasn't as good as when i saw her in 2009

12-16-2011, 02:43 PM	#10
Banana Banned Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 6,373	I only went to three but two of the three were excellent. Deftones - I saw them in a veryyyyy small venue which was cool but I'm not a fan of them at all and find their music extremely boring. So wasn't that much of a fan of this concert. TV on the Radio - Excellent show. Probably one of the more enjoyable concerts that I've attended. I saw them before at Bonaroo a few years back but this is the first time going and seeing them in a venue for the purpose of seeing them. Great show. OFWGKTA - A very high energy show that was a lot of fun to attend.

12-16-2011, 03:02 PM	#12
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	oh no wait it was the Smith Westerns/Cults ACL after show that didn't happen at the parish. Wild Beasts did play an ACL aftershow there.

12-16-2011, 03:25 PM	#13
pale_princess spanish harlem mona lisa Location: the barrio Posts: 10,085	i wish i went to anna calvi. i didn't know i liked her til this week!

12-16-2011, 05:20 PM	#14
Dogfighter28 ILL KILL UR DOG Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 11,358	M83 was the best show I've ever seen. Every Drive-By Truckers show I went to. Two Gallants. My Morning Jacket/Arcade Fire back to back at Bonnaroo Gogol Bordello 1am at Bonnaroo, even though I'm surprised I didn't pass out in what was essentially a giant hippie mosh pit (entire crowd)

12-16-2011, 08:21 PM	#17
mxzombie Braindead Location: i like traffic lights, but only when they're green. Posts: 15,578	only shows i saw this year: acid mothers temple with shilpa ray and her happy hookers at a club in montreal. those japanese dudes are wild and the singer of shilpa ray really has awesome attitude and is totally indian. deerhoof at poisson rouge in nyc. got in for free during the opening act and shortly after, david byrne appeared on stage and sang a song with whatever that band was. deerhoof was awesome of course. various classical shows. best was boston symphony orchestra in symphony hall. awesome concert hall bro, i'm talking top tier shit

12-17-2011, 03:59 AM	#19
antiskum Demi-God Posts: 356	can hardly remember what i saw this year built to spill were great sufjan too kylesa mono portishead

12-17-2011, 07:59 AM	#20
TuralyonW3 Immortal Posts: 25,567	Neil young Swans Sir Richard bishop

12-17-2011, 12:39 PM	#21
antiskum Demi-God Posts: 356	still spewing that ticket sales were so poor that swans cancelled their show in my city, to play a second show in Melbourne at a venue with a capacity of 180. fuck life.