24 Concerts for 2011

[JohnnyRoyale]

01/05/11 Broomdust Blues Jam @ Conor Byrne Pub, Seattle. Monthly show, local blues musicians sit in and jam together.

[JohnnyRoyale]

01/05/11 Broomdust Blues Jam @ Conor Byrne Pub, Seattle.
01/16/11 Danny Holke Trio @ Boxleys, Northbend, WA. Talented trio of musicians playing jazz, blues and gospel. Good ambience.

[Dan]

1. Intimate Strangers / Black Tape for a Blue Girl @ The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY 1/14/2011

The new Knitting Factory is impressive and a much better space than their old Manhattan digs. Too bad they can't get anyone with even a little buzz to play there. Both bands were fine - glad I saw them, wouldn't have cared if I missed them. It was just nice to see live music again for the first time in a while.

[dirk]

1) Cowboy Mouth @ Southgate House 2/21/11 - Awesome show as always.  First time they have sold out SGH, so there were a lot of new people who weren't sure what the hell was going on.

[dirk]

1) Cowboy Mouth @ Southgate House 2/22/11 - Awesome show as always.  First time they have sold out SGH, so there were a lot of new people who weren't sure what the hell was going on.

2) Those Darlins and The Old 97s @ Southgate House 2/23/2011 - Holy crap the Old 97s put on an awesome show.  And I was really impressed by Those Darlins.  Old 97s just got added to the list of bands I won't miss when they are in town.

[The Hegemo]

1. Dan Mangan w. Goldfinch and Sean Flinn & The Royal We, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland - 3/12/11
2. The Blasters w. Hellsfire Sinners, Woodlands Tavern, Columbus -- 3/19/11
3. Guided by Voices w. The High Strung, Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids -- 4/30/11
4. Envelope, Offramp Stage, ComFest, Columbus -- 6/24/11
5. Heartless Bastards w. R. Ring, Southgate House, Newport -- 7/28/11
6. Happy Chichester and Over the Rhine, Stand Up For Ohio Festival, State Fairgrounds, Columbus -- 8/20/11
7. Holler, Woodlands Tavern, Columbus -- 8/25/11
8. Wilco w. Nick Lowe, Old National Center, Indianapolis -- 9/13/11
9. Josh Holt (with a friend from work on keyboards), Double Happiness, Columbus -- 9/24/11

[dirk]

1) Cowboy Mouth @ Southgate House 2/22/11 - Awesome show as always.  First time they have sold out SGH, so there were a lot of new people who weren't sure what the hell was going on.
2) Those Darlins and The Old 97s @ Southgate House 2/23/2011 - Holy crap the Old 97s put on an awesome show.  And I was really impressed by Those Darlins.  Old 97s just got added to the list of bands I won't miss when they are in town.

3) The Hold Steady @ The House of Blues Cleveland 4/2/11 - The Hold Steady are proof that rock and roll can really change the world.  Craig Finn has an infection type of energy that means you can't do anything but be happy and enjoy yourself.

[Dan]

1. Intimate Strangers / Black Tape for a Blue Girl @ The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY 1/14/2011
2. We Are Augustines @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 4/15/2011

I wanted Pela, which isn't fair, but what I kept thinking all night. A fine show - it was only their 8th ever - and we didn't stay for the headliners.

[dirk]

1) Cowboy Mouth @ Southgate House 2/22/11 - Awesome show as always.  First time they have sold out SGH, so there were a lot of new people who weren't sure what the hell was going on.
2) Those Darlins and The Old 97s @ Southgate House 2/23/2011 - Holy crap the Old 97s put on an awesome show.  And I was really impressed by Those Darlins.  Old 97s just got added to the list of bands I won't miss when they are in town.
3) The Hold Steady @ The House of Blues Cleveland 4/2/11 - The Hold Steady are proof that rock and roll can really change the world.  Craig Finn has an infection type of energy that means you can't do anything but be happy and enjoy yourself.

4) Ted Leo @ Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC - This was my second time seeing Ted Leo and the first time seeing him solo.  Beyond the excellent concert, the man is absolutely hilarious and charming. 

[Fourthisto]

Hi Guys! Just rolled into towne to kick some ass and drop some names.


2/27 = Say Hi w/ Blair, Koala Fires @ SGH
3/15 = Lords of Acid w/ Angelspit, Radical G @ 20th Century
3/16 = Guided by Voices @ Dublin Pub
3/18 = Robyn Hitchcock w/ Joe Boyd @ Detroit Institute of Arts
4/2 = De/Vision w/ Mesh, Iris, I:Scintilla @ Abbey Pub
4/3 = De/Vision w/ Mesh, Iris @ the Shrunken Head
4/5 = Raveonettes w/ Tamaryn @ SGH
4/15 = Miguel, Hurts, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Cold Cave, Titus Andronicus, the Drums, Cee Lo Green, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Tame Impala, YACHT, Interpol, Cut Copy, Monarchy, the Aquabats, Robyn, Gayngs, Scala, the Chemical Brothers @ Coachella
4/16 = DJ Heavygrinder, the Joy Formidable, Cults, Foals, the Radio Dept., Two Door Cinema Club, Glasser, Cage the Elephant, Jenny and Johnny, Elbow, the Kills, Mumford and Sons, Animal Collective, London Suede, Arcade Fire @ Coachella
4/17 = Phosphorescent, Twin Shadow, Green Velvet, OFF!, CSS, Health, Best Coast, DFA 1979, Duran Duran, the National, Lightning Bolt, Phantogram, the Strokes, Leftfield, the Presets, Kanye West @ Coachella
4/19 = the Joy Formidable @ the Rhythm Room
4/27 = Arcade Fire w/ the National @ Pepsi Coliseum
4/29 = Christian Bland, Zaza, the Beach Fossils, Blue Angel Lounge, Atlas Sound, Crystal Stilts, A Place to Bury Strangers, Tobacco, Omar A Rodriguez @ Austin Psych Fest
4/30 = Cloudland Canyon, Beaches, Black Ryder, Sleepy Sun, Fresh and Onlys, Crocodiles, Indian Jewelry, the Soft Moon, BMSR, Lower Heaven, Bass Drum of Death, Spectrum @ Austin Psych Fest
5/1 = Tjutjuna, Fungi Girls, Black Hollies, Dirty Beaches, Pete International Airport, the Growlers, Roky Erickson, Cold Sun, the Black Angels @ Austin Psych Fest
5/14 = Captain of Industry, the Receiver, Pretty and Nice, Roley Yuma, the Show @ Gilly's
5/15 = Owen Pallet, Tim Heckler, Little Scream @ Memorial Hall (Tickets are still available! Come on down!)
5/16 = the National, Sharon van Etten @ Music Hall (Tickets are still available! Come on down!)

TTFN

[Kwyjibo]

Who are you?

[Fourthisto]

[Cockney Rebel]

1 • John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett 5/22/11 @ The Brook, Southampton
2 • The Zombies 5/26/11 @ The Brook, Southampton

[trixi]

1.  Twilight Singers--Southgate House--5-16-11

[Dan]

1. Intimate Strangers / Black Tape for a Blue Girl @ The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY 1/14/2011
2. We Are Augustines @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 4/15/2011
3. Okkervil River / Titus Andronicus @ Terminal 5, NYC 6/7/2011

A fine show. I hated TA's first song, but then dug the rest of their set. They are a one-trick pony, but man do they have that one trick down pat. Although they did do a DMB-style jam in the middle of one of their songs with solos, so perhaps they are talented musicians after all. It was very cool to see/hear.

Okkervil were fine, but I only knew three of the songs they played, which was a disappointment for me personally.