Lightning Bolt at Luminarie / Afrirampo at Cargo
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- * Animal Collective, Atlas Sound @ London Koko, 22/05
- * Sunset Rubdown @ London Kilburn The Luminaire, 22/05
- * The Most Serene Republic, The Ruby Suns @ Sheffield Leadmill, 22/05
- * Times New Viking @ Leeds The Common Place, 22/05
- * Bob Mould, Oppenheimer @ Glasgow ABC, 23/05
- * The Whip, Simian Mobile Disco @ Leeds Cockpit, 23/05
- * The Brunettes, Broken Social Scene @ London Shepherds Bush Empire, 23/05
- * Dan Deacon, Telepathe @ London Amersham Arms, 23/05
- * Mint Ive @ Leeds Cardigan Arms, 23/05
- * Ninja Tune Club Night @ London Corsica Studios, 23/05
- * Dan Deacon, Gentle Friendly, Telepathe, The XX @ London Amersham Arms, 23/05
- * DiScover Club @ RoTa @ London Notting Hill Arts Club, 24/05
- * Brainlove All-Dayer @ London Brixton The Windmill, 24/05
- * Bob Mould, Oppenheimer @ Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH), 24/05
- * Hercules & Love Affair @ Manchester Warehouse Project, 24/05
Gay Against You, anywhere.
Scholar & Physician at Truck was pretty brilliant. Real sense of adventure and occasion.
Antony & The Johnsons at QEH.
The Knife at Scala. Not Forum.
Jasmine says Team Brick. She is right.
Tim Ten Yen at The Garage was really special.
I loved Tim Ten Yen at the Garage
That was hot.
a gallows gig
or a 65dos gig
can't decide which
I hate these questions
because pretty much all of the gigs I went to this year were amazing.
Some of them stand out more because of who I was with and what was going on in my life... so in no order, this is who I've seen this year... that I can remember...
Hearts of Black Science
Sebastien Tellier
Joey Negro - Salsoul grooovalicious nights that rock...
Final Fantasy...
The Knife
Methodaire
Guillemots
Twisted Most Definately (BLIM, Gowan, Tamsin, Damian, Chris Carter)
Help She Can't Swim
Bearsuit
DJ Pak and Chris Barnett at the SalSoul evening
iLiKETRAiNS
The Hundred Handed
Editors
:(
Bell Orchestre
The Go! Team
Matthew Herbert
Germlin
The Puppini Sisters
Hot Chip
Goldfrapp
The Mescalitas
The Rank Deluxe
The Faculty
Mokita
iForward Russia!
Envelopes
Ulrich Schnauss
Black Strobe
Hotel Motel
Alice Russell
Nostalgia 77
Dr Lonnie Smith
Lou Donaldson
Pet Shop Boys
Kirmann
Brainlove Records showcase at Notting Hill Arts Club
Tim Ten Yen at The Garage, Shimura Curves
Various WHATEVER and COMPUTER BLUE and the odd ANTISOCIAL evening
The rather Manson-esque 'Arthur Brown' ('FIIIIIIIRE')
You saw Arthur Brown?????
Does he still have his flaming hat? i saw a bit of him on Glasto coverage a few years ago and it was halarious.
I did indeed see Arthur Brown.. he looked like Charles Manson
FACT
The Hundred Handed?!
Can I get a SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET?
Yeah, sure:
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!
stop showing off
Massive Attack @Wireless
TVOTR@Koko
TVOTR?
Koko?
BUT THE SOUND?!
Massive attack at wireless??
But it was awful - possibly the worst I've ever seen Massive!!!
the band themselves were great
but it was completely ruined by the awful awful crowd that was there.
"They sound a bit like Faithless, don't they?"
DEATH
set or gig?
going on just sets
afrirampo @ cargo
gang of four @ wireless
gay against you @ cardiff buffalo, a warehouse
tim ten yen @ ep lounge, jamm bar
tv on the radio @reading
i was sure there were other things that made me overexcited at the time tho
Emmy the Great at Thekla
It was free.
Animal Collective at Astoria
closely followed by Gang Gang Dance at Luminaire.
Loads.
Mount Eerie at the Luminaire/Shaw Library
Gang Gang Dance at the Luminaire
Islands at Bardens
Coughs at Bardens
Liars at ULU
Boredoms at Shepards Bush Empire
Final Fantasy/Grizzly Bear at the Luminaire
Gay Against You at the Old Blue Last.
Probably more, I forget.
Islands at Bardens were great
and Boredoms at ATP was one of my favourite too.
Low doing Things We Lost In The Fire was grand too.
i agree- with bobby george
but sound of koko again was dubious..
I thought the sound, for once, was good
but we were stood right by the sound desk.
favs
65daysofstatic @ Southampton Joiners
Mogwai @ Southampton Uni
Flaming Lips @ Bournemouth BIC
Howling Bells @ Joiners
The Pipettes @ Joiners
How can I pick a favorite?
The Ex followed by Why?
at Roskilde. Possibly the best double whammy ever.
tilly and the wall
at the sheffield leadmill
jeremy warmsley at sheffield plug
mates of state at nottingham social (supporting the new pornographers)
the chalets at sheffield fuzz club
belle and sebastian at sheffield octagon
there'll be some I missed I know!
the shins at nottingham rock city
i should also
probably wait until atp is over before finalising this!
wasn't the chalets
about two years ago?
or did i miss them? again.
:|
Gay against you underneath a bar
Battles/AC at astoria
including sets at festivals too
Wrens @ ULU
Okkervil River @ Cargo
Broken Social Scene @ ATP
Decemberists @ ATP
Regina Spektor @ Truck
Calexico/Beirut @ Roundhouse
Yo La Tengo @ Forum
If I had to pick one absolute best gig of 2006 it just might be Okkervil.
how the fuck
did I forget Brand New?
.
gay against you, husbands, junkplanet @ cardiff buffalo
moutain goats @ old blue last
electrelane @ ATP
probably
you went to that mountain goats gig??
:((((((
Brand New
@ Brixton academy,
Jeremy Warmsley (With Rose Kemp) @ Sheffield grapes,
Ryan Adams @ the Royal concert hall, Nottingham.
All amazing.
either
Ryan Adams @ Colston Hall
or
Regina Spektot @ Truck
I'd forgotten that one...
I went to it was great. Especially the 'no children' singalong.
yeh, sorry...
and he played my request for the last song. i'm an awful person.
what did you request?
the best ever death metal band in denton
or "bessevadeffmale" as i shouted.
omg.
i hate you gareth.
if we'd have got owen to play 'carload of whatever', that would officially make you the luckiest boy of the year.
ung.
that was the first mountain goats song i ever heard!
but...
you were at the bristol gig when owen did play 'carload of whatever' weren't you? so maybe that makes up for it. i was happy enough that he just responded to our shouts at the louisiana: "no bangers".
and he drew a shark on my record.
yahoo!
Someone requested a really old song
off one of the first tapes and he played it. I didn't recognise the song though.
I forgot about Mountain Goats
that was brilliant.
The Knife
Final Fantasy, Whelan's
The Books, Stuk.
did they play the clip of the funny man!????
NO.
yeah, they're not in my top 3 anymore, bastards.
i replace them with um, Broken Social Scene.
..
Society Of Imaginary Friends at 12 Bar, London
Intermission To Saturn at Adam And Eve, Birmingham
Hafdis Huld at Glee Club. Birmingham
probably
ryan at bush hall
but as i only saw about 6, its not hard to choose
replies
bordoms at atp was pretty decent
i can't really remember what ive seen this year though...so many!!!
Broken Social Scene @ Astoria.
Lifetime at Mean Fiddler.
volcano! at the Luminaire was "OMG" worthy.
Lots more...
Propagandhi next Saturday WILL be in this list.
all of them.
but mostly:
the mv + ee medicine show/tight meat duo, captain's rest, glasgow
sunn o)))/burning star core/leopard leg, hippodrome, london
liars/erase errata/barr, hippodrome, london
liars/leopard leg, nice n sleazy's, glasgow
xbxrx, luminaire, london
hush arbors/james blackshaw, mono, glasgow
lightning bolt/gay against you, grand ole opry, glasgow
animal collective, dour festival and king tut's, glasgow
les georges leningrad, buffalo bar, london
mt eerie/cftpa - luminairre
islands - bardens
tilly and the wall - windmill
WHAT??
You went to XBXRX without telling anyone?!? jewrat! i woodve come if i'd known.
doofus!
EVERYONE was there!
why didn't you go?!
I saw them in the states
a few months before and I was like totally in 2 mids whether to go again or not - my mistake :(
I dunn got learned.
*
minds
basically, 65dos
top5 of the year:
65daysofstatic @ ULU
65daysofstatic @ Barfly
Yndi Halda @ Water Rats
65daysofstatic @ Mean Fiddler
Aereogramme @ Water Rats
+Biffy, Final Fantasy, TV on the Radio, Forward Russia...
2006 for me:
Lightning Bolt @ Lumie
The Bronx @ Soma
Mondo Generator Deal @ Viper Rooms
Mastodon @ Meanfiddler
Big Business @ Buffalo Bar
Unholly Alliance @ Brixton Acad
Lisa
Germano
jesus
theres loads.
Razorlight at the wedgewood rooms
the cribs at the wedgewood rooms
the cribs at astoria
the cribs at brighton beach
guillemots at Union Chapel
the pigeon detectives at koko
kasabian at brixton academy
dartz! at barfly(i think)
whoops
also
iForward Russia! at aldershot west end centre.
amazing night.
heres some
pearl jam @ reading festivals
super furry animals @ wireless festival london
kasabian @ roundhouse
kasabian @ brixton academy
tool @ wembley
faithless @ v
kubichek! @ the garage
editors @ brixton academy (1st night)
muse @ wembley arena (1st night)
sunshine underground @ barfly
klaxons @ southend chinnerys
the rifles @ southend chinnerys
coheed and cambria @ reading festival
there the ones that stick out
wish i could edit
realised somehow i forgot
incubus @ the astoria
cooper temple clause @ koko
klaxons @ barfly
Chas and Dave
at the 100 Club. Untouchable.
I reckon for me,
it's a tossup between
Eden Maine, Crydebris + Let Our Enemies Beware @ Luminaire
God Is An Astronaut, They Came From The Stars... and The Strange Death Of Liberal England @ Luminaire
Frank Turner @ The Snooty Fox
or volcano! @ Luminaire
All four were stunning.
sets:
Misty's and Kate Goes at Pressure Point in Brighton
Regina Spektor at Truck
Bearsuit anywhere
that's all i can think of at the moment.
Sufjan in Manchester.
No question.
Honourable mentions:
Death Cab in Manchester (and to a lesser extent Leeds),
Okkervil River,
Tilly & The Wall,
Jens Lekman,
British Sea Power,
Jenny Lewis + Johnathan Rice,
David Thomas Broughton (4 Times! Highlight: Chinchilla Fest, first time I saw him and was just amazed)
The Shins,
The Leeds Folk Collective (Ben Wetherill, Sam Berrett, David Thomas Broughton, Fran Rodgers all forming a local supergroup to play their own individual songs as a group, and traditional folk covers (including sea shanties!) in a church!)
...& Probably some others I've forgotten.
...& Probably some others I'm forgetting
Final Fantasy!
How did I forget that!?
well..
Final Fantasy at ABC
Beirut at ABC. even though Calexico were headlining and I had to get drunk before i could enjoy them.
I don't think that I've seen anything
that was absolutely life-changing, but Tiger Force at 93 Feet East were aces,as were Kaito supporting The Liars (if only because it's the last time I'll see them). But I think my prize goes to CSS at Dingwalls.
Either The Wrens
or The Tim Ten Yens
Both lovely and life-affirming.
Guillemots
at the Brighton Corn Exchange. With Jeremy Warmsley supporting :).
Or a couple of weeks ago, Muse at Wembley Arena with the Noisettes supporting.
...
Tie:
Monks - Dirty Water Club
Sunn 0))) & Earth - Islington Academy
Also a special mention to Magik Markers at the Wheatsheaf in Oxford and Haino/Corsano at the Spitz
......
Sufjan @ Barbican
Ryan Adams @ Philharmonic
Cave In @ Manchester Uni
Daft Punk
at Global Gathering! :D
Hmm....
65Daysofstatic - Newcastle Academy
65Daysofstatic - STA alldayer
British Sea Power - Middlesbrough Empire
Engerica - Download Festival
Muse - Newcastle Arena
Coheed and Cambria - Newcastle Academy
mine would be
Lightning Bolt @ Brudenell
I'm going to see...
..Viking Moses, Ramona Cordova and Machinefabriek in someones living room next week, so that might be it!
If not I've really enjoyed, P:ano, Bat for Lashes, CFTPA / The Dead Science
um
dinosaur jr @ atp#2
youthmovies @ truck
seafood @ the metro
optimist club @ the pleasure unit
guillemots @ reading
tv on the radio @ reading
ryan adams @ the borderline
wilco @ 9:30 club
gang gang dance @ hole in the wall
for me
65dos @ barfly
animal collective @ astoria
beirut @ roundhouse
cursive @ kings
jeffrey lewis @ barfly
mogwai @ rfh
final fantasy @ scala
there are plenty more that i just cannae remember at the moment
Arab Strap at Newcastle
words cannot describe how i felt
*sigh*
ooo
Mew @ Colchester Arts Centre
Radiohead @ Hammersmith Apollo
The Hidden Cameras @ Union Chapel
Fuck Buttons @ 93 feet East
I Was A Cub Scout @ 93 Feet East
Camera Obscura/Francois&The Atlas Mountains @ Colchester Arts Centre
propbably more, too..
how could i forget
british sea power @ fort rox.
how could i forget
british sea power @ fort rox.
I'm probably missing some amazing stuff out but
Lightning Bolt/Volcano! - Hull Adelphi
Forward Russia - Leeds Joseph's Well (Nine single launch)
xbxrx/Barbarians - Manchester Klondyke Social Club
Gay Against You/Esquilax/Cutting Pink With Knives/Barbarians - Manchester The Phoenix
Animal Collective - Manchester Academy 3
Final Fantasy - Leeds Cockpit
Guillemots/Misty's Big Adventure - Leeds Cockpit
British Sea Power - Manchester Roadhouse
Broken Social Scene - Manchester Academy 2
Sufjan Stevens - Manchester Academy 2
A Hawk And A Hacksaw w/ Beirut's backing band - Luminaire
Belle and Sebastian - Summer Sundae festival
oh and the amazing
Bearsuit - DiS at the Barfly thing in June
probably
lightning bolt - boat club, nottingham
or
broken social scene - leadmill, sheffield.
.
volcano! at The Luminaire
The Besnard Lakes at Main Hall, Montreal
Massive Attack at Westonbirt Arboretum
Guillemots at The Astoria (2nd Night)
Jimmy Edgar at The Rhythm Factory
Mystery Jets at Truck Festival
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (acoustic) at Bush Hall
borderline beat bush hall for me
dear chicago into please do not let me go?
yes please.
but bush hall nicer crowd and
be my winding wheel
and it was the first night so it was more exciting!