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Blue Mt
Pixies
Dexateens
X
PFunk

I just kept it to bands. Several solo acts i've missed over the years also

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AC/DC
Van Halen w/DLR
Tom Petty
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
Shooter Jennings

After being spoiled by Truckers shows being GA for $20-$25, I am going to have a hard time getting to 3 of those shows.
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Beebs wrote:
Steve French wrote:Metallica are touring here later this year. Two shows, both in Auckland. Had a reminder on my calendar to get tickets. Could not get near the website OR the phone. Sold out two shows in TWENTY MINUTES. and there are already tickets for sale by scalpers. fuckers.


Don't worry about it Steve. Boring, sterilized and sloppy.


I have seen them a couple of times, and they were pretty good. Of course first time was NYE 1999/2000 in Detroit, and last time was early in the Death Magnetic tour, so they hadn't been out for a while.
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in no particular order

The Clean
Electric Wizard
Fresh and Onlys
David Bowie (though not sure he's still within his expiry date at this point)
Marc Ribot


a couple of bands I'll be seeing this year (Reigning Sound, Dungen)

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Prince
The Walkabouts
Kris Kristofferson
Los Natas
Motorhead
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shuffle wrote:The Rolling Stones
The Hold Steady
Ryan Adams
Reigning Sound
Manic Street Preachers

and Izzy Stradlin or Paul Westerberg, but neither of them seem to tour anymore even if they're releasing music

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Pearl Jam
White Stripes/Raconteurs
The Hold Steady
Lucero
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (seeing them in June w/DBT!)

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Bill in CT wrote:Prince
The Walkabouts
Kris Kristofferson
Los Natas
Comus


good fucking list! any list that has Walkabouts and Los Natas rules. i should have listed Walkabouts on mine. Not sure Comus would have the same punch, but if we are digging that far back then add Amon Duul II to mine as well.

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Iowan wrote:Pearl Jam
White Stripes/Raconteurs
The Hold Steady
Lucero
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (seeing them in June w/DBT!)


I saw the White Stripes touring Elephant (same show as the "Under the Blackpool Lights" DVD). it was in freakin' credible.

The Raconteurs did tour here, but I never warmed to the records so didnt go.

I did however see The Dead Weather this year and they were better than the White Stripes. No shit. If they're near you (they are touring the US this summer www.thedeadweather.com ) i totally recommend you make the effort to go. You have my personal guarantee of a good time. They've got a new album out also.
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Steve French wrote:
Iowan wrote:Pearl Jam
White Stripes/Raconteurs
The Hold Steady
Lucero
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (seeing them in June w/DBT!)


I saw the White Stripes touring Elephant (same show as the "Under the Blackpool Lights" DVD). it was in freakin' credible.

The Raconteurs did tour here, but I never warmed to the records so didnt go.

I did however see The Dead Weather this year and they were better than the White Stripes. No shit. If they're near you (they are touring the US this summer http://www.thedeadweather.com ) i totally recommend you make the effort to go. You have my personal guarantee of a good time. They've got a new album out also.


The Dead Weather album bored the shit out of me. I think that Consoler of the Lonely and Icky Thump are JW's 2 best works, and I would love to see either of the Stripes or Racs. But the Dead Weather? I dunno man, they must be better live because I found their album to be really, really average compared to the Stripes or Racs.

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Ryan Adams and the Cardinals...or a Whiskeytown reunion (yeah, right)
Son Volt
Old 97s
The Avett Brothers
Chris Knight
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'Scratch wrote:Ryan Adams and the Cardinals...or a Whiskeytown reunion (yeah, right)
Son Volt
Old 97s
The Avett Brothers
Chris Knight


Chris Knight is great live. Son Volt... YMMV.
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1. Neil Young
2. The Boss
3. Iggy Pop
4. Levon Helm
5. Radiohead

Boring list. I've actually been pretty good at marking off bands I want to see. Since I wasn't alive, or too young to see 4/5 of those artists' heydays, its been harder to catch up. I was supposed to go see Radiohead before OK Computer came out, and decided not to go, then when Kid A came out, but it got canceled due to rain.

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Maluca3 wrote:
'Scratch wrote:Ryan Adams and the Cardinals...or a Whiskeytown reunion (yeah, right)
Son Volt
Old 97s
The Avett Brothers
Chris Knight


Chris Knight is great live. Son Volt... YMMV.



I hear you. I saw them on Austin City Limits and Jay barely moved. It was like he had suffered a severe head injury as a child.
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Slobberbone
Avett Brothers
Blue Mountain
Hayes Carll
The Weight

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tinnitus photography wrote:
Bill in CT wrote:Prince
The Walkabouts
Kris Kristofferson
Los Natas
Comus


good fucking list! any list that has Walkabouts and Los Natas rules. i should have listed Walkabouts on mine. Not sure Comus would have the same punch, but if we are digging that far back then add Amon Duul II to mine as well.


Thanks tinnitus. Comus played Roadburn in recent times so thought they were okay to list...but I'd absolutely love to see Amon Duul II if they every chose to play together again. I have now edited my original post to include Motorhead instead of Comus...can't believe I forgot to include them. I had a ticket to see them at Toad's Place on the March or Die tour but it was canceled when Lemmy got injured on tour.
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tinnitus photography wrote:in no particular order

The Clean
Electric Wizard
Fresh and Onlys
David Bowie (though not sure he's still within his expiry date at this point)
Marc Ribot


a couple of bands I'll be seeing this year (Reigning Sound, Dungen)

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tinnitus photography wrote:in no particular order

The Clean
Electric Wizard
Fresh and Onlys
David Bowie (though not sure he's still within his expiry date at this point)
Marc Ribot


a couple of bands I'll be seeing this year (Reigning Sound, Dungen)



Another nice list. Saw The Clean at one of Yo La Tengo's Hannukah show's a few years back. On a related note I saw The Bats and Chills at Maxwells on back to back nights about 15 years ago. If memory serves Phillipps broke up the band that night. Ribot is also fantastic, his shows with Los Cubanos Postizos are just mind blowing. Shame that he only seems to bring them over to Europe these days

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i've only seen Ribot play once and that was because i traveled down to NYC...what a player!

yeah, the Chills deserved to be much bigger...Martin's written some amazing songs. it's good to see the Bats operating once again. they were the very first band i took photos of (in a serious manner...i think i had a couple of really bad snapshots of Gas Huffer and Zeni Geva somewhere).

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tinnitus photography wrote:i've only seen Ribot play once and that was because i traveled down to NYC...what a player!

yeah, the Chills deserved to be much bigger...Martin's written some amazing songs. it's good to see the Bats operating once again. they were the very first band i took photos of (in a serious manner...i think i had a couple of really bad snapshots of Gas Huffer and Zeni Geva somewhere).


I'm guessing you checked out The Bats release from last year, The Guilty Office? It's a nice return to form

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yep! and the Robert Scott-less band Minisnap was even better.

http://www.magicmarkerrecords.com/minisnap.html

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tinnitus photography wrote:David Bowie (though not sure he's still within his expiry date at this point)

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Beck
Iron & Wine
Ohmega Watts
Radiohead
The White Stripes

Honorable mention to The Avett Brothers. Might try to catch them at Chastain in Septemeber.

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I've seen Beck twice. The first show was bloody awesome. The second show, not so much.

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Springsteen
Band of Horses (can cross this off my list come next Saturday)
Tom Petty (I saw him at Outside Lands but I was too far back)
Ryan Bingham
Jamey Johnson
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bovine knievel wrote:Springsteen
Band of Horses (can cross this off my list come next Saturday)
Tom Petty (I saw him at Outside Lands but I was too far back)
Ryan Bingham
Jamey Johnson


are you going to the BOH show at the Independent? Lucky you! I would have gone for that if we weren't doing Bend the next day

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1. MMJ
2. Band of Horses
3. Cake
4. M. Ward (or She and Him, Zooey is soo damn sexy!)
5. Raconteurs

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers would be on the list, but I'll be seeing them this summer.
Also will be seeing James Mcmurtry and Old 97's soon, big summer of concerts!
Can't wait for Reigning Sound to come back to Cleveland too!

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Willie Nelson
Lucero (gonna see em twice this summer, once with Jason and the Unit)
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Adams
The Stones

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I'd like to add Tom Waits

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dee dee wrote:I'd like to add Tom Waits

Saw Waits twice and probably the two greAtest Shows of my life.
Can't explain it. Mindblowing shit.
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