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Post by unlikelyjapan on Feb 21, 2018 18:55:31 GMT -6
If I was "cooking" I would probably just put "Stir Fry" on repeat
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Post by neader on Feb 27, 2018 16:08:24 GMT -6
Top 5 "I was there" sets
1. Frank Ocean at Lolla 12 - Two weeks after Channel Orange and from what I remember pretty soon after the Fallon performance. Closing the Grove was perfect and it was right as he was blowing up.
2. Kanye West Famous Music Video release at the Forum
3. Avalanches at Coachella playing their first US show in a decade
4. Kendrick at Coachella last year simply because it was two days after DAMN
5. One of the two superjams at roo. 13 was just amazing front to back with r kelly and Billy idol coming out, but chance coming out last year and doing ain't nothing but a g thang and hey ya blew that and just about anything out of the water.
Hm: Ahnoni at fyf
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Post by Tweet on Feb 27, 2018 16:16:50 GMT -6
1. Postal Service final show ever at Metro
2. Blur/Stone Roses double bill at Coachella
3. Kendrick Lamar's blue stage performance at Pitchfork 2012 (and walking away from said performance because it was bad)
4. Foo Fighters @ Metro last year
5. Weeknd @ Lincoln Hall
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 16:30:06 GMT -6
1. present the day we had the most users online (today)
2. goodson's birth
3. anime's last day (all 12)
4. play-by-play review by opti when mbv was released and he drank all that box wine by himself
5. last day of the old board
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Post by nanatod on Feb 27, 2018 16:34:58 GMT -6
1. radiohead plays an in-store at tower records on clark and belden 2. david bowie takes off his shirt when his tin machine plays the riviera theater 3. the clash play "train in vain" at the aragon ballroom during the combat rock tour 4. the dickies and the ramones open for iggy pop at the aragon ballroom 5. hillel slovak is on guitar for the red hot chili peppers at their riviera theater show a couple of months before he overdoses, and the opening acts are thelonius monster and fishbone honorable mention: rem tours the reckoning album at a st. louis tour stop warren zevon plays werewolves of washington university in place of a certain radio hit. |
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Post by facts on Feb 27, 2018 16:41:50 GMT -6
1. radiohead plays an in-store at tower records on clark and belden 2. david bowie takes off his shirt when his tin machine plays the riviera theater 3. the clash play "train in vain" at the aragon ballroom during the combat rock tour 4. the dickies and the ramones open for iggy pop at the aragon ballroom 5. hillel slovak is on guitar for the red hot chili peppers at their riviera theater show a couple of months before he overdoses, and the opening acts are thelonius monster and fishbone honorable mention: rem tours the reckoning album at a st. louis tour stop warren zevon plays werewolves of washington university in place of a certain radio hit. Good list but nothing that happened in Chile makes it into the top 5? |
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Post by zircona1 on Feb 27, 2018 16:42:46 GMT -6
Two that come to mind:
- Dre and Snoop at Coachella w/the Tupac hologram
- Lou Reed at Lolla '09 (in what would turn out to be his final U.S. show ever)
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Post by brainloading on Feb 27, 2018 18:09:20 GMT -6
- the corpse of brian wilson at pitchfork
- when the lead singer of opeth hit his head on the tour bus so they had to cancel an hour before the show (thank god) and we got a longer mastodon set
- when we walked past the guy who died at manchester orchestra at lolla 09
- prince at paisley park with NPG
- the big Nine Inch Nails reunion after being away for 3 years
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Post by andrewvb on Feb 27, 2018 18:29:09 GMT -6
ummmm
last show at 285 kent w/fucked up
first show at baby's all right during cmj one year
the time blur played music hall of williamsburg
nsync reuniting at the 2013 vmas in brooklyn
fka twigs first new york show at glasslands
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Post by unlikelyjapan on Feb 27, 2018 19:34:17 GMT -6
Two that come to mind: - Dre and Snoop at Coachella w/the Tupac hologram - Lou Reed at Lolla '09 (in what would turn out to be his final U.S. show ever) Ha, same here. Them Crooked Vultures' first show at the Metro too, I guess? I wish I could give that memory to someone who would appreciate it |
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Post by thisismyname on Feb 27, 2018 19:54:57 GMT -6
Courtney Barnett @ Pianos - first show outside Australia FKA Twigs @ Glasslands - first NYC show Beastie Boys @ Bonnaroo - their last show  Jack White @ Track 29 in Chattanooga - first public solo show And then HMs / tied for other slot cause idk which fits best: Tupac Hologram it lit The XX @ Park Avenue Armory with Kanye & Kim in the 50 person audience with me LCD Soundsystem @ Terminal 5 - 2 of the "final" shows (and then also their first show back at Webster Hall) Gil Scott Heron @ Coachella - just a show, but his last year of touring and I feel v lucky in hindsight Refused @ Coachella - first "large" reunion show / first outside of Sweden. (oh and I saw them at St. Vitus which is fucking tiny too) |
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Post by lollaman44 on Feb 28, 2018 10:18:52 GMT -6
front row for what would be the last real White Stripes show in Southaven, Mississippi
Daft Punk at Lolla 07
both of those took place within a week.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 10:31:11 GMT -6
Big ones are Daft Punk at Lolla and A Tribe Called Quest at Red Rocks (last non-fest show).
I saw Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats play some guys backyard about a month before they hit it big.
I also saw what was apparently the first US performance for Of Monsters and Men at SXSW in 2012.
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Post by Kamera on Feb 28, 2018 10:38:54 GMT -6
1. present the day we had the most users online (today) 2. goodson's birth 3. anime's last day (all 12)4. play-by-play review by opti when mbv was released and he drank all that box wine by himself 5. last day of the old board Forgot to mention the huge spit take I had read this yesterday, thanks. |
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Post by mookie on Feb 28, 2018 10:45:46 GMT -6
I may need to edit this list as I remember things...
Non-embarrassing ones:
1. The Pumpkins first show on the MCIS tour, at a small venue in Peoria, where it was the first time Billy showed up with a bald head (snuck in to the show too)
2. Motion City Soundtrack's final show at the Metro
3. Radiohead at the Rosemont Theater (my favorite show ever, most there will say there was something particularly special about that show)
4. The LCD Soundsystem show at Metro right when This Is Happening came out
5. Ben Gibbard doing a solo set at Schubas between Postal Service and Transatlanticism
Embarrassing ones:
1. Seeing John Mayer open for Glenn Philips from Toad the Wet Sprocket at Schubas
2. Seeing Matchbox 20 at Schubas right when their big album broke through, since I was an XRT intern at the time
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Post by sleeping on Feb 28, 2018 10:51:33 GMT -6
The show where Animal Collective recorded Live at 9:30
Edit: in my most embarrassing musical moment, I'm somewhere in the music video for "Festival Song" by Good Charlotte
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Post by facts on Feb 28, 2018 10:51:33 GMT -6
Bald Billy's debutante ball is really tough to beat
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Post by neader on Feb 28, 2018 10:53:07 GMT -6
3. Radiohead at the Rosemont Theater (my favorite show ever, most there will say there was something particularly special about that show) speaking of editing lists and best shows ever I guess seeing Prince like a year before he died would prob be #1. |
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Post by irvred on Feb 28, 2018 10:53:24 GMT -6
I met Nick Cave so that was cool.
The one really lame hipsterism I have is that I saw fun. before they blew up. They were playing before Relient K who were opening in turn for Paramore. For three songs my gf-at-the-time and I were like, 'Is this what Relient K sounds like?' It wasn't good, but they are trapper-kept.
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Post by sleeping on Feb 28, 2018 10:54:33 GMT -6
Is Relient K a Christian rock band? I seem to only vaguely recall them.
edit: I thought I remembered seeing them and then realized I was confusing them with K's Choice
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Post by irvred on Feb 28, 2018 10:54:55 GMT -6
Oh how could I forget when I famously caught Kid Rock opening for the Stones and he brought out the Seal Team Six member that shot Bin Laden and everyone stood and applauded.
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Post by irvred on Feb 28, 2018 10:56:13 GMT -6
Is Relient K a Christian rock band? I seem to only vaguely recall them. Something like that. There was a kid in my middle- and high-school whose favorite bands were Relient K and Hawthorne Heights and so I always associate those two but I couldn't actually tell you a damn thing about them. |
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Post by sleeping on Feb 28, 2018 10:57:28 GMT -6
Oh I went to Jack Off Jill's reunion show in Asheville.
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Post by goodson on Feb 28, 2018 10:58:21 GMT -6
frank ocean @ lolla 2012
chance the rapper @ metro maybe a week after acid rap
the second prince show @ united center where he played for like four hours
lil b the based god @ pitchfork
idk
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Post by thebosma on Feb 28, 2018 11:01:40 GMT -6
Reliant K is a “Christian” rock band in that they are Christians who play appropriate rock music that isn’t too scary sounding for parents to hear. Their staples are “Sadie Hawkins Dance” and “Pink Tux”, and let me tell you, the Christian teens go hard for that shit, both physically and metaphorically. In 2016 I saw a band play at Old National Center in the basement, while upstairs a Switchfoot/Reliant K double bill was happening. I saw two youth pastors get into a fight about who had the better guitarist. You know who won? Me, the onlooker.
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Post by nanatod on Feb 28, 2018 11:25:40 GMT -6
And then HMs / tied for other slot cause idk which fits best: Tupac Hologram it lit I forgot to list non-hologram Tupac at the UIC Pavilion as a hypeman and back up dancer for Digital Underground. |
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Post by Xamnam on Feb 28, 2018 13:01:37 GMT -6
Reliant K is a “Christian” rock band in that they are Christians who play appropriate rock music that isn’t too scary sounding for parents to hear. Their staples are “Sadie Hawkins Dance” and “Pink Tux”, and let me tell you, the Christian teens go hard for that shit, both physically and metaphorically. In 2016 I saw a band play at Old National Center in the basement, while upstairs a Switchfoot/Reliant K double bill was happening. I saw two youth pastors get into a fight about who had the better guitarist. You know who won? Me, the onlooker. Do you mean guaranteed hit machine Reliant K?: Also, can confirm, went hard in high school. |
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Post by jazzpolice on Feb 28, 2018 13:41:25 GMT -6
Black Sabbath "Reunion", Costa Mesa, 1992 - Ozzy was touring with the (Halford-fronted) Sabbath opening. This was the last show on the tour and he brought out the original Sabbath lineup for a four song encore.
LCD Soundsystem "Final" show, NYC, 2012
Prince, Ogden Theater, 2013 - A dream come true seeing him in a smaller venue. TBH, I think any Prince performance probably qualified as an "I was there" moment.
Tool, Las Vegas, 1992 - They opened for Porno for Pyros, back before PfP even had a record out I think. They completely upstaged them. It was obvious they were going to be big.
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Post by doso on Feb 28, 2018 16:40:48 GMT -6
1. The Replacements, Petrillo Bandshell, July 4, 1991 - I got there super early and had seats in the second row. Saw my favorite band of all-time do their soundcheck and then break up on stage.
2. Prince, Riviera Theatre, Nov 16, 2000 - Got there super early and was maybe five people back from center stage.
3. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Vic Theatre, April 2003 - They played what they wanted to play including a bunch of covers and a bunch of songs from Wildflowers.
4. Wilco, Riviera Theatre, Feb 15-20, 2008 - Five shows in six nights and they played every song from every studio album they'd released up to that point at least once. I had strep.
5. Lucius, Salon offices, Dec 10, 2014 - They were the surprise musical guest at an Amanda Stern event that also included Lena Dunham and Andrew Solomon reading excerpts from their recent publications. We were there because Mrs. Doso's bestie did "speed therapy" on stage with three volunteers from the audience of maybe 150. I knew nothing about the band and I'd never heard any of their music, but they played a stripped-down version of "Go Home" that moved me to tears on the spot.
Bonus: Lollapalooza, Grant Park, 2005 - First year as a destination festival in Chicago. Tickets were cheap, it was more than 100 degrees and I saw Billy Idol, Liz Phair, Ella Jenkins (!), Dinosaur Jr., Arcade Fire, Drive-By Truckers and Spoon.
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Post by nanatod on Feb 28, 2018 16:45:58 GMT -6
1. The Replacements, Petrillo Bandshell, July 4, 1991 - I got there super early and had seats in the second row. Saw my favorite band of all-time do their soundcheck and then break up on stage. Bonus: Lollapalooza, Grant Park, 2005 - First year as a destination festival in Chicago. Tickets were cheap, it was more than 100 degrees and I saw Billy Idol, I was there, and I was up close for the Replacements, as well. But like the Soul Asylum / Soundgarden show at Cabaret Metro, it would be another 14 yrs before I would go see the Rolls at the Hideout.  |
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