Idaho music Message boardI went to see my heroes Killing Joke play at the TLA in Philadelphia on Oct. 26. It was my first KJ show ever, after being a fan for about 12 years. Well, KJ decided not to play at the last minute - apparently Jaz Coleman wasn't feeling well. I am still pissed off about it. Fucking pussies.
update to my earlier post:
saw Black Rebel Motorcycle Club recently. They almost burst my eardrums, but what a glorious way for them to go. smashing performance (literally, the guitarist broke all the vocal mics. i guess he wasn't pleased with the sound guy. heck of a show ender.).
1 - Dominique A : FIrst period, "La fossette" : 1995 : So emotional...
2 - Ex Models : these guys are damned good : 2003
3 - Broadcast : 2003 : Amazing ambiance
4 - SIster Iodine : ADN115 tour : more stressy live I've ever seen from this experimental french band (10 Years ago)
5 - Cheval de Frise : 2003 : Jazzy French Math Rock : totally incredible in Live
Unfortunately, I never saw any Idaho live...
i just have to update my post, i saw this past wed. The Decemberists @ the Mercury Lounge in NYC. They were truely amazing.
One band that opened for them was called Pela. Talk about great energy! They reminded me alot of Pinback with a pinch of Engine Down. Please take time to check them both out. The Decemberists wont let you down!!!
1. The Gun Club (between 1990 - 1994 for about 6 shows, all in Germany, all absolutely mind-blowing)
2. Afghan Whigs (1996 - Festival in Germany with (among others) Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage)
3. Cat Power (this year, Cologne, Germany)
4. Low (last year, Cologne, Germany)
5. Yo La Tengo (1995, Colonge, Germany)
1. Primus, Fishbone, Public Enemy, and Young Black Teenagers @ the Vatican in Houston TX 1992
2. Butthole Surfers @ The Tower Theater in Houston TX 1993
3. Janes Addiction @ The Starplex in Dallas TX 1991
4. Nirvana @ Trees in Dallas TX 1991 (two weeks before Nevermind hit the shelves)
5. Mr. Bungle @ The Ogden in Denver CO 2000
1. IDAHO - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, November 2000
2. Swervedriver - Barrymore's Ottawa, June 1997
3. Pixies / Pere Ubu - Carleton University, Ottawa, October 1990
4. Godspeed You Black Emperor, Kent Legion Hall, Ottawa, October 1999
5. IDAHO / Animaltown - Casa Del Popolo, Montréal, November 2001
There are just too many for 5. These are in no particular order:
Mojave 3 @ Ronnie Scotts, London Thanksgiving Day 1995 (Free)
Godspeed You Black emperror, Fridge, Silo @ some big church, London Summer 1999
Piano Magic, Fuxa, Kirk Lake @ a club in Camden Town, London Summer 1999
Idaho @ Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco July 5, 2000
Verve, Acetone @ DV8 Salt Lake City, December 1994 ($.096)
Bjork, Sigur Ros, Bonny Prince Billy @ Keyspan Park, Brooklyn August 2003
Amp, the Autumns @ Kings Cross, London Summer 1999
There was this one time.... buddy Kev puked like a train. That was agood live show. nother time mah girlfriend stuck her leg round the door like a whore, teased me, came in with a white basque an stockings. Ohhh. Tat was a live show.
Yo la Tengo in '00 were fucking hot too.
Dhol Foundation in 01 moved me too.
Sonic Youth in 92. That was good. Kim wore a little blue dress. Humping that lady every night in my sleep.
the prayer chain...
there's a blast from the past.
I saw them on that tour at a festival up here in Canada.
wow, they were something else.
mercury was a favorite for a long time.
Ok, here we go.
1. Vanilla ice 1992, life changing!
2. Zakir hussain 2002
Thats the only concerts i have been to. i just wanted to be a part of this.
in no particular order
Fugazi instrument tour
-tremont music hall charlotte, nc 2000
Pernice Brothers Yours mine & ours tour
-kings raleigh, nc 2003
U2 All Your Can't Leave Behind tour or ZooTV tour
-the hive charlotte, nc 2002 & arrow head stadium kansas city, mo 1992 respectively
NineInchNails downward spiral tour
-shrine mosque springfield, mo 1995
Prayer Chain mercury tour
-the cave bartlesville, ok 1994
Some of the bests shows seen live by myself in sydney are:
Low @ the metro club
zeni geva @ ironduke
Tortoise @ the metro club
Swervedriver @ several clubs
will oldham @ lyric theatre
archers of loaf @ saint,s bowling club
unsane @ feedback
june of 44 @ the globe
pavement @ several clubs
shellac @ the landsdown hotel
all gigs have been in the last 10 or so years and hold some significance above other shows I've seen.I'm yet to see the lovely idaho play live here in Australia so I can't comment on that one.
Sleepy-Eyed
I like "Summer" also, but I don't really care for the rest of...ummm...whatever the album's called.
I remember when that show got cxld. and then I was supposed to be on the guest list for the TLA and tada! I'm not. "Summer" is a big favorite of mine too. Ever see/hear Bill's Janowitz's brother's band, Cold Water Flat?
Oh and the sad thing is, as much as I love Idaho, I never saw them.
I love the song "Summer" by Buffalo Tom.
Elvin Jones - Blue Note NYC 1998
Herbie Hancock - Blue Note NYC 1992
Sigur Ros - Theater of Living Arts Philly, 2003
Loess - Rotunda Philly, 2003
Jaleel Shaw - Berklee Boston, 2001
I just also saw Hey Mercedes at the Chameleon Club in PA a couple of weeks ago, it was a short set but man what energy those guys have.
John: Would have gotten to see Buffalo Tom in their heyday at the Chameleon but the show got cancelled, doh!
Hmm...
I've been to so much... Well, in no order...
Paul Westerberg(of the Replacements) at Stone Pony, Asbury Park NJ in 93
Rachels; Rex; Richard Lloyd at the Knitting Factory NY
Guided By Voices; Hayden at Irving Plaza NY
Live; Catherine Wheel; Buffalo Tom at Hersheypark Stadium
Yo La Tengo; Half-Japanese at Maxwells, NJ New Years Eve 1996
Ron! Where ya been man? How's that music coming along?
probabl not in any order either...
01. red house painters @ the blind pig, ann arbor, MI... i actually met and hung out with mark kozelek that night. turns out he liked my girlfriend's friend. no shit. no lie. swear to God.
02. pearl jam @ the gund arena in c-land, OH this past april. they're the greatest band in my lifetime.
03. toad the wet sprocket circa 1995-96 @ polaris amphitheatre in c-bus, OH. they sounded amazing.
04. wilco @ the newport music hall in c-bus, OH. what a great band they were... then. the summerteeth tour.
05. a band in ohio called The Peachbones. saw them at a Little Brother's in c-bus, OH.
NOTE: i haven't seen an IDAHO show. they don't seem to come to ohio much.
Kenny Loggins. The Kmart ultra summer series.
Gary Wright. On the Bowery at four in the morn.(although he thought he was at another sold out show)
Gary Glitter. At the Boy Scouts of America USA celebration.
The Osmonds (reunion tour). At the senior citizens center in Pelham, NH. Who said they wouldn't last.
And I can't forget the sold out David Hasselhoff show at the Braintree Mall. Tore the house down.
1. Tom Waits, Hummingbird Centre, Toronto, 2001
2. Lenny Kravitz, Diamond Club, Toronto, 1989 (club show, pressed against the stage)
3. Idaho, El Mocombo, Toronto, 2000(?) Hearts of Palm tour, To Be the One was awesome
4. Motley Crue, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 1986 (Tommy Lee doing a drum solo in a spinning cage above the audience - total metal cheese in all its glory!)
5. Lowest of the Low, the Guvernment, Toronto, 2001
Ever??? From my overworked memory, this is what I initially come up with:
1. Phish -- 12/6/97 Palace, Auburn Hills, MI
2. Dirty Three -- 4/8/03 Cabaret, Montreal, QC
3. Prince -- 3/27/92, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
4. Low -- 10/7/02, Lee's Palace, Toronto
5. Bjork -- 10/7/01, Hummingbird, Toronto, ON
I'm gonna do this differently:
Club show - The Jazz Butcher @ The Mason Jar, Phx
Outside show - Camper Van Bethooven, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Mary's Danish @ Big Surf, Phx
Theatre/medium venue - Tom Waits @ SXSW (can't remember the name of the place)
Arena - RHCP (bloodsugarsexmagic tour), Nirvana (nevermind tour) Pearl Jam (ten tour) @ the basketball arena at ASU
Stadium: U2 both nights @ Sun Devil stadium (and all I have to do is watch Rattle and Hum to relive them!)
Tons of other great shows along the way too - more indie bands and such - that are too numerous to list!
Never seen idaho:(
But I have seen the Cranes :)
The Church/1988 - NYC
Beacon Theater
Pavement/1991 - New Brunswick, NJ The Court Tavern
Codeine/1992 - Hoboken, NJ
Maxwell's
The Cavedogs/1992 - NYC
The Marquee
At the Drive In/2000 - NYC
Irving Plaza
bjork @ radio city NYC 2001
and IDAHO @ CB's Gallery NYC 2001
i saw isis recently too. they really destroyed. no need for a singer in that band. sometimes he didn't even remember that he was gonna scream. he was so into his heavy guitarplaying.
In no particular order, here are my five:
Either one of the two Idaho gigs I've seen (Hull '94 or London '02)
Mastodon & High on Fire at the Old Angel in Nottingham
ISIS, also at the Old Angel
Nine Inch Nails at the Brixton Academy in '00
Godflesh at Rock City in Nottingham, on what was to be their "farewell tour" last year...
All show in in and around Boston.
Grant Lee Buffalo, Mighty Joe Moon tour
John Doe, Kritsin Hersh and Grant Lee phillips, Exile Follies tour.
American Analog Set last week.
Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen tour.
The Verve with Hum opening.
SO many...
Idaho 1994 Brownies NYC
Idaho 1996 Troubador LA
Idaho/Low 1996 Bottom Hill San Fran
Mark Kozelek 1997 Fez NYC
RHP Mercury Lounge NYC 1998
Dead Can Dance July 1996 Hammerstein NYC
Blur 1991 Club Babyhead Providence
Throwing Muses 1990 Living Room Providence
Morrissey Great Woods, Mass 1991
Lush Maxwell's NJ 1994
these stick out the most....
SO many...
Idaho 1994 Brownies NYC
Idaho 1996 Troubador LA
Idaho/Low 1996 Bottom Hill San Fran
Mark Kozelek 1997 Fez NYC
RHP Mercury Lounge NYC 1998
Dead Can Dance July 1996 Hammerstein NYC
Blur 1991 Club Babyhead Providence
Throwing Muses 1990 Living Room Providence
Morrissey Great Woods, Mass 1991
Lush Maxwell's NJ 1994
these stick out the most....
shit, i almost forgot
hayden in montreal, 2002. awesome, awesome show.
In absolutely no order...
lori carson: middle east in boston 2001
radiohead: boston 2001
sebadoh: northampton 1997
the rentals: la 1996
afghan whigs: boston 1998
and of course, the only idaho show i've seen @ joe's pub in nyc, 2002
Dead Can Dance. majestic theater. dallas. 1996. their one and only show in dallas.
1. Nick Cave - Lollapalooza (PGH)
2. Nick Cave - 9:30 Club (DC)
3. The Cure - Civic Arena (PGH)
4. Joe Strummer - 9:30 Club (DC)
5. Tragically Hip - Odeon (2 nights - Cleveland,OH)
in no particular order...
fugazi at gilman street in berkeley in the mid 80s
jawbreaker in the basement of DV8 in SLC in the summer of 1995
antarctica at kilby court in SLC in 1999 or 2000
mark gardner of Ride in LA a few months ago
june of 44 in SLC a few years back
samiam at berkeley square in the late 80s/early 90s
mogwai last week in Vegas
idaho in LA a few months ago but set was WAY TOO SHORT.
idaho toured with cranes. got yer birds confused! :)
idaho + swans would (have) been an awesome line-up
In no order:
Red House Painters: Blind Pig, Ann Arbor 1996-7?
Rush: Palace of Auburn Hills Presto tour
Tool: Lollapalooza, Milan Dragway Detroit
Idaho: at Industry in Detroit w/ Cranes or was it the Swans....?
Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band: last year at the Palace
1) Crispy Ambulance at the Khyber in Philly last November (their first U.S. show ever...awesome)
2)WIG at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, PA 9/95
3)The Monkees on their 1st reunion tour in Philly, summer of '86 (Weird Al was the opening act, to boot... it blew my 10 year old mind)
Godspeed you black emperor played at södra teatern in sthlm last year. that was the best show i've ever been too. i just COULD NOT sit down when they played the tracks from 'slow riot...'. and it was a theatre so it looked kind of funny, but i saw other ppl sitting further down, on the floor (i was on the balcony (?)) and they did the same thing.
second best was unida playing at Klubben in sthlm 1998. it was my first rockshow. and if you don't know unida, the band (at the time) contained john garcia and scott reeder from the late great kyuss.
third best must have been when i was 13 and sat in a local bands rehearsal room and listen to them rehearsing. they are called blowball and at the time i was really digging skatepunk!
i've never seen my favourite bands alice in chains, red house painters, idaho, mogwai, screaming trees. some of them i will never get the chance to see either.
1) Metallica in first grade 2) Peter, Paul, and Mary in fourth grade. 3) Red Hot Chili Peppers in fifth grade.
I started the My Morning Jacket/Les Savy Fav live string, but it is just too limited. What are your top five live shows you've been to? Please limit it to five and chose shows from great experiences not just musical snobbery. For example, number three on your list was that time you saw Sha Na Na in 1978, but number two was an Idaho show in 1993.
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