Mine has got to be Thee Oh Sees. Something about the crowd just going insane for an hour and a half just gets me.

  • s0ciety [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Honestly? My favorite shows are local punk bands playing a packed bar of friends hanging out.

    Most memorable shows recently would be Iron Chic. Just big sing alongs to bummer jams.

    • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      King Gizz got a new album out next month on the 20th.

    • tg4414 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Also going to second Thee Oh Sees and King Gizz. Those pits are crazy for an indie show. Saw King Gizz at an outdoor venue in 2018 and got black lung from all the dust that got kicked up.

    • Mindfury [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I went to a Sunn show a years ago and legitimately had to leave with 10 mins left because i accidentally knocked an earplug out. 10/10 would see again.

    • kelptea [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      GBV! GBV! GBV!

      fans of gbv have to be the luckiest around: there's so much to listen to. straight up avalanche of music. do you have an underrated album/ep you'd recommend? i've mostly heard the big ones. (static airplane jive is my pick outside of the big main albums, that i've listened to)

  • Mindfury [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The Dillinger Escape Plan were fucking amazing live. Pure roid rage coming out of Greg while he climbed an amp stack for no fucking reason.
    Gallows when Frank was leading, even though Wade is great
    Meshuggah
    King Giz
    Frenzal Rhomb
    Thundercat
    Kamasi Washington
    Metallica live shows are still amazing

  • zangorn [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    James Brown. He was such a performer! Two drummers on matching drum sets and a third on a percussion set. Lots of horns, dancers too. Quite the impressive show.

  • DickFuckarelli [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Oingo Boingo

    Hepcat

    The Adicts

    Echo and The Bunnymen

    The Business

    Roger Waters

    Jethro Tull

    Madness

    The Aggrolites

  • SunshinePharmer [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Allman Brothers Band always brought it.

    I've seen so many great concerts, it's really hard to pick.

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was great

    Any iteration of the Grateful Dead I've seen

    The Rolling Stones

    Not Bob Dylan though. Glad I saw him, but that was an awful show

  • asaharyev [he/him]M
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    4 years ago

    There are scales.

    Small show folk: Craig Cardiff or The Low Anthem

    Medium venue rock: Rusted Root or Toe

    Kamasi Washington is amazing.

    Arena show: Radiohead followed by Nine Inch Nails or Barenaked Ladies

    • Will2Live [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      damn i'm jealous af d'angelo is my favorite artist and i have listened to his live recordings so many times, from Live at the Jazz Cafe, to bootleg Voodoo Tour recordings, to North Sea Jazz Festival, to his 2 man gig with Questlove

    • DPMotion [any]
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      4 years ago

      I was at the same show at Bonnaroo, on acid and will always be one of my most precious memories. I still talk about that show regularly with my friends that I was there with, truly magical. Also peaking during South of Heaven: A+ experience.

    • elguwopismo [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Fucked Up was really cool, I have a picture somewheres with the lead singer after the show and he seemed like a real sweetheart of a dude

    • luka467 [they/them,he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Titus Andronicus

      Saw them after The Most Lamentable Tragedy came out, they were fantastic, played a bunch off the Monitor, and had really good energy all the way through

      The Mountain Goats

      Seen them twice, second time was almost perfect, they did some of my favourites like Cotton and Steal Smoked Fish, plus Heel Turn 2 as a request in the encore. You also know it's a good Mountain Goats show if you're crying 20 minutes in.

    • notthenameiwant [he/him]M
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      4 years ago

      Morrissey is the only act to keep me waiting for over 40+ minutes for him to come on stage (other than ZZ Top). Total diva.