Sunday, May 31, 2009

Shows I've Seen in 2009

so far.
a (sad little) work in progress.
  1. San Saba County at Hole in the Wall 01/02
  2. Noise Revival Orchestra at Lambert's 03/14
  3. Bishop Allen 03/18
  4. Daniel Johnston 03/18
  5. Cursive 03/18
  6. Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down 03/18
  7. Avett Brothers 03/18 (3-7 all at Paste's SXSW party at Radio Room)
  8. Horsefeathers at Red Eyed Fly 03/19
  9. Blind Pilot at Emo's Annex 03/19
  10. Fanfarlo at Emo's Annex 03/19
  11. Deertick at Side Bar 03/19
  12. San Saba County at Mother Egans 03/19
  13. Brennan Leigh at Threadgill's 03/22
  14. Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre with Sweet Honey in the Rock at Bass Hall 03/25
  15. Centro-Matic at Parish Room 05/15
Anyone up for Bonnie Prince Billy on Friday?

9 comments:

KNH said...

this is way more impressive than shows i have seen in 2009

1. Andrew Bird - House of Blues (march or april i think)
2. cheesey easy listening band playing by cooincidence at Daily Review tonight while i was at dinner.

note - how do you spell check on this thing? i know i probably have some errors

BEM1212 said...

I feel this list deserves a Top 5 or so. What were your thoughts?

I'll just say the world can use some more NRO.

Julie said...

But they've gotta Stand Up. Or so I hear...

All I know right now is Ailey co. is #1, but not the Sweet Honey part, which was kind of literal. But the dance to Otis Redding music and Revelations (which can always touch my cold cold heart) were so great.

Now the cover band is playing China Grove.

Julie said...

Oh, I also went to a "concert" on the City Hall plaza one day in early April, I think. It was T-Bird and the Breaks, and it might be #2 on my favorite list, even though I had forgotten it.

Questionable Taste said...

at the risk of personifying the term "assclown", I must say I've heard of only one of these bands. I'd gladly pay someone Tuesday for a mixtape today.

BEM1212 said...

Julie -- Can't! Going to Bonnie Prince Billy tonight in Houston.

Ron -- Going to Bonnie Prince Billy tonight in Houston. Maybe they have tickets left.

p.s. I am so excited, but in a way that involves no clapping or jumping. I guess my soul and brain are excited but not so much my body. Hm. This is an interesting concept that I have just now thought of and will have to ponder. Off to lunch. PF Chang's - so authentic!

Julie said...

QT - no, they're mostly either friends, friends of friends, local, or were just also playing at the SXSW day parties I went to because of the 1-2 bands I actually wanted to see.

BEM1212 said...

Friends or not friends, we should introduce QT to San Saba County and Noise Revival Orchestra because they are both awesome.

I am assuming you are not friends with Bishop Allen*, Cursive***, the Avett Brothers**, Horsefeathers**, and Fanfarlo*/** because if you are I will be jealous because they are awesome also.
(*stole from Austen **stole from Derek *** stole from Aimee Eicher)

I don't know if I love Deertick but every time I am near Derek it is on the radio so I think they are probably good too.

centro-matic is all mine! (but hey, we kind of know them too through friends right? Or ex-wives of husbands of friends of friends or something?)

good list, anyway. Ron I will make you a cd and put it next to the Brand New cd.

Questionable Taste said...

what a sad state of affairs...brand new owns my world, but alas, I've never really been considered "cool"