2004 Concert schedule
 

Now that 2004 has ended, what shows did you see....my list is:

Bob Dylan: Avalon, Boston
The Hives: Avalon, Boston
Bob Dylan: Campanelli Field, Brockton MA
Pearl Jam: Fleetcenter, Boston
Pearl Jam: Fleetcenter, Boston (yes, two consecutive nights)
R.E.M.: Fleetcenter, Boston
Pixies: Avalon, Boston

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/Saturday Looks Good To Me/Showdown at the Equator
Stew
Stew (again)
The Shins/The Glands/Rogue Wave
Finger Eleven/Two shitty openers
Curiosa (The Cure/Muse/Interpol/The Rapture/Mogwai/ect)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/Tosser
Muse/The Zutons
Brian Vander Ark

Another very good year for concerts. The Shins came with the best openers, but my favorite headliners were Ted Leo (the first time around) and Brian Vander Ark. Stew was also excellent, and that took place under a tent with maybe 40 people.

Too many to remember the dates but I'll list off the bands:

The Black Dahlia Murder
Norma Jean
Haste The Day
Cattle Decapitation
Vital Remains
Pig Destroyer
Zeke
Hatebreed
Lamb Of God
Mod Flanders Conspiracy
Nora

That I remember off hand..

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
John Mayer/Maroon 5
Killswitch Engage
Marilyn Manson
Alanis Morrosette/Barenaked ladies
Project Revolution
Ministry
Static X
Dave Mathews Band
APC/Mars Volta (was it in 04)

will add more when i remember

Yellowcard/Mae/Lucero
Some Beatles tribute band called British Export

yeah i know, pretty sad

Metallica
Megadeth

And I'm going next month to see the Anthrax show that's dedicated to Dimebag Darrell.

Killswitch Engage
In Flames
As I Lay Dying
Lamb of God
Fear Factory
Children of Bodom
Throwdown
The Black Keys
Hopesfall
Local stuff

Coming up:

All The Remains (twice)
Gwar
Shadows Fall
Lamb of God (again)
Slipknot
Goldfinger
Killswitch Engage (again)

:thumbsup:

Here's what I can remember....

Phish (NYC, Vt)
moe. (NYC, Caribbean cruise)
ulu
Medeski, Martin, and Wood


Wow, I think that is it. What a light year for me! I usually see 10-20 shows a year.

To be fair to myself, factor in that I took a week long cruise with the band moe. and saw seven shows while on the trip. That was a hoot! Parting on the pool deck of a cruise ship listening to your favorite band after spending the day in Jamaica is an automatic good time. Also, the Phish shows included a two-day farewell festival (mudfest) in Vermont.

So far this year all I have seen is Chocolate Genius, Inc, a real NYC treat, at Synspace two weeks ago, but all my time and $$$ seems to be going toward our new addition born in October.

I am looking forward to a small show with Cathy Richardson at The Cutting Room here in NYC on 1/28. This woman can sing. If you like chicks who rock hard and can make the show, I highly recommend it. I also just picked up tickets to a Tsunami benefit hosted by moe. at Roseland Ballroom on Feb 10., 2004. It is rumored to include Trey Anastasio from Phish will be there along with others from the jamband music scene (John Medeski for sure).

Speaking of Trey, he and Chocolate Genius (Marc Anthony Chapman) will be performing at the Tibet House benefit at Carnegie Hall on 2/9. Looks like that will be a happening music weekend here in NYC. Look out for some crazy after shows around the City!

If anyone out there likes to experience this side of the NYC music scene, drop me a PM anytime to chat about upcoming shows. I like modern jazz (MMW), jambands (moe.), singer-songwriters (J.J. Cale, Chocolate Genius) and rockin' blues bands.

:)

We go to shows a lot, so I'll try and remember them all.

Julianna Hatfield
Pixies
Curiosa Festival
Beulah
Apples in Stereo
Modest Mouse
Twilight Singers
Shesus
violent femmes

This is all I can think of off-hand, I'll have to dig up tickets to remember them all.

7.25.04-Catch 22, Reel Big Fish
8.28.04-Lullacry, Nightwish
9.28.04-Street Dogs, Flogging Molly
10.24.04-My Chemical Romance, Story of the Year
10.27.04-Rise Against, Bad Religion
1.7.05-Coder23, VNV Nation

The last one is technically illegal, but close enough for government work.

Grendel/God Module/Imperative Reaction/Claire Voyant/Das Ich
Covenant
Bjork
Wolfsheim
Lullacry/Nightwish

I didn't seen half as many concerts as I had hoped. The promotion company that services most of the stuff I like seemingly shut down for most of the year.

Metallica - 5 times
Local H
The Grift - 2 times

Primus

i missed all the other shows i wanted to go from being out of town :(
2005 will be an excellent year though

Goldfinger
Bad Religion
Pepper
Lit
Story of the Year
Yellowcard
New Found Glory
Chronic Future
Authority Zero


half of those bands i don't even like but they were on the warped tour

2004

Offspring
Hed(PE)
The Australian Pink Floyd show
Saliva
Earshot
Flaw
The Pink floyd Experience (Another crappy PF Cover Band)
Britney Spears
Kelis
Mushroomhead
A Perfect Circle
Dope
Chevelle
Kittie
OTEP
American Head Charge
Crisis
Motograter
Superjoint ritual
God Forbid
Sevendust
Josh todd
40 Below Summer
Dog Fashion Disco
Chimaira

I know there's a few more, but i cna't remember them right now.



And already on tap for 2005:

OTEP
Candiria
American Head Charge
Duran Duran
Kenny Chesney
Uncle Kracker
Gretchen Wilson

fennesz/keith rowe
acid mothers temple
sonic youth
ornette coleman
dj/rupture

You lucky bastard, I tried to get tickets to the Toronto show, but I was too late. It's not that I like any of them other than Bodom, but just them would be worth it

I also woulda loved Hal's Lullacry/Nightwish show. I'm a sucker for Finnish metal(the hot chicks don't hurt either)\


As pathetic as it is, I didn't go to any concerts this year. :(

So far all I have tickets for is

03/08/05 Take Action Tour: Sugarcult, Hawthorne Heights

But This year I am gonna see
Chronic Future
Linkin Park
The Killers

David Bowie, London ON
The Tragically Hip
Bryan Adams
ZZ Top - all at the same festival in Sarnia ON
The Tragically Hip at the Fox Theatre in Detroit in September with Sam Roberts opening!

I was going to go see the Aussie Floyd Experience last November in Detroit but got laid off. :(