What bands have you seen live?

[coolbeans326]

I honestly couldn't keep count of all the bands I have seen, but I like when I conversate with people and they bring up a band they'd assume I wouldn't know about and I'm like, yea I've seen them. They usually roll their eyes with disbelief.

I'm pretty sure I'm missing a few locals and a lot of bands I saw when I was a kid (OK Go at 95.5 WBRU's free summer concert before they were big comes to mind) but now that I have the list it's easy to stay on top of it. The thing I find hardest is keeping track of what band is what for my photography, which can get difficult.

Saw F.ucking Invincible, Full Of Hell, and Raindance, three of my favorite bands right now the other night at a free show at a taco place. Not gonna repost the list as I've seen all of them already, but figured I'd post cause it was such an awesome lineup and show. I'll post pics soon. If you're into hardcore or aggressive music at all I highly recommend checking all of these bands out.

Why do your bands' names always sound so angry

It's happy sunshine pop music!

[coolbeans326]

Speaking of happy sunshine pop music, there's one band on the Warped Tour list that I'm super excited to see this year.... "Let Live." they go hard

My friend shot photos of them a few months back.

[coolbeans326]

I hope he got some good shots of Jason Butler doing something completely asinine. They seem like the kind of band that should have never have made it out from the darkest corners of the underground, but I'm glad they did. haha I'd like to see them get big.

I've seen Rush 13 tours now, Iron Maiden in 2012 and 1985, Triumph in 1983 and 1986, Judas Priest, 1982 and 2009, Yes in 1987, 1994, 1998 and 2011. Being a seasoned drummer of 37 years I lean toward prog rock but Nicko McBrain of Maiden is top notch.

[jayman]

oh man.. i dont know

Twilight Sad
Mogwai 2x
Isis 2x
Melvins 2x
Pelican
Tombs
Totimoshi
Do Make Say Think
Years
The Happiness Project
Death Ray Vision
Blacktail
Fight Amp 2x
Rosetta
Kylesa
Helms Alee
Big Business
Converge 2x
Deafheaven
Morne
Loma Prieta 3x
Git Some
New Casettes
Bad Veins
We Were Promised Jetpacks
High Aura'd
All Pigs Must Die
Old Man Gloom
The Atlas Moth
Whores.
Zozobra 2x
Harkonen
Balam Acab
Gaza 2x
Black Cobra
Torche 2x
Corrosion Of Conformity
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
A Hawk And A Hacksaw
SWANS
Kvelertak
Whips/Chains
New Lows
Mountain Man
Tinnitus
F#cking Invincible 2x
Foxfires
Immolate
Code Orange Kids 3x
Full Of Hell 2x
HiveSmasher 2x
Great American Ghost
The Navidson Record 3x
Monoliths 3x
Title Fight
Pianos Become The Teeth
Single Mothers
Alan Day (Four Year Strong, acoustic set)
Caspian
Night Fruit
The Most Americans
Gifts From Enola
Arms and Sleepers
I Kill Giants
Half Hearted Hero
Adventures
Self Defense Family
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
The Menzingers
La Dispute
Can Lady 2x
Do No Harm
Dying
Death Dealer
Gatlin 2x
Melissa Prew
Box Of Birds
The Common Good
Brendan Hynes
Anika Scribbling
Low Key Confusion
Behold The Believer
Amygdala
The Storm
Backtrack
H20
Terror
Snakes 2x
HOST 2x
Weak Teeth 3x
Old Wounds 2x
Shrink
Endure
KEN mode
Black Tusk
Today Is The Day
Tim Hecker
Sigur Ros
Riverview
Foreign Tongues
Raindance 2x
Vanna
F?????????rn
Thrones (Joe Preston solo ambient/industrial)
FLOOR
Choke Up
Soul Control 2x
Goodtime Boys 2x
Mean Man's Dream
TOVARISH
VYGR
KOWLOON WALLED CITY
Tenants
The Reptilian
Natural Disasters
Antagonist A.D.
Rude Awakening
Suburban Scum
Twitching Tongues
Expire
Power Trip
The Mongoloids
Xibalba 2x
Death Before Dishonor
Trap Them
Every Time I Die
Hatebreed
Anthrax
Comma
This Town Needs Guns
Tera Melos
Early Graves
NAILS

Wow, let me see, if I can even remember

Edit: More stuff I'd forgotten

Alabama Shakes
Allman Brothers Band (4x)
Baroness
Bloodkin
Bobby Bare Jr.
Bob Dylan (2x)
Bruce Springsteen (3x)
Buddy Guy
Corrosion of Conformity
Deertick
Don Chambers & GOAT
Drive-By Truckers (30x+)
Dylan LeBlanc (2x)
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Futurebirds
George Clinton (3x, twice with P-Funk Allstars, once solo)
Ghost
Gov't Mule (5x)
High on Fire
Hiss Golden Messenger (2x)
James McMurty (2x)
Jason Isbell
Jay Gonzalez (of Drive-By Truckers) (2x)
J. Roddy Walston & The Business (3x)
Lee Fields + The Expressions
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lucero
Lucinda Williams
Mastadon
Megafaun (3x)
Michael Rose (of Black Uhuru)
North Mississippi Allstars
Opeth (3x)
Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers) (5x)
Phish (2x)
The Quick Hooks
Rush (2x)
Santana (3x)
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Steve Winwood
Ted Nugent
Torche
The Wailers
The Whigs
Willie Nelson (2x)
Valient Thorr
Victor Wooten (2x)
Zappa Plays Zappa
ZZ Top

ghost as in the new metal band that had to change their name to ghost bc?

Yes. Their real name is still Ghost though, they just bill as Ghost BC in the US. I have the swedish pressing (clear vinyl!) of their new album, and it's still just "Ghost"

[jayman]

Originally posted by TylerE

Yes. Their real name is still Ghost though, they just bill as Ghost BC in the US. I have the swedish pressing (clear vinyl!) of their new album, and it's still just "Ghost"

i thought you might have meant "ghost" the insaneley good drag city psych band from japan, but i think they may have split up a while back. i did see them at spaceland about 10 years ago.

[Coasterkidmwm]

http://www.dragcity.com/artists/damon-a ... with-ghost

That exists as of 2012 Jay ^

I've been trying to get all my pictures online and organized in the last few days, so here is a collection of photos from nearly 100 sets I've shot since last April: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boulderdas ... 463645980/

And since my last posting I went to the This Is Boston benefit show and saw Wrecking Crew, Doomriders, Dropdead, Slapshot, and Converge again. Felt sick that day so I went late and missed about half the bands. The show was absolutely brutal, though. Got a couple shows coming up next week, I'll update the big list then.

just saw gemini syndrome, nonpoint, and david draiman's new project Device last tueday. and next sunday I am going to see halestorm for the third time with stars in stereo, young guns, and bullet for my valentine

[coolbeans326]

This

You better catch The Melvins set, they are one of the best live bands around.

Ah that looks like a cool lineup!

This is the one me and my brother are planning on going to: http://lineup.forecastlefest.com/?sort=day

Looks decent but we're going cause it's in Louisville so it's close by. A lot of local bands are on there actually, but it's got The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, Toro Y Moi, Animal Collective...

Problem is I'm planning on seeing a race on Saturday so I'd miss Black Keys and Flaming Lips which blows. My brother said Black Keys were really good live. But I could still go Friday (for Boys Noize maybe) and Sunday (Toro, Animal, maybe give Baauer and Datsik a try but not my thing).

Haven't been to a music festival so it'd be cool.

[jayman]

black keys were good when i saw them , like in i dunno 200? but i still kick my self in the head for all the times i missed the flaming lips in the 90's.

[jayman]

Originally posted by coolbeans326

This

yep! rare as hell i would go to something like this .. but i gotta

[jayman]

Originally posted by jayman

Originally posted by coolbeans326

This

yep! rare as hell i would go to something like this .. but i gotta

i just hope the children who come to see mgmt( whom i think are truly the real deal.. them , not their fan base. ) dont screw it up for us adults who came to se mbv and yo la tengo .

[coolbeans326]

Originally posted by Freddie

You better catch The Melvins set, they are one of the best live bands around.

I was planning on it!

Jay if you make it out, we'll need to catch a set and some drinks together. I dont think we'll have to worry about the kids, they'll go watch the dj's and drop e at some other stage.