Monday, November 28, 2011

New Shows: Justice

Justice

Roseland, Portland
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
$35

Saturday, November 26, 2011

New Shows: Rammstein (Tacoma), Solas, Infected Mushroom, Umphrey's McGee, Needtobreathe, Sharon Van Etten

Rammstein (Tacoma)

Fire, dead babies, lasers, lights, smoke, explosions, treadmills, S&M, FIRE, FIRE, FIRE. I caught their show in Tacoma earlier this year. Wow. I'll write all about it when I post my top 20 shows of 2011.

Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (WA)
Monday, May 14th, 2012
$39.50 to $79.50
Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 3rd, at 10:00 a.m.

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Solas

Aladdin, Portland
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
$25

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Infected Mushroom

Finally an EDM act that appeals to adults.

Roseland, Portland
Saturday, January 14th, 2012
$22.50
Tickets go on sale Friday, December 2nd, at 10:00 a.m.

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Umphrey's McGee

Another jam band.

Roseland, Portland
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
$20

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Needtobreathe

Crystal Ballroom, Portland
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
No ticket information available

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Sharon Van Etten

Aladdin, Portland
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
$16

New Shows: Prince (Tacoma), G. Love & Special Sauce, Pink Martini, Boz Scaggs, Overkill, The Wood Brothers

Prince (Tacoma)

It's been several years since I've had a chance to see Prince (2004 I believe). He is so great live, and a seriously underrated guitar player. This is worth a road trip, and nearly worthy of a "Holy Shit!"

Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (WA)
Monday, December 19th, 2011
$79 to $199

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G. Love & Special Sauce

Roseland, Portland
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
$22.50

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Pink Martini

Live review of their performance at Sasquatch here.

Arlene Schnitzer, Portland
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
$30 to $84

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Boz Scaggs

Roseland, Portland
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
$37.50 to $75
Ticket go on sale Wednesday, December 14th, at 9:00 a.m.

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Overkill

Hawthorne Theatre, Portland
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
$22.50 to $60

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The Wood Brothers

Chris Wood (of Medeski, Martin and Wood) and his brother. They were on the lineup of a festival I was attending in 2009 (Austin City Limits), so I spent some time listening to their album. Good stuff, if you enjoy folk.

Aladdin, Portland
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
$16

Thursday, November 17, 2011

New Shows: Young The Giant (Two Shows), O.A.R., Craig Finn, August Burns Red, Fitz & The Tantrums, Andy McKee

Young The Giant (Two Shows)

They are HUGE now, and playing two shows. Amazing what one good song can do for a band. Just so you know I'm not being a hipster here, "My Body" is a catchy as hell tune. Their album isn't any good though.
Read more about this band on the quadros I wrote on the Sasquatch Blog.

Roseland, Portland

Thursday, April 5th and Friday, April 6th, 2012
No ticket information available
Link
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O.A.R.

Roseland, Portland
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
$27.50 to $40

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Craig Finn

The lead singer of the Hold Steady, the short guy with awkward hand gestures. While I agree lead singers often make the band, so I understand why they might want to branch out on their own, I don't get this one.

Doug Fir, Portland

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
$12 advanced, $14 at the door

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August Burns Red

Hawthorne Theatre, Portland
Friday, February 10th, 2012
$18

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Fitz & The Tantrums

Read more about this band on the quadros I wrote on the Sasquatch Blog.

Roseland, Portland
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
$18.50 all ages, $25 balcony

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Andy McKee

Guitar virtuoso.

Aladdin, Portland
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
$15

Monday, November 14, 2011

New Shows: Black Label Society, Rebelution, Nada Surf, Talkdemonic, Y La Bamba

Black Label Society

Fronted by Zakk Wylde, who used to be the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. He is still one of my favorite guitar players, with that signature scream.

Roseland, Portland
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
$25/$38

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Rebelution

Roseland, Portland
Friday, February 24th, 2012
$20

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Nada Surf

Is it cool, or does it suck being the band known for the song "I'm popular."? It probably sucks since they aren't popular.

Wonder Ballroom, Portland
Friday, March 23rd, 2011
$17 advance, $19 day of the show

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Talkdemonic

Read more about this band from my Quadros post of the Sasquatch Blog.

Mission Theater, Portland
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
$16

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Y La Bamba

It's not that I'm in love with the lead singer, they are a very unique live band. I recommend catching them.

Holocene, Portland
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
$7

2012 Shows

Just like most, I enjoy making lists. For the shows I've attended, I'll list the bands I saw. If I don't have an opening band listed, it's because I didn't see them. Do I think you care what shows I'm going to, and what shows I've seen? Not really. This is more for me, bookkeeping if you will.

All shows in Portland unless otherwise noted.

1/23 - NOFX
1/24 - Fitz & The Tantrums

2/8 - Wilco
3/9 - New Multitudes feat/Jim James
3/14 - Carina Round, Puscifer
4/6 - The Cults
4/7 - Sleigh Bells
4/8 - Heartless Bastards
4/13 - Mea, Wallpaper, Abe Vigoda, the Sheepdogs, Kendrick Lamar, Yuck, EMA, James, Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong, Death Grips, Dawes, Madeon, Madness, WU LYF, Pulp, the Rapture, Atari Teenage Riot, M83, Afrojack, Refused, Amon Tobin, the Horrors, Swedish House Mafia (Coachella Music Festival, Indio, CA)
4/14 - Pure Filth Sound, Suedehead, The Vaccines, Dragonette, We Are Augustines, Black Lips, Azealia Banks, Childish Gambino, The Big Pink, fIREHOSE, Manchester Orchestra, Laura Marling, Jeff Mangum, St. Vincent, The Shins, Feist, Kasabian, Bon Iver, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, SBTRKT, Miike Snow, Radiohead (Coachella Music Festival, Indio, CA)
4/15 - Jimbo Jenkins, Gardens & Villa, Lissie, Oberhofer, Metronomy, Band of Skulls, First Aid Kit, Greg Ginn and the Royal We, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Santigold, Real Estate, The Growlers, Beats Antique, Fitz and the Tantrums, Thundercat, Wild Flag, The Hives, The Weeknd, Gotye, Justice, Girl Talk, At The Drive-In, Florence + the Machine, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (& 2Pac hologram) (Coachella Music Festival, Indio, CA)
 4/24 - Justice
4/25 - M83

5/4 - Girl in a Coma
5/11 - Bassnectar
5/12 - Blast Furnace 
5/22 - Roger Waters
5/25 - Of Monsters and Men, Santigold, Mark Lanegan Band, Girl Talk, Pretty Lights (Sasquatch! Music Festival, George, WA)
 5/26 - Alabama Shakes, Jamey Johnson, Dum Dum Girls, Childish Gambino, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Metric, Tune-Yards, The Shins, St. Vincent, Jack White, The Roots (Sasquatch! Music Festival, George, WA)
5/27 - M. Ward, Wild Flag, The Head & the Heart, The Walkmen, Beirut, Little Dragon, Bon Iver, Fee Me (Sasquatch! Music Festival, George, WA)
5/28 - The Joy Formidable, Feist, The Cave Singers, Silversun Pickups, Deer Tick (Drunk Covers), Tenacious D, Spiritualized, Beck (Sasquatch! Music Festival, George, WA)  
7/22 - Youth Lagoon 
7/27 - Felice Brothers
7/31 - Squarepusher 
8/9 - Sigur Ros (Troutdale, OR)
8/15 - Pokey LaFarge and The South City Three, Jack White
8/25 - The Avett Brothers (Troutdale, OR)
8/31 - Warren G (Moscow, ID)
9/6 - King Khan & The Shrines
9/7 - Fucked Up
9/8 - My Morning Jacket (Troutdale, OR) 
9/20 - Animal Collective
10/5 - The Maldives
10/16 - Aaron Freeman
11/2 - Dwarves, Diamond Rings, Sharon Van Etten, Napalm Death, Tomahawk, Black Lips w/Val Kilmer, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Santigold, Run D.M.C. (Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin, TX)
11/3 - Why?, Kreayshawn, OFF!, Danny Brown, Public Image LTD, A$AP Rocky, Refused (Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin, TX)
11/4 - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Lagwagon, De La Soul, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin, TX)
11/28 - Bruce Springsteen
12/1 - Death Grips
12/6 - Sufjan Stevens Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice 
12/20 - Portugal. The Man (Anchorage, AK)

Top 50 Albums of 2010 (10-2)

New Shows: Big Head Todd and the Monsters, In Flames, Augustana, Matt Kearney, Band of Skulls

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Crystal Ballroom, Portland
Friday, February 17th, 2012
$25

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In Flames

Roseland, Portland
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
$25

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Augustana

Doug Fir, Portland
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
$18 advance, $20 day of the show

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Matt Kearney

Local singer/songwriter from Eugene.

Roseland, Portland
Friday, February 17th, 2011
$20

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Band of Skulls

Dante's, Portland
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
$16

Saturday, November 5, 2011

New Shows: Kooks, ohGr, The Dandy Warhols (Two Shows), Youth Lagoon, Spineshank, Twin Sister

Kooks

My first thought about this band ironically is the name of the opening band. "Yawn."

Doug Fir, Portland
Monday, December 5th, 2011
$20

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ohGr

Member of the weirdo industrial band, Skinny Puppy.

Hawthorne Theatre, Portland
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
$20

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The Dandy Warhols (two shows)

Three shows if you count their Doug Fir appearance the following night.

Star Theater, Portland
Friday, December 9th, and Saturday, December 10th, 2011
$15 per night

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Youth Lagoon

The Year of Hibernation is one of my favorite albums of the year. It's very mellow, like put you to sleep mellow, so I'm interested to see how this translates live.

Doug Fir, Portland
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
$10 advance, $12 day of the show

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Spineshank

This must be a reunion, because I don't remember hearing anything about this band in ten years. I USED TO LOVE SPINESHANK! They do a pretty hilarious cover of, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," that is actually kind of awesome. You should probably youtube it now.

Hawthorne Theatre, Portland
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
$15

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Twin Sister

Doug Fir, Portland
Monday, February 6th, 2012
$10 advance, $12 day of the show

Thursday, November 3, 2011

New Shows: Moe., Railroad Earth (Two Shows), Donavon Frankenreiter, Borgore, Nurses, The Angry Orts

Moe.

Often confused with singer/songwriter/babe, Poe. This is an evening with, which usually means two sets, and no openers. But don't all jam bands do that?

Crystal Ballroom, Portland
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
$22.50

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Railroad Earth (Two Shows)

Did a hippie take over booking this venue?

Crystal Ballroom, Portland
Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
No ticket information available

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Donavon Frankenreiter

Wonder Ballroom, Portland
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
$21 advance, $23 day of the show
Tickets on sale Saturday, November 5th, at 10:00 a.m.

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Borgore

MOAR DUBSTEP!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait until 2013 when this fad ends. The only thing keeping talentless up and coming dubstep artists from filling venues is their obscurity. Borgore sounds kind of metalish, doesn't it? Therefore, I'm going to make a couple bass heavy mixes on my computer, and call myself, "The Dubest Stepiest Heaviest." Then I'll put up posters in local high schools. I'm going to be huge.

Roseland, Portland
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
$15

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Nurses

Locals who make pretty outstanding music.

Mississippi Studios, Portland
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
$15 advanced, $17 day of the show

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The Angry Orts

Locals who put on a fun show.

Doug Fir, Portland
Friday, December 16th, 2011
$8

Top 50 Albums of 2010 (20-11)

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Holy Shit: Roger Waters in Portland

Roger Waters performing The Wall

This is a can't miss. I've heard they build a giant wall behind the band throughout the concert, then "tear down the wall," near the end of the show. I can't wait.

Oh yeah, if you were recently born, Roger Waters is the dude from Pink Floyd.

Rose Garden Arena, Portland
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
$50/$75/$99/$199
Tickets on sale Monday, November 14th at 10:00 a.m.