mike541x Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I went and saw Buckethead for the third time last night at the Howard Theatre in D.C and it was amazing! He's such a brilliant musician, very talented. I really hope it's not his last tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 saw the Cure last night in Austin, 3rd stop on the new tour.  BRILLIANT. . .nearly 3 hour set, with FOUR Encores (two of those approaching 30 minutes each).  here's the set list:  Out of This World (First performance since 2008) Pictures of You Closedown A Night Like This All I Want Push Last Dance Lovesong Just Like Heaven This Twilight Garden Lullaby Fascination Street Screw The End of the World Want Us or Them The Hungry Ghost Prayers for Rain Bloodflowers (first performance since 2008)  Encore: Step Into the Light Shake Dog Shake Never Enough Wrong Number  Encore 2: Hot Hot Hot!!! Close to Me The Exploding Boy (first performance since 1985) In Between Days Doing the Unstuck Friday I'm in Love  Encore 3: Burn It Can Never Be the Same  Encore 4: A Forest Boys Don't Cry  and some pics: my friend John, who saw them on the 1st 2 night in New Orleans, and is seeing them tonight in Houston & tomorrow night in Dallas. . and who "gifted" me the ticket to the sold out show, to go with him to the Austin show. Set closer "Bloodflowers" End of Encore II ("Friday I'm in Love") the place lit up after the 3rd Encore to get them to come back out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Saw a few great, lesser known bands in a tiny and intimate local venue a month or so ago! The headliners were "Mike Mains & the Branches," and "Seabird." Awesome show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Ben Folds and y Music at the beautiful Gillioz Theatre in Springfield last Saturday. One of the best concerts I've ever seen. Eight absolutely brilliant musicians playing rock, jazz, and some experimental music as well. My parents watched the kids for us, so it was a wonderful way to spend our 9th anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Chicago's music scene is outstanding. There's at least 5 artists I know coming through each week. The best of 2016 so far I've seen: -RJD2 with live instrumentals + Philly rapper STS + Philly singer Jordan Brown -deadmau5 -Everything Everything -Purity Ring -Joywave  Tix for June...Spring Awakening (EDM fest) Sturgill Simpson, Portugal.The Man + Cage the Elephant, and We Were Promised Jetpacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Â (not my pics) These past two nights of Phish at Wrigley Field have certainly redefined things for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden 5/27 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matman-TheRide Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 A local radio station hosted a concert that had Mike Posner, Charlie Puth, Chainsmokers, Daya, and Melanie Martinez in the same show at the baseball stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Um, that would be this. Because. Reasons. Â I mean look at the guy. What better way to celebrate my birthday, right? I figure glam metal fans are no longer prevalent in today's society, and most have probably been there, done that (during better days which I may or may not envy), so I'll just give a quick rundown. I am not adjusting too much for personal bias, of which there is plenty. Â Enchanted Rock Fest: The Rankings 1. Warrant: Because I wasn't all that impressed with the band before I first saw them live and sometime during that set, that all changed, profoundly and permanently. (I was just as confused as you may be.) Somehow, this time lived up to that high bar. I will never understand how a garden-variety, easily mocked (but good!) hair band with a (sexy) replacement singer can send chills down my spine like that. 2. RATT: It's not really Ratt, but you can't resist singing along to all those hits. I got the setlist! 3. JRGW: Strictly a greatest hits type set, so nothing new for me, but you go for the vocals above all else and that, as expected, was not lacking. 4. Bret Michaels: I'm not a huge fan of Poison because their songs are silly and make me dumber. I was kind of a Bret Michaels fan before I knew too much about him. Also a fun singalong set with covers and Poison hits. Bret has a lot of energy! One of my favorite bassists (Eric from Cinderella) showed up for the encore. 5. Firehouse: I'm not really a Firehouse fan. Too ballad-heavy, for one, so the fun for me here was in a couple of the rockers. I DID enjoy meeting them, though. 6. Steelheart: I wasn't familiar enough with them initially to be that interested, but I liked what I heard. He still has some pipes on him, for sure. There were definitely some superfans in the crowd so don't feel too bad. Â Firehouse: a band I have met. I had one of the best views, both in general and while this shot was taken. (Robert Mason from Warrant) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 ^ that is literally less than a mile from my house. Â you should have posted you were coming to Texas for this! Â I would have met up w/ you for some awesome Austin food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 ^I've got a favorite band based in Austin; they haven't played much in a long time, but hopefully that'll change with their upcoming projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 ^I've got a favorite band based in Austin; they haven't played much in a long time, but hopefully that'll change with their upcoming projects. Â who's that? Â my friends are huge "ShinyRibs" fans and follow them all over Texas. Â but seriously, lemme know when next in town, and we can do a lunch or something. . always wanting to meet TPR folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 ^For sure! Â The band is Cotton Mather, known in the 90s for their creative take on Beatles-influenced power pop (singer Robert Harrison is almost a dead ringer for Lennon). Kon Tiki is their best and most-loved album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFNE Fan Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 My Boston concert is tonight! So exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT_OG_ROLL Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 ^Saw them last year, Boston is a fun show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternate Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 My last concert was Weird Al a few weeks back. He's super creative and insanely talented, and he puts on an amazing show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Pearl Jam @ Wrigley Field 8/20 Wilco @ Pritzker Pavilion 8/21 Pearl Jam @ Wrigley Field 8/22 Â Nice 3 day stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterP Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Saw Paul McCartney two Saturdays ago. Â Amazing....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Jimmy Buffett last night at Jones Beach. Fins up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Jones Beach is a venue I'd like to get to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I hate Long Island more than anything in the world (simply for the traffic) but it's a great venue when you finally make it out there. It takes a lot to get me out there though because the Cross Island Expressway is the 7th layer of hell and I'm pretty sure the L.I.E. is the 8th layer. We bit the bullet though because I felt like it would be ridiculous to see a Jimmy Buffet concert anywhere other than the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Going to see Garth Brooks next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Culture Club last night at our fair, The PNE. Â It was great, nearly 1-1/2 hours of a show. And Boy George was as 'chatty' as ever. All the faves were performed, with "Karma Chameleon" as the final encore. I had a great seat, although most of the time we were all standing up. Sound was perfect, and it wasn't just George and two of his old band mates. Full horn section and back up singers, too. Â Glad I went. (Wish I'd seen them a couple of decades earlier, though.) From my seat, using the camera's zoom. George on the big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Riot Fest Chicago - Nas, The Hives, Smoking Popes, People under the Stairs, Descendants, Social Distortion Lower Dens (Aragon Ballroom) Explosions in The Sky (Aragon Ballroom) Young the Giant (Newport in Cincinnati) Local Natives (Riviera Theater) DJ Hyperactive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Sweet! Explosions in the Sky are one of my favourites. I'm sure they put on a great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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