Comments on: Oh, And Since We Never Flat-Out Asked: What Were Your Most Kickin’ Musical Experiences Of 2008?

By: MrStarhead

MrStarhead — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:33:04 +0000

R.E.M. in Chicago. Saw ‘em in Atlanta on the same tour, but the Chicago show was miles better.

By: TimGunn

TimGunn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:21:25 +0000

I was gonna say Hot Chip at Terminal 5 was the best, but then that other guy hated their album. Whatevs, I danced so hard I thought I was gonna have a heartattack.

Best album for me was probably Shearwater Rook

By: Dan Gibson

Dan Gibson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:11:36 +0000

@TimGunn: For what it's worth, I saw Hot Chip in September and had a wonderful time.

By: iantenna

iantenna — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:31:57 +0000

finding a vinyl copy of ernie graham’s 1971 album.

By: tigerpop

tigerpop — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:44:47 +0000

MBV at Roseland, both nights. Anyone dumb enough not to wear earplugs is probably in surgery right now.

And the near polar opposite of that: The Swell Season at Radio City. Glen Hansard opened the show by singing "Say It To Me Now" sans amplification and made 6000 New Yorkers shut the fuck up. Brilliant.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:19:13 +0000

The only 3 shows I saw this year easily stand as some of the best show’s I’ve ever seen:

May 2008 – Clutch. First time seeing one of the best rock bands working today…

September 2008 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ the Warfield in SF. Amazing – Cave rocks harder than just about everyone his age…

November 2008 – Neil Young. Really can’t say much other than only Neil could pull off closing his show with a blistering cover of “A Day in the Life” which he concluded by literally shredding the strings off his guitar…

By: the rich girls are weeping

the rich girls are weeping — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:15:42 +0000

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds at Madison Square Garden and The Secret Machines in the basement of The Charleston in Williamsburg. Oh! And! Shearwater and Baby Dee, seperate shows — but both at Le Poisson Rouge. And pretty much any/all times I saw Preacher and the Knife.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:13:01 +0000

@slowburn: Agreed - saw them on night #2 in SF, and they were on fire. Probably the closest thing to a spiritual experience I'll ever have...

By: KinetiQ

KinetiQ — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:44:00 +0000

Toss up between Matmos and the Elephant 6 Collective.

By: dog door

dog door — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:51:21 +0000

in no particular order:

Vivian Girls/Meneguar at Dead Herring
Daniel Johnston at Warsaw
Hallelujah the Hills at Soundfix
Mission of Burma at Bowery Ballroom

missed the Hold Steady and Nick Cave, dammit.