Best gigs of 2011 that you saw
 

I spent a fair bit of time last week going through all the shows that I saw this past year and cobbled together a 'best of' that is certainly omitting some great shows. Click on the photo to check it out.

 

what are some of yours?

Sightings
Bill Orcutt
Gnod


Bit of a let down:
Pink Reason
Psychedelic Horseshit

SY/Wild Flag/Kurt Vile. Possibly SY's last American gig/last non-festival gig, etc.

Erase Errata/Talk Normal. Their first East Coast gig in four years.

Saw Wild Flag four times, total.

Lee Ranaldo Band's first two gigs of ever. Quite tremendous.

Patrick and I saw way more shows in preceding years than in 2011, for a
variety of reasons.

Red Hot Chili Peppers in stockholm.

Blonde Redhead and Melt Banana. 'twas the most fun I've had.

1. Swans - Barby, Tel Aviv
2. Sun Ra Arkestra - Barby, Tel Aviv / Outer Space
3. Pharoah Sanders - ATP, Minehead, UK
4. The Ex + Getatchew Mekuria & Guests - ATP, Minehead, UK
5. The Fall - Barby, Tel Aviv
6. Trivial Cuts - Zimmer - Tel Aviv
7. No Age - ATP, Minehead, UK
8. Wild Flag - ATP, Minehead, UK
9. Rhys Chatham G3 - Levontin 7, Tel Aviv
10. Nisennenmondai - ATP, Minehead, UK
11. Sthephen O'Malley - Levontin 7, Tel Aviv
12. Jane's Addiction - Gani Hataruha, Tel Aviv
13. John Cale - ATP, Minehead, UK
14. Bob Dylan - Ramat Gan Stadium
15. Battles - ATP, Minehead, UK
16. Laetitia Sadier - Levontin 7, Tel Aviv
17. Blonde Redhead - Gani Hataruha, Tel Aviv
18. Dead Rider - ATP, Minehead, UK
19. Marnie Stern - ATP, Minehead, UK
20. Silver Apples - ATP, Minehead, UK

kode9 djing at dour festival was by far the best thing i've seen all year. by far. and that's saying a lot considering i've seen great live bands such as mogwai, godspeed you black emperor, battles, chokebore, atari teenage riot, duchess says, public enemy, etc, this year. kode9 was close to perfection.

1) Horace Andy

2) Ragga Muffins Festival feat israel Vibes, Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, Cornell Campbell, Don Carlos, Marcia Griffiths, Freddie McGreggor

3) Reggae Night at the Hollywood Bowl Tuff Gong night feat Ziggy Marley, the Original I-Threes Reunion (Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowat and Rita Marley), Wailing Souls, The Mighty Diamonds, Ras Michael

4) The Rastafarians reunion mixed by Scientist

5) Midnite

6) Sister Carol

7) Steel Pulse

"Nah pop no style, I strictly rootz.."

feeling you on this one - did not mention him in my post because i was not in the best conditions to enjoy his gig but he was great when i saw him too. such a legend

glad you caught him on that tour, he has cancelled twice on me in the past, and that show was vibzin mos def!!

yes! i may see him again soon as he's playing my town, really hope i'll be able to make it.

Chokebore reformed?!

Fucking hell. I think I broke my own record for number of gigs I went to this year. Averaged at 3 a week. Erasure/ Sophie-Ellis Bextor were amazing, The Fall won over all. I think that in this moment right now Hobo Sonn was the best local gig, though Deepkiss 720 came close. Supernormal was good, but mostly because I played for a very long time indeed.

yes, and unlike many reunited bands, their live shows do not suck. they even released a new ep: http://www.discogs.com/Chokebore-Fal.../master/377087 haven't checked it out though

what is she up to these days?

is that something he does regularly? he was supposed to play here on a sly and robbie tour about three years ago and..... everyone else was there

2mex,awol one, abstract rude @ calgary,ab
ikonika @ calgary,ab (outdoor show when it was -38 outside)
lee ranaldo,zola jesus@ calgary,ab
wild flag twice @ calgary,ab
top cat@ calgary,ab
stand high patrol,soom t & disrupt,OBF @ marseille
kultur shock@ lyon


also many canadian rap shows that would have been really awesome if more than ten people came, and plenty of awesome but mostly anonymous cuban bands i loved


enjoyable but not that great: slayer, prince, toxic holocaust, onyx,jacky murda, benny page

bad: man man,deer tick

i only saw them once, but they were on a bill that was unfairly weighted against them (Bailter Space, Cosmic Psychos).

i've seen a fair amount of reunited bands that have great live shows (in fact, more good than not).

polvo
stooges (both w/ Rock Action and Williamson)
mission of burma
thinking fellers union local 282
come
gbv
scratch acid
jesus lizard
sleep
pavement
scientists
dinosaur jr
PiL
abunai!


the only ones i can think of that gave ok/meh performances:

pixies
slint
my bloody valentine
chapterhouse

Sonic Youth - New Years Eve show (they started playing after midnight so technically it counts)
Shellac - New Years Day show
Sunburned x2 @ OTO
Thurston x2 - Performing Psychic Hearts + Union Chapel
Sic Alps / Father Murphy - Ipswich
The Doomed Bird Of Providence x2 - Ipswich + The John Peel Centre in Stowmarket

No ATP for me in 2011 :(

Not necessarily but I see you also were caught up in that failed Sly and Robbie tour from 2008.. it happened to me in 2005 and 2009 as well.. I think he just has a bad agent and plays shows with bad promoters who don't understand the complexities of making travel arrangements for international artists yo

With reggae shows ALWAYS know the promoter and if it is not somebody legit and consistent don't bother, there are sure to be cancellations.