I GUESS IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN
This is the only entry that I re-publish periodically just so I can keep track of this stuff.
(circa 2004 blog starts here)
A few months ago, my cousin-in-law Evan asked me what the best concert I have ever attended was. I couldn’t really think of which one was the best. However, it started me thinking about all of the concerts that I attended. I’ve managed to fill in a fair percentage of My Show History, right here. Unfortunately, this is definitely not all of it. This is maybe half of it. As I remember shows, I’ll fill in gaps and whatnot.
HERE WE GOOct. 12, 1993 - IMU, Iowa City -
Primus / The Melvins / The Jesus Lizard
1995(?) - IMU, Iowa City -
Ani Difranco
1995(?) - Great Mid, Iowa City -
Kelley Clute
Jun. 28, 1996 - Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA -
Lollapalooza (The Ramones, Soundgarden, Metallica, etc.)
Oct. 4, 1996 - Col Ballroom, Davenport, IA -
Marilyn Manson
Oct. 26, 1996 - The Mark, Moline, IL -
Smashing Pumpkins (w/ Jimmy Frog)
Apr. 27, 1997 - CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA -
Dar Williams
Nov. 14, 1997 - The Mark, Moline, IL -
311
Dec. 10, 1997 - Chicago -
Portishead
Oct. 22, 1998 - River Center, Davenport, IA -
Rob Zombie / Monster Magnet
Nov. 7, 1998 - Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City -
The Queers
Nov. 27, 1998 - Sokol Hall, Omaha -
Tricky w/ Whale
Mar. 12, 1999 - The Mark, Moline, IL -
Rob Zombie / Korn
Mar. 13, 1999 - Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City -
90 Day Men /
Burmese /
Ten Grand
Apr. 14, 1999 - IMU, Iowa City -
Liz Phair
2000(?) - Gabe’s, Iowa City -
Jets to Brazil / Joan of Arc / Alto Heceta
Sep. 28, 2000 - Gabe’s, Iowa City -
Low / Winter Blanket
Nov. 10, 2000 - Gabe’s, Iowa City -
The Frogs
Mar. 9, 2001 - Sokol Underground, Omaha -
Azure Ray / Bright Eyes
Mar. 30, 2001 - IMU Ballroom, Iowa City -
Dismemberment Plan / Alto Heceta
Apr. 21, 2001 - Holy Name Fieldhouse, Omaha -
Desaparecidos (debut) / Bright Eyes / Cursive / Sorry About Dresden
Aug. 17, 2001 - Sokol Auditorium, Omaha -
The Faint / Bright Eyes / Cursive
Aug. 29, 2001 - Green Room, Iowa City -
The Faint
Oct. 11, 2001 - IMU Ballroom, Iowa City -
They Might Be Giants
Nov. 30, 2001 - Kansas City -
Weezer / Tenacious D / Jimmy Eat World
Jan. 20, 2002 - Green Room, Iowa City -
Her Space Holiday / Ides of Space / Gloria Record
Feb. 17, 2002 - Grinnell, Iowa -
Dismemberment Plan
Feb. 27, 2002 - Union, Iowa City -
Rev. Horton Heat / Nashville Pussy
Mar. 10, 2002 - Green Room, Iowa City -
Mountain Goats / John Vanderslice
Apr. 25, 2002 - IMU, Iowa City -
Ween
May 3, 2002 - Gabe’s, Iowa City -
The Frogs / The Eggnogs
May 11, 2002 - Congress, Chicago -
Belle and Sebastian
June 7, 2002 - Iowa Arts Festival -
Iris DeMent / Greg Brown
June 26, 2002 - Council Bluffs -
Vans Warped Tour (Hot Water Music, Alkaline Trio)
July 14, 2002 - Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City -
Neko Case
Aug. 4, 2002 - Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City -
Desaparecidos
Aug. 9, 2002 - Sokol Auditorium, Omaha -
Rilo Kiley / Desaparecidos / Neva Dinova
Nov. 13, 2002 - Jones Hall, Houston -
Beck / Flaming Lips
Dec. 10, 2002 - Proletariat, Houston -
City of Caterpillar
Feb. 12, 2003 - Mary Jane’s, Houston -
Wind-Up Bird / One AM Radio
Feb. 25, 2003 - The Engine Room, Houston -
Interpol
Mar. 6, 2003 - DiverseWorks, Houston -
Low
Mar. 9, 2003 - Walter’s, Houston -
Groceries /
Electric Eel Shock
Mar. 12, 2003 - Engine Room, Houston -
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
April 17, 2003 - Mary Jane’s, Houston -
Dirty Three
April 26, 2003 - Numbers, Houston -
The Faint / Les Savy Fav
June 11, 2003 - The Proletariat, Houston -
Frox Noxon / UME / Sjolander
July 26-28, 2003 - Guelph, ON -
Hillside Music Festival (Broken Social Scene, etc.)
Nov. 13, 2003 - Rudyard’s, Houston -
Howlin’ Hachima / Jackie & The Cedrics
Jan. 31, 2004 - J & J Pizza, Denton -
Neil Hamburger
Mar. 20, 2004 - Proletariat, Houston -
Broken Social Scene / Stars
Mar. 22, 2004 - Rudyard’s, Houston -
The Ponys
Apr. 23, 2004 - Emo’s, Austin -
Peaches
Apr. 29, 2004 - Woodlands Pavilion, Houston -
David Bowie / Polyphonic Spree
May 10, 2004 - Rudyard’s, Houston -
Six Organs of Admittance
June 3, 2004 - Rudyard’s, Houston -
U.S. Maple
Aug. 10, 2004 - Rudyard’s, Houston -
The Soviettes
Aug. 15, 2004 - Woodlands Pavilion -
The Cure / Interpol / Mogwai / The Rapture
Aug. 26, 2004 - Rudyard’s, Houston -
Dead Roses / The Detonations
Dec. 18, 2004 - Curtain Club, Dallas -
Benzley
Jan. 20, 2004 - Cactus Music, Houston -
Camper Van Beethoven
Feb. 24, 2005 - Numbers, Houston -
Blonde Redhead / Interpol
March 24, 2005 - Mary Jane’s, Houston -
Black Mountain / Mountain Goats
July 22-24, 2005 - Hillside Festival, Guelph, ON -
Romi Mayes, Buck 65, Sarah Sleane, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, etc. etc. etc.
Aug. 26, 2005 - 21st St. Co-Op, Austin -
Jana Hunter
Aug. 27, 2005 - Scottish Rites Theatre, Austin -
Jandek
Sep. 9, 2005 - The Parish, Austin -
Magic Markers /
Sunburned Hand of the Man
Sep. 13, 2005 - Emo’s, Austin -
Retribution Gospel Choir (Mark Kozelek, Alan Sparhawk)
Oct. 13, 2005 - Emo’s, Austin -
Growing / Black Dice
Nov. 12, 2005 - Emo’s, Austin -
Cannibal Ox
Feb. 15, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Plastic Constellations / Swearing at Motorists / The Hold Steady
Mar. 4, 2006 - Quality Seafood, Austin -
Aw Shucks and the Oyster Po’Boys
Mar. 11, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Tossers,
The Horrorpops,
Sick Of It All
Mar. 14, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Flight of the Conchords /
Brian Posehn /
Patton Oswalt
Mar. 15, 2006 - Stubbs, Austin -
Brightblack Morning Light /
New Pornographers /
Belle & Sebastian /
Mogwai
Mar. 16, 2006 - East Seventh, Austin -
Afrirampo /
Oxbow /
Witch
Mar. 16, 2006 - Zilker Park, Austin -
Blackalicious /
Spoon /
Echo & the Bunnymen
Mar. 16, 2006 - Emos Annex, Austin -
Erase Errata /
Two Ton Boa /
Xiu Xiu /
The Gossip
Mar. 17, 2006 - End of an Ear, Ausin -
Black Heart Procession /
Elf Power
Mar. 17, 2006 - Austin City Limits -
Jolie Holland
Mar. 17, 2006 - Elysium, Austin -
Princess Superstar
Mar. 17, 2006 - Crown and Anchor, Austin -
Ariel Pink
Mar. 17, 2006 - Antone’s, Austin -
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings /
Neko Case
Mar. 18, 2006 - Emos Lounge, Austin -
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice /
The Gossip /
The Giraffes
Mar. 18, 2006 - French Legation, Austin -
The Noisettes / The Gris Gris
June 17, 2006 - La Zona Rosa, Austin -
Echo and the Bunnymen
June 20, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Lovely Feathers / Man Man
June 22, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Bavu Blakes / The Coup
June 24, 2006 - White Rabbit, San Antonio -
This is Hell / Modern Life is War / Cattle Decapitation / Bane
July 17, 2006 - Lamar St. Footbridge, Austin -
World Inferno Friendship Society
July 19, 2006 - The Peacock, Austin -
The Bass Turd
July 29, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Peaches
Aug. 10, 2006 - Stubb’s, Austin -
Bloc Party
Aug. 18, 2006 - White Rabbit, San Antonio -
Phenomenauts / Left Alone / Suburban Legend / Voodoo Glow Skulls
Aug. 25, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Comeback Kid / Terror / Gorilla Biscuits
Aug. 29, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Fatal Flying Guillotines / The Plastic Constellations
Sep. 9, 2006 - KVRX, Austin -
White Whale
Sep. 13, 2006 - KVRX, Austin -
Ho-Ag
Sep. 14, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Polyphonic Spree
Sep. 15, 2006 - ACL Day One -
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists /
Guster /
Wolf Parade /
Stars /
Gnarls Barkley
Sep. 15, 2006 - The Paramount Theater, Austin -
My Brightest Diamond /
Sufjan Stevens
Sep. 16, 2006 - KVRX, Austin -
My Brightest Diamond
Sep. 16, 2006 - ACL Day Two -
TV on the Radio /
The Shins /
The Raconteurs /
Explosions in the Sky /
Massive Attack
Sep. 17, 2006 - ACL Day Three -
Damian Marley /
Ween /
New Pornographers /
Flaming Lips /
G. Love & Special Sauce
Sep. 21, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Lemurs /
French Kicks
Sep. 22, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Independents /
Mika Miko /
The Gossip
Sep. 29, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Panther /
Envelopes /
Ratatat
Oct. 11, 2006 - The Parish, Austin -
Mark Kozelek
Oct. 21, 2006 - Stubb’s, Austin -
CSS /
Ladytron
Oct. 21, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Michael Ian Black /
Michael Showalter
Oct. 24, 2006 - Stubb’s, Austin -
The Decemberists
Nov. 1, 2006 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC -
Bird and the Bee
Nov. 1, 2006 - The Living Room, NYC -
Super XX Man
Nov. 1, 2006 - Pianos, NYC -
Peter and the Wolf /
Ravens & Chimes /
Mixelpixel
Nov. 1, 2006 - Cakeshop, NYC -
The Virgins
Nov. 2, 2006 - Cakeshop, NYC -
Baby Calendar /
Keith John Adams /
Casper and the Cookies
Nov. 3, 2006 - Sin-e, NYC -
IV Thieves /
Cinematics /
Apples in Stereo
Nov. 3, 2006 - Pianos, NYC -
Fatal Flying Guilloteens /
The Plastic Constellations /
The Big Sleep
Nov. 4, 2006 - Northsix, NYC -
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth /
Portastatic /
Malajube /
Snowden /
The Album Leaf
Nov. 4, 2006 - Sin-e, NYC -
Ultra Dolphins /
Tone /
Grails
Dec. 12, 2006 - KVRX, Austin -
Romi Mayes
Dec. 13, 2006 - Cactus Cafe, Austin -
Adam Carroll /
Sam Baker /
Gurf Molix /
Romi Mayes
Dec. 14, 2006 - Red’s Scoot Inn, Austin -
White Ghost Shivers
Dec. 30, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Hickoids /
Gang Green
Dec. 31, 2006 - Emo’s, Austin -
Flametrick Subs /
Black Lipstick / Starlight Mints / The Octopus Project
Feb. 17, 2007 - Triple Crown, San Marcos -
The Carnys /
Fambly
Feb. 21, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Me Infecto /
My Education /
Red Sparowes
Feb. 26, 2007 - Cactus Cafe, Austin -
Jonathan Richman
Mar. 1, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Umi /
Dead Prez
Mar. 9, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Xperimental Dental School /
Macromantics /
Deerhoof
Mar. 13, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
C-Mon and Kypski
Mar. 14, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
The Little Ones /
Micah Wolf /
Via Tania /
Marnie Stern
Mar. 14, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Emma Pollock /
Beirut /
The Mountain Goats
Mar. 14, 2007 - The Ritz, Austin -
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Mar. 15, 2007 - Flamingo Cantina, Austin -
Loney, Dear /
The Pipettes
Mar. 15, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Tokyo Police Club
Mar. 15, 2007 - Scoot Inn, Austin -
Mew
Mar. 15, 2007 - Emo’s Annex, Austin -
Oxbow /
Big Business /
Jesu
Mar. 15, 2007 - The Mohawk, Austin -
Besnard Lake /
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness
Mar. 15, 2007 - Emo’s Outside, Austin -
The Gossip
Mar. 15, 2007 - The Parish II, Austin -
Asobi Seksu
Mar. 15, 2007 - Emo’s Inside, Austin -
The Ponys
Mar. 16, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
The Twilight Sad /
Thee More Shallows /
Geisha Girls /
Walter Meego
Mar. 16, 2007 - Auditorium Shores, Austin -
X-Clan /
Public Enemy
Mar. 16, 2007 - Emo’s Outside, Austin -
Brother Ali /
Aesop Rock /
El-P
Mar. 16, 2007 - Beauty Bar Patio, Austin -
The Pack /
The Federation
Mar. 17, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
Phonograph
Mar. 17, 2007 - Typewriter Museum, Austin -
Australian Cattle God / MC Tracheotomy
Mar. 17, 2007 - The Fort, Austin -
Redman
Mar. 17, 2007 - Exodus, Austin -
Walter Meego
Mar. 17, 2007 - Elysium, Austin -
Les Berg Sans Nipple / Black Moth Super Rainbow & The Octopus Project
Mar. 18, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
The Finches /
Dodo Bird /
Roommate
Apr. 5, 2007 - La Zona Rosa, Austin -
The Noisettes /
TV On the Radio
Apr. 11, 2007 - CMA, Austin -
You Make Engine /
Rubber Robot
Apr. 14, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Sebadoh
Apr. 18, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Lomita /
Deerhunter /
The Ponys
Apr. 19, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
Deerhunter
Apr. 26, 2007 - Emo’s Lounge, Austin -
Red X Red M /
Oh, Beast! /
STNNNG
Apr. 28, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Pleeseeasaur /
Neil Hamburger
May 3, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Grails /
Mono
May 9, 2007 - The Backyard, Austin -
Man Man /
Modest Mouse
May 25, 2007 - The Palladium, Dallas -
Morrissey
Jun. 1, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Palaxy Trax /
Octopus Project /
Peel
Jun. 8, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
Blitzen Trapper
Jun. 8, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Blitzen Trapper /
Illinois /
The Hold Steady
Jun. 10, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Janeane Garofalo /
Patton Oswalt
Jun. 12, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Carnys /
Dan Deacon
Jun. 23, 2007 - Independence Brewery, Austin -
The Laughing
Jun. 24, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Unwed Sailor /
Ponytail /
Battles
July 6, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Yellow Fever /
Belaire
July 8, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
Sparrow House
July 11, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Best Fwends /
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth /
Parts and Labor
July 12, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
The Veils
July 12, 2007 - Trophy’s, Austin -
The BassTurd *
July 28, 2007 - LMNL, Austin -
Broet
July 28, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Sugar & Gold /
Gravy Train
Aug. 1, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Portugal. The Man
Aug. 2, 2007 - Hole in the Wall, Austin -
Jack Grace
Sept. 10, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Night Viking /
Humcrush
Sept. 11, 2007 - KVRX, Austin -
John Vanderslice
Sept. 11, 2007 - The Parish, Austin -
John Vanderslice
Sept. 12, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Rentals
Sept. 23, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
OM
Sept. 25, 2007 - Emo’s Lounge, Austin -
Tim Barry /
William Elliott Whitmore
Sept. 27, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Panthers /
Mono /
High on Fire
Sept. 29, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Lemurs /
Do Make Say Think
Oct. 2, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Mondo Generators /
Turbonegro
Oct. 17, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Big Business with
The Melvins
Oct. 19, 2007 - The Mohawk, Austin -
Boris and
Damon & Naomi with
Michio Kurihara
Oct. 30, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Grayskul /
Atmosphere
Nov. 2, 2007 - Tantra, San Marcos -
Boonsborough /
The BassTurd /
The Carnys*
Nov. 11, 2007 - The Compound, Austin -
The Evens
Nov. 16, 2007 - Trophy’s, Austin -
Sidler / Quebron / The BassTurd / Kozmodrone*
Nov. 17, 2007 - Emo’s, Austin -
Black Moth Super Rainbow / Aesop Rock
Jan. 19, 2008 - Emo’s, Austin -
Fatal Flying Guilloteens / Les Savy Fav
March 8, 2008 - Mohawk, Austin -
Yellow Fever
March 12, 2008 - Emo’s, Austin -
Evangelicals / Headlights / YACHT / The Raveonettes
March 12, 2008 - Lovejoy’s, Austin -
Fishboy
March 12, 2008 - Emo’s, Austin -
Panther / The Blow
March 12, 2008 - Mohawk, Austin -
Kirsten Ketsjer / The Plastic Constellations / The Dodos
March 13, 2008 - Flamingo Cantina -
Akron/Family / Helio Sequence
March 13, 2008 - Typewriter Museum, Austin -
Vena Cava / Shellshag / The Slits / This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
March 13, 2008 - Mohawk, Austin -
Evangelicals / Bon Iver / Jens Lekman
March 14, 2008 - Longbranch Inn, Austin -
Fuck Buttons / Annihilation Time
March 14, 2008 - Vice Party, Austin -
Raveonnettes / Dark Meat
March 14, 2008 - Red Eyed Fly, Austin -
Land of Talk
March 14, 2008 - Volume, Austin -
Dirty Wormz
March 14, 2008 - Flamingo Cantina, Austin -
The Apes
March 14, 2008 - Emo’s, Austin -
Kid Sister / Cool Kids / A-Trak / The Clypse
March 15, 2008 - Waterloo Park, Austin -
Janeane Garofalo
March 15, 2008 - Bourbon Rocks, Austin -
Monotonix
March 15, 2008 - Emo’s Annex, Austin -
High Strung / Ra Ra Riot
March 15, 2008 - Flamingo Cantina, Austin -
Dokkebi Q
April 19, 2008 - Alamo Downtown, Austin -
Negativland
May 2, 2008 - Emo’s, Austin -
Atmosphere
June 4, 2008 - Stubb’s, Austin -
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
June 11, 2008 - Emo’s, Austin -
Black Knights / Stone Mecca / The RZA
June 28, 2008 - Mohawk, Austin -
Clouds / Torche / Boris
July 5, 2008 - Mohawk, Austin -
Harlem / Brides / GRAVY TRAIN!!!!
August 1, 2008 - Red-Eyed Fly, Austin -
For the Most Part / Under the Gun
August 9, 2008 - The Parlor, Austin -
Bill Latham / The BassTurd
August 20, 2008 - Emo’s, Austin -
The Cool Kids
October 8, 2008 - Mohawk, Austin -
Yelle
October 9, 2008 - The Moose Lodge, Austin -
The Bass Turd
October 9, 2008 - Mohawk, Austin -
Monotonix *Shows marked with an *asterisk* are ones at which I performed.
Also, more times than I can count: Bright Eyes, Cursive, Good Life, Saddle-Creek bands aplenty.