The best live shows I've seen:
Dead Kennedys and Black Flag, circa '85. Jesus, I moshed my ass off.
Sinead O'Connor, 1990. Just at the height of her popularity, she got an entire stadium so silent during an acapella song sung entirely in Gaellic that you could hear the security guard's walkie-talkies. Also, a tutu and combat boots.
Alice Cooper, 1988. Yeah, it was way past his hey-day, but he hung himself on stage.
Crash Worship, 1993. This concert is a story in and of itself, one I don't have time to write right now. If anyone wants me to, I'll do it later.
Howard Jones, 2000. Again, way, way past his heyday, but he played in a small club here in Salt Lake (the Zephyr) when he could have sold out a 5,000 seat stadium (he always plays here, anytime he comes to the US). Very intimate show.
Synthcon 2001. 3 days of unknown bands who play music heavilly influenced by the 80's. It was heaven.
Here you go Juliana:
D'oh! Shows how sieve-like my memory is. Thanks!
Not sure if anyone other than me & Hayden (and the lurking Julie Beth) will be at SXSW this year, but the schedule is up.
a tutu and combat boots.
Best. Look. Ever. It's what I'm wearing right now! AIFG!
Hey, Jon, if you get the chance on Wednesday of SXSW, my buddy Che Arthur is playing that night. If we don't talk beforehand, let's hook up at his show.
Crap! Mission of Burma and the Wrens are playing the same night.
Hey, Jon, if you get the chance on Wednesday of SXSW, my buddy Che Arthur is playing that night. If we don't talk beforehand, let's hook up at his show.
You mean the day that there's only 7 pages of listings (vs. 9 pages each for thurs, fri, and sat)?
Actually, he's scheduled for 8pm, so that might be doable. I don't see anything else of interest until 10pm when Minmae are playing (you might remember them from such CD compilations as "Jon B.'s best of 2003").
Crap! Mission of Burma and the Wrens are playing the same night.
It'll be 4 days full of first world problems such as these.
I'd recommend seeing Burma. The Wrens are more likely to play again in Austin sometime in the near future. Burma, not so much.
You know what's nice? Sitting at your desk and having the mail delivery guy hand you the CD you ordered.
In this case David J's
On Glass
so I could have "This Vicious Cabaret."
signed,
indie comic geek and Alan Moore fan
