Concerts. Back in the day (when I was 16 & 17) I used to go to concerts all the time. Primarily rock concerts. Primarily at The Chance (don't let the metal bands on their schedule fool you, they used to book some solid acts). Concerts, in my honest opinion, are the best way to experience music. Nothing ever sounds as good or as sincere as it does when the musician is right in front of you (or in some cases, off to your far left or right). It's an entire experience with the music cranked so loud so as it pulsates throughout the crowd. You feeding off the musician who is in turn feeding off you. Then, when you add fancy light shows and the company of like-minded individuals, a concert becomes just an all-around phenomengasm. Based on the sheer fact that concerts are generally kick ass, I will see anyone live, even if I've never heard of them.
Why am In going on about this? Because this little box on the side of my blog is empty, and I don't want it to be. As of late, I've collected a list of concerts that I want to attend--money and location aside. Since these most of these concerts are post-move, the odds of me attending any of them will be slim to none. But a girl can hope, can't she?
Mos Def Sun. 03/30/2008 Nokia Theater Times Square
Mos Def -- Sex, Love, & Money
Deer Tick Mon. 03/31/2008 Death By Audio Brooklyn
Deer Tick -- Standing At The Threshold
*Paul Simon April 2008 Brooklyn Academy of Music
Paul Simon -- Love
Hot Chip Tues. 04/08/2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn
Hot Chip -- Boys From School
Etta James Mon. 04/14/2008 B.B. King's
Etta James -- At Last
The Wu Tang Clan Wed. 04/16/2008 The Fillmore
Wu-Tang Clan -- Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
**Mike Ness Tues. 05/13/2008 The Filmore
Mike Ness -- Dope Fiend Blues
**Kanye West Tues. 05/13/2008 Madison Square Garden
Kanye West -- Through The Wire
Ladytron Wed. 06/25/2008 Terminal 5
Ladytron -- Playgirl
Billy Joel Fri. 07/18/2008 Shea Stadium
Billy Joel -- Big Shot
All Points West Music & Arts Festival feat. The New Pornographers, Girl Talk, Underworld, Juana Molina, Andrew Bird, Spearhead, Little Brother, Forro In The Dark, Radiohead, The Go! Team, Mates of State, CSS, Duffy Radiohead, Kings Of Leon, Animal Collective, Metric, Chromeo, The Roots, The Black Angels, The Virgins, The Felice Brothers, Alberta Cross, Sia, K'Naan, Nicole Atkins, Your Vegas, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Miriam, Amadou, Youssou N'dour, The Secret Machines, Black Kids, Jason Isbell, De Novo Dahl, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Earl Greyhound, Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead Fri., Sat., & Sun. 08/08, 09, 10 Liberty State Park, NJ
Girl Talk -- Bounce That
Mates of State -- Think Long
*He has an entire thing going on at the B.A.M. that month. I had tried to buy tickets to all the different events, but failed.
*Conflict! I know I've been jabbering on about the Kanye concert for months now, but it's Mike Ness! Mike Ness--for the uninformed--is the front man of Social Distortion. Talk about a man passionate about what he does. I had the privilege of seeing Social D in concert (at The Chance of all places) when I was 17. That concert is number three in my list of top three concerts I have ever been to. The crowd. The energy. The way Mike Ness handled his fucking guitar--it was fucking brilliance. Kanye is new to my music lovin' heart, and also? Ness's tickets are cheaper.
I had George Clinton on here because he was apparently playing in Jersey in May. Googling the fuck out of the little bit of information I wrote down form the local paper, I can not find anything about that show.
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