live show reviews

CURRENT - FESTIVAL COVERAGE - 2009 (70 reviews) - 2008 (28 reviews) - 2007 (27 reviews) - 2006 (14 reviews)

2009

12/18   BOAT   Seattle, WA
12/06   Marduk, Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual, Black Anvil, Merrimack   San Francisco, CA
11/24   mr. Gnome, Diamonds Under Fire   Los Angeles, CA
11/24   The Books   Seattle, WA
11/21   Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge, High On Fire   San Jose, CA
11/18   The Big Pink, Crystal Antlers   Los Angeles, CA
11/14   Abe Vigoda   Los Angeles, CA
11/02   The Chinese Stars   Portland, OR
10/30   Moonspell, Secrets Of The Moon, Divine Heresy   San Francisco, CA
10/21 (CMJ 2009)   Duchess Says, Malajube, We Are Wolves, Think About Life   New York, NY
10/17   Say Anything, Eisley, Moneen   Seattle, WA
10/13   Nurses   Cambridge, MA
10/07   PYRAMIDDD (formerly Starfucker), Deelay Ceelay, Strength   San Francisco, CA
10/06   Tina Dico, Helgi Hrafn Jonsson   San Francisco, CA
09/29   These Arms Are Snakes   Washington, D.C.
09/27   Sondre Lerche   San Francisco, CA
09/26 (Sonic Circuits)   Kotra   Washington, D.C.
09/26 (Sonic Circuits)   Ayyokko Confidential   Washington, D.C.
09/25   Chairlift, Micachu and the Shapes, John Maus   Chicago, IL
09/24   Thursday   Detroit, MI
09/24   The Gaslight Anthem, Murder By Death, The Loved Ones, Frank Turner   Seattle, WA
09/19 (Musicfest NW 2009)   Crom   Portland, OR
09/18   The Get Up Kids   Seattle, WA
09/17 (Musicfest NW 2009)   Explosions In The Sky   Portland, OR
09/16   Arctic Monkeys, The Like   Oakland, CA
09/11   Jherek Bischoff   Seattle, WA
09/11   HEALTH, Dam-Funk, Pictureplane, Mi Ami   Los Angeles, CA
09/08   Good Old War   Austin, TX
09/07 (Bumbershoot 2009)   Akron/Family, Truckasaurus, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears   Seattle, WA
09/06 (Bumbershoot 2009)   Holy Fuck, The Helio Sequence, No Age, United States Of Electronica, Common Market, MSTRKRFT, The Honey Bears   Seattle, WA
09/05 (Bumbershoot 2009)   Matt & Kim, Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground, Dyno Jamz   Seattle, WA
09/05 (Bumbershoot 2009)   Akimbo, The Whore Moans, Gang Gang Dance   Seattle, WA
09/04   Daniel Johnston   Seattle, WA
08/28   The Dead Weather, Pearl Jam, Street Sweeper Social Club, TV On The Radio, The Mars Volta   San Francisco, CA
08/28   Bat For Lashes   Portland, OR
08/26 (End Of The World Tour)   Have Heart, Ceremony, Shipwreck A.D., Cruel Hand, Bitter End   Seattle, WA
08/23 (Gig Life Tour)   Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Fireworks, A Loss For Words   Seattle, WA
08/08   Sunn O))), The Accused, Eagle Twin   San Francisco, CA
08/01   Bowerbirds   Portland, OR
07/31   HORSE the band, All Leather, Upsilon Acrux   Los Angeles, CA
07/28   Jarvis Cocker   San Francisco, CA
07/24 (I Heart Comix / Paper Heart Comic-Con Party)   Glass Candy   San Diego, CA
07/21   So Many Dynamos   Austin, TX
07/19 (Musicfest NW 2009)   Om   Portland, OR
07/14 (What Happens In Vegas Tour)   The Cab, The Summer Set, Eye Alaska   Hackensack, NJ
07/09   By Sunlight   Seattle, WA
06/19   PJ Harvey, John Parish   San Francisco, CA
06/07   Peaches, Drums Of Death   Hollywood, CA
05/28   The Human Abstract   Hollywood, CA
05/15   The Kills, The Horrors   Seattle, WA
04/29 (Musexpo 2009)   The Lovebugs, Salem, The Blue Van, Bigelf, Purple Melon   Hollywood, CA
04/25   Bloc Party   Seattle, WA
04/22   Mastodon   Seattle, WA
04/19 (Coachella Festival)   Devendra Banhart, Antony and the Johnsons, Fleet Foxes, The Horrors, The Kills   Indio, CA
04/16   Fucked Up, Akimbo   Seattle, WA
04/13   Truth Movement   Hollywood, CA
04/10 (Alternative Press Tour)   3OH!3, Family Force 5, Hit The Lights, The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon   New York, NY
04/05   From Monuments To Masses   Seattle, WA
03/30   Stereo Total   Seattle, WA
03/27   Converge, Genghis Tron, Ceremony, Coliseum, Rise And Fall, Pulling Teeth   Brooklyn, NY
03/23 (SxSW)   Past Lives   Austin, TX
03/23 (SxSW)   The Escape Frame   Austin, TX
03/22 (SxSW)   SxSW 2009 Journal - Zee Avi - Port O Brien - The Mae Shi   Austin, TX
03/22 (SxSW)   SxSW 2009 Journal - Hyperpotamus - Scissors For Lefty - Freeland - The Everyday Visuals - Port O Brien   Austin, TX
03/18 (Take Action Tour 2009)   Anarbor   Anaheim, CA
03/17   Plants and Animals, Hypatia Lake   Seattle, WA
03/12   ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead   Seattle, WA
03/11   O+S   Seattle, WA
03/11   K'naan   Seattle, WA
01/17   Sleepy Eyes of Death   Seattle, WA
01/02 (Taste of Chaos 2009)   Thursday, Bring Me The Horizon, Four Year Strong, Pierce The Veil   Hollywood, CA