Would have to say that KOL has admittedly been hit or miss. The three I've seen Lolla 07, Aragon Halloween night 2008, and ACL (best of the 3 with guest EdVed--) best lineup ever, were great shows.
MMJ playing Lolla 2007 played the stage before Pearl Jam. They played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at dusk. Not sure everyone appreciated that as much as I did. It was quite the VISION if you like classical instruments.
Their Bonnaroo live disc and KOL's live at Hammersmith Apollo can be listened to over a bottle of wine or two many times over. The Suspicious Minds Cover is usually repeated.
Best new show ever. EdVed live at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.
Seen approx 55 show and that is #1 all time. Great venue helps. Love to see PJ play a medium size venue, Aragon, next time through Chicago. So many rules at the United Center. And they enforce them.
Dead Weather rock live. Avett Brothers also better live than their studio albums.
Marcy's Playground is a good bang for the buck too.
The Dead Weather. When The White Stripes release a new album, it will blow all of those bands out of the water.
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
I saw only one other post mentioning them. Loud and goood.
Another band that I think is great, but wasn't mentioned- maybe because they are no longer a band with all their substance problems- is the Darkness. Different style/genre than most of the bands mentioned in these posts and definitely not like PJ... but Loud and goood.
I have to disagree with repetitive theme of KOL being popular... heard them... seen them... lame.
KoL
MMJ
Avett Bros
Gaslight Anthem
Arcade Fire
Dr. Dog
Midlake
Monsters of Folk
LCD Soundsystem
Broken Bells
Spoon
And Blitzen Trapper. Saw them last night in Eugene and they killed. Great, great live band. And yes, none of these bands are particularly new. But they're all pretty awesome. I think it's safe to say that MMJ is the best of the best, however. Jim/Yim is one helluva talent.
arcade fire, vampire weekend, the national, black keys, mumford & sons, vetiver... to name a few.
if you're reading this and you don't own arcade fire - funeral, get your head out of your ass and buy it.
Vampire Weekend are soooooooo rubbish! Sound like a crap high-school band trying to be all "uber-cool"! So crap.
The National, on the other hand...! Surfer Blood, The Twilight Sad, The Drones, Band Of horses, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, We Were Promised Jetpacks... bestest!
PJ - Sydney 1998; Sydney 2003; Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle 2006; Melbourne, Sydney 2009; Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney 2014.
EV - Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney 2011; Sydney 2014.
Frightened Rabbit
Arcade Fire
Manchester Orchestra
Silversun Pickups
Titus Andronicus
"You look like you'd be sticky" --
Indianapolis 1998, Indianapolis 2000, Alpine 2003, Indianapolis 2003, Toledo 2004, Grand Rapids 2004, St Louis 2004, Kitchener 2005, London 2005, Hamilton 2005, Chicago I 2006, Grand Rapids 2006, Cleveland 2006, Cincinnati 2006 The Vic 2007, Lollapalooza 2007, Chicago I and II 2009
I'll throw in:
Alberta Cross
The Weeks
Portugal. the Man
MGMT
Broken Bells
Them Crooked Vultures
Delta Spirit
Cold War Kids
Arctic Monkeys
Heartless Bastards
Band of Skulls
And if we're counting bands that have been around a few more years, than i have to agree with Lukinfan and FenwayFaithful with Mofro and MMJ.
Cage The Elephant
Dr Dog
John Butler Trio
Rodrigo y Gabriella
Chromeo
Mesa I - 11/93 * Toledo - 9/96 * Chicago - 6/98 * St Louis - 7/98 * Indy - 8/98 * St Louis & San Diego - 10/00 * Mt View II - 10/01 * Irvine I & II, San Diego - 6/03 * Chicago I - 5/06 * San Diego & SF III - 7/06 * Lolla - 8/07 * EV Chicago - 8/08 * Chicago I & II - 8/09 * Kansas City & Indy - 5/10 * PJ20 X2 - 9/11 * Atlanta 9/12 * Wrigley Field 7/13 * Moline & Milwaukee 10/14 * Wrigley Field I & II 8/16 * Wrigley Field I & II 8/18 * Ohana Encore I & II 10/21 * EV & The Earthlings Chicago II 2/22
Won the lottery PJ20 Night 1 - Front Row in front of Jeff - Forever grateful to Ten Club
***I wanna live my life with the volume full***
if you're reading this and you don't own arcade fire - funeral, get your head out of your ass and buy it.
I love it when people try to be all dramatic. Unlistenable? Please. Just say you don't like it and move along. I would point out how for every person with your opinion there are 100 that think it's the album of the decade, but then you would probably point out something irrelevant like 42 million people bought the Eagles Greatest Hits album and that numbers mean nothing when it comes to good music and so on.
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Would have to say that KOL has admittedly been hit or miss. The three I've seen Lolla 07, Aragon Halloween night 2008, and ACL (best of the 3 with guest EdVed--) best lineup ever, were great shows.
MMJ playing Lolla 2007 played the stage before Pearl Jam. They played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at dusk. Not sure everyone appreciated that as much as I did. It was quite the VISION if you like classical instruments.
Their Bonnaroo live disc and KOL's live at Hammersmith Apollo can be listened to over a bottle of wine or two many times over. The Suspicious Minds Cover is usually repeated.
Best new show ever. EdVed live at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.
Seen approx 55 show and that is #1 all time. Great venue helps. Love to see PJ play a medium size venue, Aragon, next time through Chicago. So many rules at the United Center. And they enforce them.
Dead Weather rock live. Avett Brothers also better live than their studio albums.
Marcy's Playground is a good bang for the buck too.
Floog
http://www.floogband.com
Band of Horses
Brad
MMJ
Kings of Leon
From reccomendations on this board... so thank you!
EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
Avett Brothers
Arcade Fire
The Killers
Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band
Vampire Weekend
Minus the bear (not even "newer")
Bound stems- now disbanded
Kevin Devine
38+6 shows at the age of 27 and counting...but still no Undone
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Reading 2006 - WOOOOW!!!!!
Paris 2006 - Fucking amazing
Wembley 2007
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Monkey+Trick/songs
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"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
HEALTH
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
Is PJ a new(er) band?
MMJ
Dr Dog
Kings of Leon
The Mars Volta
Them Crooked Vultures...but it was prolly a one off
White Stripes/Raconteurs
Mastodon
I saw only one other post mentioning them. Loud and goood.
Another band that I think is great, but wasn't mentioned- maybe because they are no longer a band with all their substance problems- is the Darkness. Different style/genre than most of the bands mentioned in these posts and definitely not like PJ... but Loud and goood.
I have to disagree with repetitive theme of KOL being popular... heard them... seen them... lame.
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
Check her out on itunes preview. Send thanks later...
Sons of Sylvia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGItHe59r4
John Wayne
romantic
MMJ
Avett Bros
Gaslight Anthem
Arcade Fire
Dr. Dog
Midlake
Monsters of Folk
LCD Soundsystem
Broken Bells
Spoon
And Blitzen Trapper. Saw them last night in Eugene and they killed. Great, great live band. And yes, none of these bands are particularly new. But they're all pretty awesome. I think it's safe to say that MMJ is the best of the best, however. Jim/Yim is one helluva talent.
Vampire Weekend are soooooooo rubbish! Sound like a crap high-school band trying to be all "uber-cool"! So crap.
The National, on the other hand...! Surfer Blood, The Twilight Sad, The Drones, Band Of horses, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, We Were Promised Jetpacks... bestest!
EV - Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney 2011; Sydney 2014.
Children Collide
Florence and the Machine
Elbow
Empire of the Sun
And for those that love a good 'mash-up'... if this isn't the best of all time, well...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWsn83oTvRM
Arcade Fire
Manchester Orchestra
Silversun Pickups
Titus Andronicus
Indianapolis 1998, Indianapolis 2000, Alpine 2003, Indianapolis 2003, Toledo 2004, Grand Rapids 2004, St Louis 2004, Kitchener 2005, London 2005, Hamilton 2005, Chicago I 2006, Grand Rapids 2006, Cleveland 2006, Cincinnati 2006 The Vic 2007, Lollapalooza 2007, Chicago I and II 2009
These United States
can't escape from the common rule if you hate something, don't you do it too
Alberta Cross
The Weeks
Portugal. the Man
MGMT
Broken Bells
Them Crooked Vultures
Delta Spirit
Cold War Kids
Arctic Monkeys
Heartless Bastards
Band of Skulls
And if we're counting bands that have been around a few more years, than i have to agree with Lukinfan and FenwayFaithful with Mofro and MMJ.
Mumford & Sons
Chief
&
the National
Dr Dog
John Butler Trio
Rodrigo y Gabriella
Chromeo
Won the lottery PJ20 Night 1 - Front Row in front of Jeff - Forever grateful to Ten Club
***I wanna live my life with the volume full***
Check em out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7mZM93D7tw
Fleet Foxes
Throw Me The Statue
Cheer Advisory Council
Leader Cheetah
Blitzen Trapper
I love it when people try to be all dramatic. Unlistenable? Please. Just say you don't like it and move along. I would point out how for every person with your opinion there are 100 that think it's the album of the decade, but then you would probably point out something irrelevant like 42 million people bought the Eagles Greatest Hits album and that numbers mean nothing when it comes to good music and so on.
Enjoy! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM9Tpva6-Qg