Top 10 Shows of 2006

[C Dubya 04 0]

My sister in law went to see the new Skid Row. She was not informed before hand that Sebastian would not be with them. She was not a happy camper.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Move every show I listed back one peg, because Gwar/Municipal Waste at Lupo's this past Friday was the best show of the year.

 

Tony (vocals) of Waste hurt his leg (doing his "boogeyboarding the moshpit" routine, IIRC) a few shows ago, and so was a gimp during the set. A wall of death erupted during, I believe, "Bangover," which pitted the white shirts (half of the crowd wore white since it WAS a Gwar show) against the black shirts. That then turned into a vicious circle pit where I got the wind knocked outta me good. Rested out for a song or two, then got back in for the closer. Red Chord...sucks. Gwar put on an even better show than at Rock and Shock, and I've had "Meat Sandwich" stuck in my head ever since.

[Guest MikeJohnson]

I saw a triple bill of Fishbone, Outernational and Dub Trio during the last week of CBGBs that rocked my world. That was my favorite show of the year by far. Also really enjoyed Social Distortion and The Super Suckers at Irving Plaza in NYC, Bad Brains and Underdog at CBs was fun too.

 

Mike

[Dr. Zoidberg 0]

1. Arctic Monkeys @ The Warfield in SF. Awesome show. Alex Turner dedicated A Certain Romance to the people in the balcony and "the kid in the Ireland jersey"...which was me. I was excited.

 

2. Arctic Monkeys @ Great American Music Hall in SF. Smaller venue, more energetic, better vibe and feeling. Would be #1 if the dedication didn't happen.

 

3. Yeah Yeah Yeah's @ Bimbo's 365 in SF. All around awesome show. It was a "secret" gig to test the new album. That being said, I love the new album.

 

4. Nico Vega @ The Troubadour in Hollywood. My friend's band. Fuckin' awesome live. Just an all around awesome band and a West Coast alternative to YYY. This show was what made me a legit fan of theirs.

 

5. The Strokes @ The Concourse in SF. Was OK. There was, like...5 years of hype for me since every time I tried to see them before that, something happened. Looking back on it, I wish I had moved up closer and not gone with my girlfriend at the time. She kinda killed the mood. Only on this list because of the hype surrounding it for me.

 

6. The Oohla's @ ? in Hollywood. I completely forgot where I saw them, but I had a blast seeing them. Energetic and fun band.

 

7. Nico Vega @ Safari Sams in Hollywood. It was a kinda shitty night, but Nico Vega kicked ass.

 

8. The Motorcycle Boys @ Safari Sams in Hollywood. Blatant New York Dolls rip-off band, complete with Johnny Thunders look-alike. Awesome.

 

9. Circus Minor @ ? in Hollywood. Kind of an annoying band, but their drummer went insane and was getting everyone pumped, so that made them entertaining.

 

10. The Red's @ Kyle's basement in Ventura. Sure, it's my band, but we played for 20 people in a tiny little basement and we did a good job. Nobody walked out or complained, sooo...yeah. I liked it.