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Bridges and Powerlines - "Uncalibrated"

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on July 4, 2008 8:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Click above to watch "Uncalibrated" from Bridges and Powerlines's new album Ghost Types, out now on City Bird Records.

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My 12 Favorite Concerts - #6 INXS

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on July 3, 2008 12:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

#6
INXS
March 3, 1988, The Omni (Atlanta)

OK, before you get in a huff about INXS topping U2 on this list, you need to know that this is the first concert I went to with my buddies (I'm not counting Bon Jovi, where we got dropped off). You also need to notice the seat number above. Somehow we got third row seats in a 15,000-seat arena. We also were among the few to get there in time to enjoy Public Image Ltd., so I got to hear "This is Not a Love Song" live. Michael Hutchence & co. put on a great show, but more importantly I was introduced to the idea of spending an evening with friends, dancing and singing along to music that we loved—a formula that would be repeated hundreds of times over the years. Alas, the band didn't put a good album out after Kick, and has been reduced to the Reality Show Bin after Hutchence's death. But they launched my love for live music, and I'll always be grateful.

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The Gutter Twins - "Idle Hands"

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on July 3, 2008 8:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Click above to watch "Idle Hands" from The Gutter Twins' new album Saturnalia, out now on Sub Pop Records.

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My 12 Favorite Concerts - #7 U2

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on July 2, 2008 11:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

#7
U2
Nov. 19, 2005, Philips Arena (Atlanta)

I remember missing the Joshua Tree tour. My sister went, and I, being the jobless 15-year-old, stayed home. I remember that The BoDeans opened, and I instead listened to the Joshua Tree cassette on my boombox. I apparently was one of the few people who actually liked the follow-up, Rattle and Hum, and was initially bored by Achtung Baby, Pop and Zooropa. So in 2005, I somehow found myself never having seen one of the best bands of my generation. And they really are. Bono still seems to draw his energy from the adoring masses, and he acts like it's the first stadium show he's ever played and is awed by the crowd. There's still so much joy and camaraderie on the stage, with each of the members playing off their bandmates. And the catalog is so deep and rich—and only getting deeper and richer. I was just as excited to hear "City of Blinding Lights" and "Beautiful Day" as I was to hear "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "40." They may be the most hyped live band since The Beatles, but that's only because they actually live up to it.

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My 12 Favorite Concerts - #8 The Ramones

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on July 2, 2008 3:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

#8
The Ramones
Nov. 22, 1988, Center Stage (Atlanta)
It all started with a crappy job and a mix tape some guy made for my older sister. The job was at a one-hour photo place. My two bosses chafed at my love of '70s classic rock. I'd talk about The Steve Miller Band and the Eagles, and they'd wonder why I didn't listen to anything new and play XTC and P.I.L. It was about that same time I borrowed my sister's mixtape. Among tracks from Drivin' 'n Cryin' and Plimsouls were two Ramones songs—"I Wanna Be Sedated" and a cover of the Beach Boys "Do You Wanna Dance?" The band wasn't new—they'd been playing the same four chords for 14 years—but it was completely new to me. After watching "Rock and Roll High School" with some friends, we headed to Center Stage for a Ramones show. The band blew through dozens of two-minute songs in a couple of hours. There was more leather in the room than I'd seen in one place, but I was bopping along with everybody, shouting "Hey Ho! Let's Go!" and saying goodbye to Foreigner forever.

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Priscilla Ahn - "Dream"

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on July 2, 2008 8:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Click above to watch "Dream" from Priscilla Ahn's new album A Good Day, out now on Blue Note Records.

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Paste Vision #4 - Bonnaroo 2008

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on July 1, 2008 5:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

This special Bonnaroo 2008 edition of PasteVision features quick hits from Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, State Radio, Lez Zeppelin, Boots Riley of The Coup, The Everybodyfields, and more. Plus, a special ferris wheel performance from José González.

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Catching Up -- Bash and Pop, Black Francis, The Botticellis

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on July 1, 2008 2:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I receive more music than I can listen to. Don’t hate me. I do the best I can. What that means is that I periodically go back and semi-sytematically check out what what I missed the first time. Today’s edition is brought to you by the letter B.

I won't bother to tell you about all the crap I listened to briefly, and then disdainfully tossed aside. No sir, you get only the best, the cream of the crop, or, if you prefer, the Best of the B's, albeit belatedly.

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My 12 Favorite Concerts - #9 Uncle Tupelo

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on July 1, 2008 12:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

#9
Uncle Tupelo
Feb. 11, 1994, The 40 Watt (Athens, Ga.)
As with Guadalcanal Diary, Uncle Tupelo became my favorite band just in time for me to catch the farewell tour. Whatever personal problems Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy might have been having offstage, when they started playing, they were in lock-step. Not since Lennon and McCartney had a band been as blessed with two songwriters (#98 and #24 on our list of the 100 Best Living Songwriters), and they took turns at the mic singing some great ones from their entire catalog: "Chickamauga," "Anodyne," "The Long Cut," "Watch Me Fall." Plus old covers that they'd long since made their own like "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down." The bandmates, of course, have gone on to form Son Volt and Wilco, but it was great to catch them onstage together in a single, wonderful night. I wish I still had the ticket, but some video will have to do. Listen to those guys harmonize:

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My 12 Favorite Concerts - #10 The Hold Steady

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on July 1, 2008 11:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

#10
The Hold Steady
Oct. 25, 2007, The 40 Watt (Athens, Ga.)
Craig Finn really isn't even a singer in the proper sense. He kind of half-drunkenly shouts out stories, and the effect live is like he's talking to the audience all night. There's a shallowness to much of the subject matter—ingesting chemicals and hooking up—but he's still so damn insightful and interesting. He's a little goofy and infectiously happy. And so is the music, sloppy bar rock with big '70s muscular hooks. If you look around the room, everybody has big ol' grins on their faces, including guitarist Tad Kubler and the wonderfully mustachioed keyboardist Franz Nicolay. This was my second time seeing them, but it was part of a road trip to Athens with friends, which makes any show a little better. Plus they played almost every song off Boys and Girls in America, including my favorite, "Stuck Between Stations":

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