The queue of “saved, unpublished” here isn’t getting any shorter, but as each month of the last twelve unfolded I found myself far more interested in listening than adding more words to the pile.
This is everything that has “2020” in the date field. All are recommended.
Some (but not all) of the shows I saw in 2019:
LP – Jan 25, The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
Le Butcherettes – Feb 5, Marty’s On Newport, Tustin, CA
ShitKid – Mar 8, Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – Mar 17, Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Bush Tetras – Apr 20, Bowery Electric, New York, NY
Live Skull – Apr 25, Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
Bikini Kill – May 2, Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
The Cactus Blossoms – May 4, The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
The Hives – May 29, The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA
Sam Phillips – Jun 6, Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles, CA
This Is Not This Heat – Jul 25, The Regent Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Katatonic – Sep 5, The LEM HQ, Los Angeles, CA
Stereolab – Sep 27, Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
Seefeel – Nov 3, Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
The Raincoats – Nov 16, Mono, Glasgow, Scotland
Bauhaus – Dec 1, Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
X – Dec 19, Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA
I don’t really make best-of lists (undoubtedly, one of my favorite albums of the year will be one I haven’t heard yet), but this is everything that’s dated 2019 that’s still around as of this morning. All are recommended.
Some (but not all) of the shows I saw in 2018:
Steve Kilbey – April 28, private home, Sierra Madre, CA
Le Butcherettes – May 12, The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – May 27, Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles
Hedgehog – June 15, B10, Shenzhen, China
Wanda Jackson – July 7, Marty’s On Newport, Tustin, CA
The Bangles – July 14, Pershing Square, Los Angeles
My Bloody Valentine – July 22, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Charalambides – October 7, Blank Forms, New York City
Spiritualized – October 11, Kings Theater, Brooklyn
Shearwater + friends play David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy – October 19, Brookfield Place, New York City
Lady Gaga – December 28, Park Theatre at Park MGM, Las Vegas
Somewhere over the years King Loser became one of my favorite bands. There was a reunion tour last year and I was hoping that they could manage some shows outside of New Zealand.
22 minute RNZ music special about King Loser (from 2016).
Exene of X throws out the first pitch at the August 16 Dodger game…
(the ballpark organ version of “Blue Spark” is great)
…and John Doe sings the national anthem.
Quartz City Podcast Episode #015
For election day today: fifty minutes of punk rock songs about Reagan.
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Newly identified geoglyphs near Quilcapampa in southern Peru.
The Bridget Riley-style op-art background used everywhere by Spacemen 3.
Among other things that have backed up here – three different sightings of Rugby font from expert spotter Chris Richardson.
A Lee Hazlewood Australian 7″ EP from 1970.
The Holy Modal Rounders’ Last Round album from 1978.
Shocking Blue’s “Mighty Joe” 7″ from 1969.
And while Other Music in NYC may have closed, Left Of The Dial Records in Santa Ana happily flies the typography of psychedelia.
