Bands with great live shows

**runethechamp** · 03-03-2005, 12:38 AM

Watch Motorhead. They are in NY March 12 (check out www.imotorhead.com) They are fast and loud and put on a good show. And Lemmy's funnier than you think.

**Echo_Beach** · 03-03-2005, 06:21 AM

gentleman is a great entertainer and singer. also i can recommend the roots and capleton

**irul&ublo** · 03-03-2005, 11:11 AM

Best Live Shows I've Seen (not necessarily in order):

The Who (when Entwisle was still alive)

Bruce and The E St. Band

Neil & Crazy Horse

X

Jackson Browne (years ago on the Running On Empty tour; his backup band The Section, which included David Lindley, Russ Kunkel and Danny Kortchmar was fantastic)

Tom Petty

Talking Heads

Biggest Disappointment:

The Stones

**ScottG** · 03-03-2005, 02:23 PM

If you miss wandering around following phish or the dead, you can check out this band.

http://www.donnathebuffalo.com/

Their fans call themselves "the Herd"

I have only seen them once, but good music, mellow crowd and good clean fun.
I would see them again.
Wouldn't mind seeing them open for Ratdog in DC.

Tour schedule:
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Sat 2/26/05 Canal Club 9:00pm $15
1545 East Cary Street Richmond, VA 434-643-2582

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Wed 3/9/05 The Kent Stage 8:00pm $17/$20
175 E Main St Kent, OH 44240 330-677-5005
Student price $15/$17 Big Leg Emma opening

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Thu 3/10/05 Headliners Music Hall 9:00pm $13/15 Order Tickets
1386 Lexington Road Louisville, KY (502) 584-8088

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Fri 3/11/05 The Blue Note 9:00pm $10/$12
17 N 9th St Columbia, Mo 573-874-1944

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Sat 3/12/05 Blueberry Hill/The Duck Room 9:00pm $10/$12
6504 Delmar St Louis, Mo (314) 727-4444

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Tue 3/15/05 Sandbar $15
2161 N Frontage Rd West Vail, CO
970 476 4314

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Wed 3/16/05 Sandbar $15
2161 N Frontage Rd West Vail, CO
970 476 4314

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Thu 3/17/05 Fox Theater 8:00pm $12/$14 Order Tickets
1135 13th Street Boulder, CO 80302 303-447-0095

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Fri 3/18/05 Gothic Theatre 8:00pm $12.75/14.75 Order Tickets
3263 South Broadway Englewood, CO 303-788-0984

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Sat 3/19/05 Beyond Bluegrass
Wheeler Opera House Aspen, CO

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3/24-26/05 Suwanee Springfest
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, FL (904) 249-7990
3 Dance Stage sets and 2 Main Stage sets....9 hours of DTB!

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Fri 4/8/05 Higher Ground (18 +)
1214 Williston Road Winooski, VT 05403 802-654-8888

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Sat 4/9/05 Revolution Hall
425 River Street Troy, NY 518-273-BEER

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4/21-24/05 Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
1439 Henderson Tanyard Road Silk Hope, NC 27312 (919)542-8142

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Tue 4/26/05 9:30 Club
815 V St NW Washington DC, 202-393-0930
Opening for Ratdog. DTB for 60 minutes.

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Wed 4/27/05 9:30 Club
815 V St NW Washington DC, 202-393-0930
Opening for Ratdog. DTB for 60 minutes.

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4/29-1/05 Merle Fest
N Wilkesboro, NC 28697 800-343-7857

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Fri 5/6/05 Jannus Landing $20
St Pete, FL

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Sat 5/7/05 Jannus Landing $20
St Pete, FL

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Fri 5/13/05 The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St New York, NY 10002 (212) 533-2111

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Sat 5/14/05 The Funk Box
10 E Cross Street Baltimore, MD 410-625-2000

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Sun 5/15/05 The LEAF Festival (Lake Eden Arts Fest)
377 Lake Eden Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711 828.68.MUSIC

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6/10-12/05 Bonnaroo TBA
Manchester, TN
Our set time and appearance day is still TBA Tickets now on sale!

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6/17-19/05 Wakarusa Music Festival TBA
Lawrence, KS
We'll be there for 2 sets over 2 days, TBA

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Thu 7/7/05 Milwaukee Summerfest
Milwaukee, WI
Performing on the Leinie Stage

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7/8-10/05 The Great Blue Heron Festival
2361 Wait Corners Road Sherman (Panama ), NY 14767 716-487-1781

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Fri 7/15/05 Green River Music Festival
College Drive Greenfield, MA 01301

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7/21-24/05 Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival
Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-5098

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Fri 9/16/05 Rhythm & Roots Reunion 9:00pm
Bristol, TN 423-764-1929

**Plakespear** · 03-03-2005, 05:53 PM

Beck
New album out soon- I'm sure a tour will follow.

**gorms** · 03-10-2005, 07:34 PM

Saw Jimmy Cliff last week and the guy rocks.
He had a great band (11 people or something) and brought some serious energy with him.

I think he is on the east coast now so if you get the chance check it out.

**belgian** · 03-11-2005, 01:12 AM

I dunno if any of you guys are fans of Franz Ferdinand for one reason or another. Anyway, even though their stuff gets insanely overplayed, they have the best live perfomance I've ever seen from any band. Oh, and the Presidents of the USA are well up there as well.

**grrrr** · 03-21-2005, 01:04 PM

If you like Donna the Buffalo, check out Railroad Earth. A New Jersey progressive bluegrass/accoustic band - amazing live shows.

**funkendrenchman** · 03-23-2005, 08:22 PM

Jurassic 5

REBIRTH BRASS BAND.... never had more fun at a concert!

**Shepherd Wong** · 03-25-2005, 08:51 PM

Obvious answer is Guitar Wolf.
Close second is Les Savy Fav.

**fiddler** · 03-26-2005, 05:34 AM

Kultur Shock, yeah.
http://www.kulturshock.com/

**sea2ski** · 03-29-2005, 01:52 PM

Well since I was pretty much in live music overload at Jazzfest last year. One of the bands I caught that broke through the clutter was Papa Grows Funk. Also Chris Smither was good but I wouldn't call him a band.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-29-2005, 02:23 PM

The Toasters put on a really fun live show.

**Snow Ranger** · 03-29-2005, 03:41 PM

I'd have to agree with MD9 the lips are great live. saw em with Beck that was sweet.

Decendants
Revolting Cocks
Ministry
Wilco
-Yeah a Crash Worship show would be very hard to top
Built to Spill
Modest Mouse

**Grange** · 03-29-2005, 04:00 PM

Don't know if it has been posted already, but Clutch is great live. I don't really care to listen to their CD's but loved them in concert.

**funkendrenchman** · 03-24-2007, 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by belgian

I dunno if any of you guys are fans of Franz Ferdinand for one reason or another. Anyway, even though their stuff gets insanely overplayed, they have the best live perfomance I've ever seen from any band. Oh, and the Presidents of the USA are well up there as well.

I'd really like to go see them...

Bump, cause I saw Ozomatli tonight and I will add them to my list of great live shows along with Method Man.

**booner** · 03-26-2007, 03:51 PM

Best show I ever saw was Built To Spill this year...unreal

**brutah** · 03-28-2007, 09:52 PM

THE LEGENDARY ROOTS CREW

I've never been to a roots show that wasn't amazing....

**Tippster** · 03-29-2007, 08:26 AM

Three of my favorite live bands are having reunion tours this summer:

Genesis
The Police
Van Halen (with DLR)

Don't let the Phil Collins solo BS (the later stuff - his first two solo albums were awesome, IMHO) put you aff - these guys know how to put on a BIG show. Coolest lightshow I've ever seen was the tour for the "Genesis" album (Mama, Home by the Sea) and they actually managed to make it look like it was raining on stage. Big sound and they jam (very extended flights of fancy - don't merely try to sound like the album version.) Chester thompson is their Tour drummer and when he and Phil get into it together it's fucking thunder.

The Police are just ... incredible. Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers never got the widespread recognition they deserved, IMHO, but are virtuosos at their instruments. Sting is a much better bass player than you might think, and that voice is even more expressive live than on disc.

Van Halen is back. As long as Eddie doesn't have a heart attack on stage it's guaranfuckingteed to be awesome.

Other Artists that I love live:

Peter Gabriel
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Violent Femmes
The Samples
Southern Culture on the Skids
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
Donna the Buffalo
P-Funk Allstars
The Chieftains
Seldom Scene
Primus
Rage against the Machine
Neil Young
Pearl Jam
Blues Traveler

...and on...and on....

**douchenozzle** · 03-29-2007, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

The Toasters put on a really fun live show.

and the allstonians (sp?)

**Switters** · 03-29-2007, 01:24 PM

I would have to vigorously second (that sounds kind of creepy) Michael Franti & Spearhead and Railroad Earth. Both were killer live.

Tea Leaf Green is an up and comer that puts on an amazing live show. As does the John Butler Trio.

**BigAirSkier1580** · 03-29-2007, 01:46 PM

Tea Party...

Guitar work will blow your mind.

Other than that, any decent punk band will get things going energy-wise. Dropkick Murphys/Flogging Molly are both awesome as far as energy goes.

**Shen** · 03-29-2007, 02:02 PM

Saw this last night...pretty frikkin' good:

03.28.07 Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Warren Haynes Solo Acoustic
A Million Miles From Yesterday
Sad And Deep As You with Kofi Burbridge

Warren Haynes & Edwin McCain
Sign On The Door
Crazy

Warren Haynes, Kevn Kinney & Edwin McCain
Good Country Mile
Trail Of Seasons
I Shall Be Released with Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi
Till The Earth Runs Dry
Shelter

Gregg Allman & Warren Haynes Acoustic
All My Friends
These Days

Allman Brothers Band
Come And Go Blues
Jessica

Derek Trucks Band with Susan Tedeschi
Evidence without Derek
I Wish I Knew
Only You Know And I Know
The Weight with Eric Krasno

Gov't Mule featuring Kofi Burbridge on Keys
Hammer And Nails
32/20 Blues with Audley Freed
Same Thing with Audley Freed and Charlie Drayton
Straight To Hell with Kevn Kinney, Edwin McCain, Tony Mason and Lenny Kaye
Turn On Your Lovelight with Col. Bruce Hampton, Audley Freed, Tony Mason &
Jay Collins
That's What Love Will Make You Do with Brian Mitchell, Jay Collins, Tony
Mason and Audley Freed

**brutah** · 03-29-2007, 10:01 PM

I think reggae is also great live, especially roots reggae. Some reggae acts that I have seen over the last year that have been stellar:

Toots and Maytals

Isreal Vibrations

Lee Perry

Jr. Gong

Eek-a-mouse

Buju Banton

Pato Banton

I think reggae is so good live just because it is super easy to dance to, always positive and irie....

BLOOD SWEAT STEEL · 03-30-2007, 09:51 AM

Not necessarily even close to my "favorite" bands, but hands down the best shows I've ever seen:

Bloodhound Gang
Beck
Type O Negative

In that order.

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