What concerts are you looking forward to this autumn?

[jonnyhambone]

yeah, there's an overwhelming # of shows coming up. I'll be going to some for sure, considering others, and some good ones just needing to skip. Pretty sure about,

Swans 9/22 - their last show at 1st Ave. was amazing! I've been listening to the live album they put out from last years tour a ton - excellent for a live recording and their new studio one just arrived this week but I'm in the middle of a move and don't have my turntable set up yet.
Dirty Three 9/28
considering that St. Vitus show or Grizzly Bear is also that night at 1st Ave.
Earth 11/18 (super psyched for this!)
Jandek in Mankato
...hadn't heard about the Tinariwen show. Their last show at the Cedar was pretty great so I'll be tempted.
I think I'm missing a couple but can't think of 'em now.

Just missed the Mt. Eerie show last week at Co. Exhibits (at the the Burlesque studio) which I was bummed about. Both of his 2012 albums are pretty great and their last show at the Cedar was pretty special.

[Rae]

Yeah, I was at that Mt. Eerie show... some friends put it together. Myrrh sounded totally great in that room. Hope they do more stuff there.

That Swans show is actually on 9/21-- didn't want to confuse ya. Yeah, the mainroom show was really great. I'm looking forward to seeing them in a smaller although slightly aesthetically incongruous space.

Really considering getting to the GZA show on 9/20, too... he's doing all of Liquid Swords with live backing from the guy from Wavves. JAMC + that + Swans in one week seems kind of insane, tho.

I saw Grizzly Bear a few years ago at the Cedar... at the time I was really in love with their records, too, but for some reason I just didn't feel smitten at that show. That was when the Cedar was still relatively young in their experiment with having standing shows w/a bar in the show room, etc, so part of it could've been that.

Tinariwen is actually doing two shows...? I think? You should check the calendar at the Dakota's site. A friend observed that it will probably be a bit of cognitive dissonance for those desert nomads to be in the warehouse district downtown on Halloween weekend. I'm going to try to get to the early show because my friends in Children of Euler are playing their farewell show elsewhere later in the evening.

Maybe we should meet up at either the Dirty Three or Earth show. I'd buy you a beer in the small bar or over at Palmer's, whichever...

~Rae

[Rae]

Really considering getting to the GZA show on 9/20, too... he's doing all of Liquid Swords with live backing from the guy from Wavves.

I did end up going to this and I had an awesome time. The Wavves guy added nothing (the guitar during GZA's set was barely noticeable and he padded out an evening that was already behind schedule with a tedious DJ set and a truly awful opening band from Brookyln that repeatedly thanked him throughout their set for inviting them along), but GZA was marvelous and Killer Mike stole the show with an energetic, funny, and tight opening set. GZA's stage presence was by turns professorial and excitedly exultant, especially when he bantered with a few folks on the front rail or when he embarked on a tangential tribute to a few of the late ODB's verses from the early records. I was surprised that there were about half as many people at this show as at the JaMC show earlier in the week; it seemed a lot more vital.

~Rae

[jonnyhambone]

Melvins Lite were super cool... stand up bass, drums (and how!), King Buzzo. Not the Melvins-sludge-fest that they usually are but, frankly, this line-up/sound suits me pretty well. I picked up their new lp w/ this line up too, Freak Puke, but haven't had a chance to spin it yet. They're in the middle of a 51 shows/51 states/51 days marathon so they are in a town in your state soon...
I've been on the fence for the upcoming Swans show this week but their new album is in-friggin'-credible I think, so I may have to rally.