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Who: Baltimore Round Robin TourWhen: October 17th + 18th
Where: Le Poisson Rouge
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Listen: Dan Deacon - "Pink Batman"
The Death Set - "Heard It All Before"
Beach House - "Wedding Bells"
Wzt Hearts - "The Den"
Thoughts: Possibly one of the most ingenious and unique concert ideas ever! Instead of just going to see a couple of bands perform on a raised platform in front of you the bands will be setting up on the floor in a circle, with the fans inside the circle. Then one band will kick off with a song followed by the band next to it and the band next to it all the way around the room. Sounds like an awesome concept and it's been split into two night to make sure all 29-bands involved get to be seen and heard. More details on who the bands are right over here. I'm gonna try and make it for both shows and I suggest you do the same.
Who: Death Cab for CutieWhen: October 6th
Where: Radio City Music Hall
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Listen: Death Cab for Cutie - "Your New Twin Sized Bed"
Thoughts: I have seen Death Cab for Cutie twice and both times they were blown away by other bands on the bill (once it was The Decemberists and once it was Franz Ferdinand). But I think them being upstaged is mostly due to the fact that they focus on the music, don't do much fan interaction, and sure as shit don't dance, hell the fans can't even dance to that music. Instead everyone sits around (or stands) for an hour and stares at Ben Gibbard as he releases these poignant, emotional songs onto your souls. If you're into that sort of thing there is a ticket sale on Friday.
Who: Girl TalkWhen: November 15th
Where: Terminal 5
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Listen: Girl Talk - "Give Me A Beat"
Thoughts: Having spent an evening with dancing on the Mercury Lounge stage with Girl Talk I am pretty sure that I have experienced the heights of his performance ability. It was an awesome show that night, but a huge part of it was the involvement of all the fans who danced on the stage and sweat together under those beaming lights. Now he's playing at festivals and in huge, completely impersonal places like Terminal 5 and I don't see how he could possibly capture the energy of the show he put on that sweaty August night. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe he will compensate for the lack of personal contact with some huge stage show and the crowd will be crazed dancing fools but for my money I'm going to rest remembering the time I saw Girl Talk and how amazing it was.
Who: MetallicaWhen: January 29th + 31st
Where: Nassau Coliseum + Prudential Center
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Listen: Metallica - "Ride the Lightning"
Thoughts: I saw Metallica back when they were on the touring version of Lollapalooza, I believe this was in 1996 or '97, and it was one of the most spectacular live shows I have ever seen especially when you consider it was a big all-day festival. They had explosions galore, the music was tight, and they played everything you could have wanted to hear and some songs off of Load. Of course now the metal legends have had a few not so good efforts and I'm sure some of those tunes will be played live on this tour, but if you have never seen Metallica I would highly recommend doing so.
Who: YeasayerWhen: December 5th + 6th
Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg
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Listen: Yeasayer - "2080"
Thoughts: I have to say Yeasayer has completely underwhelmed in every capacity except on "2080". I've seen them live, I've listened to the album, and I have been inundated with the waves of "Yeasayer is awesome!" comments that have gone around, and all I can say to all that stuff is "meh". "2080" is a really good song though.
Who: Deerhunter + Times New VikingWhen: November 7th + 8th
Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg + Bowery Ballroom
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Listen: Deerhunter - "Never Stops"
Times New Viking - "End of All Things"
Thoughts: Wow, Deerhunter and Times New Viking together on tour, could it get any better then that? Not really no, except that one of these New York dates also has Vivian Girls opening, I think that one if Music Hall. This is a can't miss tour if I've ever seen a can't miss tour.
Who: Man ManWhen: October 10th
Where: Webster Hall
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Listen: Man Man - "Top Drawer"
Thoughts: Right now there are few bands as skilled in the area of a live performance as Man Man is. These guys flat out know how to put on a show, and if you've failed to catch any of the bajillion times they've played in New York then it's time to pony up the cash and go see them. I'll probably see you there.
Who: The RootsWhen: October 28th
Where: Roseland Ballroom
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Listen: The Roots - "Double Trouble"
Thoughts: I caught half of The Roots set at All Points West this weekend and they completely made-up for all the piss poor hip-hop performances I've been seeing lately. It was my first time seeing the legends on stage and they did nothing but wow me despite some issues with echoes from the festival grounds. I'd like to so them again but this show is during CMJ so I'll probably be running around catching new bands that could only hope to have a fraction of the success and talent that The Roots posses.
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