So my roommate and I were searchin youtube.com recently looking for worldly music videos ...which then turned into looking for REDICULOUS worldly music videos and realized just how TERRIBLE most world-pop music is mimicking everything that's terrible about american pop music culture!! This got me to thinking about the last bundle of concerts I've been to either via my job, via my own performances, or via just going...and i've been to some really good ones and some train wrecks throughout my days!! I thought I'd just create a little inventory of all of the ones that I enjoyed for one reason or another.
----in no particular order----
M.I.A.

DRACO AND THE MALFOYS & HARRY AND THE POTTERS - not a potter fan but my best friend is! I appreciated the ridiculous nature of everything that was going on! There was some pretty nice musicianship but all in all it was one big comedic event!

THE WHO ....who....who....who DOESN'T love the who!?

PRINCE because....it's Prince!!! (although I was pissed, he didn't play ALL of "When Doves Cry")

THE EDITORS - with the exception of the epilepsy light show that they had goin on I enjoyed the show very much! One of thier opening bands was also enjoyable (Ra Ra Riot).

THE LAST GOODNIGHT - after the show the guys were just hangin out and greeting thier fans! They won big points in my book because they're not HUGE yet and I get very frustrated when the up and coming bands are too cool for their fans! Also, their keyboardist & drummer....AMAZING...drummer most of all!!!!

BOB DYLAN - I have to say, even though I'm not much of a dylan fan, he put on a pretty cool, chill show for an old fogie!

DAVE MATHEWS BAND - at the time i was really into them. they put on a pretty hot show. i'm WAY into the bassist and the sax player...but dave...i could do without him (and his drunkenness during the show).

THE DOG & EVERYTHING - these guys are a local indie band from chicago. i used to be totally in love with them, went to a million of their local shows! they used to put on a great performance! Augie (the bassist) especially was a spectacle because in the old days he would go crazy frolicking across the stage and playing very rhythmically challanging and interesting bass lines. Though per the release of thier second album...that all changed. He gave up is sassy bass for a fender and started playing with a pick - tragedy!

EMPYREAN - another chicago indie band. they rocked my socks when they were together in this ensemble!! They had driving guitar and drum riffs and very nice vocalizations! They have since dispanded - sadly and reformed as another group...that i'm not sure i care for much.

OPHUR - by far the BEST local act in Chicago that I've EVER seen...and sadly they are no more!! I've NEVER seen a crowd of such eclectic people respond so well to any local act. Thier guitarist built his own guitars, amps and pedals, thier bassist delivered SUPER FUNKY riffs while rocking the sexiest MusicMan I've seen (that is except for Flea of RHCP), and thier vocalist could deliver amazingly!!! I will never live as much as I've lived at thier shows!!

SLEEPING AT LAST - three brothers (?) they've kind of hit it big in the indie scene now. Also, a chicago based band! I first saw them open for Ophur and they really held thier own! Very calm melodic rock.

I NEED SLEEP - also local, they're an experimental comedy band. all i can say is that they make me giggle!

ANI DIFRANCO - WELL...i think she's pretty self explanitory! 3x i've seen her! HOT!

THAT1GUY - his performance was AMAZING!! he built his own totally rediculous instrument so that he could layer and trigger a huge series of sounds to create the sonic illusion of a whole band! but it's just one...one guy! he also is super sweet. he spent quite a while talking with my band mate and i about his geeky tactics!

MUSE - ohhhh yeah!! i have a music crush on muse...i want my music to marry thier music!

RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS - so first...I DREAM OF BEING AS GOOD AS FLEA! I used to specificly aspire to playing bass like Flea! I tried for years to go to an rhcp concert...and somehow it always failed until Lallapalooza last year! And it was amazing!

I think those are most of the good and great concerts i've been to...I'm sure I've forgoten a few...and when I recall them I'll add em to the list!