Shows This Past Week (slash past 4 months)

I know I haven't done this in forever but I will get back to is soon. Since it has been so long and there are so many, I am going to keep these very brief.

Rock Boat Niner
Floating music festival on a Carnival Cruise ship. Acts included Sister Hazel, Hanson, David Ryan Harris, Pat McGee, Ernie Halter, Tyronne Wells, Curtis Peoples, Michael Tolcher, Gaelic Storm, Cowboy Mouth, Blackberry Smoke, Green River Ordinance, Tonic, Stephen Kellog & the Sixers, Zac Brown Band, The Kin, Aslyn, Wideawake and Graham Colton.

Mean Creek/These United States
Knitting Factory
http://www.myspace.com/meancreek-- Think of Joy Division were to add a shoegaze element and were more contemporary.
http://www.myspace.com/theseunited-- Think Wilco + the first Kings of Leon (circa Youth & Young Manhood)

Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains/Twin Tigers
Mercury Lounge
http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger-- Take DFA1979 give a more pop related indie sound almost like the Strokes with balls...
http://www.myspace.com/thetwintigers-- two words. Sonic Youth

The Gay Blades/Scott Weiland
Irving Plaza
Not even going to tell you where to hear Scott Weiland's solo stuff... it was god awful.
http://www.myspace.com/gayblades-- total show stealers. Again, pop music with twist of hard rock and indie... def worth checking out live.

Metallica
Prudential Center
www.myspace.com/metallica-- Metal legends played one of the best shows I have ever seen in my life... I had no voice for days from singing. Truly memorable.

Rosewood Thieves
Piano's
http://www.myspace.com/therosewoodthieves-- Rebelde Radio favorites need little intro to their folk rock sounds.

Cold War Kids
Mercury Lounge
www.myspace.com/coldwarkids-- going to see them tonight at a bigger venue but this was a very special show... it was really small and they played mostly Loyalty to Loyalty plus the "hits."

Sam Roberts Band
Bowery Ballroom
www.myspace.com/samrobertsband-- Canada's best straight forward rock band proves at yet another show why they live show is way better than the records.

MRNORTH
Ulysses
www.myspace.com/mrnorthmusic-- some of my best friends in the business playing a fun high energy show.