Over the Hill and On Stage

[dougo]

Here are some of the bands I saw live in concert in 2013, with the year they were first active:

Mouse on Mars (1993)
Ghost Box Orchestra (members of Lockgroove (1996))
!!! (1996)
Glenn Jones (1985)
Robert Fripp's Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists (1967)
Man or Astro-Man? (1993)
Wire (1976)
Big Country (1981)
Dick Dale (1959)
Melvins (1983)
Adam Ant (1976)
The Cult (1983)
Supersuckers (1988)
Peter Hook and The Light (1976)
Girls Against Boys (1988) (with special guest David Yow (1982))
Nine Inch Nails (1988)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (1994)
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson (1967)
Nik Turner's Hawkwind (1969)
The Dickies (1977)
Sebadoh (1986)
Octa#grape (members of Trumans Water (1991) and Olivelawn (1990))
My Bloody Valentine (1983)
Flamin' Groovies (1965)
Goblin (1972)
Queens of the Stone Age (1996) (members of Kyuss (1987))

Here are some bands I had the chance to see in 2013 but I didn't end up going:

New Order (1980)
The Breeders (1990)
Dinosaur Jr. (1984)
Simple Minds (1977)
Black Sabbath (1968)
The Feelies (1976)
The English Beat (1978)
Monster Magnet (1989)
The Flaming Lips (1983)
The Rolling Stones (1962)
Paul McCartney (1957)
The Psychedelic Furs (1977)
The Zombies (1962)
Yo La Tengo (1984)
Belle and Sebastian (1996)
The Orb (1988)
Elton John (1964)

In other words, I saw tons and tons of 40-somethings, 50-somethings, 60-somethings, and even 70-somethings!  This was the year of the old fogies.

I did see some good younger bands too: Tame Impala, Metz, Junip, MGMT.  But I'm definitely feeling out of touch with what cool music the kids are making these days.  Any pointers?

Comments

[st-rev.livejournal.com]

I really like Calvin Harris. I'm sort of shocked at how huge he's gotten in the last couple of years.

A lot of the most interesting stuff is still in mashups.