My top 10 concerts for 2008:
1/19: Antone's:
Jason Isbell (with
Will Hoge,
Jeremy Fisher)
2/10: Emo's:
Dead Meadow (with
Black Mountain,
Blood on the Wall,
The viet minh,
Ringo Deathstarr,
Strange Attractors)
2/21: Antone's:
North Mississippi Allstars (with
Alvin Youngblood Hart)
2/29: Austin Music Hall:
Ghostland Observatory (with Dr. Jack)
5/30: Emo's:
The Black Angels (with
Brothers And Sisters,
Possessed By Paul James)
5/31: The Parish:
Centro-matic (with
South San Gabriel,
Sarah Jaffe)
6/22: (Houston) Jones Hall:
Tom Waits
8/22: Emo's:
Melvins (with
Porn,
Big Business)
9/26: KLRU-TV Studios:
Drive-By Truckers
9/28: Stubb's:
The Black Keys (with
Jessica Lea Mayfield,
The Black Angels)
The contenders:
1/19: Antone's: Jason Isbell (with Will Hoge, Jeremy Fisher)
2/10: Emo's: Dead Meadow (with Black Mountain, Blood on the Wall, The Viet Minh, Ringo Deathstarr, Strange Attractors)
2/21: Antone's: North Mississippi Allstars (with Alvin Youngblood Hart)
2/29: Austin Music Hall: Ghostland Observatory (with Dr. Jack)
3/12: SXSW:
* Red Eyed Fly: Two Gallants, White Denim, Octopus Project
* Mother Egan's: Abigail Washburn w/Sparrow Quartet (feat. Bela Fleck), The Silos
* Thirsty Nickel: Sunburned Hand of the Man
* Bourbon Rocks: Hopewell, Earthless, Witch
* Mohawk: Dodos, The Big Sleep
3/13: SXSW:
* Club Deville: Tim Easton (feat. Whipsaws), Buddy Miller, Old 97's, The Drams
* Red Eyed Fly: The Black Angels
* Tap Room at Six: Linus Pauling Quartet
* Spiro's: Colour Revolt
3/14: SXSW:
* Vice Saves Texas (outdoor): Monotonix
* Mugshots: Scale The Summit, Yakuza
* Longbranch Inn: Wooden Shjips
* Elysium: Sodopp, Avengers in Sci-Fi
3/15: SXSW:
* Typewriter Museum: Blind Mice, Shellshag
* Waterloo Park: Wooden Shjips
* Typewriter Museum: Attack Formation, Monotonix
* Side Bar: Dead Confederate
* Waterloo Park: Black Mountain
* Elysium: KbN, Damage, Toddle, The Emeralds, The Pillows
3/17: Emo's: Acid Mothers Temple (with Danava, Scorpion Child)
4/9: Paramount Theatre: Kids in the Hall
4/10: Austin Music Hall: The Mars Volta
4/14: (Houston) Verizon Wireless Theatre: The Mars Volta
5/1: (Houston) Meridian: Gov't Mule (with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
5/2: Stubb's: Raconteurs (with Birds of Avalon)
5/29: The Parish: Shearwater (with Follow that Bird)
5/30: Emo's: The Black Angels (with Brothers and Sisters, Possessed By Paul James)
5/31: The Parish: Centro-Matic (with South San Gabriel, Sarah Jaffe)
6/1: End of an Ear Records: Will Johnson
6/22: (Houston) Jones Hall: Tom Waits
6/28: Mohawk: Boris (with Torche, Clouds)
7/8: Waterloo Records: Will Johnson
7/26: Beerland: Tia Carrera (with Oh Beast!, Attack Formation)
8/6: The Parish: The Hold Steady (with The Loved Ones)
8/15: Room 710: Tia Carrera
8/22: Emo's: Melvins (with Porn, Big Business)
9/26: KLRU-TV Studios: Drive-By Truckers
9/26: Emo's (inside): Dead Confederate (with Wax Fang)
9/26: Emo's (outside): Drive-By Truckers
9/28: Stubb's: The Black Keys (with Jessica Lea Mayfield, Black Angels)
10/5: La Zona Rosa: Henry Rollins
10/10: The Backyard: Widespread Panic
10/11: The Backyard: Widespread Panic
10/31: Austin Music Hall: Australian Pink Floyd
11/8: La Zona Rosa: Buckethead (with That 1 Guy)
11/12: Beerland: Two Cow Garage (with The Healers)
11/14: Stubb's: Ghostland Observatory
11/22: Austin Music Hall: Black Crowes (with Buffalo Killers)
12/6: Trophy's: Tia Carrera
12/27: La Zona Rosa: Old 97's (with The Drams)
Porn
