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  • Top Ten Non-Phish Shows Of 2010

    Posted 1/20/2011 by cal
    This is the way it’s got to be for now.  If you read this blog with any regularity you’re probably sick of getting Phished to death anyway, but no other band puts on as good a show these days.  So I’ll skip writing about seven of the eight Phish shows I went to in 2010 (but for anyone interested, 10/16 was the best show I saw in 2010) and point out some of the other amazing nights of the year.  In narrowing down this list, it became clear that 2010 has to be my new best year ever; some truly mind-blowing shows didn’t even make the cut.
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  • Pavement: Pabst Theater, 9-14-10

    Posted 9/21/2010 by cal
    Critics can chide Stephen Malkmus in their sleep for his obstinate lack of enthusiasm in fronting his old band; it’s as tired a tack as the group’s slacker legacy demands.  Fans of Pavement are just happy that the old tensions between Malkmus and guitarist Scott Kannberg haven’t arisen and sabotaged this reunion tour.  Early on in the tour, the band’s languid approach may have resulted in some uninspired shows (AHEM Pitchfork), but there was no trace of laziness at the Pabst Theater on Tuesday night--except in the audience, where that old 90s lethargy was alive and well in the mostly seated and/or motionless crowd. Read more... Comments (0)

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