concert reviews

As featured in TBD’s Best Concert Tweets of 2011!


For The Washington Post

Ryan Adams with Jason Isbell (Jan. 2012)
Arcade Fire (Aug. 2010)
Ayo (June 2008)
The B-52s (April 2008)

Burt Bacharach (June 2008)
The Bangles (May 2009)
Sara Bareilles in Jan. 2007 and April 2008
The Beach Boys (June 2012)
Beirut (Dec. 2011)
The Breeders (Aug. 2009)
Basia Bulat (Feb. 2008)
Bell X1 (May 2008)
Tony Bennett (July 2009)
Beyonce (June 2009)
Bright Eyes (March 2007)
Broken Bells (June 2010)
Zac Brown Band (Feb. 2009)
Michael Buble in Aug. 2007 and Nov. 2010
David Byrne (Sept. 2008)
CAKE (April 2011)
Hayes Carll (Dec. 2008)
Julian Casablancas (Jan. 2010)
Neko Case (April 2009)
Cat Power (Oct. 2012)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Oct. 2008)
Rosanne Cash and Mark O’Connor (Nov. 2008)
Eric Clapton (Oct. 2006)
Leonard Cohen (May 2009)
Elvis Costello and The Imposters (May 2007)
Elvis Costello and The Sugarcanes (June 2009)
The Coup (June 2006)
Sheryl Crow in Sept. 2006 and May 2008
Crowded House in May 2008 and July 2010
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Aug. 2006)
The Decemberists in March 2007 and June 2009
Brett Dennen (Jan. 2007)
Bo Diddley (Nov. 2006)

John Doe & The Sadies (May 2009)
The Dismemberment Plan (Jan. 2011)
Drive-By Truckers in 2009 and 2012
Bob Dylan (Nov. 2009)
Jakob Dylan (April 2010)
John Eddie (Jan. 2009)

Alejandro Escovedo (July 2008)
Tim Fite (July 2008)
The Flaming Lips (Aug. 2008)
Fleet Foxes (May 2011)
The Frames (April 2007)
Johnny Flynn (Sept. 2008)

The Gaslight Anthem (Oct. 2009)
Gnarls Barkley (Aug. 2008)
The Go! Team (Nov. 2007)
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs (Dec. 2009)
Gorillaz (Oct. 2010)
Green Day (July 2009)
Emmylou Harris in June 2008
and August 2012
James Hunter in Aug. 2008 and Jan. 2009
Keri Hilson (May 2011)
Marketa Irglova (Nov. 2011)
Iron Maiden (June 2008)
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (March 2009)
Wanda Jackson (Feb. 2011)
Etta James (May 2009)
Georgie James (Nov. 2007)
Elton John & Billy Joel (July 2009)
Norah Jones (April 2010)
R. Kelly (July 2011)
Kid Rock (Nov. 2011)
The Killers (Jan. 2009)
The Knitters (May 2007)
Kris Kristofferson (Nov. 2010)
Bettye LaVette in Nov. 2007, March 2009 and June 2010
John Legend (Dec. 2008)
Jenny Lewis (Oct. 2008)
Lambchop (Sept. 2006)
Little Big Town (Feb. 2009)
Lorettta Lynn (Dec. 2008)
Shelby Lynne in Oct. 2006 and April 2008
Aimee Mann (July 2006)
Marilyn Manson (July 2007)
Laura Marling in Sept. 2008 and Sept. 2011
John Mayer in Sept. 2006 and Feb. 2010
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds May 2010
Loreena McKennitt (April 2007)
Meat Puppets (Sept. 2007)
Middle Distance Runner (Jan. 2007)
Mika (June 2007)
Modest Mouse (March 2009)
Alexi Murdoch (Feb. 2007)
Muse in Aug. 2007 and March 2010
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, & Ray Price (Sept. 2007)
The New Pornographers in Oct. 2007 and June 2010
A. C. Newman (March 2009)
Randy Newman (Sept. 2008)
North Mississippi Allstars (Jan. 2008)

No Doubt (June 2009)

OK Go in May 2010 and June 2011
Ozomatli (April 2007)
Opeth (Oct. 2008)
Pink (Sept. 2009)

The Pogues (March 2008)

The Police (Nov. 2007)
The Pretenders (Feb. 2009)

The Raveonettes (March 2008)
Lou Reed (April 2008)
Damien Rice (Dec. 2006)
Josh Ritter (Oct. 2007)
The Roots (Dec. 2009)
Leon Russell (March 2008)
Raphael Saadiq (March 2009)
Santana (April 2008)

Jill Scott (March 2008)
Ryan Shaw (Jan. 2009)

She & Him (July 2010)
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Jan. 2008)
Slayer (July 2007)

The Soft Pack (Oct. 2012)
Regina Spektor (Oct. 2009)
Mavis Staples (Oct. 2010)
Sufjan Stevens (Nov. 2012)
The Swell Season (Nov. 2007)
Tenacious D (Dec. 2006)
Them Crooked Vultures (Oct. 2009)
Thievery Corporation (Jan. 2010)
Richard Thompson (Jan. 2008)
Three Girls and Their Buddy (Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, and Buddy Miller) (Feb. 2009)
Travis (July 2007)
Jeff Tweedy (Dec. 2010)
Two Door Cinema Club (Jan. 2011)
Usher (Nov. 2008 – Election Night!)

Van Halen (March 2012)
Suzanne Vega (Sept. 2007)
El Vez and Los Straightjackets (Dec. 2009)
Rufus Wainwright (Dec. 2007)
The Walkmen (Dec. 2010)
M. Ward (Aug. 2009)
The Watson Twins (July 2008)
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (Aug. 2011)
The White Stripes (July 2007)
Andy Williams (December 2006)
Lucinda Williams in July 2007, March 2009 and May 2012.
Wilco in Feb. 2008 and March 2010
X in 2008 and 2009

Xylos (March 2010)


For DCist

David Byrne (June 2009)

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (March 2013)

Coldplay (Aug. 2008)

Detroit Cobras (May 2008)

Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes (April 2010)

Elvis Costello (Nov. 2013)

The Decemberists (June 2011)

Drive-By Truckers (July 2007)

The Hold Steady (Aug. 2008)

Nick Lowe in Sept. 2007 and Oct. 2009

Aimee Mann (Dec. 2007)

Marah in Oct. 2007 and Nov. 2008

Metric (Sept. 2012)

Morrissey (March 2009)

Oasis (Dec. 2008)

The Pogues (March 2009)

R.E.M. (June 2008)

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (May 2009)

Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop of Travis (Nov. 2009)

U2 in Sept. 2009 and June 2011

Vrigin Mobile Festival (Aug.2008)

Virgin Free Fest (Aug. 2009)

Virgin Free Fest (Sept. 2010)

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (Jan. 2009)

Stevie Wonder at the Library of Congress (Feb. 2009)

Paul Weller (Sept. 2008)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Sept. 2009)

Other

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve
John Mellencamp (Feb. 2011)
The Mekons (Oct. 2011)
Radiohead (May 2008)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (Nov. 2009)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (April 2012)
U2 (April 2005)
Virgin Festival 2007

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