My Complete Gig History (As of February 2012)

Date

Artists

Venue

City

?/?/1988	Tiffany		Busch Gardens	Williamsburg, VA
2/21/1996	Bush, Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt		Hampton Coliseum	Hampton, VA
7/7/1996	Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage		Hampton Coliseum	Hampton, VA
?/?/1996	Lisa Loeb, ??		Tides Stadium	Norfolk, VA
?/?/1997	Steve Miller Band, Pat Benatar		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Virginia Beach, VA
7/3/1997	Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Virginia Beach, VA
9/26/1997	Sheryl Crow		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Virginia Beach, VA
10/5/1997	Live, Luscious Jackson		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Virginia Beach, VA
11/9/1997	Green Day, Superdrag		The Boathouse	Norfolk, VA
9/29/2001	Tool		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Virginia Beach, VA
5/1/2002	Garbage, Abandoned Pools		The Norva	Norfolk, VA
6/13/2002	Melissa Etheridge, Rosey		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Virginia Beach, VA
7/25/2002	Moby, Dirty Vegas, Azure Ray		Ntelos Pavillion	Portsmouth, VA
8/3/2002	Barry Manilow, Curtis Stigers		PNC Bank Arts Center	Holmdel, NJ
8/10/2002	Coldplay		9:30 Club	Washington, D.C.
8/15/2002	Sheryl Crow, Train		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Virginia Beach, VA
11/1/2002	The Strokes		Greek Theatre	Los Angeles, CA
6/2/2003	Coldplay		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
8/30/2003	John Williams & the Los Angeles Philharmonic		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
9/10/2003	R.E.M., Wilco		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
9/22/2003	The White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Soledad Brothers		Greek Theatre	Los Angeles, CA
9/25/2003	Radiohead, Supergrass		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
9/26/2003	Radiohead, Supergrass		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
1/14/2004	Ima Robot		UCLA Westwood Plaza	Westwood, CA
3/13/2004	Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Entrance, Beehive & the Barracudas		Henry Fonda Theatre	Hollywood, CA
4/7/2004	A Perfect Circle, The Mars Volta		Long Beach Arena	Long Beach, CA
4/30/2004	Radiohead, Pixies, Sparta, Beck, Q and not U, The Stills, Howie Day, Section Quartet		Coachella	Indio, CA
9/23/2004	Pixies, the Thrills		Greek Theatre	Los Angeles, CA
10/22/2004	Bob Dylan		Cox Arena	San Diego, CA
10/27/2004	Interpol, Secret Machines		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
11/12/2004	Morrissey, Nancy Sinatra		Universal Amphitheater	Universal City, CA
12/8/2004	Muse, The Exit, Evening		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
12/9/2005	Muse, The Exit, Evening		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
1/15/2005	Arcade Fire, Final Fantasy, Tycho B		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
1/16/2005	Arcade Fire, Final Fantasy, Tycho B (late show)		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
2/5/2005	Beck, Har Mar Superstar		Club 1650	Hollywood, CA
3/6/2005	Xiu Xiu, Division Day		UCLA	Westwood, CA
3/11/2005	Coldplay		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
4/15/2005	Q & Not U, Food for Animals, Manhunter		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
4/30/2005	Coldplay, Bauhaus, Weezer, Wilco, Rilo Kiley, The Kills, M83, The Raveonettes, Boom Bip, The Sexy Magazines		Coachella 2005	Indio, CA
5/1/2005	Black Star, Bright Eyes, The Prodigy, The Faint, Nine Inch Nails, The Dresden Dolls, Arcade Fire, Fiery Furnaces, Jem, Autolux		Coachella 2005	Indio, CA
5/12/2005	The Walkmen, Tod Barry		Ackerman Grand Ballroom	Westwood, CA
5/26/2005	Christopher O'Riley		Royce Hall	Westwood, CA
6/2/2005	Pixies, Bellrays		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
6/26/2005	David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Si*se		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
7/22/2005	Beck, Le Tigre, TV Sheriff		Universal Amphitheater	Universal City, CA
7/23/2005	Beck, The Decemberists, TV Sheriff		Universal Amphitheater	Universal City, CA
8/11/2005	Sigur Ros, Amiina		Avalon	Hollywood, CA
8/20/2005	Xiu Xiu, Nedelle, Scout Niblett, Das Yellow Swans		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
8/22/2005	Eisley, Richard Swift		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
8/27/2005	John Cale, The Walkmen		Sunset Junction	Los Angeles, CA
3/23/2006	Metric, Islands, End of Fashion		Henry Fonda Theatre	Hollywood, CA
4/29/2006	Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Kanye West, Deerhoof, Lady Sovereign, Section Quartet		Coachella 2006	Indio, CA
4/30/2006	Tool, Massive Attack, Madonna, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gnarls Barkley, Bloc Party, Metric, The Dears, Giant Drag		Coachella 2006	Indio, CA
6/26/2006	Radiohead, Deerhoof		Bayside at Embarcadero	San Diego, CA
6/27/2006	Radiohead, Deerhoof		Bayside at Embarcadero	San Diego, CA
6/29/2006	Radiohead		Greek Theatre	Los Angeles, CA
7/19/2006	Muse, The Cloud Room		Greek Theatre	Los Angeles, CA
8/16/2006	Mates of State		Amoeba Music	Hollywood, CA
9/22/2006	TV on the Radio		Amoeba Music	Hollywood, CA
10/7/2006	Queens of the Stone Age, !!!, Beck, Basement Jaxx, Weird Science, Blonde Redhead, Of Montreal, Blackalicious		Detour Festival	Los Angeles, CA
10/10/2006	The Dresden Dolls, The Red Paintings, sxip shirley		Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, CA
4/10/2007	Muse		The Forum	Inglewood, CA
4/27/2007	Bjork, Interpol, Jarvis Cocker, Peaches, Stephen Marley, Of Montreal, Comedians of Comedy		Coachella 2007	Indio, CA
4/28/2007	Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, Travis, The New Pornographers, Hot Chip		Coachella 2007	Indio, CA
4/29/2007	Rage Against the Machine, Air, Placebo, CSS, Junior Boys, Explosions in the Sky, Grizzly Bear		Coachella 2007	Indio, CA
5/30/2007	Arcade Fire, Electrelane		Greek Theatre	Los Angeles, CA
6/10/2007	CSS, Busdriver		Henry Fonda Theatre	Hollywood, CA
7/9/2007	Morrissey, Kristeen Young		The Norva	Norfolk, VA
9/21/2007	Blonde Redhead, School of Seven Bells		The Norva	Norfolk, VA
10/14/2007	Cat Power, Dexter Romweber Duo		The Norva	Norfolk, VA
4/25/2008	Fatboy Slim, The Verve, Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Mum, The Breeders, Dan Deacon, Battles		Coachella 2008	Indio, CA
4/26/2008	Prince, Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, St. Vincent, Uffie, The Bird & the Bee		Coachella 2008	Indio, CA
4/27/2008	Roger Waters, Love & Rockets, Metric, Gogol Bordello, Stars, Holy Fuck		Coachella 2008	Indio, CA
5/5/2008	Radiohead, Liars		Cruzan Amphitheater	West Palm Beach, FL
5/6/2008	Radiohead		Ford Amphitheater	Tampa, FL
5/21/2008	The Dresden Dolls, Margaret Cho, Lavender Diamond, Smoosh		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
6/17/2008	Islands, AWOL One, Crayonsmith		El Rey	Los Angeles, CA
7/12/2008	Supergrass, The Morning Benders		Avalon	Hollywood, CA
7/20/2008	Feist, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Pacifika		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
8/4/2008	Amanda Palmer, Vermillion Lies		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
8/24/2008	Radiohead, Liars		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
8/25/2008	Radiohead, Liars		Hollywood Bowl	Hollywood, CA
8/28/2008	Radiohead, Liars		Santa Barbara Bowl	Santa Barbara, CA
9/9/2008	Mogwai, Fuck Buttons		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
9/22/2008	CSS, Tilly and the Wall, Ssion		Mayan	Los Angeles, CA
10/1/2008	Sigur Ros, Parachutes		Copley Symphony Hall	San Diego, CA
10/2/2008	My Bloody Valentine, Gemma Hayes, Spectrum		Santa Monica Civic	Santa Monica, CA
10/31/2008	Asobi Seksu, Love Grenades		Echo	Echo Park, CA
12/13/2008	The Cure		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
4/16/2009	My Bloody Valentine, Kurt Heasley		El Rey	Los Angeles, CA
4/17/2009	Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, Los Campesinos!		Coachella 2009	Indio, CA
4/18/2009	MSTRKRFT, The Chemical Brothers, Glass Candy, M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, Fleet Foxes, TV on the Radio, Amanda Palmer, Liars, Ida Maria		Coachella 2009	Indio, CA
4/19/2009	Etienne de Crecy, The Cure, Public Enemy, My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peter Bjorn & John, Lykke Li, Okkervil River, No Age		Coachella 2009	Indio, CA
4/26/2009	The Faint, Figo, Ladytron		Henry Fonda Theatre	Hollywood, CA
5/2/2009	Yann Tiersen, Asobi Seksu		El Rey	Los Angeles, CA
5/16/2009	Giant Drag, Shakey Graves, the Icarus Line, Johnny Sculls		Troubadour	West Hollywood, CA
5/28/2009	St. Vincent, Pattern Is Movement		El Rey	Los Angeles, CA
5/29/2009	Animal Collective, Grouper		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
6/8/2009	Metric, Sebastien Grainger, Band of Skulls		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
6/16/2009	Jarvis Cocker, The Horrors		Brighton Dome	Brighton, UK
6/17/2009	Jarvis Cocker, The Horrors		Troxy	London, UK
6/26/2009	Neil Young, The Specials, Lily Allen, Fleet Foxes, N.E.R.D.		Glastonbury 2009	Pilton, UK
6/27/2009	Bruce Springsteen, Emmy the Great, Broken Records, Fyfe Dangerfield, Peggy Sue & the Pirates, Metric, Peter Bjorn & John, Broken Family Band		Glastonbury 2009	Pilton, UK
6/28/2009	Blur, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Bat for Lashes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Enter Shikari, Emmy the Great, Twisted Wheel, We Have Band, Wave Machines		Glastonbury 2009	Pilton, UK
7/2/2009	Blur, Foals, Crystal Castles, Golden Silvers, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble		Hyde Park	London, UK
7/27/2009	Jarvis Cocker, Little Joy		Wiltern	Los Angeles, CA
8/21/2009	Los Campesinos!, Girls, Ramona Falls		El Rey	Los Angeles, CA
8/31/2009	Bat for Lashes, Other Lives		Henry Fonda Theatre	Hollywood, CA
9/5/2009	Glass Candy, No Age, Fucked Up, Darker My Love		Save Our State Parks	Los Angeles, CA
10/24/2009	The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!, Javelin, We Have Band, Dan Black, We Are Wolves, Spleen United		Santo's Party House	New York, NY
10/25/2009	Exit Clov, Horse's Mouth, The Havens		The Bell House	Brooklyn, NY
10/31/2009	Dirty Projectors, Little Wings		Jensen Rec Center	Echo Park, CA
1/29/2010	St. Vincent (with David Byrne, Justin Vernon, Bryce Dessner)		The Allen Room	New York, NY
1/30/2010	Asobi Seksu, The Tales, Ann Driscoll		Café 939	Boston, MA
4/5/2010	Atoms for Peace, Flying Lotus		Roseland Ballroom	New York, NY
4/6/2010	Atoms for Peace, Flying Lotus		Roseland Ballroom	New York, NY
4/16/2010	Fever Ray, Little Dragon, La Roux, Grizzly Bear, Lucero, She & Him, Sleigh Bells, DJ Lance Rock		Coachella 2010	Indio, CA
4/17/2010	Devo, Muse, Faith No More, The XX, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, Beach House, John Waters		Coachella 2010	Indio, CA
4/18/2010	Gorillaz, Atoms for Peace, Orbital, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Florence & the Machine, Deerhunter, Owen Pallett		Coachella 2010	Indio, CA
6/19/2010	Definitely Might Be		O2 Academy	Oxford, UK
6/24/2010	Boy George, Wax Tailor		Glastonbury 2010	Pilton, UK
6/25/2010	Gorillaz, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, The Big Pink, Local Natives, Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Peggy Sue		Glastonbury 2010	Pilton, UK
6/26/2010	Jarvis Cocker (dj set), Muse, Scissor Sisters, The Dead Weather		Glastonbury 2010	Pilton, UK
6/27/2010	Birdy Nam Nam, Stevie Wonder, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Beak>, Grizzly Bear		Glastonbury 2010	Pilton, UK
6/30/2010	Broken Social Scene, Here We Go Magic		HMV Forum	London, UK
8/4/2010	Arcade Fire, Spoon, Owen Pallett		Madison Square Garden	New York, NY
8/5/2010	Metric, Joan As Police Woman, Holly Miranda		Prospect Park Bandshell	Brooklyn, NY
11/13/2010	Asobi Seksu, Sherlock's Daughter, Oberhofer		Nutroaster Studios	Brooklyn, NY
11/14/2010	Sufjan Stevens, DM Stith		Beacon Theatre	New York, NY
11/15/2010	Jonsi and Alex, Kjartan Stevinsson, Latvian National Choir, Wordless Music Orchestra, Busnoys		Church of St. Paul the Apostle	New York, NY
3/9/2011	Asobi Seksu, Brahms, Cuckoo Chaos		Troubadour	Los Angeles, CA
3/10/2011	Lykke Li		Skybar	Los Angeles, CA
3/11/2011	Asobi Seksu, Braids, Tapedeck Mountain		Casbah	San Diego, CA
3/12/2011	Chilly Gonzales (with Feist and Peaches)		Skybar	Los Angeles, CA
5/4/2011	Emmy the Great, Amir Gwirtzman		Pianos	New York, NY
5/4/2011	Gang Gang Dance, New Moods		Music Hall of Williamsburg	Brooklyn, NY
5/25/2011	Echo & the Bunnymen, Las Robertas, Nisennenmondai		Primavera 2011	Barcelona, Spain
5/26/2011	The Flaming Lips, Suicide, Grinderman, Sufjan Stevens, Emeralds		Primavera 2011	Barcelona, Spain
5/27/2011	Pulp, Belle & Sebastian, M. Ward, Sufjan Stevens, DM Stith		Primavera 2011	Barcelona, Spain
5/28/2011	Holy Ghost!, Animal Collective, Mogwai, PJ Harvey, Gang Gang Dance, Warpaint, Yuck		Primavera 2011	Barcelona, Spain
9/28/2011	Radiohead, Four Tet & Rocketnumbernine, Falty DL & Pearson Sound		Roseland Ballroom	New York, NY
9/30/2011	Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jeff Mangum, Shellac, Chavez, The Album Leaf, Cults		ATP Presents I'll Be Your Mirror	Asbury Park, NJ
10/1/2011	Portishead, Swans, Battles, The Pop Group, Oneida		ATP Presents I'll Be Your Mirror	Asbury Park, NJ
10/2/2011	Portishead, Public Enemy, Manorexia, Earth, Deerhoof, DD/MM/YYYY, Shellac		ATP Presents I'll Be Your Mirror	Asbury Park, NJ
10/3/2011	Jeff Mangum, A Hawk & A Hacksaw		Paramount Theatre	Asbury Park, NJ

Last Minute Coachella Wishlisting

The inevitable revelation the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup became a matter of "sooner" rather than "later" on Wednesday, with an official confirmation of Azealia Banks. Following Azealia Banks' appearance on the festival's homepage were videos of AraabMuzik and Jimmy Cliff yesterday and today, respectively. Although an official release date for the lineup has yet to be announced, months of rumors, fan-made posters crafted with dubious levels of competence, and equally incompetent journalists spreading these fakes as gospel are expected to finally come to an end within the next couple weeks.

Because there has already been near-endless speculation for headliners, reunions, and the obvious critical darlings du jour, here are some videos of artists that have evaded rumor-mongering, but Simply Fuss Free would love to see featured as part of the big reveal.

Top Albums and Songs of 2011

So, how was 2011? Incredible live gigs were witnessed. Indie legends Sonic Youth and R.E.M. called it quits, while legends-that-never-fully-got-their-due Pulp and Cibo Matto returned for brief reunion tours. Skrillex stripped dubstep of any grace or melody and unleashed a monstrous, kid-friendly corpse that inspired the flooding of YouTube with countless "dubstep remixes" of everything from Rebecca Black to the "You dun goofed!" guy. In terms of new music, seemingly everyone channeled r&b, chillwave became more of a tsunami, and the more grating the synth pop, the more crossover appeal it generated. In regards to the year's best albums, some didn't fit into the trends du jour or get the career-making "Best New Music" tag and were subsequently overlooked by most, and some were hyped to the point of ubiquity and have appeared on every other list. Nevertheless, these are the albums that were dearest to the heart of Simply Fuss Free in 2011

Simply Fuss Free's Guide to Every Top Albums of the Year List

December's here, which means that music critics are taking a break from discovering new music and sorting out what the last 11 months have yielded. Ever get tired of seeing nothing but the same albums in a slightly different order on every blog's end-of-the-year list? Fortunately, the science squad team here at Simply Fuss Free has cracked the formula behind the average annual list of top albums that you will read over and over again in 2011 and beyond. 

Top 20 Live Acts of 2011, Part Two

If you missed numbers 20-11, check out part one before proceeding. How does one rank for a list such as this? For example, the artists that occupy numbers 9-12 were all equally impressive for completely different reasons. The answer lies a combination of factors including everything from emotional attachment to dramatic effect, with attempts at tacking the completely subjective with some degree of objectivity thrown in for good measure. And now that the secret behind lists like these has been revealed, on with the show.

Top 20 Live Acts of 2011, Part One

Seeing bands live is my favorite thing in the world to do. Unfortunately, I have not been able to attend nearly as many shows as I would have liked this year, missing live favorites such as Little Dragon, St. Vincent, and that ball-dropping Arcade Fire Coachella set. Nevertheless, my 2011 gig history includes two stellar festivals and some rare treats, and in any case, Simply Fuss Free is back in business.

Full reviews of Primavera Sound and the Asbury Park edition of I'll Be Your Mirror are available at Consequence of Sound and One Thirty BPM, respectively.

Make a Pledge for Emmy the Great's New Album and Get Cool Swag

So Emmy the Great, one of my favourite artists from the past few years, is about to record a follow-up to 2009's stellar First Love. Studio and producer time is expensive, especially for independent musicians, so fans now have the opportunity to guarantee the release of a new album and to relieve any guilt that came from downloading First Love instead of buying it. Plus, you are rewarded for your pledges with rather interesting gifts. Autographed album for £12? Watch a rehearsal gig for the next tour for £50? Hang out with Emmy backstage at Bestival and interview artists for WaterAid (all money for this particular pledge goes to WaterAid) for £150? Songwriting workshop for £100? And did I mention that a portion of all proceeds go to charity? For some items, such as the aforementioned Bestival hookup, all money goes to a charity. Support worthy charitable causes and help fund a new Emmy the Great album? What are you waiting for?

Click here to pledge to Emmy the Great

If I can't convince you, maybe this charming video will: