Years back, I used to post my upcoming schedule of shows that were on my radar. It didn't seem to help, because I ended up going to almost all of those shows by myself anyway. It was kind of a hassle to compile the list and didn't seem to be doing me any good, so I stopped.
(A conversation I used to have a lot: Them: "My new favorite band is coming to town next month but it's already sold out." Me: "Yeah, I saw them two years ago, they were great." Them: "Why didn't you tell me!" Me: "I did tell you. You hadn't heard of them. BTW, they were on one of my mixtapes.")
Then Facebook showed up, and I tried sending FB event invites to my friends for the shows I was planning to go to. That didn't work either -- literally zero results -- and probably just caused them to block me, since I was interfering with their important cat-pictures and hair-washing time.
But lately I've had a few of my friends say "But but but I totally would have gone if I'd known about it". I've heard that story before, but it's been a couple of years, so I guess I'll try again!
Here, then, are some shows worthy of consideration in the next few weeks:
| Wed, Sep 19: | Ringo Deathstarr, Permanent Collection, Chasms @ Milk Bar |
| Wed, Sep 19: | Breton @ Brick and Mortar |
| Thu, Sep 20: | Azure Ray @ Swedish American Hall |
| Thu, Sep 20: | Mansfield Aviator, Astral, The Basements @ Bottom of the Hill |
| Fri, Sep 21: | Holograms, Maus Haus, Group Rhoda @ Rickshaw Stop |
| Sat, Sep 22: | Superhero Street Fair |
| Sun, Sep 23: | The Limousines, Little Boots, Ladyhawke @ Folsom Street Fair |
| Wed, Sep 26: | Dragonette @ Mezzanine |
| Mon, Oct 01: | Garbage @ Warfield |
| Mon, Oct 01: | Blood Red Shoes, Happy Fangs, Starskate @ Rickshaw Stop |
| Thu, Oct 04: | Niki and the Dove @ Rickshaw Stop |
| Thu, Oct 11: | Tricycle Records show @ Public Works |
| Thu, Oct 11: | Trapeze @ Monarch |
| Thu, Oct 11: | 2:54 @ Brick and Mortar |
| Fri, Oct 12: | Mortified @ DNA Lounge |
| Fri, Oct 12: | Tomorrow's World, Housse de Racket, Citizens! @ Rickshaw Stop |
| Fri, Oct 12: | Das Racist @ DNA Lounge |
| Sat, Oct 13: | Presets, Public Enemy, Grimes, K.Flay @ Treasure Island |
| Sun, Oct 14: | XX, M83, Best Coast, Los Campesinos! @ Treasure Island |
| Sat, Oct 20: | Stars @ Fillmore |
| Mon, Oct 22: | Ultraista @ Independent |
| Mon, Oct 22: | Crystal Castles @ Fox Theatre |
| Wed, Oct 24: | Rasputina @ Great American Music Hall |
| Fri, Oct 26: | Ume @ Independent |
| Sat, Oct 27: | Asteroids Galaxy Tour @ Fillmore |
| Wed, Oct 31: | All Hallow's Eve @ DNA Lounge |
If you know of other shows you think I might enjoy, please let me know!
