Show List - 2007

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything – everything you’ve ever heard about having a baby is true. Your brain pretty much turns into mush, and any free time I have is precious and not spent writing…or even thinking, really. Still, I’ve taken to the whole dad thing pretty well, and as we approach Iggy’s first birthday he’s turning out to be an amazing little guy. I won’t bore you with any sappy details, but I’ll just say that it’s all been worth the work and hardships we’ve experienced. Also, things are looking up brain activity-wise. I’ve put the Netflix membership on hold, and I’ve been spending many of my evenings...reading??!!?? Wow – could writing be far behind?

One thing I wanted to be sure and do was put up a list of all of the shows I saw in 2007. Last year, I predicted that my going out to see live music would be “greatly reduced” due to my upcoming fatherhood. Well, last year I made it to 60 shows, and this year I made it to…52!!??!! Wow, not quite the reduction I expected – that’s still an average of one show a week. I'm hoping to also put up another "Best of 2007" type of list, we'll see if that happens.

A few observations, and then on to the list:

-One of the best things about being a live music fan in Denver was the free tickets that local promoters NIPP would give out. Unfortunately, huge faceless national promoter AEGLive have taken over most of their venues and the freebies are now a fond memory. Ticket prices have gone up, as well as drink prices, making shows at the Bluebird and Ogden more expensive than they used to be. Oh, and LiveNation took over the Gothic, so no more free shows there either.

-I lucked into a few freebies from Radio 1190, a commercial free AM station out of Boulder. You’ll notice I had quite a run there in November…I honestly expected someone to call me from the station and tell me I was cut off.

-Some of the better bands I saw in 2007: Radio Birdman, Stooges, Thermals, You Am I, Gore Gore Girls, Ted Leo, and The Ponys. The worst show I saw in 2007: Marnie Stern. Ugh...that's all I can say, ugh.

-I saw the Breezy Porticos so many times in 2007 that I'm pretty sure that I'm an honorary member of the band at this point.

-We’ll see how 2008 turns out on the live music front - so far, my list is empty. Then again, this is always a slow time of year for shows in Cowtown. On the horizon: Black Lips, New York Dolls, The Pretty Things…

1. 1/6/07 Breezy Porticos @ Larimer Lounge (free)
2. 2/9/07 Suzy Homewrecker/Little Fyodor @ Old Curtis Street Tavern
3. 2/20/07 The Ettes @ Larimer Lounge
4. 2/22/07 Breezy Porticos @ Meadowlark Lounge (free)
5. 3/6/07 Gito Gito Hustler/Hemi Cuda @ Benders Tavern
6. 3/10/07 Albert Hammond Jr./Mooney Suzuki/Dead Trees @ Marquis Theater
7. 3/22/07 The Thermals/Hot IQ’s/Lion Sized @ Hi Dive
8. 3/23/07 Breezy Porticos/Gingerbread Patriots/The Still City @ Hi Dive
9. 4/6/07 The Moog @ Benders Tavern
10. 4/7/07 The Ponys/Deerhunter @ Larimer Lounge
11. 4/17/07 The Stooges/Sistas in the Pit @ Fillmore Auditorium
12.4/21/07 Sean Lennon @ Bluebird Theater (free)
13. 4/22/07 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists/Love of Diagrams @ Gothic Theater
14. 4/27/07 The Dollyrots/Swanks/Dropskots @ Bluebird Theater
15. 5/19/07 The Omens @ Hi Dive
16. 6/15/07 Breezy Porticos/Bad Weather California/Action Packed Thrill Ride @ Hi Dive
17. 6/26/07 Marnie Stern/Team Awesome @ Larimer Lounge
18. 7/3/07 Monofog/The Prids @ Benders Tavern
19. 7/14/07 Radio Birdman/Pearline/Last of the Badmen @ Bluebird Theater
20. 7/21/07 Tokyo Police Club @ Larimer Lounge (1190 freebie)
21. 7/22/07 Polyphonic Spree/Jessica Hoop @ Gothic Theater
22. 7/24/07 You Am I/Dualistics/3 on a Match @ Hi Dive
23. 8/1/07 The Adolescents @ Marquis Theater
24. 8/6/07 The Beltholes/Primasonic @ Larimer Lounge
25. 8/10/07 Harry and the Potters @ Denver Public Library, Central Branch (free)
26. 8/14/07 Ladybug Transistor/Papercuts/Widowers @ Hi Dive
27. 8/19/07 Red Pony Clock/Breezy Porticos @ Rhinoceropolis (free)
28. 8/24/07 Detroit Cobras/Dan Sartain/The Willowz @ Bluebird Theater
29. 8/31/07 The Apples in Stereo/Cat-a-Tat/Cowboy Curse @ Bluebird Theater
30. 9/1/07 Wilco @ Fillmore Auditorium (free, but only saw the encore)
31. 9/8/07 Soda Pop Kids/Lion Sized/Eyes and Ears @ Hi Dive
32. 9/11/07 Jennifer Gentle/The Dodos @ Hi Dive
33. 9/17/07 Pure Country Gold/Tuff Luvs @ Larimer Lounge
34. 9/19/07 The Vibrators/Primasonic @ 3 Kings Tavern
35. 9/20/07 Gore Gore Girls/Sleeper Horse @ Hi Dive
36. 9/22/07 Breezy Porticos/Six Months To Live/Blue Million Miles @ 3 Kings Tavern
37. 9/24/07 New Pornographers/Lavender Diamond @ Boulder Theater
38. 9/29/07 Holly Golightly/Eyes and Ears/American Relay @ Larimer Lounge
39. 10/7/07 Gito Gito Hustler @ Benders Tavern
40. 10/22/07 Electric Six/Gore Gore Girls @ Larimer Lounge
41. 10/31/07 The Raveonettes/The Swayback @ Bluebird Theater
42. 11/3/07 The Ponys/The Knew @ Larimer Lounge (1190 freebie)
43. 11/5/07 The Pipettes/Nicole Adkins & the Sea @ Walnut Room
44. 11/9/07 Thank God For Astronauts @ Hi Dive (free)
45. 11/9/07 Neil Hamburger @ Larimer Lounge (1190 freebie)
46. 11/10/07 The Thermals @ Gothic Theater (1190 freebie)
47. 11/12/07 The Hold Steady/Art Brut/Blood Arm @ Ogden Theater (1190 freebie)
48. 11/15/07 Saturday Looks Good to Me/Old Time Relijun @ Hi Dive (1190 freebie)
49. 11/19/07 Spindrift/Moccasin/The Dan Kaufman Superstar Eruption @ Larimer Lounge (free)
50. 11/24/07 King Khan & BBQ Show @ Benders Tavern
51. 12/7/07 The Squirrels Xxxmas Show @ Tractor Tavern (Seattle)
52. 12/15/07 Breezy Porticos/Bad Weather California @ Meadowlark Tavern (1190 freebie)

RIP - Vampira