Best Live Acts I've Seen In My Life

Best Live Acts I've Seen In My Life

I’ve been fortunate to see a long list of unforgettable shows. Tough to put any above others, but here’s some different ways acts have stood out over the years of concerts:

Indescribable: Peaches, Gwar, Pussy Riot, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Gogol Bordello

Scorched it: Margo Price, Adon Jodorowsky, Rosali, Neil Young

Owned the crowd: Sage Francis, Laraaji, Mike Doughty, Damien Rice, Hand Habits, Lou Reed, Kim Gordon, Jim James

Split heads: 75 Dollar Bill, Horse Lords, Kilynn Lunsford

Stoned jammers: Sunburned Hand of the Man, Endless Boogie, Bardo Pond, Tinariwen, Built to Spill

Honed in: Cate Le Bon, Woods, The Mystery Lights, The Feelies, Sam Evian, Felice Brothers, Widowspeak, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Class acts: Bettye LaVette, Patty Griffin, PJ Harvey, Leonard Cohen, Basia Bulat, Swell Season, Menomena

Straight up funky: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Chuck Brown, Orgone

Joyous shows: Polyphonic Spree, Booker T Jones

Best charisma / stage presence : Jonathan Richman, Ray Davies, Adele

Cool loopers: Andrew Bird, Keller Williams

Stadium Acts: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse

Not listed: Monotonix