Upcoming DC Shows

Here is a list of upcoming DC Shows - let me know if you have any questions about any of these bands
Sat 4/19/2008 Cloud Cult Rock and Roll Hotel
Mon 4/21/2008 Constantines Rock and Roll Hotel
Wed 4/23/2008 Foals Rock and Roll Hotel
Wed 4/23/2008 tapes 'n tapes 9:30 Club
Thu 5/1/2008 Langhorne Slim Iota
Fri 5/2/2008 The Kills Black Cat
Wed 5/7/2008 Ozomatli State Theater
Thu 5/8/2008 The Rosebuds Rock and Roll Hotel
Thu 5/8/2008 The Cave Singers Rock and Roll Hotel
Fri 5/9/2008 Flight of the Concords Lisner Auditorium
Mon 5/12/2008 The Black Keys 9:30 Club
Tue 5/13/2008 The Black Keys 9:30 Club
Fri 5/16/2008 DeVotchKa 9:30 Club
Mon 5/19/2008 Pela Rock and Roll Hotel
Tue 5/27/2008 The Raconteurs 9:30 Club
Wed 5/28/2008 The Raconteurs 9:30 Club
Fri 5/30/2008 She Wants Revenge 9:30 Club
Fri 5/30/2008 Switches 9:30 Club
Tue 6/3/2008 Damien Jurado/Jeremy Enigk Jammin Java
Wed 6/11/2008 Modest Mouse/REM/The National Merriweather
Sat 6/14/2008 Battles 9:30 Club
Sat 6/28/2008 Ladytron 9:30 Club
Sat 10/11/2008 Red Elvises Iota

Best 2007 Albums... to be discussed

So... Here we go. It's that time of year.

Some overall thoughts. 2007 was far superior than 2006 as far as new music. It was also far superior when it comes to new bands/singers.

I know I'm missing some great albums - so please feel free to correct me - what am I missing?

Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs (Bonus Track Version)
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block
Pela - Anytown Graffiti
Peel- Peel
Okkervil River - The Stage Names (Bonus Track Version)
Of Montreal- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
The New Pornographers - Challengers
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Menomena - Friend and Foe
Maps We Can Create (Bonus Track Version) *another best of year*
M.I.A. - Kala (Bonus Track Version)
Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
Kristin Hersh - Learn to Sing Like a Star
Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
Illinois - What the Hell Do I Know? *best of 2007 possibly*
The Holloways- So This Is Great Britain? (Deluxe Version)
Grinderman - Grinderman
Griffin House - Flying Upside Down
gregory alan isakov - That Sea, the Gambler
Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight
Grant-Lee Phillips - Strangelet
The Good, The Bad And The Queen - The Good, the Bad and the Queen
The Fratellis - Costello Music (Bonus Track Version)
Fields - Everything Last Winter
Feist - The Reminder
Deer Tick - War Elephant
Datarock -Datarock
Das Llamas - Das Llamas - EP
The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs (Bonus Track Version)*possibly album of the year*
Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill
The Broken West - I Can't Go On, I'll Go On
Blue Scholars - Bayani
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
Ben Lee- Ripe
Band of Horses-Cease to Begin
The Arcade Fire- Neon Bible

The Apples in Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

The problem with lists....

So a friend of mine (Thanks Greg) sent me the first Best of 2007 Music Lists - and while I was underimpressed - as I usually am with these things - the comments section had some funny thoughts...

First, one poster simply stated that the shittiness of the list was defined by this quote:

- A committee can make a decision that is dumber than any of its members." -- David Coblitz

Another funny commentator - "She truly makes music for people who listen to NPR but aren't smart enough to discuss anything they hear on there."

Now I disagree with the musician in question, so I'll leave that part off...

"writing about music is like dancing about architecture" - interesting quote

And lastly from this music list -

"rilo kiley's album touches on "everything from sex to post-relationship freedom?" Wow, a regular encyclopedia of topics, in between those two... " good stuff

So here is the problem with lists - everyone has an opinion. My general rule this year: I
ll try not to overly criticise any list as long as...

The list doesn't include Fall Out Boy. Quite possibly worst band/CD/music ever.