Chauncey and Chumley's Dad

The bands I saw perform in 2018:

·      Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Chicago Theater (Chicago) January 27

·      The Breeders @ The Rave/Eagles Club (Milwaukee) May 9

·      Dorth Nakota @ The Rave/Eagles Club (Milwaukee) May 9

·      The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ The Vic (Chicago) May 11

·      Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ The Rave/Eagles Club (Milwaukee) May 15

·      Pete International Airport @ The Rave/Eagles Club (Milwaukee) May 15

·      Queens Of The Stone Age @ Breese Stevens Field (Madison) May 22

·      Royal Blood @ Breese Stevens Field (Madison) May 22

·      Parquet Courts @ Majestic Theater (Madison) May 30

·      Goat Girl @ Majestic Theater (Madison) May 30

·      David Byrne @ Auditorium Theater (Chicago) June 3

·      Aaron Neville @ River Edge Park (Aurora, IL) June 16

·      Sonny Landreth @ River Edge Park (Aurora, IL) June 16

·      Toronzo Cannon @ River Edge Park (Aurora, IL) June 16

·      Matthew Sweet @ Square Roots Festival (Chicago) July 13

·      The Dream Syndicate @ Square Roots Festival (Chicago) July 13

·      Ginkgoa @ Square Roots Festival (Chicago) July 13

·      Tame Impala @ Pitchfork Festival (Chicago) July 20

·      Courtney Barnett @ Pitchfork Festival (Chicago) July 20

·      Saba @ Pitchfork Festival (Chicago) July 20

·      Big Thief @ Pitchfork Festival (Chicago) July 20

·      Open Mike Eagle @ Pitchfork Festival (Chicago) July 20

·      Syd @ Pitchfork Festival (Chicago) July 20

·      Joshua Abrams and the Natural Information Society@ Pitchfork Festival (Chicago) July 20

·      Jack White @ Lollapalooza (Chicago) August 5

·      Portugal. The Man @ Lollapalooza (Chicago) August 5

·      The Vaccines @ Lollapalooza (Chicago) August 5

·      The Regrettes @ Lollapalooza (Chicago) August 5

·      Weezer @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Young The Giant @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Taking Back Sunday @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Digable Planets @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      The Bombpops @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      K.Flay @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      The Aquabats @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Pussy Riot@ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Direct Hit! @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Liz Phair @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Speedy Ortiz @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 14

·      Beck @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 15

·      Jerry Lee Lewis @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 15

·      Elvis Costello And The Imposters @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 15

·      Wolfmother (Chicago) September 15

·      Reign Wolf @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 15

·      Mannequin Pussy @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 15

·      The Frights @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 15

·      Bad Religion @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      Father John Misty @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      The Wonder Years @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      The Dillinger Four @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      Blondie @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      Clutch @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      The Bouncing Souls @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      Johnny Marr @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      Spitalfield @ Riot Fest (Chicago) September 16

·      Courtney Barnett @ The Riviera (Chicago) October 18

·      Waxahatchee @ The Riviera (Chicago) October 18

·      Soul Asylum @ First Avenue (Minneapolis) December 28

·      4OnTheFloor @ First Avenue (Minneapolis) December 28

Parquet Courts and Goat Girl – Madison, Wisconsin May 30, 2018

My fourth show in four weeks and this was a great one! This was the second time I’ve seen Parquet Courts, the first being a hot summer day around 5:00 in the afternoon at Pitchfork Festival in 2015. Some bands seem to be more enjoyable in an outdoor festival setting while others are better in a theater. I liked PC at Pitchfork, but seeing them at the intimate Majestic Theater in Madison was way better. This band is so good. They rock hard and they are tight. Since their first album in 2011, they have had a prolific output of music including their own releases as well as collaborations. While their Garage-Punk album Sunbathing Animal was the first to get my attention, their recent release Wide Awake! and last year’s collaboration with Daniele Luppi, Milano, have shown that they are willing to keep pushing the envelope on their sound and style. This show featured ten songs from their new album with the other nine being from previous releases. Prior to this show, I was unfamiliar with Goat Girl, an all-female quartet from England. I listened to their debut album before the show and immediately liked it. They define their sound as Sci-Fi Fusion which may an actual genre or maybe just an English-tongue-in-cheek description. With stage names of Clottie Cream, Rosy Bones, Naima Jelly and L.E.D., I suspect the latter. They played a nice set and I enjoyed chatting with the lead singer (which is Clottie, I believe) and I bought their vinyl LP.

Parquet Courts set list (from setlist.fm)

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1.     Total Football

2.     Dust

3.     Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience

4.     Freebird II

5.     Before the Water Gets Too High

6.     Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones cover)

7.     Dear Ramona

8.     Master of My Craft

9.     Borrowed Time

10. Wide Awake

11. Back to Earth

12. Psycho Structures

13. Mardi Gras Beads

14. Normalization

15. Outside

16. NYC Observation

17. Extinction

18. One Man No City

19. Light Up Gold II

I parked my car and walked a circle around the Capitol building trying to find the Majestic Theater. Finally found the theater (and the bar next door), but now I don’t remember where I parked the car.

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