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As usual, I attended quite a few live shows this year. Picking the best was difficult, and in all likelihood it’s a mood-based decision: no doubt if I make this list again a week from now, it will be different. But here goes.<\/p>\n
The Church<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Despite what I wrote above, this one would remain on any revised list. A semi-acoustic and toned-down musical travelogue backwards through the group’s vast catalog, this was a show that was both intimate and exciting. That I interviewed Steve Kilbey<\/strong> in advance of the show no doubt helped enhance my enjoyment.<\/p>\n Paul Revere and the Raiders<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Technically, this was 2010, but I didn’t pen an essay covering it \u2013 as well as a number of related pieces \u2013 until 2011. Say what you will about the kitsch and whatnot; well into his 70s Revere still knows how to put on a show.<\/p>\n Two of a Perfect Trio (Stick Men <\/strong>and The Adrian Belew Power Trio)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 I saw this show at the start of their tour, and interviewed Adrian, Pat Mastelotto<\/strong> and Tony Levin<\/strong> for a big feature designed to run in advance of the tour-ending Moogfest date. The trios’ original material was great, and their double-trio \u201ccovering\u201d of King Crimson was a thing to behold.<\/p>\n The Fleshtones<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Dubbed \u201cAmerica’s Garage Band,\u201d the Fleshtones carry on the spirit of rock’n’roll with their own brand of \u201csuper rock.\u201d I interviewed Peter Zaremba<\/strong> and then got to see them perform in a tiny (I mean tiny<\/em>) venue that held no more than fifty-sixty people. They dedicated a cover of The Guess Who<\/strong>‘s \u201cIt’s My Pride\u201d to me(!) and let me play Peter’s Farfisa on one song. In that light, how could this not<\/em> make the list?<\/p>\n
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