Shows I Want To See In 2009

by Katie

So, I’m employed now, as we all know. Superemployed, if you want the truth. I’ve got three jobs, and am looking for volunteer opportunities. What does this mean? Disposable income, baby! Yes, I plan to order contact lenses and buy a hamper so that I stop throwing my clothes all over the floor of my tiny bedroom, but once that’s gone, I’ve got money to spend on gazillions of tickets in this coming year.

So here are some bands I would like to come see (back) through DC that I’ve never seen before!

Gogol Bordello

These guys were in town really, really, really recently, and I didn’t get a ticket. Dumb! Also, the night they played, I went to the Velvet Lounge to see one of like five bands playing. They were listed second online, which usually means they play second-to-last. We walked in as the second band was setting up and found out the band I wanted to see had played first. WHATEVER, Velvet Lounge! Then I was waiting for the Metro and saw girls in Gogol Bordello sweatshirts, and heard someone playing a video she’d taken at the show. It sounded epic. Also, I love Eugene Hutz if only because I love the book Everything is Illuminated. I want to see the movie, I just haven’t yet.

of Montreal

I mentioned before that I almost went to see these guys in Paris, and now I realize that not going was one of the great mistakes I made in Europe. (Spending 3 days in Madrid was another!) Holy crap.

Beirut

Zach Condon is, like, my age, and I would totally make out with him based exclusively based on what his music sounds like.

Ha Ha Tonka

Technically, I saw HHT play about a song and a half when they opened for SSLYBY in Philadelphia, but that’s it. After the show, the singers for both bands were standing all by themselves holding HHT albums and looking pathetic, so of course I tried to be cool and really just looked awkward. John Robert Cardwell tried to trade me a CD for the t-shirt I’d just bought, but when I told him it was his band’s shirt, he rescinded the offer. Anyway, I promised to buy the HHT CD the next night in DC, and I did, even though I missed their set. It’s pretty good. I’d like to see them again, after they finish recording their new album.

I’m noticing that these are all bands of dudes. Can anyone recommend some new female artists to get pumped about?