Bill Frisell & Eyvind Kang

live in Cadogan Hall.

Amazing "structured dissonant" music (hard to describe) and amazing to see them play together. 

The Limiñanas - "Faded"

Live in Rough Trade records. Wonderful.

I forgot I discovered them (did I actually?) Probably through Pandora stations.

Radio Waves + Legpuppy

LIve music in the Dublin Castle.  Amazing stuff. 

MADADDAM

amazing three-acter

third part I cared less for / didn't understand so well

loved the variety in music, loved the dance

Mono

Saw them live in Hackney Church on Friday.  Awesome stuff. Long soundscapes.  Super shoegazy in the best possible way.

Current 93

amazing show. 

Don't think I've ever seen david tibet this close

Backyard Romeo - Baz Luhman's "Romeo + Juliet"

live in the Union chapel. 

Part choir, part film. seamless transitions

Amazing experience.

Cat Power in concert

.... is what Gideon Coe's show is playing.  Nice.  Must look into their stuff.

NTD - Start Over

Drieluik waarin vooral de eerste twee delen fantastisch absurd en surreëel waren.

Deel drie, "puur dans", was minder makkelijk te volgen (minder gevoel voor een verhaal?) maar nog steeds indrukwekkend. Muziek deed sterk denken aan Clint Mansell maar was van Max Richter.

Woodkid & Metropole Orchestra

Awesome concert of Woodkid with the Metropole Orchestra. Isn't he featured on soundtracks yet?

Particularly the moment when the floor started to vibrate, and when the audience kept singing, pulling them along in the song, were magnificent.

Nine Inch Nails @ HMH

Pretty awesome, both the music and the show.

De Kift

Live performance. Never saw them before and loved them.

The use of trumpets and all things copper... and the lyrics!

Amanda Palmer - "Billy Jean"

for the record, I hate live recordings of the iPhone variety.

This deserves an exception.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTaI7pu-6ps

Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman

amazing evening in L.A.. Her songs I've heard before, but his reading live always is amazing. They're fun to see live together, though I must wonder how much of it is a trick.

another misc music (preparing for Amanda Palmer)

Ronald Jenkees - "Clutter" (Ronald Jenkees)
Instrumental, slow heavy beat.

Ruckus Roboticus - "Never Play With Scratches" (Playing With Scratches)
Weird parlando dopey triphop.

Fiona Apple - "Sally's Song" (Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Bonus Tracks Edition))"
beautiful

Rasputina - "If Your Kisses Can't Hold The Man You Love"
powerful, screeching violin and fast rhythm.

Lilly Allen - "Never Gonna Happen" (It's Not Me, It's You)
catchy

Vermillion Lies - "The Astronomer" (What's In The Box)
silly play on words, swinging, a violin, all very burlesque

Puppini Sisters - "Jilted" (The Rise & Fall Of Ruby Woo)
oldfashioned, funny, close-harmony

Amanda Palmer live at San Diego. 2100 to 0100! Amazing. Jane Austen Argument has some intriguing songs.

Kultur Shock (at EXIT festival)

Gipsy, balkan, hardrock! Kultur Shock is one big party!

Moderat (live @ EXIT festival)

Seen at the very impressive Dance Arena. Started as a project of Modeselektor and Apparat.

Great dance act! Must search for this.

Muse - Live in Goffertpark

Fabulous. Loved the festival spirit, and loved every single second of their show.

Evelyn Evelyn (live @ Arendbergschouwburg in Antwerp)

Missed their concert in Amsterdam because of "11 minuten" play.

Loved it! As burlesque as expected. Bit sad that it was a seating area, so the crowd was rather timid. They commented on this, but I am not sure whether they'd always do that.

warning: total fanboy moment

Afterwards, the signing, and yes Neil Gaiman was there. Total fanboy moment (even slightly worse than when meeting Tim Burton at the 25th AFFF). I'm not sure what I said to him, but I got his autograph and I shook his hand twice and I was a total fool and it changed my evening and life.

Sorry 'bout that, but that's what it felt like. And it made me realise again I need to write write write.

Choir of the King's Consort - J.S. Bach - "Matthëus Passion"

Shivers. Impressive.

It's long, but I wasn't bored for a moment.

The "30 pieces of silver" story-idea popped up around three-quarters.