Live Review: IDLES @ 9:30 Club –10/17/21

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Kyle Gustafson in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, England, Idles, post-hardcore, post-punk, punk.

IDLES perform at 9:30 Club on Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

You’d be hard pressed to name a better or more electrifying live band right now than Bristol, England’s IDLES. Hard and fast enough for the punk fans, heavy enough for the metal fans and progressive enough for the indie fans, IDLES hit a sweet spot that no other band can touch right now at 9:30 Club in the first of two-sold out nights on Sunday. Their songs address a wide range of topics such as politics, depression, and toxic masculinity and more importantly give listeners the release that great live music demands.

Best of the Year: Top 10 Concerts of 2019 by David

Posted on December 13, 2019 by David LaMason in Live Review and tagged Best of 2019, best of the year, Better Oblivion Community Center, Black Cat, Dr Dog, Fontaines DC, Glen Hansard, Guided by Voices, Idles, Kishi Bashi, Lincoln Theatre, Low, LP, Metro Gallery, Rams Head Live, Rock and Roll Hotel, The Anthem, The Raconteurs, Wilco.

LP was one of David LaMason’s best concerts of the year. See where she ranked below. (Photo by David LaMason)

Editor’s Note: This year, we asked our bloggers to name their Top 10 shows of 2019 or choose their Top 10 photos of the year. We will run them over the course of mid-December as our Best of the Year posts.

It’s hard to think we’re nearing the end of 2019. I don’t realize how much has happened throughout the year until I look back and get that “Holy Cow! That was this year?” feeling. And I’ve been experiencing a lot of those lately.