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Martin:
This monday I saw Opeth at a venue in Oslo. I had to sit on a bus for 9 hours to get there, but it was an extreme concert. The crowd was stupid, but the music was awesome. Just too bad they played The Grand Conjuration from Ghost Reveries. It is the most horrible thing yet from the Opethcamp.

One of mye favouritegigs to this day was Funeral Diner live in my hometown in june. They played with Pray! it Works and Catena Collapse which is both local bands, and great bands and people as well. The whole evening was just so positive. A lot of enegry from all bands, beauty, brutality, melancholy and melody.

ramenXnoodles:
Yesterday I went to Austin City Limits Festival and saw Built to Spill (so much better on record, what a total fucking letdown), Bloc Party (EXTREMELY energetic and fun, compelled me to buy Silent Alarm which I did and got it signed), Oasis (A totally fucking awesome live band, way better live, played Champagne Supernova which was awesome, Liam Ghallager is a fucking prick), and I heard some of Death Cab for Cutie and Jet. It was fucking hot, everyone was smoking pot (I seriously felt like I was kind of getting high on secondhand smoke) and was really fun. There was a SBC booth thing and I got 30 free dollars to Movielink.

Switchblade:
Student Union gig last night: Jesse James supported by "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly."

I loved it, and so did about half the crowd (the ones on the dance floor, in front of the stage, having a really great time.) the other half just hung at the back and looked like they had better things to do.

The JJ set was really noisy and active - lots of skanking and the like going on, loads of fun, really noisy and energetic. GCWCF's set was WAY more indie - just a load of people standing at the front of the room, arms folded, looking at the stage, nodding gently in time with the music. He got some massive cheers, though.

saturnine1979:
Two weeks ago:
Of Montreal - Charlottesville, VA
Nice, small venue (The Satellite Ballroom), so people were packed in hella tight. Of Montreal was absolutely incredible live. Songs like "Oslo In The Summertime" HAVE to be heard live, because they take the energy in the songs and multiply exponentially. The band did all kinds of funny choreography in the middle of songs, and singer Kevin Barnes danced around stage with the darn cutest giddy happiness.

Needless to say, I did not stop dancing. Of Montreal gives 110% and you feel absolutely compelled to give it right back to em.

Last Friday:
Sufjan Stevens - Nashville, TN
If Of Montreal physically moved me in awesome ways, Sufjan was the opposite of that, moving me completely emotionally. Sufjan and the 'Noise Makers pretty much performed most of Illinois in random order, throwing in cheers in between the songs. The venue was incredible; the sound was absolutely perfect for the show. The band came out for encore and did "All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands" from Seven Swans, and then left for good.

The drummer, keyboardist, and one of the guitarists/singers came out afterwards and talked to some fans, but, alas, no Sufjan.

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