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[Error: unknown template qotd]Without a doubt i'd have to say Dead Can Dance, October 5, 2005. The Orpheum was unusually hot inside and the old wooden seats were cramped and uncomfortable. But the theatre had a classic look which made it a perfect venue for DCD and their heavenly sounds.

After that... hmm... there was the Love and Rockets show in a small bar in south Austin in 1987. The opening act blew us all away; a small, quirky band from L.A. no one had ever heard of, by the name of Jane's Addiction. I went out and bought their album the next day.

A couple of months later i saw Sonic Youth, and understood immediately that some bands are just meant to be heard live. I haven't since been able to listen to any of their recorded music, knowing what a pale imitation it is of their truth.

Jethro Tull, Miami, 1992, that was a good show. Then there was the touring band Joe Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult put together and hit the road with, i caught them in South Florida around the same time. In their heyday BOC sold out arenas, and here was one of them playing a small bar in Florida. Took them a couple of songs before they hit their stride, but once they did, you could tell they were having a blast, and that is probably the best thing a band can share with the audience.

Psychic TV put on a reasonably memorable show in Charlotte, NC, in 1988. My friend Brent and i caught them at a club which had in a previous life been an elevator factory, in the run-down old industrial part of town. Can't beat *that* ambiance. We saw the Swans there, too.
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