Wishful Concert Thinking For The New Year
>> Wednesday, 31 December 2008
So.
Last year I scored a disheartening 0 for 10 (almost as bad as the Detroit Lions) on my New Year’s Bands I Really Hope Come to Town Wish List. While I caught one band (Sigur Rós) in Minneapolis, it doesn’t count since it never took place here, such is the inflexible criteria.
Sure I’m slightly discouraged by the lack of love our city gets, but tis the season for optimistic wishes, so I composed another year’s list of concert hopefuls. This year though, I asked my trusted Magic Eight Ball fortune teller what the likelihood of each band coming to town was, and I must warn you its surprisingly sentient answers aren’t very comforting (and are just plain mean at times!)
2009 Winnipeg Concert Wishlist (in no particular order):
1. Vampire Weekend
Magic 8 ball said: Outlook Not So Good
2. Mum
Magic 8 ball said: Concentrate and Ask Again. I did: Better not tell you now.
3. Carl Newman
Magic 8 ball said: As I see it, yes.
4. Parachutes
Magic 8 ball said: Cannot predict now.
5. Goldfrapp
Magic 8 ball said: Here’s a prediction I can make: not happening.
6. Death Cab For Cutie (headlining show)
Magic 8 ball said: They were just there. Don’t push your luck.
7. Radiohead
Magic 8 ball said: Are you fucking kidding me? You live in Winnipeg dude!
8. MGMT
Magic 8 ball said: About as likely as the NHL returning.
9. Flight of the Conchords
Magic 8 ball said: *slaps knees* You SLAY me! Flight of the Conchords playing Winnipeg?!? A ha ha ha…that’s even funnier than the show!
10. Rah Rah
Magic 8 ball said: Now you’re being realistic. All signs point to “maybe”.
Who would you love to see come to town?
Infinite Playlist: Rah Rah - Going Steady
6 comments:
The National
Iron and Wine
Pernice Brothers
Bon Iver
I'd love to see Empires here (although that seems unlikely). Other bands I'd love to see (but also unlikely) are The Hush Sound, Forgive Durden and Cobra Starship.
i'll second the national and bon iver.
i'll add neko case, david bazan, starflyer 59, ben kweller, broken social scene, and perhaps chad vangaalen.
Hmmm... I'm pretty sure your magic 8 ball didn't say those things. But if it really DID then wow... you've got a REAL Magic 8 Ball. Hold on to it (despite its rudeness)!
Anyway, another vote for The National and for Neko Case. Add The Hold Steady and Wolf Parade to that mix.
The National for sure. Morrissey, but I'll have to go to Minneapolis for that one. He's still hung up on the seal hunt.
Fleet Foxes. Neko Case. Bruce Springsteen. Andrew Bird. Bon Iver. (I saw him last summer in Pittsburgh, and was totally blown away.)
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