2009 Lists Part 2: Live Moments

December 18 2009, 1:13pm

I probably missed more shows than I caught this year (I missed all of Troika, for instance), so this is by no means a definitive list of bright spots. But of the shows I did see, these were the highlights:

  • Felix Obelix debut/Time-Capsule show, Carrboro ArtsCenter, January 24
  • Harvey Milk at Local 506, February 27
  • Bonnie Prince Billy at Carrboro ArtsCenter, May 28
  • Double Dagger at the Pinhook, June 18
  • Japandroids at Local 506, July 6
  • any/all XXMerge, but particularly Lambchop, Pipe, Erectus Monotone, Superchunk, and American Music Club
  • Megafaun (and Bowerbirds) at Carrboro ArtsCenter, August 22
  • Yo La Tengo at Carolina Theatre, September 18
  • Lambchop (twice - XXMerge & then @ Duke in November)
  • Bustelo & D-Town Brass at the Pinhook, October 23

I'm surprised & intrigued to see that THREE of those shows were at the Carrboro ArtsCenter.