Looking Back: October 2015
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Here is the wrap-up for last month: October 2015.
It’s official, this is the most shows we’ve ever covered for the month of October, aka Rocktober. We typically only cover about 35 to 40 shows, but this year, we broke the record with 62 shows.
Awards:
Busiest Day goes to October 28th for four shows: Leon Bridges at First Ave , Nathaniel Rateliff at Turf Club , Shannon And The Clams at 7th Street, and Mal Blum at
Nether Bar . Technically October 14 also featured four shows, but one of the show was The Struts in Los Angeles…
Unique Award goes to FFS at First Avenue (9 Oct 2015). Look, we have previously covered Sparks and Franz Ferdinand, but having the two band teamed up as its own entity is pretty unique. The collaboration was a success, but I have a feeling that we probably won’t see FFS again… at least any time soon.
Most Entertaining Show goes to Peaches at First Ave (10/15). For just a one-woman show, Peaches is just a delight to watch. Sure, her shows are NSFW, but that’s why we love her.
Most Diverse Booking goes to The Varsity Theater for booking these shows in a row: Singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata on 10/17, hard rock The Darkness on 10/18, goth rock IAMX on 10/19, and Americana The Lone Bellow on 10/20.
Reunion Award goes to Blur at Hollywood Bowl (10/20) & Madison Square Garden (10/23). Blur, with all the original band members, will probably never play the USA again, and that motivated some diehard fans to fly into Los Angeles and New York to see them for, perhaps, the final time.
Legendary Award goes Ringo Starr at State Theatre (10/16), Slash at Mill City Nights (10/07) and Madonna at Xcel Energy (10/08).
These artists need no introduction, but perhaps I should explain why these shows are so important. There’s also no denying that as one of two living Beatles member, Ringo Starr is just a legend. Same goes for Slash, formerly of Guns N Roses… and most importantly, Madonna is back on tour and it is perhaps her last tour before retirement. People often ask if she’s relevant at a time when the music industry is packed with younger girls like Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Lorde, and many others. Of course, the Material Girl shows us how it’s done.
It’s official, this is the most shows we’ve ever covered for the month of October, aka Rocktober. We typically only cover about 35 to 40 shows, but this year, we broke the record with 62 shows.
Awards:
Nether Bar . Technically October 14 also featured four shows, but one of the show was The Struts in Los Angeles…
These artists need no introduction, but perhaps I should explain why these shows are so important. There’s also no denying that as one of two living Beatles member, Ringo Starr is just a legend. Same goes for Slash, formerly of Guns N Roses… and most importantly, Madonna is back on tour and it is perhaps her last tour before retirement. People often ask if she’s relevant at a time when the music industry is packed with younger girls like Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Lorde, and many others. Of course, the Material Girl shows us how it’s done.
Below are links to all 62 shows we covered for the month of October 2015.