So much rock I'm sick - bbbblaaaaahhhh!*
The music gods have blessed central Florida for the month of October as a slew of bands, old and new, are pushing through the area:
10.1 - Phantogram – BackBooth – Saratoga Springs indie duo with dark, catchy, atmospheric pop and cute sweaters. (Phantogram song was The Coolest Song Ever! … Right Now in June)
10.2 – Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer … sorry, SLAYER!!! – Hard Rock Live – Guaranteed face melter. Check out K&N exclusive concert video
10.5 – LCD Soundsystem with (OMG!) Sleigh Bells - Hard Rock – With blogs raving about the LCD Soundsystem’s latest work, this will be a hot show. (Sleigh Bells album review and Sleigh Bells Music)
10.6 – Owen Pallet and The National – House of Blues – Another awesome band touring on a critically acclaimed album
10.7 – Yeasayer – Firestone – Psychedelic 80′s pop and hipster delight
10.7 – Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s – Backbooth – Like a more subdued Edward Sharpe
10.8 – Blitzen Trapper – The Social – Country tinged northwestern rock, somewhere between Built to Spill and Fleet Foxes
10.9 – G.W.A.R – Firestone – Blood drenched awesomeness! (Concert video and review of GWAR)
10.10 – Born Ruffians – BackBooth – I like the song “Soul Brother”
10.10 – Bob Dylan, yes thee Bib Dizzle – UCF Arena
10.11 – Vampire Weekend, Beach House, The Very Best – Hard Rock – Beach House is the band to see. (Vampire Weekend album review) (Vampire Weekend concert review and video)
10.12 – Pharoahe Monche – The Social – Everybody say, “Hip!” “Hop!”
10.13 – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Social
10.14 – Built to Spill – The Social – Band with near legendary indie cred at our storied club
10.14 – Flaming Lips - HOB – They will also be at the St. Augustine Amphitheater which would be amazing, especially if the weather is nice.
10.15 – School of Seven Bells, Active Child, Sleazy McQueen – The Social – check out the Active Child album review
10.16 – D.R.I – Firestone – Dirty Rotten Imbeciles – hardcore punkers turned thrash metalists back from a long hiatus and ready to smash
10.17 – Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – The Social | 10.18 – The Ritz, Ybor – Cool video clip from “Home” – Looks like a great show!
10.17 – Daniel Tosh – Tampa – Along with Louis C.K, Daniel Tosh is the funniest person on TV right now.
10.18 - Caribou – BackBooth – A “do not miss” concert
10.21 – Xiu Xiu – BackBooth
10.24 – Frightened Rabbit – The Social
10.25 – MGMT - Hard Rock – Hip, fun, but might suck live.
10.26 – Phoenix – HOB – This is huge. French rockers, excuse me, Freedom rockers in Orlando!
10.27 – Thievery Corporation – Hard Rock – A killer live show and Massive Attack is there too! (Concert video from the HOB 2009, Review of the Houston HOB and VooDoo Fest shows, Concert video from VooDoo Fest 2008)
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