The Zimmermann Note

Counting down some of the better shows or at least acts that I saw over the past year.

I still believe that for an outdoor venue you really cannot beat Pritzker here in the city. For a venue with such perfect sound overlooking the Chicago Skyline is one of the better spectacles to be seen.

I admit, even with this list, there were plenty of shows that I wished I could have made, if it weren’t for funds, schoolnights or other plans. I think the show that I wished I could have been present for was the LCD Soundsystem/Hot Chip performance at the Metro.  I saw James Murphy’s gang at P4K and was thoroughly impressed however, a smaller venue would have made quite an impression.

I might be getting too old for the Festival Experience as Pitchfork took everything out of me getting parched by the heat. I thought in retrospect it was the weakest of the P4Ks that I have been to and will have to rethink or maybe just go to the shows that truly appeal to me.

Listing the Favorite Shows of the Year

15.            John Spencer Blues Explosion – Pitchfork Music Festival

14.            Beach House – Pitchfork Music Festival

13.            Titus Andronicus – Pitchfork Music Festival

12.             Deerhunter /Spoon – Aragon Ballroom

11.            Woods/Netherfriends – Lincoln Hall

10.            Janelle Monae/Of Montreal – Riviera Theatre

9.            Dean and Britta perform Galaxie 500 – Lincoln Hall

8.            Mission of Burma – Double Door

7.            Massive Attack – Riviera Theatre

6.            Panda Bear – Pitchfork Music Festival

5.            Roger Waters – United Center

4.            Atoms For Peace/Flying Lotus – Riviera Theatre

3.            The National – Riviera Theatre

2.            LCD Soundsystem – Pitchfork Music Festival

1.            Caribou – Pritzker Auditorium

Favorite Outdoor Venue: Pritzker Music Auditorium

Favorite Indoor Venue: Lincoln Hall (Location of where the 3 Penny Theatre used to stand near Lincoln Ave. and Halsted).