BigYawn

I turned 33 on January 2nd. I also feel my attendance at concerts that last two years has been deplorable. So, I made the commitment to see 333 bands this year. Here’s the list plus a very incomplete list of shows BigYawn plans on attending:

Seen

#1 — Jan 04 - Played Tomorrow(2)/the Black and Tan Fantasy Band(1) @ Black Cat Backstage

#2 — Jan 18 - Longwave(5)/the Jackfields(4)/the Shackletons(3) @ DC9

#3 — Jan 20 - Federico Aubele(9)/Revival(8)/Brendon Butler(7)/Vandaveer(6) @ Comet Ping Pong

#4 — Jan 28 - Pree(12)/Tereu Tereu(11)/Sean Walsh and the National Reserve(10) @ Black Cat Backstage

#5 — Feb 03 - Passion Pit(15)/Paper Route(14)/Cale Parks(13) @ Black Cat Backstage

#6 — Feb 08 - Tombs(18)/Drugs of Faith(17)/Within the Lich Gate(16) @ Velvet Lounge

#7 — Feb 09 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart(21)/the Depreciation Guild(20)/the Sugarplums(19) @ Black Cat Backstage

#8 — Feb 13 - Lykke Li(23)/Wildbirds & Peacedrums(22) @ Showbox (Seattle)

#9 — Feb 17 - Von Bondies(26)/Nico Vega(25)/MHR(24) @ Jammin Java

#10 — Feb 19 - Fujiya & Miyagi(28)/School of Seven Bells(27) @ 9:30 Club

#11 — Feb 24 - Toad the Wet Sprocket(30)/Shane Gamble(29) @ The Birchmere

#12 – Feb 26 - …Trail of Dead(34)/Funeral Party(33)/Midnight Masses(31) @ RnR Hotel

#13 — Feb 26 - Dustbowlers(32) @ Red and Black

#14 — Feb 27 - Bernie’s Band(35) @ Rumba Cafe

#15 — Feb 28 - Juana Molina(36) @ Iota

#16 — Mar 04 - Maps and Atlases(39)/Pattern is Movement(38)/So Many Dynamos(37) @ DC9

#17 — Mar 11 - The Music of REM: REM(46), Patti Smith(45.66), Darius Rucker(45.33), Jolie Holland(45), Dar Willliams(44.66), Throwing Muses(44.33), Vic Chestnutt and Elf Power(44), Kimya Dawson(43.66), Rhett Miller(43.33), Marshall Crenshaw(43), Guster(42.66), Apples in Stereo(42.33), Glenn Hansard(42), Ingrid Michaelson(41.66), the Feelies(41.33), Bob Mould(41), Rachael Yamagata(40.66), Calexico(40.33), Keren Ann(40), Fink(39.66), the dB’s(39.33) @ Carnegie Hall (NYC)

#18 — Mar 12 - The Airborne Toxic Event(49)/Alberta Cross(48)/Henry Clay People(47) @ Black Cat

#19 — Mar 15 - Women(51)/True Womanhood(50) @ Dc9

#20 — Mar 18 - Future Islands(54)/Exactly(53)/Mraaraam(52) @ Velvet Lounge

#21 — Mar 21 - Bloc Party(55)/Longwave(5) @ Electric Factory (Philly)

#22 — Mar 22 - Bloc Party(55)/Longwave(5) @ 9:30 Club

#23 — Mar 25 - Booka Shade(57)/RNS(56) @ 9:30 Club

#24 — Mar 26 - Glasvegas(59)/Ida Maria(58) @ Black Cat

#25 — Mar 29 - Futurecop!(60)@ DC9

#26 — Apr 01 - Exit Clov(63)/Black and White Jacksons(62)/Typefighter(61) @ Black Cat Backstage

#27 — Apr 04 - Mates of State(66)/Black Kids(65)/Sunbears!(64) @ 9:30 Club

#28 — Apr 07 - Deadmau5(69)/Late of the Pier(68)/The Whip(67) @ 9:30 Club

#29 — Apr 08 - Death Cab for Cutie(71)/Cold War Kids(70) @ DAR

#30 — Apr 14 - Ladytron(74)/The Faint(73)/Crocodiles(72) @ 930 Club

#31 — Apr 15 - Yann Tiersen(76)/Asobi Seksu(75) @ La Maison Francaise

#32 — Apr 29 - The Hive Dwellers(78)/Mahjongg(77) @ Comet Ping Pong

#33 — Apr 30 - Williem Dicke(79) @ James Hoban’s

#34 — May 05 - Junior Boys(81)/Max Tundra(80) @ Black Cat

#35 — May 07 - Camela Widad Kraemer(82) @ Tryst

#36 — May 10 - Ghost(84)/Magik Markers(83) @ Velvet Lounge

#37 — May 11 - Leonard Cohen(85) @ Merriweather

#38 — May 12 - Mastodon(87)/Kylesa(86) @ 9:30 Club

#39 — May 14 - The Shins(89)/The Delta Spirit(88) @ 9:30 Club

#40 — May 18 - Bruce Springsteen and the E St. Band(90) @ Verizon Center

#41 — May 19 - Poison Arrows(92)/Olivia Mancini and the Mates(91) @ Black Cat Backstage

#42 — May 20 - Liechtenstein(94)/Sundresses(93) @ Velvet Lounge

#43 — May 23 - The Juan MacLean(96)/The Field(95) @ Black Cat

#44 — May 25 - The Beanstalk Library(98)/In Technicolor(97) @ Iota

#45 — May 27 - Young Love(100)/Your 33 Black Angels(99) @ DC9

#46 — May 30 - Cake(101) @ 9:30 Club

#47 — Jun 04 - Love is All(104)/Real Estate(103)/Ra Ra Rasputin(102) @ Black Cat Backstage

#48 — Jun 06 - Doves(106)/Wild Light(105) @ 9:30 Club

#49 — Jun 09 - TV on the Radio(108)/Dirty Projectors(107) @ 9:30 Club

#50 — Jun 11 - Dillinger Escape Plan(112)/The Number Twelve Looks Like You(111)/Knife the Glitter(110)/Octaves(109) @ RnR Hotel

#51 — Jun 13 - Delran High School (NJ) Marching Band(113) @ Citizen’s Bank Field (Philly)

#52 — Jun 18 - Nouvelle Vague(114) @ La Maison Francaise

#53 — Jun 19 - Stereo Reform(115) @ The Bullpen at Nationals Park

#54 — Jun 21 - Phoenix(117)/Amazing Baby(116) @ RnR Hotel

#55 — Jun 22 - Pash(120)/Funk Ark(119)/The Sweater Set(118) @ Ft. Reno

#56 — Jun 23 - Reo Speedwagon(123)/Styx(122)/38 Special(121) @ Merriweather

#57 — Jun 24 - Patrick Wolf(126)/Living Things(125)/Plastiscines(124) @ RnR Hotel

#58 — Jun 26 - The Pietasters(129)/Lionize(128)/The Players Band(127) @ Carter Baron

#59 — Jul 02 - Caverns(131)/Aerialist(130) @ Ft. Reno

#60 — Jul 06 - Go Home Robot(134)/Sea Monsters(133)/Power Pirate(132) @ Ft. Reno

#61 — Jul 17 - Noah Woods(135) @ street corner in Bethesda, MD

#62 — Jul 18 - Artscape: Matt Davignon(145)/Higher Hands(144)/River City Extension(143)/Ms. Sara and the Help(142)/For the People Entertainment(141)/Sparrow’s Point School Steel Drum Ensemble(140)/Los Reyes del K.O.(139)/Cex(138)/Balti Mare(137)/Fall Back Plan(136)@ Baltimore

#63 — Jul 19 - Future of the Left(147)/Mount Vicious(146) @ DC9

#64 – Jul 21 - VNV Nation(150)/War Tapes(149)/Ayria(148) @ 9:30 Club

#65 — Jul 26 - Crystal Stilts(153)/The Ladybug Transistor(152)/Cotton Candy(151) @ Black Cat

#66 — Jul 28 - The Builders and the Butchers(155)/Illinois(154) @ DC9

#67 — Jul 29 - Green Day(157)/Kaiser Chiefs(156) @ Verizon

#68 — Jul 30 - My Bloody Valentine(159)/Kurt Heasley(158) @ The National (Richmond)

#69 — Aug 04 - Elbow(161)/Jesca Hoop(160) @ 9:30 Club

#70 — Aug 07 - Lollapalooza: Depeche Mode(180)/Of Montreal(179)/Peter Bjorn and John(178)/The Decemberists(177)A-Trak(176)/Crystal Castles(175)/Asher Roth(174)/Fleet Foxes(173)/Eric Church(172)/Ben Folds(171)/Bon Iver(170)/White Lies(169)/The Gaslight Anthem(168)/France England(167)/The Knux(166)/Black Jow Lewis and the Honeybears(165)/Hey Champ(164)/Hockey(163)/April Smith(162) @ Grant Park (Chicago)

Aug 08 - Lollapalooza: Yeah Yeah Yeahs(198)/Tool(197)/Animal Collective(196)/Rise Against(195)/Santigold(194)/No Age(193)/Coheed and Cambria(192)/Arctic Monkeys(191)/Robert Earl Keen(190)/Blind Pilot(189)Joe Pug(188)/Los Campesinos!(187)/Langhorn Slim(186)/Miike Snow(185)/Constantines(184)/The Low Anthem(183)/Thenewno2(182)/Band of Skulls(181) @ Grant Park (Chicago)

Aug 09 - Lollapalooza: Jane’s Addiction(217)/The Killers(216)/Silversun Pickups(215)/Snoop Dogg(214)/Lou Reed(213)/Dan Auerbach(212)/Neko Case(211)/Vampire Weekend(210)/Dan Deacon(209)/Gang Gang Dance(208)/Priscilla Renea(207)/Lunch Money(206)/Cage the Elephant(205)/Bat for Lashes(204)/Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam(203)/Ra Ra Riot(202)/Carney(201)/Care Bears on Fire(200)/Mike’s Pawn Shop(199) @ Grant Park (Chicago)

#71 — Aug 15 - Bat for Lashes(204)/Other Lives(218) @ 9:30 Club

#72 - Aug 26 - Free Energy(220)/Bear in Heaven(219) @ Black Cat Backstage

#73 - Aug 30 - Virgin Fest: Franz Ferdinand(232)/Blink-182(231)/Weezer(230)/The National(229)/The Bravery(228)/Public Enemy(227)/Jet(226)/The Hold Steady(225)/Taking Back Sunday(224)/Wale(223)/Mates of State(66)/Holy F*ck(222)/St. Vincent(221) @ Merriweather

#74 - Aug 31 - Ear Pwr(234)/Toro Y Moi(233) @ Black Cat Backstage

#75 - Sep 02 - Apoptygma Berzerk(237)/Into the Presence(236)/The Surrender(235) @ 9:30 Club

#76 - Sep 08 - Autolux(240)/Sleepy Sun(239)/Mini Mansions(238) @ Black Cat

#77 - Sep 12 - Rosslyn Jazz Festival: Frederic Yonnet(242)/Lafayette Gilchrist(241) @ Gateway Park

#78 - Sep 13 - Adams Morgan Day: Englishman and the Shango Band(245)/Nayas(244)/Evan Bliss and the Welchers(243) @ 18th St.

#79 - Sep 16 - Telefon Tel Aviv(247)/ The Race(246) @ DC9

#80 - Sep 17 - Sian Alice Group(249)/Polite Sleeper(248) @ Red and the Black

#81 - Sep 19 - Cazhmiere(250) @ Canal Park

#82 - Sep 19 - The Mighty Heard(251) @ H St. Festival

#83 - Sep 22 - The Walkmen(253)/Here We Go Magic(252) @ 9:30 Club

#84 - Sep 24 - Decibully(255)/Early Day Miners(254) @ Iota

#85 - Sep 27 - Sonic Circuits Festival: Faust(260)/Rat Bastard+Chris Grier+Ulrich Krieger Trio(259)/Health(258)/Pekka Airaksinen(257)/Alexei Borisov & Anton Nikkilä(256) @ Black Cat

#86 - Sep 29 - U2(262)/Muse(261) @ Fedex Field

#87 - Oct 05 - The Twilight Sad(265)/BrakesBrakesBrakes(264)/We Were Promised Jetpacks(263) @ Black Cat

#88 - Oct 06 - Title Tracks(268)/Fulton Lights(267)/The Andalusians(266) @ Black Cat Backstage

#89 - Oct 13 - Kiss(270)/Buckcherry(269) @ Verizon Center

#90 - Oct 22 - Ari Hest(272)/Elizabeth and the Catapult(271) @ Barns of Wolf Trap

#91 - Oct 25 - Buildings(275)/Wooden Shjips(274)/Black Whales(273) @ Red and Black

#92 - Oct 26 - Ringo Deathstarr(278)/Last Tide(277)/State Department(276) @ Black Cat Backstage

#93 - Oct 28 - Pinback(280)/Obits(279) @ Black Cat

#94 - Oct 30 - Pearl Jam(283)/Bad Religion(282)/Five Against One(281) @ The Spectrum (Philly)

#95 - Oct 31 - Tom Brett(284) @ Tavistock Country Club (Haddonfield, NJ)

#96 - Nov 01 - Simian Mobile Disco(286)/The Phenomenal Handclap Band(285) @ 9:30 Club

#97 - Nov 03 - The Get Up Kids(289)/Kevin Devine(288)/The Life and Times(287) @ 9:30 Club

#98 - Nov 11 - Brand New(292)/Thrice(291)/Crime in Stereo(290) @ Sonar (Bmore)

#99 - Nov 12 - Cranberries(294)/Griffin House(293) @ Ramshead Live (Bmore)

#100 - Nov 13 - Slumberland Record 20th Anniversary Party: Pants Yell!(300)/The Ropers(299)/Lorelei(298)/Frankie Rose and the Outs(297)/Brown Recluse(296)/Nord Express(295) @ Black Cat

#101 - Nov 16 - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros(303)/Fool’s Gold(302)/Local Natives(301) @ Black Cat

#102 - Nov 18 - Mumiy Troll(305)/Ru Pasaran(304) @ Black Cat

#103 - Nov 20 - The Wrens(307)/Poor But Sexy(306) @ Black Cat

#104 - Nov 21 - Jersey Boys(308) @ The National Theater

#105 - Nov 21 - The Remaindermen(309) @ The Rookery

#106 - Nov 28 - Decade 8(310) @ Sidelines (Millville, NJ)

#107 - Dec 01 - The Pixies(312)/Mew(311) @ DAR

#108 - Dec 04 - The Angel Chorus (from “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”)(313) @ Ebenezers Coffeehouse

#109 - Dec 04 - Pete Papageorge(314) @ Kelly’s Irish Times

#110 - Dec 05 - Outpost(317)/The Plums(316)/Blue Sausage Infant(315) @ Velvet Lounge

#111 - Dec 08 - The Moderate(320)/Choo Choo La Rouge(319)/Timothy Bracy’s Collection Agency(318) @ Black Cat Backstage

#112 - Dec 10 - A Sunny Day in Glasgow(323)/Young Republic(322)/The Torches(321) @ Red and Black

#113 - Dec 17 - Nightmare Air(325)/Screen Vinyl Image(324) @ Red and the Black

#114 - Dec 18 - Sleeper Agent!(329)/Cloak/Dagger(328)/Domino Team(327)/Solar Powered Sun Destroyer(326) @ Black Cat

#115 - Dec 20 - Scream(331)/RUSTBUCKiT(330) @ Black Cat

#116 - Dec 25 - The Church Choir(332) @ St. Joan’s Church (RI)

#117 - Jan 02 - Stewart Lupton(333) @ RnR Hotel