SF Bay Area Concerts - 2012

• Aeroplane @ Mezzanine, 17^th February (Friday)
  
• Oliver @ Rickshaw Stop, 18^th February (Saturday)
  Vaughn Oliver (aka U-Tern) seemed to do all the work. He dropped some great tunes including "Dirty Talk (Black Van Remix)" and "Church" by Jacques Lu Cont, and kept it up despite constant MC interruption "help" from a drunk Viceroy who failed to impress during his own, prior set.
• Radiohead @ HP Pavilion, 11^th April (Wednesday)
  I lost interest in Radiohead during Hail to The Thief. Our seats were too far back to see the performers, but central, and the light show was fun to watch. .
• Miike Snow @ Fox, 12^th April (Thursday)
  Aside from "Paddling Out", "Black Tin Box", and "Devil's Work"; the new tracks simply aren't as good as those from their eponymous debut album; and didn't work well live. Andrew Wyatt seemed to struggle with his vocals. A friend in another part of the venue complained about sound quality issues generally so maybe technical issues were to blame. The crowd loved the "Animal" finale.
• Justice @ Fox, 17^th April (Tuesday)
  What do you do when you have only two albums with quite different styles? Mash 'em up for 90 minutes 21st century ADD-style. Then add occasional live keyboards and a big light show. Win.
• Snow Patrol @ Fox, 4^th May (Friday)
  Still much better live than recorded, Snow Patrol are an occasional guilty pleasure. Cheap, distracting visual didn't help, but "Fallen Empires", "Take Back The City", and the crowd participation for "Shut Your Eyes" were some favorite moments. Gary Lightbody is still a charming front-man.
• Death Cab For Cutie @ Fox, 9^th May (Wednesday)
  Not my favorite band evar (Ben Gibbard's voice grates). However a solid performance, with a live (Magik*magik!) orchestra, a fully-seated crowd in the Fox, and good company, made for a memorable night.
• James Murphy @ Public Works, May 23th (Friday)
  Beegee's death. Disco and 70s music. Left before Murphy did.
• Kaskade @ Bill Graham, July 28^th (Saturday)
  Smokers. Underwear. Very short girls (my not-tall girlfriend remarked on this). Very tall guys. Pretty visuals on lots of screens, smoke; definitely a "hit play" performance. Eric Prydz' "Alein Alein" got a muted response.
• Hot Chip @ Fox, September 11^th (Tuesday)
  Another solid performance with live variations on their recorded material left me longing for Coachella.
• Austra @ Independent, September 16^th (Sunday)
  A much better show than I expected. It was incredibly refreshing to have someone on stage who could sing and hold a note.
• Glen Hansard (and The Frames) @ Fillmore, October 6^th (Saturday)
  Married couple. "Banana man". A guest appearance by Reignwolf.
• The Presets @ Independent, October 12^th (Friday)
  Not as mind blowing as their Coachella 2011 show, but great nonetheless.
• Stars @ Fillmore, October 20^th (Saturday)
  Had more energy in 2010 but still enjoyable.

Bought tickets but didn't attend:

• Geographer @ The Independent, 3^rd March (Saturday)

SF Bay Area Concerts - 2011

• Pendulum @ The Fillmore, 23^rd February (Wednesday)
  Their music isn't very clever, and I'm not the biggest fan of their every-other-song-is-emo style, but they're still guilty pleasure fun. The late 90s dance music from the warm-up DJ was a welcome touch.
  
  
• Kid Koala @ Mighty (Noise Pop 2011), 25^th February (Friday)
  Wore a full-body bear costume. Incredible scratching. Rarely bothered with headphones.
  
  
• TEED @ Rickshaw Stop, 26^th March (Saturday)
  By the time TEED started (around 12:30pm) I was ready to go home.
  
  
• Fleet Foxes @ Fox, 5^th May (Thursday)
  Nice but too sleepy.
  
  
• Adam Freeland @ 103 Harriet, 13^th May (Friday)
  An okay performance, but 103 Harriet was about one third capacity on a Friday night.
  
  
• Willie K @ Yoshi's, 12^th June (Sunday)
  A big man, with a bigger personality, and a huge ego. Played and sang a wide range of music from blues to rock to "traditional" Hawaiian.
  
  
• Glitch Mob @ Regency Ballroom, 24^th June (Friday)
  Very warm venue and the first time I stayed there for a whole show.
  
  
• Digitalism @ Mezzanine, August 5^th (Friday)
  (Presumably) weak ticket sales led to a venue change, from the large Fox Theater to much the smaller Mezzanine; the opener (Caspa) was cancelled. Even then, Mezzanine was not full. Sound problems and a lethargic crowd compounded the band's increasingly obvious frustration. Their set was less than 50 minutes long without an encore.
  
  
• Kraddy, 8^th October (Saturday)
  I went to try to recapture one of the highlights of Coachella 2012. It wasn't quite that fantastic but the combination of DJ and live drums still worked well.
  
  
• Foster The People @ The Fillmore, 14^th October (Friday)
  A very polished performance, numerous instrument swaps, a falsetto singer with a surprisingly deep speaking voice and some fancy dancing, and a dubstep/house mix of "Pumped Up Kicks" to finish off a great night.
  
  
• Soulwax @ The Independent, 27^th October (Thursday)
  Live band set filled with new tunes. I kicked myself when I learned that their 2 Many DJs performance was a separate gig...
  
  
• Phantogram @ The Fillmore, 2^nd November (Wednesday)
  Way overblown base/beat, mostly during the male vocals, which were poor. If I was cynical I'd say one was made to mask the other...(A straw poll of attendees for ear problems the following day would be interesting too). Live drums, live guitar, live singing. All the other melody is recorded. Barely more "live" than Sleigh Bells.
  Verdict: Skip the show. Listen to their great records.
  
  
• M83 @ Mezzanine, 10^th November (Thursday)
  Even by San Francisco standards, Mezzanine was packed with tall people, hipsters, and gay dudes. Some fun dancey tunes. After about 75 minutes, including encore, "San Franceesco" loved M83.
  
  
• Feist @ The Warfield, 14^th November (Monday)
  Her opening four or five songs were forgettable but the new arrangements of her singles, the acapella performance from her three female backing singers, and her duet with Little Wings were fantastic.
  
  
• Wonder-Full @ Mezzanine, 10^th December (Saturday)
  Another fun Stevie Wonder tribute night.
  
  
• Digitalism @ Mezzanine, 14^th December (Wednesday)
  Digitalism returned to a busier Mezzanine with new song arrangements, less live vocals and no live guitar. "2 Hearts Techno Remix" followed by live "2 Hearts" was especially good. A much better performance.
  
  
• Data Romance @ Mezzanine, 14^th December (Wednesday)
  Opened for Digitalism. A two-piece with very impressive vocals; reminiscent of The XX but much stronger.
  
  
• The Naked And Famous @ The Independent, 18^th December (Sunday)
  Alisa Xayalith's vocals were so good that at first, I suspected she was miming. I guess I'm unused to indie rockers who can sing live! In person, her voice sometimes reminded me of PJ Harvey. A strong finish to another good year for live music in the San Francisco Bay Area (but not as incredible as 2010).
  
  

Missed due to work travel:

• Ladytron @ Regency Ballroom, 25^th September (Sunday)
  
• Alex Metric @ Rickshaw Stop, 29^th September (Thursday)
  
• Mike Doughty @ The Independent, 5^th November (Saturday)
  

Coachella 2011 - April 15th to 17th

This was my fifth trip to Coachella, and marked my return after a two year hiatus.

Loved:

• Arcade Fire - humble and happy to be there. A great headliner performance.


• Cut Copy - great music and a pretty, energetic crowd.


• Kraddy - unexpectedly awesome Do Lab tent action.


• Leftfield - a band I thought I'd never see live. They were my favorite act of the weekend, and their show put other electronic acts to shame. (Looking at you Armand Van Helden/Duck Sauce). The live vocals for "Afro-Left" were welcome too.


• The Presets - their set started well but fell a little flat in the latter half. That didn't stop the crowd; no one wanted the three day party to end.

Liked:

• A-Trak


• Bloody Beetroots - started late and were cut off a few seconds into their finale. One of the band members freaked out and leaped theatrically from the back of the stage; presumably to argue unsuccessfully with organizers.


• Boys Noize


• Broken Social Scene - would have preferred to see them after dark, and maybe on a smaller stage...


• Ellie Goulding - the sound didn't seem to be loud enough...


• Foster the People - also started late but the few songs we saw were good. Would like to see a full show...


• Joachim Garraud - keytar, alien masks, cameras, generally fun entertainment and solid tunes. (From a guy who "looks like a chef").


• Phantogram - heard only a few tracks before we needed to leave for Leftfield.


• Mumford & Sons - most humble act of the weekend.


• Sander Kleinenberg - we arrived as his "Tron Legacy (End Titles)" remix began. Did not enjoy white girl rap (twice!?) or obviously-miming-crappy-dancing-white-guy.


• Sleigh Bells - but they did little other than replay their album with added live screaming (after they figured out some sound issues) and guitar. (They didn't do it nearly as well as The Presets did either).


• The Chemical Brothers - not much different to their 2010 show at The Fox Theater in Oakland, and I still prefer the older tracks, but the brothers still work it out.


• The New Pornographers - with Neko Case!


• The Swell Season - Glenn Hansard broke a string on his battered guitar and fixed it while Markéta Irglová sang solo.

Wasn't feeling:

• Animal Collective - aside from not caring for their music, they had awful, cheap visuals, and for some reason were on the biggest stage late on Saturday night.


• Caifanes


• Cee Lo Green - late, poor sound, (understandably) pissed with his Friday afternoon time slot.


• Duck Sauce - (young, packed, high) crowd loved the mediocre performance. Duck Sauce seemed more interested in toying with costume accessories and smiling for the cameras than playing good music. (A-Trak's solo set was better so I blame Armand Van Helden).


• Death From Above 1979 - hipsters. Yelling. Full of themselves e.g. "I didn't wanna say but we had a riot at our SXSW show", like you know, cos we're so hip, and awesome.


• Jenny and Johnny - boring.


• Magnetic Man - boring. Weren't good enough to stick around for "I Need Air".


• Skrillex - Korn made a guest appearance (??).


• Yacht - weren't good enough to stick around for "Dystopia".

Also heard:

• !!!


• Beardyman - was entertaining but the Oasis Dome sound setup (and stink of horse manure) did not make for ideal circumstances.


• Bright Eyes - I confess, I was writing work emails during this set...


• Ratatat - I was outside the tent. Some of those who were inside assure me Ratatat were awesome.


• Robyn - heard her big single live. Don't like her music.

Closing thoughts:

• Schedule issues - want to see three of your favorite bands? Tough, cos they're all playing at exactly the same time. (PJ Harvey, Leftfield, Bloody Beetroots). How about most of a day where, in spite of seven (or more) music venues, nothing really interests you? (Saturday). Enjoying this performance? Good, but it's a shame you need to leave after two songs to get a spot for the next show.


• Late starts - given the above hassle, having to deal with schedule adjustments due to consistent 20 to 30 minute late starts was not appreciated.


• Logistics - fancy waiting an hour to get out of a parking lot at 1am after three days of partying?


• Spoiled in San Francisco - SF has many great, cheap music venues. My 2010 Fall schedule was at least as much fun (and probably cheaper), than Coachella 2011.


• Stamina - without artificial stimulants, and with minimal sleep, three days on your feet and/or dancing, is tough...


• Energy - ...but there's still little comparable to sharing a Coachella live music experience with thousands of happy people, and your friends.

Will I go again? Maybe.

SF Bay Area Concerts - Fall 2010

Fall and spring normally provide many opportunities to see live music in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fall 2010 was exceptionally fruitful.

• The Chemical Brothers @ The Fox Theater, 28^th August
  Great sounds. Fantastic visuals. Superb venue.


• Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ Mezzanine, 18^th September
  Lead singer was ill and didn't show so they played a short set of their "bangers". New tracks sounded promising.


• Kele (Bloc Party) @ Mezzanine, 18^th September
  Kele sang and played a little guitar while his group (three more people) did percussion, keyboard and effects. He also took off his Public Enemy t-shirt for the last few songs - the crowd approved. (He kept his basketball shorts on).


• Local Natives @ The Fillmore, 22^nd September
  High energy indie rock with mesmerizing choral harmonies and numerous instrument rotations. More lively than expected, they resisted the urge to rock psychedelic. Methinks they will be awesome at Coachella 2011.


• School of Seven Bells @ The Independent, 30^th September
  Great and also much more energetic than expected, thanks in part to their drummer - he beat the s**t out of his kit and enjoyed doing it.


• Kaskade @ The Warfield, 1^st October
  The show was a bit different - it was 18+, so there were semi-naked teenagers aplenty. Kaskade came on stage soon after midnight and played for nearly three hours. There was a lot from dance.love but he also mixed or sampled The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Justice and Swedish House Mafia among others. I was tired from the night before but we danced long enough to hear "Move For Me" close his set as we left.


• Treasure Island Music Festival, 16^th October
  
  • Holy F**k - I feared the open air, daylight performance would not work for their style. They proved me wrong.
  • Die (fokken) Antwoord - When I grow up I want to be a Ninja...but maybe without the incessant dick slang.
  • Phantogram - sounded good...even from the food and merchandise stalls.
  • !!! aka Chk Chk Chk - Nic Offer's funky dancing took him into the crowd. On returning he proclaimed "...advice for you! Join a band! It's a lot of fun!!".
  • Four Tet - great, livelier than expected.
  • Kruder & Dorfmeister - good tunes, first-rate light show, slightly annoying MC.
  • Deadmau5 - fantastic light show, quirky DJ goofiness, disappointing music. After two opening tracks, Joel Zimmerman played 20 minutes of tuneless beats that did not impress this fan or win new ones. He also didn't play "Hi Friend" at all (which strikes me as perfect festival music).
  • Miike Snow - much harder, better dance music than their recorded material might suggest. So much dry ice!
  • LCD Soundsysyem - excellent, polished, sober (I think!). We were a ways back and left after about four songs to catch the bus home.
  I had tickets for Sunday too but I wasn't as excited about the lineup - cold, wet weather meant I made other plans.


• Bell X1 @ Swedish American Hall, 21^st October
  The venue was cool but the seats were very uncomfortable. Bell X1 were funny and charming.


• Laura Veirs @ The Independent, 2^nd November
  Had tickets but strep throat intervened.


• Florence and the Machine @ The Fox Theater, 5^th November
  Florence was like a supernatural force. She was entertaining to watch and a joy to hear. At times, her show verged on over-indulgent (e.g. the "shawl song") but that was easily forgiven.


• Thievery Corporation @ Greek Theatre, 6^th November
  Thievery Corporation's live performance (by twelve people!) was brilliant but they made the mistake of opening with their best-loved tunes e.g. "Lebanese Blonde" - some fans had not yet arrived or were still searching for seats.


• Massive Attack @ Greek Theatre, 6^th November
  Massive Attack's propaganda machine blew my mind (again). A captivating light show of incredible, infuriating and shocking statistics (that we strained to read from near the back/top of The Greek) was accompanied by a melancholic, Mezzanine-drenched soundtrack e.g. in Britain anyone can be detained without charge for up to 42 days. In USA, imprisonment is (still) indefinite. (Canada is a single day). The concert closed with the words "beyond petroleum"...
  
  PS A thick blanket to sit on makes all the difference at The Greek!


• Stars and Geographers @ The Fillmore, 10^th November
  I'm a recent Stars fan and until this gig, I'd never seen them in person or paid attention to their publicity shots. They did not look how I imagined. Amy Millan was five months pregnant but still rocking out. Torquil Campbell's melodious voice belied his physical and facial intensity (which quite often, more closely matched his lyrics).
  Opening acts aren't always worth seeing but Geographers were great. Solid vocals, interesting electronic melodies and beats, strings and a drummer that looked like "Vin Diesel in a beard and sunglasses".


• Junip (Jose Gonzalez) @ The Independent, 13^th November
  The focus was off Jose and on his new band. His vocals were good but not quite as enchanting as the recorded material. Jose also refused to play any solo songs insisting "This is Junip".


• Pretty Lights @ The Fox Theater, 24^th November
  Watched and danced from the perfect spot - one section back, behind the barrier, beside the stairs. The "white-boy hip-hop" was fun but eventually the tunes became difficult to distinguish. The amount of weed smoked by crowd was impressive. No need for dry ice!


• Bonobo @ The Rickshaw Stop, 28^th November
  The nine-person band including live drums, lead guitar, trombone, trumpet, flute/saxophone/clarinet, bass guitar, keyboard and live vocals (from Andreya Triana) squeezed into a small venue that was packed in spite of the Sunday night and late start. The set was mostly tracks from Black Sands. This one was very impressed.

PS Gigs I missed included: Ratatat, Dirty Projectors, Gotan Project, Broken Bells, Caribou, Paul Oakenfold, Birds & Batteries, Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells, Clinic, The Frames.

PPS Acts I'd like to see in 2011: Soulwax, Alex Metric, Eric Prydz (aka Pryda), Phoenix, Broken Social Scene, Wolfgang Gartner, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (aka TEED). Joe And Will Ask?, The Souls.

Coachella 2009 - lineup revealed...

...and I'm underwhelmed. In three days of music I'm only excited about 7 acts and I've seen at least 3 of them before.

Friday:

• The Black Keys
• Girl Talk
• Felix da Housecat
• Gui Boratto

Saturday:

• MSTRKRFT
• Junior Boys

Sunday:

• Groove Armada (DJ Set)

Tickets are about $308.30 for 3 days ($269.00 + $12.00 Facility Charge + $22.20 Convenience Charge + $5.10 Total Order Processing). That's about $44 per band excluding flight, accommodation, car rental + gas, supplies, 2 days vacation...So I'm sorry Coachella but this year, my answer is "No thanks".

PS I think this is my first post about something I didn't do. I hope it's not the beginning of a trend.

Coachella 2008 - April 25th to 27th

"The next big thing - just a band!!" - Fatboy Slim sample.


I think this was my fourth trip to Coachella. Year on year, I seem to spend more time in the tents/dancing. I also got a (practically) front row spot for a bunch of performances.


Loved:

• Adam Freeland - mixed Justice, Datarock, Daft Punk (+ politics) and his own material to great effect. his posse brought silver "F" balloons that were still hanging out in the Sahara tent roof two days later.


• Pendulum - i was ruminating on how perfectly they fill the (live) void left by The Prodigy when they dropped a kick-a$$ cover. :-) this was also one of the rare US-concert performances where i've seen (multiple) mosh-pits. their singer performed live in spite of a "broken foot" because they "flew six thousand miles" and "don't give a sh*t/f*ck" (their MC's words, not mine). looking forward to their upcoming album "In Silico".


• Fatboy Slim - i've been disappointed by Norman before (Paddy's Day 2002 in Tramore, Ireland methinks) but he delivered in spades this time.


• Hot Chip - "We'd love to chat but we know you want to dance". Consummate Professionals.


• Junkie XL - great tunes. great showman.


• Sia - weird yet endearing. paraphrases included "I've got a front and back wedgie." while she struggled with her outfit and "This song is from the future!" before playing an unreleased track. however she's still a truly amazing vocalist - i almost lost it when she started "Breathe Me".


• Justice - closed the weekend and were absolutely worth the wait. the fourth time i've seen them in twelve months and they continue to improve. Gaspard, Xavier - please make a second album and prove you're not a fad...

Liked:

• Dan Deacon - spun from the tent floor and created a "whirlpool" of running dancers in the audience. it looked like fun but i bailed to see Adam Freeland.


• Mum - i don't think i caught their entire performance (and since it was on Friday i cannot even remember why...) but they impressed and their quirky Icelandic humor was a pleasant bonus.


• Goldfrapp - Alison was frustrated by poor sound quality and was vocal in expressing her feelings (she dropped f-bombs diva-style so i don't have to) but when her bassist paused and she opened her pipes...WOW.


• Kate Nash - caught a few songs at the end of her set.


• Portishead - one of their new tracks ("Silence" i think) blew my mind. "Third" was just released and is on my playlist.


• Prince - folks seem to like to bring up the fact that Prince is short in stature but he filled the Coachella Stage with ease. his polished performance shone even brighter than his bedazzled jacket and he's a great guitarist (who knew?). unfortunately my weariness from standing at the front two shows in a row and my ambivalence about actual 80s music (rather than stuff inspired by it) got the better of me and i relinquished my spot. however i was within earshot some time later to hear him cover "Creep". :P

Wasn't really feeling:

• Cut Copy - they're not (necessarily) bad but acts like Midnight Juggernauts (whom I missed this time unfortunately) do the 80s-style-plus-dance-beats much better.


• Aphex Twin - true to form, some of his stuff was good, but much of it was just too fast/too weird.


• Datarock - great entrance but performance was too punk-shouty for me. i made my exit after a few songs and switched to Pendulum.


• MIA - neon and noisy. after a few numbers i left to eat and get a good spot for Portishead and Prince.


• Chromeo - entertaining filler. their "Intro" was my favorite part of their act and (to be fair) i was antsy for Justice (see above) and still stinging after SMD (see below...).

Bitterly disappointed by:

• Simian Mobile Disco - here's the plan: let's take our (fantastic) tunes, remove all the music until only the beats remain, fill the void with noise that everyone will struggle to dance to, and bring that sh*te to Coachella. they got the finger. this was all the more frustrating as the main reason Justice got their break is because they re-mixed "We are your Friends" which is a frickin' Simian tune...i had more fun dancing in the kitchen with our group before we drove to the show.

All in all, well worth the $$$s. Next time, I think flights to PSP (instead of ONT) might be worth a closer look...here's hoping Wildflower and Coachella continue to pick different weekends...


PS I managed to pull muscles all along my lower stomach dancing to Junkie XL...fingers crossed this doesn't hold me back on Saturday...

We have the biggest party evah!

Both Justice and Digitalism recently redeemed their Coachllea 2007 performances with shows at San Francisco's Mezzanine.

Perfectly synchronized head bopping and "Genesis" kicked off off Justice' set and was welcomed by an unusually animated, drunk and rowdy midweek San Francisco student crowd. Digitalism's thumping set was backed by slick visuals.

Supporting Justice, Midnight Juggernauts also impressed. Miami Horror pumped fans before Digitalism took the stage.

The recorded vocals for both Midnight Juggernauts and Digitalism are a lot more polished but the live energy more than makes up for it.

The Polyphonic Spree's twenty-plus strong "army" graced The Fillmore on Halloween and blew costumed minds. Their choral section is still a wonder to behold too. :-)

Underworld, Oakenfold. Sept 7th, Warfield.

I saw Paul Oakenfold at 1015 on July 3rd and was reasonably impressed by some of his tunes (I really like some of his recorded material). This time, his set ran for almost 90 minutes and was almost exclusively ambient trance; at least that's my pigeonhole term for the lyric-less, lackluster sounds that nobody danced to. I wasn't enamored either...

Oakenfold was accompanied by visuals from Perfecto. They seem to have one idea - take a woman (big fake boobs optional) and stick a camera on her while she wears a ridiculous outfit and maybe jiggles around a little. Cool. Not.

I listened to the guys standing next to me bitch about how crap Oakenfold was until about 10:30pm. Then Underworld arrived. They brought something they call "Rez" and lights...that strobed.

Having never seen Underworld live before, what immediately struck me is that Karl Hyde and Rick Smith are old, white dorks. This is not uncommon for electronica artists but dorks or not, Underworld kicked ass and performed for two hours not including any encores (which I didn't stick around for because of this).

PS I still don't understand what all the fuss is about "Born Slippy".

Coachella 2007 - April 27th to 29th

Blew my mind:

• Rage Against The Machine - Wake Up speech, okay quality. Pre and post Wake Up speech, poor quality.

Truly Rocked:

• Faithless
• Hot Chip
• Junior Boys
• CSS - Paris Hilton & posse showed up for this.

Great:

• David Guetta
• Benny Benassi
• MSTRKRFT - overflowed the dance tent in the afternoon...
• Soul Wax Nite Versions
• Placebo

Good:

• Felix da Housecat
• Peter Bjorn & John - started out poorly but finished well.
• Ozomatli - filled the stage with fans by the end and allegedly played without amplification in the crowd after they were cut off.
• Gotan Project
• The Rapture
• Air - but set was only about five songs long...
• Teddybears - check out their nutty videos...

Disappointing:

• Digitalism - screwed around for about thirty minutes, then played ten minutes of okay stuff...
• Justice - see directly above...lasting memory is of one girl jumping up and down screaming at the top of her lungs "...play the f***ing song!!!"
• Happy Mondays - Shaun Ryder seemed too drunk to me...

No opinion/also rans (i was too tired by the time some of these played :P ):

• Bjork
• Peaches - introduced by Ron Jeremy.
• The Decemberists
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Good, the Bad & the Queen
• Tiesto