Best Live Music | Best Coachella Catch | Best CMJ Ticket | Best Crowd
Maybe I've been living under a rock and you've known it all along, but is electronic music having a new renaissance? What I'm talking about extends beyond just the realm of the recording to the live concert experience. Not only has it been a ridiculously good year for releases, but it's been an unparalleled year (in my memory, at least) for the sheer number of electronic tours to come across our doorsteps.
Take these videos and photos of the best live shows I saw this year as cases in point.
1: Daft Punk
Keyspan Park, Coney Island, NY
One of the Top 3 shows I've ever seen.
Photos | Video
2: Justice
Terminal 5, NY
Photos
3: Paul Van Dyk
Central Park Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, NY
Photos | Video
4: Bjork
United Palace Theatre, Harlem, NY
Photos | Video
5: DJ Krush
Highline Ballroom, NY
Photos | Video
6: Simian Mobile Disco
KEXP Live Broadcast from CMJ, Gibson Showroom, NY
Photos | Videos
7: LCD Soundsystem
Randall's Island, NY
Photos | Videos
8: UNKLE
Webster Hall CMJ Showcase, NY
Photos | Videos
9: Teddybears
Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel, NY
Photos | Videos
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Runners-Up:
I'd like to call out Brazilian Girls, CSS and Klaxons as among the top Dance shows, as well. All of them at Coachella, btw. But alas, I think it's appropriate to set the limit of requiring some portion of the music to be performed by DJs in order to be considered true "electronic music." So there you have it.
Brazilian Girls | CSS | Klaxons
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2007, Indio, CA
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