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[Nac Faves] My Favorite Music of 2001

Posted on January 1, 2002 at 8:39 pm | No Comments

So…. welcome to 2002. or ‘2k2’ as the cool kids are calling it.

This year is starting off fairly well… a long day, a good workout, and a lot accomplished. I feel like I really have things in order for the first time in a long time. Good to get through the holidays in one piece. Now it’s back to work, new routines, and Also-Rans practice. Bring on the e.p…

Ok… the time has come for…

Brad’s Best of 2001

These lists are tough, but I’ve come up with 10 movies, tv shows, cds, and comics… plus some personal events that mark the year for me. It’s pretty pointless to put them in numerical order, so I’ll just list them randomly. Let’s start with…

Top 10 Movies of 2001…

Lord of the Rings

Royal Tennenbaums

Amelie

Happy Accidents

Ghost World

Mulholland Drive

Memento

The Dish

The Others

Waking Life

honorable mention… Novocaine & Moulin Rouge

Top 10 CDs of 2001…

The Album Leaf – ‘One Day I’ll Be On Time’

The New Year – ‘Newness Ends’

Unwound – ‘Leaves Turn Inside You’

Jimmy Eat World – ‘Bleed American’

Sparklehorse – ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – ‘The Tyranny of Distance’

American Analog Set – ‘Know By Heart’

Rival Schools – ‘United by Fate’

Ida – ‘the Braille Night’

Death Cab for Cutie – ‘Photo Album’

honorable mention … Juno – ‘A Future Lived in Past Tense’

Curve – ‘Gift’, and the Kingsbury Manx – ‘Let You Down’

Top 10 TV shows of 2001…

24

Buffy

Amazing Race

the Sopranos

Band of Brothers

Samurai Jack

Adult Swim

Invader Zim

Angel

Enterprise (every other episode)

honorable mention… Boston Public (end of last season, but no longer)

the Practice (end of last season, but not lately), Malcolm in the Middle,

and X-Files (this season, after the premiere)

Top 10 Comics of 2001…

Warren Ellis’ work – (Planetary, Transmet, and Ministry of Space)

Brian Michael Bendis’ work (Powers and Ultimate Spider-Man)

Hitman – a well done wrap up by Garth Ennis

Queen and Country

Alan Moore’s Top 10

Daredevil : Yellow (pleasantly surprised)

Couscous Express

Fray

Authority (before it lost it’s way)

the Lone Wolf & Cub reprints

Top 10 Boston-area Live Shows of 2001…

American Analog Set

Ted Leo

Trembling Blue Stars

Low

Kristin Hersh

the New Year

Pilot to Gunner

May Day at Fort Apache

Red House Painters

Juno

honorable mention… Pedro the Lion, the Music

at Eric and Ellie’s BBQ, Mary Timony, and Wheat.

and lastly…

My Top 15 Personal Moments of 2001…

Finally releasing the ‘My Life or Some Dream’ CD Compilation.

Getting Neil, Mike, Nick, and Zarra together in Boston.

Whitewater rafting on the Kennebeck river in Maine.

Getting laid off, which led to a great new job with IDX.

Recording at Fort Apache with the Also-Rans, and playing our first ever shows.

Martha’s Vineyard with Amie, Mom, Dad, Kate, and Jim.

Discovering the super-cool folks on the WEF and WFE.

Nights at Charlie’s with the aforementioned forum friends.

Hanging with old friends at Jim Lamberti’s wedding.

Seeing Dennis Lehane read from Mystic River in Concord.

Feeding the squirrels in Boston Common.

Seeing Steve Martin speak at the Novocaine premiere.

Finally realizing that Boston has become my home.

and outranking all others…

…marrying Amie on a rainy day in May, and having a rock

and roll wedding party with our friends on a June afternoon.

One of the best years of my life so far. Here’s hoping 2002 measures up…

-b

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    canteenkilla
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    10 years of WORSHIPPER
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    Father John Misty
    Destroyer
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    Jenny Owens Young
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    ABC
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    Pom Pom Squad
    Caroline Kingsbury
    @ the Sinclair

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    The Bevis Frond
    Onedia
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

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    Lesser Birds
    Ian St. George
    Osima
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    @ the Middle East

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    Pet Fox
    Fantasy of a Broken Heart
    @ the Paradise

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    Editrix
    Grocer
    Space Camp
    @ Deep Cuts

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    Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy,
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    (and more) with opener Dave Hill
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    Dead Gowns
    Tiberius
    Lost Film
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    Saturday, March 8th
    "Another Abbey Lounge Reunion!"
    with Yes Nanny,
    Eric Salt & the Electricity,
    and The Grownup Noise
    @ Sally O'Brien's

    Saturday, March 8th
    Hands & Knees
    Spatulas
    Jeanines
    @ the Loft, Somerville

    Sunday, March 9th
    an acoustic evening with
    Trey Anastasio
    @ the Wang

    Monday, March 10th
    Kim Deal
    Ratboys
    @ the Wilbur

    Tuesday, March 11th
    Kraftwerk
    @ the Wang

    Tuesday, March 11th
    Peter Wolf (J Geils Band)
    presents his new memoir
    "Waiting on the Moon"
    @ Cambridge Public Library

    Wednesday, March 12th
    The MC Taylor Goldsmith Show
    MC Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger)
    and Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes)
    @ the Cut, Gloucester

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    March 14th & 15th
    Dropkick Murphys
    Menzingers
    Teenage Bottlerocket

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    Robert Poss (Band of Susans)
    Martha Swetzoff
    Chris Brokaw
    @ the Lilypad

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    Hovvdy
    Video Age
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    Dream Theater
    40th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Wang

    Saturday, March 15th
    Dropkick Murphys
    Menzingers
    Teenage Bottlerocket
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, March 16th
    Dropkick Murphys
    Bouncing Souls
    Hot Water Music
    Rebuilder
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Monday, March 17th
    Dropkick Murphys
    Bouncing Souls
    Hot Water Music
    Cody Nilson
    @ House of Blues

    Wednesday, March 19th
    Quicksand
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, March 20th
    Derv Gordon (of the Equals)
    backed by So What
    with
    Children of the Flaming Wheel
    @ Deep Cuts

    Thursday, March 20th
    Neil Degrasse Tyson
    @ the Wilbur

    Friday, March 21st
    The Zip-Ups
    Corin Ashley
    Shiverlane
    @ Faces Brewing

    Sunday, March 23rd
    Ida & Tsunami!
    the Coin-Flip tour!
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Tuesday, March 25th
    Of Montreal
    cumgirl8
    @ the Royale

    Thursday, March 27th
    Horsegirl
    Free Range
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Thursday, March 27th
    José González
    @ the Cabot in Beverly

    Friday, March 28th
    Dead Kennedys
    H.R. (of Bad Brains)
    Raging Nathans
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, March 28th
    The Weather Station
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, March 29th
    Robin Lane
    @ Club Passim

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    Maya Hawke
    Katy Kirby
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, March 30th
    Famous Mammals
    The Spatulas
    @ O'Brien's

    Sunday, March 30th
    The Hard Quartet
    Sharp Pins
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, April 3rd
    Alan Sparhawk (Low)
    Circuit des Yeux
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, April 3rd
    The Gossip
    @ the Paradise Rock Club

    Friday, April 4th
    Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
    Bill Ryder-Jones
    @ the Orpheum

    Saturday, April 5th
    Snow Patrol
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, April 5th
    Franz Ferdinand
    @ the Orpheum

    Sunday, April 6th
    Lady Pills
    Babe Report
    @ the Rockwell

    Sunday, April 6th
    The War & Treaty
    @ the Sinclair

    Tuesday, April 8th
    Deftones
    The Mars Volta
    Fleshwater
    @ TD Garden

    Wednesday, April 9th
    The Yardbirds
    @ City Winery Boston

    Wednesday, April 9th
    Kylie Minogue
    @ the Garden

    Thursday, April 10th
    Clem Snide
    @Warehouse XI

    Thursday, April 10th
    FACS
    Landowner
    Major Stars
    @ Deep Cuts

    Friday, April 11th
    Mogwai
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, April 12th
    Franz Ferdinand
    @ the Orpheum

    Sunday, April 13th
    EXTC
    (Terry Chambers & friends)
    @ City Winery

    Sunday, April 13th
    Heart
    @ Agganis Arena

    Monday, April 14th
    Everyone Asked About You
    @ the Sinclair

    Tuesday, April 15th
    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
    St. Vincent
    @ Agganis Arena

    Wednesday, April 16th
    L.S. Dunes
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    Night Sins
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    Dead Boys
    Richard Lloyd Group
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    Thursday, April 17th
    Corridor
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    Mercury Rev
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    Mount Eerie
    Hana Stretton
    @ the Sinclair

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    Bright Eyes
    Cursive
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    The Fixx
    Jill Sobule
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    Saturday, Sunday, & Tuesday
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    Ani DiFranco
    @ the Somerville Theatre

    Sunday, April 20th
    Gang of Four
    "The Long Goodbye" farewell tour
    playing "Entertainment!" & more
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    Sunday, April 20th
    Jay Aston's
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    Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats)
    Belouis Some
    @ City Winery

    Sunday & Monday
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    Lucy Dacus
    Katie Gavin
    Jamine.4.t.
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, April 22nd
    Alejandro Escovedo
    @ City Winery

    Wednesday, April 23rd
    Dweezil Zappa
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    Wednesday, April 23rd
    The Linda Lindas
    Pinkshift
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    Swervedriver
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    Thursday, April 24th
    The Mary Wallopers
    @ Big Night Live

    Thursday, April 24th
    Christian Death
    @ Deep Cuts

    Friday, April 25th
    Sidewalk Driver
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    The Town and the City Festival!
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    Saturday, April 26th
    Poison the Well
    Glassjaw
    Better Lovers
    Teenage Wrist
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, April 27th
    Beach Bunny
    Pool Kids
    Jayla Kai
    @ House of Blues

    Sunday, April 27th
    Indigo Girls
    Melissa Etheridge
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, April 30th
    The Chameleons
    Twin Tribes
    @ Big Night Live

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    Deep Sea Diver
    Byland
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    Thursday, May 1st
    Sharon Van Etten
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    Love Spells
    @ Roadrunner

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    Bob Mould & his band
    J. Robbins & his band
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    Saturday, May 3th
    Cheekface
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    Saturday, May 3rd
    BADBADNOTGOOD
    Baby Rose
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    The Queers
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    Sunday, May 4th
    Tim Hecker
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Sunday, May 4th
    AC/DC
    @ Gillette Stadium

    Wednesday, May 7th
    Japanese Breakfast
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    Wednesday, May 7th
    Sea Wolf (solo)
    @ the Haymarket Lounge
    @ City Winery

    Wednesday, May 7th
    Love
    Johnny Echols
    @ City Winery

    Thursday, May 8th
    Melvins
    Napalm Death
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, May 8th
    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, May 9th
    DEVO
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    Saturday, May 10th
    The Hilken Mancini Band
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    with The Cujo (feat. Jen Trynin)
    & Mary Lou Lord
    @ Sonia

    Saturday, May 10th
    Mallrat
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    Sunday, May 11th
    Worriers
    Mint Green
    @ Deep Cuts

    Sunday, May 11th
    Baroness
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    SZA
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    Ministry
    My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
    Die Krupps
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    Califone
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    Sunflower Bean
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    Amyl & the Sniffers
    Sheer Mag
    @ Roadrunner

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    Amy Poehler & Tina Fey
    @ the Wang

    Tuesday & Wednesday
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    Hamilton Leithauser
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    & Johanna Samuels
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, May 22nd
    Slide Away Presents:
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    Mark Robinson
    Her New Knife
    Beach-O (film)
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, May 22nd
    Peter Bjorn and John
    "Writers Block" album tour
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, May 24th
    The Wedding Present
    "Bizarro" 35th Anniversary Tour
    with The Tubs
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    May 23rd, 24th, & 25th
    Boston Calling Music Festival
    @ the Harvard Athletic Complex

    Wednesday, May 28th
    Scott Thompson
    (of Kids in the Hall)
    is Buddy Cole
    @ City Winery Boston

    Wednesday, May 28th
    Barry Manilow
    "the last Boston concert"
    @ the Garden

    Thursday, May 29th
    Annie Dirusso
    Squirrel Flower
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, May 30th
    Florist
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Friday, May 30th
    Orbit
    Eldridge Rodriguez
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, May 30th
    Teddy Swims
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Friday, May 30th
    OK GO
    @ the Royale

    Friday, May 30th
    Tennis
    Billie Marten
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, May 30th
    Bloc Party
    (performing "Silent Alarm" & more)
    with Metric
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, May 31st
    Jet
    Band of Skulls
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, June 1st
    Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, June 6th
    Jack's Mannequin
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, June 6th
    Sleigh Bells
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, June 6th
    The Ocean Blue
    playing their self-titled LP
    and their "Cerulean" LP
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    June 10th & 11th
    Queens of the Stone Age
    The Kills
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, June 11th
    Turnover
    "Peripheral Vision" tour
    with Balance & Composure
    & Citizen
    @ the House of Blues

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    June 10th & 11th
    Queens of the Stone Age
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, June 15th
    Simple Minds
    Soft Cell
    Modern English
    @ Xfinity Center

    Thursday, June 19th
    Blondshell
    Daffo
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, June 27th
    Khruangbin
    John Carroll Kirby
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Saturday, June 28th
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    Alan Sparhawk
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday, June 28th
    Tree
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Sunday, June 29th
    Preoccupations
    @ the Middle East

    Monday, July 7th
    OMD
    @ House of Blues

    Tuesday, July 15th
    Weird Al Yankovic
    @ the Wang

    Wednesday, July 16th
    Mekons
    Johnny Dowd
    @ City Winery

    Friday, July 18th
    The Lumineers
    St. Vincent
    Hippo Campus
    @ Fenway Park

    Friday, July 18th
    Samantha Crain
    @ Warehouse XI

    Friday, July 18th
    Dinosaur Jr.
    Snail Mail
    Easy Action
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday & Saturday
    July 18th & 19th
    PIXIES
    performing "Bossanova"
    & "Trompe Le Monde" (18th)
    and a set of classics (19th)
    with Kurt Vile & the Violators
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, July 19th &
    Friday, September 5th
    Men I Trust
    @ Roadrunner

    Monday, July 21st
    Ghost
    @ TD Garden

    Saturday, July 26th
    Toto
    Christopher Cross
    Men At Work
    @ Leader Bank Pavilion

    Saturday, July 26th
    Rod Stewart
    Cheap Trick
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Tuesday, July 29th
    Goo Goo Dolls
    Dashboard Confessional
    @ the Pavilion

    Wednesday, July 30th
    The "Happy Together" Tour
    featuring The Turtles,
    Jay & the Americans,
    Little Anthony, Mark Lindsay
    (of Paul Revere & the Raiders),
    The Vogues, & the Cowsills
    @ Lynn Auditorium

    Friday, August 1st
    LOST 80's LIVE
    with A Flock of Seagulls,
    Big Country, General Public,
    The Vapors, Belouis Some,
    The Icicle Works, China Crisis,
    Josie Cotton, Polecats,
    and more
    @ the Wang

    Friday, August 15th
    The Doobie Brothers
    The Coral Reefer band
    @ Xfinity Center

    Friday, August 29th
    Nine Inch Nails
    @ the Garden

    Saturday, August 30th
    Coheed & Cambria
    Taking Back Sunday
    Foxing
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, September 7th
    The Outlaw Music Festival
    10th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Sunday, September 7th
    My Chemical Romance
    Idles
    @ Fenway Park

    Sunday, Sept 14th
    Alabama Shakes
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, September 17th
    Alison Krauss & Union Station
    Willie Watson
    @ the Pavilion

    Tuesday, September 23rd
    Viagra Boys
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday & Sunday
    October 4th & 5th
    An Inconceivable Evening
    with Cary Elwes
    & a screening of
    The Princess Bride
    @ the Wilbur

    Saturday, October 11th
    Kneecap
    @ the House of Blues

    Monday, November 24th
    Patti Smith
    Horses 50th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Orpheum