Best of 2018: Concerts

We don’t want to totally count our eggs before they hatch, but it seems like we survived 2018. To celebrate, we will be listing our favorite music from this nutty year to show it wasn’t all chaos. Happy new year and thanks for reading Reviler!

Josh

1. David Byrne at the Orpheum Theatre
2. DJ Taye at Honey 3. Immortal Technique at Cedar Cultural Center
3. Immortal Technique at Cedar Cultural Center
4. Khruangbin at the Turf Club
5. BITCHIN BAJAS at 7th St Entry

6. Mattson 2 at Turf Club

7. Noname/Jlin at Eaux Claires

8. Andrew Broder and People Series at Turf Club
9. Brian Jonestown Massacre at First Ave
10. King Tuff at Turf Club

HM: Sudan Archives at First Ave; David Nance at Eagles Club; John Maus at Cedar; Kill the Vultures at All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission

Adam B

1. Cropped Out VIII at American Turners, Louisville, KY (10/5-6) 

2. Hot Snakes at the Turf Club (3/16)

3. Sweet JAP at Turf Club (9/22)

4. Superchunk at Grumpys NE (5/19)

5. MC50 at Varsity Theater (10/23)

6. Proud Parents/Xetas at Crystal Corner, Madison, WI (7/20)

7. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever at 7th Street Entry (4/30)

8. Yaeji at Fine Line (10/26)

9. Wild Nothing/Men I Trust at Cedar (11/7)

10. Slotface at 7th Street Entry (1/18)

Jon Jon

1. Kamasi Washington at The Palace

2. Thom Yorke at The Northrop

3. Tinariwen at The Cedar Cultural Center

4. Astralblak – at The Varsity

5. Beach House at The Palace

Adam J

DAIKAIJU @ the Nomad World Pub
Larry Wish/American Cream/Beach Mountain @ the Kitty Cat Klub
(I also saw a baseball game and a kick-ass high-school production of Les Rhinocéros)

Jon

1. Colter Wall at the Fine Line
2. John Maus at the Cedar Cultural Center
3. David Nance at the Eagles Club
4. Khruangbin at the Turf Club
5. Amen Dunes at the 7th St. Entry
6. Andrew Broder Residency shows
7. Kitten Forever/Royal Brat/Tony Peachka/Tiffani at the Loring
8. King Tuff at the Turf Club
9. Sudan Archives at First Ave
10. Parquet Courts at the Fine Line