Gigs Reflex

First Concerts. Concert Firsts.

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Jane’s Addiction’s first live performance in three years was a two-song set of “I Would For You” and “Stop!” during the virtual Lollapalooza 2020.

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Ben Folds debuts “2020″ live on Colbert -- the soundtrack to the year we’re living. 

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A newspaper photo from a late ‘70s Ramones concert happens to capture one notable fan, Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard in the top right. 

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Chris and Rich Robinson of Black Crowes (aka “Brothers of a Feather”) were joined by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck for a beautiful cover of “7 Chinese Bros.” in Portland.

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Real Estate rolls out new material live in Chicago

We’re hearing that some of you are interested in our new material. Here’s a video of one of the MANY new songs we played in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/DL8eU21rkR

— Real Estate, band (@realestateband) October 30, 2019

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Billy Duffy of The Cult invited longtime friend Johnny Marr to join the band for “Rain” off the band’s 1985 album, Love, at the O2 Apollo Manchester.

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Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes puts on a stellar performance of her new solo track, “Stay High,” for @colbertlateshow

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Spoon’s brilliant cover of John Lennon’s “Isolation” for the Howard Stern Show.

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As this 1978 Brazillian TV special will show, João Gilberto will be truly missed.

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Colorized video of The Velvet Underground performing at an Oct. 14, 1969, rally in Dallas has been discovered in a Southern Methodist University archive.

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Courtney Barnett offers her take of “Handshake Drugs” during Wilco karaoke at the seminal band’s Solid Sound Music Festival. 

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Metallica offered up a cover of  The Stone Roses’ “I Wanna Be Adored” during their rainy night set at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, 

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Rockpalast has shared Kraftwerk’s full-length Soester Concert from 1970,

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Morrissey wrapped up his residency at New York’s Lunt-Fontanne Theater by including his first performance ever of The Smiths’ “I Won’t Share You.” 

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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Josh Klinghoffer covers Radiohead’s “Pyramid Song” at the Great Pyramids in Giza. 

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Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers’ super collaboration, Better Oblivion Community Center included a cover The Replacements’ “Can’t Hardly Wait” at the kickoff of their first tour in Tuscon, Ariz.

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Mumford and Sons paid tribute to Nine Inch Nails with a cover of “Hurt” in Trent Reznor’s hometown of Cleveland.