All the Live Art I Witnessed in 2005
What is live art? Well, in my world, it is anything that is performed, experienced, or interacted with solely in a live setting. It can be a play, a concert, or a museum exhibition. It can be a comedy show, a lecture, or a podcast taping. It doesn’t really matter, so long as it is happening in front of me, and I am there to see it in the moment.
This list will not be as extensive as some of my others, mostly because these things cost money and time, in a way the other culture consumables do not, but I still managed to engage with more than a fair share of live art over the course of 12 months. It is a list which I will organize in chronological order, and categorize thusly:
music
play
COMEDY
visual art
lecture/reading/other
February
2/18 Paul Westerberg — The Showbox
March
3/30 Ben Lee, Har Mar Superstar — Crocodile Cafe
April
4/27 Kings of Leon — Easy Street Records Queen Anne
May
5/17 Mike Doughty — Neumos
5/28 Jem — Sasquatch!, The Gorge Amphitheater
5/28 Ray LaMontagne — Sasquatch!, The Gorge Amphitheater
5/28 Kanye West — Sasquatch!, The Gorge Amphitheater
5/28 Arcade Fire — Sasquatch!, The Gorge Amphitheater
5/28 Wilco — Sasquatch!, The Gorge Amphitheater
5/28 Modest Mouse — Sasquatch!, The Gorge Amphitheater
5/28 Pixies — Sasquatch!, The Gorge Amphitheater
June
6/26 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band — Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park
July
7/15 Beck — Paramount Theatre
7/16 Kings of Leon, Secret Machines — Moore Theatre
August
8/26 Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Lee — Chateau Ste. Michelle
September
9/X SMART Benefit featuring Dave Eggers, Sarah Vowell, Mike Doughty, Daniel Handler and Death Cab for Cutie — McCaw Hall, Bumbershoot
9/X Michael Franti & Spearhead — Bumbrella Stage, Bumbershoot
9/16 JERRY SEINFELD — Paramount Theatre
9/21 Arcade Fire — Paramount Theatre
October
10/3 Mike Doughty’s Band — The Showbox
10/19 Nada Surf — Neumos
10/26 Foo Fighters, Weezer — KeyArena
November
11/12 Ben Lee — Chop Suey
11/19 Death Cab for Cutie — Paramount Theatre