All the Live Art I Witnessed in 2010
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
January
1/15 BILL BURR, JEFF GARLIN, NICK THUNE, KYLE CEASE — Marty Reimer’s Funny Festival / Moore Theatre
1/24 White Denim, Brazos — Neumos
February
March
3/9 Michael Chabon — Benaroya Hall
3/14 Gomez — The Crocodile
April
4/1 Patty Griffin — The Moore
4/11 Akron/Family, Baby Gramps — Vera Project
4/18 CONAN O’BRIEN, REGGIE WATTS — McCaw Hall
4/22 Avi Buffalo, Birthday Party — Sup Pop 22 / Admiral Theater
May
5/22 Guys and Dolls — Shorecrest High School
5/29 TK — Sasquatch Festival / The Gorge
5/30 TK — Sasquatch Festival / The Gorge
5/31 TK — Sasquatch Festival / The Gorge
June
6/19 Junip, Born Anchors — Vera Project
July
August
8/26 Fistful of Mercy — Easy Street Records (West Seattle)
September
9/3 TK — Bumbershoot
9/4 TK — Bumbershoot
9/5 TK — Bumbershoot
9/9 Tallest Man on Earth, S. Carey — Nuemos
9/29 Arcade Fire, Calexico — KeyArena
9/30 Dirty Projectors — Neumos
October
10/8 TK — Austin City Limits / Zilker Park
10/9 TK — Austin City Limits / Zilker Park
10/10 TK — Austin City Limits / Zilker Park
10/17 We Are Country Mice, Tayler Lynn — Sunset Tavern
10/23 TK — Bridge School Benefit / Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/24 TK — Bridge School Benefit / Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/30 Sufjan Stevens — The Paramount
November
11/5 Aloe Blacc — Nectar Lounge
11/20 A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Shorecrest High School