Artists/bands you have to see live

Yeah Southern Culture albums can feel like novelty records, though there's a lot going on musically. It all works in a different way live, especially the guitar work, but the gags too. Their fellow Cackalacky weirdo Dex Robweber is on another level live too, though some of the Flat Duo Jets records are back-to-front great. Huge sounds out of lipstick pickups.

I've been waiting close to a decade for Wussy to come to Toronto. (In view of how often I actually check live listings, there's a chance they've been and gone six times in that span.)

Bands that are way better live than on their recordings:

• Man Man
• Gogol Bordello
• Dan Deacon
• Fucked Up
• Courtney Barnett
• The Lucksmiths

yeah I saw Man Man open for Modest Mouse and they were incredible, just non-stop energy which their studio album didn't reflect at all. as for Dan Deacon, I don't think his music sounds a whole lot different live (though the 11-piece band was awesome) - but yeah it's just a whole different experience live

I also saw Dylan live in 2012 as an obligatory duty. It was terrible for all the reasons known and previously stated BUT I did get a chill throughout my body when his voice first croaked thru the arena PA. Worth it

I saw Dylan in, I think, 2005. It was a shit venue (Bournemouth BIC, ffs) and it was mostly going through the motions, in front of some red velvet curtains. Then he played a straight version of I Want You and I could have happily given it all up for him there and then.