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I saw a young Nathaniel Rateliff be the 2nd out of six opening bands for Portugal the Man. He stole the f*cking show. This was obviously before the Night Sweats and he played more mellow folk but I thought it was wonderful.
Speaking of Portugal the Man, I saw them open up for The Fall of Troy in '07 before Church Mouth dropped. They were so much better back then. They're kind of a hipster caricature now.
Chula, I saw The Mars Volta open up for RHCP and they kind of sucked, but then I saw them headline and it was the second best show I've ever seen.
Saw Between the Buried and Me open for Coheed and Cambria but I had seen them headline before. Still, it was nice.
Colin Stetson opening up for Godspeed You! Black Emperor was a pleasant surprise.
Okkyung Lee opening for Swans the other night was also brilliant.
I'm sure I'll think of more when my head is working better. Just woke up.
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