@Robert Erbes the espresso martini with bourbon is also a great cocktail to start the evening. As for a playlist, here's what I brought along for the evening: - Years Of Denial - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything - Cocteau Twins - Garlands - Tones On Tail - Lions - Forever Grey - Lost In A Moment - Traitrs - All Living Hearts Betrayed - Ritual Howls - The Morning - A Place To Bury Strangers - End of the Night - Cranes - Clear (Blue Gills Mix) - Natalie Holt - Salina, 1858 - Emily Browning - Sweet Dreams - Skinny Puppy - Worlock - Marilyn Manson - Apple of Sodom - Tricky - Little Aftermath - Royal & Serpant - Wasteland - Billie Eillish - bury a friend - King Princess - Fantastic - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Spitting Off The Edge of the World - Reznor & Ross - Objects in the Mirror/Kattle Battle - Rezz - Blue People - S.A.D. - Shutterspeed - Boy Harsher - Pain II - Ramin Djawadi - Welcome To The End - NIN - Target Identified - Matte Blvck - Monumental - Straight Razor - Enemy - Street Fever - In Your Lungs - Sierra Viens - Stronger (Gunship Remix) - Massive Attack - Angel - NIN - I Know You Can Feel It - Scorn - Silver Rain Fell (MBM Mix) vs. Massive Attack - Teardrop - Portishead - Earth-Linger - Public Memory - Lost Future - HEALTH - You Died - Einstürzende Neubauten - Salamandrina I'll record a version and share the link. Hope you enjoyed your time in the Emerald City.

@Marco Mazzoni I thought that show was genuinely amazing. Had not seen Health before and only heard a few tracks. They are truly masters of their craft. So much fun.

@Marco Mazzoni my second time seeing Dark Chisme -- they were great then and are even better now. Taking the kids to see them next Saturday at the listening space.

This is a great album. Thanks for the recommendation!

Never Right - Sierra Viens

First concert - Duran Duran (Universal Amphitheater, L.A.) Last concert - Autechre (The Crocodile, Seattle) This show was dark. Very dark. Best Concert - It is a hard tie: Skinny Puppy (Hollywood Palladium, 1990) vs. Dead Can Dance (UCLA's Wadsworth Theatre, 1990) -- I think they were like two or three weeks apart. Favorite Concert - Jane's Addiction & Nine Inch Nails (Universal Amphitheater, LA). First one up early, and in line at Music+. Got the wrist band, got the pit tickets!!! Worst concert - I am sure there is one out there, just doesn't surface right now. Loudest concert - A Place To Bury Strangers (Chop Suey, 2015) My ears were toast for the next few days. It was this show that drove me to research and finally purchase legit ear protection. Best sounding - Excision (Village Stage - Shambhala, Salmo BC, 2013) Seen the most - Dandy Warhols (Only because they outlived Mary's Danish!) Most surprising - Dandy Warhols (The Edge, 1994 (?) Palo Alto, opening for Love and Rockets) They knocked my socks off: bought the CD and a shirt. Most unusual - Beck (The Warfield, 1996). While he played most of his first two albums, he was deep into concept with songs that appear several years later on Midnight Vultures. Craziest - My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (Iguanas, Tijuana) Next Concert - Health (Showbox Sodo, Seattle) Wish I had seen - Depeche Mode (Milan, 2006.) Ten year anniversary with the Mrs. We were in Florence with time to spare but couldn't make it work. Irony: that's the show they released as their live recording for the tour - guess we got to hear it anyway.

@Robert Erbes There are so many great shows in here! Wish I had the chance to catch Alt-J the last time around. Love, love, love Neubauten - always fun, caught them a number of times between SF and Sea. Was fortunate enough to catch Orbital at the Fillmore in 96, unexpectedly fun/spirited show. Underworld in 99 at the Showbox was also booty shaking fun. Never seen Chemical Brothers though, would love to catch them. Which Cure tour?