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I just saw Hawkwind (the 60s space rock band, still in continuous operation) a few nights ago and they utterly blew me away -- a shame their US tour is over.
The Boredoms are playing around this summer, very exciting.
The Butthole Surfers in their prime had the most astonishing shows I ever saw and I imagine I ever will see. I was quite honestly terrified, but I couldn't stop laughing.
Crash Worship (which is a parent of the Extra Action Marching Band that someone else mentioned) had shows that were almost as good, full of flame and smoke and water and costumes and blood and insanity.
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is extremely musical and full of energy, even more so when they have their Butoh dancers with them.
Kraftwerk utterly blew me away about 10 years ago in New York. Who'd have thought you could make dial-twiddling so interesting?
But I have yet to see a hiphop show that I stayed to the end of.
