2011: A Year in Pictures, Pt. 3 – July – September

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You Won’t, Scyamore, July 2011

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The Maples, Sycamore, July 2011

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The Dead Ex’s, Bowery Electric, July 2011

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Gin Blossoms, BB Kings, July 2011

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The New York Dolls, Camden, NJ, July 2011

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Bret Michaels (Poison), Camden, NJ, July 2011

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Motley Crue, Camden, NJ, July 2011

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Crazy Band, The Smell, Los Angeles, July 2011

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Audacity, The Smell, Los Angeles, July 2011

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Nick Murray (White Fence), The Smell, Los Angeles, July 2011

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Welldiggers Banquet, The Echo, July 2011

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Grant Langston & The Supermodels, The Echo, July 2011

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Ruby Friedman Orchestra, The Echo, July 2011

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Manchester Orchestra, Jones Beach, August 2011

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Frank Iero and Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance), Jones Beach, August 2011

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Widowspeak, Bowery Ballroom, August 2011

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White Fence, Bowery Ballroom, August 2011

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Ducktails, Bowery Ballroom, August 2011

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Woods, Bowery Ballroom, August 2011

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Shaggy and Bebe Rexha (Black Cards), Central Park Summerstage, September 2011

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Nick Santino (A Rocket to the Moon), T5, September 2011

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William Beckett (The Academy Is . . .), T5, September 2011

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Travie McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), T5, September 2011

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Gabe Saporta (Cobra Starship), T5, September 2011

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Lucas Carpenter, The Sidewalk Cafe, September 2011

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Mark Rose, The Sidewalk Cafe, September 2011

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Jon Walker, The Sidewalk Cafe, September 2011

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Brett Detar, the bell house, September 2011

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Nick13, the bell house, September 2011

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Hugh Pool Band, Hill Country BBQ, September 2011

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Shooter Jennings, Hill Country BBQ, September 2011

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Nick Kinsey (The Diamond Doves), Webster Hall, September 2011

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Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea, Webster Hall, September 2011

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Ian Felice and Christmas (The Felice Brothers), Webster Hall, September 2011

Saturday Matinee: Just before Elvis Costello was banned from SNL

On December 17, 1977, Elvis Costello and the Attractions performed on Saturday Night Live, filling in for the Sex Pistols, who were having visa issues. I’d always wondered what the deal was with Costello stopping mid-verse and launching into a different song.

From Dangerous Minds:

Costello’s record label, Columbia, wanted him to perform “Less Than Zero”, the first single from his as yet unreleased (in the U.S.) debut album My Aim Is True. Elvis wanted to perform “Radio Radio,” his attack on corporate control of the airwaves – a punk move that would have been in the spirit of The Pistols. Columbia disapproved of the idea and SNL producer Lorne Michaels allegedly told Costello, on orders from his employer NBC, to not perform “Radio Radio.”

Come show time, the band started playing “Less Than Zero” and then abruptly stopped and shifted into “Radio Radio.” At the end of the tune, they defiantly walked off the set.

 

Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Less Than Zero/Radio, Radio – Live 1977 from docinwestchester on Vimeo.