There are two shows that come to mind:

1. Jeff Mangum at the Moore Theater last April. There is something so enigmatic about him, but that show will always stick out in my mind as one of the greatest. I had only found out about the show the day before, so I quickly bought a ticket and I was thankfully a reasonable distance from the stage (I actually started out much further from the stage, but then I took a second look at my ticket and realized I was in the wrong seat).

2. Holy Fuck at the Capitol Hill Block party in 2010. Their set was mind-blowing. It was the first I had heard of them and I was rocking the fuck out to their music. Apart from some marathon line-ups at Bumbershoot, this was the most tiring concert I had ever been to. I also saw Macklemore, Yeasayer and MGMT that same day. Their sets were good, but Holy Fuck outshone them with pure musical energy and raw beauty. Unfortunately I missed out on some other great groups that played that day due to my minor status, but I did get in for free thanks to my involvement with an all-ages venue.

A third one comes to mind: Monotonix at Bumbershoot in 2008. Monotonix are a crazy bunch and their set was cut drastically short because of this. Their slot was an hour (or thereabouts), but they only got to play 20 to 30 minutes before the security or the event runners shut them down. This may have been due to the singer being passed around the crowd in a garbage can. Or because he was constantly mooning us. But either way it was quite the bummer...