Curve/Dandy Warhols - Palladium (Vancouver)

Jesus & Mary Chain/Sixteen Deluxe - Palace

This was an awesome performance by the Jesus & Mary Chain. I remember being near a guy who came to the show in a suit.  He was really enthusiastic and was buying drinks for people.  Although he seemed out of place wearing a suit, he was clearly a fan of the band and he didn't mind being in the thick of the crowd.

Morcheeba - Canes

Curve/Freaky Chakra - Troubadour

Freaky Chakra turned out to be one guy and his synth/mixer.  The guy did absolutely amazing things with his minimal equipment - it blew my mind!

Mono/Devlins - El Rey Theatre

Not the Japanese band Mono, but the one-hit wonder trip hop band Mono, who had a song on a soundtrack for a movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow (maybe "Great Expectations"?).  They only had an album's worth of material, so they had to play their big hit a second time as their encore.

Spiritualized - Canes

Tool - UCSD Rimac Arena

Portishead - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Mary Lou Lord - Troubadour

Hum - Casbah

Tara MacLean - Java Joe's

Portishead - Hollywood Palladium