Bob Mould

Bob still's got it! One Guitar Two tune ups Three GO! No gimmicks No Mac's ... these guys rock

I love this guy. All I can say. Great venue for this show. Wish I could have gone wed as well.

The show was a career retrospective with Bob playing songs from all of his old bands and solo work (except no tunes from Black Sheets of Rain). With a shout out to Bob Schimmel, the show started with acoustic version of Wishing Well (off Workbook) and from there Bob spanned the years, with classic Husker Du songs (No Reservations off Warehouse, I Apologize off New Day Rising), Suger songs and a good sampling of his solo works.

Fantastic show. A great mix of music, readings from his new book and off-the-cuff discussion about his life and the origins of his songs. The show came in at about 2 hours (that seemed to fly by), so you get a healthy dose of both music and stories. The stories and history were both informative and entertaining and the music was top-notch. Note that this was 100% electric and very loud - not the more sedate 12-string acoustic gig. This is definitely a rock show. Highly recommended. Nice, unique opportunity to catch Bob in a different mode than usual.

I thought he was an amazing solo act, and I really enjoyed the small venue. He was in great voice.

Bob Mould is persistently great. I've seen with play on many occasions with Husker Du, Sugar, solo, and with his latest band in 2008. Always a great show.

I have loved Bob Mould's music since the mid 90s, had to see him live. He did not have a band, just himself, which was a letdown due to his rock background. He still sounded good, and we met him after the show. Very nice guy.

Great show...... Played husked du classics....sugar...solo song... Played "no reservations".....

Definite 5 star rating for the show and the venue. The Troubadour was a great place, with friendly staff. Sound was great for both the band and the acoustics in the Troubadour. Bob Mould put on a very energetic show, where he played music from all era's of his career. Just a wonderful experience to see a musician at a venue that has such a storied history.

One of the Power Pop kings put on a great show. I'm not sure what, exactly, he meant when he thanked his bass guitarist for appearing on such short notice. How short of notice was that appearence Bob? This guy released a crankin' bass-line, not just as Bob's guest, but the warm up band used this man's talent for bass guitar, rythym guitar and keyboards. Bob Mould's consumate ability makes it sound like he has two guitarists.

Bob did a great job, great to hear him electric and fantastic to hear so many Sugar and Husker Du songs.

Amazing is the only word that could describe last night's performance. A perfect mix of Sugar songs, Husker Du songs, and Bob's solo material. My ears are still ringing, and I've all but lost my voice. Thank you Bob for a perfect evening.

He covered his catalog from Husker Du to present! It was magic......

Awesome venue to see Bob Mould, sound was loud, ears ringing for days.

This performer is your modern-day 3-5 chord thrasher basher fueled by unrelenting high energy! He has a youth-full energy level and drive.A memorable performance by a dynamo of energy!

The rapid fire, wall of sound delivery of songs from Bob's extensive catalog was one of my top show experiences of all time.

Excellent venue for sound. Bob Mould is LOUD rock. Excellent show.

Saw his Workbook tour, witnessed the glory that was Sugar (major contributor to my current hearing loss), and was at a Nightstage solo show where, when the crowd suggested he stand up, he suggested we all sit on the floor instead. But I digress. This show was a sonic onslaught, shimmering guitar over a steady driving beat. "Come Around" took me far, far away. "I Apologize" in all its majesty. New stuff from Beauty and Ruin fit right in. I'm a big fan, maybe you can tell. If you're reading this because you're wondering if you should attend, yes you should beg steal or borrow for a ticket and a means of transportation. No regrets.

I'm a big Mould fan, love his solo stuff, Sugar, Husker Du, seen him about 5 times, always been great, but this show sounded awful, couldnt hear anything he was singing, the guitars drowned out everything, i even tried moving around, but still sounded bad. Sadly, I wouldn't recommend it.

Bob and his band were a juggernaut, ripping through new "Beauty and Ruin" material and throwing in several old favorites during their set. Bob's one of the few artists whose shows I will attend until my dying breath...

One of the best shows I've seen in years. From start to finish, Bob Mould played through his vast library of songs with power and energy. He blended in the Husker Du and Sugar between songs from his new album. Tremendous show.

Mould played new and classic songs with a ferocity and energy that was completely inspiring. My wife, seeing him live for the first time ever, said it was one of the most joyful performances she has ever seen by a rock musician. There's nothing quite like hearing punk influenced music live when it's played by someone of Mould's caliber.

great show, ears were still ringing the next day. Almost ruined by the group of punk wannabee's who decided to slam dance in front of the stage. get a grip.... just saying!

I haven't seen Bob rock that hard since Sugar at club Babyhead in '93. Really phenomenal show. Good to have you back, Bob. Whatever you did to get you here, it worked.

Bob Mould continues to be an amazing vibrant performer and appears happier on stage than I've ever seen him. The show opens with the traditional Copper Blue set, goes through a Silver Age segment and then is mainly Husker Du including some gems not heard for quite a while. We were close enough to read the set list on stage and although he blew off Circles and Silver Age, his encore included 4 Husker Du tunes. Bob keeps cranking out great songs and hopefully he will be back again soon. Don't miss him.

Great show encompassed his entire career. Lots of Sugar songs which rocked and some Husker Du gems.

Bob Mould was good. Really just came for Now, Now the opening act and the were great and I'd see them again.

Really fun show. I started out really disliking the opening act, Bear In Heaven, but they grew on me. But Bob and the band were great. They were clearly having fun and they played an awful lot of songs from his entire catalog. The encore was at least half of Flip Your Wig, culminating in Divide and Conquer, which was the perfect crescendo for the night.

Great show, but for the fans of workbook and black sheets, no songs from those albums, mostly sugar songs and husker

Bob Mould was in top form. He and his band played with passion and intensity throughout the set. The set was a combination of songs from Copper Blue, his latest album Silver Age and some older (and very well received) Husker Du tunes.My ears are still ringing - but - totally worth it! The only downer was an anemic opening act - Bear in Heaven. Their uni-dimensional techno-dance music wore very thin after just a few songs.

Super excited to see Copper Blue live! Fast but great show!

Great show! Copper Blue sounded as fresh as it did 20 years ago, the band was great . Bob played about 4 songs from the new record and about 6 Husker Du nuggets!

You know him from Twitter, music videos and The Best Show on WFMU, but guess what? He is more than a multitalented new media superstar. This man can drum! He drummed with the power and authority of the greats like Neal Purt, Peter Chris and Jon Bannum. He helped power a great show by the talented and timeless Bob Mould. It was a great show overall.

muddy sound. did only 3 songs from new disc after playing 'Copper Blue'. then did Husker Du songs.

He played the entire "copper blue" sugar album. Then played his new album! There was so much energy eminating off the stage from just three dudes. This is why bob mould is a legend.

Bob is at the top of his game. It was such a joy to see the man still in fine form, ferociously attacking the songs with such abandon. My ears are still ringing.

The Bob Mould Band didn't put on another incendiary show like they did at Coachella but they didn't have to. Once I saw them at the festival, though, I knew I had to check him/them out again for a full show. I've been a big Sugar fan since the early '90s but never got to see them when they were together. The Coachella performance was amazing, and was all that I could ask for. Maybe Bob had more to prove there or he knew that he had a more captive audience that might be there for other bands and he wanted to really sell himself to them or he was pissed about having such an early slot. Whatever it was, I could be a fan for life just for that Coachella performance if nothing else, though that's not to say that there was a thing in the world wrong with the Troubadour show. Just as many Sugar songs and, predictably, more from his newest solo work. I didn't have any Hüsker Dü stuff until just before this so I didn't know any of that, though what he played of it (seeing the crowd's reaction to it, knowing that that was the classic stuff), was great. I'd love to get a set-list so I could see what I heard but didn't realize the greatness of at the time (except that I recognized "New Day Rising" toward the end) but I couldn't find anything. Bob's solo stuff was always hit or miss with me, as I always liked the raw volume of Sugar and his stuff without them is sometimes too acoustic or too experimental, but he mixed it all up together really well, starting with Sugar tracks, going through solo stuff, and ending with mostly Hüsker Dü. As a retrospective of a career up to this point, it was well-rounded and sounded great and in a great venue for it. Opening was Spiral Stairs, the other guy from Pavement, and it was a likable set but I never got around to investigating the music more.

I knew that the seats we purchased were behind the stage. I assumed that the show would take into account the large number of seats that were sold behind the band and be some version of theater in the round. The sound was only vocal monitors, drums and reverberated din. All of the show was directed to the front of the stage. Only three of the performers acknowledged the people behind them, we were left to watch the backs of their heads.

Terrific show by all parties who joined to celebrate the music of Bob Mould. I saw Bob for the first time back in the 80's at some dodgy little club in the NY and he had exuded an energy that was infectious. Fast forward to the present and a much cleaner and spacious venue and the result was the same. The man rocks and his energy is addictive. The guests did justice to the man and his music . I wish I could do it all over again. Cheers Bob!

Heartfelt tribute and a little self-indulgence for an eclectic ensemble honoring one of their heroes. I'm sure glad these people were smart enough to do it while he was still alive rather than as a memorial. It was a powerful reminder of a great time in musical evolution. (Eric Melcher, thanks for introducing me to Husker Du's music in 1983!) Mid-way through the evening I glanced around the venue and thought to myself, "If somebody had told me in college 28 years ago that one day I'd be watching a leading member of American Punk perform in one of Los Angeles' great orchestral concert halls I'd have told him he was high and walked away."

Enjoyed the concert - talented musicians and great songs. Drums a little heavy - except , of course, when Dave Grohl was on! - hard to hear other instruments or vocals. Really thought the bassist was good too. Introduced my 16 yr. old daughter to the music and she realy likied it too. A great night of live music!

To sit in Disney Hall with a who's who of iconic indie and rock gods on a simple, spare stage was cool to begin with...couple that with the brilliant lyrics, story and music of Bob Mould was once in a lifetime. Such memories made and relived courtesy of this American legend's songbook - the talent honoring the man was amazing; the man himself in perfect form.

I felt like I knew him just though his music. Here he adds readings from his autobiography and extemporaneous asides on various stages of his life, then plays a few selections from the resulting albums. He is so direct and honest and likable. Must-see for any fan.