That is exactly what happened to me. I saw Black Dice live and a little while later saw them being celebrated. I never gave Black Keys a proper listen thinking they were the noisy alienating band I saw.
― mintap, Saturday, 25 April 2015 05:09 (nine years ago) link
Crystal CastlesCrystal AntlersThe Antlers
― alpine static, Saturday, 25 April 2015 05:10 (nine years ago) link
InquisitionTribulation
Bruce SpringsteenBuffalo Springfield
― Poliopolice, Saturday, 25 April 2015 13:31 (nine years ago) link
The Gaslight AnthemThe Gaslamp Killer
(just had to check to make sure I hadn't written a mix of each one's name)
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Sunday, 3 May 2015 16:07 (nine years ago) link
The wideboys The wiseguys
― the finest of display names? o rly (wins), Sunday, 3 May 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
Eddie CantorEddie Fisher
― Thank You For Talking Machine, Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 May 2015 19:49 (nine years ago) link
the brian jonestown massacrethe jon spencer blues explosion
― flappy bird, Sunday, 3 May 2015 19:50 (nine years ago) link
CeremonyColiseumConverge (to a lesser extent)
― alpine static, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 18:12 (eight years ago) link
Faust and Feist
― Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Monday, 31 August 2015 17:58 (eight years ago) link
I remember someone confusing Isla StClair and Eyeless in Gaza once.
― Mark G, Monday, 31 August 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
Dead WeatherDeafheaven
― how's life, Monday, 31 August 2015 18:38 (eight years ago) link
As a kid I thought U2 was an abbreviation of 2 Unlimited, and they were the same band
(I've since sent an apology letter to 2 Unlimited)
― flyingtrain (sbahnhof), Monday, 31 August 2015 19:08 (eight years ago) link
Not all that similar I guess but I used to always mix up Dirty Projectors/New Pornographers (both dirty and film related?)
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 31 August 2015 19:12 (eight years ago) link
Silverchair/Chairlift
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 22:00 (eight years ago) link
Gary Burton / Burton Greene
― Wimmels, Monday, 7 March 2016 05:02 (eight years ago) link
slint and sloan
― diana krallice (rushomancy), Monday, 7 March 2016 11:47 (eight years ago) link
Momus/Matmos― mottdeterre, Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:18 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― mottdeterre, Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:18 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Michaelangelo Matos / Matmos
― Mark G, Monday, 7 March 2016 13:36 (eight years ago) link
Wild Beasts/Wild NothingWild Beasts/West Coast
(not West Coast/Wild Nothing tho)
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Monday, 7 March 2016 13:38 (eight years ago) link
White Fence / White Denim (probably mentioned upthread)
― Wimmels, Friday, 8 April 2016 14:33 (eight years ago) link
Vic Mensa / Vince Staples
― MarkoP, Friday, 8 April 2016 17:47 (eight years ago) link
Cass McCombs and Connan Mockasin
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
Cass McCombs and Gaz Coombs
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 22:41 (seven years ago) link
Peaches Geldof was *not* the musician Peaches? Well, that explains that.
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 11 December 2016 09:40 (seven years ago) link
Besnard Lakes : Barenaked Ladies
Srsly how do you name your band "besnard lakes" unless you live under a rock
― calstars, Sunday, 11 December 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
emptyset / emptiness
― Dinsdale, Monday, 23 January 2017 18:11 (seven years ago) link
cLOUDDEAD/Cloud Nothings
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Monday, 23 January 2017 20:53 (seven years ago) link
It just hit me that I'd been mistaking Japanese Breakfast for Half Japanese all this time.
― Dinsdale, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
Superchunk / Supertramp
American Football / Modern Baseball
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 21:26 (six years ago) link
Rush / DJ Rush / Dasha Rush / Jana Rush / Dana Ruh
― ed.b, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 15:24 (four years ago) link
Don't forget Ed Rush
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 16:36 (four years ago) link
McCarthy / mclusky
― Zeuhl Idol (Matt #2), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
Mac Miller/Mac DeMarco
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
vini reilly / vic chesnutt
― thomasintrouble, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
Bill Evans and Gil Evans are both great, but it took me forever to work out which was which.
― enochroot, Friday, 2 August 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
Alva Noto / Aldo Nova
― henry s, Friday, 2 August 2019 15:43 (four years ago) link
I kept getting Dua Lipa and Rita Ora absolutely mixed up for a while.
― 60... 90... 120 Minute IPA (morrisp), Friday, 2 August 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
Nick Nicely / Nick Garrie
― frame casual (dog latin), Friday, 2 August 2019 16:00 (four years ago) link
Rita Ora / Rita Indiana
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 2 August 2019 16:27 (four years ago) link
Steve Moore (of Zombi) / Steve Moore (of Earth, Sunn O>>> etc)
― crumhorn invasion (Matt #2), Friday, 2 August 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
Charly Bliss / Charly Black
― frame casual (dog latin), Friday, 2 August 2019 20:27 (four years ago) link
I sometimes think of Rita Lee from Os Mutantes when I see Rita Ora's name
― frame casual (dog latin), Friday, 2 August 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
The corniest songs of 1999 poll was won by LFO, who I always thought were a British bleep techno band from the 90's, so I'm thinking how corny could that song be, really? I only just now learned that there are actually two LFO's, and one of them is an american boy band.
― enochroot, Thursday, 8 August 2019 01:38 (four years ago) link
ONUKA / ODESZA.Bob Lefsetz has seen the future of music and it’s a Ukrainian EDM act? Oh, wait...(posted this on the general thread, but it belongs here)
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 8 August 2019 05:44 (four years ago) link
Sun Ra / Pharoah Sanders
― enochroot, Monday, 28 October 2019 11:58 (four years ago) link
Norma Winstone / Norma Waterson
― fetter, Monday, 28 October 2019 12:31 (four years ago) link
Randys Crawford and Newman, in the past, although I've got a pretty good handle on them now.
See also Steely Dan / Steeleye Span.
― Noel Scott Emits (Noel Emits), Thursday, 5 December 2019 14:35 (four years ago) link
Antonio Carlos Jobim / Joao Gilberto / Gilberto Gil
― fetter, Thursday, 5 December 2019 19:52 (four years ago) link
Bennie Maupin / Bernie Taupin
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Bennie-maupin-1326016807.jpg/250px-Bennie-maupin-1326016807.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bernie_Taupin_2011_Shankbone.JPG/220px-Bernie_Taupin_2011_Shankbone.JPG
― enochroot, Monday, 6 April 2020 14:34 (four years ago) link
Hubert Laws and Herbie Mann. I should probably know better.
― cooldix, Saturday, 11 April 2020 13:20 (four years ago) link