I love lists! So of course I love the end of the year where you make a list of all the things you liked that happened that year. I got the idea for this list from a friend, rather I stole this idea from a friend... But, I do go to a lot of shows. Love it. In 2010 I tried to see more new, upcoming music to avoid the disappointment I sometimes get from seeing larger established bands. Also, fans of the bigger bands can suck. The beginning of the year was slow for seeing music, I blame a big move (or two) and travel for work during the early spring. But music really took off for me towards the end of summer. I listed all the shows I saw (that I could remember), but my favorites are in bold. I had a hard time limiting it to 10, so I added stars next to other good shows too. The Bouncing Souls were the very very best of the year for me. I am staying positive, so I won't rank the disappointments (TOOL).
G Love - 2/14 SLO Brew Co
Tommy & the High Pilots - 3/26 Velvet Jones
Cat OK - 3/30 Muddy Waters
FAR - 5/19 Velvet Jones
*Har Mar Superstar - 5/21 SOhO
Imogen Heap - 6/21 Granada
*Joey Cape, Bad Astronaut - 7/8 Velvet Jones
Wil Ridge, Chris Shifflet & the Dead Peasants- 7/13 Velvet Jones
Tool - 7/19 Staples Center
*Pinback - 7/24 El Rey
Primus, Wolfmother - 8/15 SB Bowl
Hold Steady - 8/27 Velvet Jones
Fitz & the Tantrums - 9/16 SOhO
Japandroids - 9/20 Muddy Watters
Epicenter Festival (Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, Rise Against, Against Me!, Blink 182) - 9/26 Fontana Speedway
Chuck Regan - 10/9 Velvet Jones
Street Dogs - 10/11 Velvet Jones
Vs the World - 10/15 Velvet Jones
Mumford & Sons - 10/18 Paladium
White Rabbits - 10/20 SOhO
Stomprocket, Retrodemon - 10/29 Whiskey Richards
NNSB, Murderland - 11/4 Whiskey
NNSB, Souls of Mischief - 11/4 Velvet Jones
NNSB, DJ Peanut Butter - 11/5 Canary Rooftop
NNSB, Old Man Markley - 11/5 Velvet Jones
NNSB, Wil Ridge - 11/5 SOhO
NNSB, Dead Country, Voxhaul Broadcast - 11/5 Whiskey Richards
NNSB, Sunshine Brothers - 11/6 Velvet Jones
NNSB, Verna Beware - 11/6 Whiskey Richards
NNSB, He's My Brother, She's My Sister; Saint Motel - 11/6 SOhO
Cold War Kids - 11/9 SOhO
Alkaline Trio - 11/14 SLO Brew Co
**Bouncing Souls, Adolescents - 11/20 HOB Anaheim
Ozomatli - 12/2 SOhO
DJ Martin Gore - 12/3 the old Nu
The Tridents - 12/3 SOhO
Tokyo Police Club - 12/10 Velvet Jones
Billy Idol - 12/18 Ventura Majestic
*Tommy & the High Pilots - 12/22 SOhO
Animal Liberation Orchestra - 12/30 SOhO
Happy New Year & love to all!
~Jenny