the best concerts of 2010
 

at least according to me...what were yours? I spent a fair bit of time last night and today going through all the shows I've seen this year (about 240 or so total performances), and came up w/ my top 22 and honorable mentions...click on the pic to see more

 

Meh, didn't see thaaat many.

Dirty Projectors at the Filmore
Ariel Pink at Bimbos
LCD Soundsystem at the Fox in Pomona
Grizzly Bear, Girls, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, + more at Coachella

Autechre in Lille. By far.

It was definetely Dr. John in a small culb here in Finland!

definately was SY in Brooklyn.

5 best concerts I've attended this year (no particular order):

Bonaparte
Caribou
of Montreal
PVT
Swans

The Ex or Daniel Higgs at ATP

The Ex and Haino @ ATP

The Fall - ATP
Boris - ATP
Keiji Haino - ATP
Borbetomagus - ATP
Bardo Pond - ATP
Black Dice - ATP
Trumans Water - McGinty's
MV & EE - McGinty's + Campsea Ashe
Grass Widow / Trash Kit - McGinty's

these were my highlights of the year.

This.

Honourable mentions to John Butcher in Bristol and the Arditti quartet in Bath.

yeah, and speaking of Bristol, I loved that Ringo Deathstarr gig I went to in that pretty town.

not in a particular order

Swans
Hijokaidan
Bardo Pond
Laetitia Sadier
Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Reiko Kudo
Borbetomagus
Boban & Marko Markovic

dunno.

Yob @ Roadburn
Incapacitants, Hijokaidan and Airway @ LAFMS Festival
Keiji Haino and White Hills @ ATP


... were probably my favourites. but also really enjoyed:

Swans, Shonen Knife, The Dead C, Bardo Pond, Charlemagne Palestine, Electric Wizard, Urfaust, Comus, Goatsnake, Circle, The Clean, Melt Banana, Borbetomagus, Gate, Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar, etc.

Didn't go to many this year, but No Fun Acid stands out a long way ahead of any of the others that I saw.

Honorable mention also goes to Bardo Pond and Dead C.

Disappointment of the year: missing Gate due to a heavy cold.

Missing gate through having a fever......
Swans, Lichens, Nadja, Shellac and naked on the vague i guess

I only saw Polvo this year, but they were awesome.

too many tiny gigs by bands no one will know of but otherwise:

deerhoof
omar souleyman
hans bennink
anthony braxton (who i played with btw)
shearing pinx
kylie minoise
rusalka
taskmaster
ahna
monarch
troll rogue
gak

that's awesome jon boy. did you play with him in canada for that big to do concert he did earlier this year?

I only attended a handful of gigs this year:

Sonic Youth (my first time and the highlight of 2010)
Mono
Kylesa
X-TG
Ulver

Still bummed for missing Shellac and The Fall, though.

Don't be to bummed about missing the fall, I heard they were very medi core on their last tour at best on the Benelux dates.

Prefuse 73
EPROM and Eskmo was fantastic. The after party where Eskmo did a down-tempo Welder set was even better.
Bassnectar
Excision
Caribou
Guided By Voices
Dan Deacon

I'm sure Girl Talk on NYE will be my highlight, though. It just hasn't happened yet.

yeh i was one of the guys chosen to play with him. it was nerve jangling but so much fun. it went on for 10 straight hours.

Shellac
Swans
Charlemagne Palestine
Mudhoney
Lee Ronaldo
Pavement
Fuck Buttons
Charlie Parr

Four gigs stand out for me this year.

Jonsi@Brighton Dome - Quite simply spectacular.

Eno, Icebreaker & BJ Cole@Brighton Dome - A live performance of Apollo - Soundtracks and Atmoshperes

Throbbing Gristle@The Village Underground - What turned out to be TG's final ever gig.

Swans@Concorde2 - Great to see MG and Co. still have it after all these years.

Merzbow
Gnod
Ashtray Navigations
Charles Hayward
Eat Skull
Grass Widow
Blues Control
US Girls
Bardo Pond
Heather Leigh Murray
Borbetomagus
Otomo Yoshihide + Sachiko M.

I want to see Merzbow live :(

Nefeli would agree with me that his body language alone is cool to witness, then again I'm in awe of the man.

mad professor
soom t & disrupt
jello biafra and guantanamo school of medicine
public enemy
brother ali& fashawn
eyedea & abilities
d.o.a.

i don't know, that's what i saw and liked

Of the ~500 bands I saw this year, these were the 25 best...

H.P.P. @ The Hub, Sacramento
Mayyors @ Serra Bowl, Daly City
Eat Skull @ The Hub, Sacramento
Ty Segall @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
Bill Orcutt @ The Hub, Sacramento
Uzi Rash @ Harm Church, Oakland
Pussygutt @ The Hub, Sacramento
Thee Oh Sees @ DAM Haus, Davis
Mayyors @ SMMR BMMR, Portland
White Boss @ The Hub, Sacramento
Bad Sports @ Harm Church, Oakland
Puffy Areolas @ The Hub, Sacramento
The UV Race @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
The Oblivians @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
Wrong Words @ The Hub, Sacramento
G. Green @ Meth House, Twin Falls, ID
Big Black Cloud @ ORMF IX, Woodland
Guinea Worms @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
English Singles @ The Hub, Sacramento
Pigeon Religion @ The Hub, Sacramento
White Lung @ Axewave Manor, Sacramento
Shannon & the Clams @ Harm Church, Oakland
Unnatural Helpers @ Ghosttown Galleries, Oakland
Wounded Lion @ 27th & V Street basement in Sacramento
Malaikat dan Singa feat. Arrington De Dionyso @ The Hub, Sacramento

i had The Ex @ ATP as the best one... but then, yesterday night they completely blew my mind with the help of Fendika, Xavier Charles and Wolter Wierbos.