Jan 13 2011

Top 50 Albums of 2010 – 20-11

20. Vampire Weekend – Contra

Vampire Weekend – Cousins

19. Jeff the Brotherhood – Heavy Days

Jeff the Brotherhood – Bone Jam

18. Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts

Male Bonding – Year’s Not Long

17. Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter – Desire Lines

16. The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt

The Tallest Man On Earth – King of Spain

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Jan 5 2011

Top 200 Tracks of 2010 – 100-51

100. Vampire Weekend – White Sky

99. The National – Lemonworld

98. Magic Kids – Superball

97. Drake – Up All Night (feat. Nicki Minaj)

96. Free Energy – Bang Pop

95. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream

94. Evan Voytas – Our Thing

93. DOM – Burn Bridges

92. Games – Strawberry Skies

91. Dominique Young Unique – Show My Ass

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Dec 15 2010

My Year In Live Music – 2010

This year I made the big move from Lubbock to Austin, and the transformation has done wonders for my live music fix.  I should have been writing down all the awesome bands I saw this year (and the years before, for that matter) but alas, hindsight, she is 20/20 once again.  I think this post covers the highlights more or less, however.  There’s plenty of great live music I saw this year that I’m leaving out, but after the jump, in no particular order, are twelve of the best shows I witnessed in 2010, eleven of them right here in the Live Music Capital of the World.

And for the record, I wanted to put the Sleigh Bells show on here, as fun as it was once they finally started playing, but everyone who attended knows Beauty Bar is at fault for that show’s omission.  What a disaster.

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Nov 3 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest This Weekend!