All the bands I’ve seen this year (the most I’ve ever seen in one year). In no order.

These are powers, Chinese Stars, Japanther, Ninja Sonik (x2), King Khan and the Shrines, Constantines, Yeah Yea Yeahs, Kap Bambino, Decemberists, Tiga, Bonnie Prince Billy, Lightning Dust, Woods, Abe Vigoda, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Monotonix, Japandoids, Vivian Girls, Spank Rock, The Oh Sees, Grand Duchy, The Ting Tings, Bear Hands, Built to Spill, Usaisamonster, Neil Young, Wilco, Tusks, Harbourcoats, Beach House, Dan Deacon, Dungen, Zoobombs, Aids Wolf, Weakerthans, Duchess Says, Mudhoney, Stevie Wonder, Ben Harper & the Relentless7, Montreal Jazz festival stuff, Death Set, Health, Crystal Castles, A Place to Bury Strangers, Brutal Knights, Rufus Wainwright, Mika Miko, Coathangers, Sloan, Tom Cochrane, Leonard Cohen, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Oasis, and more. 

Top Five…. in no order.

Fleet Foxes

Ryan Adams

Neil Young/Wilco

Rufus Wainwright,

Leonard Cohen