Abbey’s Favorite Concerts of 2010
If you hadn’t gathered, we go to a lot of shows here at Sound on the Sound. For the past four years, I’ve been at shows more nights than not and with the surge of amazing music happening in Seattle, I could truthfully go to two or three shows a night and still miss something great. Reflecting on all the phenomenal performances I’ve been treated to in 2010, I feel spoiled and humbled. Knowing there’s still a few weeks left in 2010 and that there’ll surely be at least one more show that would qualify for this list, makes me feel excited.
Knowing that and that I will surely fidget with the order of the list after I hit publish, here are my 20 Favorite shows of 2010. They span festivals and venues big and small and the list, while not enumerated, is in a ranked order with my very favorite at the top. I tried not to include every single Drew Grow & The Pastors’ Wives show I saw in 2010, but it was hard. This list, since its a photographic representation, only includes shows where I was allowed to have my camera, which means hands down one of the best shows of the year is not on it: Shabazz Palaces at Neumos back in January. With those disclaimers, I’m happy to share my favorite shows of 2010. And, of course, I want to know: what was your favorite show of 2010?
See you in the front row in 2011!
The Head and The Heart at The High Dive
Justin Townes Earle at Birds on a Wire – Pullman, WA
Columbia City Theater’s Grand Re-Opening Weekends
Goldfinch and Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives at The Comet
The Maldives and Zoe Muth at The Blue Moon for Our Birthday
The Moondoggies Surprise Acoustic Set at Bumbershoot
Every Sound on the Sound Presents Show at Columbia City Theater
After the jump the rest of my favorites and a few videos from them: (more…)
