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My Top Ten Shows of 2009

Yeah, yeah. You are sick of lists. I promise this is the last one.

I spent a lot of 2009 away from WNC so a bunch of these show were elsewhere, but there were also some great shows here.

Two Cow Garage at Valentines, Albany, NY

Two Cow Garage, Austin Lucas, Mike Hale
Valentines - Albany, NY

Elvis Perkins in Dearland, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

Josh Ritter, Ben Kweller, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Kaki King, Samantha Crain
MASS MoCA - North Adams, MA

The Hold Steady at Valentines, Albany, NY

The Hold Steady
Valetines - Albany, NY

Andrew Bird at The Egg, Albany, NY

Andrew BirdSt. Vincent
The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists at Easthampton High School, Easthampton, MA

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Easthampton High School - Easthampton, MA

A.A. Bondy at The Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC

Elvis Perkins in Dearland, AA Bondy
The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC

Tiny Mtns (Elijah Wyman) at Ant Cellar, Lowell, MA

Tiny Mtns
Ant Cellar - Lowell, MA

These United States at The Red Door, Portsmouth, NH

These United States
The Red Door - Portsmouth, NH

Ra Ra Riot at Best Music Poll, Boston, MA

Metric, The Gaslight Anthem, Passion Pit, Ra Ra Riot
City Hall Plaza - Boston, MA

Jeff Tweedy of Wilco

Wilco
Dutchess County Stadium - Wappingers Falls, NY

Photos are all by me and of said shows except Andrew Bird, which is actually from a solo show in 2008 at The Egg in Albany, NY.