Damn you lists! So hard to narrow things down, especially shows! There was an abundance of killer shows in 2009 and many did we frequent. Check out our Staff Picks: Top 5 Shows of 2009 (in nor particular order)!

What shows were your favorites this year?

Sandy B.: Editor-in-Chief

  • Lykke Li @ Glass House, Pomona, CA
    So bittersweet! “Tonight” still gives me goosebumps …
  • Paul McCartney @ Coachella, Indio CA
    The Beatles always reminds me of my besty and I couldn’t pick a better person to experience Sir Paul’s almost three-hour set with.
  • The Black Keys @ Terminal 5, NY
    Post meniscus surgery, I still rocked this show! Have love, will travel … mine
  • Yeah Yeah Yeah’s @ 94/9 Independence Jam, Oceanside, CA
    Amazing set with an ocean view! Metric and The Black Keys played too!
  • Andrew Bird, Wanderlust, Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe
    Breathtaking … vocals, instrumentals and a backdrop of the Sierras.

Kare E. Murphy: Photographer

Big Swig: Photographer

  • Murder City Devil @ Glass House, Pomona, CA
  • Murder City Devils @ Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles
  • Slab City fest w/ Los Sweepers, Chango Rey and His Rey-Men, the widows- the Range @ Slab City
  • JJ Rad Fest w/ Nobunny, Hunx and His Punx, Boy Toys, Earthmen and Strangers, Half Rats @ Ken Club, San Diego
  • Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy @ House of Blues, Las Vegas

Lori Bartlett: Writer

  • Jenny Lewis and Ray Lamontagne @ Hollywood Bowl
  • Prodigy @ Hollywood Palladium
  • Schuyler Fisk @ Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles
  • Adele and Chaka Khan @ Hollywood Bowl

Roxy Roknian: Writer

  • Akron/Family @ Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco
  • Fleet Foxes with Blitzen Trapper @ The Filmore, San Francisco
  • Loch Lomond @ Spaceland, Los Angeles
  • Fanfarlo with Freelance Whales @ The Echo, Los Angeles
  • The Get Up Kids @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
    So much nostalgia!!

Craig Parker: Photographer