My 10 favorite concerts of 2010 - #1-5

There were lots of great concerts in the Twin Cities in 2010. It was hard to narrow it down, but I eventually settled on ten favorites. Here are my top 5 of the shows I saw this year (see Monday's post for #6-10).

#5 - Dan & Matt Wilson @ Pantages Theater


#4 - Carolina Chocolate Drops @ MN Zoo



#3 - Mark Mallman's Marathon III @ Turf Club





#2 - The Avett Brothers @ First Avenue




#1 - Mumford & Sons @ Varsity Theater

My 10 favorite concerts of 2010 - #6-10

There were lots of great concerts in the Twin Cities in 2010. It was hard to narrow it down, but I eventually settled on ten favorites. Here are #6-10, with #1-5 to come later this week.

#10 - Brad Kern Benefit @ First Avenue


#9 -Greg Brown @ MN Zoo (video by otherkind)



#8 -Broken Social Scene @ First Avenue (video by courtskeet17)


#7 - Shout Out Louds @ Varsity Theater




#6 - Mumford & Sons @ First Avenue

Dosh at the Cedar Cultural Center 12-17-2010

Dosh played the Cedar Cultural Center last Friday evening. The room was kept very dark, so video was nearly impossible, but I did get one song of the first segment of the set with Dosh solo.


The setlist read:
Solo
    India
    Don't Wait
    Summertime Time

Dosh and Lewis
    Capture the Flag
    The Lost Take
    Subtractions

Dosh, Lewis, Ylvisaker, Broder
    Call the Kettle
    Bye Rhodsy
    If You Want To

Dosh, Lewis, Ylvisaker, Broder, Bates
    Airlift
    Pure Trash
    Caesar
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The encore was an amazing edition of Gare de Lyon



Dosh - Don't Wait For The Needle To Drop (Dec. 17, 2010)

Romantica's "America" Vinyl Release

Romantica, a Twin Cities favorite, recently released their 2007 album America on vinyl. To celebrate, they put on a show at the Cedar Cultural Center on December 13th. The show was originally scheduled for the 12th, but the band was got stranded in Chicago area due to the snow storm. Once safely back in town, they ran through America from top to bottom (with one exception), then went into a few of the tunes from their upcoming album (the one we've been waiting over a year for!).

One of my favorite things about the Cedar it how quiet the crowd can be for a really intimate song. That occurred multiple times during the evening. At one point Ben Kyle was on stage singing alone and the crowd was so silent you could hear chatter in the green room (with the door closed). The soundboard guy went in there and you could here him "shhhhh" the band members in the next room. Awesome!! The next song was more upbeat and the sound guy was dancing (spins and all) with a lady friend. He was a busy guy that evening.

Romantica - The National Side

Romantica - Fiona

Romantica - The Gulf of Mexico

Doomtree Blowout VI

Here are some clips from the Doomtree Blowout VI show on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 at First Avenue.

P.O.S - Let It Rattle

Dessa - Seamstress

Dessa - Dixon's Girl 

Cecil Otter - A Rickety Bridge