It's That Time of Year- Best of 2008 Lists

Top 13 Albums of 2008

13. Love As Laughter- Holy

12. The Wood Brothers- Loaded

11. David Byrne and Brian Eno- Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

10. Sigur Rós- Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust

9. Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III

8. Delta Spirit- Ode To Sunshine

T-6. Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes

T-6. The Raconteurs- Consolers of the Lonely

T-4. Dead Confederate- Wrecking Ball

T-4. The Whigs- Mission Control

3. Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks- Real Emotional Trash

2. My Morning Jacket- Evil Urges

1. Dr. Dog- Fate

Honorable Mention: moe.- Sticks and Stones, Howlin' Rain- Magnificient Fiend, Beck- Modern Guilt, Blitzen Trapper- Furr, R.E.M.- Accelerate, Cold War Kids- - Loyalty To Loyalty, Secret Machines - Secret Machines, Booka Shade- The Sun and the Neon Light, Widespread Panic- Free Somehow


Top 16 concerts of 2008

I rung in 2008 from the crowded floor of The Tabernacle taking in the 3rd set of STS9's marathon New Year's Show in Atlanta. This year I plan on ringing in '09 in the pit at Madison Square Garden at My Morning Jacket.

On to the list:

16. Moon Taxi- 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville, TN on September 14th

15. Ben Cameron and the T.V.A.- Christopher Pizza in Nashville, TN on January 25th

14. Metallica- Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN on June 13th


13. moe. - City Hall in Nashville, TN on April 2nd

12. Dr. Dog and Delta Spirit- 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville, TN on September 7th

11. Widespread Panic- Bonnaroo Music Festival, What Stage in Manchester, TN on June 15th.

T-8th. The Whigs- Mercy Lounge in Nashville, TN on February 23rd

T-8th. Band of Horses-Exit/In in Nashville, TN on January 29th

T-8th. Black Mountain- Exit/In in Nashville, TN on March 10th

7. The Dexateens- The End in Nashville, TN on September 12th

6. Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9)- House of Blues in Chicago, IL on July 19th

5. What Made Milwaukee Famous- WRVU 91.1 FM In-Studio performance on Any Colour You Like Radio Show in Nashville, TN

4. Tiesto- Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN on June 13th

T-2. My Morning Jacket- Riverfront Park in Nashville, TN on August 15th

T-2. Wilco- Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on March 2nd

#1 Best Concert in History of them. My Morning Jacket- Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN on June 13th on Which Stage from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. in the driving rain.