* Feb.25th James Cotton and Johnny Winter at the Polish Hall.
- A great double bill of blues legends. James Cotton was excellent and can still play the harp like a mad man. And Johnny Winter also sounded good and had his shit together. Great way to start the year.
* Mar.10th Steel Panther at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
- Went to this show with my brother. What an awesome time we had at the show. The band was hilarious, not only the tunes but the between song banter was like seeing a comedian. The crowd was very entertaining as well. Good times!!!
* Mar.11th Drive-By Truckers with The Heartless Bastards at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
- Again, went to this show with my brother. I have always wanted to see the DBT and finally got to see them, had to travel to Vancouver to do so, but well worth it. An excellent show. Didn't much care for Heartless Bastards.
* Apr.16th & 17th John Mellencamp at the Jubilee Auditorium.
- I was lucky to see both of these intimate shows, I already had a ticket for one, when my buddy Buzzard had an extra and invited me to the second show. Both shows were excellent and way more rocking then I was anticipating. Mellencamp was suffering from the flu, but still put on two great shows.
Ya, the poster says 2010, dumb asses.
* May 10th System Of A Down and Gogol Bordello at Rexall Place.
- Another great double bill, Gogol was good and SOAD was fucking amazing, opening show of the tour. Little rough sounding, but still an awesome show.
* May 27th Anvil at The Starlite Room.
- A throw back old school metal show from these Canadian metal veterans. A fun show from a band that deserves all the accolades they can get. Sticking it our for 30 years and finally getting the recognition they deserve. Good times!!!
* June 20th Steve Earle at the Jubilee Auditorium.
- Of the last three times I have seen Steve Earle in concert, this was the best. Lots of hits, rarely played songs, and him getting back to his roots playing with The Dukes.
* June 25th C'mon with Eamon McGrath and Krang at the Wunderbar.
- First time seeing a band at this dive bar on Whyte Ave.,fell in love with this venue. Great place to see a show. C'mon rocked the hell out of the place and Krang and Eamon were good as well. A great triple bill.
* June 26th The Sadies with The Sheepdogs at The Pawn Shop.
- Two great Canadian bands on a Sunday night, ok, that sucked being a Sunday, but both bands were great. Always like The Sadies live and first time seeing The Sheepdogs perform. They put on a good show, and weeks later were winners of the Rolling Stone battle of the bands, first unsigned band to appear on the cover of said magazine.
* July 14th Tragically Hip at Northlands Grounds.
- Been a long time since I had seen The Hip play an outdoor show, a parking lot for a concert site kind of sucked, but The Hip put on an amazing show. Lead singer Gord Downie was up to his usual weirdness at this show. Just watching and listening to Gord is worth the price of admission. A great show and a good time!!!
* July 23rd Hillbilly Casino at Rice Howard Way.
- Went to see one band but hung around to see who this band was and what they were like. Well, what a nice surprise it was to catch Hillbilly Casino. A rock-a-billy band from Nashville that had it going on. A very energetic and fun band to see live. this show was part of a music fest Edmonton put on in conjunction with the Indy Race that was going on here that weekend. Outdoor stage in the middle of downtown Edmonton. Surprise show of the year for me. Good times!!!
* Sept.23rd Pearl Jam and Mudhoney at Rexall Place.
- This was a last minute decision to go to this show. Bought a floor ticket from a scalper for face value. Am I ever glad I decided to go to the show. Pearl Jam rocked. Missed Mudhoney.
* Oct.28th Los Lobos with Leeroy Stagger at Century Casino.
- I had to decide between this show and the Foo Fighters show the same night. Once they announced that Leeroy was opening, it was an easy decision. What an awesome night of music this was. Both bands were excellent, the venue was surprisingly good. Los Lobos were so much fun live. Overall a really fun night, good company, good music and good times!!! Most fun I had at a show all year. great double bill.
Wish list for bands I hope to see in 2012...Black Sabbath, Blitzen Trapper, Wilco, Beastie Boys, Lucero, Drive-By Truckers, Ry Cooder, JJ Cale, Ween, Band Of Skulls and of course Bob Dylan.
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