Wow, pretty pathetic to have a year between posts but it’s time for my top 10 albums of 2009.

1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

2. Little Dragon – Machine Dreams

3. Electric Six – Kill

4. Wussy – Wussy

5. Various Artists – Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura

6. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns

7. Handsome Furs – Face Control

8. The Aliens – Luna

9. Dam-Funk – Toeachizown

10. Kid Cudi – Man On the Moon: The End of Day

1. Dr. Dog – Fate
2. Butch Walker – Sycamore Meadows
3. Old 97s – Blame it on Gravity 
4. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Cardinology
5. Jim Bianco – Sing
6. Two Gallants – Two Gallants (2007)
7. The Hold Steady – Stay Positive 
8. The Gutter Twins – Saturnalia 
9. Okkervil River The Stand Ins
10. Earlimart – Hymm and Her

Others to consider:
TV On The Radio Dear Science
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
Deerhunter – Microcastle
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago

Last night the Dodgers pulled out the brooms and swept the laughable Cubs in 3 games. It might have been 20 years for LA to get a series win but those poor Cubs, 100 years w/o a ring. I almost feel sorry for them but what can you say…

Dodger Stadium was packed with 56k fans reads to see the sweep and they weren’t disappointed. I was glad seeing Casey Blake come through this series. 

Now to head off to Philly to see what can be done.

On June 20th I made it down to San Diego for the 3rd anniversary of their House of Blues. Rhett Miller and company were on top of their game and put on a hell of a show. 

They played more than half of Blame It on Gravity, and even included Come Around from Rhett’s solo album The Instigator.

Also, I was lucky enough to find a new artist as Hayes Carll put on a great set.

Last night Butch put on a benefit show (his house burned down in Malibu) and there were plenty of great artist. Jim Bianco being a new fav put on a great set and Pink joined Butch for a few songs as well.

Butch put on a hell of a show at the Troubadour on Saturday night. The only downfall was my buddy Matt getting us kicked out after throwing his beer bottle down.

Good news was an Australian girl I met called me on my drive home to let me listen to the remainder of the show.