I think 2010 was the best year in music to me personally. It was a year of discovery and rediscovery. I want to highlight some of my favorite shows, bands/artists, albums, and tracks.
I’ll go ahead and post the lists and then descriptions will be posted soon.

–Favorite shows of 2010–
1. The Stuffing – Center Stage – November 25
Bands: Manchester Orchestra, Dead Confederate, and Death on Two Wheels
           Asherel, Gobotron, Stadiums, and tons more I didn’t get to see

2. It’s Elephant’s Farewell Show- 529 Venue – October 1
Bands: It’s Elephant’s, Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets, The Mad Flight, A: The Color

3. Buckhead Theatre – November 7
Bands: Mumford & Sons, Cadillac Sky, King Charles

4. Honda Civic Tour – September 1
Bands: Paramore, Tegan & Sara, New Found Glory

5. Variety Playhouse – November 14
Bands: Saves the Day, Say Anything

6. Variety Playhouse – April 15
Manchester Orchestra, Thrice, O’Brother

7 & 8. Variety Playhouse & The Tabernacle March 24, October 6
Bands: The XX

9. The Masquerade – in Heaven October 5
Bands: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dead Confederate

10: The Masquerade – in Hell April 30
Alexisonfire

11. The Masquerade – October 16
Bands: Matt & Kim

12. The Vinyl – December 16
Sinsemelia

More after the jump:

–Notable Mentions–
Most times seeing a band this year
Dead Confederate 6: 529 Venue, Buckhead Theatre, Center Stage, The Earl, Criminal Records, The Masquerade and 1 time covering an entire Neil Young album ‘Tonight’s the Night’ at The Earl
The Status 4:  The Vinyl (3), Swayze’s Venue
Say Anything 2: The Tabernacle, Variety Playhouse
The xx 2: The Tabernacle, Variety Playhouse
Manchester Orchestra 2: The Tabernacle, Variety Playhouse

–New bands discovered at shows–
This Condition
Cadillac Sky
This Day Will Tell
Deer Tick
Futurebirds
New Medicine

–Favorite Albums of 2010–
1. Sugar – Dead Confederate
2. My Forever – He is We
3. The Cradle – Colour Revolt
4. Odd Blood – Yeasayer
5. self titled – Bad Books
6. Beat the Devil’s Tattoo – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
7. The Black Dirt Sessions – Deer Tick
8. self titled – Emarosa
9. Brother – The Black Keys
10. Eyelid Movies – Phantogram
11. Transference – Spoon
12. A Promise to Burn – Framing Hanley

–Songs that were on constant replay–
Red Letter – This Condition
Falling – The Civil Wars
Sugar & Run From the Gun – Dead Confederate
Photographs & Memories – Framing Hanley
Have Faith in Me – A Day to Remember
Welcome Home & Wrapped in Piano Strings – Radical Face
Baby Shoes – Bad Books
Stay With Me – You Me at Six
Breath Me – Sia
Deep South & Only You – Cartel
Girls Boys in School – Neon Trees
Twenty Miles, Goodbye Dear Friend, & Christ Jesus – Deer Tick
Sam Jones – Futurebirds

I dedicate this year to a few bands that I admire for their talent, beautiful music that they make and also the hard work and dedication they have to endure in order to create and share their music with people like me.
Dead Confederate – the XX – It’s Elephants – The Civil Wars – He is We