My Year in Lists - Top 10 shows of 2008

#10 - CSS + Tilly and The Wall @ Mayan Theatre - Los Angeles (Sept 2008)

#9 - Jamie Lidell + Janelle Monae @ Fillmore - San Francisco (Oct 2008)

#8 - Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom - New York City (Jan 2008)

#7 - Girl Talk @ The Music Box - Los Angeles (Oct 2008)

#6 - Ting Tings @ 330 Ritch (Popscene) - San Francisco (Dec 2008)

#5 - Ratatat + e*Rock @ The Echo - Los Angeles (July 2008)

#4 - Los Campesinos! + Parenthetical Girls + Abe Vigoda @ The Troubadour - Los Angeles (June 2008)

#3 - Jamie Lidell + James Pants @ El Rey - Los Angeles (May 2008)

#2 - Helio Sequence + The Builders and The Butchers @ The Independent - San Francisco (February 2008)

#1 - Portugal. The Man + Foxy Shazam @ Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco (March 2008)

Honorable Mention goes to San Diego Street Scene: While individual shows such were great, such as Hot Chip + Does It Offend You, Yeah + Devotchka + Tokyo Police Club.... the festival overall was.... meh.

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