Top Eleven Shows of 2010 - Chicago/ILL

Honorable Mention: DJ Buck @RisqueCafe on Clark - 1st Thursday show in OCT

Highlight: OK Go's "When the Morning Comes"

11) Broken Bells @The Vic - 12/5

Highlight: "The High Road"

10) The Black Keys @AragonBallroom - 12/30

Highlight: "Ten Cent Pistol"

9) Passion Pit - 2nd show @TheCongressTheatre - 4/22

Highlights: "Sleepy Head" "Little Secrets"

8) The Whalers + Cloud Cult @GreenMusicFest in Noble Square - 6/26-27

Highlights:

The Whalers: "Kinky Reggae Party" (Dedicated to CLS aka "Uncle Huey")

Cloud Cult: "Running with The Wolves" "When Water Turns to Life"

7) My Morning Jacket @Charter One Pavilion @Northerly Island - 8/17

Highlight: "Evil Urges"

6) Brett Dennen @HOB - 11/28/09 (Close Enough to 2010) 

Highlight: "Ain't Gonna Lose You"

5) Andrew Bird - Gezelligheid Show II @Fourth Presbyterian Church - 12/16

Highlight: "Lazy Projector" 

4) Arcade Fire, Soundgarden, MGMT, Jimmy Cliff, The National, and yes even Gaga  LIVE@Lolla in Grant Park - 8/6-8

Highlights: 

Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II: Mountains Beyond Mountains" 

Soundgaarten - "Blow up the outside World" 

MGMT "Electric Feel" "Kids" 

Jimmy Cliff "The Harder They Come"

The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" 

Lady Gaga - I don't know the titles to any of her songs but the dude in the speedo sporting Bud Light curlers was a sight to be seen!

3) Roger Waters - THE WALL @The United Center (aka "Madhouse on Madison") - Mon/Fri (Although, I hear Tue/Thurs were stellar, as well) - 9/20-24 (no show on 9/22)

Highlight: "The Thin Ice"

2) Sublime with Rome + Matisyahu + Dirty Heads - 7/13

Highlight:

Sublime with Rome "Santeria"

Matisyahu "One Day"

Dirty Heads "Lay Me Down" "Stand Tall"

And the winner is...

1) Andrew Bird - Gezelligheid Show III @Fourth Presbyterian Church - 12/17/2010

Highlight: "Headsoak"