Top 5's

Inspired by Rob Gordon (props if you know who that is), I present to you a series of top 5 lists, and encourage you to list if not your top 5's, what might be on those lists if you were to post.


Let's start with an easy one, and when I say band I mean actually a band, not a singer/songwriter that'll be a separate list.

Top 5 Favorite Bands:
1. Foo Fighters
2. Taking Back Sunday
3. Bloc Party
4. Coheed and Cambria
5. 30 Seconds to Mars

Top 5 Favorite Non-Band musical artists (including singer/songwriters):
1. Cary Brothers
2. Matthew Ryan
3. Rhett Miller
4. Eminem
5. Ryan Adams

Top 5 Favorite Musicians (Living):
1. Dave Grohl
2. Claudio Sanchez
3. Cary Brothers
4. Pete Townshend
5. John Paul Jones

Top 5 Favorite Musicians (Dead):
1. Freddie Mercury
2. Keith Moon
3. John Bonham
4. Johnny Cash
5. Kurt Cobain

Top 5 Favorite Songs Post-1990:
1. Everlong - Foo Fighters
2. Aurora - Foo Fighters
3. Blue Light - Bloc Party
4. For Blue Skies - Stray's Don't Sleep
5. There's No "I" in Team - Taking Back Sunday

Top 5 Favorite Songs Pre-1990:
1. Tangerine - Led Zeppelin
2. Life on Mars? - David Bowie
3. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream
4. I Can See For Miles - The Who
5. Ballad of a Thin Man - David Bowie

More top 5's to come later.


Current Concert List:

1. Tyler Hilton at the Hamilton on January 5th
2. Yellowcard at the 930 Club on January 11
3. Bloc Party at Ram's Head Live on January 12
4. Rhett Miller at Jammin' Java on January 18
5. The Lumineers at DAR Constitution Hall on January 30
6. Reel Big Fish at Ram's Head Live on February 1
7. Wakey!Wakey! at Jammin' Java on February 2
8. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at Ram's Head Live on February 4
9. Coheed and Cambria at 930 Club on February 5
10. Dropkick Murphys at 930 Club on March 10
11. Finch at Fillmore Silver Spring on March 14
12. Shamrockfest at RFK Stadium on March 16
13. Anberlin at Fillmore Silverspring on March 23*
14. Andrew McMahon at 930 Club on April 15
15. DC 101 Chili Cook-Off at RFK Stadium on May 4*
16. Sweetlife Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 11
17. Radio 104.5's Birthday Show at Susquehanna Bank Center on May 12
18. Alkaline Trio at Ram's Head Live on May 17
19. Paramore at Fillmore Silver Spring on May 18*
20. Postal Service at Merriweather Post Pavilion on June 18*
21. She+Him at Wolf Trap on June 18*
22. Fun. at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 20
23. The Lumineers at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 26*

*Still Need Tickets

As can be seen I'm about 4 concerts behind, but summer shows have only started trickling in there is one 3-day festival I am looking at going to, so I'm still quite hopeful I can get to 50. 

Also Cradle of Filth on February 26 was cancelled.