Year in Music 2003

Another year, another list.

Lets start with 12 albums:
12. The Strokes - Room On Fire
11. Ted Leo & Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
10. Earlimart - Everyone Down Here
09. Libertines - Up the Bracket : An excellent garage rock offering from Liverpool, also they put on a great performance at the 7th St Entry.
08. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell : This album is testement to the power of appreciating a band once you see them in person
07. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People : Most diverse indie album since I can hear the heart beating as one.
06. Steve Malkmus & The Jicks - Pig Lib
05. The Postal Service - Give Up : Started for me with Such Great Heights and had no lows.
04. Andre 3000 - The Love Below : Andre Ben is Prince and Marvin Gaye's love child.
03. The White Stripes - Elephant
02. The New Pornographers - Electric Version : This years best sing-a-long album.
01. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow : Incredible pop that exceded my high exceptations.

My Favorite '03 Cuts in no perticular order:
Camper van Beethoven - Think About me, The Thermals - Brace and Brake, YYYs - Y Control, Atmosphere - Reflections, Andre 3k - Spread, Shins - So Says I, Libertines - Up the Bracket, The White Stripes - Goin Back to Memphis,Ted Leo - The High Party, Postal Service - Such Great Heights, The New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed

My Favorite '03 Shows
DreDay2003 (Slug & D4) - The 7th St Entry
LFTR PLLR!!!!!! - Triple Rock
white stripes - st paul on july 4th
Radiohead - wisconsin
belle & sebastian - halloween @ Fitzgerald theatre
yyys - 1st ave

San Francisco

The final destination on my whirlwind month of trips was San Francisco.

A nice rainbow outside of Zeitgeist, an excellent bar that kevin brought us to.
Nice view from Mission Delores (insert Seinfeld reference here) Park
A parting glance at our hotel the stylin Renoir, maybe a bit noisy for some but the location was hard too beat.