Radio Sweethearts

There’s been a facebook meme where people list 50 bands they’ve seen live from memory. I haven’t tried to do it yet, but now that Bob Boilen has made his list, I’m feeling inspired.

Granted, Bob didn’t quite follow the rules – he stopped when he got to 101 bands. I suppose he could have kept going. Also, I kind of get the sense that some of that list was just to make people that don’t live in cities that touring bands regularly visit a little jealous. The Decemberists, Jens Lekman and Lou Reed? I’m totes jealous.

After the jump, my list, in random order.

1. Sufjan Stevens

2. Camera Obscura

3. The Hold Steady

4. Belle and Sebastian

5. New Pornographers

6. Those Darlins

7. The Reigning Sound

8. Elvis Costello

9. Lucero

10. River City Tanlines

11. the Thermals

12. Okkervil River

13. Old 97s

14. They Might Be Giants

15. Ben Folds

16. My Brightest Diamond

17. Al Kapone

18. Arrah and the Ferns

19. Eef Barzelay

20. Everthus the Deadbeats

21. Snowglobe

22. Harlan T. Bobo

23. Chancho en Piedra

24. Two Way Radio

25. Lyle Lovett

26. Harry Conick Jr.

27. Boston Spaceships

28. Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat

29. Everything, Now!

30. Glue

31. Totally Michael

32. Rufus Thomas

33. Cory Branan

34. Jack O. and the Tennessee Tearjerkers

35. Stereofidelics

36. Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs

37. Valerie June

38. This Story

And wow. I think that’s it. But that can’t be it – there’s no way. I live in Memphis, I’ve been to the HiTone more times than I care to remember. I can’t think of any other shows worth mentioning.

Compared to Bob Boilen, I’m an underachiever.