Best of 2010

2010 has been an excellent year for the Bay Area music scene and there's quite a few bands that have dazzled me! Here's my Best of 2010 list:

Best Album:
Montana 1948 - Picket Fences

Best Song:
Beta State - "Stars"

Best Video:
Northern Son - "Spin"
(Filmed by Element 151)

Best Live Performance:
The Famous
(Fri Nov 5 @ Britannia Arms Cupertino)

Best Halloween Act:
The BlowUpDollz

Best Barb Rocks Show:
Happy Body Slow Brain
(Sat Nov 6 @ The X Bar at Homestead Lanes)

Most Intense Moment:
Forrest Day passing out from exhaustion
(All Shook Down Music Festival)

Best Concert:
Circa Survive & Dredg
(Sun Nov 7 @ Regency Ballroom in San Francisco)

Best New National Act:
Foxy Shazam

Local Bands to Watch in 2011:
Almost Honest, Cadent, Citabria

I also recommend you check out Last.fm's Best of 2010 list; you won't believe who's #1!

-Barbara-