Best of the Decade (2010s): Concerts

Here are my favorite concerts of the decade:

1. Mumford & Sons at Buckhead Theatre (Atlanta) - November 7, 2010
2. Jonsi at The Tabernacle (Atlanta) - October 31, 2010
3. Sufjan Stevens at Cobb Energy Theatre (Atlanta) - November 5, 2015
4. Lone Bellow at Eddie’s Attic (Decatur) - April 3, 2013
5. Kings Kaleidoscope at The Loft (Atlanta) - April 26, 2019
6. Sufjan Stevens at The Tabernacle (Atlanta) - November 6, 2010
7. John Mayer at Lakewood Amphitheater (Atlanta) - September 8, 2010
8. Mumford & Sons at Red Rocks Ampitheatre (Denver) - August 29, 2012
9. Johnnyswim at The Roxy Theatre (Atlanta) - May 11, 2019
10. Patty Griffin at Red Clay Theatre (Duluth) - October 12, 2012
11. Arcade Fire at Verizon Wireless (Alpharetta) - August 11, 2010
12. Matthew Perryman Jones at Red Clay Theater (Duluth) - October 26, 2012
13. Avett Brothers at Verizon Wireless (Alpharetta) - May 17, 2013
14. Garth Brooks at Philips Arena (Atlanta) - September 20, 2014
15. Over the Rhine at Eddie’s Attic (Decatur) - March 8, 2010
16. Jump Little Children at Variety Playhouse (Atlanta) - September 21, 2019
17. Civil Wars at El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles) - June 15, 2011
18. Johnnyswim at Variety Playhouse (Atlanta) - September 26, 2014
19. Rosie Thomas at Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles) - April 29, 2012
20. Switchfoot at The Wiltern (Los Angeles) - October 11, 2011
21. Ben Rector at The Tabernacle (Atlanta) - October 18, 2013
22. Avett Brothers at Chastain Amphitheater (Atlanta) - September 10, 2010
23. William Fitzsimmons at Smith’s Old Bar (Atlanta) - July 23, 2010
24. Lone Bellow at Terminal West (Atlanta) - October 22, 2013
25. Tyrone Wells at Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles) - October 30, 2011 

My Favorite Albums of the 2013

1. The Lone Bellow by The Lone Bellow
Favorite Tracks: Tree To Grow, Teach Me To Know, Green Eyes And A Heart Of Gold


2. Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend
Favorite Tracks: Hannah Hunt, Obvious Bicycle, Everlasting Arms


3. The 20/20 Experience (Part 1) by Justin Timberlake
Favorite Tracks: That Girl, Tunnel Vision, Mirrors


4. Hummingbird by Local Natives
Favorite Tracks: Columbia, Mt. Washington, Breakers


5. I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry & I Love You by Derek Webb
Favorite Tracks: I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry & I Love You, Heavy, Everything Will Change


6. Paradise Valley by John Mayer
Favorite Tracks: Dear Marie, Wildfire, Paper Doll


7. Southeastern by Jason Isbell
Favorite Tracks: Cover Me Up, Elephant, Stockholm


8. The Hurry and the Harm by City and Colour
Favorite Tracks: The Hurry And The Harm, Paradise, Thirst


9. You Belong Here by Leagues
Favorite Tracks: Spotlight, Walking Backwards, You Belong Here


10. Joy of Nothing by Foy Vance
Favorite Tracks: Closed Hands Full Of Friends, Joy Of Nothing


Albums I thought would make this list, but didn't:
Muchacho by Phosphorescent
Let's Be Still by The Head and the Heart
Reflektor by Arcade Fire
Magpie and the Dandelion by The Avett Brothers

John Mayer Summarizing Life

John Mayer blogged a couple weeks ago about how he wishes he could go back in time and explain life to a younger him. He came up with the following explanation and I thought it displayed quite a bit of self-understanding. He just doesn't seem to have figured out where the answer to the longings lies yet.

People want to be liked. We all crave attention and affection and we all reject shame. When we get embarrassed we send a thug version of ourselves to the forefront to do our fighting for us. We’re at the top of the food chain just under fear. We don’t want to be in a relationship to hear the words “I love you,” we want to be in a relationship to say the words “I love you.” We want to feel needed, and exceptional and we hate feeling insignificant. We want to ace a hearing test. We are binary creatures; if we’re the plaintiff, we want to win every dollar. If we’re the defendant, we want guard every penny. We want to make more money than last year. We don’t want to get cancer or die in our cars and we want the same for our loved ones. We go out on weekends to try and have sex while trying not to get punched in the face. We drink so we can be ourselves and not mind it so much. We’re desperate to be understood. We want to know someone else has felt it, too. We hate being judged unfairly. We want to make the person we heard wasn’t all that into us change their minds and admit they had us wrong. We want sunny skies with a chance of killer tornadoes, just to keep music sounding good. We take hours upon hours to admit to self consciousness. We don’t know exactly how to pleasure each other. We just want love. In any and every form.