live music is my second job

Physically, I've been back from New York for almost two weeks now, but that non-corporeal part of myself that really counts...fairly sure it's still wandering around the Village or lounging about drinking a latte at Cafe Grumpy or up to its neck in books at The Strand. Why do vacations ever have to end? Oh, that's right, they don't pay for themselves and reality is nothing if not the greatest buzzkill of all time. I want to go back. I need to go back. But alas....

That being said, this summer is shaping up to be chock full of distractions of the concert kind and so I'm here to compile a list of shows that are confirmed (i.e. I haven already paid the modest ticket prices and the dreadfully outrageous service/"convenience" fees) and unconfirmed (still working on finding tickets and/or partners in crime to accompany me).

It's safe to say that 2010's list of concerts far exceeds lists of previous years (last year I only made it to thirteen shows). I'm beyond stoked. Also, consider this a list of recommendations; you can't go wrong with any of these bands or musicians. I've linked to all the artists and venues should anyone be interested in checking them out via the web or in person. Without further ado:

.SUMMER CONCERT LINEUP 2010.(* unconfirmed)
5/19* - Horse Feathers @ Bootleg Theatre
5/20* - Freelance Whales @ The El Rey Theatre
5/26 - Angus and Julia Stone @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6/4 - Mumford & Sons @ The Music Box
6/5 - The xx @ The Music Box
6/22 - Sam Bradley @ The Hotel Cafe
6/26 - Sarah Jaffe @ Bootleg Theatre
7/9 - Bobby Long @ The Troubadour
7/12* - Kings of Leon @ The Hollywood Bowl
7/15* - Jay Nash @ The Hotel Cafe
7/28 - Laura Marling @ The El Rey Theatre
8/22 - John Mayer @ The Hollywood Bowl
8/28* - Something Corporate @ Club Nokia
9/25 - Band of Horses @ The Greek Theatre
9/27 - The Black Keys @ The Hollywood Palladium

Needless to say, I'm pretty excited for this summer. I might not be in New York any longer, but living in Los Angeles certainly has its perks.

*edited to add the Something Corporate show. I WILL have tickets come Friday. (ETA: I wasn't lying. Got my ticket!)