2006 in Live Music

Almost December, so time to start kicking out the "year-end" lists. First, here's the list of all the live music I saw this year. My personal goal is at least 26 shows (one every other week, on average), and I managed to beat it by a good margin. Yay! My favorites are in bold.

Brad Mehldau Trio RJD2 Maria McKee Low Tina Dico Isis Sam Prekop & Archer Prewitt Tinariwen Pinback Amadou & Mariam (x2) Kris Delmhorst Jose Gonzelez Neko Case The Racontours Thievery Corporation Gary Jules

Cat Power Laura Veirs The Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players Mojave 3 Ani Difranco Kaki King Joshua Bell w/ SF Symphony Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, T-Bone Burnett Richard Thompson Shawn Colvin The Decemberists Sufjan Stevens Joseph Arthur Habib Koite, Vusi Mahlesela, Dobet Gnahore Emanuel Ax w/ Orpheus Chamber Orch Aimee Mann Charlie Hunter Zap Mama, String Cheese Incident