at Showbox at the Market

I knew that I left Neumo’s feeling like I had seen one of the finest shows of my life but would that experience hold up after giving some more time?

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Very tight and exciting mix of some of the best on KEXP.

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Two of my favorite live acts I've seen recently are coming through town this weekend: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

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I'm a huge nerd when it comes to pouring over annual, best of lists (I'm still biting my nails in anticipation of the Idolator critic's poll that should be out soon), and I'm always intrigued by what the favorites of people who work in the business of music but aren't (necessarily) critics or reviewers. So, I asked Chop Suey's brand new booker Pete Greenberg to submit his list of favorite albums with the promise of posting them here - to which he happily complied.

Here's what made his list:

1. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)

2. Future of The Left – Curses (Too Pure)

3. Handsome Furs – Plague Park (Sub Pop)

4. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone Records)

5. The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible (Merge)

6. Big Business – Here Come The Waterworks (Hydra Head Records)

7. Beach House – Beach House (Carpark Records)

8. Blonde Redhead – 23 (4AD)

9. Band of Horses – Cease to Begin (Sub Pop)

10. Siberian – With Me (Sonic Boom Recordings)

11. Matthew Dear – Asa Breed (Ghostly International)

12. Lavender Diamond – Imagine Our Love (Matador Records)

13. Peter Bjorn & John – Writer’s Block (Almost Gold)

at Neumo's

I can say entirely free of hyperbole or hype that the sold-out show at Neumo’s last Saturday night was as close to a religious experience this non-believer could experience. It was easily the best show I was at this year and one of the best I’ve seen yet.

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The new Sharon Jones album is not only a classic of '60s soul revivalism, but also one of the best albums of 2007.

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This week's new releases looks like some kinds of flashback or a Halloween trick, but alas it's true: Arrested Development, Backstreet Boys, Blues Traveler, and Britney are all back with new records.

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