photo: Todd Owyoung, ishootshows.com

1. The Decemberists w/Grant Park Orchestra | 07.18, Millenium Park, Chicago

2. The Polyphonic Spree| 08.04, The Pageant, St. Louis

3. The Hold Steady | 03.15, Off Broadway, St. Louis

4. Beirut| 10.04, Portage Theatre, Chicago

5. Arcade Fire | 05.18, Chicago Theatre, Chicago

6. Pitchfork Music Festival | 07.14-15, Union Park, Chicago

7. John Vanderslice w/St. Vincent | 05.03, Billiken Club, St. Louis

8. Regina Spektor | 11.12, The Pageant, St. Louis

9. Of Montreal | 11.19, The Pageant, St. Louis

10. Andrew Bird | 04.17, The Pageant, St. Louis

| Pete Wissinger

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