(My Morning Jacket show: Rizzo, Rip, J, The D Man, Stark the Vinyl Shark)
Before the world ends in a few weeks, The D Man would like to reminisce about the best musical moments from the past year. The Mayans would have enjoyed Japandroids.
- 10. Catching bits of live performances from this absurd trifecta during our trip to New Orleans: KISS, Avett Brothers, and Jimmy Buffett.
- 9. Streaming the Wild Nothing and New Order stations on Pandora during countless runs and workouts.
- 8. Letting Brandon Flowers soundtrack our entire stay in Southern California.
- 7. Enjoying Snow Patrol and Switchfoot live, two of the best feel-good bands on earth.
- 6. Rocking with The Black Keys and believing in their arena bona fides.
- 5. Shimmering under Victoria Legrand's spell during a splendid summer concert.
- 4. Bouncing to "Mahgeeta" with My Morning Jacket and then having the band thank me on their Twitter and Facebook feeds for choosing the epic song for their set list.
- 3. Hitting Mimi's in the Marigny on Saturday night and catching DJ Soul Sister spin obscure underground disco and old-school funk records.
- 2. Hearing Bon Iver in concert and witnessing an artist transfigured in the zeitgeist at the summit of his powers.
- 1. Listening to "The House That Heaven Built" while racing from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. The bayou flashing by in the car. The D Man, my brothers, and my Dad, ready to set Final Four weekend on fire. After almost forty years of coaching basketball, and winning more than 700 games, the old ball coach was hanging the whistle up for good. So our anthem for the week, our sendoff to decades of battling in the arena with our Dad, was this parting message: If they try to slow you down, tell them all to go to hell. Though my Dad may not have agreed with the music being cranked up so loud, it was fitting. It was catharsis.
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