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November 6 - An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver
September 24 - Hollerado (Rifflandia)
July 4 - The B52's (Montreal Jazz Festival)
July 1 - Alex Pangman (Montreal Jazz Festival)
June 30 - DJ Champion with Bloodshot Bill (Montreal Jazz Festival)
June 29 - Lee Fields at Club Soda (Montreal Jazz Festival)
June 28 - Misteur Valaire (Montreal Jazz Festival); The Unsettlers (Montreal Jazz Festival)
June 27 - Galactic + Corey Glover (Montreal Jazz Festival)
June 26 - Soul Rebels Brass Band (Montreal Jazz Festival); Joel Kerr Quintet (Montreal Jazz Festival); The Unsettlers (Montreal Jazz Festival)
June 15 - The Dodos with The Antlers and Gauntlet Hair at La Tulipe, Montreal
June 8 - Yeasayer with Smith Westerns and Hush Hush at Club Soda, Montreal
June 4 - Esmerine at Ukrainian Federation, Montreal
May 10 - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings with Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at Metropolis, Montreal
May 6 - Merton at W Hotel, Montreal
April 1 - The Dodos with Reading Rainbow at Sugar Nightclub
January 12 - Sarah Harmer with Gentleman Reg at Sugar Nightclub

October 28, 2010 - Sufjan Stevens with DM Stith at the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC (setlist: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/sufjan-stevens/2010/orpheum-theatre-vancouver-bc-canada-53d57769.html)
September 25, 2010 - Rich Aucoin and Kate Miller-Heidke at Market Square, Victoria, BC; The Globes, Hollerado, and The Dodos at Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC (part of Rifflandia Festival)
September 24, 2010 - Jets Overhead at Market Square, Victoria, BC (part of Rifflandia Festival)
September 23, 2010 - Current Swell at Market Square, Victoria, BC (part of Rifflandia Festival)
August 30, 2010 - Crowded House with Lawrence Arabia at Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC
August 3, 2010 - BeardyMan with Champion Sound at Element, Victoria, BC
June 24, 2010 - Scott Edgar and the Universe at 303, Melbourne, VIC
June 20, 2010 - Claire Hollingsworth with Jackson McLaren at Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC; Mr Brady at 303, Melbourne, VIC; The Cat Empire at The Toff in Town, Melbourne, VIC
May 30, 2010 - Tim McMillan at the Wesley Anne, Melbourne, VIC
May 8, 2010 - The Genie at Fed Square (part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival), Melbourne, VIC; The Bamboos with Electric Empire at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
May 3, 2010 - 12 Tone Diamonds at Fed Square (part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival), Melbourne, VIC
April 30, 2010 - Jackson Jackson with The Melodics at The Evelyn, Melbourne, VIC
March 25, 2010 - Angus & Julia Stone with Lavelle Collins and Boy And Bear at the Palace Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
March 24, 2010 - Imogen Heap with Back Ted N-Ted and Tim Exile at Billboard the Venue, Melbourne, VIC
March 19, 2010 - Ross Irwin's University Challenge at Red Bennies, Melbourne, VIC
March 12, 2010 - The Black Seeds with The Red Eyes at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
February 26, 2010 - Amanda Palmer with The Jane Austen Argument and Mikelangelo at the Forum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
February 14, 2010 - You Am I and The Bamboos at the St. Kilda Festival, Melbourne, VIC
February 3, 2010 - St. Vincent with Wildbirds & Peacedrums at Element Nightclub, Victoria, BC

December 13, 2009 - Jon & Roy Holiday Special with Vince Vaccaro, wil, Sgt. Strumalong Hawaiian Trio, Hannah Georgas, Hey Ocean, Current Swell, and Jon and Roy at the Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC
December 10, 2009 - Forestry at the CFUV 25th Anniversary Show at the Victoria Event Centre, Victoria, BC
December 5, 2009 - Mint Records' Ridiculously Early XMas Party with aquitania, Fanshaw, Vancougar, Hot Panda, The Pack AD, and Carolyn Mark at Logan's Pub, Victoria, BC
November 23, 2009 - Billy Bragg with Ron Hawkins opening at Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC
November 15, 2009 - The Cat Empire with Jon and Roy opening at Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC
November 8, 2009 - DJ Champion and His G-Strings with Madrid opening at Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC
November 6, 2009 - Alex Cuba at Element Nightclub, Victoria, BC
October 18, 2009 - Naturally 7 at Farquhar Auditorium, Victoria, BC
September 30, 2009 - Bushwalla (MC) and Jason Mraz with K'naan opening at GM Place, Vancouver, BC
September 27, 2009 - Mother Mother at Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC (part of Rifflandia)
September 26, 2009 - Caracol at Market Square, Holy Fuck at Element Nightclub, and Mexican Power Authority and Pink Mountaintops at Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC (part of Rifflandia)
September 24, 2009 - CHRISTOPHER SMITH and Timber Timbre at Alix Goolden Hall, Beach House at Sugar Nightclub, and DJ Champion and His G-Strings at Market Square, Victoria, BC (part of Rifflandia)
August 25, 2009 - Victoria Fringe Festival Block Party with The Blue Violets, The Racoons, and Daniel Wesley on Broad St., Victoria, BC
August 14, 2009 - Let's Start a FolkFest benefit concert with Oliver Swain, Jeremy Penner, Fish & Bird, and The Deepdowns at White Eagle Hall, Victoria, BC
July 9, 2009 - Los Rastrillos with The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra at Ship Point, Victoria, BC (part of SkaFest)
June 30, 2009 - Xavier Rudd with Jon and Roy opening at the Victoria Curling Club, Victoria, BC
June 28, 2009 - The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra at Centennial Square, Victoria, BC (part of JazzFest)
June 26, 2009 - Alice Russell at the Victoria Event Centre, Victoria, BC (part of JazzFest)
April 23, 2009 - The Killers with Wild Light opening at the Save on Foods Arena, Victoria, BC
April 21, 2009 - Leonard Cohen with Sharon Robinson and The Webb Sisters at the Save on Foods Arena, Victoria, BC
April 3, 2009 - Jill Barber with David Myles opening at the Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC
March 20, 2009 - The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra outside the UVic SUB, Victoria, BC (for SOCC's M-21)
February 25, 2009 - Hawksley Workman with Geoff Berner opening at the Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC
February 23, 2009 - Andrew Bird with Loney, dear opening at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA
January 24, 2009 - Jeremy Fisher with Hannah Georgas opening at the Metro Studio, Victoria, BC
January 17, 2009 - Kathleen Edwards and Colin Cripps with Dustin Bentall and Campbell Carson opening at the Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC.

I'm going to have to do a fair amount of rummaging to find them all, but I shall try in any case, to create a comprehensive list of artists I have seen live.

June 25, 2008 - Renaud Garcia-Fons with Misha Piatigorsky opening, at the Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC (part of JazzFest)
October 21, 2007 - Final Fantasy with Nifty and Basia Bulat opening, at the Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC
September 13, 2007 - The New Pornographers with Immaculate Machine opening, at the McPherson Playhouse, Victoria, BC
July 3, 2007 - Xavier Rudd with Current Swell opening, at the Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC
April 5, 2007 - Anoushka Shankar, at the University Centre Auditorium, Victoria, BC
November 3, 2006 - Islands, at Legends Nightclub, Victoria, BC
July 11, 2006 - Jason Mraz with Mat Kearney opening, at the Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, BC
July 9, 2006 - Ozomatli, Victoria, BC (part of FolkFest)
July 6, 2006 - Sam Roberts with Jets Overhead opening, Victoria, BC (part of FolkFest)
July 2, 2006 - Urunana Rw'Abadatana and Mighty Popo, Victoria, BC (part of FolkFest)
June 23, 2006 - Martha Reeves with the Vic High R&B Band, at the Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC (part of JazzFest)
July 10, 2005 - Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Victoria, BC (part of FolkFest)
July 4, 2005 - K-Os, Victoria, BC (part of FolkFest)

February 24, 1996 - Paul Hann, at the Braeside Community Centre, Calgary, AB

Cheap Trick
Leahy
Misha Piatigorsky x2

Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm:
1. The Cat Empire
2. Jason Mraz
3. Rufus Wainwright
4. Tripod
5. Ozomatli
6. The John Butler Trio
7. Xavier Rudd
8. Final Fantasy
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. The Bamboos

Now answer the questions according to the numbers:

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Not sure. Might have been Ocean.

What is your favorite album by 2?
WSWDWST, though Tonight Not Again is great too because it's live!

What is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
Something to do with chickens; a lot of it's in Spanish so I don't really understand. -innocent shrug-

How many times have you seen 4 live?
Zero. :( They're in Australia, and I'm not.

What is your favorite song by 7?
Probably Mana or Twist or something similarly upbeat.

What is a good memory you have involving 10?
Rocking out to the bass lines I suppose.

Is there a song by 3 that makes you sad?
Absolutely. The Maker Makes, as well as Dinner at Eight.

What is your favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
"Though it takes no time to fall in love, it takes you years to know what love is." And about a million others.

What is your favorite song by 9?
Lots; I like The Zephyr Song and By the Way and Can't Stop and Slow Cheetah and...

How did you get in to 3?
Something to do with having vaguely heard of him, deciding to listen to Hallelujah on the Shrek soundtrack, some months later randomly buying his 1st album, and then some months after that getting the rest of his albums from the library, by which time Release The Stars was about to come out. Seriously, it was just meant to be.

What was the first song you heard by 1?
I believe it was Hello. THANK YOU KATIE.

What is your favourite song by 4?
SO, SO MANY! Second Drawer Down is GREAT though.

How many time have you seen 9 live?
None; something to do with their shows selling out in 40 minutes...

What is a good memory you have involving 2?
Everything. In particular the concert two summers ago. Good times. :P

Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad?
Not really...

What is your favourite album of 5?
Don't Mess With the Dragon, though Ozomatli is a stronger album IMO. I just like the sound of the former better.

What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
"Wouldn't it be a lovely headline, Life is beautiful on the New York Times"

What is your favourite song by 1?
The Rhythm, Anymore, Panama, All That Talking, Saltwater, etc.

What is your favourite song by 10?
Probably something with Alice Russell.

How many times have you seen 1 live?
None, again with the Australia thing.

What is your favourite album by 3?
Release the Stars. And Rufus Does Judy is super swell, especially the DVD.

What is a good memory you have involving 9?
My friend being surprised at how much I knew about them. Also, my mom whining about having to pick up Anthony Kiedis' autobiography from the library.

What was the first song you heard by 8?
The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead, courtesy of Mr Welby!

I was reading the lyrics while listening to One four five and I JUST REALIZED that they're talking about a CHORD PROGRESSION!!!! D'oh!

One Four Five The Cat Empire