i've seen a ton of bands...at least 165 so far...most of them can be seen via this link:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/f413372462
i didn't get photo passes for John Zorn, Paul Weller, and Sam Rivers. pretty much everything else i saw i did also get to shoot.
top shows, in no order
brothers unconnected
mogwai
melvins
urge overkill
loren connors
boredoms
har mar superstar
big dipper
mudhoney
devo
zaika
tortoise
radiohead
shellac
mercury rev
spectrum
brian jonestown massacre
my bloody valentine
helios creed
wire
lau nau
les savy fav
the cure
yeah, it's been a good year. still some great shows left on the calendar, too.