This past weekend I was able to reach a goal I set for myself back in February. As Carry The Zero took the stage Saturday night at The Lucky Dog in Worcester I settled in to watch my 100th performance of 2007. Due to the obsessiveness I am known to exersise from time to time I have been keeping track on a spread sheet.

Since January I have seen 100 performances of 78 different artists on 23 different stages in 10 cities and 2 states.

I've seen 33 acts from Central Mass, 34 New England acts from outside of the Worcester area, 10 North American acts from outside of New England, 2 acts from the UK, 2 from Sweden and 1 from France.

I've seen bands in clubs, bars, coffee shops, churches, museums, colleges, parks, and furniture stores.

I saw one band enough times that they eventually just asked me to join them on stage.

Here are some lists for you to peruse:

Top 5 performances:
1. Spoon, April 27, Pearl Street, Northampton MA
2. Grand Buffet, March 10, The Living Room, Providence RI
3. Do Make Say Think, March 24, Pearl Street, Northampton MA
4. Fujiya and Miyagi, May 4, The Paradise, Boston MA
5. Low, April 7, Somerville Theater, Somerville MA

Top 5 performances by Central Massachusetts acts:
1. Walter The Orange Ocean, February 23, Arts Worcester, Worcester MA
2. Gutta, April 14, The Mill, Southbridge MA
3. Huck, January 26, Grafton Inn, Grafton MA
4. The Accident That Led Me To The World, February 9, First Parish Church, Newbury MA
5. Hey Now Morris Fader, June 8, The Lucky Dog, Worcester MA

Top 5 performances by New England acts:
1. The Luxury, February 24, TT's, Cambridge MA
2. Garvy J, February 23, Ralph's, Worcester MA
3. Seekonk, January 5, TT's, Cambridge MA
4. The December Sound, February 24, TT's, Cambridge MA
5. Wheat, June 22, The Middle East, Cambridge MA