Top 10 albums I thought were pretty alright by me:

1. As Tall As Lions - s/t

2. Moneen - The Red Tree

3. Saves The Day - Sound The Alarm

4. Brand New - The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

5. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations

6. Protest The Hero - Kezia

7. AFI - Decemberunderground

8. Mute Math - s/t

9. Evaline - Postpartum Modesty, A Portrait Of Skin EP

10. Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope

Honorable mentions:

Alexisonfire - Crisis

The Working Title - About-Face

Jonezetta - Popularity

Snow Patrol - Eyes Open

The Matches - Decomposer

Pistolita - Oliver Under The Moon

Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As School Children

The Format - Dog Problems

Colour Revolt - s/t

Favorite songs of 2006 (alpha order by artist)

- AFI, Summer Shudder

- Against Me!, Don't Lose Touch

- Alexisonfire, This Could Be Anywhere In The World

- As Tall As Lions, Mariah You On Fire (hidden bonus track)

- Bedouin Soundclash, 12:59 Lullaby

- Brand New, The Archer's Bows Are Broken

- Evaline, La De Da

- Every Time I Die, The New Black

- Incubus, Dig

- The Matches, Clumsy Heart

- Mew, Special / The Zookeeper's Boy (arguably one long song)

- Minus The Bear, Pachuca Sunrise

- Moneen, There Are A Million Reasons...

- Mute Math, Chaos

- Pistolita, Cupid

- Protest The Hero, Heretics & Killers

- Regina Spektor, Fidelity

- Rise Against, Ready To Fall

- Saosin, Voices

- Saves The Day, Eulogy

- The Sleeping, Don't Hold Back

- Snow Patrol, Chasing Cars

- The Working Title, Under The Ground

Some of these didn't come from 2006 releases, but whatever.

Memorable live performances I witnessed (calendar order):

- The Spill Canvas/Nightmare Of You/As Tall As Lions/Hit The LIghts (Long Island, 2/2006)

- Saves The Day/Moneen/Circa Survive (NYC, 3/2006)

- Mute Math/The Working Title (Philadelphia, 4/2006)

- Jonezetta (NYC, 4/2006)

- Protest The Hero/A Wilhelm Scream/Bayside/The Spill Canvas/ Machete Avenue/The Fully Down tour (Canada, 4/2006)

- Lifetime (Bamboozle, 5/2006)

- The Living End (Warped Tour, Summer/2006)

- Moneen (Waterloo, 11/2006)

The places I've been:

FEBRUARY

14 CHICAGO, IL

15 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ 7TH STREET ENTRY

16 WISCONSIN

17 CHICAGO, IL @ HERMANN AUDITORIUM

18 MARQUETTE, MI @ GREAT LAKES ROOM

20 LAWRENCE, KS @ GRANADA THEATER

21 DENVER, CO @ GOTHIC THEATER

22 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ AVALON THEATER

24 PULLMAN, WA @ CUB BALLROOM, WSU

25 SEATTLE, WA @ NEUMOS CRYSTAL BALL READING ROOM

26 PORTLAND, OR @ LOVELAND

28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ SLIMS

MARCH

02 LOS ANGELES, CA @ HENRY FONDA THEATER

03 POMONA, CA @ GLASSHOUSE

04 SAN DIEGO, CA @ SOMA

05 TEMPE, AZ @ MARQUEE THEATER

07 AUSTIN, TX @ EMO..S

08 DALLAS, TX @ GYPSY BALLROOM

09 HOUSTON, TX @ MERIDIAN

11 ST. PETERSBURG, FL @ STATE THEATER

12 ORLANDO, FL @ HOUSE OF BLUES

APRIL

15 EDMONTON, AB

16 CALGARY, AB

17 DRIVE DAY, CANADA

18 REGINA, SK

19 WINNIPEG, MB

20 DRIVE DAY, CANADA

21 DRIVE DAY, CANADA

22 LONDON, ON

23 TORONTO, ON

24 MONTREAL, QC

25 KINGSTON, ON

26 BARRIE, ON

27 HAMILTON, ON

28 BUFFALO, NY

29 ROCHESTER, NY @ WATER STREET MUSIC HALL

30 NEW HAVEN, CT @ TOAD'S PLACE

MAY

02 BURLINGTON, VT @ SOME SHITHOLE

04 LATHAM, NY @ SARATOGA WINNERS

06 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ @ MEADOWLANDS (BAMBOOZLE)

07 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ @ MEADOWLANDS (BAMBOOZLE)

JUNE

13 CHICAGO, IL

14 COLUMBIA, MD @ WARPED TOUR

15 COLUMBIA, MD @ WARPED TOUR

16 COLUMBUS, OH @ WARPED TOUR

17 MILWAUKEE, WI @ WARPED TOUR

18 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ WARPED TOUR

19 BONNER SPRINGS, KS @ WARPED TOUR

20 NASHVILLE, TN

21 NASHVILLE, TN @ WARPED TOUR

22 JACKSONVILLE, FL @ WARPED TOUR

23 VINOY, FL @ WARPED TOUR

24 MIAMI, FL @ WARPED TOUR

25 ORLANDO, FL @ WARPED TOUR

26 LADSON, SC @ WARPED TOUR

27 RALEIGH, NC @ WARPED TOUR

28 ATLANTA, GA @ WARPED TOUR

29 DAY OFF

30 HOUSTON, TX @ WARPED TOUR

JULY

01 DALLAS, TX @ WARPED TOUR

02 SELMA, TX @ WARPED TOUR

03 LAS CRUCES, NM @ WARPED TOUR

04 PHOENIX, AZ @ WARPED TOUR

05 SAN DIEGO, CA

06 SAN DIEGO, CA @ WARPED TOUR

07 POMONA, CA @ WARPED TOUR

08 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ WARPED TOUR

09 FRESNO, CA @ WARPED TOUR

10 LOS ANGELES, CA

11 VENTURA, CA @ WARPED TOUR

12 LOS ANGELES, CA @ WARPED TOUR

13 SACRAMENTO, CA @ WARPED TOUR

14 BOISE, ID @ WARPED TOUR

15 GORGE, WA @ WARPED TOUR

16 PORTLAND, OR @ WARPED TOUR

17 SEATTLE, WA @ WARPED TOUR

18 VANCOUVER, BC @ WARPED TOUR

19 KAMLOOPS, BC @ WARPED TOUR

20 CALGARY, AB @ WARPED TOUR

21 HELENA, MT

22 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ WARPED TOUR

23 DENVER, CO @ WARPED TOUR

24 DAY OFF

25 ST. LOUIS, MO @ WARPED TOUR

26 CINCINATTI, OH @ WARPED TOUR

27 PITTSBURGH, PA @ WARPED TOUR

28 INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ WARPED TOUR

29 DETROIT, MI @ WARPED TOUR

30 CHICAGO, IL @ WARPED TOUR

31 BUFFALO, NY

AUGUST

01 BUFFALO, NY @ WARPED TOUR

02 FITCHBURG, MA @ WARPED TOUR

03 CAMDEN, NJ @ WARPED TOUR

04 SCRANTON, PA @ WARPED TOUR

05 LONG ISLAND, NY @ WARPED TOUR

06 OLD BRIDGE, NJ @ WARPED TOUR

07 CHARLOTTE, NC

08 CHARLOTTE, NC @ WARPED TOUR

09 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA @ WARPED TOUR

10 BRISTOW, VA @ WARPED TOUR

11 CLEVELAND, OH @ WARPED TOUR

12 BARRIE, ON @ WARPED TOUR

13 MONTREAL, QC @ WARPED TOUR

SEPTEMBER

24 CHICAGO, IL

25 CHICAGO, IL

26 CHICAGO, IL

27 COLUMBUS, OH @ LC PAVILION

28 INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ EGYPTIAN BALLROOM

29 DETROIT, MI @ STATE THEATER

30 CLEVELAND, OH @ TOWER CITY AMPHITHEATER

OCTOBER

01 COVINGTON, KY @ MADISON THEATER

02 SECAUCUS, NJ

03 SECAUCUS, NJ

04 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ ELECTRIC FACTORY

05 WORCESTER, MA @ PALLADIUM

06 SAYREVILLE, NJ @ STARLAND BALLROOM

07 PITTSBURGH, PA @ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

08 NEW YORK, NY @ ROSELAND BALLROOM

09 NORFOLK, VA @ NORVA

10 WINSTON-SALEM, NC @ THE MILLENIUM

11 N. MYRTLE BEACH, SC @ HOUSE OF BLUES

12 ORLANDO, FL @ HARD ROCK LIVE

13 ATLANTA, GA @ TABERNACLE

14 JACKSONVILLE, FL @ PLUSH

15 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL @ REVOLUTION

16 CANCER BATS, MONEEN, ALEXISONFIRE @ ATLANTA, GA

17 JONESBORO, AR @ CONVOCATION CENTER

18 NEW ORLEANS, LA @ HOUSE OF BLUES

19 HOUSTON, TX @ VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER

20 GRAND PRAIRIE, TX @ NOKIA LIVE THEATER

21 EL PASO, TX

22 SCOTTSDALE, AZ @ VENUE OF SCOTTSDALE

23 TUCSON, AZ

24 ANAHEIM, CA @ THE GROVE

25 ANAHEIM, CA

26 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ WARFIELD

27 SAN DIEGO, CA @ SOMA

28 DRIVE DAY - CALIFORNIA

29 PORTLAND, OR

29 PORTLAND, OR @ ROSELAND THEATER

30 SEATTLE, WA @ THE FENIX

NOVEMBER

01 SEATTLE, WA

02 SPOKANE, WA @ BIG EASY

03 SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ THE VENUE

04 DENVER, CO @ FILMORE

05 KANSAS CITY, MO @ UPTOWN

06 ST. PAUL, MN @ MYTH

07 ST. LOUIS, MO @ THE PAGEANT

08 MILWAUKEE, WI @ EAGLE BALLROOM

09 DES MOINES, IA @ VAL AIR BALLROOM

10 CHAMPAIGN, IL @ ASSEMBLY HALL

11 CHICAGO, IL @ CONGRESS THEATER

13 NEW YORK, NY @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THEATER

14 NEW YORK, NY @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THEATER

15 TORONTO, ON

16 TORONTO, ON @ RICOH COLISEUM

17 ROCHESTER, NY @ GORDON FIELD HOUSE

18 LOWELL, MA @ TSONGAS ARENA

19 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ WACHOVIA CENTER

20 AUBURN HILLS, MI

21 AUBURN HILLS, MI @ THE PALACE

22 CHICAGO, IL @ UIC PAVILION

23 CHICAGO, IL

24 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ TARGET CENTER

25 ST. CHARLES, MO @ COUNTY FAMILY ARENA

26 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA @ MID-AMERICA CENTER

27 CHICAGO, IL

28 CHICAGO, IL

29 CHICAGO, IL

30 EAST LANSING, MI @ MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DECEMBER

01 NASHVILLE, TN

02 TAMPA, FL

03 TAMPA, FL @ FORD AMPHITHEATER

04 N. MYRTLE BEACH, SC @ HOUSE OF BLUES

05 CHARLOTTE, NC @ AMOS SOUTHEND

06 ATLANTA, GA @ PHILLIPS ARENA

06 BIRMINGHAM, AL @ CAFÉ FIRENZA

07 BATON ROUGE, LA @ THE TEXAS CLUB

08 GRAND PRAIRIE, TX @ NOKIA LIVE THEATER

09 ALBUQUERQUE, NM

10 ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ SUNSHINE THEATER

11 TUCSON, AZ @ SKRAPPY'S

12 GLENDALE, AZ @ JOBBING.COM ARENA

13 LOS ANGELES, CA @ KNITTING FACTORY