1. Merge XX
2. X at the Cats Cradle June 9th 2009
3. Midori - Brahms Violin Concerto, Memorial Hall UNC
4. Richard Thompson at the Art Center
5. Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet at the Arts Center
6. U2 at Carter Finley Stadium
7. Lost in the Trees and The Love Language, Chapel Hill Outdoors
8. Elvis Costello at Regency Park
9. The Old Ceremony at the Cat's Cradle "Walk on Thin Air" Release
10. Kathleen Edwards at the Art Center
Very Honorable Mentions: Troika; Tim Easton show at the Berkley Cafe; Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Local 506; Drug Horse Cartel Show at Local 506; Wye Oak at Local 506;