Alas...

Well, I have some slight bad news for you. Emily has gone off to Israel for the next week or so, which means there won't be any updates until she gets back. But, once she returns to the good ol' US of A, we have a lot in store for you. We have some all-time classics by some of the greatest artists music has ever seen. We have some more recent stuff by great musicians in their own right. We're even getting ready for a very special 100 reviews post. Trust me, it's a great time to be you. So stay tuned and we'll have some fantastic new stuff up for you in a jiffy.

In the meantime, I am beginning to craft an article and would love for a little help. The premise is that you are given a time machine. You chose to use it to go see some sweet-ass concerts, because that's what everyone would use that power for, naturally. It will drop you off anywhere that you want on January 1st of the selected year, and you will leave on December 31st. You can't leave the selected area until then. Where/when would you go?

Some things to keep in mind:
-Unless the artist is unimaginably transcendent, you probably don't want to make your choice based off of one artist. Try to catch whole movements. For instance, you want to go to Seattle not for Nirvana, but for grunge.
-You want to identify the heart of the movement and be right there in the epicenter.
-The years are tricky. You want to catch the best bands when they've got a sizable catalog, but you don't want to be there when the shows are too packed. It's tricky to balance, I know.
-Big album releases count too.
-You don't actually have to check tour schedules. Let's just assume that the big bands will be there once or twice. Agreed? Agreed.

Just for reference: My top 5
Mississippi, 1935-Delta Blues
Seattle, 1992-Grunge
London, 1967-merger of many genres into psychedelic, blues-rock (Hendrix, Cream, etc)
NYC, 1988-golden age of hip-hop
London, 1978-end of punk, rise of 2-Tone ska, Elvis Costello and pub rock

I look forward to reading your answers!