When the air is safe to breathe again, I’d like to get out and take in a few concerts. Finances permitting, maybe even more than a few concerts.

With this in mind I’ve created a bucket list, so to speak, of several musical acts that I have not yet seen and wish to before I expire. The list is long, but if I were a print columnist with limited space (hey!) this is how the top would read:

The Hives: I blindly submitted to the Hives’ jurisdiction around the time Veni Vidi Vicious hit the States in 2001. A concert of theirs on MTV2 affirmed that, and everything that followed cemented those sentiments. Howlin’ Pelle Almquist is among today’s finest frontmen, with elements of Mick Jagger and Iggy Pop in his repertoire. You may have heard “Hate to Say I Told You So” but you owe yourself so much more. Refer to the limitless concert footage of the raw energy of their shows on YouTube or the DVD, “Tussles in Brussels.”

The Arctic Monkeys: Do you grow tired and agitated whenever someone yammers on about how great the Beatles are? Yes, their contribution to rock music is substantial but the passage of four decades brings with it room for other great acts to emerge. Here’s your chance to catch one of them — they’re even from the U.K. In fact, their debut album, released in 2006 with the group barely 20 years old apiece, became the fastest selling British album in history. This one may linger on the list for a while, as they’ve been on our side of the pond only for festivals, though that may change in the next year or so if a new album appears as planned.

Beastie Boys: Sigh. Perhaps I will have to suck it up and road trip it out to Bonnaroo or All Points West or Lollapalooza. Anyone want to come along for the ride? We’d have plenty of time to get acquainted and by the time we arrive we’ll have the Beasties and Arctic Monkeys waiting for us. Should you bail (or not respond at all), I suppose I’ll have plenty of time to catch these guys. They simply aren’t slowing down. Funny thing is I fully expect them to still be turning tables and spitting rhymes when they actually look like the makeup-clad elderly versions of themselves on the “Sounds of Science” greatest hits double-disc set.

Calle 13: Daddy Yankee has had the market in on the Latin American genre reggaeton, at least in the United States. This group, however, matches him in quality and surpasses in originality. Whereas much of the genre sounds alike — meaning you could paste together a reggaeton track within five minutes on your computer— this duo adds a variety of infectious beats and inventive lyrics to the point where their sound is more hip-hop. And while you’ll need a few semesters of Spanish under your belt to decipher the wordplay, you‘ll eventually conclude that vocalist Residente produces work that blends social and political issues with humor and fun in a way few are able to do successfully.

Looks as if we’re out of room. What do you say we check out for the summer?

— Montemayor is a Mission junior in journalism.