Considering the guy that doesn’t always come through, Tori doesn’t mind sending a little holiday love His way. Truly bizarre to hear Tori’s take on both classic and original carols,but the simplicity and rawness brought me right back to Little Earthquakes. And that was the best present of all.
Reminds Us Of: Regina Spektor | Rachel Yamagata | A Fine Frenzy
Four Tet - 2/26
Doug Fir Lounge
The Builders And The Butchers + Federale + Dr. Helicopter - 12/31
Mississippi Studios
Quasi performs The Who + The Shaky Hands + Inside Voices + DJ Safi - 12/31
Doug Fir Lounge
The Roots + Orgone + Lilla D’Mone - 1/2
Roseland Theater
Grass Widow + White Fang + Hornet Leg - 1/7
Artistery
The Moondoggies + Sera Cahoone - 1/8
Doug Fir Lounge
Steve Earle + Hayes Carll - 1/19
Aladdin Theatre
this is wonderful. especially julian’s christmas sweater!
by josh on Thu Dec 24, 2009 at 02.52 pm from the entry: The Music Tapes Caroling Tour - A Living Room in Boston (Boston, MA; Dec. 13, 2009)
so I was slow and didnt get my votes in, but I would have voted for 7-10 and added Fanfarlo and The Knux. Also Dan Auerbach was rad in person, so I would probably have given him a few extra points for that, even though this was about albums. I dont really get the Mayer Hawthorne thing, its not like motown revival is a new thing (Jamie Lidell, Ryan Shaw and Raphael Saadiq)
by Nicole on Thu Dec 24, 2009 at 01.13 pm from the entry: Top 10 Best Albums of 2009!
remixes tend to bore me because I think most are extremely bland and/or unoriginal, but everything here felt fresh from my first listen to my last. let me know what you think about it.
by colin on Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 06.43 pm from the entry: Present # 8: The 'Sky High' Mixtape - Remixing Kanye West
nice call. this sounds fantastic. i’ve been listening to a fair bit of kanye recently, and it will be great to get a different feel from his songs.
by josh on Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 06.14 pm from the entry: Present # 8: The 'Sky High' Mixtape - Remixing Kanye West
colin, you are too good to us!
by josh on Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 05.58 pm from the entry: The Final Present (#9): Another Radiohead soundboard - Live at Lollapalooza 08
I’m leaving AC out of this. Ok wait, I can’t. Beach Boys and AC can never be used in the same sentence ever again. If I were mayor, that would be the rule 
Loving that The Rural Alberta Advantage found it’s way up here. I discovered that record WAY late in the year but it’s taken only days of listening to agree with it’s spot in the top 10.
by dirkler on Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 12.13 pm from the entry: Top 10 Best Albums of 2009!
awesome stuff guys. great photos and the sentiment about backspace is on the nose.
by steve on Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 12.02 pm from the entry: The Rural Alberta Advantage - Backspace (Portland, OR; December 18, 2009)
