The Best of 2012

Top Twenty Albums of 2012

1. Zeus Busting Visions
2. Chuck Prophet Temple Beautiful
3. Bahamas Bar Chords
4. Firewater International Orange!
5. Beaver Nelson Macro/Micro
6. M Ward A Wasteland Companion
7. Shearwater Animal Joy
8. Water Liars Phantom Limb
9. Great Lake Swimmers New Wild Everywhere
10. Salim Nourallah Hit Parade
11. Jon Dee Graham Garage Sale
12. Langhorne Slim This Is the Way We Move
13. Jim White Where It Hits You
14. Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames New Multitudes
15. Jason Collett Reckon
16. Count This Penny Pitchman
17. Cory Brannan Mutt
18. Peter Mulvey The Good Stuff
19. Spring Standards Yellow/Gold
20. Andrew Bird Break It Yourself


Top Twenty Shows of 2012

1. Jeff Mangum/Andrew Rieger, Laura Carter, and Scott Spillane; February 7; The Athenaeum Theater, Chicago
2. Zeus; June 4; Schubas, Chicago
3. Southeast Engine; August 10; The Shitty Barn, Spring Green WI
4. The Afghan Whigs; August 4; The Metro, Chicago
5. The Promise Ring; June 30; The Terrace
6. Firewater; October 6; The Grog Shop, Cleveland
7. Beaver Nelson/Marty Finkel; August 16; Kiki’s House of Righteous Music (KHoRM)
8. The Up Past Their Bedtime Players (Justin Roberts, Gerald Dowd & Liam Davis); March 3; KHoRM
9. Jon Langford & Skull Orchard; May 18; KHoRM
10. Bahamas/Dietrich Gosser; April 4; The Frequency
11. Jon Dee Graham/Mike June; December 14; KHoRM
12. The Bottle Rockets; March 1; KHoRM
13. Steve Forbert/Sam Llanas; February 25; Café Carpe, Ft Atkinson
14. Shearwater/All Tiny Creatures/Coo Woo; February 19; High Noon Saloon
15. Bob Dylan; August 21; Mayo Civic Center, Rochester MN
16. Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express/Josh Harty Band; July 5; East Side Club
17. Matthew Ryan/Brandon Sampson; April 26; KHoRM
18. Robbie Fulks and Friends “I Heart the Velvet Underground;” January 16; The Hideout, Chicago
19. Spring Standards/Sons of Fathers; June 28; The Frequency
20. Yep Roc 15 Year Anniversary; October 11-13; Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC

All venues Madison unless otherwise noted