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Category: Obligatory List-making

Because it’s not the Internet without subjective lists, folks.

Bay Area MusicPosted onFebruary 14, 2014January 12, 2015

Meanwhile, Elsewhere on the Web: My “Bay Area Mixtape 2013” featured on the official Avenue Live blog

I meant to do a post as part of my End of the Year Rankstravaganza specifically focused on Bay Area bands and musicians. Of course,…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 8, 2014January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza 2013: My 5 Favorite Albums of the Year

I only did a countdown of five albums this year, rather than what has been the customary 15. Beyond these five, I wasn’t convinced that…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 5, 2014January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza 2013: My 30 Favorite Songs of the Year

Once again, I’m turning this in a few days past deadline. No matter! It’s still not too late to celebrate 2013, which in my musical…

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Halftime ReportPosted onJuly 6, 2013January 12, 2015

Halftime Report: My 15 favorite songs of 2013 thus far

Weird, right? The year’s already half over. I say this every July, but this year really and truly has been zipping by even faster than…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onJanuary 7, 2013January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2012

What can I say? My favorite albums contain my favorite songs. Go figure.

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 30, 2012January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 30 Favorite Tracks of 2012

Here is this year’s obligatory list-making, by the numbers: 3 Bay Area acts 6 solo female artists 2 re-united ’90s bands A ton of vaguely…

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Halftime ReportPosted onJuly 15, 2012January 12, 2015

Halftime Report: My 15 favorite songs of 2012 thus far

Wow, I am late getting this up. Everybody knows “best of the year so far” posts are supposed to by up by July 1, no…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 31, 2011January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2011

The album is dead. Long live the album. Increasingly, my listening habits tend to revolve around individual tracks, so I tried to adjust my year-end…

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Bay Area MusicPosted onDecember 29, 2011January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 10 favorite tracks of 2011 by Bay Area acts

I’ve only had a year and some change to really immerse myself in the Bay Area music scene, and I’m still feeling my way around…

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End of the Year RankstravaganzaPosted onDecember 27, 2011January 12, 2015

Rankstravaganza: My 30 favorite tracks of 2011

I don’t know about you, but for me, 2011 was not a year of discovery. Most of the songs that bubbled their way to the…

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