As December rolls to a close it always seems appropriate to gather up the Best Of lists from various sources of trusted knowledge from around town and see what they thought was the cream of the crop for the past year. With that in mind, we’ll be presenting a number of lists from various people around town (assuming they all email me back) and then launching our own Best Of 2009 podcast. So, let’s begin…
Andrew Mischke is no stranger to the throngs of local music playing about town as he is the man behind the man at Mercy Lounge. He helps book the shows both locally and nationally, hosts Rock & Roll Trivia, puts together After Parties, conjures up themed 8 Off 8th Nights, loves Yacht Rock and even manages to serve a drink or two in between all that. All and all, the rationale for considering him a trusted source is not a big leap, the man has strong opinions and yields them well. When asked about his top releases of 2009, here’s what he had to say:
- Kindercastle – dot to dot to dot…
- How I Became the Bomb – Deadly Art
- Protomen – ACT II
- Jensen Sportag – Jackie EP
- Pico vs. Island Trees – Futura
- The Non-Commissioned Officers – Make-out with Violence OST
- Royal Bangs – Let It Bleed
- Heypenny – Cop Car EP
Royal Bangs is a bit of a stretch as their based out of Knoxville but it’s an acceptable bit of skewing of the rules.
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I finally met him this year. cool dude.
Sat December 26, 2009 at 3:33 am