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Jack "Skippy" McFadden (photo by Mary Crosse)
Jack Skippy McFadden

Jack McFadden, a onetime Brooklynite who moved to Austin and currently works as a talent buyer at Emo's, gave us a list of his favorite music from 2012 including top 10 albums and a Spotify playlist of his favorite songs. Check it out below.

For those counting at home, that is three talent buyers (the people who book bands into clubs) that have revealed their hand to us, including NYC's Johnny Beach and Chaos in Tejas honcho Timmy Hefner.

The Faint and Trust also gave us their lists. The pair recently toured through Texas and played a Skippy-booked show at Emo's.

McFadden's greatest hits of 2012, below.

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posted at 10:07 AM on December 6, 2012 in music | Comments ()

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A quick rundown of some hot, upcoming shows in Austin....

Animal Collective play The Backyard on September 28 with Micachu & the Shapes and tickets are still available. More tour dates at BrooklynVegan..

While we're on the subject of The Backyard, Passion Pit play there on September 15 and tickets are still available for that one too.

Stubb's has a killer double-bill of Beach House and The Walkmen (also Dustin Wong) on September 20 and you can still get tickets UPDATE: sold out.

Like the Drive soundtrack? Can't wait for the actual "Drive tour" to reach town? Glass Candy and Chromatics play Mohawk on July 27 and tickets to that are still available. The two bands play Gorilla Vs Bear Fest in Dallas one day later.