Best of 2012

RJ Ober w/ Magrudergrind at Warsaw in June (more by Joe McCabe) Much like in years prior, in addition my own favorites list of 2012 I sought out lists from some of my favorite artists as well including members of Loss, Coke Bust, Witch Mountain, Magrudergrind, and much much more...

Local Natives at Bowery Ballroom in October (more by Tracy Allison) Local Natives, who we hadn't heard from in a while until they were revealed as the secret headliner at a Bowery Ballroom show during CMJ, soon after announced that they'll release their new album, Hummingbird, on January 29 via Frenchkiss, the followup to their 2009/2010 debut, Gorilla Manor...

Eugene Robinson of Oxbow, September 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Unlike most of the year-end lists we've seen, which are of albums, songs, or memorable moments from live shows, Eugene Robinson, frontman of long-running noise rockers Oxbow, always caps his year off with something way weirder (and awesome)...

Curran with Today is The Day, May 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Curran Reynolds always tends to be up to a lot, sitting behind the kit in Today Is The Day and Wetnurse inclu...

Lord Huron at Mercury Lounge in October (more by Dan Bracaglia) As the year comes to a close, we're wrapping up these year-end lists from artists and other people in the music world...

Hard to believe, but our BrooklynVegan "Blog Radio" show has been airing weekly on satellite radio for over 6.5 years. It started on Sirius which then merged with XM and became Siriu...

Gardens & Villa at Webster Hall in October (more by Amanda Hatfield) Santa Barbara indie pop crew Gardens & Villa haven't given us an album since their 2011 self titled debut on Secretly Canadian, but they did treat us to some music this year with a cover of "Gypsy" for the the Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Just Tell Me That You Want Me, and a remix of their tourmates Polica's "The Maker" for Polica's remix EP...

Brooklyn Bowl during a Deer Tick show (more by Tracy Allison) As you probably know, we've been posting a bunch of year-end lists from artists this year, and we've also posted a few from venue guys like Josh Moore and Johnny Beach from Bowery Presents, Jack "Skippy" McFadden of Emo's in Austin, and Andy Bodor from Cake S...

Akron/Family at LPR in 2010 (more by Anna Scialli) Freaky folkies Akron/Family released Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT in 2011, and they've announced that they're planning on releasing a followup in 2013...

You are probably familiar with Dave Hill by now. He's the brains behind the book Tasteful Nudes, which was released earlier this year, he performs locally in NYC a good deal, was one of BV's own Klaus Kinski's favorite local comedians this year, and he reviewed Morrissey's Radio City show for...