From KCRW Presents Coordinator Mary Chellamy:
This is not just another ‘Top 10 Albums of 2012’ list. Nope, it’s a combo list! Top 10 Albums + Top 10 Live Performances of 2012.
As the keeper of the KCRW Presents calendar and ticket giveaways program, I see A LOT of shows. So here are my favorite albums coupled with their live performances from this past year.
and p.s. I’m on twitter! @acherrymary if you wanna know what we have cooking in the music promotions world.
KCRW Presents Orpheum Theatre – May 12 –
Beach House “Bloom” (Sub Pop)
KCRW Presents El Rey – July 3
The Walkmen “Heaven” (Fat Possum)
Sasquatch Festival (The Gorge, Washington) – May 27
Father John Misty “Fear Fun” (Sub Pop)
KCRW Presents First Fridays at the Natural History Museum – May 4
Lianne La Havas “Is Your Love Big Enough?” (Nonesuch)
KCRW Presents The Roxy – November 16
Helio Sequence “Negotiations” (Sub Pop)
Troubadour – October 5
M. Ward “Wasteland Companion” (Merge)
Sasquatch Festival (The Gorge, Washington) – May 27
Bahamas “Barchords” (Brushfire Records)
KCRW Presents Summer Nights at One Colorado – June 9
Lord Huron “Lonesome Dreams” (Iamsound)
KCRW Presents The Echo – November 2
Divine Fits “Thiing Called Divine Fits” (Merge)
KCRW Berkeley Street Sessions – October 9