RFC Staff Best Of's - 2007

You know the drill...we're die-hard music geeks, we have a blog and it's the end of the year, so therefore we must share our top 5 lists of best shows and albums for the past 12 months. Read at your leisure and have yourself a delightful new year...

Mark: Best sets I had the pleasure of seeing (in no order)

Atari Star @ The Beat Kitchen March 16th, 2007
Pinebender @ The Empty Bottle August 25th, 2007
The Sharks @ The Empty Bottle October 15th, 2007
Scout Niblett @ The Empty Bottle October 20th, 2007
Shellac @ The Hideout December 14th, 2007
David Bazan @ The Beat Kitchen sometime in August
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ The Beat Kitchen sometime in August

Kirstie: Best Albums

1. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
2. Caribou - Andorra
3. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
4. Low - Drums & Guns
5. Besnard Lakes - Are The Dark Horse
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Carlo: Top 5 Concerts...

1. Patti Smith at Lollapalooza 8/04/07
2. Eagle*Seagull at Subterranean 5/5/07
3. St. Vincent at Schubas 1/23/07
4. Pale Young Gentlemen at Hideout 11/05/07
5. The Panda Band at Martyr's 3/18/07

Jeremy: Top Albums

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - s/t
3. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
4. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
5. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Rory: Top Shows

The Avett Brothers @ HOB 8/22
Langhorne Slim @ Ronnys 1/27
The Raveonettes @ Empty Bottle 10/19
The 1900's @ Schubas 2/26 (part of their February Residency)
Peter Bjorn and John @ Empty Bottle 5/4 (the Late Show)

Nicole: Top Albums

1. Menomena - Friend and Foe
2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
3. The National - Boxer
4. Matthew Dear - Asa Breed
5. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, You Are The Destroyer

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Garin: Top Albums

1. The National - Boxer
2. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
3. In Rainbows - Radiohead
4. Feist - The Reminder
5. Electrelane - No Shouts, No Calls

Brad: Top Albums

1. PJ Harvey  - White Chalk
2. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - s/t
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows (thanks mostly to disc 2)
4. Von Südenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions
5(tie).  Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
            Blonde Redhead - 23
            Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight
            Low - Drums and Guns
            Modeselektor - Happy Birthday
            Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline 

Joe: Top Albums

1. Earlimart - Mentor Tormentor
2. Sea Wolf - Leaves In The River
3. Division Day - Beartrap Island
4. Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight
5. The Minor Canon - No Good Dead Goes Unpunished

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Comments

[Rory]

Oh no, how could I have forgotten Jon Brion @ Steppenwolf last march. Definitely one of the best shows of the year.