KEXP Top Albums of 2012

One of my favorite end of the year music reviews is the KEXP Top Albums list.  The list is put together based solely on listener votes.  The DJ's do get to sway voters by releasing their list of Top 10 albums before the voting closes which influences the tally, but with their incredible DJ's, this is a very good thing.  I will be looking for John Richards, DJ Shannon, Troy Nelson and Cheryl Waters lists in particular. KEXP will be releasing a different DJ's Top 10 albums daily here:

KEXP DJ's Top 10 Albums. 

Based on my unofficial count, the ballot lists 1000 albums from 2012.  As if that is not enough, you can also write in your own favorites.  This reminds me to let all Purple Alpaca readers know about the excellent albums released by some of the great bands followed here in 2012. I know I will be including some of these albums in my submission and I recommend everyone else to consider these as well.

American Pain by Thomas Wesley Stern
The Baby Album by The Porchistas
Letters to Texas by Hello Radio
Martian Diver by Elevator Art
Third Parties by The Static Sea
Torrential Zen by Radical Dads

Almost forgot, in case you don't know, KEXP is a publicly funded radio station based in Seattle. If you're reading this in Seattle, you are able to tune to 90.3 FM and hear the sweet sounds of KEXP. For the rest of us, go to www.KEXP.org. 

Event Listings November 2012

Spook Handy & Pete Seeger

November 30th at William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts

Friday November 9th
Buskin & Batteau
Maggy & Suzzy Roche
8:00pm
Outpost in the Burbs
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday November 10th
Jazz & Colors Festival
30 Bands. 30 Locations. 1 Setlist.
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Park
New York, NY

Saturday November 10th
Angel Olsen
Thomas Wesley Stern
7:30pm (Early Show)
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Saturday November 10th
One & Nines
Cropduster
Fairmont
Les Trois Chaud
9:30pm (Late Show)
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Wednesday November 14th
The Amboys
Ghost Light
Jason Anderson
8:00pm
Kung Fu Necktie
1248 North Front Street
Philadelphia, PA

Thursday November 15th
Sharon Van Etten
8:00pm
The Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
New York, NY

Friday November 16th
Radical Dads - Torrential Zen CD Release Party
Also appearing:
Dinosaur Feathers
Laser Background
Dead Stars
9:00pm
Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
89 Varet Street
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Saturday November 17th
Hoboken Music Awards Hurricane Relief Fundraiser
Performances by:
Skanatra
Davey & The Trainwreck
The Nico Blues
The Aster Pheonyx Project
The Fave
Hello Radio
Julian Peterson
Chris Batten
Gold & Brown
7:00pm
Maxwell's
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ

Tuesday November 27th
Streetlight Circus
Supersuckers
8:00pm
The Studio at Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street (Downstairs)
New York, NY

Tuesday November 27th
Jeff the Brotherhood
Fidlar
Delta Spirit
8:00pm
Irving Plaza
17 Irving Place
New York, NY

Friday November 30th
Pete Seeger and Friends
featuring:
Spook Handy
Tony Trischka
RJ Storm and Old School
Loretta Hagen
The Dull Music Band
7:50pm
William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts
1 Williams Plaza
Rutherford, NJ