Purple Alpaca's Top Albums of 2016

1.  American Band by Drive-By Truckers
2.  case/lang/veirs by case/lang/veirs
3.  Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest
4.  Signs of Light by The Head and the Heart
5.  Painting of a Panic Attack by Frightened Rabbit
6.  Day Breaks by Nora Jones
7.  Three by Phantogram
8.  Schmilco by Wilco
9.  Honest Life by Courtney Marie Andrews
10. The Bird & The Rifle by Lori McKenna
11. Away by Okkervil River
12. At Hope's Ravine by Holy Esque
13. Forever Sounds by Wussy
14. Omni by Navvi
15. United Crushers by Poliça
16. Kidsticks by Beth Orton
17. Secrets by Deep Sea Diver
18. Not To Disappear by Daughter
19. Do Hollywood by The Lemon Twigs
20. Why Are You OK by Band of Horses
21. You Know Who You Are by Nada Surf

Event Listings October 2016

PASS 2016 Live Music

Selected shows during PASS 2016 Conference in Seattle, Washington. 

Sunday October 23rd

Young Dubliners
Sam Russell & Creeping Time
9:00pm
Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Avenue NW
Seattle, WA
$10

Sleep
Helen Money
8:00pm
The Showbox
1426 1st Avenue
Seattle, WA
$35

Chatham County Line
The Barn Owls
8:00pm
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Avenue
Seattle, WA
$15

Monday October 24th

Bad Suns
Coin
8:00pm
Neumos
925 E Pike Street (upstairs)
Seattle, WA
$20

PAPA
Perfect Families
8:00pm
925 E Pike Street (downstairs)
Seattle, WA
$12

Throw the Temple
Blackstone Daze
The Janitors of Chaos
Rogues Among Us
8:30pm
Funhouse
109 Eastlake Avenue East
Seattle, WA
$10

Tuesday October 25th

La Luz
The Shivas
Donormaal
8:00pm
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Avenue
Seattle, WA
$18

Earshot Jazz Festival presents:
Michael Bisio
Kirk Knuffke
Paul Rucker
8:00pm
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown)
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA
$18

Face to Face
Phasers on Kill
Afterwords
7:00pm
Neumos
925 E Pike Street
Seattle, WA
$20

M83
Yeasayer
Tennyson
7:00pm
WaMu Theater
800 Occidental Avenue
Seattle, WA
$52-$75

Dillinger Escape Plan
O'Brother
Cult Leader
Entheos
7:15pm
El Corazon
109 Eastlake Avenue
Seattle, WA
$20-$25

Opeth
8:00pm
Moore Theater
1932 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA
$30-$85

Wednesday October 26th

Charlie Parr
The Last Revel
8:00pm
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Avenue
Seattle, WA
$15

Earshot Jazz Festival presents:
Derek Gripper
7:00pm
PONCHO Concert Hall
710 E Roy Street
Seattle, WA
$16

Screaming Females
Moor Mother Goodness
Vera Project
Seattle Center
8:00pm
305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA
$12-$14

John Cleese
Eric Idle
7:30pm
Moore Theater
1932 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA
$60-$100

Thursday October 27th

KEXP presents: 
Sunflower Bean
The Lemon Twigs
8:00pm
Chop Suey
1325 E Madison Street
Seattle, WA
$12

Tim Reynolds and TR3
Heels to the Hardwood
8:00pm
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Avenue
Seattle, WA
$18

John Cleese
Eric Idle
7:30pm
Moore Theater
1932 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA
$60-$100

Friday October 28th

The Sonics
8:00pm
Neptune Theater
1303 NE 45th Street
Seattle, WA
$35

Earshot Jazz Festival presents:
Jaimeo Brown Transcendence
Paul Rucker
8:00pm
V2
1525 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA
$20

Blitzen Trapper
Sera Cahoone
9:00pm
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Avenue
Seattle, WA
$15

Event Listings Fall 2016

Dronebaby

November 8th at The Saint

Saturday October 15th
Shovels and Rope
Matthew Logan Vazquez
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Friday October 21st
Princeton Folk Music Society presents:
Bryan Bowers
8:15pm
Christ Congregation Church
50 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ

Saturday October 29th
The Prophets
9:00pm
Amalfis
146 Lawrenceville Pennington Road
Lawrence Township, NJ

Wednesday November 2nd
Asbury Cafe presents:
Corb Lund
8:00pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Friday November 4th
Countdown to Ecstasy
7:00pm/9:30pm (two shows)
The Kennett Flash
102 Sycamore Alley
Kennett Square, PA

Tuesday November 8th
Accidental Seabirds
The Porchistas
Dronebaby
Beatrice Potter
8:00pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday November 26th
Stephen Kellogg
8:00pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Sunday December 4th
Strand of Oaks
The Boot and Saddle
8:00pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Event Listings Summer 2016

Wednesday June 22nd
Indigo Girls
Lucy Wainwright Roche
8:00pm
The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday July 30th
Bobby Rue, Mike Brody & Jon Wheeler
Saturday Night Express
Grassland
Elaine and the Cimarron Sky Band
J&E Company
Host: Kelly Kehr
7:30pm
Albert Music Hall
131 Wells Mills Road
Waretown, NJ

Saturday August 13th
Citizen Cope
8:00pm
The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Thursday August 18th
Sarah Donner
Helen O'Shea
JoGa Band
6:00pm
Princeton Shopping Center
301 N Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ

Saturday October 8th
Built to Spill
Alex G
8:00pm
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Event Listings April 2016

Poliça

April 25th at Union Transfer

Tuesday April 19th
Community Center
Jeff Ferrell
8:00pm
Darrell's Tavern
18041 Aurora Avenue N
Seattle, WA

Friday April 22nd - Sunday April 24th
Country Living Fair featuring
Thomas Wesley Stern
11:00am - 4:00pm
James E Ward Agriculture Center
945 E Baddour Parkway
Lebannon, TN

Sunday April 24th
Taylor Hicks
6:00pm
New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Monday April 25th
Poliça
Mothxr
8:30pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

Tuesday April 26th
Accidental Seabirds
Heart and Lungs
Joey Henry
8:00pm
Kirby's Beer Store
3227 East 17th Street N
Wichita, KS

Friday April 29th
Garland Jeffreys
Matt Butler
8:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Montclair
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday April 30th
42nd Annual New Jersey Folk Festival
10:00am - 6:00pm
Eagleton Institute Woodlawn
191 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ

Saturday April 30th
Earth Day Festival featuring
The Porchistas
Noon
Harsimus Cemetery
Jersey City, NJ

Event Listings March 2016

The Porchistas

March 4th at Tierney's

Friday March 4th
The Porchistas
Karen Kuhl Band
Head Cheerleader
9:00pm
Tierney's Tavern
136 Valley Road
Montclair, NJ

Friday March 4th
The Prophets
9:00pm
Amalfi's Restaurant and Bar
146 Lawrenceville Pennington Road
Lawrence Township, NJ

Saturday March 5th
Outpost in the Burbs
Bob Dylan's 75th Birthday Celebration featuring:
The Kennedys
Lucy Kaplansky
Guy Davis
Rod MacDonald
8:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Saturday March 12th
Thomas Wesley Stern
11:45am
Stockton University
Pine Barrens Short Course
Galloway, NJ

Sunday March 13th
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
4:00pm
Richardson Auditorium
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Friday March 18th
Slambovian Circus of Dreams
8:00pm
The New Hope Winery
6123 Lower York Road
New Hope, PA

Event Listings January 2016

Cranston Dean Band & Accidental Seabirds

January 21st at The Saint

Thursday January 21st
Accidental Seabirds
Thomas Wesley Stern
Cranston Dean
The Dawn Drapes
Pocket Vinyl
8:00pm
The Saint
601 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ

Saturday January 23rd
The Prophets
9:00pm
Amalfi's
146 Lawrenceville Pennington Road
Lawrenceville, NJ

Sunday January 30th
The Porchistas
3:00pm
John & Peter's
96 S Main Street
New Hope, PA

Sunday January 30th
Outpost in the Burbs presents:
7th Annual Concert for Haiti
7:30pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ

Purple Alpaca's Top Albums of 2015

1. Something More Than Free by Jason Isbell
2. Untethered Moon by Built To Spill
3. Silver Season by Israel Nash
4. Painted Shut by Hop Along
5. OH/KY by Jeremy Pinnell
6. Many Moons by Martin Courtney
7. California Nights by Best Coast
8. What Went Down by Foals
9. I Don't Want to Let You Down by Sharon Van Etten
10. Sore by Dilly Dally
11. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + The Machine
12. Star Wars by Wilco

Jason Isbell



Built To Spill



Israel Nash



Hop Along



Jeremy Pinnell



Martin Courtney



Best Coast



Foals



Sharon Van Etten



Dilly Dally



Florence + The Machine



Wilco