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I’ve bolded the best shows I saw in 2016.
¼/16, Troost: Ben Seretan
1/12/16, Marlin Room at Webster Hall: Charles Bradley, Jonathan Toubin DJ set (Pazz & Jop party)
1/28/16, Union Pool: Walter Martin
2/17/16, Merkin Concert Hall: Yo La Tengo and Alvin Lucier
2/18/16, Bowery Ballroom: Eleanor Friedberger with Big Thief
3/7/16, Rough Trade: Hinds
3/14/16, Webster Hall: Beach House with Moss of Aura
3/17/16, Manhattan Inn: Ben Seretan
3/23/16, Baby’s All Right: Humeysha
3/25/16, Terminal 5: Carly Rae Jepsen with Cadiknox
3/28/16, Irving Plaza: Savages
4/21/16, Brooklyn Bowl: Questlove DJ set (Prince-themed)
5/2/16, Baby’s All Right: Dilly Dally with Roya
5/17/16, The Fat Cat: Saul Rubin Zebtet and Robert Quintero Salsa Band
5/19/16, The Standard: Esme Patterson
6/9/16, McCarren Park: Wolf Parade with Land of Talk (Northside press pass)
6/10/16, McCarren Park: Grandmaster Flash (Northside press pass)
6/10/16, Palisades: The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die (Northside press pass)
6/11/16, Rough Trade: Deradoorian (covering Masters of Reality), Ava Luna (covering Histoire de Melody Nelson) and Frankie Cosmos (covering Exile in Guyville) (Northside press pass)
6/12/16, Shea Stadium: Harsh Crowd (Northside press pass)
6/12/16, McCarren Park: Hinds, ROSTAM and Brian Wilson (playing Pet Sounds)(Northside press pass)
6/23/16, Market Hotel: Deerhoof (press pass)
6/24/16, Shea Stadium: Ben Seretan with Wet Leather
7/12/16, Knitting Factory: The Gambles (performing Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea), The Tell-Alls (performing Doolittle), Beach Slang (performing Pleased to Meet Me)
7/21/16, Webster Hall: The Super Furry Animals
7/27/16, Madison Square Garden: Radiohead with Dawn of Midi
8/5/16, Rough Trade: Dinosaur Jr.
8/16/16, Terminal 5: PJ Harvey
8/21/16, Festival Pier, Philadelphia: Ween
9/4/16, Metropolitan: Wet Leather
9/15/16, Music Hall of Williamsburg: Cymbals Eat Guitars with Field Mouse
10/8/16, Webster Hall: Green Day
10/13/16, Aviv: Greys and Patio (Psychocandy release party)
10/15/16, Shea Stadium: Cymbals Eat Guitars with Bueno and Field Mouse
10/28/16, Knitting Factory: Japandroids
11/2/16, Good Room: Silver Apples
11/12/16, Union Pool: Ben Seretan
11/25/16, Capitol Theatre: Ween
12/1/16, Rough Trade: Foxygen
12/7/16, Gold Sounds: Ben Seretan
12/13/16, Baby’s All Right: Sad13
12/14/16, Shea Stadium: Ava Luna with Sarah Kinlaw
12/30/16, Mercury Lounge: Cymbals Eat Guitars with Haybaby
1/7/17, Bowery Ballroom: Big Thief