For the last two weeks of 2011 we’re going to be bringing you lists of our favorite albums, songs, and concerts from all of the staff here at LPR.

Brice Rosenbloom, Music Director
Top 20 LPR concerts of 2011 (unordered)

1. 2011 NYC Winter Jazzfest
2. Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuaria
3. ROVA & Nels Cline
4. Deerhoof & Friends
5. Yoko Ono Japan benefit
6. Undead Jazz presents Todd Sickafoose’s Tiny Resistors with Andrew Bird / Mary Halvorson Trio
7. James Blake, Active Child
8. Nels Cline & Marc Ribot
9. Flying Lotus, Brainfeeder
10. Undead Jazzfest
11. Jaga Jazzist
12. Khaira Arby, The Mast
13. Bombino, Nymph
14. Black Francis, Reid Paley
15. Tune Yards, The Suite Unraveling
16. Anika, Slowdance
17. Undead Jazz presents Tigran and Taylor Eigsti
18. Future Now featuring Robert Glasper Experiment, Jose James, Taylor McFerrin, DJ Scribe
19. OTHER VOICES NYC w/ Glen Hansard, Bryce & Aaron Dessner (The National), Thomas Bartlett, Laurie Anderson, Sam Amidon, Bell X1, Iarla O’ Lionaird, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Martin Hayes, Joseph O’Connor, Colum McCann
20. Revive Music Group presents Thundercat, DJ Raydar Ellis

photo of Black Francis by Adam Siegel
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