T.G.

Holler at Thanksgiving. It wouldn't be the end of the year without it, as it wouldn't be the end of the year without year-end lists. I'll have an official year-end list, something like a "Top 8 of '08" or something printed towards the end of the semester, which I will share, but here's some ideas kickin around for now, no ranks or any of that definitive garbage.

Albums:

Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
Dodos - Visiter
Deerhunter/Atlas Sound - Microcastle/Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
M83 - Saturdays = Youth
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst/Gentleman's Pact EP
Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
Excepter - Debt Dept.
Women - Women
Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
Air France - No Way Down EP
Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing
White Denim - Workout Holiday/Exposion

Unless I have forgotten something major (or minor, I guess), then 8 of those will get written up in the year-end issue. It seems like I'd be selling myself short to simply do that, so here's my favorite live stuff from this year (even though there's more to come a.k.a. David Byrne, Parts & Labor, Teeth Mountain, hopefully more):

Deerhunter/Vivian Girls - 11/10 Paradise Rock Club
Radiohead/Animal Collective/Metric/Chromeo - 8/9 All Points West
Dodos/Tall Firs - 4/10 SMOG @ Bard College
Jamie Lidell - 6/7 Paradise Rock Club
Fleet Foxes - 3/30 The Grind @ Clark University
Felice Brothers - 9/7 Club Helsinki
Saul Williams - 4/12 Iron Horse Music Hall
Of Montreal - 10/10 Roseland Ballroom
Gnarls Barkley/Hercules & Love Affair - 8/6 Wilbur Theatre
Dan Deacon/Future Islands/Eric Hnatow - 5/1 Pearl Street Clubroom
A Place to Bury Strangers/Holy Fuck - 3/21 Middle East Upstairs
Thurston Moore - 9/17 Pearl Street Clubroom
Fucked Up/Vivian Girls - 10/12 Great Scott
M83 - 11/16 Pearl Street Clubroom
Caribou/Fuck Buttons - 3/25 Iron Horse Music Hall

I believe I'm probably forgetting more, but I must get on with the passing on turkey and mass-eating of side dishes. More lists, etc to come this week/end.