Best of 2009

BEST OF 2009 // TOP 10 RECORDS
- Thrice – Beggars
- Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing
- The Low Anthem – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (re-release)
- Timber Timbre – S/T
- The Dear Hunter – Act III: Life and Death
- Mariachi El Bronx – S/T
- American Steel – Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts
- Propagandhi – Supporting Caste
- Strung Out – Agents of the Underground
- Polar Bear Club – Chasing Hamburg

BEST OF 2009 // RECORDS – HONOURABLE MENTIONS
- Broadway Calls – Good Views, Bad News
- Alexisonfire – Old Crows, Young Cardinals
- Tegan & Sara – Sainthood
- Two Tongues - S/T

BEST OF 2009 // LIVE SHOWS
- Thrice X 5 (LA Warped Tour, Nanaimo Big Easy Fest, LA Avalon, Anaheim HOB X 2)
- Cold War Kids X 2 (Commodore, Long Beach Buskerfest)
- The Bronx @ Richards
- Brand New/Manchester Orchestra @ The Showbox SODO Seattle
- David Bryne @ QET
- City and Colour @ Orpheum
- Gaslight Anthem X 2 (Commodore, w/Murder by Death, Frank Turner, The Loved Ones)
- Strung Out @ Richards
- Silversun Pickups/Manchester Orchestra, Cage the Elephant X 2 @ Commodore
- Band of Horses @ Commodore
- Propagandhi @ Rickshaw
- Mad Caddies/Party at the Moontower @ Venue
- Punk Rock Bowling (Pulley, The Vandals, American Steel)
- Weakerthans/Constantines @ Commodore
- Sled Island (The Bronx, Tricky Woo, Battle Snakes)
- Pilot Speed @ Biltmore
- Sunny Day Real Estate @ Commodore
- Fleetwood Mac @ GM Place
- Coldplay @ GM Place (yeah, I was a hater, but the production value alone won me over)

BEST OF 2009 // COMEDY
- Flight of the Conchords @ The Centre
- Arj Barker @ Vogue

BEST OF 2009 // LOCAL SHOWS
- Battle Snakes
- Party at the Moontower
- Dead Voices
- In Bear Country
- Living With Lions
- Carpenter
- The Grave Life
- The TVees
- A Textbook Tragedy