Valerie's Favorites
Top 3 albums
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat
David Mead, Tangerine
Butch Walker, The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites!
Guilty Pleasure of '06
Teddy Geiger, Underage Thinking. (Love Monkey was a great show, OK??)
Nostalgia of '06
Jump Little Children, Live at the Dock Street Theatre
This album captured Jump's last three performances together before they broke up at the end of 2005.
Best Concerts
The Old Ceremony at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, Oct. 7
Ben Folds at Meymandi Hall in Raleigh, March 30
Nickel Creek at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, Sept. 19
Kevin's Picks
Top 3 albums
The Killers, Sam's Town
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat
Will Hoge, The Man Who Killed Love
Local album of '06
Annulas, Be He Me
Best Concerts
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, Mar. 24
The Films at Music Farm in Charlston, Apr. 14
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh, Sept. 10
So let's hear your opinion. Think we have no taste or that there's something obvious we left out? Comment below. And here's to more great music in 2007.
