Best-of-2011

Tired of all those Best of the Year lists yet? Well then, how about a Worst of the Year list? That's what the fine folks over at Keep Albany Boring decided…

Review and photographs by Timothy Reidy, Nippertown contributor 10. Sea of Trees @ Design It Together, Troy Well thought-out set and super way to open a new…

by Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle and Hearst newspapers 10. "Take Shelter" 9. "The Adventures of Tintin" 8. "Of Gods and Men" 7. "Nostalgia for the…

By Greg Haymes, Nippertown writer-editor 20. Flogging Molly @ Northern Lights, Clifton Park (February 20) 19. Signal @ EMPAC at RPI, Troy (March 12)…

20. Tom McWatters' "Built on the Backs of Slaves" 19. Hotels & Highways' "Train Whistle" 18. John Scarpulla's "Who We Are" 17. Bryan Thomas' "Cake" 16.…

by Jeremy D. Goodwin of The Berkshire Eagle 5. Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) @ Shawn’s Barber Shop, Pittsfield 4. Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic…

11. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is the sexiest Christmas song ever (not sure what the competition is, though...) 10. NO, I DON'T WANT TO JOIN YOUR REWARDS…

Although I didn't make it out to as many shows as I would've liked, there were certainly many CDs purchased this past year. Not all of them came out in…