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 contributor10. 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 newspapers10. "Take Shelter" 9. "The Adventures of Tintin" 8. "Of Gods and Men" 7. "Nostalgia for the…

By Greg Haymes, Nippertown writer-editor20. 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 Eagle5. Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) @ Shawn’s Barber Shop, Pittsfield4. 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…

I'm not saying that these were the best albums of the year. But they were the ones that I found myself returning to again and again and again:13. Laura…

Metroland arts editor Shawn Stone has unveiled his Top 10 movies of the year, and if the title of the film started with the letter "M," it had a pretty good…

10. Charmboy's "Let It Feed" Local trio ‘70s-drenched debut CD rocks!9. Bryan Thomas' "Smash to Pieces" Ridiculously good!8. Laura Marling's "A…

From my home office in Clifton Park, NY ("A Great Place to Live, Work and Play"), my 10 best jazz discs of 2011! Drum roll, please... NOTE: Readers without…