Best of 2013.5 (Concerts)
It is halfway through the game and we are picking who we think will win. Seems logical, right?Without further ado, here are our favorite concerts from the front half of 2013.
Mike (@mike_herriges)
Tame Impala at First Avenue 3/4/13
James Blake at First Avenue 5/1/13
Mikal Cronin at 7th St Entry 6/10/13
The Walkmen + Father John Misty at the Capitol Theater (Madison, WI) 1/19/13
Danny Brown at Triple Rock 4/26/13
D’Angelo + Questlove at First Ave 6/23/2013
YYYs at First Ave 6/24/2013
Femi Kuti at Cedar 6/26/2013
Kyle (@solace)
1. Jessie Ware – Lincoln Hall (Chicago) 1/20/13
2. The National – The National (Richmond, VA) 6/8/13
3. Cody Chesnutt – Triple Rock Social Club 2/7/13
4. Phosphorescent / Strand of Oaks – Turf Club 4/12/13
5. Soundgarden – Orpheum Theater 2/2/13
6. Charles Bradley – Cedar Cultural Center 5/7/13
7. Astronautalis + SIMS – First Avenue 6/14/13
8. The National – Mercury Lounge 5/21/13
9. Low (feat. Trampled By Turtles) – Fitzgerald Theater 3/23/13
10. Stones Fest – Bowery Ballroom (NYC) 5/23/13
Jon (Reviler)
1. Charles Bradley at the Cedar
2. Yeah Yeah Yeah’s at First Ave
3. STNNNG Ten Year Anniversary
4. Shabazz Palaces at the Fine Line
5. Cody ChessnuTT at the Triple Rock
Josh (Reviler)
- D’Angelo at First Ave
- Shabazz Palaces at Fine Line
- Cody ChessnuTT at Triple Rock
- Grouper at the Walker Art Center
- STNNNG 10th Anniversary House Show (feat. Signal To Trust, The Vets, Animal Lover)
- Marijuana Deathsquads at Art a Whirl


Writer / co-founder
John Zorn at the Walker tops my list no question. Also notable: Metz at the Whole, STNNNG release show and Skoal Kodiak’s last show.