Best of 2023.5 (Jon)
We’re taking stock as another year blazes past us faster than we can comprehend. As always, there is a lot of great music that we’ve been loving, which we’ll roll out this week. Check out Jon’s favorite albums and shows from the first half of 2023. Enjoy!
Local Albums (unranked)
Miami Dolphins – Melon Baller
Falcon Arrow – Patterns In Noise
She’s Green – Wisteria
National Albums (unranked)
Dave Okumu – I Came From Love
NOIA – Gisela
Y La Bamba – Lucha
Yves Tumor – Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
Janelle Monae – The Age of Pleasure
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown – Scaring the Hoes
Altin Gun – Ask
Being Dead – When Horses Would Run (forthcoming)
Pearl Earl – It’s Dread
Shows
- Y La Bamba at the 7th St Entry (photos)
- Tarta Relena at the Cedar Cultural Center (photos)
- Yves Tumor at First Avenue (photos)
- Weyes Blood at First Avenue (photos)
- Bikini Kill at the Palace (photos)
- Kate Malanaphy at the 7th St. Entry (photos)
- Black Belt Eagle Scout at the Cedar Cultural Center (photos)
