My year in music 2012

Fiona Apple:  musical artist of the year

My favorite albums of 2012:

#1.  Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel . . .
#2.  Jack White, Blunderbuss

Others I've enjoyed:

Band of Horses, Mirage Rock
Sara Bareilles, Once Upon Another Time EP
Dave Matthews Band, Away from the World
Brandi Carlile, Bear Creek  (This is her most flawed album to date, however.)
Shake The Baron, Ghost Hits
Tori Amos, Gold Dust
Whispertown, Parallel EP

Then there are a bunch I need to hurry up and listen to in their entirety, such as releases from Bat For Lashes, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Bob Dylan, Benjamin Gibbard, Beth Orton, Amy Ray, and The Wallflowers.

My concert attendance:

Apr. 21st: Death Cab For Cutie with Magik*Magik Orchestra, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
June 22nd:  Shawn Colvin, Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT

Conor Oberst in Boston, 12-6

June 29th:  Fiona Apple, Ives Concert Park, Danbury, CT
July 7th:  Shake The Baron, Great Scott, Boston, MA
July 27th:  Iron & Wine, Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA
July 31st:  Wilco, Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
Aug. 1st:  Wilco, Mortensen Hall at The Bushnell, Hartford, CT
Aug. 4th:  Brandi Carlile, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
Sept. 8th:  Shake The Baron, I AM Festival, New London, CT
Sept. 13th: Bon Iver, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
Sept. 28th:  Jack White, Agganis Arena, Boston, MA
Sept. 29th:  The Wallflowers, Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
Dec. 6th:  Conor Oberst, Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
Dec. 9th:  Band of Horses, House of Blues, Boston, MA