Prefuse 73
EPROM and Eskmo was fantastic. The after party where Eskmo did a down-tempo Welder set was even better.
Bassnectar
Excision
Caribou
Guided By Voices
Dan Deacon

I'm sure Girl Talk on NYE will be my highlight, though. It just hasn't happened yet.

yeh i was one of the guys chosen to play with him. it was nerve jangling but so much fun. it went on for 10 straight hours.

Shellac
Swans
Charlemagne Palestine
Mudhoney
Lee Ronaldo
Pavement
Fuck Buttons
Charlie Parr

Four gigs stand out for me this year.

Jonsi@Brighton Dome - Quite simply spectacular.

Eno, Icebreaker & BJ Cole@Brighton Dome - A live performance of Apollo - Soundtracks and Atmoshperes

Throbbing Gristle@The Village Underground - What turned out to be TG's final ever gig.

Swans@Concorde2 - Great to see MG and Co. still have it after all these years.

Merzbow
Gnod
Ashtray Navigations
Charles Hayward
Eat Skull
Grass Widow
Blues Control
US Girls
Bardo Pond
Heather Leigh Murray
Borbetomagus
Otomo Yoshihide + Sachiko M.

I want to see Merzbow live :(

Nefeli would agree with me that his body language alone is cool to witness, then again I'm in awe of the man.

mad professor
soom t & disrupt
jello biafra and guantanamo school of medicine
public enemy
brother ali& fashawn
eyedea & abilities
d.o.a.

i don't know, that's what i saw and liked

Of the ~500 bands I saw this year, these were the 25 best...

H.P.P. @ The Hub, Sacramento
Mayyors @ Serra Bowl, Daly City
Eat Skull @ The Hub, Sacramento
Ty Segall @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
Bill Orcutt @ The Hub, Sacramento
Uzi Rash @ Harm Church, Oakland
Pussygutt @ The Hub, Sacramento
Thee Oh Sees @ DAM Haus, Davis
Mayyors @ SMMR BMMR, Portland
White Boss @ The Hub, Sacramento
Bad Sports @ Harm Church, Oakland
Puffy Areolas @ The Hub, Sacramento
The UV Race @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
The Oblivians @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
Wrong Words @ The Hub, Sacramento
G. Green @ Meth House, Twin Falls, ID
Big Black Cloud @ ORMF IX, Woodland
Guinea Worms @ Gonerfest 7, Memphis
English Singles @ The Hub, Sacramento
Pigeon Religion @ The Hub, Sacramento
White Lung @ Axewave Manor, Sacramento
Shannon & the Clams @ Harm Church, Oakland
Unnatural Helpers @ Ghosttown Galleries, Oakland
Wounded Lion @ 27th & V Street basement in Sacramento
Malaikat dan Singa feat. Arrington De Dionyso @ The Hub, Sacramento

i had The Ex @ ATP as the best one... but then, yesterday night they completely blew my mind with the help of Fendika, Xavier Charles and Wolter Wierbos.